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* [[Batman]] tends to get called paranoid by people he works with when he whips out his fifth spare Batmobile or his tenth secret identity or even a whole spare split personality in case of brainwashing. The problem is, they wouldn't have known he had them if he didn't need them right now. So any level of paranoid preparation that Batman appears to have is entirely justified. When you have no superpowers and are regularly involved in JLA-level superfights, not to mention having several dozen of the most horrifying psychopaths in existence all viewing you as their personal embodiment of Nemesis, there is no such thing as "too paranoid". |
* [[Batman]] tends to get called paranoid by people he works with when he whips out his fifth spare Batmobile or his tenth secret identity or even a whole spare split personality in case of brainwashing. The problem is, they wouldn't have known he had them if he didn't need them right now. So any level of paranoid preparation that Batman appears to have is entirely justified. When you have no superpowers and are regularly involved in JLA-level superfights, not to mention having several dozen of the most horrifying psychopaths in existence all viewing you as their personal embodiment of Nemesis, there is no such thing as "too paranoid". |
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** Batman constantly injects himself various poisons and toxins. Of course, since a lot of his major villains use poisons and toxins (including Sacrecrow, Poison Ivy, and the Joker), building up resistance to them makes complete sense. |
** Batman constantly injects himself various poisons and toxins. Of course, since a lot of his major villains use poisons and toxins (including Sacrecrow, Poison Ivy, and the Joker), building up resistance to them makes complete sense. |
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** The storyline ''Tower of Babel'' has Batman's contingency plans for taking out other members of the Justice League stolen and used against them. The rest of the League is outraged, but Batman points out that they're the most powerful people in the known universe and it's ''entirely reasonable'' to have plans to fight them in case they're mind controlled or go rogue. Considering "the Justice League gets mind controlled or goes rogue" are some of the favorite go-tos for storylines and alternate continuity stories, the only real question is why Batman didn't use the plans before now. Hell, his paranoia is theoretically even further justified by the fact that the Justice League proceeds to kick him out, because they "can't trust him" due to his taking entirely well-reasoned precautions. |
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* ''[[For Better or For Worse]]'': the creator attempted to make [[Straw Feminist]] Therese seem like a bad person because she was suspicious of her husband's friendship with his ex from high school. Since said husband mooned over said ex constantly and they ended up getting married, Therese ended up falling into this trope. |
* ''[[For Better or For Worse]]'': the creator attempted to make [[Straw Feminist]] Therese seem like a bad person because she was suspicious of her husband's friendship with his ex from high school. Since said husband mooned over said ex constantly and they ended up getting married, Therese ended up falling into this trope. |
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* Saxon Kenchu in ''[[Candorville]]'' describes himself as this, but within two panels it's partially subverted, as he admits he's even more paranoid than {{spoiler|a [[Dhampyr]] outcast}} needs to be. Lemont thinks he's [[Axe Crazy]] and delusional, which would be a full subversion--{{spoiler|but he's completely sane, and the story he's telling is true.}} |
* Saxon Kenchu in ''[[Candorville]]'' describes himself as this, but within two panels it's partially subverted, as he admits he's even more paranoid than {{spoiler|a [[Dhampyr]] outcast}} needs to be. Lemont thinks he's [[Axe Crazy]] and delusional, which would be a full subversion--{{spoiler|but he's completely sane, and the story he's telling is true.}} |
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* ''[[Diabolik]]'' has [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Ginko]], who, after the first stories taught him that Diabolik [[Impossible Thief|can do almost anything]], started taking precautions worth of [[Batman]]. Some people calls him paranoid, only to learn that those precautions ''are barely enough''. |
* ''[[Diabolik]]'' has [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Ginko]], who, after the first stories taught him that Diabolik [[Impossible Thief|can do almost anything]], started taking precautions worth of [[Batman]]. Some people calls him paranoid, only to learn that those precautions ''are barely enough''. |
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** Most evident in ''Il Tesoro di Diabolik''. After Diabolik had disappeared he continued taking his anti-Diabolik precautions, as he suspected the thief was lying low for some reason. Even his most devoted followers started calling him paranoid... While Diabolik continued faking being dead awaiting for the man who had stole his favourite treasure to feel safe enough and start selling it, allowing Diabolik to find him. Ginko's grin when a man killed by a knife and the remains of two Diabolik-made masks is a silent 'told you so'... |
** Most evident in ''Il Tesoro di Diabolik''. After Diabolik had disappeared he continued taking his anti-Diabolik precautions, as he suspected the thief was lying low for some reason. Even his most devoted followers started calling him paranoid... While Diabolik continued faking being dead awaiting for the man who had stole his favourite treasure to feel safe enough and start selling it, allowing Diabolik to find him. Ginko's grin when a man killed by a knife and the remains of two Diabolik-made masks is a silent 'told you so'... |
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