History NightmareFuel / TwistedMetal

* Outlaw's ending. Carl & Jamie Roberts argue over what to do about Calypso. [[spoiler: Carl shouts "I wish you'd shut up" and Calypso... takes it literally and grants the wish. As a result, Calypso seals Jamie's mouth closed in a similar fashion to the first Franchise/TheMatrix movie.]]

** To elaborate, [[spoiler:[[AndIMustScream Calypso keeps the souls of everyone who died in the contest inside of the painting, keeping them locked up in asylum-like cells screaming, which can only be faintly heard outside of the painting itself.]]]]

** Fittingly, in his ending [[spoiler:he demands Calypso to send him to her, to which Calypso grants. Sweet Tooth demands where he is, and Calypso reveals to him that [[DespairEventHorizon his daughter was unable to cope after her near-death experience, and the death of her family and she]] [[AteHisGun ate her gun ten years ago]]. Sweet Tooth then realizes that he was BuriedAlive with the remains of his daughter, and [[AndIMustScream spends the last minutes of his life vowing revenge on Calypso before eventually suffocating.]] The focus is then shifted above ground, where his daughter's gravestone has his own name spray-painted over it, as a creepy music box jingle plays, which slowly dies down.]] And ''then'' Calypso makes Sophia Kane dig out the burning mask and take it as her own...

** Dollface originally wishes for her mask to be removed and her beauty restored. In the evil (released) ending, though, she just realizes that at best it would put her back where she started, and instead [[CuttingTheKnot wishes to walk the biggest and brightest runway]]. Calypso sends her onto an ''airport'' runway to be crushed underneath a landing airplane, finally removing her mask, after breaking her heel like her original rival model victim.
** Hardly gets any better in the good ending, though: she gets her mask removed and sees that her face is now perfect, but her mind is so twisted that even that is seen by her as a warped, infested mess. Calypso first tells her there is no problem, but then simply offers her to don the mask ''again'', locking it on her head forever, which she does.

* The Metro Square course takes place in a bustling shopping district at ''Christmas time'' in what appears to be New York City. Slaughtering holiday shoppers is utterly unavoidable, and hundreds will die over the course of a typical match, all running in blind fear and desperation. If you ever had any doubts that the drivers in this new incarnation of the tournament are '''all''' evil, this battleground will put them down for good. Imagine how many innocent families are shattered just in time for Christmas because these monsters are willing to do anything to win that wish.

* The premise and the titular tournament itself. Just let that sink for a moment: a demolition derby taken to such extreme that each yearly contest has the possibility of ''wiping out human race'', scale of destruction being so high that Devil himself is pleased (and is a huge fan of it). They needed a nigh-omnipotent wizard to even organize the thing, let alone maintain it. Said wizard, mind you, had to cheat both Grim Reaper ''and'' the previous game master of Devil's playground, and that was ''before'' he was blessed with his new powers. Compared to that, the reward of any wish a mortal can think of, and all of the consequences of those wishes, is just a minor expense for the entertainment of the Lord of Hell.

** Ladies and gentlemen, I give you [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiJsNtD_WFQ&list=PLAE4949A2F32C3AFC Sweet Tooth's ice cream truck music.]]

** Cage is one of the creepiest characters in the game, even more than the man with both his [[MouthSewnShut eyes and mouth sewn shut]]. The man's ambition? [[ToBeAMaster To be the greatest killer the world has ever known.]] But what does he want from Calypso? Brain surgery to remove that part of him that feels sad whenever he kills. Calypso's feeling generous, so he throws in something extra for a man with [[LackOfEmpathy his conscience literally stripped away]] - his hands replaced with metal razors and blades.

** Cage is one of the creepiest characters in the game, despite being one of the more normal-looking contestants. The man's ambition? [[ToBeAMaster To be the greatest killer the world has ever known.]] But what does he want from Calypso? Brain surgery to remove that part of him that feels sad whenever he kills. Calypso's feeling generous, so he throws in something extra for a man with [[LackOfEmpathy his conscience literally stripped away]] - his hands replaced with metal razors and blades.

