"Humility. I like it. I too am extraordinarily humble."
— Drax, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Um... please don't look at me.
Contrast Prideful Tropes and Ego Tropes.
Tropes
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Please, please, don't kill me!
- Blasphemous Praise: You think that I'm some sort of God, but I tell you that I'm not.
- Break the Haughty: I was arrogant and suffered for it.
- Chronic Self-Deprecation: I really don't think I'm worth much.
- Don't Call Me "Sir": I don't fit this title.
- Extreme Doormat: You can step all over me.
- A God I Am Not: What do you mean, powers? I'm anything but a god!
- Graceful Loser: Ah, well. You can't win all the time.
- Gracefully Demoted: It's fine, I don't mind not being in charge anymore.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: I'm a hero, but I have zero self-esteem.
- Humble Beginnings: I'm going to tell you a story of how my little series became a Cash-Cow Franchise.
- Humble Goal: I want to do something simple.
- Humble Hero: I'm not looking for fame or praise, I'm just fighting in what I believe is right.
- Humble Pie: This was so embarrassing that it really affected me. I no longer feel as haughty as I once was.
- Hypocrisy Nod: Yes. I'm hypocritical.
- I Can't Do This by Myself: I can't do this alone. I need some help.
- I'm Not a Hero, I'm...: I am not a hero, I'm just a regular person.
- Insecure Love Interest: I don't deserve you. It's fine if you don't like me back.
- Insecure Protagonist, Arrogant Antagonist: I'm so much more inferior than my rival, there's no way I could win...
- Just the First Citizen: Yes, I may be powerful, but I would rather be called "citizen".
- Karmic Nod: I deserve this, don't I?
- Know When to Fold 'Em: There's no way I can win. I admit defeat.
- Modest Royalty: Why dress in such ostentatious royal attire? Me coming from a royal family shouldn't keep me from dressing casually.
- More Senior Subordinate: A younger person would be a better boss than me.
- Outhumbling Each Other: No, you're a great person!
- Self-Deprecation: Man, my article sucks, doesn't it?
- Sudden Humility: Wow, now I know what it feels like to be in your sufferings.
- Think Nothing of It: You don't have to thank me for saving the day.
- Touché: Well played. You raise a good point, here.
- Unaccustomed as I Am to Public Speaking...: I admit it, I'm not that good of a public speaker.
- Villain's Dying Grace: I will not die a villain!
