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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' Come on, let me hear you say it, just once. C’mon.
'''Lois Lane:''' You're insane!
'''Luthor:''' '''''[[Big No|NO!]]''''' Ha ha. No, not that. The other thing. C’mon, I know it’s just dangling off the tip of your tongue. Let me hear it just once, please?
'''Lane:''' [[Superman]] will never-
'''Luthor:''' '''''WROOOOONG!'''''
|''[[Superman Returns]]''}}
A stock phrase typically spoken at the climax of a story.
The hero confronts the villain, especially one they [[The Mole|used to trust]] before their [[Face Heel Turn|true colours]] were revealed, about their actions. During the confrontation, the villain [[I Did What I Had to Do|eagerly justifies]] the evil acts they've done with a [[Insane Troll Logic|repugnantly twisted logic]] that is [[Kick the Dog|devoid of any trace of humanity or ethics]] and is often about to commit his [[Moral Event Horizon|supreme atrocity]] with a [[Slasher Smile|wild grin]]. The [[Heroic Resolve|hero reacts with outrage]] at this depraved justification with "You're insane!" and instantly [[Shut UP, Hannibal|attacks]] to stop him.
Sometimes "mad," "crazy," or "out of your mind" may be substituted for "insane," but the nature of the trope is the same.
Another heroic staple is this being one hero's response to another's proposal of a [[Zany Scheme]]
A villainous [[The Mad Hatter|lunatic]] may well [[Insult Backfire|agree with you]]. A [[Mad Scientist]] will often retort that "[[They Called Me Mad]]!" Sometimes you can even say this to the villain when he's suffering a [[Villainous Breakdown]]. As a matter of fact, some [[Smug Snake
If a villain's henchman is giving the "You're Insane!" speech, it's often because what the villain is planning was [[Not What I Signed
See [[You Monster!]] for when a hero is outraged less at the sanity of the villain and more at the vileness of them, or [[This Is Unforgivable!]] when a hero is outraged at the terribleness of the villain's atrocities.
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', at the end of the second series, the Black Knights turn on Lelouch because he obviously went completely nuts and successfully took over the world.
** Cornelia says this to Schneizel after he announces his plan to {{spoiler|nuke all of his enemies, not just Lelouch, into submission and calls himself a god.}}
** Schniezel says this to Charles in ''[[Nightmare of Nunnally]]'' as Charles {{spoiler|has him arrested as part of his plan to bring about his [[Assimilation Plot]]}}. Charles responds that in his view, the world is insane.
* Some mooks from ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' do this to The Claw. Ironically, their reasons for doing this are wrong.
* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has this, with a [[Church Militant|Catholic fundamentalist]] (who isn't much better himself) saying it to the Nazi [[Big Bad]]. His response? "If your God would allow my insanity to spread across the globe, then, wouldn't it seem you to that any God like that would be just as insane?"
* Sasuke says this to Itachi in ''[[Naruto]]''.
** As does Naruto himself to Gaara.
** In the
** Kin said it first to Shikamaru. He replies with "makes it kinda interesting, doesn't it?"
** Pretty much everyone at the Kage Summit says this to {{spoiler|Tobi}} after he told them [[Assimilation Plot|his plan]], then ''he'' says it to {{spoiler|Kabuto after he revives the real Madara}}.
* ''[[Pokémon Special]]'': "LANCE, IT'S INSANE!!" *sigh* Oh, Lance. You've pissed off [[Superweapon Surprise|Yellow]]. ''Probably'' not a great idea.
* In ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]!'' (especially notable in the novels), Sousuke is shown to get incredibly confused as to ''why'' Gauron [[Ax Crazy|acts the way he does]]. His bewilderment is shown to increase as Gauron's [[Interplay of Sex and Violence|blood lust]] and [[Stalker
* Koji says this to Cherubimon in the dub of ''[[Digimon Frontier]]''. Cherubimon replies, "Yes, perhaps I am."
* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'': Yukki to Yuno in chapter 54.
* Edward calls Kimblee insane in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' when the latter explains his worldview to him.
* Kazuya from ''[[
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[The Joker]] of course, is not immune to this, or averse to employing [[Insult Backfire]]:
{{quote|
'''Joker:''' Gloriously so. Isn't it wonderful? }}
** Another ''[[Batman]]'' example:
{{quote|
'''Joker:''' Has it really taken you this long to notice? }}
* The ''[[Transformers (
{{quote|
'''Starscream:''' No... I'm ''in charge''. }}
* In the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' novel trilogy ''Revenge of the Sinister Six'', Spider-Man calls [[Big Bad|The Gentleman]], a novel-only villain, insane. [[Card
* In ''[[Sin City]]: A Dame to Kill For'' Dwight calls Ava insane after {{spoiler|she reveals her having manipulated him into murdering her husband for her}}. Ava's retort sums up very well where this trope can fall flat.
