->''"I liked [The Emperor] a lot; he was the only character [[GenreSavvy who actually seemed to know they were in a fantasy RPG]]: He took one look at me, [[MediumAwareness noticed the camera floating behind my head]] and said 'Oh bugger, you're the protagonist, guess I have to die now'. And die he did."''
-->-- '''Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw''', on ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' and its use of this trope, ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''

->''We can always bring you back, unless you died in a cutscene.''
-->-- '''New-U Station''', ''VideoGame/Borderlands3''

->'''Butters:''' Aw, he died. I really thought that was gonna work.\\
'''Old Mechanic:''' Nope. That resurrection dirt's only a combat mechanic. Nice try though.
-->-- ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole: Bring the Crunch''

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