History NightmareFuel / TheProtomen

* The manner in which Protoman dies in "Hope Rides Alone." He's literally torn apart as an impassive crowd watches. The music video on the website shows him getting hit so hard his jawbone shatters, he has an arm chopped off, and has his ''face'' electrocuted, creating the image of a skull.

** The Robot Masters as presented in the music video are more realistic and far creepier than their game counterparts, invoking the UncannyValley. [[http://protomen.com/act1/images/wallpapers/elecface.jpg Especially Elecman's skull-like face]].

* The manner in which Protoman dies in "Hope Rides Alone." He's literally torn apart as an impassive crowd watches.

* The music video on the website makes it even ''worse''. Among other things, Protoman gets hit so hard his jawbone shatters, has an arm chopped off, and has his ''face'' electrocuted, creating the image of a skull.

** The Robot Masters as presented in the music video are significantly different and creepier than their game counterparts. [[http://protomen.com/act1/images/wallpapers/elecface.jpg Especially Elecman's face]].
* Everything about the robot army, especially when they attack defenseless civilians on Wily's orders.
* The mantra. '''WE HAVE CONTROL. WE KEEP YOU SAFE. WE ARE YOUR HOPE.''' Repeating forever.

* In live versions of "The Sons of Fate", even if the banter beforehand is silly, they play the song itself straight. Including Protoman waving a gatling gun in your face, the crowd that you're a part of calling for his death, and Wily's orders to kill them all.
** And in the song itself, Megaman tried so desperately to convince Protoman to not fight, ultimately failing as he kills his brother - [[MoralEventHorizon as the crowd cheers him on as their hero and wonders why he cries.]] After a DarkReprise of the chorus from The Will of One, right as the crowd finishes praising him [[HeroicBSOD he snaps]] with a CallBack to ''Hope Rides Alone'' before [[DownerEnding leaving humanity to be ripped apart by Wily's robots.]]

* The manner of Emily's death, and the fact that no one attended her funeral. The music video for Light up the Night opens on her death, and it's hard to watch.
* Wily's takeover in "The Hounds."

* In "Give Us the Rope," the crowd calls for Light to be hung, even after he was found innocent.
** Aside from calling for a hanging, the crowd wants to ''dismember'' Light.

* The heartbeat at the end of "How The World Fell Under Darkness." What happens to the City and its people is scary, too.
--> ''A generation grew up inside the metal hands that gently circled the neck of the city.''\\

* The Sniper managed to keep the entire City in line through fear alone. It killed Emily and nearly chokes Joe to death.
** And in the music video, another robot drags a man out of a [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Protomen concert]] for seemingly no reason and promptly beats him to the brink of death, repeatedly punching his face until the man's a limp, bloodied mess. The crowd initially holds back at the thought of repercussions, but [[HopeSpot once Joe rides by,]] they immediately mob and tear apart the machine. [[spoiler: Too bad Joe dies shortly thereafter, and likely any hope they could've had afterwards.]]
* The flatline representing Joe's death in "The Fall." The music video makes it even worse, as [[spoiler:Wily had rigged the tower to explode, with each bomb registering as "threat detected." Joe takes off his helmet, stares, and closes his eyes in defeat]].
* As Dr. Light speaks in the beginning of "Here Comes the Arm," there's high-pitched, siren-like synthesizer waves representing Wily's control-and that the building is about to come down on his head.
** It's punctuated in the notes by thousands of Snipers marching out of Wily's fortress.

* The [[http://www.twitch.tv/pax/b/330672275 live]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBWGZgbaEEQ preview]] for an Act III song has Wily's mantra playing over the band members at points.
** The lyrics, while mainly depressing, are also frightening in that they show just how bad the City's gotten.
-->''For all of your heroes are gone...and the blood they spilled is on '''my hands'''! Your darkness will block out the sun... Not a thing can be done with so few men that a hero couldn't do!''
* In an interview from 2011, Panther said the following: "In total, The Protomen story is a tragedy. I don’t really expect it to end well for humanity." That's right, it's potentially going to get ''worse''.

