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* Angels in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]'' have a shocked "NO WAY!" reaction when you kill them, which rather nicely compliments the smug look on their faces prior to you kicking their ass. Bonus points for the "NO WAY!" being uttered in a shocked tone that indicates they thought getting the crap beaten out of them was something they thought impossible.
* ''[[Dead Rising]] 2 Off The Record'' feature Sandbox Mode where the game's world is stuck in a 3-4 day cycle, got different challenges to keep the player entertained ([[And Your Reward Is Clothes|or to get Protoman's outfit]]), one may find the challenge "Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2" after completing the first challenge and reaching a certain amount of kills. By the way did you notice why no gas-zombies spawn in Sandbox Mode? {{spoiler|They do only spawn during the challenge. [[It Got Worse|They DO NOT despawn once it's over.]] Good luck getting of the roof...}}
* Right after the final fight in ''[[
* [[Serious Sam]] is trapped in a tiny 10 foot by 10 foot cage while being harassed by headless zombies that file in one at a time. [[Tempting Fate|"Come on, is that the only thing you ugly freaks got?"]] Cue the [[Demonic Spiders|giant, scythe-armed, skeletal-horse creatures]]. "Uh-oh."
** A similar scene occurs earlier in the game when you run into your first Beheaded Kamikaze. After gunning it down, Sam says "AAAAAAAAHHHH yourself!" Cue the sound of ''many'' Beheaded Kamikazes screaming in unison. "Uh-oh."
** The iconic first Kamikaze encounter is paid homage to in ''Serious Sam 3: BFE'' in the first level, Summer in Cairo. A single Kamikaze appears from the dry grass in front of the museum surroundings where the helicopter ruins are located. Sam blows it up and remarks "AAAAAAHHH, put a sock in it!". Then comes a marching band of Kamikazes. "Uh-oh."
* Perhaps the best ''fictional'' video game example is the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nku5riEKsTE GameStop ad] for ''New Super Mario Bros.'' as the bunny, an [[Expy]] Mario, takes advantage of his power-up, for a short while. Then it wears off...
* The discovery of Delta Halo in ''[[Halo]] 2''. The look (and reaction) of Johnson says it all.
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**** Around the middle of ''[[Halo]] Reach'', Noble Six is {{spoiler|pushed out of a Covenant corvette as a teammate pulls a [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}} After Noble Six enters the atmosphere, we switch to a view of an orbital telescope. You hear the voice of your AI, Auntie Dot, say "Slipspace rupture detected" as you spot a Covenant ship exiting Slipspace. This turns into an [[Oh Crap]] moment due to the phrase coming again, and again, and ''again'' as ship after ship pours out of Slipspace, coupled with shocked and horrified reactions of humans watching them come out. For anyone who's read the ''Fall Of Reach'' book, you know that this is the real invasion force. And the battle for the planet is just beginning.
** More correctly, the battle for the planet is {{spoiler|over. What follows is merely the cleanup of any humans still alive on the planet without any significant resistance.}}
** If you played multiplayer and seen a enemy player with a power-weapon, you gotta have a gut-feeling that you're gonna see that again. Close up. [[Not in
*** You've probarly said that during a game versus a Energy Sword/Gravity Hammer wielding enemy. Especially Reach. {{spoiler|If you don't know why, it's 'cause that sprinting only works when moving forward.}}
**** ''[[Video Game]]/Halo'' series is the most famous game for these [[Oh Crap]] moments to happen, right from sword encounters, to sticky-nade. From a Ghost charging your way, to be the driver of a ghost heading face-first into an armor-locked enemy. It's a long list...
* In [[Paper Mario]], starting at Chapter 4 and up, there are numerous occasions where [[Mooks]] will absolutely freak out upon seeing you while they guard an important location, some of which ''yell out up front'' that they don't stand a chance.
* [[Paper Mario:
** There was quite the panic during the initial encounters with Cortez's [[Zerg Rush]] of Blue Bubbles.
** Hordes of skeletons and [[Descending Ceiling|Descending Ceilings]] [[Spikes of Doom|with spikes]], anyone?
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* ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]] 2''. Mission 32. One of the best ideas on that mission is to '''''make absolutely sure you do not trigger the reinforcements on the enemy phase'''''. The fact that the reinforcements contain ''five bosses'' amongst them AND everyone takes damage during the cutscene makes that good advice to take. There's even more [[Oh Crap]] for everyone in the closing moments of the chapter, to boot.
* Likewise, in Mission 30 of ''[[Super Robot Wars]] W'': Leaving the Junk Guild ship too far behind is a bad thing, which you find out when, halfway during the battle, a large [[Gundam Seed|ZAFT]] force shows up behind you. A dozen GINNs with bazookas are not good for the health of a simple salvage ship.
* In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'''s Subspace Emissary, characters occasionally do this (without talking). King Dedede in particular gets a good "oh shit" look when Kirby shows up [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMmSAqgHb0Y to stop him].
* Enemy [[Mooks]] in ''[[Metal Slug]]'' tend to react like this when [[Enemy Chatter|they're talking to each other]] and then see [[One-Man Army|you]].
* Happens in [[SWAT 4]] as you're arresting in multilayer when a grenade falls next to you.
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* That's one of the possible reactions of a Combine sniper in ''[[Half Life]] 2'', after you toss a grenade in his hideout.
