History OOCIsSeriousBusiness / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'': Johnny Gat normally never backs down from a fight, and isn't one for drawing his kills out either. It reflects the gravity of the situation when he offers [[spoiler:Shogo Akuji]] a chance to walk away when the latter [[spoiler:crashes Aisha's funeral]], and then [[spoiler:buries Shogo alive after the resulting fight, rather than simply killing him]].

** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'', the Player themself gets a moment like this. Normally, the Player is a HeroicMime, aside from one or two very rare, short, simple lines. Then, in quest 555, [[spoiler:the Player, Skuld and Chirithy learn from Master Ira that Ephemer, whom the Player had befriended previously, was defeated and possibly even killed by Ira.]] This revelation causes the Player to step forward and deliver an ''entire speech'' to Ira, ending with drawing their Keyblade and preparing to fight. [[spoiler:It turns out to have been a SecretTestOfCharacter in the end, but it's still a very shocking moment.]]

** Shepard themself has one [[spoiler:after the fall of Thessia]]. Normally, when Shepard responds to someone saying something inappropriate, they will have at least one option to say something that's at worst, mildly chiding, or ignoring it. After Joker makes a very unfunny crack, Shepard's ''Paragon'' response is snapping at him, indicating just how near the DespairEventHorizon s/he's come. An earlier Shepard moment occurred in the ''Project Overlord'' DLC. You know Shepard's pissed off when the usually noble Paragon interrupt is to pistol-whip someone. In the same vein, Zaeed's loyalty mission involves him setting a refinery on fire while there are still innocents inside it, at which point Paragon Shepard punches him in the face and yells at him.

* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Olive normally eats whatever Cassandra cooks without comment, so when she asks her to make her sausage rolls, Cassandra find it suspicious. Olive then lies that it's either "her time of the month" or she's got a bad headache and can't cook the sausages herself, when she actually wants them to prepare Osman's surprise anniversary date for Cassandra.

** Kris is typically shown to be a rather [[TheStoic stoic]] kid who typically only expresses annoyance or frustration at most, but a few times in Chapter 2, Kris expresses [[OhCrap actual fear and horror]]: [[spoiler:During all encounters with Spamton, Kris seems scared the whole time and menu commands will read things like "Escape" or "Run Away" instead of a simple "Exit". After the [[BonusBoss Spamton NEO]] fight, Kris will ''scream'' that they're not okay if responding "No" to Susie when she asks them if they are alright afterward (and if you respond "Yes", Susie will be able to tell that Kris is lying). Then there's what happens should you decide to pursue the hidden "[[EarnYourBadEnding Weird Ending]]"; it's hinted that Kris hates {{the unfettered}} killing machine that they are turning [[ShrinkingViolet Noelle]] into, and when you reach the point of no return and force Noelle to all but ''murder'' [[InsufferableGenius their own classmate Berdly]], Kris is stated to be every bit as mortified as Noelle is afterward. Lastly, when you fight Spamton NEO on this route as its final boss with Kris by themselves, they frantically start calling for their friends for help...but when they get to Noelle, according to the narration, Kris doesn't call out to her...''the player'' does, suggesting that Kris couldn't bear to see what would happen if they called out for Noelle at this point and was actively resisting the player.]]

* Alicetroemeria in ''Monster Girl Quest! Paradox RPG'' normally has a carefree attitude towards everything. But if you have her in your party when encountering the BonusBoss Angel Killer, she has [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/360574418042355724/890348305274523688/SPOILER_unknown.png a completely serious expression]]:

** Kris is typically shown to be a rather [[TheStoic stoic]] kid who typically only expresses annoynce or frustration at most, but a few times in Chapter 2, Kris expresses [[OhCrap actual fear and horror]]: [[spoiler:During all encounters with Spamton, Kris seems scared the whole time and menu commands will read things like "Escape" or "Run Away" instead of a simple "Exit". After the [[BonusBoss Spamton NEO]] fight, Kris will ''scream'' that they're not okay if responding "No" to Susie when she asks them if they are alright afterward (and if you respond "Yes", Susie will be able to tell that Kris is lying). Then there's what happens should you decide to pursue the hidden "[[EarnYourBadEnding Weird Ending]]"; it's hinted that Kris hates {{the unfettered}} killing machine that they are turning [[ShrinkingViolet Noelle]] into, and when you reach the point of no return and force Noelle to all but ''murder'' [[InsufferableGenius their own classmate Berdly]], Kris is stated to be every bit as mortified as Noelle is afterward. Lastly, when you fight Spamton NEO on this route as its final boss with Kris by themselves, they frantically start calling for their friends for help...but when they get to Noelle, according to the narration, Kris doesn't call out to her...''the player'' does, suggesting that Kris couldn't bear to see what would happen if they called out for Noelle at this point and was actively resisting the player.]]