Basic Trope: Corrupt nobility abuse their powers for their own selfish ends and entertainment. * Straight: King Goodland has a royal court, but several members are prideful, snobbish nobles-by-blood-only who secretly abuse their power... at least, until they get rooted out and exposed by the heroes. * Exaggerated: Every noble in The Empire is a selfish, power-abusing Jerkass save for the odd Rebellious Princess or Defector From Decadence. * Justified: The House that currently holds court has been in power for centuries and has created an aristocracy and court that are by and large isolated from the lower classes, and have been brought up to hold them in contempt. * Inverted: * The nobles are genuinely noble people who put the good of all first. * Everyone is straight