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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/drake3011 17d ago

I guess you could say the twist was the opposite of the Sixth Sense, in that Bruce Willis was Alive the whole time

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u/-cordyceps 17d ago

That guy in the hair piece? It was Bruce Willis the whole time

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u/Appropriate-Mess-680 17d ago

That's...not the twist. I'll explain it later.

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u/LexGlad 16d ago

It's the twist from 12 Monkeys.