History Main / DefeatEqualsExplosion

* ''MegaMan'': Just about every enemy explodes upon defeat; partly justified in that they're robots, but an explosion happens regardless of whether or not the type of weapon used would logically cause an explosion or not. (For instance, Storm Tornado in ''MegaManX'')

* "TheLegendofZelda: TheWindWaker": All monsters explode into ominous (yet harmless) purple smoke. Except for the giant Armos Statues, who explode like bombs and does damage when you are too close to the explosion.

* In ''TheBeastLegion'' Gorgorath goes through this in [[http://www.thebeastlegion.com/issue-04-page-33-fall-of-the-goliath/ Issue 4]].

* ''{{Fist of the North Star}}'': Except with blood, guts (or just liquid light in the anime). And mostly with mooks.

* All the enemies in ''BeyondGoodAndEvil''. Exploding on death must be a quirk of the [=DomZ's=] physiology.

See also ExplosiveOverclocking, ChainReactionDestruction and LoadBearingBoss.

* The Cobras in ''MetalGearSolid3'' all die by going boom... [[spoiler:except The Boss.]]

* In the WesCraven film ''[[Film/Cursed2005 Cursed]]'', when the Werewolf who infected all the other major characters dies, he inexplicably explodes in a burst of greenish energy.

* In the WesCraven film ''Cursed'', when the Werewolf who infected all the other major characters dies, he inexplicably explodes in a burst of greenish energy.

In ''TheBeastLegion'' Gorgorath goes through this in [[http://www.thebeastlegion.com/issue-04-page-33-fall-of-the-goliath/ Issue 4]].

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-->''(Vegeta hits the ground, large explosion. Later, he crawls out.)''
-->'''Vegeta (gasping):''' Why did I explode?

* This happens to all the bosses in ''MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', even if they are alive in the cutscene that follows.

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* ''DungeonsAndDragons''. In the ''DragonLance'' setting both Aurak and Bozak Draconians explode when they die.

->"''[[DiscussedTrope If I become an evil genius I'll keep in mind not to replace my blood with nitroglycerin, Hydrogen, or any other flammable thing, I don't wanna die exploding like the bosses of Ninja Gaiden.]]''"

See also ExplosiveOverclocking, ChainReactionDestruction, and LoadBearingBoss.

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* ''MegaMan'' Just about every enemy explodes upon defeat; partially justified in that they're robots, but an explosion happens regardless of whether or not the type of weapon used would logically cause an explosion or not. (For instance, Storm Tornado in MegaManX)
* Some boss enemies from ''JazzJackrabbit'' goes boom when killed.
* In ''GodOfWar'' the giant lava minotaurs explode when defeated.

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* ''MessageFromSpace: Galactic Battle'' has all major enemies explode. One even tries to destroy a MacGuffin with his death explosion.

->"''[[DiscussedTrope If I become an evil genius i'll keep in mind not to replace my blood with nitrogliceryn, Hydrogen, or any other flamable thing, i don't wanna die exploding like the bosses of Ninja Gaiden.]]''"
-->- Payasoplas, of YouTube, on the tendency of some enemies in NinjaGaiden to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLx4aseQWg explode upon defeat.]]

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* This happens a lot in DragonBallZ. Lampshaded in the [[DragonBallAbridged abridged series]] by TeamFourStar:

* Tiamat in ''LastScenario''.

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* The evil Emperor at the end of ''ReturnOfTheJedi''.
* Tai Lung in KungFuPanda
* In the WesCraven film ''Cursed'', when the Werewolf who infected all the other major characters dies, he inexplicably explodes in a [[{{Narm}} narmy]] burst of greenish energy.
* Genie Jafar's fate from the direct-to-video sequel of [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} the Disney version of Aladdin]].
* Happens in the SoBadItsGood DoubleTeam, in perhaps one of the most awesome endings to an action flim: [[spoiler: The Bad Guy (played by "Mickey" Rourke) is left standing on an armed mine, with a Tiger, in the middle of a cossleum. Just as the Tiger is about to claw him, he steps off, where the whole place explodes. Completing the total madness, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, and the actor who played Belloq outrun the ensuing fireball, hidding behind a Coke machine, while carrying a baby!]]

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* Many a MonsterOfTheWeek in SuperSentai and PowerRangers [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODKDPxLFzA sometimes the background explodes just because]] PureAwesomeness [[AwesomenessIsVolatile is Volatile]]. PowerRangers [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbEZSH5ogMo especially.]]
* And while we're speaking of {{Toku}} series, ''MessageFromSpace: Galactic Battle'' has all major enemies explode. One even tries to destroy a MacGuffin with his death explosion.

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* ''DungeonsAndDragons''. In the DragonLance setting both aurak and bozak draconians explode when they die.
* ''VillainsAndVigilantes'' adventure ''Devil's Domain''. When the {{PC}}s kill any of the Devil's demons, the demons explode in a cloud of noxious brown smoke.

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* Many enemies in NinjaGaiden, as mentioned by the above quotation.
* Most bosses in the {{Metroid}} series will explode. This is somewhat problematic for recurring bosses such as Ridley, who has managed to come back from complete annihilation several times throughout the series.

* All the enemies in BeyondGoodAndEvil. I guess exploding on death must be a quirk of the [=DomZ's=] physiology.

* The carrier of the Vengeance Relic in matches with the Relic mutator in ''UnrealTournament'', with a similar effect to the above.

* Just about MegaMan enemy explodes upon defeat; partially justified in that they're robots, but an explosion happens regardless of whether or not the type of weapon used would logically cause an explosion or not. (For instance, Storm Tornado in MegaManX)

* Freddie Wong used this one once in his ''TimeCrisis'' video. It's averted in the actual Time Crisis games, because usually the boss ends up spraying bullets or explosives in his death throes, but no such thing happens in Freddie wong's video.