** Beautifully executed in-game in Episode 2. You have to defend a room with 4 entrance tunnels, each has 3 warning lights that go off when antlions are coming through a tunnel to attack, indicating the amount by the number of lights. For most of the fight, you have to move your two auto turrets and the two rebels assisting you to a new tunnel to defend. Then your Vortigaunt allies arrive and ''on all four tunnels all three lights light up''. The [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] of the scene turns it into one of the greatest moments in the whole game series.
* In ''[[
* ''[[God of War (
** A particularly delicious example comes in at the very end of God of War II. {{spoiler|As Zeus is rallying his brothers and telling them that they can win the fight against this one mortal, there is a tremor. Then another. The marble bust of Zeus cracks, and its head falls to the floor, and shatters. The gods rush to the balcony, and the look of pure fear on Zeus's face at what he can see is intensely satisfying. The Titans, as strong as they were in the height of the great war, climbing their mountain, and on Gaia's shoulder, Kratos, the Blade of Olympus in hand and bloodlust on his mind.}} THE PROPHECY SHALL BE FULFILLED!!! AH HAH HAH HAH HAH!
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* Nrvnqsr in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' was already having a tough time of it in his fight against Shiki, but was far more annoyed than afraid... {{spoiler|until Arcueid mentioned that "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you this, but Shiki even killed ''me'' once."}} Nrvnqsr's reaction is priceless.
** And, of course, the ''protagonist'' ({{spoiler|and, at the time, [[Enemy Within|Roa]]}}) is subject to one of these. See: [[To the Pain]].
* In [[
* Xehanort/Ansem in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' had a good laugh in the final battle about the naïve little kid, who was trying to tell him, that there was light behind his beloved Door to Darkness. He, however, stopped laughing as soon as the aforementioned door unleashed a massive load of pure light against him, leaving him shouting: "[[This Cannot Be!|WHAT?! LIGHT?! IT--CAN'T--BE!!!]]" as he realizes that he's about to be destroyed by the very thing he has been hunting for the past decade.
* {{spoiler|Ganondorf}} does this in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' right after he realizes that {{spoiler|the Triforce of Power, which had saved him the first time he had been impaled isn't working anymore}}.
** As well as when {{spoiler|he dies when he sees a maskless Zant (probably as a near-death hallucination), who kills him by}} ''{{spoiler|[[Nightmare Fuel|snapping his own friggin' neck!]]}}''
** Link gets one in the same game when he finishes off Morpheel, gets warped to Lanayru Spring, turns around, and...{{spoiler|walks right into Zant}}.
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** Link has quite a few of these moments in ''The Wind Waker''. Gotta be some of the funniest moments in the whole game, really.
*** Though one really has to wonder how he couldn't notice that Tetra just ''stuffed him into a barrel'', until right before she's about to launch him ''into a wall''. Slow reaction, anyone?
** Tatl has one in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
*** Even Link has one in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** Another example comes before the final boss in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. {{spoiler|You watch the king of evil you just killed transform into a gigantic monster called Ganon, which then proceeds to knock the only weapon capable of killing it out of Link's hands to land outside the ring of fire surrounding the battlefield.}} In addition, this moment is one of maybe three times that Link's facial expression changes from that determined frown.
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'', Link has a ''priceless'' reaction when, in the midst of his skydive down to the surface, he realizes that {{spoiler|Groose is diving after him - without anything to use as a parachute}}.
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* In ''[[
** There's another use of this in "Meet the Spy", just before the climax...
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*** It also doubles as the Spy's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
** How about Meet the Sandvich, where we get an entirely verbal version-as the visual of the scene focuses on the Sandvich that transforms the Heavy from walking-wounded victim to [[Oh Crap]] Incarnate?
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'''[[Fragile Speedster|Scout]]:''' Don't do it pal, uh...<br />
'''[[Mighty Glacier|Heavy]]:''' [[Satiating Sandwich|Omm]] [[Hyperactive Metabolism|nom]] [[Power-Up Food|nom]] nom ahheheheh<br />
'''Scout:''' Ohhh...hey, uh, calm down there, you listening, uhh [[Oh Crap|OH GOD! OMIGODOMIGODOMI]]-- *CRUNCHWHUNCH*\\ {{spoiler|''My blood! He punched out '''all''' my blood!!}} }}
** In game, the player(s) have this happen to them quite frequently. The best evidence would be when you're blasting away, doing quite well- and then the opposite team pops an [[Nigh Invulnerability|Ubercharge]] or a [[One-Hit Kill|Kritzkrieg]].
** On the battlefield, it is ''beyond'' stupid to taunt, as it will likely just kill you. If you see a Pyro doing this with his flame thrower though? Don't shoot. Just run. In about three seconds, pure pain is about to be released.
** Recorded but [[Dummied Out|unused]] is a line for the Scout, which is meant to be played when taking damage while trying to use his [[Power-Up Food|Bonk!]] [[Caffeine Bullet Time|Atomic]] [[Dodge the Bullet|Punch]]. Said line is this trope verbatim, delivered with the scout's usual humorous lack of restraint.
* In ''[[Doom]] 3'', the space marine is pretty calm when blasting his way through hordes of demons. This changes in the last boss fight, where the expression on the marine's face transforms to one of utter terror when confronted by the fifty-foot tall Cyberdemon.
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** The survivors also go oh crap whenever they hear a Witch is nearby and they have a right to be nervous since she can down a survivor in a single strike.