{{quote|
'''Ava:''' Insane? HA! That's so easy, so convenient -- and so wrong. Crazy people push shopping carts down the streets and talk nonsense. Crazy people sit in padded cells and soil their pants. A madwoman couldn't have pulled this off. No. There's a word for what I am, but nobody uses it anymore. Nobody wants to see the simple truth. If they did, they'd kill people like me as soon as we revealed ourselves. But they don't. They close their eyes and blather about psychology and say nobody is truly evil. That's why I've won. That's why I always win. }}
* Used in ''[[Nextwave]]'', but the [[Big Bad]]'s logic doesn't even try to make sense.
** Out of curiosity, does ''anyone's'' logic in ''Nextwave'' make sense?
* In an issue of
{{quote|
* Kristin of ''[[Southern Knights]]'' told some kids a [[Tall Tale]] [[Origin Story]] about getting her [[Super Strength]] from fighting a [[Mad Scientist]] who was trying to take over her university (Clemson). She exclaimed in horror, "You're mad!" when he revealed his intent to seize the school's "true" position of authority: Athletic Director. "But the '''damage''' you could do with such power!"
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* Yami from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' uses a variant of this line completely deadpan when faced with Melvin.
{{quote|'''Yami:''' Look, we're not intimidated by your silly behavio--
'''Melvin:''' I AM THE KING!
'''Yami:''' ... [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|You're a loony.]] }}
* Also lampshaded in the related music video ''Villain'', which is a spoof on the song ''Hero'':
{{quote|
* A version appeared in the [[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007
{{quote|
* Rainbow Dash's response to a badly derailed Fluttershy in ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Antz]]'', when Princess Bala learns that the true purpose of General Mandible's Mega-Tunnel project is {{spoiler|to [[Depopulation Bomb|wipe out the worker ants, along with the current queen]], so that he can rebuild a new warrior-based colony, with Bala as the queen}}:
{{quote|'''Princess Bala:''' You're crazy!
'''General Mandible:''' ''(smiles and replies calmly)'' I believe history will see things differently. }}
* ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''
{{quote|
'''Russ Cargill:''' Of course I have. Have you ever gone mad ''without'' power? It's boring, no one listens to you! }}
* In ''[[Justice League: Crisis
{{quote|
* In ''[[The Hobbit (
{{quote|
'''Thorin:''' Your kind will never understand... [[Punctuated!
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Beauty and
* Jenny says this to Martin in ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]
* Captain Jack Sparrow in the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' trilogy gets this a lot. The most memorable instance was when he attempts to escape from Lord Beckett's ship in ''At World's End'' by {{spoiler|blasting its mast down with a cannon and riding its rigging}} back to the ''Black Pearl''. When Beckett sees this, he tells Jack ''"You're mad!"'' To which Jack replies "Well, thank goodness for that, because if I wasn't, this would probably never work."<ref>In classic Sparrow fashion, it ''does'' work... and as revealed moments later, it worked without an ounce of rum in his system.</ref>
** But they say Jack "went mad from the heat", so anyone calling him mad may just have a point. Equally likely, he [[The Baroque Cycle|went mad from syphilis]]. Or possibly he went mad from syphilis but then got better from the heat. [[Overly Long Gag|He went mad from the heat and got better from syphilis?]]
** His madness is not always considered a bad thing, as seen in this exchange between Anamaria and Gibbs after Gibbs and Elizabeth have agreed on an unconventional battle plan:
{{quote|
'''Gibbs:''' "Aye, daft like Jack." }}
* In the movie ''[[Sneakers]]'', Cosmo explains his plan to crash the entire world's monetary record-keeping systems to his old friend Martin. Bemused, Martin asks him, "You haven't gone crazy on me, have you?" Cosmo smiles: "Who else is gonna save the world, Marty? Greenpeace?" Disappointed and somewhat spooked, Martin concludes, "You ''are'' crazy." (This turns out to be the Wrong Thing to say.)
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''Payne:''' No! ''Poor'' people are crazy, Jack! I'm ''eccentric''! }}
* [[John Woo]]'s ''[[Broken Arrow (1996
{{quote|
'''Deakins:''' Yeah. Ain't it cool? }}
* Inverted in ''[[Fight Club]]''. The Narrator says this to Tyler Durden, who corrects him: "No, YOU'RE insane." {{spoiler|It's pretty accurate, seeing as Tyler is the Narrator's split personality, and his physical presence in the movie is a hallucination.}}
* Observe this delightful exchange from ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Red Dragon]]'' and both its film versions, when Graham is explaining how he caught such a criminal genius as Lecter:
{{quote|
'''Hannibal Lecter:''' [[Sanity Has Advantages|What disadvantages]]?
'''Will Graham:''' You're insane. }}
* A minor villain in ''[[
** And before this moment: "Madman... you're a madman!"
{{quote|
'''Leonidas:''' Madness? '''[[Punctuated!
* [[James Bond (
** ''[[
{{quote|
{{quote| '''Bond:''' (to Red Grant
{{quote| '''Bond:''' Beautiful place Goldfinger has here.
'''[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Pussy]]:''' Yes, I'm glad you're enjoying it.
