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*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Unable to cope with their loss, the mother considers moving out, [[DespairEventHorizon leaving the poor girl hopeless]]. They've been mourning for him for ten years, too, right at the cusp of the girl reaching adulthood.
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* Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA to break free of their petrification, and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
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* Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA to break free of their petrification, and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that [=iNiS=] decided to do a scene like that again for the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it.game's finale. And many ManlyTears were shed.
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*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Unable to cope with their loss, the mother considers moving out, [[DespairEventHorizon leaving the poor girl hopeless]]. The majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Unable to cope with their loss, the mother considers moving out, [[DespairEventHorizon leaving the poor girl hopeless]]. The majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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->''"Fail 'You're The Inspiration'? [[WhatTheHellPlayer Are you insane,]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment or just evil?]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential I've done many questionable acts in games,]] [[PlayerPunch but let that poor little girl down?]] [[EveryoneHasStandards I draw the line there.]] Cut off my hands, and [[{{Determinator}} I'll beat the level with my stumps.]] [[VideoGameCaringPotential I. Will. Not. Fail. Her]][[PunctuatedForEmphasis .]]"''
-->-- [[https://www.nerdoutwordout.com/single-post/2017/12/25/Top-12---The-12-Games-of-Christmas nerdoutwordout.com]]
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-->-- [[https://www.nerdoutwordout.com/single-post/2017/12/25/Top-12---The-12-Games-of-Christmas nerdoutwordout.com]]
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->''"Fail 'You're The Inspiration'? [[WhatTheHellPlayer Are you insane,]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment or just evil?]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential I've done many questionable acts in games,]] [[PlayerPunch but let that poor little girl down?]] [[EveryoneHasStandards I draw the line there.]] Cut off my hands, and [[{{Determinator}} I'll beat the level with my stumps.]] [[VideoGameCaringPotential I. Will. Not. Fail. Her.Her]][[PunctuatedForEmphasis .]]"''
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** Fail "Let's Dance", and you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last breath, regretting his search for oil and begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]'''''.
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** Fail "Let's Dance", and you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last breath, regretting his search for oil and begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]'''''.him '''''die on-screen'''''.
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*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Unable to cope with their loss, the mother considers moving out, [[DespairEventHorizon leaving the poor girl hopeless]]. Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Unable to cope with their loss, the mother considers moving out, [[DespairEventHorizon leaving the poor girl hopeless]]. Majority The majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Unable to cope with their loss, the mother considers moving out, [[DespairEventHorizon leaving the poor girl hopeless.hopeless]]. Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again. ''[[PlayerPunch Damn you, Nintendo.]]''
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** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], cake, though. Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again. ''[[PlayerPunch Damn you, Nintendo.]]''
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** Fail "Canned Heat", and Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by Doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] again and losing his business on top of that.
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** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and the Rhombulon Leader [[TakenForGranite petrifies the Agents and the rebels they're inspiring]], [[MakeAnExampleOfThem telling the rest of the world]] the aliens enslaved that ResistanceIsFutile and killing music once and for all.
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** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and the Rhombulon Rhombulan Leader [[TakenForGranite petrifies the Agents and the rebels they're inspiring]], [[MakeAnExampleOfThem telling the rest of the world]] the aliens enslaved that ResistanceIsFutile and killing music once and for all.
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** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] petrifies the Agents and the rebels they're inspiring]], [[MakeAnExampleOfThem telling the rest of the world]] the aliens enslaved that ResistanceIsFutile and killing music once and for all.
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** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again. ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
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** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again. ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Damn you, Nintendo.]]''
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** [[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-the-perfect-gift Particularly crushing]] is the third segment, seen in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
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** [[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-the-perfect-gift Particularly crushing]] is the third segment, seen in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' Inspiration'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
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** [[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-the-perfect-gift Particularly crushing]] is the third segment, seen in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o&feature=channel_page here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
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** [[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-the-perfect-gift Particularly crushing]] is the third segment, seen in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o&feature=channel_page com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
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** [[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-the-perfect-gift Particularly crushing]] is the third segment, seen in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o&feature=channel_page here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
*** This scene is so sad that the Elite Beat Divas (and Commander Kahn) don't do their normal dance moves to it. They just wave their arms like a normal Agent.
*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
*** This scene is so sad that the Elite Beat Divas (and Commander Kahn) don't do their normal dance moves to it. They just wave their arms like a normal Agent.
*** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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** Fail "Makes No Difference", and ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his workers afraid of their future and his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.
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** Fail "Rock This Town", and the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.
