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* 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?

{{quote|"I am not crazy! I am an artist! Was Michelangelo crazy? Was Renior crazy? ''Was Van Gogh crazy?'' OK, bad example, but still.." }}

 

{{quote|'''Yami:''' Look, we're not intimidated by your silly behavio--

'''Melvin:''' I AM THE KING!

* 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|Roommates]]'' when [[Les Misérables|Javert]] called out [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Dark!]][[Labyrinth|Jareth]] on why he's been [[Invoked Trope|forcing]] [[Character Rerailment]] on the others:

{{quote|'''[[Les Misérables (novel)|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!"}}

 

 

* In ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|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?"

* In ''[[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]]'', 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.

** And before this moment: "Madman... you're a madman!"

{{quote|'''Messenger:''' This is blasphemy! '''This is madness!'''

* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] is fond of this. Being Bond, he is witty enough to have a number of variations:

** ''[[Dr. No]]'':

{{quote| '''Bond:''' (to Red Grant} Tell me, which lunatic asylum did they get you out of?}}

** ''[[Goldfinger]]'':

'''[[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. }}

'''Jack Napier/The Joker:''' Haven't you heard of the healing power of laughter? ([[Laughing Mad|laughs]] while wiping his "skin" off to reveal a pale, clownlike skin underneath the forehead.) NOW GET OUTTA HERE!! }}

** Then there's the Joker, before [[The Reveal]], screaming at his boss Carl Grissom: "You set me up over a woman. '''''A WOMAN!''''' ''(darkly)'' You must be insane." However, Grissom actually seemed crazier than pre-Joker Jack.

* 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!

* [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s ''The Dain Curse'' concludes with one of the most effective "You're insane"s in literature.

* [[Alex Rider]] says this to Herod Sayle, Dr. Grief, Sarov, Damian Cray, Julia Rothman, Nikolei Drevin and Winston Yu.

* In ''[[Harry Potter/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...

'''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 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}}.

 

*** The Master has always loved this. In ''The Time Monster'', the Third Doctor calls him "mad, paranoid!" -- the Master takes this as a compliment and replies "[[At Least I Admit It|I'm just a little more honest than the rest!]]"

** In "Genesis of the Daleks", Davros reacts thus to being outvoted:

'''Gharman:''' You are ''insane'', Davros! }}

** "Tomb of the Cybermen", the second Doctor has faked out Klieg and gotten him to blab the entire plan.

'''Nythera''': {{spoiler|You mean '''I''' have to stop it.}}

'''Ryuuji''': {{spoiler|No, Nythera. '''WE''' have to stop. Neither of us can do this alone.}} }}

** 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.

{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' You're mad! Mad, I say!}}

** Before that, there is also a part in ''[[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:

'''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.

== 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]]):

'''Dr. VG:''' Are you insane?!

'''Mr. Rovainen:''' Alas. That comfort is denied me. }}

{{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]]'':

"This is '''madness'''! '''[[Bold Inflation|MADNESS!]]'''"

"No. Not at all. Our plan is a pragmatic response to the problems we've observed..."

** In a later episode, Mr. Freeze has this response to Grant Walker's plan to freeze the entire world except for his own island. When a ''supervillain'' is the one doubting your sanity, you know you have problems.

*** Better yet, an ''ice-obsessed'' villain saying this about a plan to ''freeze the world''.

* ''[[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.

'''Carl:''' Guys... I'm turning green!

'''Jimmy:''' But you ate it too; we saw you!

'''Jimmy:''' You're insane!

'''Sheen:''' Oh gee, ya think?

{{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...]] }}

{{quote| '''Bishop''': Stockman, this is madness!

'''Stockman''': No, Bishop. This is logic. }}