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* The death animations for the party are already chilling, but the death animations for the elders are even worse, mixed with Tearjerker. Baylene crumples like a giant napkin, and Eema and Url just plop to the ground dead.

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* Flia suffers the drawback of being perhaps the frailest of your party members in response to her being the fastest due to being able to fly. In "A Strange New World" she's wounded by the chaos of the meteor strike, which surely claimed the lives of countless pterosaurs who thought they could fly away from the devastation only to be slaughtered by the debris raining from the skies. She also has a critically long amount of time she needs to properly land and take off from a sitting position, meaning every second you're on the ground with her she could be savaged by a predator. Wanted to land and grab some crystals that Aladar and Zini can't reach? There's probably a raptor there to tear you to ribbons. Around the middle of the name, ''Quetzalcoatlus'' begin popping up as enemies with deadly amounts of strength meaning Flia can easily be overwhelmed by her nemesis from the skies.
* The death animations for the party are already chilling, but the death animations for the elders are even worse, mixed with Tearjerker. Baylene crumples like a giant napkin, and Eema and Url just plop to the ground dead. The little baby ''Iguanodon'' also fold to the ground if they're attacked by predators.
* "Babysitting" has your party have to find and escort four baby ''Iguanodon'' back to the herd through a map absolutely swarming with predators, including the ferocious ''Albertosaurus'', this game's stand-in for it's big relative ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. It has a ferocious roar like a bear and only Aladar really has a good shot at efficiently dealing with it, and even he can easily be overwhelmed especially if you haven't leveled him up right. Also, the level introduces lava as a natural hazard, and stepping in it burns your health away in seconds - and this includes if somehow you let the babies fall in.
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** The strike is preceded by a mysterious meteor shower that is beautiful and enchanting. Everyone looks up in awe, unfamiliar with them. Plio looks around and sees a flock of ''Icthyornis'' flying away from the meteors. She goes to Yar, who is suspiciously sniffing the air, and comments warily that "something's wrong". Plio nervously asks Aladar where Suri is, and Aladar is barely able to tell her that Suri is in the tree as a huge light suddenly begins bathing everything even though the sun has set already...

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** The strike is preceded by a mysterious meteor shower that is beautiful and enchanting. Everyone looks up in awe, unfamiliar with them. Plio looks around and sees a flock of ''Icthyornis'' flying away from the meteors. She goes to Yar, who is suspiciously sniffing the air, and comments warily that "something's wrong". Plio nervously asks Aladar where Suri is, and Aladar is barely able to tell only just tells her that Suri is in the tree as before a huge light suddenly begins bathing everything even though the sun has set already...
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** A giant meteor falls out of the sky, with everybody only able to watch in awe and confusion as it slowly but surely arrives from space. Finally, it strikes just as night falls, creating a massive explosion that sends shockwaves hurtling into the island. The lemurs desperately try to flee from the approaching peril somehow, completely unaware that they can't escape something like this. It's also terrifying in the sense that the impact resembles a nuclear strike, complete with a delayed blast wave.

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** A giant meteor falls out of the sky, with everybody only able to watch in awe and confusion as it slowly but surely arrives from space. Finally, it strikes just as night falls, creating a massive explosion that sends shockwaves hurtling into the island. The lemurs desperately try to flee from the approaching peril somehow, completely unaware that they can't escape something like this. It's also terrifying in the sense that how the impact delinerately resembles a nuclear strike, complete with a delayed blast wave.
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--->'''Pilo:''' Run, Aladar! RUN! RUN!

