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* The Toyota Highlander commercials featuring the little blonde kid. He talks about how his parents used to be lame before they got the "cool" Highlander. The way he brags about it and the way he looks down on the kid whose parents drive an older car really give off the Spoiled Brat vibe.

 

* At first it appears that Chiko, the main character of ''[[The Daughter of Twenty Faces]]'', plays this type straight to form. Then we find out {{spoiler|she has [[Perfect Poison|a good reason]] to put up the act that she does.}} After this the trope is subverted as she practically tries too hard to contribute and be nice to her new "family".

* Papirurio from ''[[Gash Bell]]''. His partner Lupa gives him what he wants because he's the [[Replacement Goldfish]] for her dead son.

* In ''[[Spirited Away]]'', [[My Beloved Smother|Yubaba thoroughly indulges and overprotects]] her baby, who is self-centered and cowardly. {{spoiler|When he is transformed into a mouse and his mother does not recognize him, he goes with Chihiro, becoming her friend, and on their return, shows his mother that he can stand on his own and demands that she be nice to Chihiro.}}

* It is pretty much this trope that drove Keima from ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'' into the kind of...obsessive gamer he is. He has 6 LCD TVs, 6+ home videogame consoles, 10+ portable [[PlayStation Portable|PFPs]], and a collection of [[Dating Sim|gal games]]... in his own ''personal game library''. And where does this all come from? Well, the "[[All Take and No Give|M funds]]".

 

* Of course, [[Viz]] magazine's eponymous ''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Spoilt Bastard]]'' Timmy Timpson. In every strip he bullies and emotionally abuses his rather weak-willed mother, [[Never My Fault|blaming her for whatever problem he's caused]] (and what's more she always believes it's truly her fault) and leading her to spend money she doesn't have to cater to her son's every whim. In one old strip he pretended to be sick to get out of school and kept implying that it was his mother's fault. The doctor then tells Timmy's mother that ''There's nothing wrong with your son that a good smack on the bottom wouldn't cure!''. In the annual he runs away from home because his mother put two sugars on his Weetabix when "She knows!" that he only has one and three quarter sugars.

* Like the picture above, [[Archie Comics|Veronica]] wants to get a job like all her friends have, but she's just not motivated enough to actually apply for one. In one comic chapter, everyone is busy with their summer jobs... except Veronica. She has no siblings (that we see, anyway), and her parents are busy running the family corporate empire, so she's pretty much alone and already bored with the empty days of summer vacation. She wished she had something to do, even a job, because this boredom is driving her crazy. Archie eventually comes by and visits, telling her about this one position open at the jewelry shop in the nearby mall. He says this position would be perfect for her, since she wears so much of it. Veronica looks like she's going to accept... then decides not to, because she's so wealthy she doesn't need to work. Apparently, having loads of money means one can never get an actual job, even if it's just to pass the time.

 

* Princess Vespa in ''[[Spaceballs]]''. Her car's license plate even reads "Spoiled Rotten". Case in point: "My industrial strength hairdryer. AND I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT!"

* Child star Darla Dimple in ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'' is this to insane levels, demanding that she be given everything she wants and be focused on 100% of the time. How she got this way is never addressed, since she [[Parental Abandonment|doesn't seem to have parents]].

* Eric Bates in ''[[The Toy]]''.

* Missy Wiener from ''[[Welcome to The Dollhouse]]''. She acts innocent and sweet, but in reality she's a [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bitch]] who has mommy and daddy wrapped around her finger. Her favorite pastime is baiting Dawn into getting into trouble.

* There was Arthur Hoggart's granddaughter in ''[[Babe]]'', who upon seeing the beautifully made doll house that her grandfather had spent so much time making began crying, screaming that it wasn't the one she had seen on television.

* The meaning behind the title of ''[[The House of Yes]]''. The character of Jackie was so spoiled that the word "no" was simply never spoken in their household.

* ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' - Francis!

 

* Veruca Salt of ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', along with the two movies based on it. In the book and the first movie, it's explicitly mentioned she's [[Pretty in Mink|wearing a mink coat]]. It's not [[Fur and Loathing]] here; it's that mink coats were almost never made for girls at the time (mostly rabbit), no matter how wealthy the family.

** The stereotypical "pony" line is spoofed in the 2005 movie:

* Camille in ''[[Therese Raquin]]'' was cosseted so much as a child, that he's completely intolerable to everyone but his mother. She of course thinks he's the best son ever.

 

* London Tipton from ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]''.

* Dakota Condor from ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]''. Even worse, she will fire anyone on a whim if she doesn't get what she wants from the person.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' gave us another male example in the Sontaran two-parter "The Sontaran Strategem"/"The Poison Sky". Said kid was actually a teenager, but due to wealth and extreme intelligence had been getting everything he wanted his entire life. The Doctor notes that people haven't said "no" to him in a ''very'' long time.

 

 

* Some versions of [[Classical Mythology|Artemis]] have her as the spoiled brat of which all others are shadows. Namely when she asks Zeus for presents, he one ups each request!

** On the other hand, Artemis is definitely an [[Action Girl]]. That uber-special silver bow that Zeus had custom-made for her? She uses ''one arrow to '''kill a city of criminals'''.''

* Ishtar of Babylonian myth. Utterly shallow [[Psychopathic Manchild]] who routinely threatens to ''[[The End of the World as We Know It|destroy the world]] via [[Zombie Apocalypse]]'' whenever someone says 'no'.

 

* In ''The Insect Play'', the ichneumon larva doesn't like the several freshly killed crickets her Daddy brings her every day.

 

* Prince Laharl from ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]''. He initially refused to pay his vassals because "That's my allowance! Nobody's touching it!" Even after [[The Lancer|Etna]] goads him into paying, he opts to steal the funds instead. He eventually does shape up a little, mostly because [[The Lancer]] made it clear that she was perfectly willing to off him and take his place if he didn't.

** Rozalin from ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]'' fits this as well, except she's a lot nicer than Laharl. Still quite a brat, but nicer.

* It's a major flaw in [[Tales of the Abyss|Luke]]'s character until {{spoiler|he becomes [[The Atoner]]}}. It was so bad that all the other characters were surprised when they each first heard him say "Thank You."

 

* Isheil (Breshen's daughter) in [[Juathuur]]. She drinks a small dose of poison because her father won't come to her birthday. {{spoiler|And dies in agony.}}

* Gavin Gothicus in ''[[Wizard School]]'' spends his time listing things his father [http://www.meetmyminion.com/?p=1405 owns or bought for him.]

* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209160907/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1833 Percy accuses Pooch of spoiling his ball, unlike the tough love he gives his own ball of yarn.]

 

* Ami, from ''[[Sailor Nothing]]''. This bit of characterization doesn't get added until later chapters, just in time to receive a horrific comeuppance for a minor slight.

 

* Angelica Pickles of ''[[Rugrats]]''.

* [[Peppa Pig]] and all children in that show. They cry, don't want to share their things etc.