'''Bond:''' Too bad it all has to end tomorrow morning (turns and looks at her). He's quite mad, you know. }}
{{quote| '''007:''' You're crazy -- you're actually crazy!
'''Jimmy Bond:''' They called Einstein crazy!
'''007:''' That's not true; no-one ever called Einstein crazy!
'''Jimmy Bond:''' ... well, they ''would'' have if he'd carried on like this. }}
* From ''[[Austin Powers|Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'':
{{quote|'''Powers:''' You're insane, Goldmember!
'''Goldmember: [[Annoying Laugh|Hah-ha-ha-ha]], and [[Shout-Out/Music|that's the way, uh-huh-uh-huh, I like it!]]}}
* In ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'', Kirk tells the ostensible villain, Sybok: "You are mad." Sybok looks genuinely uncertain when he replies "Am I?"
* ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1972)
{{quote| '''
'''Sgt. Neil Howie:''' No, I doubt it, seeing as [[Town with a Dark Secret|you're all]] ''raving'' mad! }}
* From 1989's ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'', as [[The Joker]] menaces Vicki Vale:
{{quote| '''Vicki:''' You're insane!
'''[[The Joker]]:''' ''(smoothly)'' I thought I was a Pisces... }}
{{quote| '''Jack Napier / [[The Joker]]:''' ([[Laughing Mad]]) Antoine got a little hot under the collar. ([[Laughing Mad|laughs]])
'''Vinnie Ricorsco:''' You're crazy.
'''Jack Napier/The Joker:''' Haven't you heard of the healing power of laughter? ([[Laughing Mad|laughs]] while wiping his
:* Batman himself gets a watered down version of this from Vicki:
{{quote|'''Vicki:''' I might have some trouble with that. A lot of people think you're as dangerous as the Joker.
'''Batman:''' He's psychotic.
'''Vicki:''' A lot of people say the same thing about you.
'''Batman:''' What people?
'''Vicki:''' I mean, let's face it. You're not exactly normal, are you?
''[death glare from Batman]''
'''Batman:''' It's not exactly a normal world, is it?}}
:* Note that Batman ''does not'' deny it.
* [[The Joker]] gets this again in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. This time his reply is a very firm "No. I'm ''not''.", as this version of the Joker has a very clear and focused objective. Towards the end he more or less concedes that he might be crazy, but only as crazy as [[Not So Different|Batman himself]]. And Dent. And the army of lunatics [[Foreshadowing|he predicts will be joining them in the mad house]].
* In ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', this happens after Ruber reveals his plan to coerce Juliana into sneaking his band of marauders into Camelot.
{{quote| '''Juliana:''' You're mad!
'''Ruber:''' I'm '''so''' glad you noticed. I've been working at it for years! ''(cue [[Villain Song]])'' }}
* Lampshaded a bit in ''[[
{{quote| '''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' C'mon, let me hear you say it, just once.
'''Lois Lane:''' You're insane.
'''Luthor:''' No! Haha, no, not that, the ''other'' thing.
'''Lois:''' Superman will never--
'''Luthor:''' WRONG! }}
* ''[[Street Fighter (
* In ''[[Bedazzled]]'', Stanley is initially skeptical that George is the Devil as he claims to be.
{{quote| '''Stanley''': You're a nut case, you're a bleeding nut case!
'''George''': They said the same of Jesus Christ, Freud, and Galileo.
'''Stanley''': They said it of a lot of nut cases too! }}
* In ''Enchanted'', when Narissa in dragon form {{spoiler|grabs Robert and takes him to the top of the tower - erm, Empire State Building,}} he shouts, "You're crazy!"
{{quote| '''Narissa''': No; spiteful, vindictive, very large, but
* In the documentary ''My Best Fiend'', director Werner Herzog recalls one incident with actor [[Klaus Kinski]]:
{{quote| '''Kinski:''' ''"You've become a megalomaniac!"
'''Herzog:''' ''"Then now there are two of us."'' }}
* In the American dub of ''[[
{{quote| '''Prince:''' Give the throne to me now! I want it all! He can rot in hell!
'''Emperor:''' You're insane! }}
* In the film version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (
{{quote| "Tell me, ''[[Ironic Echo|friend]]''.... when did Saruman the Wise abandon reason for ''madness''?"}}
== [[Literature]] ==
* A wonderful example in ''[[Mistborn]]'', as Clubs finally realizes that Kelsier didn't in fact bribe Lord Renaux, but instead simply had him killed and replaced with a [[The Face Stealer|kandra]].
{{quote| '''Clubs''': You genius! You bloody insane genius! You had him killed, didn't you?
'''Kelsier''': Both compliments are appreciated, and yes. }}
** It should be noted that everybody is ''constantly'' calling Kelsier insane. His plans generally take [[Crazy Enough to Work]] [[Up to Eleven]]. Another great example: quoth Yeden, "You're going to visit the Lord Ruler? Are you insa... right. I forgot."
* In the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] novel ''Shatterpoint'', Depa insists she hasn't gone insane but has instead "gone sane". Also inverted in that the ''hero'', Mace Windu, is often called
** More amusingly Nick, after exclaiming such whenever Windu proposes or does something that seems insane/crazy eventually just tells him to assume he's said it whenever he (Windu) says ''anything''.
