They have been called everything from confident to arrogant and cocky. They are the characters that never fail to let it be known that they are the most important figures on the screen, at least in their heads. From know-it-all medical professionals to foul-mouthed grade school kids, these are the characters with the biggest egos.
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Eric Cartman, ‘South Park’
Comedy Central
At some point, Eric’s ego turned him into a pint-size psychopath.
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Han Solo, ‘Star Wars’
Twentieth Century Fox
Someone told him they loved him, and his response was, “I know.”
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Frasier Crane, ‘Frasier’
NBC
Frasier Crane spent over a decade trying to find the perfect woman and, along the way, never quite understood he was the issue.
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Georgette, ‘Oliver & Company’
Walt Disney Pictures
As Wendy Williams once said of another, but that can be utilized for this Upper West Side poodle, "She's an icon, she's a legend, she is the moment."
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Zapp Brannigan, ‘Futurama’
Fox Broadcasting Company
It’s a shame men like that just don’t disappear, even in the year 3000.
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Danny Zuko, ‘Grease’
Paramount Pictures
Danny Zuko was 45 in high school acting like he was at the top of the food pyramid.
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Will Smith, ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
NBC
It’s hard not to be uber-confident when your cousin is over there doing that corny dance all of the time.
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Angelica Pickles, ‘Rugrats’
Nickelodeon
Never has there been a more confident toddler.
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Iron Man, ‘Iron Man’
Paramount Pictures/Marvel Entertainment
A billionaire with unresolved family trauma who should’ve gone to therapy but instead spent his time becoming a superhero.
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Mike Seaver, ‘Growing Pains’
Warner Bros. Television
Back in the ‘80s, there wasn’t a term for it yet, but Mike Seaver is what some today would call extra.
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Regina George, ‘Mean Girls’
Paramount Pictures
What’s always been questionable about Regina George is how she was running that school as a junior. She wasn’t even a senior yet and walked around with that queen-bee energy.
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Gaston, ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Walt Disney Pictures
This man did a whole song and dance on why Belle should want him and why he was the best male specimen.
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Cal Hockley, ‘Titanic’
Paramount Pictures/Twentieth Century Fox
Questioning Picasso’s talent, not treating a woman like Rose with respect, and grabbing a random child to ensure his place in a lifeboat. Cal had a big ego but was also just garbage.
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Dolores Umbridge, ‘Harry Potter’
Warner Bros.
An evil ego draped in pink.
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Hercules, ‘Hercules’
Walt Disney Pictures
Hercules wasn’t that off-putting about himself. He just had a bit of a complex, which is understandable coming from literal gods.
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Dr. Gregory House, ‘House M.D.’
Fox Broadcasting Company
Let’s be real: anyone with that level of intelligence to solve medical mysteries like House would likely also have a large ego.
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Quinn Morgendorfer, ‘Daria’
MTV
Quinn would be the most unbearable influencer if Daria aired in the 21st century.
Columbia Pictures/Relativity Media
The ego of a tech bro is unmatched.
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Peter Griffin, ‘Family Guy’
20th Television Animation
Peter Griffin’s ego comes with the fact that there are never any real consequences for his actions.
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Karen Walker, ‘Will & Grace’
NBC
Think everyone can agree that Karen Walker was the reason to watch the NBC sitcom.
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Homelander, ‘The Boys’
Amazon Prime Video
Did Vought create Homelander’s ego, or was it the adoration of fans that drove him to be the way he is?
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Dennis Reynolds, ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
FXX
Anyone who calls themselves a “golden god” is making this list. That’s a fact.
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Lucille Bluth, ‘Arrested Development’
Fox Broadcasting Company
Lucille Bluth would bad-mouth her kids and then sip from a “World’s Best Mom” mug. That’s just how she rolled.
Kendra Beltran went to college with no game plan and found herself falling back on her love of writing soon after graduating all the way back in 2009. Since then, she's written for MTV Geek, Cosplay Central, Collider, Apartment Therapy, and many other sites that allowed her to showcase her love of all things pop culture. When she isn't writing, Kendra is either hosting her show, Crushgasm, baking all the cookies, or spoiling her fur baby, Mason.