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* ''Literature/TheLastContinent'' has [[AC:Death]] preparing to go to the continent of "XXXX" ("FourEcks") and asks his library for a listing of dangerous animals... he get buried in an avalanche of books. Including one that's presumably part of a series -- it's "Volume 29c, part iii". A request for ''non''-dangerous wildlife produces a slip of paper, with the words "some of the sheep".

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The 104th Trainee Corps. And has been since day one. These poor kids can't catch a ''break.'' Famine, boot camp, Titans, other people... [[spoiler: [[SecretPolice their own government,]]]] [[spoiler: and finally,]] [[spoiler: '''the rest of the planet''']]
* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon': The titular dungeon is full of hostile fauna and flora, plus numerous traps. Only the more experienced adventurers make it past the first few floors, even with their significantly weaker monsters.

* Parodied (of course) in ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}''. The party encounters an [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100820010144/http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/0080.html Inanimate Chair]] and somehow can't run away from it. Ardam gets attacked by a [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110813214439/http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/0154.html coffee cup]]. An [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110926045655/http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/0343.html encounter]] with [[DancingPants evil pants]] is [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110926045700/http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/0344.html immediately followed]] by one with a [[RockMeAsmodeus demonic boombox]]. As Ardam says when [[http://web.archive.org/web/20111117120521/http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/20030113.html facing down a killer coffin]], "It really says something about our lives that this doesn't seem at all weird."

* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaCkpbbOVVM Let's Play]] video of freeware game ''Syobon Action'' does a good job explicating this trope. On stage 2, the player is killed by an "invisible cloud". He was underground at the time.
** Word to the wise: Don't trust ''anything'' in this game, from the floor to the ceiling to message boxes to bonus items to ''clouds in the background!''
** Just like Michael from Achievement Hunter put it...
--->'''Michael:''' The fucking ''cloud'' killed me?! '''GODDAMMIT!!'''

* In the [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] fangame ''VideoGame/MarioTheMusicBox'', Played with but exaggerated in the sheer number of ways you can get a game over (all of which obviously result in death). There are some things that look like they may not kill you, some things that look like they are obviously going to kill you, and some things that are (in)active at certain points of the game with certain characters. Justified in that the house is cursed to where several vengeful spirits want the playable cast dead, [[PlayerPunch and the other killers aren't just the NPCs]].

* ‘’VideoGame/HelloNeighbor2’’, the game in which everyone is out for your blood! The neighbor (of course), the mayor, the mayor’s dog, the mayor, the baker, some random bird thing… yep, all after you!

* Subverted in a rather interesting fashion in the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' series. There are enemies trying to kill you for no obvious reason (Zingers, Armys, and Neckies), but there are also numerous small animals that can be seen crawling, hopping, flying, or swimming around the levels. The latter have no effect on you; they're just scenery.
** In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', the MinecartMadness levels are bad enough, and the RocketRide levels crank up.

* In ''VideoGame/PointBlank'', the game routinely throws in stages where you have to protect {{Series Mascot}}s Dr. Dan and Dr. Don from whatever is trying to kill them, whether it be [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[PiranhaProblem piranhas]], [[ExplodingBarrels explosive barrels]], missiles, {{tank|Goodness}}s, [=UFOs=], or whatever else. What ''did'' they do to invoke the wrath of so many different things? While these enemies are not targeting ''you'' necessarily, the fact that letting your protectee get killed takes away a life means they're more or less trying to kill you indirectly.

* Nearly everything in the [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames video game movie]] ''Film/{{Warlock}}'' could harm you, including water dripping from the ceiling and ''otherwise harmless birds if they fly into you''. Even worse, there's one stationary hazard, a thorn vine trap, that will damage you ''even if you cheated and used a [[VideoGame/GameShark Game Genie]] to give your character unlimited life and/or gave you unlimited MercyInvincibility''. Then again, you could also be killed with those cheats on through SuperDrowningSkills and [[ConvectionSchmonvection staying immersed in lava]].

[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[YouAreAlreadyDead Do not read this caption.]] [[UpToEleven It is a trap that will kill you.]]]]-]

* If you see anything of note in the ruins of ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', it's probably a trap that will try to kill you. This goes double in [[VideoGame/LaMulana2 the sequel]], which takes it UpToEleven. [[spoiler:The traps in the first game were designed by the Four Philosophers to test aspirants, to ensure that anyone capable of clearing them and awakening the Mother would be able to kill her. The traps in Eg-Lana are designed to ''kill any intruders.'']]

** Bosses, of course, jack this UpToEleven ranging from typical dragons, [[HumongousMecha giant robots]], and vehicles to sphinx with rockets in its shoulders, a crystalline ice spider, a giant ''electrical'' catfish, and a crazy dominatrix CatGirl.

** In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', the MinecartMadness levels are bad enough, and the RocketRide levels crank this right on UpToEleven.

* ''VideoGame/HeartOfDarkness'', being ''Another World'''s SpiritualSuccessor, is of course rife with death around every corner as well but made [[UpToEleven even more disturbing]] as the protagonist is a pre-teen boy.

