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* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' a [[TrainingTheGiftOfMagic Sorcerer]] PlayerCharacter like the default [[AmnesiacHero Dark Urge]] can potentially be this, bragging to anyone who'll listen about how their "very blood is magic". This even extends to other magic-users since Sorcerers have the advantage of having their powers come naturally as opposed to study or Faustian bargains, with their attitude amusing SquishyWizard Gale who's happy just having another peer in the arcane arts around.

** To a greater extent, Miranda Lawson. She's quite smug about her status as a genetically enhanced CanonSue as well as being TheDragon of Cerberus. While she does admit that she's not completely perfect, she still believes she's as close as you can get. Then deconstructed as she realises despite all her gifts, she'll never have what Shepard has, the determination to continue even with the world against them, and the drive to achieve every impossible task set before them.

** Characters/DoctorDoom's FatalFlaw is definitely this with him being the trifecta of InsufferableGenius, SmugSuper and TinTyrant. He's actually quite successful and effective as a BigBad having the highest win counts of Marvel's supervillains and his built up skill and power is legitimately impressive... yet it's all for naught as Victor cannot help but stroke his omniversal-sized ego which is also as fragile as china when it comes to Reed. He doesn't take defeats or anyone being better at him well at all especially if its "RICHARDS!!" doing it and he once literally walked away from a Celestial when it gave him the simple task of admitting Reed is better than him. It's not just the FF either Doom looks down his metal nose at everyone, even individuals like Iron Man and Strange can match his technology and magic pound for pound. In Jonathan Hickman's run it took Victor becoming an almighty RealityWarper god for him to finally concede Reed is better than him and he still wasn't happy about it.

** Barry himself despite usually being the NiceGuy can be written like this, such as at the beginning of the ComicBook/TheNew52 where he runs past Superman and boasts that's never been touched before Supes gives him the FingerPokeOfDoom. Even outside of the New 52, Barry can't help being pretty smug about how ludicrously fast he is like the infamous panel of him explaining he can perceive events in less than attosecond -- yet inevitably [[StrongAsTheyNeedToBe still trips or is beaten by something as simple as slippery ice]] courtesy of Captain Cold.

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* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' a [[TrainingTheGiftOfMagic Sorcerer]] PlayerCharacter like the default [[AmnesiacHero Dark Urge]] can potentially be this, bragging to anyone who'll listen about how their "very blood is magic".

*** Sanji zigzags this, he often looks down upon other super martial artists and fighting styles, considering Fishman Karate cute compared the TrainingFromHell he got from Zeff learning his martial arts style and when Wanze exclaimed over Sanji kicking him in the face 12 times so fast the panels don't show it and asks if he's actually secretly strong, Sanji just replies "You're just super weak". At other times Sanji is more humble even admitting to Usopp there's simply things he cannot do that Usopp can such as sniping with ImprobableAimingSkills, telling Usopp he's the only one who can save Robin and later when trapped by Black Maria and unable to fight back due to Zeff's principles he calls out to Robin for help, which she answers. After awakening his dormant powers however Sanji dips back into this, just letting Jinbei's clone S-Shark MegatonPunch him in the face -- [[NoSell no effect]] with a smirk on his face.

** Proto Man [[spoiler: at least until his HeelFaceTurn]]. He openly brags about being Wily's strongest robot and the big number two. He's openly hostile towards Bass for thinking that he's better than him.

* Metro Man from ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' does the hero's job perfectly well [[spoiler: until he grows tired of it, anyway.]] However, he's the opposite of modest. He's had everything handed to him on a silver platter, and it shows -- and the people worship him, and he loves it and plays along and shows off his powers. If he'd been sensitive rather than insensitive in this manner back when he was at school, Megamind might have become his friend instead of deciding he was only good enough to be a DiabolicalMastermind and Metro Man's ArchNemesis.

* In ''[[Series/TheBoys2019 The Boys]]'', [[SuperTeam The Seven]] are the world's most beloved Superheroes, and everyone looks up to them because of the flair of humility they give off as they save the day, though in reality, they are as petty and superficial as anyone with [[AGodAmI a god complex]] can be. It's also revealed that [[DestructiveSavior Supes kill more people than anyone realizes]] because the company that employs them [[BuyThemOff pays off their victims' families]], and are also [[BewareTheSuperman not above using their abilities to get what they want.]]

