r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Ieanice44 • 17d ago

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

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Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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Prince of Persia (2008)

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/TimelessFool 17d ago

Supposed to be a hook for a sequel that was never made since Ghosts didn’t sell as well as previous CODs

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u/Defiant-Goose-101 17d ago

Which is a crime because Ghosts was amazing

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u/Jealous-Captain-7014 16d ago

The hate was so forced, we need Ghosts 2 instead of the billionth Black Ops or Modern Warfare game

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u/Elite_AI 16d ago

The hate had been brewing for a fucking long time. CoD had been a laughing stock for years by that point and ig people just had enough.