Distracted by My Own Sexy: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"Ohh, this is how it all ends. Pond flirting with herself. It's true love at last."''|'''The Doctor''' ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "[[Doctor Who/2011 Red Nose Day Special Space and Time/Recap|Time]]"}}

 

 

Ah... Where was I?

 

 

In literature, this is sometimes used as an [[As You Know]] to introduce how the character looks to the reader. They often stop to consider themselves and how attractive (or unattractive) they are. Expect any given [[Lemon]] to start this way.

While this can often occur in mundane situations, as with the mirror or reflective surface described above, this reaction may be caused by more fantastic reasons. A person having undergone some type of transformation may stop to admire their new looks, while [[Time Travel]] or cloning might give characters a chance to [[Screw Yourself|eye themselves up]].

 

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== Film ==

* In ''[[American Psycho]]'', ''during the porn film he's making with two prostitutes'', [[Villain Protagonist|Patrick Bateman]] manages to get distracted by his own sex appeal.

{{quote| '''Kevin''': My God, I'm hot. This tuxedo would look best on the floor! Heh heh. Seriously, though, I'd do me in a heartbeat. }}

 

* In one of [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''Black Widowers'' stories, the guest is a man whose specialty is job interviews. He keeps a variety of objects on his desk, and judges people's character by how they interact with those objects. The fashion-conscious Mario Gonzalo asks how ''he'' did on his interview, and the guest replies that he never reveals his secrets, but he will mention one thing: "There was a mirror in the room."

* [[Bishonen|Bishie]] werewolf [[Cross Dresser]] Markus from the ''[[Lonely Werewolf Girl]]'' series has gotten stuck in front of a mirror admiring himself a couple of times. Especially if there is a blouse, or a frock for him to try on at the same time.

* One of the minor characters in Frank Yerby's [[Pirate]] novel ''The Golden Hawk'' wore a thick, unkempt beard. When the protagonist, as part of disguising the whole crew, shaved him by force, he was shocked to discover, "I'm right pretty!" (the narration acknowledged that he ''was'', indeed, [[He Cleans Up Nicely|quite a handsome fellow under all that facial hair]]) and thereafter he was often seen checking himself out in a mirror.

 

** And Lady Cassandra, the self-proclaimed Last Human, does this ''twice'' (okay, almost-sort-of three times) in one episode- once after having hijacked Rose Tyler's body, once after stealing the Doctor's and once, in a weird example involving time travel, to her original body after having borrowed the dying body of her clone-bred body servant.

* In ''[[Power Rangers]]'', the [[Monster of the Week]] Octophantom had this weakness. To defeat him, they used a mirrored shield, causing him to stop his attack to admire himself. Earlier, a similarly-named monster named Octoplant was distracted by her reflection in a skyscraper, allowing the Rangers to kill her with the Power Sword.

{{quote| '''Cat''': Thanks, buddy. That was a bad one.}}

* ''[[Scrubs]]'' played it for laughs in an episode where narcissist Dr. Cox constantly falls in love (or at least pretends to) with his own mirror image.

* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', this sort of thing apparently happens to Marshall whenever he drinks a daquiri.

** In a variation, Lily thinks her stripper doppelganger is incredibly hot.

 

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== Mythology ==

== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==

* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'': Dragon magazine #50 had an artifact called Barlithian's Mirror. One day its owner woke up and found several monsters vainly admiring themselves in the Mirror.

* In ''[[Warhammer]]'', there is Sigwald the Magnificent, a champion of Slaanesh. He wears a magic armor of solid gold, and his retinue has mirrored shields so he can watch his reflection during the battle. (In game terms, he is subject to stupidity — as sometimes he will get distracted in the least appropriate moment.) Anyone who might try to use this distraction for attack will quickly discover that Sigwald, vain as he might be, is still a haughty [[Bishonen]] with a cool sword... which is bad news in most universes.

 

* [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka]], when engaging in a [[Mirror Match]] in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', utters this squicky little piece of gold:

{{quote| "Oooh! Who's ''that'' handsome devil!?"}}

* Wear the [[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater|Raikov]] mask in front of the actual Raikov and wait a little.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

** [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman|Genderbent]] Sarah also has one of these moments [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-01-09 here.]

{{quote| "NO! BAD Sarah! Stop thinking of yourself as a sex object!!"}}

{{quote| '''Layla:''' Are you and that mirror gonna need some alone time?}}

** Brooke when [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20110504.html she walked into boys' locker room] wearing Ace's old boy's uniform has [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20110509.html the same reaction].

* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', after Lucrezia has just [[Grand Theft Me|hijacked]] Agatha's body, her thoughts are briefly interrupted when she finds a mirror.

{{quote| '''Lucrezia:''' Oh, ''do'' forgive me. It's been so long since I... well, since I was really human, I suppose. Very nice... now- you were saying?}}

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* In the [[Whateley Universe]], Jobe has this problem more than once. After all, he is stuck in a body he designed to be his ideal girlfriend.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[Family Guy]]'' has the instance when Peter, entranced by his own physical improvements after being subjected to a considerable amount of surgeries, becomes obsessed with staring at his car's mirror... ignoring the fact he's driving straight to a cliff... [[Status Quo Is God|and into a vat of lard]].

 

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