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* Martina does this in ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'' with her over the top theatrics and showy displays of devotion to her dark lord, Zomagustar; and firmly believes she draws her power from him. The scary part? [[spoiler:Zomagustar doesn't exist, Martina made him up!]] Despite this, she succeeds in casting a curse on Lina (that actually works!), because her belief in him is THAT strong. And, yes, she IS that crazy!

** Don Quixote itself is an UnbuiltTrope because, in its attempt to correct the Misaimed Fandom, Cervantes explores all the ramifications of this trope: Don Quixote knows he is just a ImpoverishedPatrician, he really wants to be an KnightErrant, but few know what are those and even less care. Whenever RealityEnsues, he insists AWizardDidIt. Lord Error Prone is safe [[IRejectYourReality because he rejects the reality of everyone and substitutes his own]]. The second part shows us a lot of people -- nobles, bandits, soldiers -- organizing TheCon that convince Don Quixote he really is a Knight Errant... [[ComeToGawk because they want to mock him]]. The OnlySaneMan calls Don Quixote [[RealityWarper a fool for making all the others be as mad as he]]. Only when the novel finishes, Don Quixote realizes that, even when he lived the life of a Knight Errant exactly as the ChivalricRomance books said, he didn't do any good to anyone. So those books were lies. The FanDisillusionment is so great, he [[DeathByDespair dies]].

** Don Quixote itself is an UnbuiltTrope because, in its attempt to correct the Misaimed Fandom, Cervantes explores all the ramifications of this trope: Don Quixote knows he is just a ImpoverishedPatrician, he really wants to be an KnightErrant, but few know what are those and even less care. Whenever RealityEnsues, he insists AWizardDidIt. Lord Error Prone is safe [[IRejectYourReality because he rejects the reality of everyone and substitutes his own]]. The second part shows us a lot of people -- nobles, bandits, soldiers -- organizing MassiveMultiplayerScam that convince Don Quixote he really is a Knight Errant... [[ComeToGawk because they want to mock him]]. The OnlySaneMan calls Don Quixote [[RealityWarper a fool for making all the others be as mad as he]]. Only when the novel finishes, Don Quixote realizes that, even when he lived the life of a Knight Errant exactly as the ChivalricRomance books said, he didn't do any good to anyone. So those books were lies. The FanDisillusionment is so great, he [[DeathByDespair dies]].

* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', many of the witches may qualify for this, but Marriage Sorcierre was created with precisely the intention of being a haven for these. As such, Beatrice (and by extension [[spoiler:Yasu]]), Maria and Ange (at least, before she rejected magic) are the most straightforward examples.