* [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s ''The Dain Curse'' concludes with one of the most effective "You're insane"s in literature.
* [[
* In the ''[[
* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (
* In ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', Ellsworth Toohey beats his victim to the punch during a [[Hannibal Lecture]]:
{{quote| '''Keating:''' Ellsworth... you're...
'''Toohey:''' Insane? Afraid to say it? There you sit and the word's written all over you, your last hope. Insane? Look around you. Pick up any newspaper and read the headlines. Isn't it coming? Isn't it here? Every single thing I told you? }}
* In ''[[The Dresden Files|Dead Beat]]'' Dresden calls [[Big Bad|Cowl]] insane after learning of his plan to [[Ascend to
* In ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'', Alan Campbell calls Dorian Gray mad after {{spoiler|having been asked by Dorian to help dispose of Basil Hallward's body}}.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* From the [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|2004 ''Battlestar Galactica'' reboot]], Kara "Starbuck" Thrace says this to the Cylon Leoben "Number Two" Conoy when he keeps her locked up in his New Caprica apartment for months, [[Stalker with a Crush|insisting that she'll eventually fall in love with him]] because he has "[[Seers|foreseen]]" it.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': In the episode, "The Sound of Drums", the Prime Minister—really [[The Master (trope)|The Master]] -- [[Board to Death|kills the entire Cabinet by flooding the room with gas]]; as they fall down and die, one gasps "You're insane!" and he responds with a grin and a dual thumbs-up. It can be seen in [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/sockatume/doctorwooxg0.gif this] gif.
** Why skimp on things? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMew38zTXHQ Watch John Simm] in all his [[Large Ham|hammy glory]].
*** The Master has always loved this. In ''The Time Monster'', the Third Doctor calls him "mad, paranoid!"
** In "Genesis of the Daleks", Davros reacts thus to being outvoted:
{{quote|
'''Gharman:''' You are ''insane'', Davros!
** "Tomb of the Cybermen", the second Doctor has faked out Klieg and gotten him to blab the entire plan.
{{quote|
** "The Brain Of Morbius", as Mehendri Solon is about to begin his gruesome experiment:
{{quote|
*** Adding even more Awesomness to this episode, this is then followed up by a [[They Called Me Mad]] rant from this [[Mad Scientist]], all in his [[Mad Scientist Laboratory|crazy lab]].
* ''[[
** Also used by Teyla in "The Kindred (Part 1)" when Michael the Wraith-human hybrid gives her a [[Not So Different]] speech.
* In ''[[
{{quote|
'''Crichton:''' God! Four years on and you're finally getting that.
** Another variation is used earlier. One of the bad guys says to Aeryn "He's ''crazy''!" She replies adoringly "Isn't it fun?" Also, when he plays chicken with a nuclear bomb Ahkna uses the line verbatim, and Aeryn concurs.
* A variant is used in the ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[Averted Trope]]'' in the ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "Gemini", where the perp manipulated his schizophrenic brother into murdering people. The final interrogation included this memorable exchange:
{{quote|
'''Detective Goren''': "Yeah, he may be crazy, but you're ''evil''."
* Jack has said this to Locke a bunch of times on ''[[
* Spoofed in ''[[
* In ''[[
{{quote|
** When [[
{{quote|
'''Angelus:''' Oh, no. I’m a vampire.
* From ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'':
{{quote|
'''[[Bounty Hunter|Early]]:''' That's between me and my mind.
* From ''[[
{{quote|
* In another example of people saying this to the protagonist(s), this is a common response to ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'''s Dean and Sam when they tell people about the [[Monster of the Week|ghosts, vampires, zombies, and demons they hunt.]] Dean often offers a casual acknowledgement:
{{quote|
'''Dean:''' It's been said.
* Sylar gets this a lot on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', what with the whole brain-stealing supervillain thing he's got going. He usually just brushes it off without responding directly to the accusation.
*
* In ''[[
{{quote|
'''Doc:''' Mad, am I??? MAAAD AM I??? [[Laughing Mad|MWAHAHAHAAA!!!]]
'''99:''' ''(anxiously)'' Don't ''do'' that!
'''Doc:''' ''(utterly straightfaced)'' Don't do what?
* In a parody of The McLaughlin Group on ''[[
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', Season 2: In Green No More, [[The Dragon|Goldar]] has forced the de-powered Tommy to kneel, [[Kneel Before Zod|demanding that Tommy acknowledge him as his superior]], leading to the following:
{{quote|
'''Goldar:''' Say it.
'''Tommy:''' ...You are...
'''Goldar:''' Yes, go on.
'''[[Badass|Tommy]]:''' ...[[Pre
** Tommy gets a subtler one in [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]] (with a little [[You Monster!]] thrown in) when [[Big Bad|Mesogog]] tells him of his master plan to '''turn the entire human population into dinosaurs''':
{{quote|
* What Barry Allen in ''[[The Flash (TV 1990)|The Flash]]'' says to Nicolas Pike after he's seen what his nemesis has done to Central City during his ten-year absence through accidental time travel.
