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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Idle Rich]].

 

 

She might become somewhat of an [[Uncle Pennybags|Aunt Pennybags]] when grown up. Also, if the [[Spoiled Sweet]] character loses her money and position, she'll be a [[Fallen Princess]].

 

== Anime & Manga ==

** More specifically, one of the main things keeping her away from [[Insufferable Genius]] territory is that both she and her classmates are fully aware that she's a ''ten-year-old'' in high school, and thus more than a bit naive about "mature" things, like sex and sexuality. (See the infamous "Drunk Nyamo" scene for reference.) Not to mention the physical limitations of being a ten-year-old, especially when it comes to phys. ed.

** And the only time she really brings out any smugness is when Tomo is involved, because... it's ''[[Jerkass|Tomo]]''.

* Princess Amelia from ''[[Slayers]]'' is this to a certain extent, but it's made pretty clear that she wasn't spoiled, given that she [[Modest Royalty|actually enjoys adventuring]] and helping others. It also helps that she's a skilled sorceress, and her prince father is [[Badass Normal|an accomplished fighter himself.]] [[Averted Trope|On the other end of the scale]] is [[Guest Star Party Member]] Martina, a [[Princess in Rags]].

** A subversion is {{spoiler|Princess Gracia/Naga the Serpent, Amelia's older sister. While she shares Amelia's penchant for adventure and will help others, she's also [[Holier Than Thou|haughty]], [[Bottle Fairy|a drunkard,]] brands herself as superior due to her status (which most don't know about because of her given moniker), tries to garner fame without the effort (unless the situation is dire), and it's mentioned in the novel adaptations that she frequently asks for money from her and Amelia's father.}}

** She definitely lacks the [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]] part though: she manages to be at ease anywhere, and to know every (non-magic) thing that's going on.

** Also Li Meiling, once you go through her [[Spoiled Brat]] facade.

* [[The Ojou|Platinum Berlitz]] from ''[[Pokémon Special]]''. Daughter of Sinnoh's richest family, she initially insists on staying at high-class hotels and refuses to give her true name to those she considers commoners. However, she is genuinely interested in learning and trying out new things first hand, and eventually warms up to Diamond and Pearl.

* Nozomi from ''Chance Pop Session''.

* Momoko of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' lives in a mansion with her own mall, train station, and can have anything she wants, wherever it may be in the world, shipped to her right away. Yet she's the shyest girl in school and can be downright angelic when her other personality doesn't take over.

* Elizabeth of ''[[Black Butler]]''. She's used to getting what she wants but isn't a bad person for it.

** Yoko herself might count, as her family has a [[Big Fancy House]] in Okinawa and her dad's a famous professor.

* Although [[Archie Comics|Veronica Lodge]] is best known in popular culture as a [[Rich Bitch]], and many stories do indeed portray her this way, the Archie universe's [[Negative Continuity]] allows her to be portrayed quite often as entirely likeable: still materialistic and somewhat shallow, but a loving girlfriend to her "Archiekins" and a loyal best friend to Betty, despite neither of them being wealthy.

* [[Spider-Man|The Amazing Spider-Man's]] Gwendolyne "Gwen" Stacy started out this way. She came from an upper-class background, her father Captain George Stacy, perhaps the most respected citizen ever seen in the series, belonged to the same gentlemen's club as millionaires J. Jonah Jameson and Norman Osborn (whose son was Gwen's high school boyfriend), but that did not prevent her from becoming very close to Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, both of whom came from a lower social stratum. In her earliest appearances Gwen even sometimes displayed a [[Rich Bitch|nasty streak]] (she got into a quarrel with Aunt May, blaming her for "holding Peter back" through her protectiveness), later she gradually morphed into a fullblown [[Princess Classic|paragon of nice.]].

* The [[Marvel Adventures]] version of Janet van Dyne is the only incarnation to be this from the very start. As we eventually find out, her father owns a major system of laboratories and a tech company to rival Stark Industries, but she's more comfortable with playing video games with Spidey, helping orphans in Africa, and taking out space threats with the Avengers than going to high society parties, and even went masked for the first dozen or so issues because she thought being publicly known as a superhero (something her other-dimension counterparts have never had a problem with) would get in the way of her being able to actively do good.

* Sara from ''[[A Little Princess]]''. She is a bit clueless about people below her station at first, but she soon develops a very strong sense of compassion even before things all go to hell in a handbasket for her.

* Jennifer from ''[[Avalon High]]''. She initially comes across as the [[Alpha Bitch]] (a beautiful blonde cheerleader who is cheating on her boyfriend with his best friend) but is actually very nice. In the manga sequel she has pretty much become Ellie's best friend.

