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What separates this character from being a plain old [=Cloudcuckoolander=], BunnyEarsLawyer and the like is that it is ''because'' of his/her [[RefugeInAudacity extravagant]] madness that the Crazy Awesome can both [[RuleOfFunny function in the work]] and have such appeal.

On average, every other action the Crazy Awesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], awesome, and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicComedicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a [=Cloudcuckoolander=]. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents him/her from being killed or arrested when anyone else would be, (s)he's just benefited from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor, and TheWonka. Compare and contrast CreepyAwesome.

Someone who is CrazyAwesome is someone who's completely nuts, in an amusing way, and is effective at what (s)he does ''because of'' that craziness. In real life (s)he'd get fired from whatever job (s)he has/would have, or even arrested—at the very least, the things (s)he does just plain wouldn't ''work''. But somehow, as his/her every action is generally protected by the RuleOfCool, (s)he manages to be both effective and a character that the audience likes or even loves.

What separates this character from being a plain old CloudCuckoolander, BunnyEarsLawyer and the like is that it is ''because'' of his/her [[RefugeInAudacity extravagant]] madness that the Crazy Awesome can both [[RuleOfFunny function in the work]] and have such appeal.

If, instead, Ed pushes an inconspicuous button on the underside of Sheldon's base, and a jack-in-the-box chicken head springs out of the top and shoots FrickinLaserBeams out of its eyes that disintegrate both the bomb ''and'' the jet in the space of five seconds, ''then'' Ed Smith (and Sheldon) has become CrazyAwesome.

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], awesome, and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicComedicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents him/her from being killed or arrested when anyone else would be, (s)he's just benefited from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor, and TheWonka. Compare and contrast CreepyAwesome.

-> ''Jack prepares to launch himself off a ship via cannon''
->'''Lord Cutler Beckett:''' [[YoureInsane You're mad!]]
->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' [[GenreSavvy Thank goodness for that, because if I wasn't]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork this would probably never work]]!
-->-- ''[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''

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->'''Lord Cutler Beckett:''' [[YoureInsane You're mad!]] [[note]]Jack is attempting to escape from Lord Beckett's ship by blasting its mast down with a cannon and riding its rigging back to the Black Pearl.[[/note]]

->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' [[GenreSavvy Thank goodness for that because if I wasn't]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork this would probably never work]]!

->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' [[GenreSavvy Thank goodness for that]], [[PowerBornOfMadness because if I wasn't]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork this would probably never work]]!

-->-- ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End''

->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' *CheshireCatGrin* [[GenreSavvy Thank goodness for that]], [[PowerBornOfMadness because if I wasn't]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork this would probably never work]]!

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], awesome, and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicComedicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents him/her from being killed or arrested when anyone else would be, (s)he's just benefited from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor, and TheWonka.

->'''Lord Cutler Beckett:''' [[YoureInsane You're mad!]] [[note]]Jack is attempting to escape from Lord Beckett's ship in At World's End by blasting its mast down with a cannon and riding its rigging back to the Black Pearl.[[/note]]
->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' [CheshireCatGrin] [[GenreSavvy Thank goodness for that]], [[PowerBornOfMadness because if I wasn't]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork this would probably never work]].
-->-- ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean''

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], awesome, and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicComedicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, (s)he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor and TheWonka.

->'''Lord Cutler Beckett:''' [[YoureInsane You're mad!]] [[hottip:*:Jack is attempting to escape from Lord Beckett's ship in At World's End by blasting its mast down with a cannon and riding its rigging back to the Black Pearl.]]

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicComedicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, (s)he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor and TheWonka.

->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' [CheshireCatGrin] [[GenreSavvy Thank goodness for that]], because if I wasn't, [[CrazyEnoughToWork this would probably never work]].

->'''Lord Cutler Beckett:''' You're mad!
->'''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' Thank goodness for that, because if I wasn't, [[GenreSavvy this would probably never work]].

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The ComedicHeroicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, (s)he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor and TheWonka.

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, (s)he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare PowerBornOfMadness, EccentricMentor and TheWonka.

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If (s)he's just crazy, (s)he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his/her crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, (s)he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare EccentricMentor and TheWonka.

* CrazyAwesome/TruthInTelevision

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Not to be confused with AwesomeCrazy, where the craziness of an ''event'' is what makes it epic, though these two territories frequently overlap.

!!'''Note:''' This {{trope}} has been subjected to some misuse. Please read this article before listing it on a work's YMMV page.

->"A German student "mooned" a group of Hell's Angels and hurled a puppy at them before escaping on a stolen bulldozer, police have said."
-->-- [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7830524/German-throws-puppy-at-Hells-Angels-bikers-then-flees-on-bulldozer.html REAL LIFE]]

Someone who is CrazyAwesome is someone who's nucking futs, in an amusing way, and is effective at what (s)he does ''because of'' that craziness. In real life (s)he'd get fired from whatever job (s)he has/would have, or even arrested—at the very least, the things (s)he does just plain wouldn't ''work''. But somehow, as his/her every action is generally protected by the RuleOfCool, (s)he manages to be both effective and a character that the audience likes or even loves.

!!'''Note:''' This trope has been subjected to some misuse. Please read this article before listing it on a work's YMMV page.

Someone who is CrazyAwesome is someone who's nucking futs, in an amusing way, and is effective at what he does ''because of'' that craziness. In real life he'd get fired from whatever job he has/would have, or even arrested—at the very least, the things he does just plain wouldn't ''work''. But somehow, as his every action is generally protected by the RuleOfCool, he manages to be both effective and a character that the audience likes or even loves.

What separates this character from being a plain old CloudCuckoolander, BunnyEarsLawyer and the like is that it is ''because'' of his [[RefugeInAudacity extravagant]] madness that the Crazy Awesome can both [[RuleOfFunny function in the work]] and have such appeal.

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If he's just crazy, he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare EccentricMentor.

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If he's just crazy, he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics. Compare TheDumbledore.

On average, every other action the CrazyAwesome does is [[RuleOfCool cool]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]], and/or [[RuleOfFunny funny]], [[RefugeInAudacity over-the-top]], or a combination thereof. The HeroicSociopath is AxeCrazy Awesome. A LargeHam is a verbal Crazy Awesome. As previously mentioned, a character that can "work" without the quirks ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but still wouldn't be the same]]) is a BunnyEarsLawyer. If he's just crazy, he's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. If his crazy awesomeness prevents from being killed or arrested, when everyone else is, he's just benefitted from a LunaticLoophole. May be a LethalJokeCharacter. Expect lots of InsaneTrollLogic to be behind their plans and antics.

!!'''Note:''' This trope has been subjected to some misuse. Please read this article before listing it on a work's YMMV page.