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Spoony committed suicide at the end of the Final Fantasy VIII review.

Spoony had already been driven insane as the review approached the end, to the point where not only had he adopted the alter ego of Dr. Insano, he was now seeing him as if he was a separate person. The end of the review pushed him over the edge, and he killed himself, thinking in his own mind that it was Insano killing him using Squall as an assassin.

  • This goes along with my theory... that Insano is always a alter ego/multiple personality of Spoony. That even though Spoony talks to him like a different person even after the suicide and such. It is because after all that, Spoony cant consciously deal with the fact that he is Insano, so he makes him into a separate person and his friends, notably Linkara realize this... so they will sometimes reference Dr. Insano as a separate entity from Spoony. They enable Spoony to address Insano as a separate person, but he's not. How it is portrayed in Kickassia is the way it really is. When he, or anyone addresses Dr. Insano as someone else, they are just trying to protect Spoony's sanity.

Dr. Insano's multiple choice past is due to Linkara punching the wall playing out all at once.

Although Linkara remembers Insano being a woman, Insano wasn't just a woman. s/he was many things, but the punching of reality caused Linkara to forget all but the second to last and the last. We're watching him at various altered timelines.

Dr. Insano is a memetic life-form

Spoony has said several times that Insano is an idea, That there is no continuity, there is only Insano. Being a memetic life form explains this, and also explains why he can possess others on occasion, though Spoony is his favourite. Of course mentioning Insano tends to mean "SCIENCE!!!" ..he turns up.

The Spoony that appears in Kickassia is a clone.

Linkara created more than one clone of Spoony. One of the clones went back in time and became Dr. Insano (not necessarily in that order). But in any case, he shows up in Spoony's new place to review The Clones of Bruce Lee with him and Spencer D. Bum (another Spoony clone). Later on, this particular clone decided to give up being Dr. Insano and be Spoony again. He ends up being the one who answers the Nostalgia Critic's call, and of course, at the urging of Angry Joe, fell off the 'Insano' wagon and became Dr. Insano again.

Supposedly, he 'got better', but then he showed up along with a number of alternate universe Insanos during the Warrior #2 chaos.

There really is an Black Lantern Insano.

And is More Evil and More Insane than the both of them.

    • There are actually three Insanos other than this fourth one according to the video. And they're also all real.

All three alive Insanos are different personality-wise.

The one living with Spoony, though still a bit evil, is more toned down thanks to his son, Mechakara aside. the Chronal-Locked one is murderous and planning Spoony's murder because he spent 100 years in that mad state, losing all traces of humanity and wanting to kill his last bit. Finally the split personality is the medium, the original unaltered Insano.

The Cop who Beats the Crap Out of Insano in the Ferris Bueller Review is Officer Spoony from the SWAT IV Reviews

  • Pedantic devotion to police procedure even in the most impractical of situations eventually broke his mind. That and being constantly told he was in people's way. And the repeated accidental flash-bangings. And the numerous gun-shot wounds to the legs. And work-stress from incompetent colleagues.

Spoony came back to life because Death of Insanely Overpowered Fireballs screwed up again.

Well that is technically what killed Spoony, wasn't it? It's definitely something DoIOF would do.

Spoony is an avatar of Slaanesh

See Spooning With Spoony

  • I wonder what Bennett is an avatar of then?

There is but one Insano, and he was ALWAYS a clone!

When Linkara was making the Spoony clones, one prototype clone went bonkers and immediately made a machine that shot him back in time. The explosion from that leap at least helped fracture reality so that Harvey Finevoice and 90's Kid were sent to the present and fictional characters could appear in the reviews of AVGN, NC, Linkara and Spoony. Insano arrives in the past and appears in the first 'Previously on AT 4 W'. Presumably he told Spoony that he was the future original, explaining the line "You can't kill me! YOU'RE me!" Eventually he managed to suppress his dark side enough to be a normal Spoony clone. Come the events of Kickassia, Spoony was actually too busy to come and so sent 'Insano' in his stead. Since then, Insano has been back to normal, only experiencing brief moments of lucidity.