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''G'kar:''' And ''that'' is why we'll win.
* Except in early seasons, this exchange happens [[Once an Episode]] in ''[[
{{quote|
'''Audience:''' You're crazy!
* In the series 2 finale of ''[[
{{quote|
'''Moriarty''': You're just getting that ''now''?
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Nicki Minaj]]'s "Roman's Revenge ends with her Martha alter ego saying "You've gone mad! Mad I tell you mad! They'll lock you away"
== [[Theatre]] ==
* Calderon's play ''Life is a Dream'':
{{quote| '''Clotaldo:''' Why, this is madness!
'''Rosaura:''' [[Insult Backfire|Yes it is.]] }}
* From ''[[Pokémon Live]]'', after Team Rocket's boss explains his world domination plans to his prisoners:
{{quote| '''Delia:''' You're mad!
'''Giovanni:''' Not mad. Maybe a little angry. }}
== [[Toys]] ==
There's this little gem from ''[[Bionicle]]'':
{{quote| '''Hahli:''' You’re insane!
'''Karzahni:''' I prefer the term 'creative.' Though I suppose there is not much difference between the two in the end, is there? }}
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the story campaign of ''[[
* From ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'':
{{quote| '''Seymour:''' With death on our side, we will save Spira, and for this... I will take from you your strength, Yuna, your life, and become the next Sin. I will destroy Spira! I will save it!
'''Tidus:''' You're totally nuts! }}
* Said to Sephiran near the end of ''[[Fire Emblem]] 10: Radiant Dawn''.
* In ''[[La Pucelle Tactics]]'', the villain Noir [[Anti
* In ''[[Resident Evil]]'' (or at least, in the [[Updated Rerelease]]), after {{spoiler|Wesker has started waking the Tyrant so that it can fight Chris and Wesker can get the battle data}}, Chris laughs derisively and responds with, "{{spoiler|Wesker}}, you've become senile!"
* ''Silent Hill 2''. After {{spoiler|Eddie's}} rant about how he'll kill anyone who makes fun of him, James asks "{{spoiler|Eddie}}, have you gone nuts?" His response is less calm than the typical villain.
* ''Neo[[Contra]]'' has many moments of these in spades:
{{quote| '''Animal Contra:''' This ship is about to self destruct! You will die, a moth drawn to my flames!
'''Bill Rizer:''' You [[A Worldwide Punomenon|dog]]! You're gonna sacrifice you own men! }}
** and:
{{quote| '''Master Contra:''' If we had society's foolish morals, we could never become ultimate soldiers.
'''Jaguar:''' '''You're crazy!'''
'''Master Contra:''' Muahahaha! ''Far from it!'' }}
* Zero says this flat out to {{spoiler|Redips}} in ''[[
{{quote| "Epsilon's ideas were dangerous. He knew all along that use of Supra-Force Metal involved the possibility of becoming Maverick. But at least he... was better than you. At least he wasn't a Maverick from the start. {{spoiler|Redips,}} you're crazy!"}}
** Mega Man Maverick Hunter X: "You think you have potential? You're insane, Sigma!"
*** In the opening flashback cutscene for Vile mode in the same game, ''Vile'' actually says this phrase to Sigma when Sigma mentions that he plans on going Maverick to draw out X's power, and this is coming from a character who is quite a [[Sociopathic Soldier]].
** X to Copy Sigma in Mega Man X8: "You plan to take revenge on every Reploid... Every human... In the entire world? You're completely mad! I'm putting a stop to this right now!"
* Shows up several times in ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins''.
** During the conclusion of the Broken Circle tower, Uldred will rant about the glorious power of the setting's version of [[Demonic Possession]]. [[Never Mess
** When Leliana confronts [[Treacherous Advisor|Marjolaine]] after an assassination attempt, the latter assumes that Leliana left the Chantry to take revenge on her. Leliana will be taken aback, to say the least.
{{quote| You think I left because of you? You think I still have some plan for ... for revenge? You are insane! Paranoid!}}
** Used in reference to the ''player character'' near the beginning of the game, if you chose to kill the [[Almost
{{quote| '''[[The Lancer|Alistair]]:''' Does the word "''insane''" mean anything to you?
'''[[The Hero|The Warden]]:''' I prefer the term "ruthless," myself. }}
** Used by [[Black Magician Girl|Morrigan]] when [[Jeanne D
* Used by Snarky!Hawke in ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' when speaking to Tarohne the maleficar, referring to her plan of infiltrating the templar ranks with abomination-infested recruits. (If the [[Uncanny Valley Makeup|make-up job]] doesn't make her look crazy enough.)
