Quotes / Non-Standard Game Over

"You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?"

—The Happy Mask Salesman, after the Moon crashes down on Termina in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

And so the angry moon fell from the sky, annihilating this world and its many inhabitants.

—The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, before the aforementioned "terrible fate" line.

"And so the world drifted towards its fated destruction..."

— The consequences of Refusal of the Call in Golden Sun

SPIRIT OVERLOAD
YOU GOT INSANITY.
YOU MUST RESHAPE ONESELF FOR ONCOMING ASPIRANTS.

—Hellsinker, if you time out the Segment 7 boss, Rex Cavalier, with one life left

The Stars Say
You fell in a hole.
Try Again

—Rhythm Heaven Fever, if you fall into a pit in "Night Walk"

"I'm outta here!"

—Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, if you idle for three minutes

"Do you recall my words to you before? "The coming year is a turning point in your destiny...If the mystery goes unsolved, your future may be forever lost." I meant precisely what I said. Defeat in battle is not the only way your journey may come to an end...Please do not forget this."

—Igor, Persona 4

"...Allow me to enlighten you. That trivial righteousness that you've paraded around...? This is how such idiocy ends."

—Mysterious Man, Persona 5

"This is roughly one minute into the game and makes for a pretty cool ending that needs to be featured in more Hentai games if you ask me. It's basically you taking the option of "no, I don't want to play this game" and the game apologizes for being so shitty and you're free to leave."

—Zack "Geist" Parsons, while reviewing the H-game Gloria, on the game's option to Refuse the Call

None are more contemptible than those who defile the way of Bushido.
Kannagisai

—Bushido Blade, if you fight dishonorably in Story mode

One may follow a damned path, but that is not the way of Narukagami.
Kannagisai

—Bushido Blade, if you fight dishonorably in Story mode

Cowards can go no further. —Narukagami
Kannagisai

—Bushido Blade, if you fight dishonorably in Story mode

Those who stray from the true way, follow a damned path.
Kannagisai

—Bushido Blade, if you fight dishonorably in Story mode

Seek to save your life and lose it. Through death one finds the way of Narukagami.
Kannagisai

—Bushido Blade, if you fight dishonorably in Story mode

"But... the future refused to change."

—Chrono Trigger, if you lose to Lavos

"The Rebel Flagship is within range of the Federation Base. All is lost, they've won."

—FTL: Faster Than Light, if you let the Rebel Flagship reach the Federation Base

"Somehow you've died during the introduction training exercise. Feel free to try again but this doesn't bode well for your mission."

—FTL again, if you fail the tutorial

"Hm...? The last bribe is still on your tab. If you can't pay the bribe, I can't possibly revive you. You there, jailer. Throw this youth's soul into the mountain somewhere over there."

—Charon, Shin Megami Tensei IV, if you die while still in debt to him

"Ha, ha, ha! The world is mine!"

—Dr. Muckly, NAM-1975, if you lose to him

"In my fading consciousness, a single doubt remained. Were the allied forces really late, or...?
Then, right before the end, I thought I saw countless white angels circling down from an endless heaven."

—Einhänder, if you run out of time during stage 6.

"Anyone who would kill a man of the cloth doesn't deserve to play this game. Therefore, we will end it."

—King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne, if you kill the monk in the church.

"This is all a bad dream... And you're NEVER waking up!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"- [game closes]

— Flowey, Undertale, if you lose to him in the final battle of the Neutral route

"Geeettttttt dunked on!!!"
* long Beat* "If we're really friends... You won't come back."

— Sans, Undertale, if you decide to spare him in a No Mercy run.

"The party has met an untimely end."

— Final Fantasy III

"It looks like you weren't exactly born to be on stage..."

— Final Fantasy VI, if you mess up one line too many in the opera scene.

"Squall... Everyone... I'm sorry... We failed... The missile target... We couldn't change it... it's all over...

— Selphie, Final Fantasy VIII, right before an FMV showing said missiles blowing Balamb Garden to kingdom come

"Rinoa was lost in space... forever."

— Final Fantasy VIII, if you fail to catch Rinoa as she's drifting off into space.

"Link! No, it can't be! The bell has rung for a third time!"

