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In literature, this is sometimes used as an [[As You Know]] to introduce how the character looks to the reader. They often stop to consider themselves and how attractive (or unattractive) they are. Expect any given [[Lemon]] to start this way.

 

 

Compare [[Distracted by the Sexy]], where a character's sex appeal distracts others; see also [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman]], where a man is distracted by his own newly gender-swapped sex appeal. Contrast [[Rage Against the Reflection]], where characters hate to see their own image.

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== Anime and Manga ==

* In the H-manga ''[[Bondage Fairies]]'', the fairies avoid mirrors because they have a maddening tendency to fall in love with their own reflections (pond reflections are all right, because the ripples spoil the effect). Naturally, Pfil is tasked with guarding a mirror alone after an incident...

== Film ==

* In ''[[American Psycho]]'', ''during the porn film he's making with two prostitutes'', [[Villain Protagonist|Patrick Bateman]] manages to get distracted by his own sex appeal.

{{quote|'''Kevin''': My God, I'm hot. This tuxedo would look best on the floor! Heh heh. Seriously, though, I'd do me in a heartbeat. }}

 

== Literature ==

* In one of [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''Black Widowers'' stories, the guest is a man whose specialty is job interviews. He keeps a variety of objects on his desk, and judges people's character by how they interact with those objects. The fashion-conscious Mario Gonzalo asks how ''he'' did on his interview, and the guest replies that he never reveals his secrets, but he will mention one thing: "There was a mirror in the room."

* [[The Bible|Eve]] falls to an innocent version of this in ''[[Paradise Lost]]'': the first thing she sees after being made is her reflection and is captivated by its beauty, then she sees Adam and decides he is not as good looking as her and tries to go back to looking at her reflection. {{spoiler|They end up together}}.

* One of the minor characters in Frank Yerby's [[Pirate]] novel ''The Golden Hawk'' wore a thick, unkempt beard. When the protagonist, as part of disguising the whole crew, shaved him by force, he was shocked to discover, "I'm right pretty!" (the narration acknowledged that he ''was'', indeed, [[He Cleans Up Nicely|quite a handsome fellow under all that facial hair]]) and thereafter he was often seen checking himself out in a mirror.

** The Doctor is prone to this generally right after a regeneration. "Yes, we're in great danger, but I want to see what I look like now!"

** In the ''Doctor Who'' Comic Relief special ''The Curse of Fatal Death'', the version of the Doctor played by Richard E. Grant is so distracted by his own reflection that he licks the mirror.

** It turns out that the Doctor is not the only one who has to stop and check themselves out after regenerating- {{spoiler|as demonstrated by Melody Pond's regeneration into River Song}} in the [[Adolf Hitler|Fuhrer]]'s headquarters.

** And Lady Cassandra, the self-proclaimed Last Human, does this ''twice'' (okay, almost-sort-of three times) in one episode- once after having hijacked Rose Tyler's body, once after stealing the Doctor's and once, in a weird example involving time travel, to her original body after having borrowed the dying body of her clone-bred body servant.

 

== Mythology ==

* Narcissus from Ovid, making this [[Older Than Feudalism]]. He's put under a spell that made him fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water and stared at it until he wasted away into nothing. Other versions say he was just that damn conceited (this would be where we get the word "narcissist" and its kin - they refer to this guy). Yet other versions speed up his death by having him try to kiss himself, only to fall in and drown.

** Though he didn't die as such - the nymph who had sought him saved him by turning him into a flower. And now you know why that one kind is called a Narcissus.

 

== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==

* Toreador-clan vampires in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]''. Their clan weakness is that they're easily entranced by anything beautiful, including themselves.

* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'', there is Sigwald the Magnificent, a champion of Slaanesh. He wears a magic armor of solid gold, and his retinue has mirrored shields so he can watch his reflection during the battle. (In game terms, he is subject to stupidity — as sometimes he will get distracted in the least appropriate moment.) Anyone who might try to use this distraction for attack will quickly discover that Sigwald, vain as he might be, is still a haughty [[Bishonen]] with a cool sword... which is bad news in most universes.

{{quote|"Oooh! Who's ''that'' handsome devil!?"}}

* In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3|Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'', [[Doctor Strange|Shuma-Gorath]] actually seemes pleased with his [[Mirror Match]] partner's physical appearance.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

** Brooke when [http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/one_peek she walked into boys' locker room] wearing Ace's old boy's uniform has the same reaction.

* [http://www.viruscomix.com/page487.html This] ''[[Subnormality]]'' strip, panel eight. The recurring [[Ms. Fanservice]] character needs a ''40 minute shower'' after "regarding" herself.

{{quote|'''Lucrezia:''' Oh, ''do'' forgive me. It's been so long since I... well, since I was really human, I suppose. Very nice... now- you were saying?}}

* ''[[Misfile]]'': Ash comments early on that "if it weren't ''me'' in the mirror, I'd be pretty turned on about now." when trying on bras. Later she worries that the fact that she's no longer distracted by her own sex appeal is a sign that she's losing mascilinity.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Blitz from ''[[Road Rovers]]'' has been shown kissing himself a number of times on the show.

* ''[[Family Guy]]'' has the instance when Peter, entranced by his own physical improvements after being subjected to a considerable amount of surgeries, becomes obsessed with staring at his car's mirror... ignoring the fact he's driving straight to a cliff... [[Status Quo Is God|and into a vat of lard]].

* [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy|Eddy]] was distracted by his own reflection. In a mirror strapped to a remote controlled car. While in the middle of a race.

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