1 | -> Five kilometers filled with razor wire, pit falls and half demolished buildings. Cultist murder squads drenging the ruins for survivors to torture; human bombers hiding in alcoves, trembling fingers on grenade pins; eviserator priests leading flocks with wire sewn mouths. It was the most expedient route available to Aura Hieron. |
2 | -->-- ''Fires of War'', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' |
3 | |
4 | ->''Another day, another death course.'' |
5 | -->-- '''Ratchet''', ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'' |
6 | |
7 | ->''SUPERVILLAINY 201: Tricky, but doable'' |
8 | ->Remember gang, we want to take out Mega Man... but only after he's marveled at our Machiavellian stage design! |
9 | -->-- '''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Wily]]''', ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/221-drwilysblueprints/ #221]] |
10 | |
11 | ->[[AC: ''Please note that we have added a consequence for failure. Any contact with the chamber floor will result in an "Unsatisfactory" mark on your official testing record, followed by death. Good luck!'']] |
12 | -->-- '''[=GLaDOS=]''', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' |
13 | |
14 | ->''What is this thing? I mean, it serves no useful purpose for there to be a bunch of chompy, crushy things in the middle of a hallway! No, I mean we shouldn't have to do this, it makes no logical sense, WHY IS IT HERE?!'' |
15 | -->-- '''Gwen [=DeMarco=]'''. ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' |
16 | |
17 | ->[[AC:''To start preparing for human testing again, I checked an old suggestion box. The number one request? Less deadly tests. That's ridiculous: how do they know for sure the tests are deadly if they could still write the suggestion?'']] |
18 | -->-- '''[=GLaDOS=]''', ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' |
19 | |
20 | ->''"That's right, you've been chosen to play a few games. Lose, and you will be subject to immediate de-resolution. Win? Well, ''*[[EvilLaugh chuckle]]*'' no one wins."'' |
21 | -->-- '''[[{{Film/Tron}} Sark]]''', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' |
22 | |
23 | ->'''[[{{Film/TronLegacy}} Clu]]:''' You're in luck. Only a precious few are granted Light Cycle battle privileges. |
24 | ->'''Riku:''' You gonna explain why it's so ''lucky''? |
25 | ->'''Clu:''' I'll show you. [Cue light cycles] |
26 | ->'''Riku:''' How hard can it be? |
27 | -->--'''Riku''' being sentenced to death by '''Clu''' in the Game Grid - ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' |
28 | |
29 | ->''"The palace's defense system had a twisted logical error. They could be circumvented by using the strategically-placed switches which I soon learned to recognize, yet it was hard to escape the feeling that I had made a terrible mistake by setting in motion such a deadly system of traps, which seemed in truth more likely to claim my life than that of an invader that wasn't made of flesh and blood."'' |
30 | -->-- '''The Prince''', ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' |
31 | |
32 | ->''"Just once, I'd like to find defenses that can tell me from an enemy."'' |
33 | ->*later* |
34 | ->''"Well, perhaps these defenses ''do'' have their use."'' |
35 | -->-- '''The Prince''', ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' |
36 | |
37 | ->'''Spongebob:''' I bought some life insurance for Patrick and myself and now we can never be hurt. |
38 | ->'''Patrick:''' Yeah! To test out the life insurance, we even built a super dangerous obstacle course across the street! |
39 | ->'''Spongebob:''' We call it "The Sushi Maker." |
40 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' |
41 | |
42 | ->143. Despite the recent attack by invader forces, Engineering staff are to stop filling our base with enough [[BoobyTrap booby traps]] to make it look like a DeathCourse. This includes: [[VideoGame/HollowKnight buzzsaws coming from the walls]], laser grids, descending ceilings, pitfall traps, embedded wall mounted plasma pistols, poison dart launchers, [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom giant rolling balls and floors mined with pressure plates]], walls made of spare MEC arms to grab victims, spiked elevator floors/roofs and covering the entire air vent floor with mouse traps. |
43 | ->143a. When the hallways stop resembling ''Temple of Doom'' and start resembling a Japanese game show, this should be regarded as a time to stop. |
44 | ->143ai. Stop trying to sell footage of the Rookies trying to get through them. |
45 | ->143aii. Even if you’ve covered everything in three inches of foam. |
46 | ->143b. Similarly, [[StopWorshippingMe no dedicating the base as ‘The First Temple of the Great Commandy One’]]. |
47 | ->143c. No building anything with the express purpose of making future archaeologists scratch their heads in confusion. If we can’t figure out what it does now, then don’t build it. |
48 | ->143d. Stop trying to sell the traps to other bases, even if modifications have made them ‘20% more lethal’. |
49 | -->--''Fanfic/ThingsXCOMOperativesAreNoLongerAllowedToDo'' |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Quotes / DeathCourse
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load