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--->'''Pilo:''' Run, Aladar! RUN! RUN!''RUN!''
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* The death animations for the party are already chilling, but the death animations for the elders are even worse, mixed with Tearjerker. Baylene crumples like a giant napkin, and Eema and Url just plop to the ground dead.
* ''Finding Neera'' is the first level of the PS game played for horror. Neera is out there in the darkness being attacked by a ''Spinosaurus'', and it's up to the party to race to her rescue through a long, winding level filled with dangerous predators. And the entire time, Neera's health dwindles and she ''keeps'' calling for help. All while spooky and ominous music plays.
** Yar offers the page's quote as one of his advice quotes, setting the mood very well.
* "Confronting Kron" is a level that starts off rather silly, but eventually becomes more dramatic. Your first mission is to play as Zini accompanying Url for a walk, and ''only'' Zini is playable. Meaning you have to play as the physically weakest character protecting Url from predators, including psychotic ''Styracosaurs'' who run around like rogue elephants. Flia gets a breather since she just has to fly to find the herd, but when Aladar goes out on his own to find them, he triggers Kron's temper. What follows is a brutal, savage boss fight against someone who is ''supposed'' to be on your side since he's not a predator. Even then, TheBattleDidntCount as Kron stops attacking when his health reaches a certain threshold, and coldly declares the herd is moving on anyway.
* "Unwelcome Guest" is the first boss level of the game, and it's against the hungry ''Carnotaur'' who has invaded the cave. Truly dramatic and intimidating music plays as the game warns you that any saves on the level will only load at the start regardless of what progress you make... and the ''Carnotaur'' spawns practically on top of you. The moment you exit the mission brief, the hunt is on. And the ''Carnotaur'' will ''not'' stop until you're dead and out of lives. He relentlessly pursues you and can kill you in just a few savage bites. All you can do is run for your life with the ''Carnotaur'' in hot pursuit, and try to kill him with cave-ins before ''he'' kills ''you'' on this dark night.
* "Unpleasant Company" is the second boss level, with you now being hunted by the second surviving ''Carnotaur''. As the mission brief and Aladar's quote plays, you get to see the ''Carnotaur'' racing towards you. No wonder the game gives you a bunch of crystals to start off with. While at least you're out of the terrifying night, you're still being relentlessly hunted across the much larger map, and also have to deal with the distractions of other predators this time (besides the bats).
* "The Final Showdown" starts with Kron already dead, and it's chilling to see his corpse laid out like, well, a ''corpse'' as the ''Carnotaur'' hovers over it. This time, you have to kill the ''Carnotaur'' by driving it off the cliff using your combined super-attacks, and seeing it crumple and die is still unpleasant.

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** A giant meteor falls out of the sky, creating a massive explosion that sends shockwaves hurtling into the island. The lemurs desperately try to flee from the approaching peril somehow, completely unaware that they can't escape something like this. It's also terrifying in the sense that the impact resembles a nuclear strike, complete with a delayed blast wave.

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** The strike is preceded by a mysterious meteor shower that is beautiful and enchanting. Everyone looks up in awe, unfamiliar with them. Plio looks around and sees a flock of ''Icthyornis'' flying away from the meteors. She goes to Yar, who is suspiciously sniffing the air, and comments warily that "something's wrong". Plio nervously asks Aladar where Suri is, and Aladar is barely able to tell her that Suri is in the tree as a huge light suddenly begins bathing everything even though the sun has set already...
** A giant meteor falls out of the sky, with everybody only able to watch in awe and confusion as it slowly but surely arrives from space. Finally, it strikes just as night falls, creating a massive explosion that sends shockwaves hurtling into the island. The lemurs desperately try to flee from the approaching peril somehow, completely unaware that they can't escape something like this. It's also terrifying in the sense that the impact resembles a nuclear strike, complete with a delayed blast wave.
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-->'''Aladar:''' On your feet, Eema! We can't let those things eat you! They're out there waiting!

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-->'''Aladar:''' --->'''Aladar:''' On your feet, Eema! We can't let those things eat you! They're out there waiting!
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-->'''Pilo:''' Run, Aladar! RUN! RUN!