* You can tell this is ''exactly'' what is going through Orochi's head after {{spoiler|Susano removes his other seven}} in ''[[Okami]]''.
* ''[[
** By far the most memorable are by Ozzie, who persistently tries to hinder the team's advance, and appears noticeably disturbed each time he realizes it hasn't worked. Twice in the game, this is augmented with the narrative comment "Ozzie's in a pickle!"
** Guardia's Chancellor {{spoiler|who is actually the fiend Yakra in disguise}} also has some [[Jaw Drop|visually striking]] Oh Crap moments, {{spoiler|at times when he's suddenly realized that his carefully-planned carefully-executed schemes have instantly unraveled before his eyes}}.
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*** Case 2: The Chancellor and his flunkies corner Crono, Lucca, and Marle in a part of Guardia Forest. Rather than accept a trip back to jail (more proverbial than physical in Marle's case), the three of them jump into the nearby Gate instead.
*** {{spoiler|Case 3: The Chancellor orchestrated King Guardia XXXIII's trial with a forged document and a bribed merchant, even gaining a guilty verdict of four to one on the King. The decision was reversed almost instantly when [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Marle jumped through]] ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|the fucking stained glass window]]'' and produced a shard of the Rainbow Shell, effectively imploding the plot in his face. This is a case of a [[Rebellious Princess]] too wild for an [[Evil Chancellor]] to control.}}
* In ''[[Wing Commander (
* The Zoness stage of ''[[
** Another boss fight, on Macbeth, consists of a train carrying explosives to a supply depot. If you choose to skip the actual fight and simply change the direction of the tracks, you're treated to one of the game's [[Narm Charm|lovable lines]] as the operator realizes that he's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZeB21sTFdg heading right into the depot's front door at top speed], and his brakes don't work.
*** A third example in the game comes from Area 6, which could also be combined with [[Mook Horror Show]] as Fox and his team blast straight through the armada protecting Venom, and the two in charge of the armada are epically freaking out.
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**** A fourth would be many of the Star Fox teams reactions to fighting Star Wolf and their advanced ships.
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* ''[[
** If you tell the Fifth Fleet not to save the ''Destiny Ascension'', but to focus on Sovereign, the asari commander of the ''Ascension'' gets one of these when the Alliance stops answering their hails.
** Saren has a little one on Ilos, when he sees the ''Normandy'' swooping in and the Mako flying towards him.
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** If {{spoiler|Ronald Taylor}} is abandoned by his would-be rescuers and left to face the consequences of almost a decade of exploitation, he's wearing this expression... just before the first of the hunters jumps him.
** Near the end of ME2, {{spoiler|when the Collectors board the Normandy}}, Jokers lines consist almost entirely of ''"Shit, shit, shit, shit!!!"''
** Big Ben's face says it all in the teaser for ''[[
** Lampshaded in the Overlord DLC, when {{spoiler|the satellite dish comes crumbling down on Shepard & Co's heads.}} As Shepard put it...
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** There's a particularly excellent one in the Arrival DLC. Some people have subdued Shepard in an ambush and have kept him/her sedated for two days. Eventually the sedatives stop working and s/he's pissed off. One scientist sees this and gets absolutely terrified, [[Badass|especially once s/he punches out both guards in the room effortlessly.]]
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** Similarly, [[Genre Savvy|Shepard]] has one when s/he sees [[Artifact of Doom|Object Rho]], and begins to realize what's actually going on.
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** Later on, a lone mook has a particularly good one.
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** In the multiplayer mode for Mass Effect 3, the Cerberus troops shout "Krogan!" when they see one charging into melee range.
** Halfway through being converted into another [[Superpowered Mooks|Banshee husk]], {{spoiler|Rila}} reveals that she's holding the detonator to a bomb... and [[Taking You
** During the Mars mission in Mass Effect 3, Shepard meets a group of Cerberus troops that are clearly aware of [[The Dreaded|Shepard's reputation]].
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** On the final Rannoch mission, you are dispatched to blow up a Reaper broadcasting device. You use a targeting laser to call in the Normandy for an airstrike, {{spoiler|and then you find out that you just woke up a Reaper}}.
* [[Ratchet and Clank]] gets several. ''[[Ratchet and Clank 3]]: [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Up Your Arsenal]]'' features Ratchet showing identical "we're dead" expressions upon a) discovering that Captain Qwark, their last hope, thinks he's a monkey, and b) when {{spoiler|Clank turns out to have been replaced by an evil duplicate, who promptly grows to 30 feet tall and attacks him}}.
* Which is to say nothing of the final boss of [[Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction|Tools of Destruction]]. To sum it up: {{spoiler|after the first phase, Tachyon's basically [[Turns Red|gone insane]], and the Dimensionator, being [[Sarcasm Mode|the helpful, predictable]] [[MacGuffin]] [[Sarcasm Mode|that it is]], has ripped open a hole in space and sent our eponymous duo and the [[Big Bad]] to some random asteroid in the middle of space, leaving no chance for escape. The only option is going on with the fight...}} I think Ratchet phrased it best, really: "We are ''so'' screwed..."