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* [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2007-02-16 Particularly crushing]] is the ''EBA'' stage's third segment, seen in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o&feature=channel_page here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
** This scene is so sad that the Elite Beat Divas (and Commander Kahn) don't do their normal dance moves to it. They just wave their arms like a normal Agent.
** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
** This scene is so sad that the Elite Beat Divas (and Commander Kahn) don't do their normal dance moves to it. They just wave their arms like a normal Agent.
** If you want to feel even WORSE, ''fail the stage itself.'' Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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* Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to break free of their petrification]], and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
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* Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to to break free of their petrification]], petrification, and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
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** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
** Fail "Rock This Town", and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
** Fail "Canned Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
** Fail "Rock This Town", and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
** Fail "Canned Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
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** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
him.
** Fail "Makes No Difference", and[[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
crushed.
** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and[[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
ShaggyDogStory).
** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and[[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
process.
** Fail "Rock This Town", and[[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
them.
** Fail "Highway Star", and[[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
there.
** Fail "YMCA", and[[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
penniless.
** Fail "September", and[[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
air.
** Fail "Canned Heat", and[[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
that.
** Fail "Material Girl", and[[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
element.
** Fail "La La", and[[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
win.
** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though.[[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
** Fail "Let's Dance", and[[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
on-screen]]'''''.
** Fail "The Anthem", and[[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
unimpeded.
** Fail "Believe", and[[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
country.
** Fail "ABC", and[[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
death.
** Fail "Survivor", and[[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
virus.
** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and[[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
** Fail "Makes No Difference", and
** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and
** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and
** Fail "Rock This Town", and
** Fail "Highway Star", and
** Fail "YMCA", and
** Fail "September", and
** Fail "Canned Heat", and
** Fail "Material Girl", and
** Fail "La La", and
** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though.
** Fail "Let's Dance", and
** Fail "The Anthem", and
** Fail "Believe", and
** Fail "ABC", and
** Fail "Survivor", and
** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and
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** If you want to feel even WORSE, fail ''fail the stage itself. If you don't feel like [[MyGreatestFailure a horrible human being for letting her down afterwards]], then you truly have no soul left in you.itself.'' Majority of the players usually state that they draw the line at failing this one stage, as the quote on the top of the page stated.
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** Fail "Rock This Town, and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
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** Fail "Rock This Town, Town", and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
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** Fail "Chained Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
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** Fail "Chained "Canned Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
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->''"Fail 'You're The Inspiration'? [[WhatTheHellPlayer Are you insane, or just evil?]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential I've done many questionable acts in games,]] [[PlayerPunch but let that poor little girl down?]] [[EveryoneHasStandards I draw the line there.]] Cut off my hands, and [[{{Determinator}} I'll beat the level with my stumps.]] [[VideoGameCaringPotential I. Will. Not. Fail. Her.]]"''
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->''"Fail 'You're The Inspiration'? [[WhatTheHellPlayer Are you insane, insane,]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment or just evil?]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential I've done many questionable acts in games,]] [[PlayerPunch but let that poor little girl down?]] [[EveryoneHasStandards I draw the line there.]] Cut off my hands, and [[{{Determinator}} I'll beat the level with my stumps.]] [[VideoGameCaringPotential I. Will. Not. Fail. Her.]]"''
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* TearJerker:
** [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/933052-elite-beat-agents/51148667 This is what happens when fiction and reality collide.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i8Qkj4BSc "You're the Inspiration"]]. The tears start before the level even begins. Usually, the person in need of assistance screams for help as Commander Kahn watches, and he then turns around to say "Agents are... Go!" to start the mission. Here, Lucy is simply pleading for her father to come back, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and Kahn is just... sitting there, watching her]]. It's almost as if he's just as heartbroken as the person playing the game. The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Agents/Divas themselves don't dance normally]] like in the other stages. And if you fail the stage... well...
** Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to break free of their petrification]], and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
** '''Every''' DownerEnding you can get if you get a GameOver. Let's count the ways:
*** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
*** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
*** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
*** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
*** Fail "Rock This Town, and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
*** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
*** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
*** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
*** Fail "Chained Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
*** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
*** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
*** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
*** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
*** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
*** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
*** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
*** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
*** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
** [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/933052-elite-beat-agents/51148667 This is what happens when fiction and reality collide.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i8Qkj4BSc "You're the Inspiration"]]. The tears start before the level even begins. Usually, the person in need of assistance screams for help as Commander Kahn watches, and he then turns around to say "Agents are... Go!" to start the mission. Here, Lucy is simply pleading for her father to come back, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and Kahn is just... sitting there, watching her]]. It's almost as if he's just as heartbroken as the person playing the game. The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Agents/Divas themselves don't dance normally]] like in the other stages. And if you fail the stage... well...
** Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to break free of their petrification]], and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
** '''Every''' DownerEnding you can get if you get a GameOver. Let's count the ways:
*** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
*** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
*** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
*** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
*** Fail "Rock This Town, and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
*** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
*** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
*** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
*** Fail "Chained Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
*** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
*** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
*** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
*** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
*** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
*** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
*** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
*** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
*** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
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->''"Fail 'You're The Inspiration'? [[WhatTheHellPlayer Are you insane, or just evil?]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential I've done many questionable acts in games,]] [[PlayerPunch but let that poor little girl down?]] [[EveryoneHasStandards I draw the line there.]] Cut off my hands, and [[{{Determinator}} I'll beat the level with my stumps.]] [[VideoGameCaringPotential I. Will. Not. Fail. Her.]]"''
This quote explains the most famous TearJerker in the entire game.
*TearJerker:
**[[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/933052-elite-beat-agents/51148667 This is what happens when fiction and reality collide.]]
** * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i8Qkj4BSc "You're the Inspiration"]]. The tears start before the level even begins. Usually, the person in need of assistance screams for help as Commander Kahn watches, and he then turns around to say "Agents are... Go!" to start the mission. Here, Lucy is simply pleading for her father to come back, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and Kahn is just... sitting there, watching her]]. It's almost as if he's just as heartbroken as the person playing the game. The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Agents/Divas themselves don't dance normally]] like in the other stages. And if you fail the stage... well...
** * Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to break free of their petrification]], and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
** * '''Every''' DownerEnding you can get if you get a GameOver. Let's count the ways:
*** ** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
*** ** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
*** ** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
*** ** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
*** ** Fail "Rock This Town, and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
*** ** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
*** ** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
*** ** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
*** ** Fail "Chained Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
*** ** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
*** ** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
*** ** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
*** ** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
*** ** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
*** ** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
*** ** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
*** ** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
*** ** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
This quote explains the most famous TearJerker in the entire game.
*
**
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* TearJerker:
** [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/933052-elite-beat-agents/51148667 This is what happens when fiction and reality collide.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i8Qkj4BSc "You're the Inspiration"]]. The tears start before the level even begins. Usually, the person in need of assistance screams for help as Commander Kahn watches, and he then turns around to say "Agents are... Go!" to start the mission. Here, Lucy is simply pleading for her father to come back, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and Kahn is just... sitting there, watching her]]. It's almost as if he's just as heartbroken as the person playing the game. The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Agents/Divas themselves don't dance normally]] like in the other stages. And if you fail the stage... well...
** Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to break free of their petrification]], and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
** '''Every''' DownerEnding you can get if you get a GameOver. Let's count the ways:
*** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
*** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
*** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
*** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
*** Fail "Rock This Town, and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
*** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
*** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
*** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
*** Fail "Chained Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
*** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
*** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
*** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
*** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
*** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
*** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
*** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
*** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
*** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
* [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2007-02-16 Particularly crushing]] is the ''EBA'' stage's third segment, seen in its entirety [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o&feature=channel_page here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
** This scene is so sad that the Elite Beat Divas (and [[spoiler:Commander Kahn]]) don't do their normal dance moves to it. They just wave their arms like a normal Agent.
** If you want to feel even WORSE, fail the stage itself. If you don't feel like [[MyGreatestFailure a horrible human being for letting her down afterwards]], then you truly have no soul left in you.
** [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/933052-elite-beat-agents/51148667 This is what happens when fiction and reality collide.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i8Qkj4BSc "You're the Inspiration"]]. The tears start before the level even begins. Usually, the person in need of assistance screams for help as Commander Kahn watches, and he then turns around to say "Agents are... Go!" to start the mission. Here, Lucy is simply pleading for her father to come back, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and Kahn is just... sitting there, watching her]]. It's almost as if he's just as heartbroken as the person playing the game. The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Agents/Divas themselves don't dance normally]] like in the other stages. And if you fail the stage... well...
** Additionally, the beginning of the final level involves the crowd gradually cheering the EBA [[spoiler:to break free of their petrification]], and the building surge of emotion can drive one to tears. The scene was so good that the second ''Ouendan'' game shamelessly copied it. And many ManlyTears were shed.
** '''Every''' DownerEnding you can get if you get a GameOver. Let's count the ways:
*** Fail "Walkie Talkie Man", and [[spoiler: Don becomes so overwhelmed with taking care of the children that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he bails and leaves Jane to contend with them all on her own]], ruining her chances to confess her love to him.]]