— Ezlo, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, if you take too long to defeat the Darknuts in the final stretch of the game

"Snake, it's been a long time since you saved your game. If your body can't survive the torture, it'll be game over. You really wanna travel down that long road again?"

— Revolver Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid, warning Snake and the player about the trope if they haven't saved in a while.

Liquid Snake: Ocelot... You did it again...!
Ocelot: Sorry boss...

— Metal Gear Solid, if you do get a Game Over during the torture screen

"Snake! You can't go changing the future like that! You've created a TIME PARADOX!"

— Colonel Roy Campbell, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Edgeworth: Give it up, Mr. Wright. It's over.
Phoenix: !
Edgeworth: You shouldn't have presented that... By presenting that evidence, you tied Ema Skye to Neil Marshall's death.
Phoenix: No...
Judge: It appears we have our killer.
Phoenix: NNNO... NOOOOOO!!!
Everything hinged on that point. In the end, Lana alone was found guilty... on all counts.
GUILTY

— Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

"And just like that, the case came to an end. I ran away from the courtroom... and wandered the streets alone. I never saw Maya again. De Killer is a man of his word, so I'm sure he released her as promised. I heard the verdict of Ms. Andrews' trial a few days later. She was found guilty, of course. The "miracle" never happen. Maybe it was never meant to. Because a "miracle" is something that doesn't exist."
THE END

— Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All

"...And so a verdict was reached on October 9, 2:14 PM. The first verdict under the "jurist system". ...A "hung jury". The final verdict would have to wait for the following day. But fate had different plans. That night, defendant Vera Misham's condition worsened. She died in her hospital bed. Her verdict was postponed... for eternity."

— Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

"Prosecutor Blackquill was executed as scheduled the next day. As for Aura Blackquill... she and her robots took Trucy and the rest of the hostages, and vanished without a trace. Athena left the office... Apollo stopped smiling... And I, realizing my uselessness as a lawyer, took off my badge for good."

— Phoenix Wright, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, in one of three possible bad endings in the final case

"CORNERIA FELL"

— Star Fox 2, if you let Corneria take enough damage

"Your interference has only briefly postponed the inevitable. Do not mourn the loss of your worlds. Their energy will feed my hunger, and Galactus is eternal."

— Galactus, Marvel vs. Capcom 3

"Smooth move, knucklehead. You fight all the way to the end of RuptureFarms, then get punked because you didn't rescue enough Mudokons. Yes, it's fun to blow them up, but you need to save at least fifty Mudokons if you want to save your own worthless hide. Try again!"

—Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssee

(Game over music plays and gameplay will become darkened when the game over message/dialog box appears (for the case of I, Zombie, Zombiquarium, Last Stand (puzzle and mini-game), and I, Zombie and Vasebreaker Endless. Survival Mode, however, shows the standard losing sequence, with only the dialog box that shows after "THE ZOMBIES ATE YOUR BRAINS!" message changed (or have an extra message added for versions that use the "GAME OVER" text)))

GAME OVER (iOS/Android)/level name on PC, DS, and console versions
You lost all your zombies! (if there are no zombies present in the lawn while the player has less than 50 sun)
GAME OVER (iOS/Android)/Zombiquarium (PC, DS, and console versions)
All your pet zombies have perished! (if there are no Snorkel Zombies present in Zombiquarium)
GAME OVER (iOS/Android)/Survival: (level name on PC, DS, and console versions)
You survived for (number of flags completed) flag(s) before dying a GRUESOME ZOMBIE DEATH!!! (if the player lets a zombie enter the player's house in Survival Mode)
GAME OVER (iOS/Android)/Last Stand (PC, DS, and console versions)
You survived for (number of flags completed) flag(s)!! (if the player lets a zombie enter the player's house in Last Stand (Puzzle Mode and Mini-game)
GAME OVER (iOS/Android)/level name on PC, DS, and console versions
You made it to a streak of (number of streaks that the player has completed) (if there are no zombies present and starting the next streak with less than 50 sun, and if the player lets a zombie enter the player's house in Vasebreaker Endless)
Try Again
(option to exit the level and their location is depending on the version) - MAIN MENU on most versions, while some can simply have the word "MENU" just like when before losing the level or "QUIT". Location is on the upper-right of the screen, while some versions is within the losing dialog box.

