Just fishing for ideas to help flesh something out ...
Imagine a being (who looks human, blending in with society, raised in 'normal' societies/environments) that has been reincarnated over and over to live through multiple lifetimes. Typically, he does not remember his past lives though occasionally he gets moments of de ja vu or understanding how to do something that he didn't have knowledge of in this lifetime, as well as vivid dreams that he writes off as dreams but in fact are sporadic memories that he lived through before.
Now, pretend that being has gone crazy...
How would this twist him?
* Is he a sociopath or psychopath who has full access to all memories and talents he's learned?
* Is he somewhat set on suicidal type activities to test theories as to whether he'll actually ever die?
* Does he decide his life is a gift making him somewhat of a superior being and others should bow down to him if not out-right worship him?
* Does he enjoy killing people as a science experiment of sorts to see the different ways death affects other/normal people?
* Does he end up with some sort of multiple personalty disorder where he thinks he is some past life (and only has access to that particular past life) until various triggers happen that snap him in to different past life manifestations and personalities?
(yes, some of the above ideas do overlap)
Or, how else could this work - any other ideas I am not thinking of right now?
Thanks in advance
Edit: Or do any of these potential ideas seem so obvious and uninspired that i shouldn't even consider it? or general thoughts on the over all concept? etc.
Edit 2: I should clarify and say I want the insanity to some how reflect his reincarnated nature, either access to all past life knowledge at once or switching between personalities. And I want some form of mental madness as a result of what happens to him. Just a matter of trying to figure how this madness will manifest with his recently opened flood gate of past life memories.
Imagine a being (who looks human, blending in with society, raised in 'normal' societies/environments) that has been reincarnated over and over to live through multiple lifetimes. Typically, he does not remember his past lives though occasionally he gets moments of de ja vu or understanding how to do something that he didn't have knowledge of in this lifetime, as well as vivid dreams that he writes off as dreams but in fact are sporadic memories that he lived through before.
Now, pretend that being has gone crazy...
How would this twist him?
* Is he a sociopath or psychopath who has full access to all memories and talents he's learned?
* Is he somewhat set on suicidal type activities to test theories as to whether he'll actually ever die?
* Does he decide his life is a gift making him somewhat of a superior being and others should bow down to him if not out-right worship him?
* Does he enjoy killing people as a science experiment of sorts to see the different ways death affects other/normal people?
* Does he end up with some sort of multiple personalty disorder where he thinks he is some past life (and only has access to that particular past life) until various triggers happen that snap him in to different past life manifestations and personalities?
(yes, some of the above ideas do overlap)
Or, how else could this work - any other ideas I am not thinking of right now?
Thanks in advance
Edit: Or do any of these potential ideas seem so obvious and uninspired that i shouldn't even consider it? or general thoughts on the over all concept? etc.
Edit 2: I should clarify and say I want the insanity to some how reflect his reincarnated nature, either access to all past life knowledge at once or switching between personalities. And I want some form of mental madness as a result of what happens to him. Just a matter of trying to figure how this madness will manifest with his recently opened flood gate of past life memories.
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