Note that a lot of these quotes can also overlap with Game Over. However, not all of these necessitate a game over to trigger.
Examples
YOU FAIL IT!
- YOUR SKILL IS NOT ENOUGH -
- SEE YOU NEXT TIME -
- BYE-BYE! -
- YOUR SKILL IS NOT ENOUGH -
- SEE YOU NEXT TIME -
- BYE-BYE! -
—Blazing Star, if you don't beat a boss within the time limit
SEÑORAS Y SEÑORES ME FUNARON :(
—Call of Gruty, if Gru dies
"Full Combo! Result: FAILED."
It's official: you suck!
— Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat 11
"Indy's failure to subdue a 60 year old U-Boat captain allowed the Nazis to conquer the world."
"Look at those numbers, Dogmeat! They look like reconstituted frog slime! I'm shippin' you back to flight school! SEE HOW YOU LIKE FLYIN' A DESK, SPUD-BRAIN!!"
—Ghost, Sewer Shark
"The life of an adventurer is full of the unexpected. For instance, you did not expect to be dead. And now you are."
— Blades of Avernum
"A pulselaser blast to the forehead is not your idea of fun. Fortunately it didn't hit anything important."
"No need to fear, all you need to do is restore your game. What do you mean, 'Restore WHAT game?'"
"The perfectly preserved remains of your body will be found by explorers, two thousand years from now. Your mission and your life end here."
— Lone Wolf, The Caverns of Kalte
There was a Manhunter from New York
Who once took a walk in the park.
He stepped on a mine
Should have read the sign
Now he's scattered from dusk to dark.
Who once took a walk in the park.
He stepped on a mine
Should have read the sign
Now he's scattered from dusk to dark.
"Flaming debris is not meant to be hugged."
— The online flash game Focus
"[Player Name] likes to play in magma."
— Terraria
"That's right. You have no head. That darn pool was filled with acid. You obviously can't go on living that way."
— Space Quest 1, after Roger Wilco tastes or smells an acid pool
"Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!"
Public Enemy No. 1: "Come back when you lose your fear of flying!"
No money for repairs
Game Over
No money for repairs
Game Over
"Well, you're dead. Again. This planet just doesn't seem very safe now, does it. Well, you ponder that in the afterlife while I find something better to do."
"Who gave you permission to take a hit, Alpha 1?!"
"The word "defeated" does not exist in the Lagerkvist dictionary. I trust you understand?"
— Petra Johanna Lagerkvist, Arcana Heart 3
"I... can't lose! Please, give me one more chance!"
— Heart Aino, Arcana Heart 3
"Please, don't disappoint me. I'm counting on you."
— Weiß, Arcana Heart 3
Got the humanoid!
Got the intruder!
Got the intruder!
— Berzerk
geeettttttt dunked on!!!
—Undertale, if you fall to I Surrender, Suckers.
"This spot marks our grave. But you may rest here too, if you like."
— Lothric, Younger Prince, Dark Souls III'
"(name) is an ex-worm"
— Worms
YOU HAVE DIED.
YOUR ITEMS HAVE LOST 10% DURABILITY.
YOUR ITEMS HAVE LOST 10% DURABILITY.
— Diablo III, unless you're playing in Hardcore mode
"TRACK LOST"
— Arcaea
"Build up longer chains by making fewer mistakes. Huge scores await!"
— Linka, Groove Coaster 3: Link Fever
"Hey! Why don't you just get up and dance, man?!"
"I'll say something really teary at the funeral, like... 'HOW AM I GONNA GET CHANGED BACK NOW?!'"
— Daxter, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
★☆☆☆☆
TRY AGAIN?
TRY AGAIN?
Game, set, match!
— Megumi Kitaniji, The World Ends with You
Open up your world!
— Panthera Cantus, The World Ends with You
You have got a new title!
First Black Mark
First Black Mark
— Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune (most versions), if you break the "no losses in Story Mode" challenge from Stage 41 onwards
Masaki, chapter 20: Give up, kid.
JPP Sonoda, chapter 34: You're the one with lame skills!
Racer Wannabe A, chapter 51: Later!
JPP Sonoda, chapter 34: You're the one with lame skills!
Racer Wannabe A, chapter 51: Later!
— Various "chapter lost" lines from Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4
You were dominated by (player)! What a shame!
WHY DON'T YOU TRY HARD?
"You're out of business!"
"Are we having fun yet?"
"It was fun while it lasted."
"PLEASE TRY AGAIN!"
"Are we having fun yet?"
"It was fun while it lasted."
"PLEASE TRY AGAIN!"
Cranky's Advice: git gud
You ran out of time—test failed.
You let an 8-ball fall—test failed.
You didn't bust all the crates—test failed.
You took damage—test failed.
The orb broke—test failed.
You ran out of ink—test failed.
You let an 8-ball fall—test failed.
You didn't bust all the crates—test failed.
You took damage—test failed.
The orb broke—test failed.
You ran out of ink—test failed.
—C.Q. Cumber, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
Agent 1: "How are you supposed to break all of these targets with a single shot?! It's impossible!"
Agent 2: "Maybe there's something helpful hiding in the mess..."
(shot hits a box)
Agent 2: "Aw..."
O.R.C.A. "Mission... failed. You did not break all of the targets." (Agent 3 gets slimed)
Agent 2: "Maybe there's something helpful hiding in the mess..."