*** Fail "Makes No Difference", and [[spoiler: ''Romancing Meowzilla'' is cancelled, Chris is fired and we get a [[SarcasmMode lovely shot]] of a dejected Chris sitting among the destroyed set of the movie, his dreams of becoming a big name director hopelessly crushed.]]
*** Fail "[=Sk8er=] Boi" and [[spoiler: Jack is arrested by the cops for speeding, with his license getting revoked and failing to deliver Linda to the hospital as promised (though it's implied that the cops are gonna get her there regardless, making this a ShaggyDogStory).]]
*** Fail "I Was Born to Love You", and [[spoiler: Leonardo is rejected by Lisa, losing his beauty in the process.]]
*** Fail "Rock This Town, and [[spoiler: the Fullhouse Bandits get clean away with the casino's riches, with Thomas, Angelina and the casino manager tied up, unable to do anything to stop them.]]
*** Fail "Highway Star", and [[spoiler: Sam gives up his search for his home, lamenting how he wishes he were still there.]]
*** Fail "YMCA", and [[spoiler: Captain Brooke is abandoned at sea [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed by his own parrot]], doomed to die alone and penniless.]]
*** Fail "September", and [[spoiler: Sophie is called out by her son for lying to him about the weather forecast, leaving her disheartened in the rain. This also means that she's fired from her job for flat-out lying to all of her viewers live on air.]]
*** Fail "Chained Heat", and [[spoiler: Ken is captured by the Moo Moo Motors guards and thrown into a jail cell surrounded by doberman guard dogs, [[AdultFear his father likely never seeing his son again]] and losing his business on top of that.]]
*** Fail "Material Girl", and [[spoiler: the Carrington Sisters are still seen trying to signal for help to no avail, likely to starve to death due to their inability to handle survival outside of their element.]]
*** Fail "La La", and [[spoiler: Cap White fails in her duties to fight off the numerous Mr. Viruses taking over Bill's system, and Bill is forced to go to the hospital, never to fulfill his dream of winning the gold medal he worked so hard to win.]]
*** Failing "You're The Inspiration" [[UpToEleven takes the cake]], though. [[spoiler: Ten years have passed and Lucy is ''still'' waiting for her father, never having learned what happened to him. Her mother suggests that they should move eventually, but Lucy doesn't even know where they would go at this point. The scene ends on a shot of Lucy embracing her old teddy bear in despair, wondering if she would ever see her father again.]] ''[[PlayerPunch Jesus Christ, Nintendo.]]''
*** Fail "Let's Dance", and [[spoiler: you get to see Colonel Bob gasping his last, begging for water before he falls still. [[SurpriseCreepy Yes, we get to see him]] '''''[[SurpriseCreepy die on-screen]]''''']].
*** Fail "The Anthem", and [[spoiler: the kid that idolizes Hulk denounces and abandons him, the giant lava golem continuing to rampage through the amusement park unimpeded.]]
*** Fail "Believe", and [[spoiler: Amanda is forced to give up on her dreams of becoming a Broadway dancer and return to the country.]]
*** Fail "ABC", and [[spoiler: Max is caught by the construction workers and thrown out, leaving Alden to continue wandering through the construction zone and quite possibly to his death.]]
*** Fail "Survivor", and [[spoiler: Jake runs out of peanuts, leaving him vulnerable to zombie attack...which ends in him [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming another one of them]] and snuffing out humanity's last hope against the virus.]]
*** Fail either "Without a Fight" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and [[spoiler: the Rhombulon Leader blasts humanity into oblivion, [[TakenForGranite turning everybody to stone]] and killing music once and for all.]]
* [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2007-02-16 Particularly crushing]] is the ''EBA'' stage's third segment, seen in its entirety [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybjMrK7vT6o&feature=channel_page here]]. A little girl whose father has died tries to see him in her dreams. In the dream, she chases after his silhouette, and at the end of the segment leaps at him, falling short. She screams "DADDY!" If you're doing badly, he just keeps walking... but if you do well, he stops and then turns to her just before she wakes up. No one will think less of you for pausing the game to collect yourself at that point. Aside from that, there are reports that some players are unable to keep a straight face and break down weeping when they hear ''You're the Inspiraton'' after playing that level. The writing is just that powerful.
** This scene is so sad that the Elite Beat Divas (and [[spoiler:Commander Kahn]]) don't do their normal dance moves to it. They just wave their arms like a normal Agent.
** If you want to feel even WORSE, fail the stage itself. If you don't feel like [[MyGreatestFailure a horrible human being for letting her down afterwards]], then you truly have no soul left in you.
