History ADeathInTheLimelight / VideoGames

* Some chapters in ''VideoGame/CorpseParty: Book Of Shadows'' are this. Chapter 2 is how Mayu tries to avoid her death only to be killed even more cruelly (you should know that after playing chapter 1). Chapter 4 is how Sayaka tries and fails to find Naho. Chapter 6 is how Yuka dies in one of the wrong ends in the previos game.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersAllStar'': The ''2002 Story'' focuses heavily on [[TragicVillain Nameless], who debuted as a GodCreatedCanonForeigner in 2002's UpdatedRerelease, but hadn't made any other major appearances since then. It ends with him mortally wounded in the middle of a self-destructing base after performing a HeroicSacrifice, with it being all but stated that [[TheHeroDies he didn't survive]].

* In ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'' [=DedSec=] member Horatio Carlin is the focus of a mission, with him helping protagonist Marcus Holloway infiltrate his workplace, an Main/{{Expy}} of Google, and then saving him from being arrested for espionage, but 3 story missions later he is kidnapped and killed by TheCartel. It's worth noting that otherwise Horatio was pretty much OutOfFocus compared to the others in the group, especially if one plays the side and DLC missions.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' did not pull their punches in the Bilgewater event "Burning Tides". [[spoiler:Gangplank, one of the premiere pirate champions and symbols of Bilgewater, was hyped up to play very important part, receiving a kit upgrade from his outdated one, new voice over and new model. At the end of the event, not only is he killed, off, but he's also ''removed from the game''.]]

* Some chapters in Corpse Party: Book Of Shadows are this. Chapter 2 is how Mayu tries to avoid her death only to be killed even more cruelly (you should know that after playing chapter 1). Chapter 4 is how Sayaka tries and fails to find Naho. Chapter 6 is how Yuka dies in one of the wrong ends in the previos game.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' did not pull their punches in the Bilgewater event "Burning Tides". [[spoiler:Gangplank, one of the premiere pirate champions and symbols of Bilgewater, was hyped up to play very important part, receiving a kit upgrade from his outdated one, new voice over and new model. At the end of the event, not only he's killed off, he's also ''removed from the game''.]]

* The ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'' series has a lot of characters, so if a previously minor one starts getting a lot of screentime, that person will either be the next victim or the next victim's killer. (Victims get characterization just before they die, killers get characterization during the trial immediately after- so either way, this trope is used to more deeply impact the player's emotions.)

* In ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'' [=DedSec=] memeber Horation Carlin is the focus of a mission, with him helping protagonist Marcus Holloway infiltrate his workplace, an Main/Expy of Google, and then saving him from being arrested for espionage, 3 missions later he is kidnapped and killed by TheCartel. It's worth noting that otherwise Horatio was pretty much OutOfFocus compared to the others in the group.

* The ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'' series has a lot of characters, so if a previously minor one starts getting a lot of screentime, that person will either be the next victim or the next victim's killer. (Victims get characterization just before they die, killers get characterization during their trial- so either way, this trope is used to more deeply impact the player's emotions.)

* The ''CallOfDuty Modern Warfare'' series does this at least once in each game. In the first one, it's the just-got-ousted President of the generic Arab Country, whom you get to play as during the moments leading up to his execution. In the second, it's [=SatCom=] 1, who you use to watch Price's plan unfold. When it does, the resultant [[FridgeLogic space-shockwave]] destroys the station you're on, killing you in the process.

* You know Chapter 9 of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption isn't going to go well]] when it's named after [[spoiler: Emmeryn]].

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' does this with several missions that involve former members of your squad from the second game: they receive some notable focus and then wind up dying by the time it's over. For most, it can be optionally subverted, since you can save them from dying. [[spoilers: The only ones you can't save are Legion, Thane, and one of either Mordin Solus or Urdnot Wrex (since the latter being dead since the first game is a requirement to save the former).]]

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' does this with several missions that involve former members of your squad from the second game: they receive some notable focus and then wind up dying by the time it's over. For some such as Miranda, Grunt, and Samara it can be optionally subverted, since you can save them from dying.

* Some chapters in Corpse Party: Book Of Shadows are this.