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** His friend [[Anti-Hero|Ladd Russo]], who is even more insane, falls into this category, spitting out a stream of nonsense about boxing while [[Curb Stomp Battle|repeatedly punching a random Lemure so hard he has no face left when Ladd's finally done.]] When the two actually encounter each other later in the series, they spend the [[Ham-to-Ham Combat|whole fight shouting loopy monologues at each other.]]
** The [[Light Novels]] introduce Christopher Shouldered, a murderous homunculus prone to melodramatic monologues on innocuous things like nature and umbrellas.
{{quote| "Umbrellas are incredible. I daresay I respect them, yes. Think about it: The umbrella is the pinnacle of mankind’s collective wisdom, the result of its effort to block the great natural phenomenon known as rain. More than any other part of technology, this must be a clear symbol of defiance against nature. I suppose clothes might be up there too, as a way of fighting against nature’s changes in temperature, but they’re seen as so essential that they don’t feel very defiant, wouldn’t you agree? But the ''umbrella!'' Now, ''that’s'' a different matter entirely. Can’t you ''feel'' the will of the person who made it, shouting ‘I ''shan’t'' let you get me wet, you damn rain!’ at the heavens? And so efficient as well! Who would have thought a frame of wire and a little bit of cloth would be able to stand against rain, that which soaks everything on Earth?”}}
* Excalibur from ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Trying to hold a conversation with him is not only an exercise in futility, but also highly frustrating.
{{quote| '''Excalibur:''' My mornings begin with a cup of coffee with cream at the café. My afternoons begin with a cup of hot tea, with two lumps of sugar. And my evenings-<br />
'''Black☆Star:''' -Let me guess, booze? Sounds right for an old guy like you-<br />
'''Excalibur:''' [[Catch Phrase|FOOL!]] In the evening, I change into my pyjamas! }}
** There's also some of Crona's ramblings.
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== [[Fanfic]] ==
* The [[Stealth Parody]] [[Kingdom Hearts]] fanfic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4307278/1/Lexaeus_Loves_Hot_Topic "Lexaeus Loves Hot Topic"] consists of nothing but random gibberish.
{{quote| ''"I don't like limpid tears and I have to, invoke the ass," Xaldin shook his amazing voice..''}}
* ''[[Thirty Hs (Fanfic)|Thirty Hs]]'' takes this [[Up to Eleven]]
* Mocked in the Demyx chapter of the [[Kingdom Hearts]]-based parody fic ''[[Those Lacking Spines]]'' as a crutch which many authors rely on for "random" humor.
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* The Weavers in [[China Mieville]]'s ''[[Bas-Lag Cycle]]'', in addition to being gigantic spidery [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch Abominations]] with a thought process no human can truly understand, talk like this all the time.
* There was a darkly hilarious [[Stephen King]] short story, ''Lunch At The Gotham Cafe'', about a waiter who starts talking like this and trying to stab the diners.
{{quote| That dog of yours is so much rage. All the radios of Coney Island don't make up to dat dog, you motherfucker!<br />
I rot you, you abominations! I rot you and all your trulls! }}
* Brandon Sanderson's ''[[Alcatraz Series]]'' has a character whose [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|magic power is to talk in utter nonsense.]] It makes him an excellent spy, since he can arrange to be literally unable to reveal information no matter the torture without actually having to kill himself. {{spoiler|No one knew he was sometimes delivering prophesies, and can be understood by someone wearing the proper pair of glasses.}} Rutabaga.
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* Invoked in a [[Sherlock Holmes]] story, where the [[Big Bad]] of the episode tries to poison Holmes. Holmes takes to his bed, refuses to eat, and starts rambling incoherently in front of Watson. {{spoiler|It's all play-pretend on Holmes part, justified by "Watson, [[We Would Have Told You But|I had to make you believe I was truly sick]], or you wouldn't have been able to play your part convincingly in my little [[Batman Gambit]]".}}
* In "The Hunt" by [[Stanislaw Lem|Stanis]]ł[[Stanislaw Lem|aw Lem]], a lunar mining robot was damaged by a meteor shower, causing it to go on a berserker rampage. It also broadcasts a radio signal, which consists of random mining-related phrases:
{{quote| "Aximo-portable talus! A wall with encystation--repetition from the headland unneccesary--the access at an azimuth of--multicrystalline metamorphism…"}}
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* On ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Hiro starts speaking in just fanboy references after getting his memories jumbled up. He's just about to be committed to the loony bin until Ando realizes that Hiro is attempting to tell him something and pieces the references together.
