History NightmareFuel / PokemonAdventures

* Red in the Yellow arc getting beaten to a pulp, falling off a large hole, and getting frozen alive.

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* In the next part, Blue's Charmeleon ''[[NoOneCouldSurviveThat cuts an Arbok in half]],'' ([[NotQuiteDead though you find out later that it lived...]])

** That last scene is Nightmare Fuel from Ghetsis' perspective as well. On his Twitter account, Satoshi Yamamoto said he was inspired by ''[[Film/Phenomena Phenomena]]'' when he drew the scene, and if anyone who's seen that movie knows what the animals in it can do to a person and apply that to the Pokémon, they can hardly fault Ghetsis for the fear that consumes him.

** Then there's his semi-VillainousBreakdown, where Eternatus' toxin [[TheUnfettered destroys all his inhibitions]] and he rants about how getting his hands on the Rusted Sword and Shield and repairing them was the only thing he truly cared about on this whole journey, and that he won't hand them over to anyone even if it means the Galar region is destroyed. Once back in a rightful state of mind, even Soudo himself is horrified by what he said and did.

* Judging by the pools of blood by their heads as well as everyone else's reactions, Lysandre and Malva were likely killed in the final battle...[[SubvertedTrope or not.]] However, he'll be paralyzed forever from the damage to his spinal cord. Also, we've thought Malva wanted an UnholyMatrimony for him, and [[LoveMakesYouDumb deliberately fell with him to save him.]] But it turns out she despised him for preferring Diantha over her all this time, and was going to get back on him once the weapon was activated.

* Judging by the pools of blood by their heads as well as everyone else's reactions, Lysandre and Malva were likely killed in the final battle...not. However, he'll be paralyzed forever from the damage to his spinal cord. Also, we've thought Malva wanted an UnholyMatrimony for him, and [[LoveMakesYouDumb deliberately fell with him to save him.]] But it turns out she despised him all this time, and was going to get back on him once the weapon was activated.

%%* The Elite Four and their [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal plan]] to KillAllHumans.

* Red's encounter with the [[NonHumanUndead zombie Pokémon]] haunting the Pokémon Tower. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/a/a9/RGB013_4.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140829170747 They are seen with]] [[EyelessFace empty eye sockets]], looking like they crawled straight out of the UncannyValley. An undead Psyduck attacks Red (complete with [[ToothyBird out-of-place sharp teeth]]) and on closer inspection, he sees [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/9/91/RGB013_5.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140829170748 its rotting corpse (complete with an intact eyeball) collapsing limp onto the ground]]. Luckily, the art is drawn in a [[ArtStyleDissonance cartoonish style]], but [[{{Squick}} just try to visualize that rotting zombie Psyduck in a realistic way...]]

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[[caption-width-right:286: [[SarcasmMode Isn't Lavender Town a wonderful little place?]]]]

* The page picture shows Red's encounter with the [[NonHumanUndead zombie Pokémon]] haunting the Pokémon Tower. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/a/a9/RGB013_4.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140829170747 They are seen with]] [[EyelessFace empty eye sockets]], looking like they crawled straight out of the UncannyValley. An undead Psyduck attacks Red (complete with [[ToothyBird out-of-place sharp teeth]]) and on closer inspection, he sees [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/9/91/RGB013_5.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140829170748 its rotting corpse (complete with an intact eyeball) collapsing limp onto the ground]]. Luckily, the art is drawn in a [[ArtStyleDissonance cartoonish style]], but [[{{Squick}} just try to visualize that rotting zombie Psyduck in a realistic way...]]

* Maxie's fate is finally revealed... [[spoiler: Sird made the two fight to the death for the armor and the sword, where Archie then killed him for it. His ruthlessness was seen throughout the RS arc, and this is the culmination of it.]]

* All this time, we've seen Soudo with a calm, relaxed face, and always seem to be in control even with a serious face. That just makes his face when he realizes [[HeroicBSOD he can't fix the Rusted Sword and Shield]] all the more terrifying.

** Schilly is subjected to this herself during [[https://i.imgur.com/Zd6D1zc.png her first meeting with Opal.]]

** The bit from Arbok's Pokédex description stating that it could survive and regenerate as long as it still had its head was confirmed canon in the Yellow chapter.

* The Elite Four and their [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal plan]] to KillAllHumans.

* The artist said that he was a fan of monster and horror movies, and that he wanted to incorporate as much of it as possible in the final battle of the RS arc; at certain parts, '''it shows'''.
* Speaking of RS, how about Team Aqua kidnapping Flannery and attempting to [[DrowningPit drown her and Sapphire in a flooded cable car?]] Imagine how horrible that must've felt, especially considering Flannery is a Fire-type trainer.