* The freeware game ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'' uses this [[UpToEleven to and past the limit]], featuring killer spikes, [[strike:apples]] [[strike:giant cherries]] ''Delicious Fruit'' that can also fall ''up'' and ''the moon'' as the most common killers in the game. Add to that ripped-off enemies from 8-bit games, several innocuous-looking objects suddenly dropping lethally on your character (including a star, thunderbolts, a glass of wine thrown by the ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]]'' Dracula ''during a cutscene'' and ''a killer pop-up''), a Tetris segment where you must avoid being squashed by the blocks, a floor of spikes that ''suddenly develops wheels and chases you'' and even a killer ''save point'' just before the final boss to get a hair-tearing frustration masterpiece.

* ''VideoGame/NoMansSky'' features a big emphasis on survival and with such things as rampaging/aggressive wildlife, [[AsteroidThicket asteroids]], SpacePirates, [[AIIsACrapshoot hostile robots]], [[NoBiochemicalBarriers potentially hostile]] [[AvertedTrope atmospheres]], the void of space, and ''[[UpToEleven even the very resources you need to gather]]'' being capable of killing you in various myriad ways you're going to need to put a big emphasis on upgrading your suit, vehicle, and weapons in order to survive.

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The 104th Trainee Corps. [[UpToEleven And has been since day one.]] These poor kids can't catch a ''break.'' Famine, boot camp, Titans, other people... [[spoiler: [[SecretPolice their own government,]]]] [[spoiler: and finally,]] [[spoiler: '''the rest of the planet''']]

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a SadistShow that [[UpToEleven takes this trope to such a level worth for a "Whoo boy."]] The antics of the other characters, the wildlife, and even the scenery are all chances to get a CruelAndUnusualDeath.

* ''Literature/{{Another}}'': There's nothing safe to anyone. Elevators have smashed people, umbrellas have pierced eyes, windows have exploded to stick every glass fragment in a person, boulders will fall randomly from mountains to kill you, even just standing in your room will get you killed when a car with a wrecking ball falls down the street. Nobody and nowhere is safe.

* The MUD ''[[http://www.aardwolf.com/ Aardwolf]]'' takes this trope to utterly ludicrous levels, as some magically enchanted areas have AWizardDidIt (literally) related creatures, from the traditional walking broom to irritated neck-ties, nightstands, gardening equipment, cabinets, violent cacti, and man-eating pot pies. ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' wishes it had gotten this crazy with mimics and evil sorcerer aides. To make matters worse (read: funnier), a generic {{N|onPlayerCharacter}}PC creator was used in the construction of this MUD. So it's not uncommon to see people walking around with Boots skinned from A Lampshade or A Helm skinned from A Shovel.

* ''[[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Legend of the Mystical Ninja]]'', in addition to having ordinary citizens of peaceful, feudal Japanese towns trying to kill you, has a particularly mean enemy: deer. The deer deal out a ridiculous amount of damage, they bound around very quickly and haphazardly so they're difficult to dodge, and worst of all, ''you lose health if you hurt them''. [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment Because you're beating up on deer, you jerk]]. This leads to a rather assholish trap in Stage 2. After visiting a certain fortune teller, she'll tell you that she sees bad luck in your future. Cue the player walking outside to find themselves ''completely surrounded'' by deer.

* In the ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', all manner of unlikely enemies are out to kill the party, in keeping with the absurd tone of the game. These include dogs, crows, mice, bears, mushrooms, seedlings, cups of hot coffee, miniature {{Flying Saucer}}s, [[WhenTreesAttack trees]] that [[MadeOfExplodium explode]], killer puddles of puke, drunk guys, old ladies, fire hydrants, street signs, taxis, ''abstract art'', trash cans, a circus tent, hieroglyphs, nooses, dinosaurs, oversized single-celled organisms, disembodied mouths and the infamous NewAgeRetroHippie.

** And this is just ''VideoGame/EarthBound''. The entire ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' series includes as enemies: MORE exploding trees, [[VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} ghost amour, potato bugs, walking bushes, electric guitars]], [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER1}} a doll, LAMPS]], giant robots, more mushrooms, more zombies, men's room signs, and to top it off, a walking statue with an obscene amount of HP.

* In ''Videogame/CavesOfQud'', the vast majority of living creatures (which is the vast majority of the world, as even the rocks can be alive and sentient) are hostile to the player. The native flora in particular is startlingly aggressive. To quote [[WebVideo/SsethTzeentach Sseth's review:]]

* ''VideoGame/MonsterEye'': Thanks to a deadly virus from a mysterious crystal turning regular animals into gigantic, savage beasts, you'll be attacked by all kinds of wildlife throughout the film, from giant insects to bats, rodents and plants, and even usually benevolent animals like apes and gorillas.

* In ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' the titular dungeon is full of hostile fauna and flora, plus numerous traps. Only the more experienced adventurers make it past the first few floors, even with their significantly weaker monsters.

** Cutting down trees can summon dangerous [[GaiasRevenge walking trees]] that can kill you in a few hits and are hard to distract

* In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', the MinecartMadness levels are bad enough, and the RocketRide levels crank this right on UpToEleven.

And heaven help you if the place is inhabited. Nearly every living thing in the area suddenly [[KillAllHumans gets a taste for your tender flesh]], even if they're normally skittish herbivores. This may be a modern take on the older version of this trope: in old adventure stories, if the hero goes [[HorribleCampingTrip camping]] or even just for a walk [[ForebodingArchitecture through the forest]], he can expect to be attacked by bears, stalked by wolves, jumped by mountain lions, infected by poison ivy, torn apart by thorns and so on.