* In the ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "Failure to Communicate," a patient finds himself suffering from aphasia after hitting his head, saying a bizarre combination of synonyms, rhymes, loosely-connected words and similar-sounding words instead of the words he intends to say.
{{quote| '''Doctor:''' Do you understand what ''we're'' saying?<br />
'''Patient:''' Of golf! }}
* One of these shows up in the fourth episode of ''[[The Pacific]]'', [[The Insomniac|pacing back and forth all night]] and flying an imaginary plane.
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* In the [[Ashes to Ashes]] finale, {{spoiler|Jim Keats flirts very closely with [[Talkative Loon|Talkative Loonacity]]. He suddenly gets incredibly chatty and incredibly baffling.}} Likewise, in episode 6 of series 3, {{spoiler|Thordie comes across as either a chatty, deranged Sam Tyler, or a very clever man. Although, you'll have to wait until the finale to find out which.}}
* Hugo Miller from the ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' episode "13.1" is like this, as the result of a combination of [[Literal Split Personality]] with [[Brain Uploading]].
{{quote| '''Myka''': Do you know, every former Warehouse agent we meet is either crazy, evil, or dead?<br />
...<br />
'''Hugo''' ''(on first meeting them)'': I know who you are. You're President [[Ulysses S Grant]] and the snowman. You've come because it's Arbor Day, and there aren't enough zippers to go around.<br />
'''Myka''': Well, at least he's not evil or dead. }}
* Though one could arguably describe Hawkeye of [[MASH|M*A*S*H]] of being this all along, {{spoiler|he became this, in spades, for the first few parts of the series' finale. At one point, B.J. realizes Hawkeye's past talking to once he starts rambling about kids' booties}}.
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== [[Toys]] ==
* Vezon from ''[[Bionicle]]'':
{{quote| '''Vezon''': Where are we going? Why are we going? Are we going at all, or just sailing in a big circle? Or is it a spiral? I went down a spiral once: a big stone tunnel that went down and down and down, and ended in Zyglak. Whoever built it had no decorating sense at all.}}
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* {{spoiler|Dr. Higgenbotham}} is one of these in [[Little Big Planet]] 2.
* This happens to the Colonel {{spoiler|generated by the AI GW}} at the end of ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 2'':
{{quote| ''"I hear it's amazing when the famous purple-stuffed worm in flap jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw-blink on Hara-kiri Rock. '''I need scissors! 61!'''"''}}
* Advisor Glade from ''[[Beyond the Beyond]]'' flies into this after the heroes show him up by [[Clear My Name|proving the identity]] of [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]] Samson:
{{quote| ''"The pickle nation will rise again! The chickens will perish!"''}}
* The daedric prince Sheogorath, ruler of the Shivering Isles in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]] IV'' is a decent example. While he's capable of somewhat coherent conversation (He's the one giving you missions, so the specifics are usually decipherable), he's prone to outbursts on completely random tangents.
** Worth pointing out that Sheogorath is the daedric Prince (Read: God) of madness. Many of the residents of the Shivering Isles (his realm) are [[Talkative Loon|Talkative Loons]]. In fact, check the entire [[Madness Tropes]] section, theres likely someone embodying it in the Isles. The Talkative Loon of the Isles, in this case, would be the beggar Bolwing. ("I'll kalikrak the findoo, I will. You terratet it! Gal bursten it...Raney Roo! Raney Roo!") Unless you get Big Head's fork or {{spoiler|become Sheogorath}}, in which case he becomes comprehensible, and indeed, [[Eloquent in My Native Tongue|quite eloquent]].
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*** SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE! YEEEEEEEHAAAAW!