** Cage. The man's ambition? To be the greatest killer the world has ever known. But what does he want from Calypso? Brain surgery to remove that part of him that feels sad whenever he kills. Calypso's feeling generous, so he throws in something extra for a man with his consciousness literally stripped away - his hands replaced with metal razors and blades.

** Fittingly, in his ending [[spoiler:he demands Calypso to send him to her, to which Calypso grants. Sweet Tooth demands where he is, and Calypso reveals to him that [[DespairEventHorizon his daughter was unable to cope after her near-death experience, and the death of her family and she]] [[AteHisGun ate her gun ten years ago]]. Sweet Tooth then realizes that he was BuriedAlive with the remains of his daughter, and [[AndIMustScream spends the last minutes of his life vowing revenge on Calypso before eventually suffocating.]] The focus is then shifted above ground, where his daughter's gravestone has his own name spray-painted over it, as a creepy music box jingle plays, which slowly dies down.]]

* Though {{Narm}} unfortunately plays a huge part in the first game's lost endings, [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/twistedmetal/images/e/e3/TwistedMetalCalypso.png/revision/latest?cb=20120205130020 Calypso's design]] can come off as creepy to some. He is suppose to have suffered a severe burn injury to his whole face in his backstory, but it instead ''looks as though he is completely missing the skin on his face in general''. Other than that, his design is just [[SoBadItsGood ridiculous]].

* Gene Ruttish's ending has him wish to be "the most desirable man on earth". A few women approach him on sight, followed by another. And then another. And then another. His wish ultimately which leads him to have every woman attracted to him, and it really meant ''every woman''. The last part of the ending is a bird's eye view of an ever growing droves of women gathering around him, and Gene is out of view. We can only hear him scream "'''GO AWAY!!!'''" (With subtitles as he have spoke unintelligibly).

* Outlaw's ending. Carl & Jamie Roberts argue over what to do about Calypso. [[spoiler: Carl shouts "I wish you'd shut up" and Calypso... takes it literally and grants the wish. As a result, Calypso seals Jamie's mouth closed in a similar fasion to the first Franchise/TheMatrix movie.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvZC8SwVVIE The "Snowy Roads" theme]]. The ominous ambience in the beginning with the OneWomanWail can really send shivers down spines.

* The [[GiantMecha Iron Maiden]], Dollface's menacing flying robot she uses against Mr. Grimm. The sheer size of the thing is horrifying, especially for the fact that ''you have to fight it''. It doesn't help that it has the ability to [[ExorcistHead rotate its head]] from having a standard cute baby doll face to [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hicwyv3E6M/T7AG6KmeWXI/AAAAAAAADKw/U2GVbJz3lD0/s640/ironmaiden.jpg this]].

** [[ThoseTwoGuys Mike and Stu's]] ending, mainly the climax of it. Though the ending in general also counts as a CrowningMomentOfFunny, the fact that we are given a still shot of the duo face-first against the pavement with a blood puddle forming is a bit unsettling.

** Minion's ending, where he steals back his power from a cowering Calypso, then throws him into Hell. Counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome though, since we get to see Calypso get his [[KarmicDeath comeuppance]].

** [[Music/RobZombie Rob]] [[AsHimself Zombie]]'s ending is an odd one. Rob doesn't speak for himself, but instead has a very disturbing disembodied floating version of his own head speak for him, much like the small clown speaking for Sweet Tooth. Zombie's wish is to [[OhCrap "let this world hear the wails and war cries of a dead man's soul."]] [[ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic Don't fret, though.]] His wish is granted as only a brief clip from the [[AwesomeMusic "Super Beast" music video]].

