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** Zero says this flat out to [[spoiler:Redips]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission''. X also hits him with a YouMonster: "You... You... Maverick!"
--->'''Zero:''' 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!

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** Zero says this flat out to [[spoiler:Redips]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission''. X also hits him with a YouMonster: "You... You... Maverick!"
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Maverick!"; he even has a lengthier speech as to why [[spoiler:before the actual final battle with Redips]].
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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!
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* ''VideoGame/StarFox64'': Upon reaching the boss of Solar, a bio-engineered creature that has adapted to live in Solar's magma, the Star Fox team are horrified at the sort of ethical violations that [[BigBad Andross]] is willing to commit and Falco shouts that "Andross is an insane fool!" A variation since he's not saying it to Andross directly, but the spirit is there nonetheless.
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* ''Literature/UniversalMonsters'': In book 6, when Dr. Pretorius voices an intention to use Detective Turner for spare parts and usher in a new world of superhuman beings who will help him conquer the world, Turner replies with the trope name.
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** ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'': After hearing the extensive MotiveRant of [[spoiler:Emma Russell, his own ex-wife]], revealing she was in cahoots with [[EcoTerrorist Alan Jonah]] and that they intend to set all the Titans loose indiscriminately to bring GaiasVengeance and UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, an outraged [[Characters/MonsterVerseMarkRussell Mark Russell]] tells her she's insane, then he directly calls her out for both [[spoiler:putting their daughter in danger]] and thinking she has the right to decide by herself the fate of the world.

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** ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'': After hearing the extensive MotiveRant of [[spoiler:Emma Russell, his own ex-wife]], revealing she was in cahoots with [[EcoTerrorist Alan Jonah]] and that they intend to set all the Titans loose indiscriminately to bring GaiasVengeance and UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, an outraged [[Characters/MonsterVerseMarkRussell [[Characters/MonsterVerseRussellFamily Mark Russell]] tells her she's insane, then he directly calls her out for both [[spoiler:putting their daughter in danger]] and thinking she has the right to decide by herself the fate of the world.
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** [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] is not immune to this, or averse to employing InsultBackfire. For example, in ''Batman'' #251, the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] comic that [[RevisitingTheRoots brought the Joker back to his psychopathic characterization]], Batman and the Joker have this little exchange:

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** [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] is not immune to this, or averse to employing InsultBackfire. For example, in ''Batman'' #251, the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] comic that [[RevisitingTheRoots brought the Joker back to his psychopathic characterization]], Batman and the Joker have this little exchange:
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* When confronting the main antagonist of the first "episode" of ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis'', [[spoiler:Zephetto, a WellIntentionedExtremist]] whose entire plan has hinged on basically [[spoiler:conducting unethical experiments that caused the deaths of countless people in an effort to create ARKS defenders who have photon capabilites on par with the heroes of a thousand years ago in hopes that might be enough to defeat the Starless and avert a potential galaxy-wide genocide,]] the player has the option to say this to [[spoiler:Zephetto's]] face... And surprisingly, they agree that the player may be ''right,'' but ultimately it doesn't matter, [[spoiler:because not only did Zephetto's plan ''work'', the Starless ''immediately'' invade right afterwards, causing him to perform a HeroicSacrifice to stop the first wave from invading Halpha before the ARKS Defenders were ready for them.]]
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* In “Agent James Hound” cartoon, Hound snaps to Doctor Mad (yes), “You’re mad, doctor!” “Yes, and you’re Hound.”
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* In “Agent James Hound” cartoon, Hound snaps to Doctor Mad (Yes), “You’re mad, doctor!” “And you’re Hound.”
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** The ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' live-action movie follow-up comic ''Reign of Starscream'' had this chilling exchange [[spoiler:right before Starscream murders her]]:

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** The ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'' live-action movie follow-up comic ''Reign of Starscream'' had this chilling exchange [[spoiler:right before Starscream murders her]]:
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' episode "[[Recap/GargoylesS1Temptation 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.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' episode "[[Recap/GargoylesS1Temptation 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 be 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.
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* In volume 2, issue 31 of ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]'', a man reacts to learning that Osiris is killing a bunch of people due to believing that doing so will bring his sister Isis back to life by telling Osiris that he's crazy, only to [[KilledMidSentence be cut off by Osiris vaporizing him]].

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* In volume 2, issue 31 of ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]'', ''ComicBook/Titans2010'', a man reacts to learning that Osiris is killing a bunch of people due to believing that doing so will bring his sister Isis back to life by telling Osiris that he's crazy, only to [[KilledMidSentence be cut off by Osiris vaporizing him]].
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'', undergoing Synthetic Ascension to convert your entire organic race into robots will typically result in a Spiritualist empire opening communications with your to declare you are insane. As they believe robots lack any souls, they view the process as mass suicide driven by the delusion of immortality.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRunDawnOfTheNugget'': The team needs to light a firework [[spoiler: to pop the corn so they can escape from the silo.]] When Rocky asks if anyone has a match for the firework, Nick tells him that ''he's'' "a match" for an absolute lunatic; if he lights the fuse now, they'll be way too close when the firework explodes.