* The [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Earthbound]]'' turns out to be a Talkative Loon, having [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|literally gone mad with power]] by the time of the endgame. And he's still is an imposing villain, they actually made this trope [[Nightmare Fuel|creepy]] instead of [[Narm|funny]].
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Giygas:''' Ness! Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness!}}}}
* Liz and Ard from ''[[Wild Arms 2]]'', although arguably this is due to an abysmal translation rather than the characters actually being crazy. This is particularly the case for Liz; his(?) dialogue was a stylistic choice created by translating his dialogue ''literally'' from Japanese. The result is nonsensical and even confuses the main characters.
* Some hobos in [[Kingdom of Loathing]], ''especially'' Hodgman the Hoboverlord, whose dialogue is randomly generated. A sample:
{{quote| "Which... PORCH swing? Tell me which porch swing. Growl... Where's... The Pope?" }}
* In ''[[Baroque (video game)|Baroque]]'', the Horned Girl at first appears to be a Talkative Loon, saying random things, like accusing the seemingly-mute lead character of saying what she's thinking, or complaining about her twitching eye. {{spoiler|It's actually something much, much more disturbing. She's actually saying what the main character thinks in her presence; she doesn't have any thoughts of her own or a sense of self.}}
* Albedo from [[Xenosaga]]. He makes ''many'' biblical and literary references on varying topics, particularly in the infamous "Ma Belle Pêche" sequence. What's worse is that he actually has a point and it is not ''entirely'' mindless ramblings when looked deep enough.
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* Anyone with a mic in an online game falls into either this, actually trying to play the game, being an idiot, being a douche, mic spamming, or being drunk/high. Loons are generally the best ones to encounter.
* Oghren from ''[[Dragon Age]]'' may not actually be a loon, but damned if he doesn't ''sound'' like one on many of his drunken tirades.
{{quote| '''Oghren:'''...But that dog ruined it when he stole my pants. Well, ''I'll show him!'' I don't ''need'' my pants anyway!<br />
'''Warden:''' Oghren, you're ''wearing'' your pants.<br />
'''Oghren:''' But the ''dog'' doesn't know that. It'll be his sodding ''downfall.'' }}
* Tom Redwood a.k.a. [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|"Red"]] from the ''[[Penumbra (video game series)|Penumbra]]'' series.
** And Dr. Richard Eminiss. But he quickly [[The Reveal|turns out to be]] [[Our Zombies Are Different|anything but humorous...]]
* In ''[[Odium]]'', this happens to {{spoiler|Medusa}} when he goes insane. The beginning of his rant is actually a quote from "The End" by [[The Doors]].
{{quote| ''Ride the snake, ride the snake, the snake is long, seven miles, ride the snake, ride the snake.''}}
* Part of the fun of playing a Malkavian in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' is that all your dialog options turn you into this, with a sprinkle of [[Mad Oracle]] if you pay attention to what you're saying to people.
* Boyd Cooper of ''[[Psychonauts]]''. While perfectly capable of carrying on a lucid conversation, when he's not actually doing that, he's constantly muttering to himself, because he's trying to work out all the connections in his conspiracy theory, and the inside of his head is the only place he's got left to write on.
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* On ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', in the Strong Bad Email "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail91.html caffeine]", Strong Sad becomes a hyperactive Talkative Loon after Strong Bad slips coffee into his orange juice, saying things like "I don't even watch football! I can't remember my legs!" and rambling about "wood-davers".
** Another ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' character, Homsar, is like this all the time:
{{quote| '''Homsar:''' Hi, Wonder Mike! I'm Homsar, the captain of the gravy train. Climb aboard -- I've put my best foot flowered. Pshoooooo!}}
** There's also Senor Cardgage (with the 'Senor' deliberately mispronounced), who's basically a malapropism-prone creepy old homeless guy who resembles a tall, pot-bellied version of Strong Bad with a bad combover:
{{quote| '''Senor Cardgage:''' Alonzo Mourning to you, Myrtlebeth. Say hello to my tacklebox.}}
** The aforementioned Homsar and Senor Cardgage even indulged in a competition on that very topic in [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail188.html fan club]. The loser, following a contest to see who sold more merchandise in the Homestar Runner Store, was {{spoiler|[http://www.videlectrix.com/storeflash/nonsequitur.swf Senor Cardgage].}}
