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This is when the clinically insane person turns out to be The Only One who has the right stuff to stop the Omnicidal Aliens, Cosmic Horror or Big Bad. It could be his bent perceptions allow him to see things "normal" people can't. Or maybe the bad thing that happened was so completely out of the realm of possibility that only the total nut job prepared for it. Keep in mind, what separates this from Sociopathic Hero or other crazies is that this character's madness is essential to the task. If he was not crazy, he could not do it. Examples of Essential Madness include:

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rdfs:comment	This is when the clinically insane person turns out to be The Only One who has the right stuff to stop the Omnicidal Aliens, Cosmic Horror or Big Bad. It could be his bent perceptions allow him to see things "normal" people can't. Or maybe the bad thing that happened was so completely out of the realm of possibility that only the total nut job prepared for it. Keep in mind, what separates this from Sociopathic Hero or other crazies is that this character's madness is essential to the task. If he was not crazy, he could not do it. Examples of Essential Madness include:
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abstract	This is when the clinically insane person turns out to be The Only One who has the right stuff to stop the Omnicidal Aliens, Cosmic Horror or Big Bad. It could be his bent perceptions allow him to see things "normal" people can't. Or maybe the bad thing that happened was so completely out of the realm of possibility that only the total nut job prepared for it. Keep in mind, what separates this from Sociopathic Hero or other crazies is that this character's madness is essential to the task. If he was not crazy, he could not do it. This guy put the Crazy in front of Prepared and Awesome, but don't confuse him with an Ignored Expert or The Worm Guy, who are not actually insane, just misunderstood. Not to be mistaken for his padded-cellmate the Sociopathic Hero, who is a hero in spite of his anti-social tendencies, not because of them. When the whole human race is composed of Heroic Madmen, it's Humanity Is Insane. Compare The Cuckoolander Was Right and Power Born of Madness, although this trope doesn't necessarily involve superpowers. See also Blessed with Suck. Examples of Essential Madness include:

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