** [[Ratchet and Clank Future A Crack In Time|A Crack in Time]] gives us an awesome one from Nefarious's troops, whenever you pull out the [[BFG|RYNO V]] in front of them-- [[Justified Trope|justified]] in that it's the proper response to being stared down from behind this [[Impossibly Cool Weapon|glorious]] weapon:
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* In the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' expansion ''Wrath of the Lich King'' is one in-game video available after a quest line, in which Arthas manages to kill {{spoiler|Saurfang the Younger and is about to kill Bolvar}}. But then {{spoiler|the Forsaken}} appear, with Arthas saying just one word ({{spoiler|"Sylvanas..."}}) in a real Oh Crap voice before getting his ass kicked and retreating.
** Relatedly but less dramatically, in the official trailer for Patch 3.1, you can tell this is what Jaina's thinking when she sees that Thrall and Garrosh are going to arrive before Varian Wrynn has left.
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** Also in the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' expansion ''Burning Crusade'', the roaming Fel Reaver in Hellfire Peninsula has been the source of millions of Oh Crap moments from the players leveling in the area -- one has only to hear that metallic roar to start scrambling wildly in any direction to GTFO.
*** Made even worse when, instead of running away from it, you run straight into it.
** In the ''[[
** ''Cataclysm'' gives us a double [[Oh Crap]] in the Goblin starting area. The Goblin captain and navigator are piloting [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Trade Prince Gallywix's]] slave ship, and get lost in a fog; when the fog clears, they find they've steered right into the middle of an Alliance-Horde naval battle.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsXglDs81FU#t=1m30s You called, little shaman, and The Firelord has answered!]
** This basically sums up Thrall's reaction in ''[[Rise of the Horde]]'' that the draenei, the orcs' old neighbors-turned-enemies who they nearly made extinct, have arrived on Azeroth and joined the Alliance.
** In the finale of ''Cataclysm'', {{spoiler|when Thrall gets ready to use the Dragon Soul to blast Deathwing}} we get a brief but satisfying close-up of Deathwing's eye widening in panic {{spoiler|as he recognizes the [[Artifact of Doom]] ''he created'' -- he knows all too well just how badly the thing can screw him over.}}
** The reaction of players back in Vanilla [[WoW]], when Molten Core was new and they first met Ragnaros was summed up as "Oh shit."
* Believe it or not, but in ''[[Dawn of War]]: Dark Crusade'' at the end of the Necron Headquarter map. Their voice when {{spoiler|they realize you have planted a bomb}} is awesome.
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** Most times a stronghold is defeated there will be one of these, for example {{spoiler|Eliphas realising he's about to be on the receiving end of a [[You Have Failed Me...]]}}, or {{spoiler|the entire Tau army before they go into [[Heroic BSOD]] when their Ethereal dies, especially in ''Soulstorm''}}.
** The Imperial Guard respond to coming up against Necrons with a terrified "Oh no...not ''them!''" Since most other enemies earn relatively calm phrases like "Orks are in the perimeter", this reinforces that Necrons are ''really bad news''.
* In ''[[
** Plus, newcomer Rufus yells this out verbatim when he gets knocked out.
** In the full introduction movie (not whats on the game CD), Gouken does this after giving what seems to be a knockout blow to Akuma, only to have him warp behind him and unleash the Raging Demon. Especially funny when you see the timing of the actions matched up with the lyrics: Akuma recovers into the RD just as the lead is saying "My spirit's in-de-struc-ti-ble," followed up by one long "Ooohhhhhhhhh" as Gouken eats the attack. You can almost add the crap yourself.
** Also, any Super Combo or Ultra Combo KO is sure to make anyone exclaim this... especially if it's a counter-move and the finishing move is inevitable.
* Similarly, in the Wii ''[[Punch
** Not to mention [http://uzumakisonic619.deviantart.com/art/Doc-Louis-Unleashed-125132930 the look on Doc Louis' face] when he first sees [[Scary Black Man|Mr. Sandman]].
* Absolutely ''everybody'' had an Oh Crap moment when they first saw the boss of the Waterfall level in ''[[Contra]]''.
* During the final gunfight of ''[[Call of Duty]] 4'', if you shoot Zakhaev's goons first, you'll have just enough time to see him spin around and give you a priceless "OH SHI-" look right before you shoot ''him.''
** Probably the BIGGEST [[Oh Crap]] moment in all of Call of Duty happens as you assault Zakhaev's base (which is in fact a missile silo). You see a nuclear ICBM launch into the sky (remember, each of them has 6-12 high yield nukes in them...and they only take about 30 minutes to reach their target...and with no warning, it's unlikely to be stopped at all). And then [[It Got Worse|ANOTHER ONE LAUNCHES.]] You've now got (maybe) 20 minutes to stop [[World War
* In ''Modern Warfare 2'' online, getting 25 kills in a single life will net you a Nuclear Launch. Upon said launch, the enemy's radio will suddenly scream "WE'VE DETECTED A NUKE! I-IT'S OVER!!" or something to that effect. It's up to you to imagine the face of that radio operator.
** You essentially get the same effect if the enemy should ever get an AC-130. The announcers tend to be calm and focused for most of the match until either a nuke or AC-130 appears. Especially the Spetsnaz announcer. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1m7u4WU2hs Listen for yourself.]
** There's also one instance during the campaign: When Price boards the Russian submarine all by himself and {{spoiler|launches an ICBM}}, all that Ghost can do is helplessly scream ''"CODE BLACK! [[Nuke'Em|CODE BLACK!!!]]"'' into the radio.