* Really, what in this game ''isn't'' NightmareFuel. Compared to the previous games and even the ones to come afterwards, ''Black'' is easily the only game in the series to take itself completely seriously. The atmosphere, character backstories, setting and premise are presented in a dark, grim, depressing and [[RealIsBrown almost colorless]] fashion. It is also the only game in the series to be completely [[PlayedForDrama devoid]] of any humor even in the slightest.

* Outlaw's ending. Carl & Jamie Roberts argue over what to do about Calypso. [[spoiler: Carl shouts "I wish you'd shut up" and Calypso... takes it literally and grants the wish. As a result, Calypso seals Jamie's mouth closed in a similar fasion to the first {{Matrix}} movie.]]

** To add some more horror to the mix, that means that this kid is the one that kills the other contestants. And he doesn't seem to feel resmorse about it.

** Minion doesn't have a story in this game, but looking at his [[http://user-cdn.spring.me/photos/20120727/n5013592ba9a8b.jpg close-up image]] will probably give you nightmares on its own. (especially when you realize that the thing he's using as a mask is literally the mutilated head of a cow.) Maybe it's better that he didn't get a story after all.

*** While Minion does not have a proper story, his coded loaded screen messages are pretty unsettling. [[spoiler: "We are trapped in his head."]]

** Charlie Kane. First of all, he's a reanimated corpse. No, not a zombie; he's very much dead, but his body is being controlled by [[TheKidWithTheRemote his 8-year-old savant son]]. This is disturbing enough on its own, but then the game presents you with very UncannyValley-laden close-ups of Charlie's corpse, [[BoomHeadshot complete with a stained hole where his brains were shot out]], when you look at his character info, as well as in every single loading screen. It's all incredibly unsettling.
** To add some more horror to the mix, that means that this kid is the one that kills the other contestants,

** Charlie Kane. First of all, he's a reanimated corpse. No, not a zombie; he's very much dead, but his body is being controlled by his savant son. This is disturbing enough on its own, but then the game presents you with very UncannyValley-laden close-ups of Charlie's corpse, [[BoomHeadshot complete with a stained hole where his brains were shot out]], when you look at his character info, as well as in every single loading screen. It's all incredibly unsettling.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-LauOdux1E The main menu music]]. It's just plain disturbing. It's very industrial and nonsensical, and the fact that it plays over some also quite creepy still shot of our drivers fighting and flying out of their cars doesn't help.

* [[MonsterClown Sweet Tooth's]] [[CarnivalOfFear Carnival]] [[MilitaryMashupMachine of Carnage]]. After Sweet Tooth [[spoiler: died after getting his wish]], his followers built a giant clown and carnival themed moving battle fortress in his honor. The whole damn thing is horrifying to look at: for starters, its a massive tank like contraption that can only be accessed through an elevator lift at the bottom guarded by a [[KillItWithFire flame spewing]] clown head. Once inside you have to fight through a giant pinball machine while being attacked by ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaw wielding]] [[MonsterClown monster clowns]]'', then race through a long tunnel filled with giant blades and saws, then finally take flight in a helicopter where you must fight essentially the FinalBoss of the game. The final boss by the way is a '''[[GiantMecha giant]] [[KillItWithFire fire breathing]], [[ScaryTeeth sharp toothed]], [[EyelessFace eyeless]] clown head that will lunge at you in an attempt to take a bite out of your helicopter if you get too close'''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-LauOdux1E The main menu music]] is just plain disturbing. It's very industrial and nonsensical, and the fact that it plays over some also quite creepy still shot of our drivers fighting and flying out of their cars doesn't help.

* When it comes to NightmareFuel heavy characters in ''Black'', the following people are especially worthy: [[MonsterClown Needles Kane]], [[BodyHorror No Face]], [[{{Yandere}} Bloody Mary]], [[SerialKiller Cage]], [[WeCanRebuildHim Charlie Kane]], [[AxCrazy Billy Ray]].