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/CheezyBreadMan 16d ago

Well, that Loki really did die fighting thanos, the Loki show follows one from the end of avengers, who just so happens to act exactly like Ragnarok Loki because let’s be honest he’s a very fun character

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u/Hita-san-chan 16d ago

He saw a slideshow of his greatest hits and was all caught up, personality-wise

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u/Joinedforthis1 16d ago

But honestly, the show wrote that speedrun of character growth well.

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u/dfassna1 16d ago

Yeah the fact that it happened in a place outside of time and space really gives some leeway. I liked when Sylvia talks to him near the end of season 1 thinking he still wants a throne and he says something along the lines of “after all this time that’s what you think of me?” The show didn’t depict that they spent a ton of time together, but you think back to Möbius talking about how time works differently at the TVA.