* ''[[
** Oh, your on Hard difficulty? "Please Accept My apologies, the briefing you saw was manufactured. This is the end of the road for you. I think you understand why." (Cue 5 of [[That One Boss]] Flying into the battlefield. The additional member? Your mission control.)
** Also when the player sees or hears a very distinct sight/sound: the sight of the AC Nine Ball and its theme ''9''.
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*** It was also funny before when {{spoiler|Shelly De Killer}} does an [[Oh Crap]] through a radio. Complete with it falling apart multiple times and sweating oil.
** Not that it tops the others, but in the 5th case of the first game, {{spoiler|Damon Gant.}} He gloats for about 10 minutes about how horribly he's going to punish {{spoiler|Phoenix, Edgeworth, Lana, Ema, Gumshoe, and every single person who tried to turn the tables on him}} using a very critical item as evidence. A minute later, Phoenix reveals one contradiction in the evidence that results in an Oh Crap moment where {{spoiler|Gant}} literally SCREAMS at the very moment of realization that said evidence suddenly makes the situation even WORSE for him.
* At the end of ''[[Dead Space (
* In ''[[Fallout]] 3'', {{spoiler|President Eden}} has one of these moments if you tell him you know his self-destruct code. He thinks you're bluffing. Your character then casually rattles it off. His (more or less) last words consist of a horrified and almost [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]] "Oh! Oh... my."
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** The raiders have rather amusing [[Oh Crap]] moments should you toss a grenade their way.
** Benny gets a good one in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', in which confronting him about trying to kill you early-game and stealing the Platinum Chip, he sends you up to the Presidental Suite for a "chat" which turns into him ambushing you with four of his goons. After you kill them, this exchange can take place on the intercomm:
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'''The Courier''': Yeah, it's a real mess up here - four bodies.
'''Benny:''' What the ''fuck''? }}
** General Lee Oliver gets one of these at the Battle Of Hoover Dam when the walls fall down to reveal your army of upgraded Securitrons standing right behind him.
*** Even better is if after you talk him down into simply retreating, in which he boast about [[Tempting Fate|how if he were in your shoes he would personally see you hang]], this exchange can happen.
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'''Oliver:''' ''"What the hell? No, get away from me, you goddamn TV on wheels!"'' }}
* ''[[Company of Heroes]]'': So you're cutting a swath through German lines with your [[Tank Goodness|M10s and Shermans]]...and then the Wehrmacht brings up ''their'' armor. To quote the Allied tank commanders: "Oh shit, that's a [[Cool Tank|TIGER!]]" Usually followed by frenzied commands of "Drive, driiiiive!" or, very frequently, [[Stuff Blowing Up|loud explosions]].
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Spore]]'', this is one of the animations that creatures can do, and EVERYONE RUNS IN SHEER PANIC whenever there is a meteor storm or a UFO.
* There's a beautiful [[Oh Crap]] moment in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9VBrPREN4Y teaser trailer] for ''[[Mechwarrior]] 5''. Its 3015, and the view-point character is piloting a ''Warhammer'', which is a good, solid, heavy mech, but not the biggest. After taking down a light ''Jenner'' mech with little effort by collapsing the building it was standing on, the viewpoint character rushes into the ensuing dust cloud, not noticing some movement on the other side of the cloud. A few seconds in, the ''Warhammer'' stops on account of having run into something. Staring down a wall of unrecognizable metal, the pilot pans the camera up...and realizes he's staring up at {{spoiler|a skull-faced ''Atlas'', which is ''the single biggest baddest Mech of the era and fully capable of taking him to pieces''.}} {{spoiler|It does. The Warhammer pilot ejects after being brutalized, his mech's computer [[Eject! Eject! Eject!|warning of critical damage to internal systems]]. The pilot's [[Ejection Seat
** On the other hand {{spoiler|the bird's eye view from the probe he launched seconds earlier clearly shows two mechs and its fairly obvious that the ''Atlas'' was one of the scary heavyweight assault mechs, the skull face itself is visible, so the [[Oh Crap]] is a result of the pilot forgetting about the second mech and not recognising the largest mass-produced humanoid chassis in the Battletech timeline. [[Too Dumb to Live]] most definitely.}}
** In a [[Call Back]] to the [[Mechwarrior]] 3 intro (see below), {{spoiler|the Atlas pilot realizes too late that the 'Mech he'd just wasted is going critical. He already has his Atlas in full reverse by the time the Warhammer pilot looks back down.}}
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** Honestly, its not a proper Mechwarrior/Mechcommander game if someone doesn't [[Oh Crap]] in the opening cinematics.
** ''[[Mechwarrior]] 3'' provides a couple on both sides for its introduction. For the Inner Sphere, there's Ground Commander watching one of their ''Firefly'' Mechs go down [[One-Hit Kill|in a single shot]] and the ''Atlas'' pilot's reaction to the ''Mad Cat'' [[Going Critical]]. For the Clan Smoke Jaguar Mechs, the aforementioned ''Atlas'' showing up out of nowhere to surprise the ''Mad Cat'' and the realization that there's two-score missiles coming straight for your cockpit for the ''Thor''.
