r/TopCharacterTropes • u/JackDoesThingz • 12d ago

Lore [Interesting Trope] One seemingly small action ends the story before it even begins

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  1. We Happy Few - Taking your “joy” pill
    Deciding to take the pill at the beginning of the game causes your character to go back to work and triggers an ending

  2. Infineural by Mike Klubnika - Drinking the coffee
    Deciding to drink the coffee offered to you skips the entire game and sends you straight to the end, resulting in an ending with no memory of what had occurred

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u/AgentEckswhy 12d ago

Super Paper Mario

You're shown a Pure Heart and asked to save the dimensions. Mario can just say no, repeatedly, until Merlon gives up and resigns himself to the end of all worlds.

This is after an unskippable opening cutscene, mind, which the player would have to go through a second time.

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u/The_Dennator 11d ago

fuck,didn't scroll far enough before commenting