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There's people who are vain, and then there's people who are ''vain.'' The latter have such a depth of narcissism that they don't just keep a mirror handy, but fill their house floor to ceiling with mirrors, self portraits (expect a few nudes), statuary, awards (if any, no matter how minor) and sundry other them-centric paraphernalia. Any pictures will likely be exclusively of themselves, or with celebrities, royalty, and politicians. It's almost unheard of for a shrine to include family pictures. |
There's people who are vain, and then there's people who are ''vain.'' The latter have such a depth of narcissism that they don't just keep a mirror handy, but fill their house floor to ceiling with mirrors, self portraits (expect a few nudes), statuary, awards (if any, no matter how minor) and sundry other them-centric paraphernalia. Any pictures will likely be exclusively of themselves, or with celebrities, royalty, and politicians. It's almost unheard of for a shrine to include family pictures. |
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Basically, they make their home a Shrine To Self. This varies in intensity and size, some might reserve a single (and perhaps even tastefully simple) room as a "[[Trophy Room]]", while others may make hallways, wings, or even ''museums'' to themselves. Villains don't just put it in their home, but like to plaster their equipment, vehicles and [[Mook |
Basically, they make their home a Shrine To Self. This varies in intensity and size, some might reserve a single (and perhaps even tastefully simple) room as a "[[Trophy Room]]", while others may make hallways, wings, or even ''museums'' to themselves. Villains don't just put it in their home, but like to plaster their equipment, vehicles and [[Mook]]s in [[Malevolent Mugshot]]s. |
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A variant is the "shrine to a former glory", made by someone who realizes they're no longer famous and doesn't like their new situation. The [[White Dwarf Starlet]] will often fill her mansion this way. For extra tragedy, the mansion/museum will be in an advanced state of decay. |
A variant is the "shrine to a former glory", made by someone who realizes they're no longer famous and doesn't like their new situation. The [[White Dwarf Starlet]] will often fill her mansion this way. For extra tragedy, the mansion/museum will be in an advanced state of decay. |
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[[Real Life|In the United States military and political realm an office wall with awards and pictures of the individual with famous or higher-ranking persons is known as an "I Love Me" wall]]. The etiquette is generally that your "I Love Me" Wall should be in a reasonably private location (like your house), not shoved into the face of all passers-by ([[Myspace|unless you're on the Internet]]). In the extras on the [[Top Gun]] DVD, one of the military advisors opines that Viper's "I Love Me" wall in his house is unrealistic, because he has a wife and kids, which (in his opinion) tends to rapidly reduce the "I Love Me" Wall to an "I Love Me" corner, and finally to an "I Love Me" shoebox in the attic... |
[[Real Life|In the United States military and political realm an office wall with awards and pictures of the individual with famous or higher-ranking persons is known as an "I Love Me" wall]]. The etiquette is generally that your "I Love Me" Wall should be in a reasonably private location (like your house), not shoved into the face of all passers-by ([[Myspace|unless you're on the Internet]]). In the extras on the [[Top Gun]] DVD, one of the military advisors opines that Viper's "I Love Me" wall in his house is unrealistic, because he has a wife and kids, which (in his opinion) tends to rapidly reduce the "I Love Me" Wall to an "I Love Me" corner, and finally to an "I Love Me" shoebox in the attic... |
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Compare [[Stalker Shrine]], [[House of Broken Mirrors]] and [[Kitsch Collection]]. Often a [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Room Full of Crazy]]. [[Egopolis]] is basically a city or country-sized |
Compare [[Stalker Shrine]], [[House of Broken Mirrors]] and [[Kitsch Collection]]. Often a [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Room Full of Crazy]]. [[Egopolis]] is basically a city or country-sized '''Shrine to Self'''. |
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The superhero/villain version of this is [[Superhero Trophy Shelf]]. |
The superhero/villain version of this is [[Superhero Trophy Shelf]]. |
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