attitude of superiority theme

A character expresses the sentiment that they are better than others around them in some, more or less, general sense. Typically, this happens when a character believes themself to be of superior intellect, social class, or race.

Notes

The theme is not used about specific and limited attributes a character may feel, superior with respect to. For example, if a character rightly or wrongly thinks they are better at the game of pool than others, this may rather be called "pride in an ability", or perhaps "hubris".

101 total · 59 major · 41 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
ahp3x03	major	Charles Courtney had an unbridled arrogance regarding his own ability to outsmart criminals, and cold blooded murderers in particular.
columbo1971e1x01	major	Ken Franklin patronizing explained to Columbo how he should go about solving the murder mystery. He later spoke arrogantly about his luxurious lifestyle.
columbo1971e6x03	major	The villain of the story Oliver prided himself on his Mensa-level intelligence and spoke condescendingly to Lt. Columbo.
columbo1971e8x04	major	Lt. Columbo pointed out that Colonel Frank was too arrogant to be caught cleaning up mud from the floor: the slip-up that had put the lieutenant on the colonel's scent.
ds92x09	major	Gideon's ego-maniacal boastings annoyed people of and drove his many wives mad.
ds92x11	major	Julian's smugness about his space squash prowess infuriated Miles.
ds96x07	major	Sirella opposed Jadzia joining the House of Martok because she believed that bringing aliens into Klingon families would result in a loss of Klingon identity.
ds96x09	major	The genetically enhanced people thought they were smarter than everyone else, and looked down on other people. Miles was annoyed by Julian's smug genetically engineered sense of superiority.
ds96x22	major	Red Squad members perceived themselves superior to other Starfleet groups.
ent4x05	major	Malik was elitist about being genetically augmented.