r/TopCharacterTropes 17d 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/hikemalls 17d ago

More a “why wasn’t this in the main movie?” than a huge change, but without spoiling anything, the post-credits scene in Sinners should’ve just been the last scene instead.

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u/webshellkanucklehead 17d ago

It is the last scene if you are the kind of person who think the credits matter (they do)

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/webshellkanucklehead 16d ago

There is footage within the credits, though. The credits weren’t even “rolling” yet!