History NightmareFuel / JakIIRenegade

--> '''Ashelin:''' ''There isn't much hope now. With the Shield Wall destroyed, it's just a matter of time before the Metal Heads overwhelm us. You should just go through the rift back to your own time Jak, and get away from this horrible place. We'll hold out as long as we can. Fare well!''

* The Metal Head nest. You can see the decaying KG fortifications and vehicles from the failed invasion that was hinted at a few times previously, implying that it was the scene of a failed military campaign. It's also home to massive metal heads that can only be avoided (not killed), and the inside of the nest is made up of MeatMoss. The area itself is very desolate, irradiated, and creepy due to this, showing the "Hive" nature of the Metal Heads.

* Metal Heads, known to the Precursors as the Hora-Quan, in general are pretty scary because despite their appearance, they're very clearly [[AnimalisticAbomination not regular animals]]. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Metal Heads are the enemy of all living things and simply cannot live in peace with whatever environment they inhabit.]] The Wasteland is full of them and that's why it's called...the Wasteland, a desert of ruined cities and destroyed landscapes that the Metal Heads have killed and consumed over the centuries. Some of the various subspecies of metal head are pretty frightening in their own way, like Metalpedes who are treated more like a force of nature than something you can kill.

* Metal Heads, known to the Precursors as the Hora-Quan, in general are pretty scary because despite their appearance, they're very clearly [[AnimalisticAbomination not regular animals]]. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Metal Heads are the enemy of all living things and simply cannot live in peace with whatever environment they inhabit.]] The Wasteland is full of them and that's why it's called...the Wasteland, a desert of ruined cities and destroyed landscapes that the Metal Heads have killed and consumed over the centuries. Some of the various subspecies of metal head are pretty frightening in their own way, like Metalpedes who are treated more like a force of nature than something you can kill.

* The climax of the game where the metal heads break into the city, with the KG and Underground forces taking a last stand among the chaos]]. Doesn't help that hundreds are probably killed; with Vin being killed in a particularly horrifying way- Jak's radio giving a clue as to what ''really'' happened to him.

* The boulder chase in the Tomb of Mar that at first seems to be a ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''. What really takes the scare factor up to eleven is when [[spoiler:a giant spider comes out of the bolder.]]

* The climax of the game where[[spoiler: the metal heads break into the city, with the KG and Underground forces taking a last stand among the chaos]]. Doesn't help that hundreds are probably killed; with [[spoiler:vin being killed in a particularly horrifying way- Jak's radio giving a clue as to what ''really'' happened to him.]]
* [[spoiler:Kor revealing his true form at the construction site includes a hideous face that even scares Jak.]]

* Metal Heads, known to the Precursors as the Hora-Quan, in general are pretty scary because despite their appearance, they're very clearly [[AnimalisticAbomination not regular animals]]. Metal Heads are the enemy of all living things and simply cannot live in peace with whatever environment they inhabit. The Wasteland is full of them and that's why it's called...the Wasteland, a desert of ruined cities and destroyed landscapes that the Metal Heads have killed and consumed over the centuries. Some of the various subspecies of metal head are pretty frightening in their own way, like Metalpedes who are treated more like a force of nature than something you can kill.

* The Opening Scene takes the content level UpToEleven. First we see Jak chilling with his friends opening a Rift Gate, when all of a sudden a swarm of Metal Heads storm into their world, sending them into the far future. When they arrive, Jak crashes onto the ground, and is then arrested by a group of soldiers for no apparent reason whatsoever. Fast forward 2 years, he's hellbent on revenge, and probably has a fuckton of mental issues as well as trauma.

* The boulder chase in the Tomb of Mar that at first seems to be a ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''. What really takes the scare factor UpToEleven is when [[spoiler:a giant spider comes out of the bolder.]]

-->'''Kor:''' I'm sure you know...deep down in your darkest ''nightmares''! We met before, remember? Everything is going exactly as planned. Heh, heh, heh, heh, ''ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!''

If you thought Gol and Maia trying to infect the world with Dark Eco was bad enough, then well... You'll probably think Jak 2 is where they won.

