It's not an exact opposite. This trope is about an arrogant person being perceived as awesome.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Well there needs to BE a non-YMMV equivalent anyway, because these characters absolutely exist, regardless of whether the fans love them or not.
Always expect the worst and you can only be pleasantly surprised.
So what's the trope about characters who are incredibly arrogant, more or less live up to it (not a Smug Snake or Small Name, Big Ego) and which ISN'T an YMMV? There has to be one, or it's a GIANT GAPING HOLE in the character trope tools.
Always expect the worst and you can only be pleasantly surprised.
Bifauxnen
The previous boss at my work would claim he had this, let's call him Frank. His good-bye party went like this: "You are welcome to this party to celebrate Frank, with Frank. You are lucky to have worked with Frank, so you can celebrate the time Frank was a boss here. Oh yeah, there's a new boss coming so we'll celebrate him too. Best regards, Frank." :|, the party was paid by the company to celebrate the new boss... So just to show, that there are people like that in real life...
Edited by killikim Nobody knows who I really am Maybe they just don't give a damn - Rie Fu(Life is Like a Boat)
I know this is a "No Real Life Examples, Please!" trope, but could an exception be made for Muhammad Ali? He was practically made of this trope.
You Give Me Fever
This page is basically a spot for gushing about characters you like and we already have that page, evidenced by the blue link. It was launched with only one hat, which is rarely a good sign. I propose it be cut or sent back to You Know That Thing Where till it has five.
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These examples need context:
- Sesshomaru from Inuyasha is this to most of the fans.
- Alucard from Hellsing.
- Gilgamesh from Fate Stay Night. The man is arrogant as hell, but monstrously powerful as well.* James Bond would have to be the poster boy for this trope.
- Sherlock Holmes is probably equal to Mr. Bond.
- Most of Ayn Rand's good characters. The author herself could also qualify.
- Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.
- Dr. Cox from Scrubs is the absolute epitome of this trope.
- Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother runs a close second, if not on par.
- Samantha Jones from Sex And The City could be considered the female Barney Stinson.
- The Doctor of Doctor Who. The Master is an evil version of this trope.
- River Song also qualifies.
- The title character of House.
- Gene Hunt of Life On Mars and Ashes to Ashes.
- Tom Haverford from Parks and Recreation.
- Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica.
- This article wouldn't be complete without mention of Lord Flashheart from Blackadder. "Still worshiping God? Last I heard, he'd started worshiping me!"
- Avon from Blake's 7.
- Tyson Apostal from Survivor.
- Scandal: Olivia.
- "Buffman" from the Australian episode of Wipeout (2008).
- Mr. House and Caesar from Fallout: New Vegas
- Rayne from Least I Could Do.
- Maddox, full stop.
- Sath Mcfarland. He is a genius.
- Azula from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Tahno from the sequel series, The Legend Of Korra.
- "YOU MAY BE GOOD, BUT YOU AIN'T BAD! THE BOULDER'S GONNA WIN THIS, IN A LANDSLIDE!!!"
- Simon Belmont from Captain N: The Game Master can be seen as this.
- The title character of Archer.
- Han Solo from Star Wars.
- M. Bison as played by Raul Julia in the Street Fighter movie.
- Miranda Priestly as played by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.
- Ferris Beuler. In the course of his day off, he wants to have a fun day no matter what it costs his friends.
Potential Quote here:
Now do you understand why so many people love me, even though I'm the biggest dick in this entire show? It's because I am Seto Freakin' Kaiba! Accept no substitutes.
- Yu Gi Oh The Abridged Series Episode 44
I'd vote for it! Worth checking the procedure to see if you can just put it in or not.
Do what the clock does, keep going.
Why is this YMMV? The opposite of this trope is Small Name, Big Ego, which is not.
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