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Humble Pie is a single, significant humiliating event that deeply affects a character. The subject is typically a particularly [[Smug Snake|obnoxious]] and/or [[Small Name Big Ego|self-important]] character who makes a [[Didn't See That Coming|serious mistake]] or suffers a defeat that forces them to reflect on their failure and their ego. This happens most often to antagonist characters, and is usually portrayed as being well-deserved.

Humble Pie is a single, significant humiliating event that deeply affects a character. The subject is typically a particularly [[Smug Snake|obnoxious]] and/or [[Small Name, Big Ego|self-important]] character who makes a [[Didn't See That Coming|serious mistake]] or suffers a defeat that forces them to reflect on their failure and their ego. This happens most often to antagonist characters, and is usually portrayed as being well-deserved.

Sometimes, just to rub it in some more, it can be followed by a [[Humiliation Conga]], and might result in [[Break the Haughty|Breaking The Haughty]]. In more obvious cases, the character will actually be called out for his arrogant attitude, but usually the situation is more subtle and the realization is more personal.

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No relation to [[Music/Humble Pie|the band led by Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton]].

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

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== [[Film]] ==

* At the end of ''[[Chicago]]'' (the movie adaptation), Roxie is acquitted, but literally moments later, a new heinous crime is committed and all the reporters rush out of the courtroom, leaving her all alone and without the fame and adoration she had been seeking.

* In ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'', after being chewed out by her boss, Andy storms out of the office and goes down to Nigel to complain. Nigel answers with a thorough [[The Reason You Suck Speech]], forcing Andrea to admit that she doesn't appreciate her position enough.

* In ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'', after being chewed out by her boss, Andy storms out of the office and goes down to Nigel to complain. Nigel answers with a thorough [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]], forcing Andrea to admit that she doesn't appreciate her position enough.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* In ''[[The ~~Emperors~~ New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'', Kuzco is quite the [[Karma Houdini]] until he dismisses and insults Pacha (okay, that happens quite a few times, but this time he means it), only to find out that Pacha was in fact looking out for him, and now he's all alone.

* In ''[[The Emperor's New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'', Kuzco is quite the [[Karma Houdini]] until he dismisses and insults Pacha (okay, that happens quite a few times, but this time he means it), only to find out that Pacha was in fact looking out for him, and now he's all alone.

* In ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', there have been two examples.

* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', there have been two examples.

** In "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E6 Boast Busters|Boast Busters]]", [[Fake Ultimate Hero|The Great And Powerful]] [[Third Person Person|Trixie]] doles out these to those who challenge her claims, by taking whatever task they challenged her with and twisting it to her own ends. And at the end of the episode, she stoutly refuses to accept the slice that's served up to her, running away instead.

** In "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E9 Sweet and Elite|Sweet And Elite]]", [[Upperclass Twit|Jet Set and Uppercrust]] get this thanks to [[Uncle Pennybags|Fancypants]] on two occasions. First by him taking Rarity into his reserved balcony seat at the races, right in front of them, and second, {{spoiler|when he endorses Rarity and her friends, who'd they'd just spoke down to, forcing them to suck it up and praise her.}}