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* Each of the villains in the [[Keys to the Kingdom]] series represents a deadly sin, with Lord Sunday representing pride. He does nothing about actions that would destroy the universe until it is nearly too late simply because he would rather amuse himself.
* Each of the villains in the [[Keys to the Kingdom]] series represents a deadly sin, with Lord Sunday representing pride. He does nothing about actions that would destroy the universe until it is nearly too late simply because he would rather amuse himself.
* [[Outbound Flight|Jorus C'baoth]] claimed that a Jedi was immune to pride. He was extremely wrong. Pride is the leading cause of death among Sith, narrowly beating out "swinging lightsabers" and "reactor shafts."
* [[Outbound Flight|Jorus C'baoth]] claimed that a Jedi was immune to pride. He was extremely wrong. Pride is the leading cause of death among Sith, narrowly beating out "swinging lightsabers" and "reactor shafts."
* In Nick Kyme's ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' novel ''[[Salamanders|Salamander]]'', Tsu'gan blames himself for his arrogance that led to his leaving his post, and so to an enemy's breaking in and killing his captain.
* In Nick Kyme's ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' novel ''[[Salamanders|Salamander]]'', Tsu'gan blames himself for his arrogance that led to his leaving his post, and so to an enemy's breaking in and killing his captain.
* In [[James Swallow]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' ''[[Blood Angels|Deus Encarmine'' and ''Deus Sanguinius]]'', Sachiel's pride is [[Foil|contrasted to]] Rafen, down to their reactions to each other's loss. Sachiel's reaction to news of an explosion ([[No One Could Survive That]]) is to [[Talking to the Dead|gloat]]; Rafen sees Sachiel's corpse and pities him.
* In [[James Swallow]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' ''[[Blood Angels|Deus Encarmine'' and ''Deus Sanguinius]]'', Sachiel's pride is [[Foil|contrasted to]] Rafen, down to their reactions to each other's loss. Sachiel's reaction to news of an explosion ([[No One Could Survive That]]) is to [[Talking to the Dead|gloat]]; Rafen sees Sachiel's corpse and pities him.


In the [[Backstory]], Rafen was so arrogant as to have been rejected as an aspirant for it, but that humbled him and (through some other circumstances) led to his being selected anyway.
In the [[Backstory]], Rafen was so arrogant as to have been rejected as an aspirant for it, but that humbled him and (through some other circumstances) led to his being selected anyway.
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Stele explicitly compares Sachiel to Rafen: while it nearly killed him to break Rafen, and that was to [[Despair Event Horizon|drive him to despair]] because he could not win him over, he quite easily brought over Sachiel, through his pride.
Stele explicitly compares Sachiel to Rafen: while it nearly killed him to break Rafen, and that was to [[Despair Event Horizon|drive him to despair]] because he could not win him over, he quite easily brought over Sachiel, through his pride.
* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Chessman Of Mars]]'', the men of Manator are particularly proud and maltreat their slaves from contempt because they have never been defeated and [[Made a Slave|enslaved]] themselves.
* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Chessman Of Mars]]'', the men of Manator are particularly proud and maltreat their slaves from contempt because they have never been defeated and [[Made a Slave|enslaved]] themselves.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s [[Warhammer 40000]] novel ''[[Soul Drinkers|Chapter War]]'', Eumenes justifies his rebellion on grounds of fighting for what he believes in, but is clearly after power, especially when he gloats over what he will do with Sarpedon after Sarpedon submits to him to save the Chapter.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s [[Warhammer 40,000]] novel ''[[Soul Drinkers|Chapter War]]'', Eumenes justifies his rebellion on grounds of fighting for what he believes in, but is clearly after power, especially when he gloats over what he will do with Sarpedon after Sarpedon submits to him to save the Chapter.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' novel ''[[Grey Knights]]'', the daemon accuses Alaric of Pride, which, it claims, blinds him to both his faults and his defeat.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' novel ''[[Grey Knights]]'', the daemon accuses Alaric of Pride, which, it claims, blinds him to both his faults and his defeat.
* Pride is the ultimate source of all the misery Winterbourne and Daisy suffer in ''[[Daisy Miller]]''.
* Pride is the ultimate source of all the misery Winterbourne and Daisy suffer in ''[[Daisy Miller]]''.
* As [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]] puts it in ''Mere Christianity'':
* As [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]] puts it in ''Mere Christianity'':
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* ''[[Mage: The Awakening]]'' - Every bad thing that has happened to the mages in the [[New World of Darkness]], from the [[Cosmic Horror|Abyss]] to the [[Enemy Without|released Goetia]], can be traced back to mages who [[Schmuck Bait|decided to push the proverbial big red button]] and were too hubristic to consider the consequences of their actions. Indeed, a major theme is that all evil is ultimately human evil in Mage.
* ''[[Mage: The Awakening]]'' - Every bad thing that has happened to the mages in the [[New World of Darkness]], from the [[Cosmic Horror|Abyss]] to the [[Enemy Without|released Goetia]], can be traced back to mages who [[Schmuck Bait|decided to push the proverbial big red button]] and were too hubristic to consider the consequences of their actions. Indeed, a major theme is that all evil is ultimately human evil in Mage.
* Many Space Marine chapters in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' have this problem. The last codex had optional disadvantages to represent this, such as We Stand Alone—essentially preventing them from ''ever'' getting Inquisitorial allies because they refuse help from anyone. Additionally, although some fall to Chaos through despair or rage, many (such as Horus himself or the Inquisitors who believe they can control Chaos) enter the claws of the Dark Gods due to pride - Tzeentch's portfolio includes (in addition to the more infamous Hope and Change) Ambition.
* Many Space Marine chapters in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' have this problem. The last codex had optional disadvantages to represent this, such as We Stand Alone—essentially preventing them from ''ever'' getting Inquisitorial allies because they refuse help from anyone. Additionally, although some fall to Chaos through despair or rage, many (such as Horus himself or the Inquisitors who believe they can control Chaos) enter the claws of the Dark Gods due to pride - Tzeentch's portfolio includes (in addition to the more infamous Hope and Change) Ambition.


The orks have Flash Gitz, who are this trope personified within ork society, with a fair share of [[Greed]] to go with it too. Where normal orks love fighting anything that moves, Flash Gitz are more concerned with getting more teeth (the ork currency, mind you) while spending as little of it as possible, and showing off their highly custimized guns and money to other orks. They are widely disliked amongst normal orks due to these facts for being huge showoffs.
The orks have Flash Gitz, who are this trope personified within ork society, with a fair share of [[Greed]] to go with it too. Where normal orks love fighting anything that moves, Flash Gitz are more concerned with getting more teeth (the ork currency, mind you) while spending as little of it as possible, and showing off their highly custimized guns and money to other orks. They are widely disliked amongst normal orks due to these facts for being huge showoffs.
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