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-->'''Pilo:''' --->'''Pilo:''' Run, Aladar! RUN! RUN!
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** One of the raptors climbs onto Aladar's side to snap at the lemurs. While Aladar shrugs off the claws dug into his skin and flesh, blood visibly falls from the points of entry.
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* Kron can be pretty scary, given his effortless [[MoodSwinger mood swings]]. He goes from a calm but condescending tone when meeting Aladar to a chuckle, then a ferocious and low growl that [[ImpliedDeathThreat he'd better watch himself]].

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* Kron can be pretty scary, given his effortless [[MoodSwinger mood swings]].swings]], especially for children who have never seen an abusive person before. He goes from a calm but condescending tone when meeting Aladar to a chuckle, then a ferocious and low growl that [[ImpliedDeathThreat he'd better watch himself]].
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*** The predator mortally wounds Kron by grabbing him in its jaws and tossing against a protruding rock face. There was thankfully no SickeningCrunch to be heard, but considering the force at which Kron was thrown and how relatively excrescent that rock formation was, he was likely experiencing serious internally bleeding as well as a possible broken spine.
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** When Kron attempts to flee up the cliff he ends up finding himself standing over a cliff, with the sheer drop Aladar warned him about blocking his escape. Realizing he has no escape, he watches in panic as the Carnotaur arrives. Though he attempts a LastStand, the Carnotaur easily overwhelms and mortally wounds him.
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** Just as Aladar and Neera begin to lead the herd away to the Nesting Ground, we hear the ominous roar of the Carnotaur as it closes in on the herd, appearing moments later, cutting off their only exit.
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** The ''Carnotaur'' plummets to its death, and its body appears to be torn in half by the impact.

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** The ''Carnotaur'' plummets to its death, [[TakingYouWithMe nearly dragging Aladar down with it]], and its body appears to be torn in half by the impact.
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*** The shot of the ''Carnotaurs'' from below as they approach the cave, lit by the lightning storm.

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*** The shot of the ''Carnotaurs'' from below as they approach the cave, lit by the lightning storm. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/c/c1/Dinosaur-disneyscreencaps_com-6197.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140912201503 Have a look here.]]
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*** The shot of the ''Carnotaurs'' from below as they approach the cave, lit by the lightning storm, as seen in the page image above.

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*** The shot of the ''Carnotaurs'' from below as they approach the cave, lit by the lightning storm, as seen in the page image above.storm.
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** Aladar reaches the end of the island, a dead end, and looks back only to see the monster cloud moments away. With no other choice, he dives into the raging sea from the top of a 500-foot-tall cliff, moments before the monster cloud arrives, ''with the tiny lemurs losing their hold on him and flying into the sea''. Thankfully, somehow, they all manage to survive.

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** Aladar reaches the end of the island, a dead end, and looks back only to see the monster cloud moments away. With no other choice, he dives into the raging sea from the top of a 500-foot-tall cliff, moments before the monster cloud of ash arrives, ''with the tiny lemurs losing their hold on him and flying into the sea''. Thankfully, somehow, they all manage to survive.
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*** They slowly approach the cave, noticing a rock that moved seemingly on its own. One of them looks around, not knowing that Aladar is right in front of him, covered in shadows. The others pause and stare helplessly as Aladar is faced down. A flash of lightning, and Aladar is revealed. The ''Carnotaurs'' then pursue him and drag him to his apparent death as he tries to help Eema flee while his family screams in horror at the sight. Aladar would've been devoured had the ''Carnotaurs'' not bickered and given Bruton the opportunity to intervene.

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*** They slowly approach the cave, noticing a rock that moved seemingly on its own. One of them looks around, not knowing that Aladar is right in front of him, covered in shadows. The others pause and stare helplessly as Aladar is faced down. A flash of lightning, and Aladar is revealed. The ''Carnotaurs'' then pursue him and drag him to his apparent death as he tries to help Eema flee while his family screams in horror at the sight. Aladar would've been devoured had the ''Carnotaurs'' not bickered over who gets to eat him and given Bruton the opportunity to intervene.

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