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'''Insane''' -- Bob's completely lost his mind, but how can we make that plain to the audience? Simple-- Have him mention [[Hallucinations|hearing voices in his head]], or depict him [[Talking to Themself|conversing with them]]. Closely related to [[Split Personality]]. If Bob is a [[Telepathy|telepath]] suffering from [[Power Incontinence]], the voices may actually be the cause of his madness, rather than a symptom.

 

 

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'''Good''' -- The voices come from a higher power, often [[God]] or angels. Rather than compel Bob to go on a killing spree, they'll offer him guidance, and likely encourage [[Actual Pacifist|pacifism.]] Or cause him to become a [[Knight Templar]]...

 

 

Interestingly, Bob may not actually ''be'' hearing voices-- a common variation is for Alice to make him ''think'' he is, using a hidden radio transmitter or the like. If that's the case, see [[Gaslighting]]. Subtrope of [[Terrible Ticking]], though they're usually implemented differently.

** In the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, the player gets whispers saying things like "Death is close," "Your friends will abandon you," and "Your heart will explode." These are sent by C'thun, the [[Final Boss]].

** In the Death Knight starting area of Acherus: The Ebon Hold, the Lich King will randomly whisper suggestions to the player.

** High General Brigitte Abbendis, leader of the Scarlet Crusade {{spoiler|after Grand Crusader Saiden Dathrohan is found to be corrupted}}, and later leader of the Scarlet Onslaught {{spoiler|until her death at the hands of the player}} believes that she is receiving the good kind of whispers when she hears voices telling her to go to Northrend. She was not.<br /><br />It's never made clear the sources of the voices. One theory is that she was receiving the whispers of insanity because of her extreme zealotry, but more likely is that she received the evil kind of whispers from {{spoiler|Mal'ganis, who would later appear disguised as Grand Admiral Barean Westwind}}. Whatever the case, it is certain that the whispers did not originate from the Lich King, as he is surprised at her choice to attack Northrend.

* In ''[[War Craft|Warcraft III]]'', the Lich King whispers to Arthas through [[Artifact of Doom|Frostmourne]]. More of an Evil instance, though.

 

* Il Palazzo hears voices in the both the ''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]'' manga and [[Excel Saga (Anime)|anime]], though they affect him differently depending on the continuity.

** In the manga the voices tell him ''something'' that somehow makes him competent and far more effective in taking over Fukuoka City.

* In ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]: [[The Movie]]'', Sakuya enters an antique shop and immediately hears a woman's voice calling her towards a particular book. The voice, belonging to the movie's antagonist, Tsu Young, coaxes/[[Mind Control|mind-controls]] Sakura into opening the book, resulting in the capture of all but two of her friends/family.

* In ''[[Persona 2]]'', [[Ax Crazy|Tatsuya Sudou]] states from time to time that he hears voices, notably in Eternal Punishment where he screams [[Madness Mantra|"Voicesvoicesvoicesvoicesvoices..."]] before attacking the party. In Innocent Sin, the voice is explicitly stated to be [[Big Bad|Nyarlathotep]].

* Adventuring with the [[Eldritch Abomination|Squamous Gibberer]] familiar in ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' causes you to see chat messages from nowhere (in grey, italicized text), saying things like "''Everything you care for will be smothered and extinguished.''" and "''Even now little plots against you.''"

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]:'' One of the weapons (which is sadly not available as of Patch 3.0.2), Corrupted Ashbringer, would send players /whisper messages while they had it equipped, including, yes, 'kill them all'.

* In ''[[Mass Effect]]'', the {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abomination|Reapers']] [[More Than Mind Control|indoctrination]] can manifest like this; whispering voices in the back of your mind. Apparently, they start out quiet, unintelligible, but steadily grow stronger. By the time you can understand them, it's too late.}}

* ''[[Real Genius (Film)|Real Genius]]'': Chris (Val Kilmer), Mitch, and friends gas Kent and implant a transmitter in his molar. They then impersonate a booming voice of God only Kent can hear, and command him to {{spoiler|place a massive Jiffy Pop in Jerry's house. When the military test-fires the laser (which has been reprogrammed by the gang to target the house), the house fills to the bursting point with popcorn.}}

* The "Whisper People" in ''[[Knowing]]''.

 

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