*** The penalty for losing was having to make a coherent statement.
**** He finally made a coherent statement on his third try.
{{quote| '''Senor Cardgage:''' Grape....Soda...Banked?}}
** ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' has a different take. After tinkering with some ancient artifacts, Strong Bad is able to have an actual conversation with Homsar, and it turns out the loon is actually an eloquent speaker and quite intelligent in his native tongue. Strong Sad, however, just hears ''both'' talking in gibberish.
** Another such character could be the Drive-Thru Whale, a disembodied drive-through speaker that spouts nonsense like "Sever your leg, please, it's the greatest day," and "Pour gravel on your stump please, ma'am." (over a bunch of static, naturally).
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* Lok of [[Juathuur]] tend to talk and whine a lot to whoever visits him in his realm. This happens rarely.
* Enor in ''[[Order of the Stick]]'', when Elan casts Lesser Confusion:
{{quote| '''Enor:''' Variable-speed corn muffins! Peanut butter fish filets! Hey, that sounds good.}}
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* A few old [[Looney Tunes]] cartoons employed this trope, particularly the ones featuring [[Daffy Duck]]. He sometimes was more of a musical loon, either singing something completely out of nowhere ("Oh I'm jutht wild about Ha-rry, and Harryth wild about meeee!") or making up his own lyrics to songs ("Oh when they say I'm nutsy, it sure givth me a pain, puh-leath path the ketchup, I think it'th going to rain!")
* In [[Back at the Barnyard]], we have a strange flashback from Abby, after Otis compares another character to the 'crazy uncle they've never had'.
{{quote| '''Abby(lying):''' Right...I never had a crazy uncle...<br />
A young Abby stands there, staring at her uncle.<br />
'''Abby's Uncle:''' Mr. Bunny has betrayed me! We gotta close the beaches! We can't close the beaches, we're a summer town! GET THESE TURTLES OUT OF MY HEAD PLEASE! Aaand, Lindy! }}
** We later see him singing and dancing in another flashback.
* Quite a few animated shows have depicted [[Kids Say the Darndest Things]]-era [[Bill Cosby]] as one, including [[The Simpsons]], [[Family Guy]], and [[The Boondocks]] (where he gets kidnapped for about 5 seconds before the kidnappers just bring him right back because he ''will not shut up.'')
{{quote| '''Bill Cosby on The Simpsons''': Kids, they listen to the rap music, which gives them the brain damage. With their hippin' and-a hoppin' and-a bippin' and-a boppin', so they don't know what the jazz is all about! You see, jazz is like Jello Pudding...no, actually it's more like Kodak Film...no, actually jazz is like the New Coke. It'll be around forever!<br />
'''Bill Cosby on Family Guy''': Here I go, down the slope! Oooh, I'm goin' zip zop zoopity bop! }}
* From ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', Beavis' alter-ego, the Great Cornholio.
{{quote| '''Cornholio:''' "I have a portfolio in my bunghole! With my holio!"}}
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
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** Though he seems to drop it the more frustrated he gets.
** Also from the Let's Play world, ProtonJon during his LP of Kaizo Mario World Special Stage 2, a combination of this and [[Angrish]]:
{{quote| ''"Would you just JUMP! For the love of [[Batman]]... JUMP! [[Bill Cosby]]! Is angry! [[Ren and Stimpy|Stimpy!]] I need... SPACKLE!"''}}
* [[Purple Prose/Quotes|An example on this very wiki.]]
* The [[Ultimate Warrior]]. What makes it really scary is, it's hard to tell how much is [[Kayfabe]] and how much is serious. The reason [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony's]] parody version is so damn funny is because it's pretty accurate (with the possibly exception of the random pop culture references - "You'll need an [[Transformers|Energon cube]] the size of Wyoming to defeat ''my'' Autobots, [[Verbal Tic|Hoakogan]]!").
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