(shot hits a box)
Agent 2: "Aw..."
O.R.C.A. "Mission... failed. You did not break all of the targets." (Agent 3 gets slimed)
The Medical Board will be notified.
Operation Failed
Operation Failed
—Trauma Center (Atlus) (multiple games)
"Holding your pee in for too long caused you to die a horrible death."
Uh-oh. Sneezy diseasey!
Uh-oh. You're 'snot' looking so good.
Welcome to bed-and-barf town. Population: you.
—Various game over messages in The Loud House game "Germ Squirmish"
Unlucky! Looks like the cold finally got to you, too!
Oh, it's you again. You died so carelessly...
YOU NEED MORE PRACTICE, NEVER GIVE IT UP!
— DJMAX Portable 2
(clang) YOU FAILED!
— DJMAX Technika 2
Looks like Chalmers has shown you the door. If only you'd opened yours in the first place.
Looks like you couldn't stand the heat, but didn't get out of the kitchen!
Maybe leaving your boss to burn to death while you run off isn't the best way to win him over. It looks like this working relationship has been well and truly extinguished.
It looks like you'll need to clean up your kitchen, and clean up your act too if you want to keep your job.
Chalmers may or may not be dead, but your career certainly is.
You should've kept your head at the burger bar. Now it'll be a night behind bars for you instead.
Dinner may have been saved, but it looks like your career may be the thing that needs rescuing now.
Oh dear! It looks like you went one lie too far. Hopefully 'Utica' lesson from this.
You came so close, but it all burned down in the end. Next time you want to be a 'liar, liar, pants on fire', make sure you put out the pants when you're done!
I hope you enjoy peeling that burger off the wall: you'd better get used to it, because you'll probably be flipping them for a living soon.
Fair play to you for sticking it to the man, but it won't feel so good when the man tells you to stick it next week.
Hell hath no fury like a Superintendent burned: hopefully you aren't too attached to your job.
Looks like you couldn't keep your cool in a fiery situation. Getting all hot and bothered has been your downfall.
It would appear you've been fired, in more ways than one!
Your boss endangered his life for your own mother because he thinks you were too cowardly to do it. You'd better like the northern lights after all, because you're about to go on an extended unpaid vacation.
You were so close, but all those chances you took built up and the result is a complete, tragic catastrophe. Ah well!
— The game-over messages on this game based on the "Steamed Hams" incident from The Simpsons
game based on the "Steamed Hams" incident from The SimpsonsYou died!
<player> was killed by [Intentional Game Design]
—Minecraft, upon death by exploding bed
From all of us, to all of you, thank you for playing The New Order: Last Days Of Europe! We hope you enjoyed it!
Next time, though, try not to end the world.
— The New Order Last Days Of Europe, after you start a nuclear war.
Sometimes, being a super hero isn't all it's cracked up to be.
—Dinosaur Dilemma, if Mario accidentally kills his brother by smashing the final egg.
Master Xehanort: This was your fate; accept it!
Ansem: Fall to darkness.
Xemnas: I banish you to the void!
Xigbar: This is the end of the road for you!
Luxord: Luck has betrayed you.
Larxene: What a dumb way to go.
Marluxia: Sleep for all eternity!
Saïx: Back to dust!
Terra-Xehanort: Is that all... the light can muster?
Dark Riku: Come on, Sora! I thought you were stronger than that.
Vanitas: Be one with darkness!
Young Xehanort: Is this the end of your journey?
Xion: You're going where I belong.
— Organization XIII's various death quotes, Kingdom Hearts III
A monster killed you and stole all of your Rings!
A fatal mistake has been made by the player.
The current game session will be terminated
* Press the key to terminate the current session
* Don't press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart
The current game session will be terminated
* Press the key to terminate the current session
* Don't press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart
—Progressbar 95 (parodying Windows 95's Blue Screen of Death)
Mmmm, ohhhhhh yeaaahhhhh!
Dimitri: My suit is greasy sweet!
Rajan: Fat… pathetic… WEAKLING!
Contessa: Oh, I'm sorry, was that an immoral act?
Jean Bison: Was there ever any doubt of the victor?note
Rajan: Fat… pathetic… WEAKLING!
Contessa: Oh, I'm sorry, was that an immoral act?
Jean Bison: Was there ever any doubt of the victor?note
— Various death quotes from the Klaww Gang, Sly 2: Band of Thieves
High Roller: Trigger's down?! Damn it!
Bandog: Heh heh heh. Looks like I won the bet.
Bandog: Heh heh heh. Looks like I won the bet.
— Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Mission 05: "444", if the player crashes while landing at the end of the mission
You try to pass the slime but it engulfs your body, dissolving it in seconds. ...You die instantly. No pain, no nothing. You were slimed. It's a sad thing that your adventures have ended here.
Discussed
"Sylvester Stallone just told me I suck!"
— Noah "The Spoony One" Antwiler, Demolition Man
"But hey! At least you get a little animation after you die! (slurred) Here's a lollipop after your doctor's visit! Uh, you may have herpes, but it... tastes like cinnamon!"
"This guy is like, 'Why do you use me for your amusement, Gray?' It's important to my satisfaction to watch you die in every conceivable way."
— GrayStillPlays on Comics Bob, "I found a game that is morally bankrupt"
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