History VideoGame / WorldsEndClub

** Not the whole game, (and thank god for that) but the cliffhanger ending for the Apple Arcade version has [[spoiler: Pochi having visions of The Go Getters Club calling him out on being the traitor, and sending him into a state of despair while trapped in they’re old classroom. A vision of Yuki however promises to sort things out.]]
** In the full version of the game, "Ending 1" has [[spoiler:the entire Go-Getter Club die in a helicopter crash right as they reach Tokyo's remains]].

** During the DeadlyGame, Reycho has Vanilla's task on his bracelet, which was to "Eat a Marshmallow". Unlike everyone else's task it doesn't relate to any of the other Club members nor does it have anything to do with the Amusement Park environment. Not to mention, it's likely straight-up impossible since there's nowhere to even ''get'' a marshmallow. [[spoiler:This foreshadows that Vanilla is the odd one out/a ghost, because her being unable to complete her task guarantees at least a living member of the club can win. It also foreshadows that she's the Mastermind, because anyone else whose task becomes impossible is sludged immediately.]]
** Whenever Reycho is shown talking to someone or is being directly addressed, [[spoiler:Pochi can be seen playing on his handheld game. Hinting at the fact that he's controlling Reycho]].
** [[spoiler:Vanilla]] is the only Club member aside from Reycho that [[spoiler:doesn't get captured at the end of the DeadlyGame, despite the fact that he already completed his task and her own task was likely impossible to begin with]].

* Jerkass: Aniki, especially during the prologue's {{DeadlyGame}}. He's not much better afterwards, being very cold and distant to the others. [[spoiler: Justified in that he is still grieving over his dead little sister, he won't even entertain the notion that Reycho, Pai, and Pochi are seeing Vanilla's ghost.]]

* LighterAndSofter: The 'Game of Fate' the children are forced to play is far less dangerous than to be expected from the creators' [[Creator/TooKyoGames other works]]. The tasks the children are forced to complete are simple and not very threatening, such as riding a ferris wheel car, going down a slide, or giving a male student a hug. The penalty for losing isn't immediate death, but being captured and placed inside a robot that is said to slowly digest them. [[spoiler:This all foreshadows that the Game of Fate isn't actually trying to get them killed at all - the aim is for them to think their lives are in danger to remove the brainwashing MAIK placed on them.]]

* MeaningfulName: Aniki's (The older brother of Vanilla) name literally translates to "Big Brother" in English.
** Chuko (チュー子). "Chu" literally refers to the Japanese onomatopoeia used to describe the squeaking of mice, and "ko" is the typical kanji that translate to "Child". Given her design is a nod to mice, this name was intentional.

* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Averted. Rechyo is a HeroicMime but the other characters simply reply to him as if he said something, rather than repeating what he could’ve said.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'' trailer for the game reveals the BaitAndSwitch {{Cliffhanger}} from the original version, where [[spoiler:the "death game" is cancelled and the cast now finds themselves trekking across the country to get back to Tokyo]].
* VocalDissonance: Most of the Go Getters Club have this in both Japanese and English. Nyoro, Jennu and Aniki especially.
* WhamEpisode: The first stage, [[spoiler:aka the death game]], ends with [[spoiler:Pai kicking Pielope to bits, then announcing the game is cancelled, a message given to her by the mastermind]].

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* Jerkass: Aniki, especially during the prologue's [[DeadlyGame]]. He's not much better afterwards, being very cold and distant to the others. [[spoiler: Justified in that he is still grieving over his dead little sister, he won't even entertain the notion that Reycho, Pai, and Pochi are seeing Vanilla's ghost.]]

* Jerkass: Aniki, especially during the prologue's [[DeadlyGame]]. He's not much better afterwards, being very cold and distant to the others. [[spoiler:[[Justified]] in that he is still grieving over his dead little sister, he won't even entertain the notion that Reycho, Pai, and Pochi are seeing Vanilla's ghost.]]

** During the DeadlyGame, it is possible to fail Reycho's task. [[UnwinnableByInsanity It's near impossible to do so by playing normally]], as you need to [[spoiler: wait 50 minutes in real time in a game where dialogue does not advance the timer]]. But if you do do so, then [[NonStandardGameOver a unique scene with Pielope plays]].

Chuko (チュー子). "Chu" literally refers to the Japanese onomatopoeia used to describe the squeaking of mice, and "ko" is the typical kanji that translate to "Child". Given her design is a nod to mice, this name was intentional.

** Whenever Reycho is shown talking to someone or is being directly addressed, [[spoiler:Pochi can be seen playing on his handheld game. Hinting at the fact that he's controlling Reycho.]].

* ArtStyleDissonance: The art-style is decidedly cartoonish and exaggerated...which would make it all the more horrifying if the death game portions of the story where actually relevant.

* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler:The last thing Aniki says to Vanilla was to go get marshmallows herself after she threw a fit over there not being marshmallows at the barbecue before Vanilla gets hit by the Truck, Aniki was really devastated about it therefore this leads to him [[CynicismCatalyst distancing himself from others.]]]]

* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler:The last thing Aniki says to Vanilla was to go get marshmallows herself after she threw a fit over there not being marshmallows at the barbecue before Vanilla gets hit by the Truck, Aniki was really devastated about it therefore this leads to him [[CynicismCatalyst distancing himself from others.]]

* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler: The last thing Aniki says to Vanilla was to go get marshmallows herself after she threw a fit over there not being marshmallows at the barbecue before Vanilla gets hit by the Truck, Aniki was really devastated about it therefore this leads to him [[CynicismCatalyst distancing himself from others.]]

* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler: The last thing Aniki says to Vanilla was to go get marshmallows herself after she threw a fit over there not being marshmallows at the barbecue before Vanilla gets hit by the Truck, Aniki was really devastated about it therefore this leads to him [[CynicismCataclyst distancing himself from others.]]

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Pielope. At the start, she seems to be the villain. After it's revealed that the DeadlyGame was harmless, it seems she was GoodAllAlong.. except by then, she's already been taken over by MAIK, and is genuinely trying to hurt the kids.]]

** When the gang speak with [[spoiler:MAIK]] during the route towards the true ending, whenever a cut-in of everyone's shocked reactions appear, [[spoiler:Yuki's]] expression is strangely more reserved and unsurprised, foreshadowing the fact that [[spoilers:she's one of MAIK's subpersonalities and knows more than she lets on.]]

* HarmfulToMinors: The game involves at least one dead child. [[spoiler:Subverted otherwise, where all the kids are alive after the DeadlyGame.]]

* DevelopersForesight: If you make decisions that avoid various confrontations with Pielope, unique dialogue will emerge on the first unavoidable confrontation. Specifically, the cast will have ''forgotten'' Pielope and will treat its EvilCostumeSwitch as a new, ugly threat rather than the BigBad.

* DownerEnding: Not the whole game, (and thank god for that) but the cliffhanger ending for the Apple Arcade version has [[spoiler: Pochi having visions of The Go Getters Club calling him out on being the traitor, and sending him into a state of despair while trapped in they’re old classroom. A vision of Yuki however promises to sort things out.]]
* ExactWords: [[spoiler:"Vanilla has gone to Heaven" turns out to mean that her (still living) body is being held at a secret research facility codenamed Heaven.]]

** During the DeadlyGame, Reycho has Vanilla's task on his bracelet, which was to "Eat a Marshmallow". Unlike everyone else's task it doesn't relate to any of the other Club members nor does it have anything to do with the Amusement Park environment. Not to mention, it's likely straight-up impossible since there's nowhere to even ''get'' a marshmallow. [[spoiler: This foreshadows that Vanilla is the odd one out/a ghost, because her being unable to complete her task guarantees at least a living member of the club can win. It also foreshadows that she's the Mastermind, because anyone else whose task becomes impossible is sludged immediately.]]
** Whenever Reycho is shown talking to someone or is being directly addressed [[spoiler: Pochi can be seen playing on his handheld game. Hinting at the fact that he's controlling Reycho.]].
** [[spoiler: Vanilla is the only Club member aside from Reycho that doesn't get captured at the end of the DeadlyGame, despite the fact that he already completed his task and her own task was likely impossible to begin with.]]
** Aside from Reycho, Pai and Pochi [[spoiler:are the only people that acknowledge Vanilla's presence. Especially egregious during the DeadlyGame where Reycho, Vanilla, and Aniki were at one point the only ones left standing with the former and latter being the only ones Pielope acknowledges]].
* GenreShift: [[spoiler:The death game is cancelled, and stages after that mainly take a platforming and puzzle approach.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Pai forgets who the mastermind is, most likely as a result of almost getting squashed.]]

* SecondHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:It seems that the kids get these. Reycho gets the ability to throw things very hard and far at the end of the death game.]]
* StoryBranching: At points in the story, the group splits up, and Reycho can choose which group to join. They will all eventually meet up at the same location, taking different paths.
* TheThemeParkVersion: [[spoiler:of a DeadlyGame. Especially since it [[LampshadeHanging literally takes place in a theme park.]]]]

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The first stage, aka the death game, ends with Pai kicking Pielope to bits, then announcing the game is cancelled, a message given to her by the mastermind.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: A meta example with all of the Go Getters Club. (sans Reycho) It looks like they would all be background characters who would [[WeHardlyKnewYe die in the game of fate]] but [[spoiler: after the BaitAndSwitch happens they all become very important]]

* VocalDissonance: Most of the Go Getters Club have this in both Japanese and English. Nyoro Jennu and Aniki especially.

* DownerEnding: Not the whole game, (and thank god for that) but the cliffhanger ending for the Apple Arcade version has [[spoiler: Pochi having visions of The Go Getters Club calling him out on being the traitor,and sending him into a state of despair while trapped in they’re old classroom. A vision of Yuki however promises to sort things out.]]

* DownerEnding: Not the whole game, (and thank god for that) but the cliffhanger ending for the Apple Arcade version has [[spoiler: Pochi having visions of The Go Getters Club [[[WhatTheHellHero chewing him out on being the traitor]] and sending him into a state of despair while trapped in they’re old classroom. A vision of Yuki however promises to sort things out.]]

* DownerEnding: Not the whole game, (and thank god for that) but the cliffhanger ending for the Apple Arcade version has [[Pochi having visions of The Go Getters Club [[[WhatTheHellHero chewing him out on being the traitor]] and sending him into a state of despair. A vision of Yuki however promises to sort things out.]]