History Main / KaizoTrap

*** [[spoiler:ItGotWorse]] in the introductory text in the second Kaizo Mario World [[spoiler:the Thwomp coming down is now lower so it can easily crush you. To prevent that from happening you need to activate the hidden block at the left side by moving there and jump ASAP. In the first level you see the '''endpoint''' at the '''start''' of the level, a kaizo trap that makes you fall to your death. Play through the level to obtain the Pow block needed to block the kaizo trap.]]

*** [[spoiler:ItGotWorse]] in the introductory text in the second Kaizo Mario World [[spoiler:the Thwomp coming down is now lower so it can easily crush you. To prevent that from happening you need to activate the hidden block at the left side by moving there and jump ASAP.]]

** The best part is just after he recovers from the initial surprise:
---> (calmly) "Maybe I imagined that." *reloads*
---> (hysterical again) "Oh fuck, I didn't imagine that!"
** Another quote from the same LP: "This is the video game version of cutting yourself."
*** And another, while spin-jumping on a cactus that's very slow to move forward (did we mention there's only a 100-second time limit on this thing?)
--> '''Player:''' Pokey! Fuck you in the nnnnnnn... what's derogatory that starts with "N"?

** The game STARTS with a wall of bullets coming at you.
*** That's actually the first level. The game starts with the introductory text and a Thwomp coming down to crush you, with nowhere to run. [[spoiler: It falls just far enough to avoid by ducking.]]
*** [[spoiler:ItGotWorst]] in the introductory text in the second Kaizo Mario World [[spoiler:the Thwomp coming down is now lower so it can easily crush you. To prevent that from happening you need to activate the hidden block at the left side by moving there and jump ASAP.]]

*** [[spoiler:Itgotworst]] in the introductory text in the second Kaizo Mario World [[spoiler:the Thwomp coming down is now lower so it can easily crush you. To prevent that from happening you need to activate the hidden block at the left side by moving there and jump ASAP.]]

* The first boss of the original ''{{Descent}}'' sometimes decides to fire an instant-death missile barrage [[TakingYouWithMe right when you kill it]], resulting in your inventory being incinerated in the mine explosion. Also, all bosses explode when defeated, potentially taking you with them if you're low on shields.

* The first boss of the original ''{{Descent}}'' sometimes decides to fire an instant-death missile barrage [[TakingYouWithMe right when you kill it]], resulting in your inventory being incinerated in the mine explosion.

* The first boss of the original ''{{Descent}}'' sometimes unleashes an instant-death missile barrage right when you kill him, resulting in your inventory being incinerated in the mine explosion.

Commonly found in PlatformHell titles, as just one more sadistic [[ClassicVideoGameScrewYous Screw You]] on the part of the designers. The opposite of this trope is FissionMailed. Compare with Diabolus ex Machina...Only for you, the player.

** In ''10'', [[spoiler: one of the fortress bosses combines the Yellow Devil with that boss from ''2'' who comes out from the floor and walls. Part of what made the ''2'' boss easy was, while he came from the floor, the floor remained there. THIS boss creates Bottomless Pits when it flies out. And after you kill it, all the purple blocks in the room disappear. If you're not standing on a pink block and you don't have Beat, you'll die after you ill it.]]
*** Made more annoying if you've beaten the game on Easy and are trying it on Normal. On Easy, [[spoiler:the blocks leave behind platforms you can walk on, like in ''2''.]] Considering it can be ThatOneBoss if you don't know the pattern, and on Easy just spamming weapons wins most of the time, chances are it'll crush you even more

*** Knocking a foe at an extremely high percantage upwards results [[ATwinkleInTheSky blasting away]] so the animation goes on for a while before they actually die. In Sudden Death there's still plenty of time for a bomb to spawn on top of you and send you flying off this side killing you instantly while this is happening, so if you've knocked your foes up don't let your guard down.

** It's always amusing to see a Blaster who had never seen Nemesis Jaegers before say "Watch this!", jump into the middle of a massive mob of the, and activate their "nuke" power only to have all the exploding Jaegers take the player with them.

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* In the classic game {{Karateka}} (a forerunner to PrinceOfPersia), if you [[spoiler: run up to the princess at the end of the game, she kicks you in the head, and it's game over for you. Back to the beginning. Walking, however, ensures the princess will have a more positive result.]]

** {{Mother}}/{{EarthBound}} loves doing this in general. Even the first game featured exploding trees. Oh, and there was no gradual ticking-down in that game; if it did enough damage, it was game over.
*** There is gradual ticking of HP in Earthbound. Many fights can be won even after your members suffer a mortal wound just by finishing the battle before they die.
**** Mother/EarthBound as in Mother 1/[[NoExportForYou EarthBound]] [[FanNickname Zero]].

** The arcade version of ''{{Gradius}} III'' also has a high-speed EscapeSequence at the end. If you fail, you get sent back to the [[MalevolentArchitecture regenerating cell walls]].

* In level 2-4 of ''MechWarrior 3'', which is an UndergroundLevel, you have to destroy an [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment underground]] factory, among other things. Then, you have to get to the extraction point, at what is implied to be the exit tunnel to the surface, at which point you will get a mission successful message and be prompted to quit the level. However, you had better make damn sure you don't actually drive your [[HumongousMecha mech]] through that tunnel, or you will fail for "leaving the mission area", [[WallBanger even though you already successfully beat the mission.]]

* The princess you're trying to rescue at the very end of ''{{Karateka}}'' will ''[[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1PYkKU6ck kill you and]] [[WallBanger end the game instantly]] with no continues'' if you approach her while in the 'fighting stance'.

* After defeating the Armadillo in ''NinjaGaiden II'', the camera zooms in so you can get a nice view of the thing dying... in an explosion big enough to kill you no matter where you are in the arena. The only way to survive is to abandon logic and block the explosion using that slender katana of yours (or whichever weapon you've been using). [[{{GuideDangIt}} How many people do you know who got that first time?]]
** Can also been seen in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.'' The final boss fight consists of stunning the boss over and over so you can hit him while he's down. When he has just a sliver of health, attacking him will stun him as it usually does... but approach this time, and he'll unleash an [[{{GuideDangIt}} incredibly quick instant-kill attack which he's never used before.]]

* In the ''{{Touhou}}'' series, very few of the games wipe the bullets as soon as a boss is defeated. Before ''Mountain of Faith'', the player was given invulnerability during bosses' defeat explosions.[[hottip:*:Colliding with a bullet during the explosion made it disappear harmlessly, although this would reduce the Enemy Bullet Bonus by 2000-8000 points per bullet prematurely removed.]] However, the game engine was rewritten for Mountain of Faith and the invulnerability was left out, so the trope is in full force from Mountain of Faith onward. This makes it possible [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuIOQIubIvY to get hit by a bullet and die after the final boss has just been defeated.]]

* In the ''{{Touhou}}'' series, very few of the games wipe the bullets as soon as a boss is defeated. ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' and ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' are the worst, with a good second or two of extra dodging for the player.
** Actually before Mountain of Faith, after a boss is beaten the bullets won't harm the player. The trope is in full force from Mountain of Faith on though.