Doctor Insano never taught Spoony about science after Final Fantasy 8

When Insano came from the future, he simply ran away and shaved his hair. There are now three Spoonys: Black Lantern Spoony, Clone Sponny, and Jekyll and Hyde Spoony (aka Insano). Jekyll and Hyde Spoony is the Spoony that appeared in Kickassia... all other origin stories for Insano actually incorporate aspects of Black Lantern Spoony's origin/lies spread by Insano.

Spoony will get to review Final Fantasy XV immediately after release.

He's getting through Final Fantasy X much faster than Final Fantasy VIII, and will likely skip XI (the MMO) and X-2 (not a true installment). XII and XIII will likely take a total of five years for him to finish, which will coincidentally be the amount time it takes for XV to come out. Spoony would have to skip XIV (another MMO) and XIII-Versus (will probably come out after XV) for this to work. Reviewing XV when it's released will allow Spoony to tear it a new one as before it's fanbase even matures.

  • Somewhat Jossed. Spoony said that X-2's "time is coming." And in the Dr. Insano review of Dungeon Master it was shown he's been forcing Sage to get footage of the game for him. X-2 is most likely the next FF review, which does not bode well for this guess, but that's all up to Square and when they release XV.
    • Not entirely Jossed. Spoony completed the review of X in under a year. If he keeps up that pace X-2, XII, and XIII reviews should take only 3 years. With Square Enix bogged down with XIII-Versus and fixing MMO-XIV, its highly unlikely XV will be out within 3 years. Unfortunately it's too early to tell who will reach XV first, Spoony or Square.
    • Now, after the completion of X-2's review, it has been confirmed (at least for now) that he is skipping XII and moving straight on to XIII. More than likely XV will come out in about two years or so, so if he keeps up the pace he probably will have time to finish XIII, and then he will likely finish XIII-2 before XV comes out.

One of the Multiverse Dr. Insanos is in the Pokémon world.

During the episode A.I. Warrior Porigon (The one which was banned after causing seizures in several children in Japan) we are introduced to the scientist who created the Pokemon transfer system in the Pokemon Centers. He has the spiral glasses, talks about science and is crazy. Admittedly he seems to be a good guy but in a Multiverse of Insanos there are likely a few of them here and there. Take a look at a screenshot of him here. Plus, you never know when Dr. Insano will show up to take over the world with SCIENCE!

Spoony will get a Green Lantern Red Ring of Rage.

Considering that Chuckles has a Yellow Ring of Fear and Real Spoony has a Black Ring of Death. If it keeps up, it may end up one epic fight with other Ring Holders (and let's face it...when you think Spoony, you don't think the Blue ring, that's for sure.)

  • Jossed. Ultimate Warrior already has a Red Ring, and it doesn't seem like he's giving multiple characters the same ring type, though time may tell. Maybe it will end up that ALL the other characters have a ring BUT Spoony and he'll end up getting caught in the cross fire.

Spoony never left the Blag'ole.

This would explain the recent Highlander related stuff, the Blag'ole is showing him his worst nightmare.

In the year 2021 Spoony will change his name to Stormy.

And anyone looking for can find him in the sealab, underneath the water.

Dr. Insano will run for re-election against Angry Joe in the 2012 election.

And it will be the most epic cross over since Kickassia!

  • Which means Linkara would have to choose between his arch-nemesis and someone he admitted to never liking. Wouldn't want to be him on Election Day.
    • Well, as of the Vice Arc, Linkara and Angry Joe seem to be on good terms, so maybe they'll unite against him?

Spoony is on Lord Vyce's Ship

Spoony teleported shortly before Lord Vyce's ship appeared in our dimension. It's possible that Lord Vyce latched on to the transport signal in order to get into our world, and now has Spoony as a hostage in case he needs leverage with Linkara. Alternatively, the ship could have simply got in the way of the signal and Vyce doesn't know Spoony is on his ship, which could lead to a Die Hard on an X situation.

  • Jossed. Spoony is just fine in his Ultima 7 review.

The SCIENCE! that Insano refers to is not actual science as we understand it, it's the name a deity that Insano is the last worshiper of.

That isn't a generic mad scientist costume, it's the ancient traditional raiment of a priest of SCIENCE! Calling upon the name of SCIENCE! grants his followers strength and the power to warp reality at the cost of their sanity. The resemblance to real scientists is due to lingering memories of the church of SCIENCE! This explains his insistence that he's a "real" scientist despite never explaining how anything works.

