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** ''[[The Invisible Man (TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' [2000] had the title protagonist become violent and psychotic, but there was a counteragent for this effect that had to be taken regularly.

*** Note that in this case the protagonist was the scientist's brother, and there had been previous testing done, albeit not with very encouraging results. The protagonist accepted this because [[Boxed Crook|the alternative was life in prison]] for a crime other than the one he actually committed. His brother also did know how to reverse the process...[[No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup|but didn't bother to tell anybody else or keep any records of it, so it became permanent when he was murdered]].

** He did intend for himself to be the first human test subject, with the space of time to observe negative side effects in said dog being a few minutes.

** In [[The Time Machine]] he at least has the presence of mind to build a proof of concept device first.

* [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]: In a variation, [[The Professor]] Aronnax is willing to sacrifice his own freedom for the rest of his life [[For Science!|for the rare chance to discover all the sea’s secret in the Nautilus]]. Fortunately, he is not [[Guinea Pig Family|willing to sacrifice his friend’s freedom]] and leads them in their [[Great Escape]].

* A doctor in J.G. Farrell's ''The Siege of Krishnapur'' drinks the 'rice-water' from a cholera patient, to demonstrate his confidence in the miasma theory of disease transmission (the theory that diseases are the result of bad air). It doesn't go well.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* ''[[Portal 2]]'' reveals that Cave Johnson, the lunatic founder of Aperture Science, was not above testing his inventions on himself. This resulted in his death by Conversion Gel (moon dust) poisoning. Somewhat related, when his recruitment of [[Disposable Vagrant|street bums]] as test subjects had less than ideal results, he began encouraging his own employees to test the company's products, which had a negative effect on morale and retention. The next evolution of this seems to have occurred only after his death, with "[[It Got Worse|Bring Your Daughter to Work Day]]".

* Done by Dr Nitrus Brio in ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' at the end of the boss battle. Before that, he spends time throwing the beakers at you. The red beakers, properly mixed, become highly volatile, exploding when smashed, while the green ones release semi-alive brains that chase after you. Naturally drinking a mixture of both turns him into a giant green muscleman.

 

== Web Comics ==

* In [[Dead of Summer]], Alan Stone is this, testing {{spoiler|a 'cure' for zombiism on himself. When it fails, turning him into a monster, [[Moral Event Horizon|he uses it on his wife]]}}.

* The Sparks of [[Girl Genius]] have a habit of "self-augmentation" just as much as experiments on other (often unwilling) patients.

* Ladies and Gentlemen, [http://nonadventures.com/2007/04/14/shark-and-shark-alike/ Dr. Shark]

'''Archer:''' I'll pass.

'''Krieger:''' Suit yourself. ''(pops a pill)'' Just means more for me and Danny. }}

 

== Real Life ==