* In ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', the villains strangely love using this. 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 responds that the Beast isn't the one who's the monster - [[YouMonster the real monster, as Belle points out, is none other than Gaston himself]]. Upon hearing that response, Gaston just [[VillainousBreakdown snaps]]. His response? "She's as crazy as her father!" Cue his resolve for everybody to kill the Beast and [[VillainSong The Mob Song]] being played after that.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', the villains strangely love using this. 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 responds that the Beast isn't the one who's the monster - [[YouMonster the real monster, as Belle points out, is none other than Gaston himself]]. Upon hearing that response, Gaston just [[VillainousBreakdown snaps]]. His response? rebuttal? "She's as crazy as her father!" Cue his resolve for everybody to kill the Beast and [[VillainSong The Mob Song]] being played after that.



'''Short Round:''' [[YouNoTakeCandle He no nuts.]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment He's crazy!]]

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'''Short Round:''' [[YouNoTakeCandle He no nuts.]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment [[DistinctionWithoutADifference He's crazy!]]


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* ''Film/{{Jaws}}'': When Quint destroys the radio to prevent Brody from calling for help, [[MobySchtick determined to kill the shark on his own]], Brody angrily calls him "certifiable." Hooper has to draw their attention back to the shark. [[spoiler: Subsequent events prove Brody was correct in protesting Quint's actions.]]

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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': To say the least, Kars is rather taken aback when Joseph impales him onto a plane and ''flies it into an active volcano''.
-->'''Kars:''' ''(horrified)'' You're a ''LUNATIC!''
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': Tiziano's reaction to Narancia [[TongueTrauma cutting out his own tongue]] to remove Talking Head, scaring Squalo & Tiziano into increasing their breathing so he could track them with Aerosmith's radar.
-->'''Tiziano:''' That guy's a maniac!



** Schniezel says this to Charles in Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally as Charles [[spoiler:has him arrested as part of his plan to bring about his AssimilationPlot]]. Charles responds that in his view, the world is insane.

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** Schniezel says this to Charles in Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'' as Charles [[spoiler:has him arrested as part of his plan to bring about his AssimilationPlot]]. Charles responds that in his view, the world is insane.



* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': After C explains the extent of his master plan involves obtaining an ArtifactOfDoom sealed in an EldritchLocation, Absalom responds by calling him a madman. Later, G outright calls C insane upon seeing the latter in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown and undergoing a MotiveDecay when he tries to take over The Consortium for himself.



* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':

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* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':''Franchise/BlazBlue'':



* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia'':
** Shanoa says this to [[spoiler:Barlowe when, #1, she finds out that he's actually a TreacherousAdvisor, and #2, when she refuses to use Dominus, he threatens to kill her and rip it right out of her bloody corpse.]]

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* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia'':
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** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia'': Shanoa says this to [[spoiler:Barlowe when, #1, she finds out that he's actually a TreacherousAdvisor, and #2, when she refuses to use Dominus, he threatens to kill her and rip it right out of her bloody corpse.]]



* ''VideoGame/NeoContra'' has many moments of these in spades:

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* ''VideoGame/NeoContra'' In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', [[spoiler:Nagito Komeada]] gets this treatment after their true motivations are revealed in the first trial, and it lasts for the rest of the game. Also was said about [[spoiler:Byakuya Togami]] in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' during the second trial.
* ''Neo VideoGame/{{Contra}}''
has many moments of these in spades:



* From ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'':

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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', H'naanza gawps at how Merlwyb tests Blanstyr and the Warrior of Light's armor in the Level 50 Armorer quest: by putting it through rigorous tests including having the test subjects wearing the armor beaten down with axes and shot at.

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* ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', H'naanza gawps at how Merlwyb tests Blanstyr and the Warrior of Light's armor in the Level 50 Armorer quest: by putting it through rigorous tests including having the test subjects wearing the armor beaten down with axes and shot at.



* Said to [[spoiler:Sephiran]] near the end of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' when it becomes apparent [[spoiler:he engineered two world wars for the sake of eradicating mankind]].
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', this is said in Brady's B support with Female Morgan if they're siblings, when she wants her sibling to use the tome and yell at her to try to shake some memories loose (to which the sibling normally says, "Good night Morgan.").

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* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
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Said to [[spoiler:Sephiran]] near the end of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' when it becomes apparent [[spoiler:he engineered two world wars for the sake of eradicating mankind]].
* ** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', this is said in Brady's B support with Female Morgan if they're siblings, when she wants her sibling to use the tome and yell at her to try to shake some memories loose (to which the sibling normally says, "Good night Morgan.").



