1 | '''Basic Trope''': Great power does bad things to one's sanity. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob gets ahold of the ArtifactOfDoom, and his continual usage of it ends up giving him a [[AGodAmI god complex]] and makes him much more erratic and paranoid. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** All wizards and practitioners of magic are mentally unstable. |
5 | ** Bob puts on the ArtifactOfDoom and immediately turns into an OmnicidalManiac. |
6 | ** AlmightyIdiot |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob gets a little careless of collateral damage after acquiring the AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome, but that's it. |
8 | * '''Justified''': |
9 | ** The ArtifactOfDoom's powers are so evil that [[BadPowersBadPeople only people with a few screws loose to begin with would seriously consider using it]]. No matter how good their MaskOfSanity was beforehand, when they ''do'' use the artifact, [[ItGetsEasier constant fulfillment of their worst and most damaging desires]] causes them start sliding down the slippery slope ''really quickly''. |
10 | ** Alternately, said ArtifactOfDoom is an ArtifactOfDoom specifically because it has the side effect of driving its users insane. |
11 | ** The ArtifactOfDoom is also SealedEvilInACan; it hosts an ancient evil spirit which slowly takes over its user with continued use. |
12 | ** Bob is so fearful of having the ArtifactOfDoom stolen from him, or simply losing it, thereby depriving him of its power, that it drives him paranoid. |
13 | * '''Inverted''': |
14 | ** Bob gets BroughtDownToNormal and undergoes SanityStrengthening. |
15 | ** The magical device only works with sane people, any acts that society would consider "insane" by the broadest of definitions cause the device to shut down, and [[SanityStrengthening Bob and everybody around him becomes more sane the longer they have the device]]. It is the most extreme example of "SanityHasAdvantages" that magic can devise. |
16 | * '''Subverted''': At first it seems that the ArtifactOfDoom is [[SanitySlippage doing bad things to Bob's sanity]], but then it turned out that something else unrelated to Bob's new power was the cause. |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': However, the ArtifactOfDoom was enhancing the psychological damage from that other source and making sure it was always at the forefront of Bob's mind. |
18 | * '''Parodied''': |
19 | ** Bob is looking forward to getting the ArtifactOfDoom, because he's always wanted a chance to go mad with power. |
20 | ** Everyone repeatedly warns Bob that using the ArtifactOfDoom will cause him to develop a "serious mental condition" that he will never be able to fix. Said condition is an aversion to seafood. |
21 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob gets a new power and undergoes SanitySlippage, but then he gets therapy and and his mind is restored, only for him to become incredibly overconfident in his power. |
22 | * '''Averted''': Whatever new artifact or power Bob is using has no effect on his mental state. |
23 | * '''Enforced''': The writer wants Bob to make a FaceHeelTurn. Bob has previously demonstrated a weakness to temptations of power, so what better way to do that then to have him jump at the chance to get the ArtifactOfDoom, and then be corrupted by it? |
24 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Bob sure has become more unstable since finding that AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome." |
25 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
26 | * '''Exploited''': Bob's nemesis Alice makes sure to put Bob in the path of a power-granting but mental instability-inducing artifact, as SanityHasAdvantages, and Bob's best weapon against her was his mind. |
27 | * '''Defied''': Bob learns that using this power could have negative effects on his sanity and decides that it isn't worth it. He leaves the power alone. |
28 | * '''Discussed''': "Bob, all this power may be tempting, but it isn't good for you. I really don't want to have to lock you in a mental institution because of what it will do to you." |
29 | * '''Conversed''': "Mental instability is a common side effect of incredible power." |
30 | * '''Implied''': Several previous owners of the ArtifactOfDoom went insane, but it's not quite sure whether it was the result of the artifact, stress from their situation, or if they were [[MaskOfSanity already nuts and really good at hiding it]]. |
31 | * '''Deconstructed''': [[LogicalExtreme All]] kind of powers make you go AxCrazy, due to all the crazy people with powers the setting becomes a CrapsackWorld, the story's {{aesop}} is that the world would be better without superpowered people. |
32 | * '''Played For Laughs''': After discovering the ArtifactOfDoom, Bob behaves in a very off-the-wall manner. |
33 | * '''Played For Drama''': Bob knows that the ArtifactOfDoom will damage his mind, but the GodzillaThreshold has been passed and it really is his only choice. |
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