{{quote| '''Hawke:''' Good to know you're barking mad! That makes things a bit easier!}}
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
{{quote| '''Princess Zelda:''' What are you laughing at, Ganondorf?! You're insane!}}
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]'': Miller, while Coldman {{spoiler|is bragging about activating Peace Walker, leaking the false data to NORAD, and declaring retaliation to be inevitable}}, declares him to be such:
{{quote| Miller: Are you insane?! Do you think this will end here?! You're about to unleash all-out nuclear war!}}
** Huey also indirectly asks if Coldman is out of his mind when he realizes that Coldman is intending to launch Peace Walker's nuke into the Carribbean Sea [specifically at Mother Base] so that the nuclear fallout will travel through the trade winds and poison Central America's fish and crop market, allowing for "free hands" by forcing the natives to participate in Peace Walker's mass production.
** Snake also exclaims that {{spoiler|Paz, who has stolen Metal Gear Zeke,}} is insane when he learns that they intend to launch a nuke at the East Coast.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' has Raiden stating this to Vamp when the latter reveals their plans to essentially nuke New York City to take down the Patriots because not only do they desire to annihilate the Patriots, but because the public believed every word that the Patriots' [[Kangaroo Court]] spoon-fed them about Dead Cell's (framed) terrorist attacks despite Dead Cell's explainations about their being framed, they felt the world of deceit they created should be annihilated with them.
* ''[[Castlevania]]: Order of Ecclesia'' has Shanoa say this to {{spoiler|Barlowe when, #1, she finds out that he's actually a [[Treacherous Advisor]], and #2, when she refuses to use Dominus, he threatens to kill her and rip it right out of her bloody corpse.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Barlowe''': You give such a burden, young child... to give the life that man might realize his dreams... do you not see how wonderful that is?}}
{{spoiler|'''Shanoa''': You're mad...}} }}
** Soma points out a similar trope to Graham in ''Aria of Sorrow''.
{{quote| '''Graham''': You're guilty of grand theft. Therefore, I sentence you to death!
'''Soma''': You're insane!
'''Graham''': And as a special treat, I'll be the one to deliver that punishment! }}
** And again in ''Dawn of Sorrow''...
{{quote| '''Dario''': Can you imagine how crazy it would be with even more power?!
'''Soma''': You're insane...
'''Dario''': And you talk way too much! C'mon, punk! I'll roast ya to a cinder! }}
* ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'': Spiritia and Lilli confront {{spoiler|Iris}} in the final stage in the main game. Tia tells her that she's not getting away this time, and that's when {{spoiler|Iris}} starts [[Laughing Mad]] as she finally figures out where Tia got all her energy. Lilli begins wondering what is wrong with her as {{spoiler|Iris}} continues her maniacal laughter. Tia then says to her, "{{spoiler|Iris}}, have you lost your mind!?"
** Also, in the opening cutscene of ''Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert'', Grolla has this reaction when she overhears {{spoiler|Iris' plot to have RKS fight against the Empire just for her own personal amusement.}}
{{quote| '''Grolla''': What do you think you're doing!? {{spoiler|Iris}}, have you gone mad!?}}
* Ragna the Bloodedge of ''[[
{{quote| '''Ragna''': You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!
'''Rachel''': Oh come now, Ragna! No need to be shy. Just admit your feelings... Admit that you are my devoted servant!
'''Ragna''': Who are you calling a servant?! }}
** He does the same thing to her, Nu, and Tager after they allow Jin and the rest of the H.M.S. Nirvana crew to take him leaving the three of his fellow U.S.S. Ragna crew members to enjoy their Ikaruga Tuna without him in - you guessed it - his own gag ending.
{{quote| '''Ragna''': I'm seriously gonna kill all of you guys! You guys are insaaaaaaaane!}}
* In the final cutscene of the Giant Tale questline of ''[[
{{quote| '''Hero''': Next time, [[Pick
'''Andre''': Pick on someb- THIS IS INSANE! I'm just farming, trying to grow enough food for my family... then you tiny people show up, start infesting my yard, beat up my cat and then you '''POISON MY SON!!!'''
'''Hero''': Relax, your son is fine. He's just taking a nap.
'''Crychek''': ...In yer soup. }}
** Also, there's that moment in Nythera's wedding event where Ryuuji says this to Nythera because {{spoiler|when she says that the third and final challenge for the Test of the Suitor was to defeat a Void Giant she magically awakened and summoned to the Void Temple, Ryuuji realizes that the Void Giant is out of control and therefore needs to be stopped before it destroys the temple.}}
{{quote| '''Ryuuji''': {{spoiler|A VOID GIANT?! Are you '''INSANE?!''' We have to stop it before it destroys the temple!}}
'''Nythera''': {{spoiler|You mean '''I''' have to stop it.}}
'''Ryuuji''': {{spoiler|No, Nythera. '''WE''' have to stop. Neither of us can do this alone.}} }}
* In ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', Tali'Zorah says this verbatim to Admiral Xen while on the Migrant Fleet.
** Happens to Renegade Shepard during Thane's loyalty mission.
{{quote| '''Shepard:''' (Pulls out [[Hand Cannon]]) If I choose to, I could kill everyone in this room and walk away unscathed.
'''Lawyer:''' You're insane!
'''Shepard:''' Our suits have [[Deflector Shields|kinetic barriers]]. Your legal briefs don't. ''And I'm in a hurry.''
