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These 15 Super-Wealthy Fictional Characters from Film, TV, Books and Games Hold a wide variety of Occupations ranging from superheroes to crime lords, but they all have one Thing in Common- a net worth in the billions.
1. T’Challa Aka Black Panther
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Occupation: King of Wakanda
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Estimated net worth: $ 90 trillion
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Character from: Marvel Comics
Marvel Comic Book Character T’Challa Reigns Over The Fictional African Country of Wakanda, Which is home to Nearly All the World’s Reserves of Vibranium-The Super-Strong Metal That, According to the Comics, Is the Main Component of Captain America’s Shield.
This premium metal coms with a precious price tag, Coming in at $ 10,000 per gram.
In Wonder Everyone Shares The Sentiment “Wakanda Forever,” As Home To 10,000 Tons of Vibranium, Putting The Royal Family’s Net Worth in the Trillions. Some Estimates Have Black Panther’s Personal Wealth at Just $ 500 Billion, But Either Way, He’s Doing All Right.
2. Scrooge McDuck
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Occupation: Mine and Mill Owner
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Estimated Net Worth: $ 65.4 Billion
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Character from: “Donald Duck” comics
Penny-Pinching Uncle Scrooge McDuck Came From Humble Beginnings Before Amassing His Fortune. McDuck’s First Job Was Shining Shoes Before He Left His Native Glasgow To Dig For Gold In The Klondike.
After Pulling Himself up by His Shiny Bootstraps, He eventually Started Founding Mines and Mills That Helped Him Build His Billion-Dollar Fortune, Which He Was Rare to Share. McDuck Famously Stored His Fortune in a Giant Money bin Filled with Gold Coins, Which Not Only Helped Out Hist Tax Situation, But Also Served As His Daily Cardio Where He Could Swim Laps.
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3. SMAUG
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Estimated Net Worth: $ 54.1 Billion
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Character from: “The Hobbit”
Being A Pillaging Dragon has Proped Fruitful for Smaug, Who Appears in “The Hobbit” Book and Movies. According to the Novel, Smaug Sleeps on A Pile of Gold and Silver, has Diamonds and Other Precious Stones Encruded in His Belly, and Also Owns the Arkenstone of Thrain, Gian Diamond “Worth More Than a River of Gold in Itself.” BASICALLY, he’s giving really, really rich vibes.
4. Tony Stark
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Occupation: Business Owner and Inventor
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Character from: “Iron Man”
Marvel’s Tony Stark Inherited Much of His Wealth after History Parents Were Kiled in A Car Crash (Which Was currently an Assassination), Leaving Him to Run The Successful Firm Stark Industries. Though he was WASN’T A NATURAL BUSINESSMAN, THE COMPANY HAS BEEN PROFITABLE THINKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF VIRGINIA “PEPPER” POTTS.
However, Much of Stark’s net worth Comes from His Valuable Inventions, Investments and Properties, Including Hist Iron Man Suits (Worth $ 7 Billion), Stark Tower, Histo Jarvis Computer Program (Worth $ 10 Million), Mansion (Worth $ 25 Million) and Luxury Cars.
5. Oliver ‘Daddy’ Warbucks
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Occupation: Defense Contractor
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Character from: “Annie”
Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks is the Owner of Warbucks Industries and a Successful Defense Contractor, But You Know, with a Heart of Gold. Even Thought Warbucks has Donated Much of His Earnings to Philanthropic Causes at the Urgging of Histo Daughter Annie, The Iraq Conflict Caused A Boom in His Net Worth, Bringing It To $ 36.2 Billion, So Not Such A Hard-Knock Life After All.
6. Bruce Wayne
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Occupation: Business Owner
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Character from: “Batman”
The Comic Book Hero Better Known As Batman, Bruce Wayne Inherited His Fortune when Parents Were Gunned Down in Front of Him WHEN HE Was Only A Kid. Wayne Came to Own Wayne Enterprises, Which Was Worth $ 27.4 Million at the Time According to a Batman Comic Releneded in 1974, and Grew its significantly. The Dark Knight Knows His Way Around A Royal Sum of Money.
