The Fighting Narcissist: Difference between revisions

 

Related to [[Beauty Is Bad]]. Contrast [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]], who, while also condescending of others and a powerful fighter, is not obsessed with his looks nor inherently evil and [[Gorgeous George]], whose obsessions lead to [[Ambiguously Gay|ambiguity]] more than arrogance and is friendly with the females to heighten the ambiguity. Spiritual brother to the [[Smug Super]]. Often a successful blow to the face will be a [[Berserk Button]]. The Fighting Narcissist also parallels the [[Combat Sadomasochist]] in terms of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]: where the Narcissist has Vanity/[[Pride]] as a staple, the Sadomasochist is into Lust.

 

== Anime & Manga ==

** There's also the homunculus Greed, who rarely uses his very powerful full-body armored form, because it makes his face ugly.

* Cobraja from ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure (Anime)|Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]''. The man even uses autographed photos of himself as weapons!

* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''--

** Asuka might qualify. The mere thought of no longer being the best pilot decreases her performance to the point where she can't fight anymore, which in turn makes her undergo a complete mental breakdown and become suicidally depressed. Then comes ''End of Evangelion'' where she returns for one final fight but this time, she's [[The Berserker|extremely pissed]], tearing her foes apart with bare hands and screaming at full volume the whole time. Hey, what happened to "a fight should be clean and elegant, without waste"?

* Suzuki/Suzuka from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', who kills anyone who refuses to add Beautiful to his name.

* Hiromi Kisiragi of ''[[Eyeshield 21 (Manga)|Eyeshield 21]]'' is a cornerback who believes that only strength is beautiful; this factors into his exceptionally brutal play style. He's still far more sympathetic than most the examples of this trope, not least because his narcissism is rooted in his own self-loathing and past as a bully magnet; he's now out to prove to everyone that he's not a pushover anymore. And oh yeah, that he's pretty. He's more of a wannabe-Fighting Narcissist than a full on example.

* ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'' has Dark Kingdom General Zoisite, although he prefers to fight dirty, employing trickery and deceit.

 

* Ash Crimson, from ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]]''. {{spoiler|Subverted, it's a facade}}

* Whether or not [[Super Mario Bros|Bowser]] is to be considered beautiful, he considers himself the epitome of physique and manliness. Hilarious self-worship moments abound in ''[[Mario and Luigi Bowsers Inside Story (Video Game)|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''.

* From ''[[Mega Man Zero (Video Game)|Mega Man Zero]]'' series we have Pegasolta Eclair. When you fight him he introduce himself as "Dr. Weil has a plan as beautiful as myself," and his death quote is "Wah! How could this happen to me!? But...my death, it's so beautiful!"

* ''[[Street Fighter]]'''s Vega/Balrog/Claw '''is''' the best example of this kind of character. Rich, sexy and evil beyond belief, he leads a double life of a nobleman by day and an assassin by night. Not to mention he joined Shadaloo because he just ''really loves'' killing people. He has a disturbing fixation on both Chun-Li and Cammy, considering Chun-Li the perfect rival in beauty and technique, and because Cammy was [[Cloning Blues|made beautiful]] by Bison himself. The only reason he returns in ''IV'' is because he's looking for {{spoiler|the data on how to create spare bodies (AKA Seths) for Bison, which would theoretically allow him to [[Immortality|live forever]]}}.

{{quote| '''Zelos:''' I'm just too pretty! Seriously!}}

* Lee Chaolan, from ''[[Tekken]]''...somewhat. While he ''does'' prize elegance in battle greatly, defeating him is much more likely to make him determined to improve himself and/or his tactics than to make him declare a vendetta against you specifically. In other words, while he tends to ''assume'' that he's at the zenith, he's still capable of accepting that he hasn't achieved it yet, and is more likely to blame himself than you. Think of it as trying to deserve his own narcissism.<br /><br />On one hand, he fits this trope in a lot of aspects: he was [[The Dragon]] to Heihachi, and later, to Kazuya, while having no loyalty towards them (and probably having plans to [[The Starscream|take them down eventually]]); one of his post-match animations in 5 is he saying ''“You need to fight with more class”''; his fighting style is faster and more acrobatic; and his motivations are ultimately the pursue of more power, and trying to get revenge on Kazuya and Heihachi for the humiliation he’s gone through by their hands. On the other hand, he takes defeat by Lars pretty well, makes an alliance with him that goes past his immediate goals {{spoiler|(he admits owing a lot to Lars and repairs Alisa after the events in Scenario Campaign)}}, appears to treat women fairly, and, among the characters directly related to the Mishima Family {{spoiler|(Lars notwithstanding)}}, he is the most moral one (though that’s not to say he is a [[A Lighter Shade of Grey|nice person]]). Maybe he’s a [[Subversion]]?

{{quote| '''Ghirahim:''' ''Lovely, aren't they? You'll find the supple skin of my arms tougher than any armor. Doesn't their shape just leave you...breathless? Behold! Such beauty! Such a pure form! Such an exquisite physique! Such stunning features! Yes, I've pretty much got it all. Though there is one teensy, tiny thing I lack...Namely, mercy.''}}

* ''[[Dawn of War (Video Game)|Dawn of War]]''