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* Earl Slackmozer from ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'', who thinks having had modules published by Hard 8 makes him the greatest gamemaster in Muncie. His condescension towards to BA is astounding.
* In ''[[Archie Comics]]'' this is Reggie Mantle's most identifiable trait. Stories revolving around him usually involve his vanity and narcissism.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' has Hank Ishtar, who ''thinks'' he is "The finest human being in the world".▼
== Film ==
* [[Will Ferrell]] [[Typecasting|often plays]] this type of character in nearly all his movies; Ferrell has described three recent{{when}} films of his as the "morons with unreasonable confidence" trilogy. Whether they're full-on Small Name, Big Ego characters is arguable, though: despite their idiocy, most people accept them as very good at what they do, outside of the occasional antagonist or "reality check" character—and indeed they are very good within a limited range. Just be ready for the [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]].
** To the point where Ron Burgundy's dog in ''[[Anchorman]]'' is named Baxter.
*** Another co-star, [[Steve Carell]], would go on to play an ''Evan'' Baxter in ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' and ''[[Evan Almighty]]''.
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== Literature ==
* Gilderoy Lockhart in ''[[
** However, the one thing Lockhart ''is'' good at, [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|Memory Charms]], is something he is ''very'' good at. He's also pretty good at locating people with stories of interesting magical exploits. He's just not good at any of the things he actually ''claims'' to be good at.
** {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard|And the one thing he's good at becomes his karmic retribution]].}}
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== Music ==
* The theme of [[Ben Folds]] song "There's Always Someone Cooler Than You":
{{quote|''...and you won't
''Even know
''that they're not sizing you up
''They know your mom fucked you up
''Or maybe let you watch too much TV }}
* There's a song called "I'm Awesome" by Spose. It's completely counterpoint to the title because the guy is describing how much of a loser he is and yet still thinks he's the greatest human being alive.
* "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" by [[The Offspring]] describes a classic example of this phenomenon.
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== Web Animation ==
* While Strong Bad from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' is actually one of the more rational and intelligent ones in the cast, this doesn't say much - he falls squarely into this trope. He is convinced he is cool, handsome and painfully seductive, although his actual track record makes it fairly clear he is somewhat chubby and not very attractive.
▲* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' has Hank Ishtar, who ''thinks'' he is "The finest human being in the world".
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* [[Psycho Ex-Girlfriend|Shannon]] from ''[[Echo Chamber]]''.
{{quote|"When will they see that their crappy little show would be so much better if I were acting in it? And writing it? And directing it?"}}
* JC The Hyena, the creator of ''[[sonic.exe]]'', ''really'' holds his story in high regard in spite of its limited influence, and [http://c0rps3.deviantart.com/art/A-rant-from-The-Author-of-Sonic-exe-508262184 threw a conniption fit] when he found out that it was taken off of Creepypasta Wiki and moved to Trollpasta Wiki, [[mh:trollpastawiki:Sonic.exe|available here]].▼
== Western Animation ==
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'''Edd:''' Unfortunately, yes. }}
** In [[The Movie]], it's revealed that {{spoiler|his behavior is all a [[Jerkass Facade]] due to him believing that if he acted more like his brother (who is an even bigger [[Jerkass]]), he'd be more popular.}}
*** Not to mention when he {{spoiler|breaks down and admits that he's nothing but a failure and that he doesn't deserve such loyal friends as Ed and Double-D.}} It's a
* Finn from ''[[Storm Hawks]]'', whilst a talented sniper, is nowhere near the ladies man he thinks he is.
* Number 2 in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''. Downplayed in that he is very competent, most of the time, but tends to overestimate even that. More than anything though, he thinks he's funnier than he actually is. He also has some [[Casanova Wannabe]] tendencies. It should be noted that he's [[Adorkable|more]] [[Nice Guy|likable]] than other examples.
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* Cartman from ''[[South Park]]'', though he displays a number of tropes at a number of different times.
* Kent Powers from ''[[Quack Pack]]'' was presumably based on the original Ted Baxter.
* [[Kent Brockman News|Kent Brockman]] of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' is an intentional copy of Ted Baxter.
** In the episode where Marge stars in ''"[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]"'' musical, the director, while competent, sees himself as this supreme director even though the only play he ever mentions directing was a school play.
*** He prides himself on it though, by carrying the review around and quoting it.
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'''Benson''' ''[[Crowning Moment of Indifference|I am calling the cops]]'' }}
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' has [[Third Person Person|The Great and Powerful Trixie]] who boasts being capable of doing everything better than everyone. Rainbow Dash is a milder case, given that she can (usually) back up her claims.
* [[Robin]] (Damien Wayne) in ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]''. This kid is only 12, still a rookie among the heroes, but thinks he can handle ''anything'', getting involved with Harley simply because he feels he deserves an arch-foe nemesis and believes Harley could be his "Joker". He even goes on a talk show to emphasize his imagined rivalry with Harley (she's watching, she isn't pleased) and calls the viewers "rubes" when the camera turns off. In truth, he's ''not'' a very competent crimefighter, and his headstrong impulsiveness causes him to go [[Leeroy Jenkins]] and almost gets him eaten by King Shark; Batman manages to save him, but Damien still has to sit through a pretty stern lecture over his rashness.
▲== Real Life ==
▲* JC The Hyena, the creator of ''[[sonic.exe]]'', ''really'' holds his story in high regard in spite of its limited influence, and [http://c0rps3.deviantart.com/art/A-rant-from-The-Author-of-Sonic-exe-508262184 threw a conniption fit] when he found out that it was taken off of Creepypasta Wiki and moved to Trollpasta Wiki, [[mh:trollpastawiki:Sonic.exe|available here]].
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