* Gilgamesh vs Shirou at the end of UBW route in ''[[Fate/stay
** From the first route, both {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Kirei]] }} and [[The Dragon|Gilgamesh]] get a moment of this in their duels with Shirou and Saber respectively. {{spoiler|Kirei}} gets his when Shirou survives two curses containing [[The Corruption|ALL the evils of the world, ever,]] [[Beyond the Impossible|Past, Present and Future.]] (To be fair, Shirou did use {{spoiler|Avalon}} to survive the second one), before Shirou runs up and puches his chest out via an explosive magical dagger. Gilgamesh gets his when Saber uses {{spoiler|Avalon}} to block Ea, his [[Earthshattering Kaboom|World Breaking]] [[Wave Motion Sword]], before she charges and cuts him in half with an Excaliblast. Gilgamesh gets quite a few of these, mostly when he realises that yes, there are people who can beat him.
** From ''Heaven's Feel'', there is the moment when True Assassin discovers that Rider's chain-dagger is lodged in his shoulder. Wall-slamming ensues.
* The [[Five-Bad Band|Quarter Knights]] in ''[[Wild
* {{spoiler|Karen Parker}} in ''[[Prototype (
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** ''Prototype'', having as it basically does ''[[The Thing (
** "Oh shiiit!!" The last words of many a Marine right before [[I'm a Humanitarian|Alex digs in]].
** Alex lets himself drop an "Oh shit," when his cover is blown at a Blackwatch briefing due to {{spoiler|Bloodtox}}.
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* In ''[[City of Heroes]]'', the first reaction enemies have to you entering their perception is a "turn and look" that lasts for one or two seconds before they start shooting. This can have a distinct "[[Oh Crap]]" effect when the player is able to get in a hit during the period of delay. One of many ''especially'' satisfying ways to accomplish it is [[Dynamic Entry|to use super-jump or teleportation to drop your character into the midst of a group of mooks and then use a player-based area-of-effect knockback attack to send them flying in all directions]].
** There's also a few scripted instances of this. In the Statesman's Task Force, Dr. Aeon gloats at you from a hidden room, explaining how you'll never escape from your predicament without getting the codes from the 4 Arch-Villains scattered through the zone. He then berates himself for telling you how to escape, and orders one of his goons to erase the recording they just made. The following exchange occurs:
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'''Goon''': "You, uh, said you wanted to transmit this, uh... live."
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'''Dr. Aeon''': "AAAAAGH! Turn it off, TURN IT OFF!" }}
** An example for the ''player'' occurs during the Apex Task Force. All the enemies are 4-8 levels above you. You fight one War Walker, a giant EB with devastating attacks. Then 2. Then SIX at ONCE. Of course, YMMV, some people Squee'd at the challenge.
* After being defeated for the last time by the protagonist and friends, [[Big Bad|Jon Irenicus]] from ''[[
** Throne of Bhaal features one of the more entertaining examples of the trope. As you invade the layer of the Drow Bhaalspawn Sendai, you are repeatedly shown cutscenes of Sendai with her lieutenants. Since by this point your character is easily one of the most powerful mortals on Faerun, when her captain stumbles in stuttering that it's ''you'' invading her layer and slaughtering her minions, she falls into an [[Oh Crap]] moment that just keeps on getting worse and worse as you leave more and more of her best minions in bloody pieces behind you. It doesn't truly stop until she's dead.
* Done rather marvelously in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''; after [[Failure Is the Only Option|repeatedly failing to save the other crystals]] your party finally reaches a crystal that didn't shatter shortly after their arrival. Galuf finally recovers his [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|memory]], and is reunited with his granddaughter, Cara/Krile. Then Lenna and Faris are reunited with their father, King Tycoon. So the crystal's secure and three of the party members were reunited with their loved ones... Things are looking up now, right? WRONG. After the [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]], The final crystal shatters ''anyway'', giving the entire group a huge wake-up call, and the [[Big Bad]] Exdeath makes his grand entrance, ominous entry scene, [[Leitmotif]] of Doom, [[Evil Gloating]], and [[Evil Laugh]] in all thier full glory. Bartz muttering "Shit!" as the entire scene quickly goes downhill doesn't even ''touch'' how much of an [[Oh Crap]] moment this was.
* After defeating the Succubus in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', she finally realizes that the guy whose [[Momma's Boy|mommy issues]] she tried to manipulate is, in fact, Dracula's [[Badass]] rebellious son and that he is ''not amused''. The moment of total astonishment is just icing on the [[Fate Worse Than Death]].
* General Lionwhyte gets two in ''[[Brutal Legend]]''. First, before the final Stage Battle against him, when he notices the sword Lars has levelled at his throat, and finally realizes that the resistance aren't just bumbling idiots and will actually ''kill'' him if they get the chance. Later, after the battle {{spoiler|when a mirror from his tower is about to fall on him, he attempts to stop it... only to shatter it instead and make it even more lethal. The look on his face reflected in the shards of mirror as he realizes just how badly he screwed up is priceless.}}
* Nathan Drake of ''[[Uncharted]]'' has this almost as his catchphrase. He says it, or some variation, every five minutes. Either that, or he's so far beyond panic that he gets ''irritated'' at the insurmountable odds stacked against him.
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** The player's first experience with [[Frickin' Laser Beams|the Excalibur]] in ''[[Ace Combat Zero]]'': right after it cuts through three allied transport planes in one attack, you hear about five different pilots loudly wondering what the hell just happened.
* [[Final Fantasy XII|"The Magick Pot is shocked and dismayed!"]] Despite what it sounds like, trust us, the [[Oh Crap]] here is allllll the player on [[Demonic Spider|reading that]].
