History VideoGame / ThrillKill

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Murukka.

* Belladonna: A housewife and librarian from Savannah, Georgia, who, after discovering that her husband was having an affair with her sister, snapped and transformed into a deadly dominatrix, murdering them both. She is armed with an electric cattle prod. [[ElectrifiedBathtub She died after committing suicide by electrocuting herself with her cattle prod while taking a bath,]] [[TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch which was reported as being "accidental".]]
* Dr. Faustus: A [[DeadlyDoctor deranged plastic surgeon]] from Los Angeles, who intentionally disfigured many of his patients. He is armed with a scalpel and has a set of metal "jaws" attached to his own face that resembles a bear trap, which he also uses to attack with. He died from an infection caused by the grafting of said contraption onto his face.
* Cleetus: A murderous [[DeepSouth redneck]] [[ImAHumanitarian cannibal]] from Kentucky who fights with a severed leg of one of his past victims. He starved to death after contracting a tapeworm infestation.
* The Imp: [[TheNapoleon A violent dwarf]] government employee with a Napoleon complex from Albany, New York, who is supported by stilts. He died from complications after amputating both his legs to replace them with the stilts.
* Mammoth: A gigantic, feral simian creature who was previously a human postal worker from Covington, Indiana, nicknamed "Mammoth" due to his large size. [[GoingPostal After he was fired from his job, he flew into a rage]] and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge killed many of his colleagues and customers in a bloody rampage.]] He committed suicide afterward by shooting himself.
* Oddball: An FBI criminal profiler from Belfast, Maine, who, after a long career of tracking serial killers, was driven insane and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters became one himself.]] His costumes feature him [[WithMyHandsTied bound in straitjackets, having his arms tied behind his back, or with them amputated altogether]], and so he relies on [[DanceBattler using his head, torso and legs to attack]]. He died after being [[KlingonPromotion gunned down by his protégé]].
* Tormentor: A sadistic [[VigilanteMan vigilante]] [[TheJudge judge]] from Phoenix, who is armed with a chain. He was executed on the electric chair after being found guilty of acquitting criminals in his court so that he could [[SerialKillerKiller secretly torture and murder them himself]].
* Violet: The youngest playable character in the game. A teenage traveling circus contortionist from Austria who [[DoesNotLikeMen developed a hatred for men]] after killing a man who attacked her in her dressing room after one of her performances. She died from internal injuries after her spinal cord was ruptured

* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Violet's bones appear to be made of rubber considering how flexible she is.
* AnArmAndALeg: Almost all of the finishing moves involve completely dismembering the opponent, sometimes to the extent that they are in small pieces.

* AxeCrazy: '''Everyone''', with special mention going to Dr. Faustus, Oddball, Mammoth and Cletus.

* CombatSadomasochist: Belladonna.

* DancePartyEnding: Every character has one finishing move that involves the winner and the last guy standing dancing.

* RapidFireFisticuffs / SpamAttack: All the characters have at least one thrill kill that involves them hitting the opponent with a barrage of strikes until they explode. Then there's that one attack of Dr. Faustus's where he rapidly stabs the opponent so many times with his scalpel that he needs to stop his attacking arm with his other arm.

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* BodyHorror: Faustus and the Imp actually ''start'' there, within the game's context. It was also what killed Violet in the first place (bodies can only bend so far, after all).

* ForTheEvulz: The only explanation for Dr. Faustus's backstory. He just really loves seriously harming his patients.

* DrivenToMadness: Oddball's backstory.
* EvilIsSexy: Belladonna.

''Thrill Kill'' is an [[{{Vaporware}} unreleased]] [[{{Gorn}} ultra-violent]] (for its time) fighting game for the Sony {{PlayStation}}. Set in an urban version of Hell, the characters were all damned souls fighting for another chance in the mortal world, watched over by Marukka the Goddess of Secrets, who has organized the infernal tournament and promised the winner reincarnation on Earth.

* ImAHumanitarian: Cletus. Some of his finishing moves even involves him gruesomely eating his opponents.

