History Main / VictoryFakeout

* ''VideoGame/{{RayCrisis}}'': If Pro-Tor (the boss of the Consideration and Intelligence stages) is fought as the third or fourth boss, then once it appears to be destroyed, it will continue to explode as it wages one final stand upon the player, firing bullets and {{homing laser}}s. The player must continue to attack it with lock-on attacks until it is truly destroyed.

** In ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', after defeating Queen Sectonia in her flowered form, Kirby does his trademark victory dance before suddenly being caught in her vines and the queen raises up for one final stand. Kirby's cries for help prompted [[BigDamnHeroes King Dedede and Taranza to show up]], with the former knocking out the vine she ensnared him in and the latter tossing a Miracle Fruit for Kirby to [[EleventhHourSuperpower enter his Hypernova form]], going up against Sectonia once more.

** In ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', after defeating Queen Sectonia in her flowered form, Kirby does a victory dance before suddenly being caught in her vines and getting up for one final stand. Kirby's cries for help prompted King Dedede and Taranza to show up, with the former knocking out the vine she ensnared him in and the latter tossing a Miracle Fruit for Kirby to [[EleventhHourSuperpower enter his Hypernova form]], going up against Sectonia one final time.

* The page quote comes from ''VideoGame/MonsterInMyPocket'', an old UsefulNotes/{{NES}} game by Creator/{{Konami}}, when you defeat [[BigBad Warlock]]. The usual stage cleared screen is shown, and then the ending begins to play, but then Warlock suddenly comes back and ''you then fight him on a giant television screen''. After beating him again, your character simply exclaims "[[AWinnerIsYou Yeah...]]" and then the credits roll.

* Used by Mother Brain in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' after "her" cutscene death.

* ComicBook/{{Carnage}} returns to attack the player's ComicBook/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Venom}} during the credits sequence in ''VideoGame/SpiderManAndVenomMaximumCarnage''.

* ComicBook/{{Carnage}} returns to attack the player's ComicBook/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Venom}} during the credits sequence in the ''VideoGame/MaximumCarnage'' game.

* Carnage returns to attack the player's Franchise/SpiderMan and Venom during the credits sequence in the ''VideoGame/MaximumCarnage'' game.

* The page quote comes from ''VideoGame/MonsterInMyPocket'', an old UsefulNotes/{{NES}} game by Creator/{{Konami}}, when you defeat [[BigBad Warlock]]. The usual stage cleared screen is shown, and then the ending begins to play, but then Warlock suddenly comes back and ''you then fight him on a giant televison screen''. After beating him again, your character simply exclaims "[[AWinnerIsYou Yeah...]]" and then the credits roll.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind'': The ultimate {{Superboss}}, Yozora, might trick the player into thinking they've won depending on how the battle pans out. After depleting his life bar, the sound effect accompanying a beaten boss plays as Yozora falls to the ground and lays motionless... unless he's used his item steal attack and taken the player's [[AutoRevive Kupo Coin]], which activates and allows Yozora to get back up and keep fighting. After all the effort spent depleting his [[MarathonBoss 20 life bars]], the player may well accidentally give Yozora the chance to slug it out for another 10.

** One fight in ''The Delicious Last Course'' takes this a step further. After defeating the anteater in the Moonshine Mob level, you're presented with a banner that reads "KNOCKOUT!" -- made of flypaper -- but a few moments later, the true mob boss, the snail pops out from under the anteater's hat and starts shooting projectiles at you. It's only after beating the snail and getting "''A'' KNOCKOUT!" that the battle is over for real; as a bonus, you can hear the normal announcer clear his throat right before it.

* Happens ''twice'' in ''Nekomew's Potty Trouble'', both in the two final levels of the game.

