History Main / StalactiteSpite

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'' has "Acme" signs that fall when you walk underneath them. They provide bonus points if shot while falling.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' actually justifies this trope. Spiteful Stalactites are actually monsters called piercers that pretend to be stalactites in order to surprise prey by dropping on them pointy end first.

** ''VideoGame/NewSuperMaroBros'': Icicles are all over the place in World 3 of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' and Frosted Glacier in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMaroBrosU''. Complete with whole ceilings worth that do this, and giant types about the size of a car that have to be used as a temporary platform.

** ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'': Has this with icicles in Gleam Glacier, as well as coconuts in Wavy Beach.

* ''{{Hitman}}'' allows you to make use of this trope. In the Sapienza map, 47 can shoot stalactites in the underground lab to kill people and complete a specific objective

* ''{Hitman}'' allows you to make use of this trope. In the Sapienza map, 47 can shoot stalactites in the underground lab to kill people and complete a specific objective

* ''Videogame/{Hitman}'' allows you to make use of this trope. In the Sapienza map, 47 can shoot stalactites in the underground lab to kill people and complete a specific objective

* ''Videogame/Hitman'' allows you to make use of this trope. In the Sapienza map, 47 can shoot stalactites in the underground lab to kill people and complete a specific objective

* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' has falling stalactites in several areas, that will trigger as soon as the Knight walks under them. They will kill enemies they hit in adition to being dangerous to the player.

* ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterMan'': There's two of this as actual stalactites in the Dark Cellar, falling from the ceiling and can be stood on after falling.

** ''VideoGame/IndianaRodent'' has falling fruit in a homage to VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy.

* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games have explosive coconuts which fall when being under them. Got an umbrella handy?
** A handful of icicles can be found in ice levels of ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamland3'' and ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack''.
* Most frustrating in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', where the ceiling is high enough that you probably won't see the icicles from a distance, and they also respawn.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', there are stone coffins placed upright with loose lids so unstable that walking past one will cause the lid to fall, causing half a heart of damage. The lids can be prematurely activated by shooting an arrow at one.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''' ice dungeon has stalactites that not only ambush you, they turn into [[DemonicSpiders Chilfos]] on landing.

* All over the place in world 3 of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii''. Complete with whole ceilings worth that do this, and giant types about the size of a car that have to be used as a temporary platform.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', giant icicles that freeze you are falling all over the place in Yoshipetai.

* In various ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' stages, ceilings lined with yellow spikes will occasionally have an [[ConspicuouslyLightPatch odd-color]] spike mixed in, that shakes and falls as you cross underneath.
* Giant and small icicles appear in several underground levels in the recent ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii New Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU games]].
* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', one room in Shiveria has circular shadows on the floor. Should Mario stand too long in them, a big stalactite will ccome down crashing on his unfortunate head.

* Plenty of icicles in the Nepal level of ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend'', but [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that you have to hang on to them and jump from one icicle to another, and perhaps Lara's body weight might make the icicles fall.
** The second game had falling icicles in the mountains stages and the first game had falling ceiling swords.

* Several falling stalactites appear in the Slip-Slide Isle level ''VideoGame/YoshisCraftedWorld''.
* In ''VideoGame/WarioLand 4'', there are various types of falling hazards, like icicles in the level 'Forty Below Fridge', and chandeliers in the game's final stage.

* A version of this appears in first ''VideoGame/HarryPotter'' game (at least on the PC): Stalactites in the Fire Seed Cave fall when Harry approaches, but he can never be hit by them and they're necessary to proceed through the cave.

* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' has falling stalactites in several areas, that will triger as soon as the Knight walks under them. They will kill enemies they hit in adition to being dangerous to the player.

** The lifting weights with spiked undersides in the Marble Zone (''VideoGame/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} 1'').

* Spikes intentionally being dropped onto the player's head is an occasional ''SonicTheHedgehog'' trap in levels:

* ''VideoGame/WonderBoy'' and ''VideoGame/AdventureIsland'' feature falling icicles in the ice temple levels. Oddly in the latter, being hit by an icicle results in a blue PaletteSwap of the "[[DeathThrows death by fire]]" animation.

** A handful of icicles can be found in ice levels of ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamland3''.

* [[spoiler: Danik]] in VideoGame/DeadSpace3, [[spoiler: after the Moon is awakened. He gets crushed by a giant falling icicle at the end of the game, impaling him to the ground.]]

** Daytime Holoska stage in ''SonicUnleashed'' has a few of those icicles.