There will be a war of the Lantern Rings at some point...

Nearly all of Spoony's characters have lantern rings of some sort (Black Lantern Spoony may no longer be a factor, but Chuckles and the Gatekeeper have Yellow Rings, and Insano had a Green Ring in the Dungeon Master review, and above you can see someone guessed Spoony himself would come into possession of a Red Ring) Who knows what this could mean review wise, but it hardly seems coincidence that everyone is suddenly getting their hands on those things.

  • Ultima 7 review shows The Ultimate Warrior with a Red Ring.

Every Insano that has appeared is from a different continuity

We know of at least these different aspects of Dr. Insano:

  • He is one of the Schlumper brothers.
  • He is Spoony's Super-Powered Evil Side.
  • He accidentally created a Ridiculously Cute Critter out of cyboplasm and his own splooge.
  • He's President of the United States, with Fu Manchu as his VP.
  • He hosts a web review/comedy show called "The Insano Experiment."
  • He hosts an infomercial selling ridiculous SCIENCE! gear.
  • Every member of the TGWTG team has an Insano counterpart.

The first two are mutually exclusive, Son of Insano makes infrequent appearances (therefore other Insanos may not have made the same experiment), and the three occupational traits seem incompatible. It's possible that all of Insano's appearances are unique Insanos from across Hypertime. If so, then it's only a matter of time until these multiple Insanos come into contact (accidentally or not) for enough time to start forming zany schemes with/against each other, Spoony, and/or the other characters in the TGWT Gverge instead of brawling like the end of the Warrior #2 and #3 review.

Black Lantern Spoony still exists.

We saw in Brightest Day that the resurrected still had traces of their Black Lantern selves. And Black Lantern Spoony wasn't eradicated, rather merged with Spoony Beta. Its pretty damn unlikely Spoony isn't suffering any side-effects, and just like the Insano personality Black Lantern Spoony becomes a split personality. And he wants his own body...

The Gatekeeper is/was a Guardian of The Universe.

Its why he's able to manipulate the various rings, even if who they go to makes little sense(the Ultimate Warrior got a red ring, despite the fact red rings go to those who develop rage through personal loss/pain: Warrior is just nucking futs.) Either The Gatekeeper was banished from the main DCU, or the Guardians of The Universe exist in the Channel Awesome-verse as well(along with Doctor Who and Power Rangers).

Dr. Insano is Dr. Insano.

I mean really people.

  • Jossed on account of Dr. Insano.

Spoony is somehow related to Hugh Laurie.

In this video, (start at 1:25) younger Hugh Laurie looks oddly like Spoony, as well as showing a couple very familiar-looking mannerisms. Maybe it's just a comedy thing, but this sounds way cooler.

Possible wielders of the power rings.

  • Red-The Ultimate Warrior has one. After Final Fantasy XIV, Spoony could get one.
    • "James Hellwig of Earth, you have great rage in your heart. You belong the Red Lantern Corps."
  • Orange-Dr Insano will likely be intrested in one. Specifcally, the paradox Insano, who's more focused and evil than the Insano who lives in Spoony's house. This result in an Evilly Affable, if not Complete Monster Orange Lantern Dr Insano. Who the clone Insano will fight.
    • "Noah An-Noah An- Insano of Earth, you want it all."
  • Yellow-Charles the Fucking Jester!
  • Green-Linkara if he appears in a crossover.
    • "Lewis Lovaug of Earth, you are capable of overcoming great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps."
      • Nice try, but it's already been shown that Dr. Insano (the one who lives with Spoony) has a Green Ring.
  • Violet-Spoony With Spoony shows that Spoony is worth of this title.
    • "Noah Antwiler, you're a horny bastard. Welcome to the Star Sapphire Corps."
  • Black-Spoony has worn one, and if he ever is killed again, he may become a non-evil variant. Squall could also come back as a Black Lantern
    • "Noah Antwiler of Earth, rise."
  • White-Spoony. Of course.
    • "Noah Antwiler of Earth, live."