** Any player that didn't read a guide or walkthrough had one when they stumble across a living Save Crystal.
* ''[[Syphon Filter]]'': "This one's different from the others..." :beep: :beep: :beep: :KABOOM:
* In ''[[
** Against the bosses sometimes as well. The reaction of Midbus and minions in Bowser's Castle when Bowser nearly throws it halfway across the kingdom is priceless. As is the reaction of the Monty Moles driving the Fawful Express after seeing Bowser's massive eyes through the windscreen.
** In contrast, when Midbus is roasted by giant Bowser, he reacts in an unimpressed deadpan manner.
* In ''[[
** Iron Tager's Genesic Emerald Tager Buster is good for causing this in the receiving player. It deals '''[[Memetic Mutation|Real Soviet Damage!]]''' that can and has turned tables.
** Pretty much anyone who goes against Hazama the first couple times around.
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** To explain how that works, Hazama has an Azure Grimoire - the titular [[
** Ironically, Hazama gets his own in his gag reel, where he unwittingly winds up bathing in 100% Spanish Catnip. Tao and two Kaka kittens nom on him uncontrollably, Jubei wants to take in his scent deep before killing him, and Kokonoe wants to sharpen her claws on his chest; it's not until Kokonoe fully explains what his cat allergies are doing to him that the viewer realizes this is effectively the worst day in Hazama's life, and by the end of it all, every feline in Kagutsuchi ''wants'' him badly. [[Asshole Victim|Run, fat boy, run!!]]
** Ragna the Bloodedge often gets these a lot in gag endings, often coupled with a [[Big "What?"]], for plenty of good reasons. For example, he even gets one in Rachel's gag ending when Jin enters, having been attracted by the effects of the Spectacles of Eros.
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* In ''[[Persona 3]]'', the player may encounter this if he or she stays on any one floor of Tartarus too long. The simple sound of chains rattling will send you running for the exit, unless you've come ''extremely'' well-prepared.
* In [[Free Space]] 2, it takes a massive fleet-wide effort to coordinate the weakening and eventual destruction of the Shivan juggernaut ''Sathanas'', culminating in an epic slugfest between the [[Not Quite Dead]] ''Sathanas'' and the ''GTVA Colossus''. In your tiny fighter, you can only watch the titans slug it out, until the Colossus emerges - Battered, but victorious. {{spoiler|And then another, fresh Sathanas warps right in on top of the remains of the old one. [[Oh Crap|Through a Subspace Jump Node that you had already collapsed.]] [[Cluster F-Bomb|And more are on the way.]]}}
** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Lt. Snipes]] has an epic one later on, which he helpfully passes on to the player. {{spoiler|"DIVE DIVE DIVE! HIT YOUR BURNERS PILOT!" And then you just barely dodge a speeding, screen-filling juggernaut jumping out just as you jump in. If you try to dodge in any direction except down as he tells you,}} your tiny little fighter will be crushed like a tin can in a trash compacter.
* In [[Otomedius|Otomedius Gorgeous]], you're faced with Big Core DX. Okay, sure, it's just a regular Big Core, it's not so dangerous looking. And then it deploys Options. [[No Kill Like Overkill|Six of them]]. [[Oh Crap]].
* In ''[[
* [[Knight Templar|Veger]] has this look on his face near the end of ''[[Jak and Daxter|Jak 3]]'', right when he puts two and two together: {{spoiler|He was bathed in a light that would turn him into a Precursor... Precursors are ottsels... therefore, he will be turned into an-- [[Karmic Transformation|POINK]]!}}
** Not to mention the part in ''Jak X'', when Jak (and, consequently, the player) realizes {{spoiler|Jak's weapons aren't working}}. In the middle of a race. One can only imagine Daxter's reaction...
* From an early scene in [[
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'''Sarge:''' It's a Zerglin', Lester. Smaller taip'uh Zerg. They woun't be owt this far unleyess... owwww sheyat.
''(Hydralisks proceed to disembowel the two men off screen)'' }}
** Another one where the player is the one reacting. "Alert. Class twelve psionic waveform detected. The Queen of Blades has returned."
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* In ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins'' provides a great [[Oh Crap]] moment in the Female City Elf origin: shortly after being kidnapped by Bann Vaughan for a "[[Attempted Rape|party]]," the PC ends up in a back room, cornered by two guards who know that she's been trained as a warrior/rogue, about to be tied up for the ensuing atrocities. Then her cousin Soris shows up at the door and tosses her a sword; the guards look from Soris to the PC, and one of them mutters "Oh sod..."
** In the cutscene at the beginning of the Battle of Ostagar, Cailan realizes that he underestimated the size of the Darkspawn horde. His expression says it all.
* In ''[[
** Actually, the condition has change you only flinch if you are walking with your weapon undrawn. However, unless you become knowledgeable with that monster, you will say oh crap at the higher level ones.
*** Barroth seems easy, just like that gigganox but more jumpy, right? Alright got my sword and- HOW DID IT HIT ME! NO! TARGET MY FRIENDS! DAMNIT!
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIrUebor7us Deviljho], Enough Said.
* In [[Archimedean Dynasty]] the moment comes when, during a routine patrol, a massive Biont battleship silently passes in front of you, knocking out your electronics with its mere ''presence''. And then things go to hell. Really, ''really'' fast.
