Informal Eulogy: Difference between revisions

 

Compare [[If You Die, I Call Your Stuff]] and [[To Absent Friends]].

 

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=== [[Action Adventure]] ===

* In ''[[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia]]'', if you die during the battle with {{spoiler|Albus}}, he gets a hold of himself and mutters, "Shanoa... [[I Cannot Self-Terminate|please kill me...]]" Die during the {{spoiler|Barlowe}} fight and he mocks you for your betrayal. Towards the end, when you fight Dracula, dying gives you the message "You danced well." Dying inside the Castle at all will give you an alternate Game Over screen with Dracula staring outwards with his creepy eyes.

* In the original ''[[Civilization]]'', defeat would lead to a [[Cutscene]] where archaeologists would discover the ruins of your culture thousands of years later and point out your most up-to-date technological advances. The scene ended with the phrase "([[Hello, Insert Name Here|INSERT NAME HERE]]) SHALL RETURN!"

 

* High-ranking enemies in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' and ''City of Villains'' taunt you if they defeat you. It can get annoying when they continually defeat disposable pets.

** Happens to certain dungeon and raid bosses in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' too. Especially amusing are Priestess Delrissa's (a 5-man boss). In order of death:

 

== Non-video game examples ==

* In ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'''s second season, Batou does a visual version where he places a lit cigarette in a bottle and prays over it like a stick of incense for the {{spoiler|Individual Eleven. As part of his attempt to [[Hannibal Lecture]] [[Big Bad|Gohda]] (who brainwashed them into committing suicide as part of his [[Evil Plan]]).}}