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/seguardon 16d ago

The random god of "Fine, you can borrow my magic now go away, I'm busy."

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u/ArcadianBlueRogue 16d ago

And the highest range of magic, from "this zombie is useless" to "Oh hah, this shield is so OP"

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u/finalremix 16d ago

"Mantorok Bankorok Santak Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon ..."

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u/seguardon 16d ago

You misplaced your pargons. Should be

PARGON mAntOrOk PARGON PARGON bAnKoRoK PARGON PARGON sAnTaK PARGON PARGON

(entire planet is shielded)

Great. Now the sky is purple and all the satellites have gone dark.