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[[File:lanceitsinsane.png|link=Pokémon Special (Manga)|frame|[[Kill All Humans|What's wrong with bringing death and destruction?]]]]
 
{{quote|'''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' Come on, let me hear you say it, just once. C’mon.<br />
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'''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?<br />
'''Lane:''' [[Superman]] will never-<br />
'''Luthor:''' '''''WROOOOONG!'''''|''[[Superman Returns (Film)|Superman Returns]]''}}
 
A stock phrase typically spoken at the climax of a story.
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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|Smug Snakes]], [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]], [[Villain Sue|Villain Sues]] or even [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]] can go so crazy during their breakdowns that other characters love hitting them with this. Sometimes the character will have indicated that he's considered the accusation against himself already, and deciding it really doesn't matter, often with an "Am I?" statement.
 
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 Onon For|not what he or she signed on for]]. Contrast [[After-Action Villain Analysis]] for when the hero psychoanalyzes a villain after the fact.
 
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.
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** 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 Withwith a Crush|incredibly gay flirting]] get more and more [[Anvilicious|blaring and overt]]. And at the end of each time he wonders this, he repeatedly comes to this conclusion: Gauron is insane. There is no rational explanation for why he does what he does. And then he proceeds to [[Shut UP, Hannibal|beat the shit out of him]].
* 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]]'' when the latter explains his worldview to him.
* Kazuya from ''[[Freezing (Manga)|Freezing]]'' gives one to {{spoiler|Louis when Louis claims Satellizer as his property.}}
 
 
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{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.<br />
'''Joker:''' Has it really taken you this long to notice? }}
* The ''[[Transformers (Filmfilm)|Transformers]]'' live-action movie follow-up comic ''Reign of Starscream'' had this chilling exchange {{spoiler|right before Starscream murders her}}:
{{quote| '''Elita-One:''' You're insane!<br />
'''Starscream:''' No... I'm ''in charge''. }}
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== Fan Works ==
* Yami from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|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--<br />
'''Melvin:''' I AM THE KING!<br />
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* Also lampshaded in the related music video ''Villain'', which is a spoof on the song ''Hero'':
{{quote| '''Melvin:''' Am I insane? Have I crossed the line? Well, that's a good question! Let me ask your friends... Oh wait, I murdered them!}}
* A version appeared in the [[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007 (Webcomic)|Roommates]]'' when [[Les Misérables|Javert]] called out [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Dark!]][[Labyrinth (Film)|Jareth]] on why he's been [[Invoked Trope|forcing]] [[Character Rerailment]] on the others:
{{quote| '''[[Les Misérables (Literaturenovel)|Javert]]''': "[[Insane Troll Logic|Ge]][[Theory of Narrative Causality|ner]][[You Can't Fight Fate|ous]]?! ''We are tragedies'', you ass! There is nothing generous in making us repeat the same mistakes that cost us everything the first time!"}}
* Rainbow Dash's response to a badly derailed Fluttershy in ''[[Pattycakes (Fanfic)|Pattycakes]]''. She's not wrong.
 
 
== Films -- Animation ==
* In ''[[Antz (Animation)|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!<br />
'''General Mandible:''' ''(smiles and replies calmly)'' I believe history will see things differently. }}
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* In [[Justice League Crisis On Two Earths]], we have Batman saying it to [[Evil Twin|Owlman]]. His response?
{{quote| "Does it really matter? There are alternate versions of me that you would find quite charming."}}
* In ''[[The Hobbit (Animationanimation)|The Hobbit]]'' (animated), Bilbo gives a [[Kirk Summation]] to Thorin who is possessed by [[Gold Fever]].
{{quote| '''Bilbo:''' This is madness! 14 against 10,000?"<br />
'''Thorin:''' Your kind will never understand... [[Punctuated for Emphasis|"This is WAR! WAAAAAR!"]] }}
* In ''[[The Great Mouse Detective (Disney)|The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Ratigan gets this from a crutch-using old man who is not happy with the fact that one of the most notorious criminals in the country has been announced as the queen's royal consort and has announced a tax on the elderly and infirm, among other things. Ratigan responds by snatching the old man's crutch, saying "I have the power!" and breaking it in half.