* While the situation is played for laughs, the first appearance of Schilly's Ball Guy headpiece is when Marvin wakes up to find her looming over him ominously, [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/329353654286942208/954940018110136360/1647738361283.png the perspective showing how unnerving the dead-eyed painted on smile might look outside of the proper context.]]

* All this time, we've seen Soudo with a calm relaxed face, and always seem to be in control even with a serious face. That just makes his face when he realizes [[HeroicBSOD he can't fix the Rusted Sword and Shield]] all the more terrifying.

!!!SS arc

* Judging by the pools of blood by their heads as well as everyone else's reactions, Lysandre and Malva were likely killed in the final battle.

* The cherry on the top's the aftermath of the final battle, where after all the shit they had to go to save everyone, they see that no one in the city cares one bit, with them even looking down at the children for being so dirty. It leads to them wondering if all of that was worth it.

* The Elite Four and their [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal plan]] to KillAllHumans.

* The mere presentation of Archie and Maxie’s [[ArtifactDomination orb-induced]] SanitySlippage and subsequent [[BodySnatcher possession]] by Groudon and Kyogre is enough to scare you, with their looming shadows and deranged expressions, nevermind its full implications—exacerbated by the fact that it’s never really made clear just how far gone they are until they’re already at the point of no return.

* After forcing the Orbs out of Archie and Maxie in RS, Ruby and Sapphire wind up on Mirage Island, where Juan reveals that their efforts were only a temporary solution and that ''21 days'' have passed in the outside world. Let that sink in for a moment: 21 days of Groudon and Kyogre fighting nonstop, droughts and floods all around the region and the Gym Leaders and Elite Four doing all they can to contain the damage. '''Twenty. One. Days.'''

* The ending of the HG/SS arc. Giovanni is able to get his medicine and helps save the world... and then reveals that he was EvilAllAlong and leaves Silver behind to rebuild Team Rocket, giving Gold and Silver an offer to join him if they wish. It just goes to show that even if he's a NobleDemon who [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes loves his son]], he's still a megalomanic criminal and this may never change.

* The penultimate chapter features Ghetsis' long-anticipated VillainousBreakdown, which is triggered when N tries to save him from falling off the Frigate and tells him that in spite of everything he still loves him as a father. Ghetsis' MaskOfSanity breaks and [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/4df1bbdaa31ca146b46ec0e049a29b07/947dafa287cc0379-e8/s500x750/4bb7b6da82c85a9ae8f9c26650d581f33c30d8f3.png his face is twisted with anger and hatred]] as he savagely and ''bloodily'' [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/afa3931ef053b00ec92a1e90fdf84bce/bf11c39beb2ed967-c6/s1280x1920/407e2236f3a24d4c67ee659dbe9f2ecf7f6f2358.jpg beats N with his cane]] while ranting about how N is a "monster" who disgusts him. It's only thanks to Foongus that N doesn't die from bleeding out. When N falls unconscious he lets Ghetsis fall, but he's caught by Zekrom who squeezes him tightly in TranquilFury while looking upon him with a DeathGlare that terrifies the man. And finally, as he's being arrested, Ghetsis boasts that one day he'll escape and fool the people of Unova again, only for [[ShutUpHannibal Whitley to interject]] that he'll never fool all the Pokemon he's hurt, who will never forget and never forgive him. Cue hundreds upon hundreds of Pokemon, some still inside Poke Balls and some lining the walls of N's Castle, surrounding Ghetsis and giving him the same DeathGlare as Zekrom, causing Ghetsis to go completely LaughingMad in terror as he scrambles to the police helicopter to escape the Pokemons' angry gaze. The final facial expression we ever see on Ghetsis is [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/1d0163d1b993332003acd13fa68ceab7/bf11c39beb2ed967-fd/s1280x1920/617ff3402eb17d13edd081a8cba2d5b14960adcc.jpg a truly horrifying look of utter madness.]]

* The arc in general is one of the series's [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] arcs, what with Team Flare attacking the kids nearly every chapter and how they have spies everywhere, leading the protagonists to realize that they have no one to trust except themselves. It's basically ParanoiaFuel: the Arc.

* The cherry on the top is the aftermath of the final battle, where after all the shit they had to go to save everyone, they see that no one in the city cares one bit, with them even looking down at the children for being so dirty. It leads to them wondering if all of that was worth it.

* Upon losing a battle, Guzma proceeds to scream at himself while smashing his head repeatedly to the ground, to the point his glasses break and the pieces end up in his profusely bleeding forehead. He then gently thanks his Pokemon for their hard work and assures them that they'll all do better next time.