—Plants vs. Zombies

Don't let the zombies trample the flowers
Don't lose more than X plants
Never have more than X plants (some circumstances)
Defeat X zombies in Y seconds
Don't plant on Dave's mold colonies (earlier updates)
Don't lose any lawn mowers (versions 1.7-1.8)
THE ZOMBIES ATE YOUR PLANT!
PUFF-SHROOM DID NOT SURVIVE!
PENNY IS NOT IMPRESSED WITH YOUR SCORE!
You missed the target score: current score/target score
Homeowner: NOOOOO! (the game over music of a respective world will play alongside with the scream, with the tail end of the losing music playing after the scream (where the game over music of a respective world will be played along with the scream before the game over screen becomes silent. The image of a brain on a plate, options to return to map, Zen Garden, and try the level again will then appear. Game over music from some worlds have their tail end playing after the scream and the options to return to map, Zen Garden, and try the level again appear where it is possible for the player to skip those music even before they end or are finished playing by exiting the game over screen through returning to map, going to Zen Garden, or trying the level again.)

—Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, when you fail the mini games Cannons Away, Save Our Seeds (only if the zombie kills any endangered plant or in Dark Ages - Night 12 in which the Puff-shrooms disappeared), finishing a Piñata Party level without reaching the target score, and any level-specific objectives since the 1.7 update.

"Not even a bug in this game will save you from me."

—Slender Man, Slender: The Arrival, when you fall out of the map on some levels

Narrator: That was only the beginning. The Scar became a gaping chasm, monsters spilling out of it and sweeping across the land. As the dark power of the Scar and the Towers grew, the kingdom of Elyria sued for peace with its neighbors. The people of Imperia joined forces to form a united front. The human armies marched on the Towers, but they were utterly overwhelmed. Now, in the year 512 of the Unified Era, a new ruler presides over the Thirteen Towers... Elena. A new era in the history of Imperia is set to begin.
Aeron: To think that even like this, we would still be together...
GAME OVER

—Pandora's Tower, if you let Elena fully transform

"You got served"

—Guild Wars, if you dance in front of Abaddon

"With this character's death, the thread of prophecy is severed. Restore a saved game to restore the weave of fate, or persist in the doomed world you have created."

— The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, if you kill a plot-critical NPC and render the main quest impossible to complete

Steve Haines: Now hold on, hold on, w-what the fuck, hold on...forget it. He's fucking dead.
Trevor Phillips: Oh, yeah. Poor bastard, man.
Steve: You are a fucking moron!
Trevor: Whoa...hey, I just spent the past few hours torturing a seemingly innocent guy to death, and I don't even know why I did it, so does that make me a fucking moron?!
Steve: You're going down, punk. At the exact moment I get bored with you, your little racket will end.
Trevor: Yeah. Yeah, you love this little tough guy lines, don't ya, huh? Fuck you!
mission failed
Mr. K died.

— Grand Theft Auto V if you don't inject Mr. K with adrenaline after he suffers a heart attack induced by Trevor and Steve's Cold-Blooded Torture

Thunderheart: Leo, this is Thunderheart. Can you hear- (explosion)
Leo Stenbuck: What's going on?!
ADA: I have confirmed Thunderheart's death.
Leo: What? Death?!
ADA: There was a large underground explosion in the colony block. The vital signs I have been monitoring have disappeared.
Leo: But...why? What happened?!
ADA: Jehuty fired at the colony block and hit one of the underground lifelines. In other words, you killed him.
Leo: But...I didn't mean...
THE END
ADA: Are you happy now?
Leo: I was...just playing...

— Zone of the Enders, if you allow all colonists to die in every SOS mission

"You have tested your immortality against the wrong creature and have been destroyed."

— Planescape: Torment, if you piss off the Lady of Pain or Lothar

"As the only release from the Silent King's throne is death, you are bound to it for all eternity."

— Planescape: Torment, if you become the Silent King

"You have been incapacitated and can no longer complete the game."

— Planescape: Torment, if you are petrified by a Medusa, or die in any way in the Fortress of Regrets

"You have lost a source of information vital to your quest."

