A character trope involving a [[scientist]] who is obsessed with discovering or inventing something revolutionary or conducting a seemingly impossible task, often by any means possible regardless of ethical or logical problems.

h4. Notable characters
* [[Emmett Brown]]
* [[Ikari Gendou]]
* [[Okabe Rintarou]]
* [[Rick Sanchez]]
* [[Victor Frankenstein]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Mad Scientist":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist]
* "TV Tropes: Mad Scientist":[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadScientist]
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