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** In fact, later in the series, he actually gets smug enough about it to turn his ego into [[Kamehame Hadoken|the MokoTaka Bisha]]

* Byakuya Kuchiki of ''[[Bleach]]'' is a more [[The Stoic|stoic]] example of this trope, coming up with mild ways of putting down his opponents, or people he doesn't like... or pretty much anyone in general.

** He's positively humble compared to {{spoiler|Aizen}} in recent chapters after the whole {{spoiler|Butterfly thing}}.

** Yamamoto. [[Badass Grandpa]] status aside, the guy thinks he's above everyone because he's older than everyone else and a [[Person of Mass Destruction]].

* In [http://johnnysaturn.com/2006/01/18/book-one-page-01/ "Johnny Saturn"]the Utopian is so smug that his feet rarely touch the ground, and he speaks with an arrogant tone.

* Believe it or not, [[Superman]] had quite a few moments like this in [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]], using a LOT less restraint against criminals, and generally lording it over the [[Muggles]], as in the very first issue where he broke into the governor's mansion to stop an execution...

''Servant: Yes, and made of steel! [[Tempting Fate|Try and tear this door down!]]''<br />

''(Superman tears the door off its hinges)'' <br />

* If it's [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] [http://daveslongbox.blogspot.com/2006/04/thor-smack-talker.html it's okay].

* Alfie O'Meagan from ''[[Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja]]'' constantly alternates between casting himself as a selfless savior of humanity and gloating about being the most powerful person on Earth.

* A number of the heroes in [[Irredeemable]] fit this blend. Qubit is an [[Insufferable Genius]] who has little trouble reminding people he's the smartest guy in any room. When The Plutonian was still a hero, he played up some false modesty, but after he turned evil he promptly dropped it and had no qualms rubbing his power into everyone's faces. But the best example from the comic is The Survivor, who's entirely too pleased with himself about his abilities and uses his power to do whatever he feels like after getting it.

** The existence of Smug Supers is something that [[Irredeemable]] examines in detail. At one point the heroes discover a man with super-powers on par with The Survivor, but decides to never use them and instead became a humble monk out of fear of what such power could do to him.

* [[The Tick]]: The episode “The Big Leagues” has a "League of Superheroes" made up entirely of smug, misogynistic supers. In fact, almost every super throughout the show is a smug jerk, excepting the 4 main characters.

* [[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'s Grizzaka is a villainous example of a [[Smug Super]]. He's so arrogant about his immense power that he likes lording on to others about his belief that no one can possibly be stronger than him or that he will never be defeated.

'''Grizzaka''': It's your turn to learn the same lesson all my enemies have. There is no one as powerful as Grizzaka, and never will be! }}

** To be fair, [[Power Rangers]] seems to have a lot of [[Smug Super|Smug Supers]], and there's possibly too many to count.

== Video Games ==

* Grunt from ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''. Since he was [[Super Soldier|created and genetically engineered to be the most]] [[Laser Guided Tykebomb|powerful Krogan ever,]] it obviously meant he wouldn't have been complete without a matching ego.

''Grunt'': "I am pure Krogan, you should be in awe." }}

** To a greater extent, Miranda Lawson. She's quite smug about her status as a genetically enhanced [[Canon Sue]] as well as being [[The Dragon]] of Cerberus. While she does admit that she's not completely perfect, she still believes she's as close as you can get. Then deconstructed as she realises despite all her gifts she'll never have what Shepard has, could never do what Shepard did.

** They both pale in comparison to Harbinger, whose quotes consist entirely of [[Badass Boasts]] about how inferior the characters are, how their efforts are futile, and how superior Harbinger and his kind are.

* Hakumen from ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is the leader of the Six Heroes, who saved the world from the Black Beast. This seems to have gone to his head a bit (or it could be that he's ''monstrously'' powerful, and is ''fully'' aware of it). He uses a derisive tone of voice when speaking to most other characters, and many of his in-battle lines seem dedicated to mocking his opponent's inadequacy.

'''Hakumen:''' "What was that?! Don't tell me you call that fighting...!" }}

** Series [[Big Bad]] Hazama is a villainous example. Naturally, when he and Hakumen confront each other, it is [[Ham-to-Ham Combat|a sight to behold]].

* {{spoiler|Iris}} from ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'' definitely counts. To be fair, {{spoiler|she's a reincarnation of Rosenkreuz who enjoys taunting and teasing others about her immense power and sheer intelligence that she was born with. [[A God Am I|Claiming to be a god]], she's very confident that she can't be compared to the likes of everyone else, calling them worhtless run-of-the-mill insects and lording to them about being one of the strongest Magi in existence. She believes everyone to just be simple commoners and thinks it's her right to treat them as toys, and even thinks of the world as little more than her personal playset}}. Interestingly enough, {{spoiler|she's also an [[Expy]] of [[Mega Man (video game)|Dr. Wily]], an essentially vile [[Complete Monster]], and a cute, lovably audacious [[Magnificent Bastard]]}}.

** Grolla also shows signs of this when she, as a boss, defeats Tia in the main game when Tia herself is on her last life.

'''Grolla''': "Is that all you've got?" }}

*** Also, in her own side-game, Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert, when she fights the Cross Wall, she [[Bring It|calls to it to show her its worst]] after it attempts to run her down and says that there's nothing her blade can't cut. Later, when she confronts the Count, who believes her to be a spy hired by the Church to kill his daughter Iris, she pities him for {{spoiler|being deceived by his own flesh and blood}}, and in the Final Stage, {{spoiler|when Iris finally reveals herself to be a reincarnation of Rosenkreuz and boasts her claims to be a child of God himself, Grolla doesn't care whether she's a god, a human, or even an insect since she's still willing to rip her apart just the same}}.

* ''[[Memetic Mutation|Silly bitch, your weapons cannot harm me! Don't you know who the fuck I am?]] [[My Way Entertainment|I'M THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH!!!]]''

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''' [[Big Bad]] [[Satan|Trigon]]:

"You fail to comprehend the depth of my power." }}

* Blossom of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' is noted for this.