— Planescape: Torment, if you kill someone with plot-critical information before they give said information to you

"I worked. I slaved. I lived a sort of life."
"I will be honoured by my peers. And then, one day, I'll die."
"I'm not... *unhappy*."

— Cultist Simulator, describing various ways your life may play out if you choose to retire from being a cultist.

Chief Irons: Game over, Sherry!
Sherry: NO!
Game Over Screen: YOU ARE TRAPPED

— Resident Evil 2 (Remake)

"Adios, Leon!"

— Luis Sera right before shooting Leon dead for committing friendly fire one too many times, Resident Evil 4

"You've slain the monster by mistake!"

— Monster Hunter series, when you kill the target of a capture/partbreaker mission

"Then half of this world is thine, half of the darkness, and...If thou dies I can bring thee back for another attempt without loss of thy deeds to date. Thy journey is over. Take now a long, long rest. Hahahaha...."

—Dragonlord, Dragon Quest, when you accept his offer to join him.

"Let the New Era begin."

—Kronika, Mortal Kombat 11, if you lose to her in Story mode

"Hyde and Dunning went into the bar and didn't come out until morning."

—Hotel Dusk: Room 215, if the player causes Martin Summer to check out early

"SUBJECT: FREEMAN/CPL. SHEPHARD
STATUS: EVALUATION TERMINATED/DECLINED
POSTMORTEM: Subject failed to effectively utilize human assets in achievement of goal."

— Half-Life and its expansions, if you let an NPC needed to unlock a door die

"SUBJECT: SHEPHARD
STATUS: AWAITING COURT MARTIAL"

— Half-Life: Opposing Force, if you attack a drill instructor during the tutorial level

"SUBJECT: SHEPHARD
STATUS: EVALUATION TERMINATED
POSTMORTEM: Subject attempted to create temporal paradox."

— Half-Life: Opposing Force, if you follow Gordon Freeman to Xen

"SUBJECT: SHEPHARD
STATUS: ACCIDENTAL DEATH
POSTMORTEM: DISPLACER SELF-TELEPORT MISHAP"

— Half-Life: Opposing Force, if you use the Displacer Cannon to self-teleport into a bottomless pit

"SUBJECT: CALHOUN
STATUS: EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED
REASON FOR TERMINATION: Improper handling of a firearm in the facility."

— Half-Life: Blue Shift, if you attack a friendly NPC before the resonance cascade

"SUBJECT: CALHOUN
STATUS: UNKNOWN
Employee is assumed to have perished with remaining personnel during the Lambda incident."

— Half-Life: Blue Shift, if you let Dr. Rosenberg or his team members die, or if you fail to complete a timed objective

"ASSIGNMENT: TERMINATED
SUBJECT: FREEMAN
REASON: DEMONSTRATION OF EXCEEDINGLY POOR JUDGMENT"

— Half-Life 2, if you die in a way that couldn't possibly be accidental

LIFE DEPLETED
ROUND FAILED

— In the Groove, if you fail "Vertex"

(team name) has forfeited due to lack of players

— Fifa Soccer, if five players on the same team get sent off

THERMONUCLEAR WAR
So long

— The "Thermonuclear War" superevent, The New Order: Last Days of Europe

"Uh, hello? I didn't organize this whole tournament just to sit here by myself like a jerk! Fine, you all lose."

— Tee K.O., if nobody submits a slogan

"What's this? Are you spent already? Hm? Attacking someone you're asking a favor of? Insolent louts! I thought you smarter than that. You disappointed me. Go on! Away with you!! There's no ship that'll carry such conceited half-wits as you!! Never show your faces here again!!!"

— Fargus, if the player attacks him, ignoring Dart after he specifically tells them not to attack Fargus, then speaks to him afterwards, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

“Uugwoh... Can't believe... you...beat... me... You've...lost... your way... to...the Dread...Isle... for good...”

— Fargus, if the player instead kills him, stranding themselves in the process, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

PAPERBOY FIRED

— Paperboy, if you finish the stage after losing all of your subscribers

Kingpin: (holding up his arms in triumph) Looks like you crawled your last wall, Spider-Man. It was bound to come to this someday. (picks Spidey up and ties him to Mary Jane) What a lovely couple you make. A shame I didn't bring my camera...but I will always remember you. Just like this. (grins, bringing out a remote control) Goodbye, Spider-Man. I'm going to miss outsmarting you. (presses down on the remote, chuckling as the two descend into the acid)

— Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin, if you fail to defeat the Kingpin during the final boss battle or lost to Bullseye or Typhoid Mary earlier.