* BondageIsBad: This is Belladonna's theme.

The game is notable for a number of reasons. The first is for having a four-way 3D battle system, something that had never been done to the fullest like this before. '''[[OvershadowedByControversy The game is also quite notable for the controversy surrounding it]].''' The games [[{{Gorn}} ultra violence]] and dark [[CombatSadomasochist sadomasochistic]] themes caused the game to get quite a bit of flack from [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]], who [[ExecutiveMeddling forcibly shelved]] the game from release to avoid it tarnishing their image. EA also shot down any chance of the game getting a release by any other publisher, believing the game to be too violent to release. Thrill Kill is also notable for being one of the first video games to receive an [[AdultsOnlyRating AO (Adults Only) rating]], though the rating never went to full use due to the game never getting officially released.

* BloodierAndGorier: It was based on ''MortalKombat''.

* BondageIsBad: Each character has at least four costumes, many of which are bondage or fetish wear.

The game is notable for a number of reasons. The first is for having a four-way 3D battle system, something that had never been done to the fullest like this before. '''[[OvershadowedByControversy The game is also quite notable for the controversy surrounding it]].''' The games [[{{Gorn}} ultra violence]] and dark [[CombatSadomasochist sadomasochistic]] themes caused the game to get quite a bit of flack from [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]], who forcibly canceled the game to avoid it tarnishing their image. EA also shot down any chance of the game getting a release by other distributors, believing the game to be too violent to release. Thrill Kill is also notable for being one of the first video games to receive an [[AdultsOnlyRating AO (Adults Only) rating]], though the rating never went to full use due to the games cancelation.

It is notable for having a four-way 3D battle system. Even though the game was officially unreleased, the developers leaked the game unto the Internet, allowing many people to find and download unfinished versions from the Internet. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHbQGvrv_Q&feature=related One [=YouTube=] user was even able to post a very accurate review.]]

* Oddball: An FBI criminal profiler from Belfast, Maine, who, [[HeWhoFightsMonsters after a long career of tracking serial killers, was driven insane and became one himself.]] [[WithMyHandsTied His costumes feature him bound in straitjackets, having his arms tied behind his back, or with them amputated altogether]], and [[DanceBattler so he relies on using his head, torso and legs to attack]]. [[KlingonPromotion He died after being gunned down by his protégé]].

* {{Gorn}}: And LOTS of it

* SpiritualSuccessor: Since this game was never released to the public, its engine was then used to make the more mediocre (yet still pretty violent) [[{{Main/Wu-TangClan}} Wu-Tang Shaolin Style]].

* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Violet bones appear to be made of rubber for how flexible she is.

* DigitalPiracyIsOkay: A few of the orignal designers releasing bootleg versions of the game all over the web is the reason why this game hasn't been completely forgotten

It is notable for having a four-way 3D battle system. Even though the game was officially unreleased, many people are able to find and download unfinished versions from the Internet. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHbQGvrv_Q&feature=related One [=YouTube=] user was even able to post a very accurate review.]]

* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: Subverted, a few of the orignal designers releasing bootleg versions of the game all over the web is the reason why this game hasn't been completely forgotten

* Cleetus: A murderous [[DeepSouth redneck]] {{Cannibal}} from Kentucky who fights with a severed leg of one of his past victims. He starved to death after contracting a tapeworm infestation.

* FinishingMove: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx8KodZ29fY&feature=related#watch-main-area "Thrill Kills"]]

* LifeMeter: Notably subverted with the "Kill Meters". Instead of going down when you take damage, it fills up when you inflict damage (it usually forces players to be more aggressive in their gameplay strategy). When the Kill Meter is full, you can kill off one of the other 3 opponents. You repeat this process until you're down to the last opponent, at which point you can unleash a [[TitleDrop "Thrill]] [[FinishingMove Kill".]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: Since this game was never released to the public, it's engine was then used to make the more mediocre (yet still pretty violent) [[{{Main/Wu-TangClan}} Wu-Tang Shaolin Style]].