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* Murasaki Kujoin from ''[[Kurenai (Light Novel)|Kure-nai]]'' is born into a very rich family, but at the cost of being locked away from the outside world for the rest of her life {{spoiler|to eventually bear her older brother's children}}.

* Kaito Doumoto of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' is popular at school and has an [[Instant Fanclub]], and hides his lonely brooding behind the mask of a carefree joker instead of a standoffish loner like most of these examples. His parents died in a storm at sea, leaving him with a vast amount of money, and he doesn't like to talk about it. It's only Lucia's perseverance and [[Loves My Alter Ego|his growing suspicion that she might be the mermaid he's looking for]] that allows him to eventually open up to her.

* Mawata Awayuki from the anime ''[[Prétear]]'' is a subversion of sorts, in that at first she seems to be lonely for no particular reason: her family is with her, but she distances herself from them; she is popular at school, but doesn't seem to have close friends. It's only later in the series that the ''real'' reasons for her loneliness are revealed -- not only she was quite affected by her father's demise when she was a little girl, she just doesn't think people can understand her true feelings, and so is unwilling to open up to anyone. {{spoiler|Of course, her issues remain unnoticed long enough to turn into a real problem, when the [[Big Bad]] seizes her and turns her into a [[Dark Magical Girl]]}}.

* Tianzi from ''[[Code Geass]]''. Being the figurehead Empress of China meant that she was like a bird in a [[Gilded Cage]], except the cage was the Imperial Palace and she couldn't properly rule over her country, which was oppressed by her [[Evil Chancellor|Evil Chancellors]] (who also wanted to either [[Arranged Marriage|marry her off to a much older man]] or get her killed and replaced. Still, she had a devoted protector in [[The Ace]] of the series [[I Owe You My Life|whom she once saved from execution]], so...

* Takiko Okuda aka Genbu no Miko from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden]]''.

** Also Hotohori, as the son of the former Emperor of Konan and his mistress/the local [[Gold Digger]]. He later is orphaned and becomes [[The Emperor]] himself, which makes him ''even lonelier'' - so he latches on the legend of the Suzaku No Miko and falls for Miaka when she treats him as a person and not as the leader of the country.

* Sanka Rea of ''[[Sankarea]]'' has a ''massive'' list of problems. It says a lot that dying and coming back as a zombie is an '''''improvement'''''.

* An episode of the first [[Detective Conan]] season brings up the kidnapping and murder of a highschool girl named Naoko Takei, who happened to be Shinichi and Ran's classmate. She was [[Shrinking Violet|the shy and quiet daughter]] of a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], and in one of the dubs Shinichi/Conan ''literally'' refers to her as "that poor little rich girl". {{spoiler|It turns out Naoko is alive; her captor was her dad's [[Sexy Secretary]] Akiko Hanai, who never intended to kill her... but wanted to punish Mr. Takei, who [[Pater Familicide|drove her dad to kill himself, her mother, and her little brother Masahito]] after causing the family's monetary ruin. Takei was actually such a [[Jerkass]] that he didn't really care for poor Naoko's safety, having given a ransom money ''that was all fake''... which Akiko brutally calls him out on when she tries to kill him ''and'' herself as revenge. She even states that she probably would've abandoned the whole plan if he had cared enough to use real money. And in a glorious payback moment, as soon as she was released Naoko ignored her father calling out to her, ran to Akiko ''and forgave her'' for everything, leaving Takei with his hands empty.}}

 

== Fan Works ==

* Blaine in ''[[Hunting the Unicorn (Fanfic)|Hunting the Unicorn]]'' is shown to be this--though he has [[True Companions|the Warblers]], [[Parental Substitute|Greg,]] and [[Official Couple|Kurt,]] his father is [[Parental Neglect|neglectful]], his mother is [[Values Dissonance|extremely old-fashioned,]] and his siblings are [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|traveling constantly or studying in California]]. It's a [[Cerebus Retcon]] of his [[Relationship Sue|canon portrayal]], which turns him into a [[Love Martyr]] [[Extreme Doormat|who goes along with everything Kurt says]] because he doesn't want yet another person to leave him. {{spoiler|Like the first guy he slept with.}}

* Alfred's backstory in [[Part Right Half Wrong a Third Crazy]]. His father was incredibly rich, and also emotionally distant/neglectful to the point of pretty much replying to any of Al's attempts to form a relationship between them with "I don't have time for that shit". He's also implied to not have had any real friends until college, and even then they were more people he got high with than people he actually talked to and/or liked.

* Etoile of ''[[Rhapsody a Musical Adventure]]''

* Yusuf Amir from [[Grand Theft Auto]] IV is a rare adult example. He is rich enough to own a [[Bling Bling Bang|gold plated attack helicopter]] and live in the lap of disgusting luxury. But one gets the impression that at heart, he is an awkward man who yearns for a good friend and all his antics are his way to show that he is a cool guy.

* Prince Lyon from ''[[Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones (Video Game)|Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones]]''. When he met the teenaged Eirika and Ephraim, he specifically mentions that he doesn't have friends.

* In the [[Visual Novel]] ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' {{spoiler|Shizune is revealed to be one of these in her route. A combination of her deafness and her [[Abusive Dad]] mean that she actually has a very difficult time making friends and forming relationships with other people. One of the main reasons she joins the Student Council was so that she could do things around the school to make people happy [[I Just Want to Have Friends|so that people would like her]] but in the end, her own competivness and awkwardness end up driving nearly the everyone else on the council, including her cousin Lilly, away.}}

== Real Life ==

* Sadly, this can be [[Truth in Television]] for some (though certainly not all) children from wealthy families. Think about it - Your parents are affluent or at least upper-middle-class, but the ''reason'' they are is because of how hard they work. If they're working almost literally all day, even when they're home, that can sometimes mean they have little time for you/and your sibling(s). Thus, this trope.

* Poor [[Tom Cruise|Suri Cruise]]. When she celebrated her fifth birthday, her parents had to invite staff because no other child came.

* Every single children of royalty and nobility up to the 1950s, as per the usual childrearing practices of the time. After birth, the baby is immediately fobbed off to an army of nannies, wet nurses, tutors, etc. and you only really met your parents on special occasions.

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