* In ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and Thethe Beast]]'', the villains strangely love using this. Basically, they think Maurice is crazy just because he's a genius, and when he rants about a hideous, monstrous beast having "captured" his daughter Belle, they think he's just raving like a lunatic. Later, when Belle proves her father sane by showing everybody what the Beast looks like and telling them that he's changed to a kind and gentle soul, Gaston ponders how Belle could possibly fall in love with such a monster. Belle, of course, responds that the Beast isn't the one who's the monster - [[You Monster!|the real monster, as Belle points out, is none other than Gaston himself]]. Upon hearing that response, of course, Gaston just [[Villainous Breakdown|snaps]]. His response? "She's as crazy as her father!" Cue his resolve for everybody to kill the Beast and [[Villain Song|The Mob Song]] being played after that.
* Jenny says this to Martin in ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' 2. His response? "Ah, thank you."
 
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'''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.)
* ''[[Speed (Film)|Speed]]'' has a pretty good comeback to this:
{{quote| '''Jack:''' You're crazy. You're fucking crazy!<br />
'''Payne:''' No! ''Poor'' people are crazy, Jack! I'm ''eccentric''! }}
* [[John Woo]]'s ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 (Filmfilm)|Broken Arrow]]'' does it as well.
{{quote| '''Hale:''' You're out of your mind.<br />
'''Deakins:''' Yeah. Ain't it cool? }}
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'''Hannibal Lecter:''' [[Sanity Has Advantages|What disadvantages]]?<br />
'''Will Graham:''' You're insane. }}
* A minor villain in ''[[300 (Film)|Three Hundred]]'' uses a variant of this on the protagonist.
** And before this moment: "Madman... you're a madman!"
{{quote| '''Messenger:''' This is blasphemy! '''This is madness!'''<br />
'''Leonidas:''' Madness? '''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|THIS! IS! SPARTA!!!]]''' }}
* [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] is fond of this. Being Bond, he is witty enough to have a number of variations:
** ''[[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]]'':
{{quote| '''Bond:''' World domination. Same old dream. Our asylums are full of people who think they're [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. Or [[God]].}}
** ''[[From Russia With Love (Film)|From Russia Withwith Love]]'':
{{quote| '''Bond:''' (to Red Grant} Tell me, which lunatic asylum did they get you out of?}}
** ''[[Goldfinger (Film)|Goldfinger]]'':
{{quote| '''Bond:''' Beautiful place Goldfinger has here. <br />
'''[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Pussy]]:''' Yes, I'm glad you're enjoying it.<br />
'''Bond:''' Too bad it all has to end tomorrow morning (turns and looks at her). He's quite mad, you know. }}
** When [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] accuses media mogul Elliot Carver of insanity in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies (Film)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' he replies: "The distance between insanity, and genius, is measured only by success."
** In the book ''[[Moonraker (Literaturenovel)|Moonraker]]'', Hugo Drax has Bond tied up at the base of his rocket to be incinerated during its launch. Bond takes the opportunity to recount Drax's life as he's gathered the info, in all its ugly, humiliating detail, to conclude how it's made him such a mental case. Bond's intent is to enrage Drax enough to overlook what Bond needs to escape.