'''Thane:''' The law is only a protection to those who agree to be bound by it. We don't. }}
* One of the topics in ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]] Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay'' has this {{spoiler|when [[Complete Monster|McGillicutty]] plans to destroy La Esponja Grande in order for him to remain Poxed along with his crew forever}}:
{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' You're mad! Mad, I say!}}
** Before that, there is also a part in ''[[
{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' You're a madman!
'''André:''' Am I mad? Am I? [[Laughing Mad|HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!]] Is it madness to sit in a cave at the top of a deserted island, accumulating vast amounts of gold and jewels and stuffed animals, stockpiling plunder from across the Caribbean and passing the savings on to you? Is that madness? Or GENIUS?!?
'''Guybrush:''' ''[shrugs]'' Good point. I take it back.
'''André:''' I'm not crazy -- my prices are! }}
* The Riddler gets this from [[Batman]] in ''[[
{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.
'''Riddler:''' No, that would imply either mental illness or derangement. [[Blatant Lies|I suffer from neither.]] }}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has a rather [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040326 chilling variation] (the guy is fully conscious of his actions and their implications, but [[Puppeteer Parasite|doesn't have even a bad choice]]):
{{quote|
'''Mr. Rovainen:''' Alas. That comfort is denied me. }}
** And a [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080314 funny one]:
{{quote| '''Moloch''': ''What?'' But that's ''insane!'' ([[Beat Panel|realizes what he just said]]) Wow. [[In the Blood|Maybe]] you ''are'' [[Mad Scientist|the real thing]].}}
* Another similar variation from ''[[Narbonic]]'':
{{quote|
"This is '''madness'''! '''[[Bold Inflation|MADNESS!]]'''"
"No. Not at all. Our plan is a pragmatic response to the problems we've observed..."
"This is '''sanity'''! '''Sanity'''!" }}
* There was this exchange in ''[[
{{quote| '''Night-Sorrow:''' Sorcery can accomplish what science cannot.
'''Filby: ''You're insane!'''''
'''Phobia:''' Figured that out all by yourself, did you? }}
* [[Smug Super|Faith]] in ''[[Magick Chicks]]'' deserved flat "You're insane." and then "Th-this is ''crazy!''" from Tiffany [[Cloudcuckoolander|of all people]], when she {{spoiler|stunned a vampire, then [[Bullying a Dragon|drove her feral with mind control in order to fight her hand-to-hand]], without powers}}, just for fun.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] and [[Bum Reviews]] did this in one of [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara's]] videos:
{{quote| '''[[The Nostalgia Critic]]:''' My God. You're mad.
'''Bum:''' Am I? Am I?
'''
'''Bum:''' Maybe it's you, who are mad?
'''
'''Bum:''' You know what? You're just rude. }}
** And then he {{spoiler|[[Earthshattering Kaboom|starts destroying the world]].}} In fact, the experience is probably one of the most creepy things that That Guy With The Glasses has ever done.
* [[
{{quote| "You're mad, Critic! [[Large Ham|MAD!]]"
"Begone!"
"Okay!" }}
* [[The Spoony Experiment
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131215174108/http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766 You're insane!] [[Take That|Nobody uses]] [[Microsoft|Microsoft Works]]!"
* In one of the Marik's Evil Council Videos:
{{quote| "What! No card games?!? YOU'RE INSANE! . . . I mean, more insane than the rest of us . . ."}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', the episode that introduces Vlad Plasmius has this dialogue:
{{quote| '''Danny:''' Let me outta here!
'''Vlad:''' Why? So you can go back to stumbling through your adolescence desperately trying to get control of your powers?! Powers, by the way, that I've had for twenty years. I have experience, my child, and the money and power attained through using those powers for personal gain, you see! I could train you, teach you everything I know! And all you have to do is renounce your idiot father!
'''Danny:''' Dude. You are one ''seriously'' crazed-up fruit loop. That is ''never'' going to happen. }}
* In the ''[[
* Done frequently in ''[[Invader Zim]]'', particularly because of Zim's megalomaniacal personality.
* In the ''[[Superman:
* A cousin to [[Insult Backfire]] happens in an episode of ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'' where Superman is sent far into the future, [[After the End]]:
{{quote| '''Vandal Savage:''' The earth belongs to the cockroaches now... Oh, and me.
'''Superman:''' You're ''insane''.
'''Vandal Savage:''' ... [[The Mad Hatter|True]]. But that doesn't mean I'm not good company. [[Foe Yay|Say, you want to come over to my place]]?
'''Superman:''' ...
'''Vandal Savage:''' Like you have anything ''better'' to do. }}
{{quote| '''Solomon Grundy:''' ''(to Luthor)'' You're crazy!
'''The Joker:''' ''(bursts into the room)'' And what's wrong with that? It's done ''wonders'' for me! }}
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' spoofed this with their famous line (in thick scottish accent): "Scorpio, you're mad!"