If you thought Corrupted Sages trying to infect the world with Dark Eco was bad enough, then well... You'll probably think this is where they won.

* The entirety of the franchise by this point takes a turn from a lighthearted platformer to a [[DarkerAndEdgier more darker story-driven game]], where we see Jak turn from an innocent teenager to a broken hero who has been tortured to no end. It is this character transformation which can appear jarring to most fans of the first game, and can come as an unexpected twist in writing.
* The scene at the very beginning of the game where we see Jak tortured by Baron Praxis and Errol.

* Dark Jak is horrifying to look as in the picture above. He has horns, purple electricity and is one of the reasons why Jak II is considered more intense than the first game.

* The Metal-Pede chase with Sig.
* The Metal Head nest. You can see the decaying KG fortifications and vehicles from the failed invasion that was hinted at a few times previously. It's also home to these massive metal heads that can only be avoided (not killed), and the inside of the nest is made up of MeatMoss. The area itself is very desolate, irradiated, and creepy in it's own way.
* The Opening Scene takes content level UpToEleven. First we see Jak chilling with his friends opening a Rift Gate, when all of a sudden a swarm of Metal Heads storm into their world, sending them into the far future. When they arrive, Jak crashes onto the ground, and is then arrested by a group of soldiers for no apparent reason whatsoever. Fast forward 2 years, he's hellbent on revenge, and probably has a fuckton of mental issues as well as trauma.
* The climax of the game where[[spoiler: the metal heads break into the city, with the KG and Underground forces taking a last stand among the chaos]]. Doesn't help that hundreds are probably killed; with [[spoiler:vin being killed in a particularly horrifying way, with only Jak's radio giving a clue as to what ''really'' happened to him.]]

* The Tombstone puzzle in Mar's Tomb has fairly creepy "puzzle jingles" which the player must match to finish. By extension, the atmosphere in the tomb is generally pretty unnerving for some players, being very dark as one of the few places in the game with little NPCs or scenery.

* The entirety of the franchise by this point takes a turn from a lighthearted platformer to a [[DarkerAndEdgier more darker story-driven game]], where we see Jak turn from an innocent teenager to a damaged hero who sees the worst by the end of the second game, implying he went through horrific changes to get where he was as a person.

* Pretty much every time we see anything corrupted by dark eco qualifies in some way as well, up to and including Jak.
* Dark Jak is horrifying to look as in the picture above. He has horns, purple electricity and is one of the reasons why Jak II is considered more intense than the first game.

* The Tombstone puzzle in Mar's Tomb has fairly creepy "puzzle jingles" which the player must match to finish. By extension, the atmosphere in the tomb is generally pretty unnerving for some players.

* The climax of the game where[[spoiler: the metal heads break into the city, with the KG and Resistance forces taking a last stand among the chaos]]. Doesn't help that hundreds are probably killed; with [[spoiler:vin being killed in a particularly horrifying way, with only Jak's radio giving a clue as to what ''really'' happened to him.]]

* Kor revealing his true form at the construction site includes a hideous face that even scares Jak.

* The boulder/giant spider chase sequence in Mar's tomb.
* The Tombstone puzzle in Mar's Tomb is abundantly creepy. By extension, the atmosphere in the tomb is generally pretty unnerving for some players.

* The Opening Scene takes content level UpToEleven. First we see Jak chilling with his friends opening a Rift Gate, when all of a sudden a swarm of Metal Heads storm into their world, sending them into the far future. When they arrive, Jak crashes onto the ground, and is then arrested by a group of soldiers for no apparent reason whatsoever. Fast forward 2 years, he's hellbent on revenge, and probably has a fuckton of mental issues as well as trauma.

* The Metal Head nest. You can see the decaying KG fortifications and vehicles from the failed invasion that was hinted at a few times previously. It's also home to these massive metal heads that can only be avoided (not killed), and the inside of the nest is made up of meat moss. The area itself is very desolate, irradiated, and creepy in it's own way.

* The boulder[[spoiler:/giant spider]] chase sequence in Mar's tomb.