There is a character that, like Narcisuss in the ancient Greek story, has an
excessive, lasting, and obsessive admiration their own self-image and/or other
attributes.
Notes:
"Pride" themes like "attitude of superiority" involve a character comparing
themselves to others. Such themes do not necessarily mean that narcissism is
implied. It is possible for a character, rightly or wrongly, to believe
themselves superior and take pride in that supposed fact, without them
obsessively and lastingly admiring themselves.
To judge whether we describe a character as "narcissistic" we inspect the
character's self-admiring behavior and gauge whether we think that they, like
Narcissus did, could have behaved the same way when alone.
If a character admires themselves habitually but in a way that is not
describable as "obsessive" then the theme "vanity" is applicable.
Examples:
Garth of Izar suffered from delusions of grandeur in tos3x16 "Whom Gods
Destroy".
Aliases:
narcissistic personality disorder, megalomania
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism
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