** [[Woody Allen]] disavowed himself heavily from the 1967 ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]'', but this exchange with captive 007 (The Detainer played by Daliah Lavi) sure has his stamp:
{{quote| '''007:''' You're crazy -- you're actually crazy!<br />
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'''007:''' That's not true; no-one ever called Einstein crazy!<br />
'''Jimmy Bond:''' ... well, they ''would'' have if he'd carried on like this. }}
* In ''[[Star Trek V: theThe Final Frontier (Film)|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 (Film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (1972)
{{quote| '''May Morrison:''' Can I do anything for you, Sergeant?<br />
'''Sgt. Neil Howie:''' No, I doubt it, seeing as [[Town Withwith a Dark Secret|you're all]] ''raving'' mad! }}
* From 1989's ''[[Batman (Filmfilm)|Batman]]'', as [[The Joker]] menaces Vicki Vale:
{{quote| '''Vicki:''' You're insane!<br />
'''[[The Joker]]:''' ''(smoothly)'' I thought I was a Pisces... }}
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{{quote| '''Juliana:''' You're mad!<br />
'''Ruber:''' I'm '''so''' glad you noticed. I've been working at it for years! ''(cue [[Villain Song]])'' }}
* Lampshaded a bit in ''[[Superman (Filmfilm)|Superman Returns]]'':
{{quote| '''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' C'mon, let me hear you say it, just once.<br />
'''Lois Lane:''' You're insane.<br />
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'''Lois:''' Superman will never--<br />
'''Luthor:''' WRONG! }}
* ''[[Street Fighter (Filmfilm)|Street Fighter]]'': This is M. Bison's [[Berserk Button]]. Twice, other people make the mistake of openly questioning his sanity, but for different reasons, Bison can't afford to kill either of them (in Dhalsim's case, he was [[Can't Kill You - Still Need You|still needed alive]] to finish the Blanka project, while Sagat had too many of his own lackeys with him).
* 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!<br />
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{{quote| '''Kinski:''' ''"You've become a megalomaniac!"<br />
'''Herzog:''' ''"Then now there are two of us."'' }}
* In the American dub of ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower (Film)|Curse of the Golden Flower]]'', this line is said verbatim by the emperor to his youngest son who just stabbed the crown prince.
{{quote| '''Prince:''' Give the throne to me now! I want it all! He can rot in hell!<br />
'''Emperor:''' You're insane! }}
* In the film version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Filmfilm)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', Gandalf has a rather snappy reply to Saruman suggesting that they join Sauron:
{{quote| "Tell me, ''[[Ironic Echo|friend]]''.... when did Saruman the Wise abandon reason for ''madness''?"}}
 
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** 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.
* [[Alex Rider (Literature)|Alex Rider]] says this to Herod Sayle, Dr. Grief, Sarov, Damian Cray, Julia Rothman, Nikolei Drevin and Winston Yu.
* In the ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]'' short story "LEPrecon" Julius Root is tricked into a human settlement (which is magically forbidden by Fairy law) by his [[Cain and Abel|evil brother Turnball]], he calls him insane. Turnball's reply is "No. What I am is tired. Tired of being chased across the globe by my own brother. [[Lampshade Hanging|The whole thing is too melodramatic]]."
* In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]'', Harry comes out of the maze and Mad-Eye Moody {{spoiler|who was actually Barty Crouch Jr, who up until then Harry had respected and sought advice from, drags Harry off to his office so he can gleefully tell him how he had orchestrated the entire scheme and would now have the honor of killing Harry for Voldemort.}} Harry sums this up by telling him that he's crazy.
* In ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', Ellsworth Toohey beats his victim to the punch during a [[Hannibal Lecture]]:
{{quote| '''Keating:''' Ellsworth... you're...<br />
'''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 Aa Higher Plane of Existence|become a dark god]]. This causes Cowl to briefly pause to consider the question, noting that if he ''were'' insane, than he might be unable to tell. [[Not So Different|This provides a parallel to when the question of whether Dresden would know if he was insane came up]].
* 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 Reimagined]]'', 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 Withwith 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]] -- [[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]].
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{{quote| '''Sarah Jane:''' You're Insane, Solon, you're mad!" }}
*** 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]].
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'': This is Ronon's response in "Reunion", after a few of his old friends from Sateda relate their story of how they became Wraith worshippers.
** Also used by Teyla in "The Kindred (Part 1)" when Michael the Wraith-human hybrid gives her a [[Not So Different]] speech.
* In ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]'', as protagonist John Crichton became increasingly unhinged, it was more typical for the ''villains'' to question the sanity of the ''heroes''. Often with good reason. This is perhaps most memorably demonstrated in ''The Peacekeeper Wars'' with this exchange:
{{quote| '''Scorpius:''' This is insane, Crichton.<br />
'''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: theThe Original Series]]'' episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", where a scientist tries to convince Capt. Kirk to participate in a twisted scheme to take over a planet of the Federation. Kirk responds, "You've convinced me; You've convinced me that you're dangerous!"