* Turbo Lover singing "I Want It All" on the Queen album has the capacity to brainwash.
* ''The Cover Up'' album is the soundtrack to a movie made during the time skip in "How the World Fell Under Darkness." The last story track cuts to Wily receiving an insufficient excuse and smashing something as soon as he hangs up the phone.
* [[http://i.imgur.com/B98sO.png This promo]] Music/MakeupAndVanitySet made for his ''Act I'' album fits in with the band's lore.

* While [[http://clrvynt.com/the-protomen-tour-is-hell/ this interview]] is mostly silly, it reveals a time where the band almost died to Wii Bowling.

** The Robot Masters as presented in the music video are significantly different and creepier than their game counterparts. [[http://protomen.com/act1/images/wallpapers/elecface.jpg Especially Elecman]]. [[NightmareFace Dear god, the face]].

** The Robot Masters as presented in the music video are themselves significantly different and creepier than their game counterparts. [[http://protomen.com/act1/images/wallpapers/elecface.jpg Especially Elecman]]. [[NightmareFace Dear god, the face]].

** And in the song itself, Megaman tried so desperately to convince Protoman to not fight, ultimately failing as he kills his brother - [[MoralEventHorizon as the crowd cheers him on as their hero and wonders why he cries.]] [[HopeSpot Initially reprising the chorus from The Will of One,]] right as the crowd finishes praising him [[HeroicBSOD he snaps]] with a CallBack to ''Hope Rides Alone'' before [[DownerEnding leaving humanity to be ripped apart by Wily's robots.]]
--> [[DespairEventHorizon Megaman]]: '''You are the dead.'''

** And in the music video, another robot drags a man out of a [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Protomen concert]] for seemingly no reason and promptly beats him to the brink of death and then repeatedly punches his face until the man's a limp, bloodied mess. The crowd initially holds back at the thought of repercussions, but [[HopeSpot once Joe rides by,]] they immediately mob and tear apart the machine. [[spoiler: Too bad Joe dies shortly thereafter, and likely any hope they could've had afterwards.]]

* The flatline representing Joe's death in "The Fall."

* The manner of Emily's death, and the fact that no one attended her funeral.

** The robot masters as presented in the music video are themselves significantly different and creepier than their game counterparts. [[http://protomen.com/act1/images/wallpapers/elecface.jpg Especially Elecman]]. [[NightmareFace Dear god, the face]].

** And in the song itself, Megaman tried so desperately to convince Protoman to not fight, ultimately failing as he kills his brother - [[MoralEventHorizon as the crowd cheers him on as their hero and wonders why he cries.]] [[HopeSpot Initially reprising the chorus from The Will of One,]] right as the crowd finishes praising him he snaps with a single quote from ''Hope Rides Alone'' before [[DownerEnding leaving humanity to be ripped apart by Wily's robots.]]

* "This City Made Us" has this line near the middle of the song.
-->''They sent the bomb''

''The Cover Up'' album is the soundtrack to a movie made during the time skip in "How the World Fell Under Darkness." The last story track cuts to Wily receiving an insufficient excuse and smashing something as soon as he hangs up the phone.

* The Cover Up tells the story of Dr. Light in between The Hounds and The State Vs. Thomas Light. He's on the run from Wily and receives help from a reporter [[spoiler:who is one of Wily's moles]]. It then cuts to Wily receiving an insufficient excuse and smashing something as soon as he hangs up the phone.

* The Cover Up tells the story of Dr. Light in between The Hounds and The State Vs. Thomas Light. He's on the run from Wily and receives help from a reporter [[spoiler:who is one of Wily's moles]]. It then cuts to Wily receiving an insufficient excuse and smashing something as soon as he hands up the phone.

* One of the Cover Up's story tracks has Dr. Light on the run from Wily and receiving help from a reporter [[spoiler:who is one of Wily's moles]]. We then cut to Wily receiving an insufficient excuse and smashing something as soon as he hands up the phone.

* One of the Cover Up's story tracks has someone, presumably Wily, receiving bad news--whatever he was looking for wasn't found. He shouts "I don't want your excuses, I want ''results''," and, after hanging up the phone, smashes something in rage.

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[[caption-width-right:235:Elecman shows why he's ThatOneBoss.]]

* The music video on the website makes it even ''worse''. Among other things, Protoman gets hit so hard his jawbone shatters, has an arm chopped off, and has his ''face'' electrocuted, creating the image of a skull; said electrocution is this page's image.