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** Meanwhile, the [[When Trees Attack|Sylvans]] of the Brecilian Forest are the disastrous results of a Fade spirit possessing a tree; deprived of sight and voice, most of them have reverted to slaughtering travellers in fits of insane jealousy.
** As well as the {{spoiler|Ancient Elven Arcane Warrior frozen in the phylactery for centuries in the Elven Ruins of the Brecilian Forest. When the player character finds him/her, he/she is practically insane except for the knowledge of the Arcane Warrior. You have the choice to free him/her or forever trap him/her in the state he/she is in.}}
* ''[[Maple Story]]'', ▼
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** He's not very pleased about this, especially when he finds out this [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|caused Aran to forget him.]]
*** Well think about it: {{spoiler|Maha}} had to sit {{spoiler|in the polearm}} for hundreds of years. He can't speak to Aran over the distance and is possibly kept sane by the thoughts of Aran coming to save him. Cue Aran walking past him several times, not noticing him. When Aran finally sees {{spoiler|Maha}} again Aran's forgotten all about him.
** Many of the heroes who were around during the Black Mage’s initial reign of terror, including the whole population of Elluel [[Would Hurt A Child|(even the children!)]] were cursed by the villain with [[Human Popsicle]]
** Another example, Lucid. She was a friend of Mercedes from childhood, but always believed she was [[The Unfavorite]] to their mentor, Athena Pierce. After mastering dream magic, jealously eventually caused her to forsake the elves entirely, and used dark magic to purge the memory of her from her kin. So, when the Black Mage’s curse took hold, she was exempt from the Elf Queen’s spell, remaining conscious and awake the whole time. But unlike Zero Beta, she lacked the iron will of a Transcendent, and spending centuries in this miserable condition (which ironically, ended when the Black Mage found her [[The Force Is Strong with This One|and saw potential]] in her powers) [[Non-Indicative Name| slowly drove her mad.]] ▼
* A nice handful of people in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]'' have pretty horrible fates. No worries, though. [[Messianic Archetype|Sora]]'s probably going to save 'em, along with any other good person who dies and/or disappears in the series.
** Also implied to happen to Ansem the Wise after the betrayal of his apprentices, when he was trapped in the realm of Darkness {{spoiler|1=and became DiZ.}}
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* In the standard ending of the [[Interactive Fiction]] game ''The Act of Misdirection'' you end up as a {{spoiler|sentient bust in a hat store}}. You are in this state for a few turns before the game ends with the implication that you will be like that forever. In these few turns you can try several actions including "shout" and "move" and the game will disturbingly remark on your inability to do them.
* One of the endings in the [[Cthulhu Mythos|Lovecraftian]] [[Interactive Fiction]] ''[[Anchorhead]]'' involves the protagonist being trapped in a dimension filled with nothing but "the necrotic folds of the womb of Nehilim".
* In the original ''[[Castlevania]]'' timeline, {{spoiler|this is the possible fate of Sara, the girl who, in ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]'', willingly sacrificed her tainted soul to Rinaldo's whip, turning it into the Vampire Killer, the weapon the Belmont Clan would wield from that point on against Dracula. But in ''[[Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow]]'', Chaos is destroyed, meaning Dracula's foul legacy is forever vanquished and the Vampire Killer's purpose is fulfilled. But then, what of Sara? Optimistic fans might surmise that she finally went to her just reward, but the darker possibility is, her soul will be trapped in the weapon forever.}} fara
▲* ''[[Maple Story]]''
▲** Many of the heroes who were around during the Black Mage’s initial reign of terror were cursed by the villain with Human Popsicle condition when he was finally sealed away. The Elf Queen saw this coming and after numerous failures in attempting to stop it, used a powerful spell to ease their suffering by letting them sleep until future heroes could break the curse. Zero Beta, however, wasn’t so lucky, he was conscious the whole time.
▲** Another example, Lucid. She was a friend of Mercedes from childhood, but always believed she was [[The Unfavorite]] to their mentor, Athena Pierce. After mastering dream magic, jealously eventually caused her to forsake the elves entirely, and used dark magic to purge the memory of her from her kin. So, when the Black Mage’s curse took hold, she was exempt from the Elf Queen’s spell, remaining conscious and awake the whole time. But unlike Zero Beta, she lacked the iron will of a Transcendent, and spending centuries in this miserable condition (which ironically, ended when the Black Mage found her and saw potential) slowly drove her mad.
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