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[[The Ditz]] with a trust fund. The [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] is either an [[Blue Blood|aristocrat]] or a relative of someone in the upper echelons of society, and is automatically provided with [[Infinite Supplies|all of his living expenses]]. In other words, he was a [[Spoiled Brat]] as a child, and now he has no reason to contribute to society, which is just as well, since he doesn't have the skills to contribute anyway. More often than not, he leads a hedonistic lifestyle that embarrasses his family. Highly prone to [[Conspicuous Consumption]].
 
Usually used as a foil for [[The Jeeves]] or some other more intelligent character. The male [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] is often a prime target for [[Gold Digger|Gold Diggers]].
 
A popular recent subtype, and the female counterpart to the usually male [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]], is the ''Airhead Heiress'' - a young, brainless, fashion slave party girl heiress. [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Any resemblance to Paris Hilton in recent works is purely coincidental]].
 
Of course, sometimes they're [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], and they may even be up to [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job|something far more interesting after hours]]. See also [[The White Prince]] for a royal version.
 
Interestingly there is a heroic variation called [[Stiff Upper Lip]] in which a character acts like an [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] in stressful situations to display composure and provide a sort of [[Badass Boast]]. The difference is that an [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] is annoying though sometimes forgivable in a character you otherwise like, whereas a [[Stiff Upper Lip]] has the potential to make a CMOA. The same character can be both, of course.
 
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Idle Rich]].
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* In [[One Piece]], most of the nobles and every member of the World Nobles.
* The princes Meleagros and Atalantes in [[Heroic Age]] are [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit|Upper Class Twits]] who would have wiped out the entire human armada with their horrendously tenuous grasp of military tactics if it wasn't for the influence of the more intelligent and experienced Nilval Nephew. They almost certainly would never have been allowed anywhere near the bridge of a starship if it wasn't for their royal birth.
* Tamaki in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. He has a truly absurd amount of money, [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense|is a bit... sheltered]], and also happens to be [[Idiot Hero|kind of an idiot]]. Unlike others, he has mostly good intentions.
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', some, if not most, of Britannia's royal family. For half of her screen time in the first season, Euphemia is pretty ditzy, [[Rebellious Princess|but turns that around.]] {{spoiler|And then she dies ''horribly''.}}
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* This appears to be the default state of being for all [[Hobbits]] above a certain wealth bracket in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', with rare exceptions (e.g., Bilbo and Frodo).
* Pavel Young, de facto [[Arch Enemy]] of one [[Honor Harrington]] for about four books, is an example of what happens when you combine this trope with [[Complete Monster]]. His pathological vindictiveness, cowardice, and utter inability to know when to cut his losses insured he was not around for book five.
** Captain Michael Oversteegan, of the same series, is a subversion. He is deliberately given just about ''every'' possible trait of an [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] from his culture (many of them affected, some still genuine) except for actually ''being'' a twit. He's as competent as he is irritating.
* Mr. Toad of ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' spends most of his time wasting his esteemed fathers' wealth throwing himself at any and all [[Fleeting Passionate Hobbies]] that come along.
* Dorothy Sayers' [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] pretends to be one of these when necessary, as a form of [[Obfuscating Stupidity]].
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'''Graham Chapman:''' Oh, I suppose ''mater'' told you that while you were out ''ridin'''! }}
* The various incarnations of Percy and George in the ''[[Blackadder]]'' series. (The latter played by the same actor as Bertie Wooster; Hugh Laurie tended to play characters of this type quite a lot when he was younger, which tends to shock American audiences who only know him in his ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' incarnation.)
** While those who were more used to his [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] roles from before ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' often took quite a while to stop expecting House to goggle mindlessly or burst into [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] Speak ("I say, Jeeves, this fellow's looking jolly green about the gills, what?").
** In the first (medieval) series, Blackadder himself (the [[Rowan Atkinson]] character) was an Upper Class Twit, and his servant Baldrick <ref>better known as the [[Bumbling Sidekick]] he becomes</ref> was a [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]].
** He played a [[Crosscast Role|female one]] in an ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]'' sketch, opposite [[Stephen Fry]] as the Duke of Northampton. And the [[Black Comedy|very dark]] "Jack and Neddy/Teddy" sketches from the show, in which Fry manipulates him into acts like planting a bomb in a restaurant, have been described as what ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'' would have been like if Jeeves used his powers for evil.
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** [[Suikoden IV|Snowe Vingerhut]] actually ''wants'' to contribute by joining the Gaian Marine Knights. Sadly, he's made captain by virtue of daddy's money and nothing else, and [[Minor Injury Overreaction|doesn't deal well]] [[Never Live It Down|with his first major crisis]]...
*** Have we FORGOTTEN about Schtolteheim Reinbach III!? Like Snowe, he wants to help people. However, he at first simply asks daddy for help. However, he quickly realizes his father to be useless and leaves him, joining you in your quest. While a bit foppish and narcissistic, he is a truly good character and will fight with you, being skilled in sword fighting and magic.
** And ''[[Suikoden V]]'' gives us Euram Barows, a textbook [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] who's become the heir after his older brother was tragically assassinated. {{spoiler|No, he wasn't actually involved. And to be fair, he can get better...}}
*** Technically he wasn't always like that. When his brother died he began acting like that to try and cheer up his mother.
* Nobles in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' are mostly useless in gameplay, and make often difficult or impossible demands. [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Unfortunate_accident Finding ways to kill them off] solves many problems.
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* Milo Taylor of ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]''. Dear god, Milo. Let's just say that to call him [[The Ditz]] would be an understatement
* In the story "Heart of the Lion" from ''[[The Wulf Archives]]'', an [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] by the name of Lord Heatham leads a White Empire campaign into the Veldt Lands [[Home by Christmas|expecting a "quick campaign" against the Sholanti]]. The expedition fails miserably, due in large part to Heatham's poor tactics and his arrogant underestimation of the people he wanted to conquer and enslave, and he and those of the company who actually make it to the battlefield are slaughtered to a man, with the protagonist being the only survivor.
 
== Western Animation ==
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