* Similar to the Inhumans, ComicBook/NewGods of New Genesis typically display this towards the inhabitants of the regular non-4th dimensional universe. They have come to respect the Justice League and other heroes but still view themselves as the greatest due to their connection to the Source Wall, despite Kryptonians and other powerhouses consistently giving them a run for their money. ComicBook/Darkseid and his EliteMooks of Apokolips are the worst when it comes to this with them constantly stroking their own egos and writing off their multiple defeats as mere set backs. Darkseid in particular relishes rubbing his GodOfEvil supremacy in the faces of his opponents e.g his gloating when Batman in the Hellbat is fighting him "Why do you Earthlings continue to delude yourselves you are gods... '''when we already exist'''". It is very satisfying to see the occasions when Darkseid's assertion in his unmatched might is crushed, whether it be from Superman beating him up or the time the Empty Hand in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueIncarnate'' proved to be his superior --even at full power with the lord of Apokolips literally away as pathetically as any street-level thug before getting stomped.

* ComicBook/{{Thanos}}, full force. He's one of the most powerful beings in the verse and considers even the likes of Galactus, the Living Tribunal, the Eternity and Celestials themselves all beneath him. What's worse is that he has actually had multiple moments of humbleness and realisation that his not worthy, but by next week he's back to being a self-satisfied purple god wannabe. On one occasion when he was fighting Mar-Vell and Drax after gaining omnipotence, Thanos's hubris was literally a factor in the battle as when Drax claimed at the Titan's gloating that he would destroy the universe if meant killing Thanos, Mar-Vell had tell Drax to shut up because all he's doing is empowering Thanos by pumping his ego up to thevmaximum.

** The Greek Gods themselves are just like in mythology extremely smug with the more villainous depictions in the New 52 crossing the line into very insufferable and punchable deities. Apollo in particular saw no problem with calling Diana a slut in front Superman since as a god he views them as less than dirt and wasn't at all happy that this behaviour directly resulted in him getting clocked senseless by Clark.

** Reverse Flash is by far the worst case of this when it comes to the Flash villains as he absolutely relishes rubbing his superiority in on any other super (especially other speedsters' faces) every chance he gets. He also gloats over the fact he’s an InvincibleVillain TimeMaster so often that it’s particularly satisfying to see him suffer a VillainousBreakdown at the hands of Dr. Manhattan in ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock''.

* It's arguable, but one could claim that Major Armstrong from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is this. He doesn't go around lording his powers over everybody, exactly, but half of his dialogue is him going on about how great he is. [[LargeHam It's still very funny, though.]]

** Reverse Flash is by far the worst case of this when it comes to the Flash villains as he absolutely relishes rubbing his superiority in any other super (especially other speedsters' faces) any chance he can get. He also gloats over the fact he’s an InvincibleVillain TimeMaster so often that it’s particularly satisfying to see him suffer a VillainousBreakdown at the hands of Dr. Manhattan in ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock''.
** Barry himself despite usually being the NiceGuy can be written like this, such as at the beginning of the ComicBook/TheNew52 where he pushes and runs Superman and boasts that’s never been touched before Supes gives him the FingerPokeOfDoom. Even outside the New 52, Barry can't help being pretty smug about how ludicrously fast he is like the infamous panel of him explaining he can perceive events in less than attosecond — yet inevitably [[StrongAsTheyNeedToBe still trips or is beaten by something as simple as slippery ice]] courtesy of Captain Cold.

-->'''Scrapper Mix Super-Skrull''': I have trained my entire life to face you.
-->'''Black Panther''': Then you have already lost.

%%* Crackerjack in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', despite [[BadassNormal not actually having superpowers]].

** Reverse Flash is by far the worst case of this when it comes to the Flash villains as he absolutely relishes rubbing his superiority in any other super (especially other speedsters' faces) any chance he can get. He also loves gloats over the fact he’s such a InvincibleVillain TimeMaster to Barry so often it’s particularly satisfying to see him suffer a AlwaysSomeoneBetter VillainousBreakdown to Dr. Manhattan in ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' to the extent he's reduced to a sobbing wretch pleading not to be DeaderThanDead.
** Barry himself despite usually being the NiceGuy can be written like this, such as at the beginning of the ComicBook/TheNew52 where he pushes and runs Superman and boasts that’s never been touched before Supes gives him the FingerPokeOfDoom. Even outside the New 52, Barry cannot help be pretty smug about how ludicrously fast he is like the infamous panel of him explaining he can perceive events in less than attosecond — yet inevitably [[StrongAsTheyNeedToBe still trips or is beaten by something as simple as slippery ice]] courtesy of Captain Cold.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has Cinder Fall. It's not enough that she's the Fall Maiden, she has to flaunt her powers every chance she gets. Her meetings with Roman Torchwick typically involve waving a handful of fire in front of his face, a not-so-subtle reminder that if he doesn't comply, he's ash. When they meet, Raven Branwen guesses that Cinder clearly has a problem with egomania. However, this also shows just how fragile her ego is. When Jaune Arc ''barely grazes'' her face in battle, she kicks him to the ground and rants at his audacity. For all of her poise and strength, Cinder is little more than a bully who lives to kick the "little people" and keep them down.