** And the equally memorable reply: "Hah, I wouldn't point fingers, you jerk!"
* In ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' it happens a lot, seeing as most of Batman's foes ''are'' insane:
** Near the end of the 2-part episode ''The Demon's Quest'', Ra's al Ghul [[Just Between You and Me|lets Batman in on his master plan]] which will [[Omnicidal Maniac|result in the deaths of billions]], leading to the following exchange:
{{quote| '''Ra's:''' A most impressive plan, wouldn't you agree?
'''Batman:''' Yes... I can see it clearly now for the first time. ''([[Dramatic Pause]], giving Ra's the impression he's succeeding in recruiting Batman as his successor)'' You are completely out of your mind. }}
{{quote|'''Freeze:''' You want to be like this? Trapped in a world you can see but never touch? Old and infirm as you are, I would trade a thousand of my frozen years for your worst day.}}
:* The Joker of all people delivers this line regarding the Creeper:
{{quote|'''Joker:''' He's a lunatic!}}
:* Of course, the Joker himself gets this quite a lot, as while people already know he's loony, he can still boggle their minds;
:** In "Joker's Favor", Charlie Collins has lived in terror over what 'favor' Joker will have him, to the point of changing his name and moving across the country (To no avail), so he's a little thunderstruck that all Joker wants from him is to open a door and let Harley Quinn push a cake to Commissioner Gordon's dinner.
{{quote|'''Charlie:''' Wait, that's the favor? You called me out here just to open a door?
'''Joker:''' Well, look at the size of that cake, man! She can't open the door and push it in all at once! Think!
'''Charlie:''' (Aside) He's nuts...}}
:* He gets it from Harley too in "The Laughing Fish", after he tells her she can be his "little mermaid" and then gives her a ridiculous-looking fish costume.
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' example. [[Loud of War|Shriek]] is blackmailing Comissioner Gordon in exchange for Batman's life.
{{quote| '''Barbara:''' You're out of your mind.
'''Shriek:''' ''Duh''. }}
* From the Ruby-Spears ''[[Mega Man (
{{quote| '''Mr. Zero:''' You're m-m-mad!
'''Dr. Wily:''' No, I'm ha-ha-happy! }}
* Even ''[[
{{quote| '''Larry:''' ... He's loopy!
'''Bob:''' No, he's eccentric.
'''Larry:''' What's the difference?
'''Bob:''' Eccentric is loopy, ''with money''. }}
* ''[[Transformers]]: [[
* ''[[
** To specify, {{spoiler|the first time Yugo calls him out on his mental instability, he just shrugs it off. Later, he's surrounded by the total ruination of his plans, only to have Yugo scream that his insanity killed entire countries for nothing. This time, he actually starts ''weeping.''}}
* In
{{quote| '''Dr. Moist:''' I'd be happy to... Right after your transformation.
'''Jimmy:''' Transformation?
'''Dr. Moist:''' Into Algae-Men, just like all the other fools who've passed this way to spy on me!
'''Jimmy:''' Huh?!
'''Dr. Moist:''' That's right--your food was chock-full of mutant algae seeds,
'''Jimmy:''' Huh?!
'''Dr. Moist:''' Which even as we
'''Jimmy:''' [[Rule of Three|Huh?!]]
'''Carl:''' Guys... I'm turning green!
'''Jimmy:''' But you ate it too; we saw you!
'''Dr. Moist:''' Yes, but I have the antidote! *drinks some of said antidote* Aww, that is
'''Jimmy:''' You're insane!
'''Sheen:''' Oh gee, ya think?
'''Carl:''' What was your first clue? }}
* ''[[Justice League: Crisis
{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.
'''{{spoiler|Owlman:}}''' [[Nietzsche Wannabe|Does it really matter?]] [[All the Myriad Ways|There are alternate versions of me that you would find quite charming...]] }}
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003
{{quote| '''Bishop''': Stockman, this is madness!
'''Stockman''': No, Bishop. This is logic. }}
* In the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "Go Viral", Rigby says this to the Warden of the Internet. Considering she's been capturing anyone who makes a viral video and imprisoning them in a [[Fate Worse Than Death]], he's probably right.
** Mordecai says the same thing to Rigby when he asks for that last solid.
* In one episode of ''[[
{{quote| '''Sponge Bob''': (eats candy bar) Mmmmm mmmm mhhmmm!!
'''Patrick:''' YOU'RE A CRAZY PERSON!! }}
* In the series finale of ''[[
* In ''[[Iron Man
{{quote| '''Tony:''' "You're completely mad Rhona!
'''Rhona:''' "Mad? ''All the best people are mad.'' Lewis
* [[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'':
** A curious example occurs in the episode "Courage" between [[Big Good| Professor Xavier]] and [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot| Master Mold]]:
{{quote|'''Xavier:''' You're mad, Master Mold!
'''Master Mold:''' A machine cannot be mad, Professor. That is a human failing.}}
** [[Evilutionary Biologist]] Nathanial Essex gets the worst kick in the teeth here, when his [[Social Darwinist]] themed [[Motive Rant]] results in [[Charles Darwin]] himself calling him insane.
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