* ''[[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| '''Spencer Anderson''': "None of this is true. You said so yourself. He's crazy."<br />
'''Detective Goren''': "Yeah, he may be crazy, but you're ''evil''." }}
* Jack has said this to Locke a bunch of times on ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'', usually when Locke is talking about things like moving the island, or how [[Fan Nickname|Taller Ghost Walt]] told him to kill Naomi.
* Spoofed in ''[[The Goodies (TV)|The Goodies]]'' (naturally) when Tim tells the villainous Music Master he's a raving loony. The Music Master simply responds "Thank you."
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', it's said to an invisible girl in "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (1x11):
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' There's one thing I didn't factor into all of this. You're a raving loony!}}
** When [[Angel (TV)|Angel]] turns evil again in his spin-off series.
{{quote| '''Rebecca:''' You’re crazy.<br />
'''Angelus:''' Oh, no. I’m a vampire. }}
* From ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'':
{{quote| '''Simon:''' You're out of your mind.<br />
'''[[Bounty Hunter|Early]]:''' That's between me and my mind. }}
* From ''[[Dollhouse]]'', when {{spoiler|Boyd reveals his grand plan to protect only the privileged few from mindwiped slavery and tells his now ex-allies [[We Can Rule Together|their only choice is "to be the destroyed or the destroyers":]]}}
{{quote| '''Adelle:''' You are ''spectacularly'' insane.}}
* 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| '''Bobby:''' You are nine kinds of crazy, boy.<br />
'''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.
* Bartlet says this to his wife in the fourth season opener of ''[[The West Wing (TV)|The West Wing]]'' after she {{spoiler|cuts off his tie just before he walks into a presidential debate. Considering he'd been kvetching about how he wouldn't win without his lucky tie, she may have helped him win the debate, as the mad panic that ensued made Bartlet grab Josh's tie, which is very similar to how he ended up getting his first lucky tie.}}
* In ''[[Get Smart (TV)|Get Smart]]'', Smart and Agent 99 are captives of [[Mad Doctor]] Tom Poston:
{{quote| '''99:''' You're mad!<br />
'''Doc:''' Mad, am I??? MAAAD AM I??? [[Laughing Mad|MWAHAHAHAAA!!!]]<br />
'''99:''' ''(anxiously)'' Don't ''do'' that!<br />
'''Doc:''' ''(utterly straightfaced)'' Don't do what? }}
* In a parody of The McLaughlin Group on ''[[Saturday Night Live (TV)|Saturday Night Live]]'', one of the panel members, annoyed by McLaughlin's continued interruptions and overly long nicknames, invoked this trope. McLaughlin just responded with another "WRONG!"
* ''[[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: <ref> Here it's also a way of saying, "Shove it up your ass"</ref>
{{quote| '''Tommy:''' Goldar...<br />
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'''Tommy:''' ...You are...<br />
'''Goldar:''' Yes, go on.<br />
'''[[Badass|Tommy]]:''' ...[[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Out of your mind]]! [[Kiai|Oo-ah]]! *[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (TV)/Awesome|springs up in the air to land a flying punch on Goldar's chest and then kick his sword away, before proceeding to kick ass all over Goldar]]* }}
** 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| '''Tommy:''' Why can't you just want to rule the Earth like all the other sickos?}}
* What Barry Allen in ''[[The Flash (TV series)|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.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has several examples. One notable between Londo and G'kar.
{{quote| '''Londo:''' You're ''insane''!<br />
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{{quote| '''Ben:''' Now, why would I do this? Well, call me crazy.<br />
'''Audience:''' You're crazy! }}
* In the series 2 finale of ''[[Sherlock (TV)|Sherlock]]'', when Holmes and Moriarty confront one another:
{{quote| '''Sherlock''': You're insane!<br />
'''Moriarty''': You're just getting that ''now''? }}
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== Video Games ==
* In the story campaign of ''[[War CraftWarcraft]] III: The Frozen Throne'', Illidan Stormrage is confronted by his jailer of ten thousand years with a self-righteous "You're insane!" His calm reply? "Isolation can do that to the mind."