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] believe it or not, used to be very much this in the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks as Steve looked down his nose at the {{Mooks}} he beat up regularly as SuperSoldier calling them “rats” and frequently let everyone know he was an all American badass. This attitude was dropped when he was re-introduced in the 60s with him being written as TheParagon being humble and virtuous, although it’s not entirely uncommon for writers to nudge Cap back towards this e.g his fight with Gambit in ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' Steve comes off as an ArrogantKungFuGuy who didn’t take his fellow martial artist seriously, talking to Tony on the coms before Gambit gets his “undivided attention”. Ultimate Captain America however is unmistakably this, to very punchable levels see his “Do you think this A stands for France?” line.

* (Pre-Flashpoint) ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}} was incredibly arrogant about his abilities and liked to smugly and snidely imply or state he was better than Franchise/WonderWoman no matter how many times she proved him wrong. He also seemed to think he should be allowed to boss her and ComicBook/WonderGirl around, which did not work out well for him.

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsMonetStCroix Monet St. Croix]] was known as the girl who had everything (including being so good-looking that some people thought it was a mutant power) and she was arrogant with it. It was especially galling during the time after ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' when so many mutants lost their powers. Monet still had her multiple powers and would go around showing off her flight. Depowered but still grotesque Dreg-level mutants in Mutant Town would yell at her to stop flaunting as it offended them, but she'd tell them off and keep on showing them up.
** Gladiator of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard has affected this attitude in his more JerkAss moments. Being a cosmic {{Expy}} of Superman above justifies it somewhat, but he's just as often subjected to BreakTheHaughty scenarios. His attitude is further justified by his powers being affected by his emotional state: self-confidence makes him stronger while doubting himself can result in him temporarily losing them altogether.

%%* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': The Exalted have a marked tendency towards this, especially Celestials (Solars and Lunars). Partly, this is because they know their place on the {{Super Weight}} Scale (the Top); partly, it's because of the Great Curse.%%ZCE. "A marked tendency" towards what, precisely?

The Smug Super is a superhero or villain who knows they've won the SuperPowerLottery and won't hesitate to remind others, especially if they're beneath him on the SuperWeight scale. This character is similar to the SmugSnake, though rather than being manipulative and sneaky, he's very upfront about his opinion of himself and is an active fighter who is at least on an equal footing with the rest of the cast. Also, unlike the Smug Snake, he can be very enjoyable to see in action for the {{One Liner}}s they deliver. Likewise, he might fall over the edge into camp. These characters are more likely to experience ThisCannotBe moments than others on [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable the off chance they lose]].

** [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Reed Richards Mr Fantastic]] himself although a FamilyMan and ideal hero at heart is still shockingly arrogant as "The World's Smartest Man" and honestly believes only he can right the problems of the world. Reed was definitely worse when it came to this earlier on as he actively looked down Ben and Johnny as inferior to him even though they're arguably more devastating in combat with their powers compared to his stretchiness. Even later on Reed has fully shaken off his egotism as he still feels he can make decisions without his family the four, even though he needs them more than they need him.

** Barry himself despite usually being the NiceGuy can be written like this, such as at the beginning of the ComicBook/TheNew52 where he pushes and runs Superman and boasts that’s never been touched before Supes gives him the FingerPokeOfDoom. Even outside the New 52, Barry cannot help be pretty smug about how ludicrously fast he is like the infamous panel of him explaining he can perceive events in less than attosecond — yet inevitably [[AsStrongAsTheyNeedToBe still trips or is beaten by something as simple as slippery ice]] courtesy of Captain Cold.

** ComicBook/BlackPanther can fall into this. T’Challa is good man at heart but his arrogance at his abilities and status in the comics is colossal and he can’t help but look down his nose at Westerners and anyone who thinks they can be better hunter, scientist and king compared to him. It’s taken considerably effort from his family and allies such as Ramonda, Okoye and Storm to remind him of humility as well as T’Challa contrasted with far worse egomaniacs like Killmonger, Namor, Doom and Kraven. Still T’Challa can be pretty bad when it comes to this.