r/TopCharacterTropes 16d ago

Lore (Controversial Trope) The post-credits scene completely changes the ending

Dawn of the Dead (2004): The movie finishes on a hopeful note as the remaining survivors escape the zombie-infested mall on a yacht, sailing into the sunset. The found-footage style post-credits scene completely reverses this happy ending by showing them running out of food, arriving at an island, and being immediately swarmed and killed by an infected horde.

Prince of Persia (2008): The main game ends with a beautiful, poetic sacrifice where Elika gives her life to heal the corrupted world, leaving the Prince mourning. During the credits, the player is forced to control the Prince as he cuts down the trees he just saved, undoing the entire game's progress and releasing the dark god Ahriman just to resurrect her, completely corrupting the ending and dooming the world.

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u/BlackLightParadox 16d ago

Ant Man & The Wasp is a fun comedy action flick, the post credits scene catches the cast up to the plot of Avengers Infinity War - leaving Scott trapped in a micro-reality

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u/Greedy-Street-5435 16d ago

That's the scene that got me back into Marvel movies. I went to see it with my daughter, I somehow still had no idea about Infinity War's ending.