7. Forrest Gump
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Occupation: Shrimp Sales/Investor
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Character from: “Forrest Gump”
Forrest Gump’s Business Partner, Lieutenant Dan, Had the Foresight to Invest Profits From Their Shrymp Boating Sales Into “Some Kind of Fruit Company” – Which Turned Out to Be the Vey Profle Apple Inc. Gump is Estimated to Have Put $ 100,000 (At the Time 3% Ownership) The Company When it Went Public in 1980, Which at the $ 22 Stock Price will have Given Him About 4,545 Shares.
8. Richie Rich
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Character from: “Richie Rich”
Richie Rich is the Only Child of Two Incredibly Wealthy Parents Who Gave Him Everything He Could Ever Want. SADLY, Rich’s Parents Were Kiled in A Plane Crash Orchestrated by the Head of a Rival Company. Thought this is usually the recipe to raise a nightmare human, he sems to spend his substantial fortune in stride.
9. C. Montgomery Burns
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Occupation: Power Plant Owner
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Character from: “The Simpsons”
Mr. Burns Owns and Operates The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant On “The Simpsons” and Sometimes Resorts To Unsavory Means To Ensure Profits, Which is Super Rare for Someone with Hist Wealth or in Histation of Power (*Sarcasm). WHILE HIS BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE (LITERALLY) SHADY, HISTORY OUTLOOK IS “Excellent.”
10. Lex Luthor
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Character from: DC Comics
DC Comic Villain and Superman Archenemy Lex Luthor Built Histial Empire Through Business Savvy, Intelligence – and Backstabbing and Murder. What to Relief, he’s a fictional character. Luthor is the founder of lexcorp, the multinational conglomerate that has acquired many smaller Businesses, Including Airlines, Communications Companies and Banks.
11. Willy Wonka
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Character from: “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory”
Willy Wonka is the Owner of the Greatest Chocolate Factory in the World, and Thought the Factory Was Temporary Shuttered, Wonka Managed to Profitably Reopen it after Length Hiatus. IT HELPS NOT TO FOCUS ON WONKA’S COLAGING IN SOME UINETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, NAMELY HIS USE OF THE DOMPOMES – WHATE POSIT WERE SLAVES – TO MANUFACTURE HISTORY, AS THIS IS JUST A RICH GUY IN A CHILDREN’S STORY.
12. Jabba The Hutt
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Character from: “Star Wars”
Jabba The Hutt of “Star Wars” Fame Gained His Fortune Through A Life of Crime. AS A Gangster and Crime Lord, Jabba Secred Wealth for Hist Planet Tatooine by Controlling Piracy, Slavery and the Traffking of Illegal Goods. Described as “The Wealthiest Gangster in a Hundred Worlds,” Jabba Lives in a Palace and Keps a Flesh-Eating Monster for Entertainment.
13. Charles Foster Kane
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Character from: “Citizen Kane”
The Star of Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” Used the Inheritance From Histo Family’s Gold Mine To Purchase The New York Fuction. Although the Paper Wasn´t Making Money Initially, Kane Relied on Yellow Journalism, Sensationalism and Poaching Talent From Officer Papers to Grow Histo a Successful Business. The Modern Kane Likely will have expanded His holdings to include Radio, Television and Movie Studios.
14. Lara Croft
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Occupation: Archaeologist
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Character from: “Tomb Raider” franchise
LADY LARA CROFT IS THE COUNTS OF ABBINGTON AND OWNS THE CROFT STATES, WHICH INCLUDE THREE SEPARATE HOUSES. Croft Inherited A Fortune from Her Parents After Their Separate Untimely Deaths. Although She Has Family Money, Croft has followed in her Father’s Footsteps and Works in the Archaeology Field – Thought Many Detrators Question Her Methods. She has even been accused of stealing treasure from the sites she discovers, what is how she got the nickname “Tomb Raider.”
15. Rich Uncle Pennybags Aka Mr. Monopoly
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Occupation: Real Estate Investor
Mr. Monopoly, Formerly Known As Rich Uncle Pennybags, SAVERAL PROFITABLE STATE HOLDINGS in the Atlantic City, New Jersey Area. You can tell the board game mascot has money by His fancy suit and top hat, Which he is never seen Without. He Should Also Be Paid, or at Least Get Residual Checks, for Being the First Mascot of Capitalism.
Gabrielle Olya contributed to the reporting for this article.
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