'''Shepard:''' Our suits have kinetic barriers. Your legal briefs don't. And ''I'm in a hurry''

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'''Shepard:''' Our suits have kinetic barriers. Your legal briefs don't. And ''I'm in a hurry''hurry''.
* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'': Swank calls Yuma a psycho when seeing him talk to Shinigami, thinking he's talking to himself since Yuma's the only one who can see her.



* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'':
** 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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* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'': Raiden states 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' KangarooCourt 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.
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''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'':
** *** 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:



** 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.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'':
** Raiden states 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' KangarooCourt 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.
** He's been working on this, apparently. After the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' reveals his KnightTemplar rationale for [[spoiler:starting a war with Pakistan to provoke the American government's collapse and rebirth]], Raiden replies with the ultimate BaitAndSwitchComment:

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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.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'':
** Raiden states 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' KangarooCourt 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.
** He's been working on this, apparently.
After the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' reveals his KnightTemplar rationale for [[spoiler:starting a war with Pakistan to provoke the American government's collapse and rebirth]], Raiden replies with the ultimate BaitAndSwitchComment:



--->'''[[spoiler:Raiden]]:''' I know what we must do. "He must win" refers to [[spoiler: Shao Kahn]]. He must be allowed to [[spoiler: Merge the realms]]\\

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--->'''[[spoiler:Raiden]]:''' -->'''[[spoiler:Raiden]]:''' I know what we must do. "He must win" refers to [[spoiler: Shao Kahn]]. He must be allowed to [[spoiler: Merge the realms]]\\



* Gillian Seed to Chin Shu Oh in ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'': "You're insane! [[PatrickStewartSpeech Humanity won't be so easily dominated! You underestimate the strength of the human spirit!]]"



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* In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', [[spoiler:Nagito Komeada]] gets this treatment after their true motivations are revealed in the first trial, and it lasts for the rest of the game. Also was said about [[spoiler:Byakuya Togami]] in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' during the second trial.
* Gillian Seed to Chin Shu Oh in ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'': "You're insane! [[PatrickStewartSpeech Humanity won't be so easily dominated! You underestimate the strength of the human spirit!]]"
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Barrel's Warhammer", when Grime learns Sasha plans on taking the narwhal worm to the Toad Council, he calls her insane, and that he loves it.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': A RunningGag whenever the trio encounter Dr. [=WongBurger=] and he explains his ludicrous EvilPlan, Frylock calls him a madman.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'':

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** A non-villainous example occurs in "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBlueSpirit The Blue Spirit]]" when an old herbalist hermit with only her ancient cat as a friend tells Aang to make his friends suck on frozen frogs to cure their illness.

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* ''Franchise/{{Avatar|TheLastAirbender}}'':
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** *** A non-villainous example occurs in "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBlueSpirit The Blue Spirit]]" when an old herbalist hermit with only her ancient cat as a friend tells Aang to make his friends suck on frozen frogs to cure their illness.



** In "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSozinsCometPart1ThePhoenixKing Sozin's Comet, Part 1]]", when Team Avatar learns about [[BigBad Fire Lord Ozai]]'s plans to use Sozin's comet to [[FinalSolution launch genocidal campaigns against the entire Earth Kingdom]], which will result in the deaths of countless innocents, they can only react with horror and shock. Sokka even lampshades on this.

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** *** In "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSozinsCometPart1ThePhoenixKing Sozin's Comet, Part 1]]", when Team Avatar learns about [[BigBad Fire Lord Ozai]]'s plans to use Sozin's comet to [[FinalSolution launch genocidal campaigns against the entire Earth Kingdom]], which will result in the deaths of countless innocents, they can only react with horror and shock. Sokka even lampshades on this.



* Occurs in the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', in "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS4E6TheBattleOfZaofu The Battle of Zaofu]]", when Varrick turns out to have [[spoiler:built a bomb ([[CrazyPrepared with both a timer and a manual switch]]) to destroy himself, Bolin and the spirit vine samples rather than let Kuvira and Baatar Jr. get their hands on [[GoneHorriblyRight the accidental fruits of his research]]. Thanks to some quick thinking from Bolin, they escape]].

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* ** Occurs in the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', in "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS4E6TheBattleOfZaofu The Battle of Zaofu]]", when Varrick turns out to have [[spoiler:built a bomb ([[CrazyPrepared with both a timer and a manual switch]]) to destroy himself, Bolin and the spirit vine samples rather than let Kuvira and Baatar Jr. get their hands on [[GoneHorriblyRight the accidental fruits of his research]]. Thanks to some quick thinking from Bolin, they escape]].

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