You are under arrest for associating with suspicious groups. The Ministry of Information will perform a full audit of your recent activities. Glory to Arstotzka.

— Papers, Please, if you turn in the EZIC documents to the Ministry of Information agent

"You are under arrest for the murder of an innocent^note Alternatively: "[the murder of/attacking] an Arstotzkan official". The penalty is death. Your family will be questioned about their involvement. The border will remain open under a replacement inspector. Glory to Arstotzka."

— Papers, Please

More than half of the school's population is dead. For the safety of the remaining students, the headmaster of Akademi makes the decision to shut down the school. Senpai enrolls in a school far away. Ayano will not be able to follow him, and another girl will steal his heart. Ayano has permanently lost her chance to be with Senpai.

— Yandere Simulator, if Ayano kills 50 students

Oh, no! Shingala's dead... But we needed him to get the future back to normal...

— Dark Chronicle

It's too late! All... All is lost.

— The Old Woman/Impa The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, if the Imprisoned reaches the Sealed Temple

You <reason for failure> - test failed.

— C.Q. Cumber, Splatoon 2 (Octo Expansion), if the player fails a level objective

On that day...a massive fuzzball was born in space.

— O.R.C.A, Splatoon 3, if the player fails to defeat Mr. Grizz in his final phase in time

John Silver: Arrr Lad... ye should have gone with yer heart. Try ta escape to warn tha' Queen lad... Hurry!
Robot Silver: Foolish human. I have delayed you long enough. You are too late to save your Queen now!
Game Lost! Exiting...

— Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon, if you shoot the wrong Silver at the end of Mission 11

You are feeling horrible... Your body aches like never before... Something is moving inside you... Something primal is trying to get out of your hollow shell... Your body... It's bursting at its seams!

—Fear & Hunger: Termina, if you sleep to Day 4

Hallway Monitor Boss: Hello? This is the captain of the South Park hall patrol. Let me tell you what your son has been up to!
(The New Kid takes out his phone)
New Kid's Dad: That's it, young man! You Are Grounded!

— South Park: The Stick of Truth, if the Hallway Monitor Boss's "He's Calling Your Parents!" attack goes uninterrupted.

Randy Marsh: Fuckin' yes! Yes, motherfucker! Did I just win?
YOU'RE DEAD

— South Park: The Fractured but Whole if Randy knocks out Captain Diabetes and gets his keys back during the Red Wine Drunk Randy battle.

DIS OS REPORT [device date + 100,000 years]
>FATAL ERROR: BR NULL

— Void Stranger, if you walk to the HUD and pick out the floor counter

-∞

— Void Stranger, if you have infinite Locust Idols and then pick out the ∞ (infinity) symbol on the HUD

Serene face, concealed eyes,
in fearsome bite unlife lies
A victory lost,
defeat it is when rewarded
with fatal kiss

— Nosferatu if the player defeats the final boss after using eight continues

Her eyes were dark and sanguine
As she took him in an endless embrace.
His eyes grew dark and cold
As yesterday faded into memory

— Nosferatu (Japanese version) if the player defeats the final boss after using eight continues

How bothersome.

— Gor's body, Void Stranger, if you pause the game while she's present

You wish to see godhood?! I wish you to end!

— Vlaakith if you continuously disrespect them, Baldur's Gate III

The Emperor: FOOL! Without all three stones, we have no hope of dominating the brain! You have ruined us!
Your heart sinks as you realize the Emperor is right. It's over...
(The player is brought before the Absolute)
The Absolute: You are found! Now, you hear me.....Now, you YIELD!
(The player is immediately transformed into a mind flayer)
The Absolute: Join me.....THRALL!
Game Over. You have succumbed to Her, now part of the Grand Design...

— Baldur's Gate III, if the player (somehow) loses a Netherstone

It's time... As you promised, I'll take your soul... Heh heh... Now the vexatious Soul of Hero will completely vanish. Thank you!

— Advance Guardian Heroes, after time expires if you accept a Deal with the Devil

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