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If the character is from the most blue in hue of bloods, they may be an [[Impoverished Patrician]]. If the character continues on as they did when they were rich, they may be a [[Princess in Rags]]. If the character stops being an [[Alpha Bitch]] and is revealed to be insecure or to have other sympathetic traits that make the audience like her, this might be a [[Fallen Princess]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Film]] (Animated) ==
* Emperor Kuzco in ''[[The
* The Prince in the fairy Tale of ''the Prince and the Pauper''.
== [[Film]] (Live Action) ==
* ''[[Trading Places]]'' does this twice: first to Louis Whinthorpe ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) as a result of {{spoiler|a bet between Randolf and his brother, Mortimer, who wagered he could put Louis in the poor house, reducing him from an upstanding, respectable businessman, to a dreg of society. While, at the same time, take Valentine ([[Eddie Murphy]]) off the streets and make him a reputable businessman, in a month's time. The real kicker: the bet was for one dollar, [[It Amused Me|made on a whim, for no other reason than to satisfy their own curiosity.]]}}
** The second time happens when {{spoiler|Valentine and Louis inevitability find out about the wager, after Valentine overhears the Dukes discussing it, in the men's room, [[Laser
* The movie ''Maid To Order'' explores this with a spoiled rich girl stripped of her wealth and identity by a [[Fairy Godmother]], forced to work as a maid in a rich household and learn the value of something.
* [[Steve Martin]]'s ''[[The Jerk]]'' goes the full circle from [[Rags to Riches]] back to rags. Martin's character invents a grip handle for glasses that becomes all the rage, amassing him a fortune. A fortune he loses when his company is sued after it's discovered the handle causes people to go permanently cross-eyed.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Zander Crews in the opening episodes of the second season of ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'' - he's gone from the head of a company with billions of dollars to living in a refrigerator box.
* ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'': when Homer visits his [[Long
** [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Mr. Burns]] in "The Old Man and the Lisa".
{{quote| '''Kent Brockman''': Excuse me, Mr. Burns, now that you're completely ruined, how do you feel?<br />
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