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[[caption-width-right:225:[[Superdickery (Website)|That]] [[Super Dickery|dickish grin]]<ref> Abandoning Lois to [[And Now You Must Marry Me|a super-villain]], for [[Silver Age|the second time in two months]], because [[Loves My Alter Ego|she thought she could do better than Clark.]]</ref>
 
{{quote|''"If I was in [[Superman]]'s place, I'd be totally lording my powers over all the other [[Super FriendsSuperfriends]]. 'Hey [[Batman]],' I'd say, 'Nice utility belt! Got anything in there that would help you lift an oil tanker? I didn't think so. Hey [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]! You realize I could pretty much kick ass over any sea creature you cared to summon, don't you? [[Wonder Woman]]! Your magic lasso makes me tell the truth: You suck!'"''|'''[http://www.bookofratings.com/superfriends.html Book Of Ratings]'''}}
 
Normally, [[Superhero|Super Heroes]] [[Humble Hero|are modest]], and failing that at least they're rarely vain. But then again, if you had superpowers, wouldn't you be the ''tiniest'' bit tempted to lord it over the foiled bad guys? Well the Smug Super thinks so, and in fact he'll [[The Magnificent|tell you about it]]. At [[A God Am I|great]] [[Trash Talk|length]]. In fact, he ''[[Large Ham|won't shut up about it!]]''
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]] Z'' has many. Vegeta and Gotenks, for example. Vegetto, a fusion of Vegeta and Goku, [[Word of God|is said to have]] Vegeta's ego, but with Goku's power to back it up. He's smug as hell, and it shows, but he has a damn good claim to being as strong as he thinks he is.
** DBZ villains are all like this, always going on about how great they are compared to their puny foes. Frieza and Cell do this especially.
* Most villains from ''[[One Piece]]'' are this way.
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* Takamura from ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'' is by far the best boxer in the series, his ability bordering on [[Charles Atlas Superpower|superhuman]] at some points, and he absolutely knows it. It's no surprise he's a massive [[Jerkass]]. And he's a main character.
* The Huckebein from ''[[Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force (Manga)|Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force]]'' are blessed with seemingly flawless [[Anti-Magic]] and proud of it. Their more vicious members like Cypha go straight into [[Beware the Superman]].
* Agon from [[Eyeshield 21]] is the described as Japan's most talented athlete in a ''century'' and knows it. The epitome of a [[Jerk Jock]], it's to the point that he can't stand those who aren't talented.
* It's arguable, but one could claim that Major Armstrong from [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] is this. He doesn't go around lording his powers over everybody, exactly, but half of his dialogue is him going on about how great he is. It's still very funny, though.
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* King Chimera of the [[Justice Society of America]] was such an arrogant [[Jerkass|jerk]] about his illusion powers that when it was revealed that there was a traitor in the Society's midst, everyone immediately assumed it was him, and he simply attempted to use his powers to walk away rather than deign to cooperate with his teammates to clear his name, ''even though he was innocent.'' He actually is ''almost'' as good as he thinks he is, but he's gotten badly injured more than once because he tends to ignore the fact that the most realistic illusion in the world can't make the human body any less fragile.
* Amadeus Cho of ''[[The Incredible Hercules]]'' rarely tires of informing everyone within earshot just how smart he is. Of course, when your superpower is the ability to do math really well, you need a bit of chutzpah to go into battle against [[Physical God|literal gods]] and monsters. It helps that he does math ''really'' well.
* [[Depending Onon the Writer]], [[Spider-Man]] can veer into either this or [[Sad Clown]]. Peter often plays this up in his insults and quips, smugly insulting and mocking his enemies and letting them know how much they suck compared to him. In most cases it's not arrogance, but more an active attempt to make his enemies lose their tempers, causing them to be sloppier and thus easier to beat.
* A couple have turned up in short ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' stories, notably Fairly Hyperman, a transparent [[Superman]] [[Captain Ersatz|clone]] who announced he was going to take over fighting crime in Mega-City One, with the judges reduced to traffic duty and street cleaning.
* 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: theThe Ultimate Ninja]]'' constantly alternates between casting himself as a selfless savior of humanity and gloating about being the most powerful person on Earth.
{{quote| "There is a purpose behind my ability to increase my own powers! My potential is limitless! You can't possible conceive of the wonders I have in store for the world! Lucky that I am a pool of endless compassion!"}}
* 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.
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* Captain Amazing from [[Mystery Men]] would have been an annoying [[White Dwarf Starlet]] even if he hadn't deliberately sprung the villain from prison in order to help his own career.
* Metro Man from [[Megamind]]. {{spoiler|However, [[Trailers Always Lie|the trailer notwithstanding]], he turns out not to be such a bad guy.}}
* Magneto in the ''[[X-Men (Filmfilm)|X-Men]]'' films is this. Of course, since he is played by the awesome Sir [[Ian McKellen]], it's a lot of fun to watch him [[Chewing the Scenery|chew the scenery]].
 