* Being a princess with little knowledge of ordinary life, Sisi, from ''[[Wind on Fire|Slaves of the Mastery]]'', is by all standards quite spoiled, but she also [[The Ingenue|has an incredibly sweet nature]] and is unwilling to hurt anyone. Then she [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a massive level in badass]].

* Ned Maddstone from The Stars' Tennis Balls by [[Stephen Fry]], [[Spear Counterpart]] male version, he's the head boy at Harrow School captain of the cricket team and dates a hot waitress... but is incredibly self-deprecating and kind hearted and without even thinking about it agrees to keep secret that one of the boys at the school is working class ... this sort of behaviour naturally makes other character's hate him for what they see as showing off (their actually just resentfully towards him for being a better person then them).

* Lara in Cheri Bennett's ''Life In The Fat Lane'' is best described as a failed attempt to create a [[Spoiled Sweet]] {{spoiler|(we're expected to believe that Lara is a [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] played straight, while a character who acts the same way towards Lara after ''she'' gets fat is treated as a [[Subverted Trope|subversion of same]]...but they both come off as ''[[Not So Different|equally]]'' condescending)}}. However, it's possible that she's [[Alternate Character Interpretation|intended to be]] an [[Unreliable Narrator]].

* In ''Artichoke's Heart'', we have Kay-Kay, despite being blond, thin, pretty and popular, is friendly with the main protagonist, who is subjected to much teasing from the [[Alpha Bitch]] of the school.

* Lady Sybil Ramkins, Vimes' wife from the Watch books of [[Discworld]]. Born to an extremely rich family, never lacked for anything, among the most highly connected families of Ankh-Morpork... but an extremely good-hearted, generous woman who opened a (mostly) charity hospital and runs a shelter for sick dragons. She's nice to ''everyone'' and still keeps up correspondence with her friends from school... which includes wives halfway across the continent in either direction.

* In the ''[[Chalet School]]'' books, there's [[Morality Pet|the Robin]]. While Joey does have a tendency to baby her even when she's older and less delicate, it doesn't have a bad effect on the Robin's personality at all - in fact, she grows into a kind, sensitive teenager with a strong sense of right and wrong, who acts as a [[Cool Big Sis]] to Daisy Venables. Princess Elisaveta is another example; she might be a princess, but she's not stuck up at all and makes plenty of friends.

* Lila Fowler in some of the [[Sweet Valley]] books. However with so many ghostwriters the characterisation does vary from book to book.

 

 

* Kaori, the [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|White Swan]], seems to be a highly pampered [[Rich Bitch]], but she has a good heart... espescially when it comes to [[The Hero]], Ryu.

** Another Sentai example: ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'' has Miu/Go-on Silver, initially set up as a wealthy, shallow drama queen but who rapidly shows herself to be kind and makes an effort to reach out to the Go-ongers rather than writing them off (unlike [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|her brother]], who takes a while to warm up to them).

* Cordelia on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' sort of grew into this once she stopped being such a [[Rich Bitch]], especially while dating Xander, although she still had the occasional bitchy moment. It wasn't until ''[[Angel]]'' that she stopped being an [[Alpha Bitch]] and got some serious [[Character Development]]. However, at that point she was no longer rich and had a very difficult life.

* Kurt from ''[[Glee]]'' is clearly spoiled by his dad (and [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] by default), but is incapable of actual cruelty and fiercely protective of his friends. [[My Friends and Zoidberg|And sometimes even Rachel.]]

* Kelly Gaines in ''[[Cheers]]''.

* The Governor's daughter, from ''[[Benson]]''

* The Tams in [[Firefly]] are something of a subversion. They are both likable despite their rich upbringing (though Simon is rather ponderous), but River and Simon both geniuses and quite competent at killing people and healing people respectively.

* From the Japanese drama version of [[A Little Princess]], the main character Seira of [[Shokojo Sera]] is this, being [[Nice to the Waiter]] and always kind and patient to anyone she meets, even those who are rude, cruel and love to [[Kick the Dog]].

** YMMV. Clearly, the writers ''intended'' Rory to be seen this way, but some viewers thought otherwise, especially after she had an affair with a married man.

* Serena van der Woodsen on ''[[Gossip Girl]]''.

* In ''Chinese Paladin 3'', Xuejian is partly this: a well-brought up young lady who adores her grandfather, is fiercely protective of her servants, loyal to her family...and is not above [[Spoiled Brat|throwing tandrums when annoyed.]] Longkui is another example, as she is very sweet and thoughtful of others (and also is a [[Everything's Better with Princesses|princess]]).

* Princess Mithian from ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. The show sets her up so that the audience expects her to be a [[Spoiled Brat]], but she ends up being quite lovely.

