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** Not really an example, once we find out {{spoiler|he's not actually Alex Mercer. He's [[The Virus]] itself assuming Mercer's memories and appearance.}} "Insanity" here is really best classified as [[Loss of Identity]], but you can't really call it that when {{spoiler|you never even ''had'' an original identity ''to begin with.''}}
** Arguably it's completely ''inverted'' since absorbing all of those people and experiencing their thoughts and memories, including their pain and fear, ends up giving him a ''conscience''.
* In ''[[Blaz Blue]]'', we have Arakune, a scientist who sought knowledge from a place known as [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|the Boundary]], and got it. It had the unfortunate side effect destroying his sanity, turning him into, well, {{media
** Also, Blazblue characters that gained possession of [[Evil Weapon|Nox Nyxtoreses]] as children tend to be mentally unstable, at best, or outright insane, when sufficiently provoked. However, this is averted for characters that gained the said Nox Nyxtoreses after they turned adult - they tend to maintain their initial sanity/insanity.
* Arguably {{spoiler|all three of the Brothers Sun}} in [[Jade Empire]]. When you see the Emperor, he is quite clearly out of his mind, {{spoiler|being undead and powered only by leeching power from the Water Dragon}}. {{spoiler|"Master" Sun Li}} seems pretty sane, and has it together enough to pull one ''spectacular'' [[Xanatos Gambit]] on your character. However, he obtains the {{spoiler|Water Dragon's power}} upon his brother's death and drains it even faster than his brother did. By the time you meet up with him for the final [[Boss Battle]], he is ''very'' clearly out of his mind.
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