** Then there's ''VideoGame/Rockman4MinusInfinity''. You beat the Wily Capsule as usual, but then the floor explodes from under you, revealing the ''real'' final level.
** And ''VideoGame/MegaPony'', where you beat the Discord Machine and reach the credits... only for the ''real'' Discord to interrupt it, revealing the final, [[EldritchLocation glitched]] level.
** The BonusBoss Yoku Man in ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'', fitting given the nature of his stage, pretends to explode and die multiple times throughout the battle with him, even cutting out the background music, before reforming and continuing the fight. Savvy players will note that his life bar isn't empty yet, though.

* ''VideoGame/BattleGaregga''[='=]s FinalBoss, Glow Squid, appears to be defeated, complete with the background music fading out..but in the midst of its PostDefeatExplosionChain, the cockpit detaches itself from the fuselage and starts to chaotically bounce all over the screen while spewing projectiles everyone in a last-ditch attempt to stop you, while the music starts back up. It repeats this same feat when fought as a BonusBoss in ''VideoGame/ArmedPoliceBatrider''.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' level "Halls Of The Damned" has a fake exit, which has an exit sign and door just like a real one, but flipping the switch instead causes some walls to open and monsters to ambush you.

* Happens in the FinalBoss battle of ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy''.

** Pictured above is the boss battle in Sector X, you succeed in defeating the boss and taking its health down, complete with Slippy saying, "Yippee! You did it!" as usual, but then... Fox says, "Huh? What?!" just as the boss suddenly comes back to life and says "The view is clear" while giving a FingerWag to Fox. The boss theme becomes more remixed as the boss tries its hardest to kill you, but should you take too long during the second phase of the battle, Slippy will end up pulling a LeeroyJenkins moment that will send him to Titania, forcing you to fly to that planet the minute you defeat the boss.

** One fight in the Delicious Last Course takes this a step further. After defeating the anteater in the Moonshine Mob level, you're presented with a banner that reads "KNOCKOUT!" -- made of flypaper -- but a few moments later, the snail pops out from under the anteater's hat and starts shooting projectiles at you. It's only after beating the snail and getting "''A'' KNOCKOUT!" that the battle is over; as a bonus, you can hear the normal announcer clear his throat right before it.

* Franchise/{{Kirby}}:

* In the final mission of ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 6'', after supposedly killing the Invader King by blowing up its cocoon, the game's victory music starts playing while some of General Morden's soldiers climb up to your platform and cheer, but after a few seconds, the Invader King's eyes suddenly flash, sending out an energy pulse that rips through and kills all of Morden's soldiers on your platform, with only you dodging the pulse in the nick of time; the victory music cuts out at exactly the same moment. The Invader King then starts moving and attacking you on its own, beginning the game's FinalBoss fight.

* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', this happens with giant Bowser. You hit with [[FinishingAttack Finishing Bros]], Mario and Luigi do their usual victory pose... only to look behind them and see Bowser getting back up. Cue Kamek and some magikoopas turning him OneWingedAngel with their magic, which makes him EVEN BIGGER and forces you to use a second, more powerful Finishing Attack to defeat him for good.

* The Moonshine Mob of ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}: The Delicious Last Course'' seemingly ends once you take down the titular mafia's gigantic anteater muscle. However, that's not the game's usual "Knockout" screen or voice. Unsuspecting players will be surprised to find that they still have to take down the mob's boss, the snail hiding in the anteater's hat. Luckily, all the snail really has on you is the element of surprise, as he only has a single attack that's easy to dodge. Shoot him down and the level is won for real.

* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 3'': Congratulations! You just defeated Morden! Time to log in your high score and watch the ending-[[WhamShot Oh, shit!]] What you thought was Morden was actually a Martian imposter, and they've just abducted your character! Time to [[EnemyMine team up with the Rebel Army]] and [[AstralFinale chase those alien bastards into space!]]

* [[VideoGame/CanterlotSiege Canterlot Siege 3]] ends with the Power Ponies as the FinalBoss, but if you play on Normal or Hard difficulty, the "Congratulations! You've won the game!" is then followed up with "I think?" alongside the TrueFinalBoss music playing. The words start to crumble down and then Derpy appears afterward as the "last wave".