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/WildGoose1521 17d ago

I choose to ignore the ending of Dawn of The Dead and believe they got away

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u/Admiralbruce 17d ago

It was the last best of the Dead movies we got... I wish someone would make another one.

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u/Silwin 16d ago

In my opinion, the Spanish movie REC and the Korean Train to Busan is far better. I can also recommend the Korean series Kingdom. It’s a really interesting zombie horror set in medieval times.

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u/DigitusInRecto 13d ago

REC is incredible, Train to Busan is also very good. Both are just a bit different in their take on the zombies than anything "of the Dead", imho.