* London Tipton from [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]] used to be this<ref>eg. feeding the hungry during Christmas</ref> when she was a little girl before her [[Freudian Excuse|father's constant disappointments]] caused her to grow into a [[Spoiled Brat]].

 

 

== Theater ==

* Miss Dorothy in ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]''.

* [[Cyrano De Bergerac]]: Subverted by Roxane because she is the daughter of a minor noble and an [[Impoverished Patrician]] herself, but her sophistication and beauty compensates her poverty. Being [[The Ingenue]], she is spoiled by his suitors trying to make reality [[Daydream Believer|her absurd fantasies]] about being a [[Romance Novel]] heroine, but she’s a loyal friend of all the [[Cool Loser|Gascon cadets]] as is showed at Act IV.

* Sarina (and [[Mafia Princess|Midori]]) in ''[[Kira Kira (visual novel)|Kira Kira]]'', though the latter is far from shallow and the former has her problems, too.

* Both Eirika and Tana from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: [[Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones|The Sacred Stones]]'', princesses of their respective kingdoms, but also very dedicated [[Action Girl|Action Girls]] and extremely kind to their companions. L'Arachel is like this too, mixing it with [[Genki Girl]] and [[Large Ham]].

** That makes her ''husband'', Lord Pent, a male example. He could've had ''any'' rich and noble girl as his wife or mistress, but he chose the lady who said, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"I can't sing and dance and I'm not the most noble, sir, but if you need my help, count on my archery skills!"]]

** {{spoiler|Louise's youngest daughter}} Clarine from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: [[Fire Emblem Elibe|The Sword of Seals]]'' [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|doesn't come off this way in her first appearance]], but as you get her support with [[Shorttank|Dorothy]] and [[But Not Too Foreign|Rutger]], you can see that she places less interest in social class than you first thought. Mage General Cecilia and the Princesses Lilina and Guinevere play it more straight, though.

* [[Rebellious Princess|Silk]] [[Jade Empire|Fox]] has a sweet nature... it just takes some [[Defrosting Ice Queen|digging]] to find...

* ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Princess Peach. She's quite attractive, and judging by the fancy dresses she wears, the big castle she owns and the fact that she's a princess, she's probably stinking rich too. However, she's depicted as sweet, gentle and will do anything for her friends, and despite being so pretty and rich, she's in love with a chubby, short, not-so-good-looking plumber.

* Estelle from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'', who had never left the imperial city (and possibly not even the palace!) and had only read about the other parts of the world, yet when she goes out and sees sick and injured people, her first response to this? To use her Healing Artes on them.

** Natalia from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' goes this way too. She usually acts princessy around the party, but, after seeing the sick people in Akzeriuth, her first reaction is to help them with her Healing Artes. In fact, when Luke suggests that this "isn't their problem", she gives him the same look you'd give to someone who told you that fire is cold.

** Luke is something like this as well, in a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] way. Despite having only seven years of memories, and spending all those years sequestered away in his family's mansion with no knowledge of the outside world (including how to use money), he comes across as a jerk. And then you find out that, despite his favorite hobby being practicing swordsmanship with the master that he adored, he has a ridiculously high [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]] rating for a JRPG hero and will try and save anyone no matter the cost to himself, even if he's Tsundere about it until his [[Important Haircut]], after which he plays this trope mostly straight.

* Marle, aka [[Rebellious Princess|Princess Nadia]], of ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' has definite aspects of this. She's had a sheltered life and is used to getting her own way, but she's also very friendly and often surprisingly humble, deliberately downplaying her own rank while praising the abilities of her teammates.

** {{spoiler|Yurika Kirishima seems to be this, but is actually [[The Mole]] for her [[Smug Snake]] brother Kurow. Thanks to a [[Becoming the Mask]] process, she becomes the real deal and has a [[Heel Face Turn]].}}

* Nalia d'Arnise of ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' crosses this with [[Rebellious Princess]], and as such is listed as [[Chaotic Good]]. She is a bit clueless and is by far the least street-wise party member in the game despite her own proclamations of spending lots of time in the streets, but she ''is'' genuinely well-intentioned and does try to be nice and understanding to the poor.

** Considering that he {{spoiler|lives in a [[Gilded Cage|fancy palace]],}} is treated like a king, and is much more concerned with saving abused Pokemon from [[Humans Are Bastards|wicked humans]] than with his own interests, N very well qualifies.

* Flora Reinhold from the ''[[Professor Layton]]'' games. As the only child of an eccentric baron, she's the rightful heiress of [[Fiction 500]]. She {{spoiler|gives it up so that her [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] friends wouldn't be shut down, and spends her time traveling around solving puzzles with Layton, who adopts her.}} She's the series personification of sweetness, and beloved by the rest of the cast; even resident villain Don Paolo has a soft spot for her. She has a bit of a [[Tsundere]] streak if left behind, but the implication is that she's just afraid of being left alone, and it's not hard to soothe her when she does get upset.