* 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!<br />
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'''Jaguar:''' '''You're crazy!'''<br />
'''Master Contra:''' Muahahaha! ''Far from it!'' }}
* Zero says this flat out to {{spoiler|Redips}} in ''[[Mega Man X Command Mission (Video Game)|Mega Man X Command Mission]]''. X also hits him with a [[You Monster!]]: "You... You... Maverick!"
{{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!"
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** 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 Withwith Granny|Wynne]] will reply "You're mad! There's nothing glorious about what you've become, Uldred!"
** 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!}}
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* 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: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]: Zelda says this to Ganondorf shortly after {{spoiler|he goes [[Laughing Mad]] at the wish the king gives to the Triforce}}:
{{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:
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** 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?}}<br />
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** 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 ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds (Video Game)|Adventure Quest Worlds]]'', Andre the Giant thinks that everything the hero did up to the point of claiming the key from his Giant Necklace is insane (he even thinks the hero poisoned his giant son Andre Jr.), but the hero and Crychek tell him not to worry as his son is fine and just taking a nap in his soup.
{{quote| '''Hero''': Next time, [[Pick Onon Someone Your Own Size|pick on somebody your own size]], Andre.<br />
'''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!!!'''<br />
'''Hero''': Relax, your son is fine. He's just taking a nap.<br />
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* 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 ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island (Video Game)|The Curse of Monkey Island]]'' when smuggler King André believes that the Goodsoup Family Diamond and its energy flowing though it is the key to his power, and you can choose this:
{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' You're a madman! <br />
'''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?!?<br />
'''Guybrush:''' ''[shrugs]'' Good point. I take it back.<br />
'''André:''' I'm not crazy -- my prices are! }}
* The Riddler gets this from [[Batman]] in [[Batman Arkham City|Batman: Arkham City]] upon entering the first Riddler Room:
{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.<br />
'''Riddler:''' No, that would imply either mental illness or derangement. [[Blatant Lies|I suffer from neither.]] }}
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== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|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| '''Dr. VG:''' Are you insane?!<br />
'''Mr. Rovainen:''' Alas. That comfort is denied me. }}
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"No. Not at all. Our plan is a pragmatic response to the problems we've observed..."<br />
"This is '''sanity'''! '''Sanity'''!" }}
* There was this exchange in ''[[Gastrophobia (Webcomic)|Gastrophobia]]'', during the "Lord Night-Sorrow" story arc... before it was changed by a [[Retcon]]:
{{quote| '''Night-Sorrow:''' Sorcery can accomplish what science cannot.<br />
'''Filby: ''You're insane!'''''<br />
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== Web Original ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] and [[Bum Reviews (Web Video)|Bum Reviews]] did this in one of [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|Linkara's]] videos:
{{quote| '''[[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]]:''' My God. You're mad.<br />
'''Bum:''' Am I? Am I?<br />
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Yes. Very mad.<br />
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'''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.
* [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] was on the other end of this during his review of [[The Room]]. Other reviewers kept showing up to try and talk him out of it: when he refused to listen to [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|Linkara]]...
{{quote| "You're mad, Critic! [[Large Ham|MAD!]]"<br />
"Begone!"<br />
"Okay!" }}
* [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|"What is it about the name]] ''[[Mad Scientist|Dr. Insano]]'' that eludes you people?!"
* "[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:
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'''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!<br />
'''Danny:''' Dude. You are one ''seriously'' crazed-up fruit loop. That is ''never'' going to happen. }}
* In the ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' episode "Temptation", Brooklyn, disillusioned by the problems of humanity, is manipulated by Demona to steal a spellbook in order to help his leader, Goliath, "see the truth of the world". Brooklyn cooperates, but when Demona attacks Goliath with a spell from the book that makes him a mind-controlled slave, the young gargoyle protests that he only wanted to Goliath to see the truth. Demona intones with flashing eyes, "You wanted him to know the truth. Now, our truth will the only truth he ever knows!" At that brazenly evil pronouncement, Brooklyn yells to Demona, "You're insane!" and attacks her to get the book back.
