History NightmareFuel / Catherine

* If the player manages to defeat the final level of Babel, Axis Mundi, they're rewarded by [[spoiler:becoming Ishtar's (the goddess of fertility) new consort.]] There's only the one minor issue that [[spoiler:anyone who knows their Myth/MesopotamianMythology will catch onto: Ishtar [[TheVamp is known for causing many of her lovers' deaths once she grows tired of them.]]]]

* If the player manages to defeat the final level of Babel, Axis Mundi, they're rewarded by [[spoiler:becoming Ishtar's (the goddess of fertility) new consort.]] There's only the one minor issue that [[spoiler:anyone who knows their MesopatamianMythology will catch onto: Ishtar [[TheVamp is known for causing many of her lovers' deaths once she grows tired of them.]]]]

* If the player manages to defeat the final level of Babel, Axis Mundi, they're rewarded by [[spoiler:becoming Ishtar's (the goddess of fertility)new consort.]] There's only the one minor issue that [[spoiler:anyone who knows their MesopatamianMythology will catch onto: Ishtar [[TheVamp is known for causing many of her lovers' deaths once she grows tired of them.]]]]

* Even what is arguably the happiest ending for a lot of people: The True Lovers Ending can make people feel uneasy when interpreted a certain way.[[spoiler: Considering the main goal behind Boss' plan was ultimately all about discarding men fearing commitment and only having the men who are willing to marry their partners live then [[TheBadGuyWins he got exactly what he wanted]] and Vincent who has been hesitant about marriage and at least throughout the start of the game values freedom above all else [[UnwittingPawn is now in the exact situation he was trying to avoid from the start.]]]] This can be taken further when every bar patron who you could possibly save from the nightmare [[spoiler:talks about how they want to get married and start a family, not one bar patron saved talks about how they want to have a happy single life. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It may sound weird to be classified as nightmare fuel]] but it further emphasizes the BlackAndWhiteMorality Boss and Astaroth employ in the world being more a FalseDichotomy: humans' only use are to marry and reproduce and if they don't do that then they should die.]]

* Even what is arguably the happiest ending for a lot of people: The True Lovers Ending can make people feel uneasy when interpreted a certain way.[[spoiler: Considering the main goal behind Boss' plan was ultimately all about discarding men fearing commitment and only having the men who are willing to marry their partners live then [[TheBadGuyWins he got exactly what he wanted]] and Vincent who has been hesitant about marriage and at least throughout the start of the game values freedom above all else [[UnwittingPawn is now in the exact situation he was trying to avoid from the start.]]]] This can be taken further when every bar patron who you could possibly save from the nightmare [[spoiler:talks about how they want to get married and start a family, not one bar patron saved talks about how they want to have a happy single life. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It may sound weird to be classified as nightmare fuel]] but it further emphasizes the BlackAndWhiteMorality Boss and Astaroth employ in the world: humans' only use are to marry and reproduce and if they don't do that then they should die.]]

* The first time Vincent is with Catherine is plenty nightmare inducing on it's own. [[DateRape He's taken home by a stranger while he was inebriated and emotionally vulnerable and wakes up naked and unable to remember what happened.]] The combination of his emotional state and Catherine's [[MsFanservice looks]] and [[HornyDevils nature]] means that he'd have a hard time talking to his friends or significant other about it even if he did recognize what happened to him for what it was.

* It's only been a few months since ''{{Catherine}}'' has [[http://catherinethegame.com/home.html been announced]], but it's quickly making its way onto this page from trailers alone. Then again, what do you expect from a game that has nightmares as its main motif?
** People are dying in their sleep, and all of the victims are young men (one trailer shows the image of a man who lies in his bed as a dessicated, shriveled husk, his face locked in an expression of pure agony). Oh, and that ManicPixieDreamGirl Vincent/the player meets at the bar? [[spoiler:She's really a demon, sent to judge Vincent's worth]]. Choose to pursue a relationship with [[spoiler:her, and you [[GoodIsBoring forsake your humanity]] and [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie become a demon yourself]]]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[HaveANiceDeath "May you rest in peace,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3VJEcXHns little lamb..."]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[NonstandardGameOver "May you rest in peace,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3VJEcXHns little lamb..."]]]]

* Late in the game, Vincent confronts [[spoiler:Boss about the Nightmares, giving him a good sock to the face. Boss' shades fall off, revealing that he has creepy red eyes. Almost nonchalantly, Boss [[NotEvenHuman reveals himself as some kind of godlike creature]] called [[EldritchAbomination Dumuzid]]]].

* If the player dies and chooses to return to the main menu ([[ButThouMust which they are forced to do if they have no Mystic Pillows left]]), just before they return, the player is treated to a ''[[SarcasmMode lovely]]'' cutscene where Vincent's shriveled, desiccated corpse, face frozen in a look of utter horror, is shown in the real world. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Way to go, player, you just killed Vincent]].

** People are dying in their sleep, and all of the victims are young men (one trailer shows the image of a man who lies in his bed as a dessicated, shriveled husk, his face locked in an expression of pure agony). Oh, and that ManicPixieDreamGirl Vincent/the player meets at the bar? [[spoiler: She's really a demon, sent to judge Vincent's worth]]. Choose to pursue a relationship with [[spoiler: her, and you [[GoodIsBoring forsake your humanity]] and [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie become a demon yourself]]]].
* ''Every boss in the game'' counts in one way or another. Makes sense as they are [[spoiler: Vincent's fears and insecurities given physical form]].

* When Katherine [[spoiler:Stabs Catherine in the stomach.]] The sheer ''horror'' in her eyes, and her screams... and all that blood... yikes! [[spoiler:It was AllJustADream, but still]].
* Late in the game, Vincent confronts [[spoiler: Boss about the Nightmares, giving him a good sock to the face. Boss' shades fall off, revealing that he has creepy red eyes. Almost nonchalantly Boss [[NotEvenHuman reveals himself as some kind of godlike creature]] called [[EldritchAbomination Dumuzid]]]].
* As you progress in the game, you'll notice that some of the Sheep-men have gone insane, becoming larger, wielding giant [[AnAxeToGrind axes]] and have red (most likely ''bloodstained'') wool. They are the men who have lost their lives in the Nightmare World, existing only to maim and kill other Sheep...''including you/Vincent''.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[MonstandardGameOver "May you rest in peace,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3VJEcXHns little lamb..."]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[GameOver "May you rest in peace,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3VJEcXHns little lamb..."]]]]

!! The Nightmare Fuel has appeared. It's the killer. Do not die.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[GameOver "May you rest in peace,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3VJEcXHns rest little lamb..."]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[GameOver "May you]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3VJEcXHns rest in piece..."]]]]

''[{VideoGame/{{Catherine}} Now's not the time to be dead!]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[GameOver "May you rest in piece..."]]]]

* If the player dies and chooses to return to the main menu ([[ButThouMust which they are forced to do if they have no Mystic Pillows left]]), just before they return, the player is treated to a ''[[SarcasmMode lovely]]'' cutscene where Vincent's shriveled, desiccated corpse, face frozen in a look of utter horror, is shown in the real world. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Way to go, player, you just killed Vincent]].

* As you progress in the game, you'll notice that some of the Sheep-men have gone insane, becoming larger, wielding giant [[AnAxeToGrind axes]] and have red (most likely ''bloodstained'') wool. They are the men who have lost their lives in the Nightmare World, existing only to maim and kill other Sheep...''including you/Vincent''.