 
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** 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]].
* Captain Smiley, [[Anti-Hero]] of ''[[Comic Jumper]]''.
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] is quick to taunt his enemies and be very vocal about his [[Super Speed]], but how much he does so [[Depending Onon the Writer|depends from time to time]].
** Most of Sonic's taunting lately (at least in the games) is in the form of reminding Eggman how reliable his schemes tend to be (that is, not very reliable at all), which, while still very smug, is also completely valid.
** Shadow is even worse - he likes lording it over the heroes as well as the villains, not just regarding his speed but every power he has. Telling people how inferior they are to him is practically his ''hobby''.
* {{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 (Videovideo Gamegame)|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.
{{quote| '''Grolla''': "...Pathetic."<br />
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== Web Comics ==
* Electric Man in ''[[MS Paint Masterpieces]]''.
* Heat Man in ''[[In WilysWily's Defense]].''
* Lodoze (a Lobo parody) from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.
* [[The Non -Adventures of Wonderella|Wonderella]]. She has a cape! And she totally jumps hella high, and lands feet first right smack in this trope.
* [[Keychain of Creation|Marena]] [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0092.html cares not for your puny mortal rules.] Even the terrible and fearsome chair is as nothing before her might.
* In [[Homestuck]], Doc Scratch is nigh [[The Omnipotent|omnipotent]] and [[The Omniscient|omniscient]], and [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004144 loves to] [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004156 remind people of it.]
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* An episode of ''[[Sushi Pack]]'' featured a handful of these as contestants on a [[Reality Show]], [[Show Within a Show|The World's Mightiest Heroes]]. They were all so smug that they didn't think anything of bragging about their ''[[Weaksauce Weakness|weaknesses]]''.
* ''[[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 (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]''' [[Big Bad]] [[Satan|Trigon]]:
{{quote| "Insignificant insects."<br />
"Fighting you is beneath me."<br />
"You fail to comprehend the depth of my power." }}
* Blossom of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' is noted for this.
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has [[Cute Bruiser|Toph]] <ref>"I am the GREATEST EARTHBENDER IN THE WORLD!!!"</ref> and [[Magnificent Bastard|Azula]].
** ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]],'' has Korra, who's [[Downplayed Trope|inclined]] to brag and gloat, both when [[Establishing Character Moment|declaring]] herself Avatar in [[Child Prodigy|toddlerhood]] and as a teenager [[Curb Stomp Battle|battling]] gangsters.
* Maxum Man from ''[[Sidekick (Animationanimation)|Sidekick]]''.
* Discord from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is well aware he's a near omnipotent [[Reality Warper]] and doesn't view anyone as much of a threat to him because of that knowledge. {{spoiler|This is his undoing, as it renders him incapable of realizing the heroes ''are'' a serious threat to him now.}}
** Trixie also fits the bill quite well.
** The episode "The mysterious Mare-Do-Well" fits this even better. Rainbow Dash is not really a superhero, but surely gets too smug over her heroic feats; Mare-Do-Well is the exact opposite, being heroic and effective but humble, and drives her mad by replacing her in the spotlights. Of course {{spoiler|it's all a plot of her friends meant to teach her a lesson.}}
* [[Captain Atom]] in ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]].'' He is especially dismissive toward [[Badass Normal]] Batman. So naturally, he loses his powers for the episode, learns his lesson, and... has instantly forgotten by the end of the episode. (Hey, it's TB&TB. What'd you expect, one of the [[Stock Aesops]] played straight?)
* [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]] gives us another villainous example in the form of the Shredder, who is not only [[Complete Monster|one of the most brutal fighters and most cruel villains in the show]] but also likes telling others how inferior they are to him and claiming that no one can defeat him. Definitely a [[Smug Super]].
* The DVD set for [[The Incredibles]] had in-world commentaries of different superheroes who were killed by Syndrome's evolving robots. One of them was Gamma Jack, who believed supers like the Incredible Family to be a superior race, and often preferred saving beautiful or attractive women before anyone else. Of course, before being offed by Syndrome, he was also mentioned to have "tyrannical/megalomaniac tendencies", prompting close monitoring from the NSA.
 
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