Hulk Hogan and or Spoony did something ungodly horrible to The Ultimate Warrior

Considering the Red Rings are fueled by the rage of loss, this seems obvious. And since the two people he's concerned might interrupt the summoning of the Guardian are said individuals (most likely The Hulkster, or at least Spoony's parody version of him) his rage is most likely centered towards one of them.

When Spoony reviews Final Fantasy XIII...

He'll randomly scream "MA-TI!!!" and break down in tears as a Call Back to the ending of Suburban Knights, where he is seen doing that exact thing.

The black figure at the end of Final Fantasy X-2 part 1 is Sephiroth or Reno.

  • For the former, he wields a katana and dyed his hair to confuse the viewer. For the latter, he has red hair and the katana is the red herring.
  • Confirmed. It is Sepiroth.

The black figure at the end of Final Fantasy X-2 part 1 is...

  • Tidus-He is free of Dr Insano's bonds, and is planning an ultimate revenge against the man who mocked and humiliated him. At the same time, he will prove to him that he too can be badass
  • Squall-He survived.
  • Miles Antwiler-For the Luke, I Am Your Father jokes.
  • That Dude in the Suede- It's the katana.
  • Jossed, it's Sepiroth, although Yuna is the one who attacks him.

During the Final Fantasy X-2 review, someone will use a Dr. Insano dresssphere.

In part one he complained the hell out of dressspheres, so someone will use one to piss him off. And it will be a dresssphere created by Dr. Insano to transform the user into Dr. Insano, or an Insano version of the user. Complete with FOR SCIENCE! of course.

  • Jossed. Doctor Insano didn't show up in any form.

The Ultimate Warrior is a Humanoid Abomination.

Think about it: his Warrior Comic has warped hyperspace itself. It defies all causality and logic. It almost remade the multiverse. Dr Insano even calls it the Anti-Comic Equation. Jame Hellwig isn't a proper human at all, but rather the embodiment of insanity and non-logic in human form. The reason why reality doesn't fall apart by his mere existence is because, since insanity and non-logic isn't tangible, it needs an outlet in the form of ideas. Aka comics. The Ultimate Warrior may have always been this, or he's simply so insane he became a cosmic horror. Or he's descended from Nyarlathotep.

Sepiroth is using Spoony's hatred of the series to power a new killer meteor.

And it will lead to Spoony having to admit even though he's done nothing but constantly bitch about the series since his career started, he still loves the series.

  • And will possibly team up with Lightning to combat Sepiroth, since she's the first "protagonist" of a modern Final Fantasy game that he hasn't hated.

Lighting won't try to kill Spoony

  • Instead, she will save Spoony from Sephiroth. Spoony would question it only for her to answer with this.

-- Lightning: Believe me. People have bitched about my game so much that I'm pretty much used to it.

Sephiroth is seeking revenge for Spoony's insulting of Final Fantasy VII and its, and, more importantly, his, fans in one episode of the VIII review

His saving Spoony was Cruel Mercy, as he knows that keeping Spoony alive but forcing him to review XIII is greater punishment than killing him. He hasn't shown up until now because he hasn't needed to.

Spooniroth's reason for making him do Final Fantasy XIII

He's trying to keep him busy enough for him not to tear apart the Compliation, mainly Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

  • Alternatively, it ties in with the Suburban Knights Call Back/Brick Joke WMG: he wants Spoony to mourn Ma-Ti before he presumbably gets revived in the next TGWTG anniversary special.

Spoony is trapped in a virtual world, that is slowly becoming unstable.

Based on the end of the Game Over review. The Spoony Experiment is to see how a person can handle living in a world populated by fictional characters and oddballs like Dr Insano. Whoever controls this world is slowly losing control; the conflicting origins of Dr Insano were the first sign, but it's getting worse with events such as the finale of the Final Fantasy X-2 review, with Yuna nearly killing Spoony. That's why Sephiroth was sent in; to try and reel come control back in. Burton is actually a tool used to keep the virtual world stable, as well as to monitor Spoony; when he went missing, it was to be properly recalibrated to account for the new events in an attempt to retain control. The Meteor Sephiroth saw at the end of the FFX 2 review? It's the start of the virtual world's total breakdown.

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