* Done frequently in ''[[Invader Zim]]'', particularly because of Zim's megalomaniacal personality.
* In the ''[[Superman: theThe Animated Series]]'' episode "Stolen Memories", Superman meets Brainiac, the surviving major computer consciousness from Krypton. Although Superman is pleased to meet someone from his native planet, he later learns of Brainiac's true reason for coming to Earth. The intelligence has been ravaging the cosmos, gathering all the knowledge of worlds and then destroying them so he is the sole possessor of that information, and now wants to do the same with Earth. At this smug justification of serial omnicide, Superman yells, "You're insane!" and leaps into battle.
* A cousin to [[Insult Backfire]] happens in an episode of ''[[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.<br />
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* ''[[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!"
* ''[[Batman: theThe Animated Series]]'': 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?<br />
'''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. }}
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{{quote| '''Barbara:''' You're out of your mind.<br />
'''Shriek:''' ''Duh''. }}
* From the Ruby-Spears ''[[Mega Man (TVanimation)|Mega Man]]'' cartoon, in the episode "Ice Age" (sound clip available about a third of the way down [http://www.mmhp.net/Marketing/ShowList.html this page]):
{{quote| '''Mr. Zero:''' You're m-m-mad!<br />
'''Dr. Wily:''' No, I'm ha-ha-happy! }}
* Even ''[[Veggie Tales (Animation)|Veggie Tales]]'' has a variant in a recent ''Indiana Jones'' parody.
{{quote| '''Larry:''' ... He's loopy!<br />
'''Bob:''' No, he's eccentric.<br />
'''Larry:''' What's the difference?<br />
'''Bob:''' Eccentric is loopy, ''with money''. }}
* ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'' has [[Mad Scientist|Tarantulas]] happily shrug this one off with a casual "So they say," and a particularly indulgent and spittle-y [[Evil Laugh]].
* ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]'': During his fight against Nox in episode 17, Grougaloragran repeatedly calls him a madman, but Nox pays this no heed. Later, both Yugo and Adamaï give him a "You're insane!" speech at the end of the final fight in episode 26. {{spoiler|However, since it is after Nox's whole plan is crumbling around him - with, literally, his giant clock mecha - this time the Xelor may actually be listening.}}
** 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 the ''Adventures of Jimmy Neutron'', Carl, Sheen and Jimmy travel to the [[Bland-Name Product|Bahama Quadrangle]] so Jimmy can prove that nothing suspicious happens there. They end up trapped by a algae obsessed scientist named Dr. Moist:
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{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.<br />
'''{{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 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: Fast Forward'' Episode 22 (Head of State):
{{quote| '''Bishop''': Stockman, this is madness!<br />
'''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 [[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]], Patrick and [[SpongeBob]] run away from home because they think they're going to get "locked up forever" for stealing a balloon. The two set up camp and share two candybars. Patrick eats his candybar and being the short-term-memory starfish that he is, forgets he just ate it and thinks that Sponge Bob took it. The end result is Sponge Bob eating his own candy bar while Patrick looks on in horror at the thought of his "only food" being eaten by his best friend and proceeds to freak out.
{{quote| '''Sponge Bob''': (eats candy bar) Mmmmm mmmm mhhmmm!!<br />
'''Patrick:''' YOU'RE A CRAZY PERSON!! }}
* In the series finale of ''[[Action Man (Animation)|Action Man]]'', Alex retorts this to Dr. X after the latter's offer of [[We Can Rule Together]].
* In ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures (Animation)|Iron Man Armored Adventures]]'' Tony tells a variation of this to Rhona in "All the Best People Are Mad". Which results in a [[Title Drop]] of the episode.
{{quote| '''Tony:''' "You're completely mad Rhona!<br />
'''Rhona:''' "Mad? ''All the best people are mad.'' Lewis Carol." }}
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