* Amiti in ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'' is wealthy and very kind, but also [[The White Prince|rather]] [[The Ingenue|naiive]]. He grows out of his [[Black and White Morality]] and learns to be [[The Wise Prince]] as he'd hoped... and this actually makes him ''even more compassionate towards others'', since it causes him to learn about empathy and that [[Gray and Gray Morality|good people can do bad things for good causes]] ([[Good Is Not Nice|and that yanking his chain doesn't make them evil, either]]).

** Sveta also gets a tinge of [[Spoiled Sweet|Spoiled Sweetness]] due to being a kind and responsible {{spoiler|princess}}, but because of [[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized|Morgal's]] [[Ax Crazy|political]] [[Fantastic Racism|situation]], she lacks the naiivete from the start. She also doesn't advertise her status, in part because of said political situation and in part because she fears it will affect how people see her.

* The eponymous protagonist of the indie ''[[Vera Blanc]]'' games is strong-willed and snarky, but doesn't act like her wealth puts her above other people, and after surviving a deadly brain tumor, she dedicates herself to using her talents and resources to [[We Help the Helpless|help people with]] [[Occult Detective|unusual problems]].

* The ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' series has a couple: Lumina from Another Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon DS is rich and beautiful, and although she has her bitchy moments, she is ultimately a good, sweet person.

** Sabrina from Island of Happiness and Sunshine Islands is the daughter of the island's millionaire, but is beautiful, sweet and kind.

* Kloe from [[Legend of Heroes VI|Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky]].

* Rinoa Heartilly in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' has some elements of this trope. She's the daughter of a general from one of the two really prosperous and influential nations in the setting, and was clearly raised in privilege, leaving her with a naivete that sharply contrasts with [[Private Military Contractors|the other major characters']] more pragmatic outlooks, to the point her friends refer to her as a "princess." Nevertheless, she's very caring and highly motivated to help others: when the party meets her, she's acting as [[Rebel Leader|leader]] of a faction of [[La Résistance]] against her home country's military occupation and oppression of the city of Timber, and expresses considerable distress and indignation over the way Timber's residents are treated by the occupying soldiers.

* Mihara Shiki in ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]] Girl's Side'' is wealthy, gorgeous, and an incredibly talented and famous artist, and well aware of it, with an ego that can fill a whole room. For all that he has absolutely no modesty, however, he's rarely ever condescending towards others and is happy to shower affection on the heroine without reservation, moreso than any other potential boyfriend in the game.

== Webcomics ==

* Beatrice Whaley in ''[[The Dreamer]]''.

 

 

* Lo from ''[[Stoked]]'' is also one of these, having formed a fast friendship with Emma and even diving into the garbage to help her earn the chance to surf in the seniors' secret surf spot... at least in the first season.

* Clover, Alex, and Sam from ''[[Totally Spies]]'' are these, though to different degrees. Alex is probably the most straight-up example.

** Not just "from time to time." Since the pilot episode, it has been shown that Courtney is actually a very friendly, nice person, and can be pretty quick to include the "unpopular" girls in whatever she's doing at the time. Though she's a self-proclaimed "snob," she's actually very sweet.

* Pops from ''[[Regular Show]]''. While he doesn't really qualify for the "exceptionally attractive" part of the trope, he DOES come from an exceedingly wealthy family, and is incredibly sweet and kind to everybody. He also has a child-like fascination with everything, due to him living a sheltered youth. He's also the park manager, but never abuses his position of authority. He's a bit of a ditz, but he's an all-around nice, generous person.

* The female half of the title characters of ''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]''.

* Beebe Bluff from ''[[Doug]]''. Her friends had to explain to her what being "broke" meant.

** Also Stacy from the Fashion Club.

* It's shown that Sissi can be this in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' if given the chance (usually in dangerous, XANA-induced situations), and hopefully she'll stay that way in the end once {{spoiler|the main group makes her their friend.}}

* Amy Wong from ''[[Futurama]]''; her parents own half of Mars, but she's quite nice, in addition to being a [[The Ditz|ditzy]] [[Cute Clumsy Girl|klutz]] who always dresses like it's laundry day.

* Most of the female cast of ''[[Beverly Hills Teens]]''... except for Bianca Dupree, she's just plain [[Alpha Bitch|spoiled]]!

* Kimiko from ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''. Then again, she has got to be super sweet not to have killed Raimundo, or Omi for that matter.

* Male example: Eddie from ''[[Class of 3000]]''.

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