* ''[[Rayman]] 3''. When you defeat {{spoiler|Reflux}}'s [[Sequential Boss|third form]] by shooting him in the power crystal embedded in his back with a missile, causing him to plummet back down to the arena, Rayman does the usual victory pose, blows a raspberry at the now unoccupied air in front of him, and two seconds later, {{spoiler|Reflux}} simply floats back up unharmed. Qualifies for both Rayman and the player. Also triggers the [[True Final Boss]] battle, where another one is experienced by the player. Since the final battle consists of {{spoiler|riding Globox's ship, which isn't exactly in good shape after the effort of getting it there}}, it cuts your lifebar back into its original size, which is absolutely tiny. And there's no way to restore it.
* This is a ''combat ability'' in ''[[Pokémon]]''. "[[Magikarp Power|GYARADOS]]' Intimidate cuts [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors|foe GEODUDE]]'s Attack!"
** {{spoiler|[[Spell My Name
*** [Shiny Pokemon] fled!/used WHIRLWIND!/ROAR!
* From the climax of ''[[
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{{spoiler|'''Little Oly'''}}: {{spoiler|He's over there, talking to ''[[Monster Clown|your]]'' [[Monster Clown|dad]]!}} }}
** The look on Lili's face just before {{spoiler|the brain tank}} bursts from the rubble in at the asylum.
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* In the opening to ''[[Epic Mickey]]'', Mickey Mouse has this moment when he hears Yen Sid returning (after creating a monster AND spilling paint and thinner on another world)
* Moebius spends the entirety of the ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' series as the [[Smug Snake]] to end all [[Smug Snake|Smug Snakes]]. Being [[The Omniscient]], he can see that all his schemes are going to work, and if Kain or Raziel try to stop him, he can give the former a heart attack with his staff, and disable the latter's Reaver. {{spoiler|That is, until Kain comes back from the dead... again. [[Not So Omniscient After All|Moebius is completely caught off guard,]] and since Kain's heart was ripped out, he has absolutely no way to stop him. The look on Moebius' face the whole time is priceless.}}
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** Kain gets one himself in Defiance: after having lived thousands of years, and spent most of those years plotting and snarking, he's left nearly speechless when {{spoiler|Raziel allows himself to be absorbed by the Soul Reaver, allowing him to see the Elder God. Just realizing what his true enemy is, and what he sentenced Raziel to when he killed him, gives Kain the only dumbfounded look we've ever seen cross his face.}} Then, [[Unstoppable Rage|he gets angry...]]
** Moebius' reaction to {{spoiler|Kain's revival and newfound immunity to his power}} pales in comparison to his sheer horror {{spoiler|when he finally sees the true horrifying form of the Elder God.}}
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** Let's not forget that moment of complete despair as you mine the block below you and realise that beneath that block is either a pool of lava of a room full of creepers.
* Done hilariously in [[Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]], where you can find Pirate logs detailing an ill-fated expedition. The logs end with them panicking about the destroyed stealth field and two Samuses.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'': Spidey has just planted bombs in key locations on a SHIELD Helicarrier infested with symbiotes. Suddenly huge, black, oily tentacles grab the ship:
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** In a similar vein, in Ultimate Spider-Man, Spidey is chasing after the Rhino. When he first comes across the trail of destruction, he knows that fighting the Rhino is going to suck ("Ooooh, this hurts already."). When he meets the Rhino, who in this continuity is a 15-foot tall robotic armor-tank?
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* The default expression of [[Assassin's Creed|Altair's and Ezio's]] targets.
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
** In an earlier episode, Episode 3, this is Eva-Beatrice's reaction to Beatrice deciding to deny the existence of all witches, after which she panics but is held down by Ronove until Beato's denial burns her away.
* Despite being an unstoppable war machine, Horny from ''[[Dungeon Keeper]] 2'' gets a brief 'Oh Crap' moment when he first attacks a Stone Knight, and it just looks at him as his scythe bounces harmlessly off its neck.
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* [[Golden Sun]]: TLA has one at the end. {{spoiler|Alex is at the top of Mt. Aleph as the Golden Sun rises, preparing to receive godlike power. Then, the Wise One shows up and explains how Alex's plan was doomed from the start. Alex is quite upset.}}
** The sequel Dark Dawn has one at the end as well. {{spoiler|You start the game intending to investigate some magic sucking holes in space, then forget about that about a quarter way in. [[Halfway Plot Switch|While you've been distracting saving the world from everything else, the vortexes have been growing off screen until the end]], [[Sequel Hook]].}}
* In ''[[
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'''Stalagbite''': (wakes up and looks at Vath) You...
'''Vath''': No! WAIT! This wasn't supposed to happen! (Stalagbite roars and pins him down) }}
** Zahart, controller of {{spoiler|the Eighth Lord of Chaos,}} Tibicenas, also gets one when he sees that Zhoom has destroyed his magic ring. This happens right before Tibicenas {{spoiler|proves that [[Evil Is Not a Toy]] by lifting his former master into the air and brainwashing him into his new slave}}.
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** And as of 3/25/11, Harmonix just announced that it's DLC for RB3, and with PRO GUITAR, no less. Better kiss those hands good-bye.
* {{spoiler|[[Complete Monster|Ir]][[Magnificent Bastard|is]]}} gets one in [[Rosenkreuzstilette|Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert]] when she realizes that [[Lady of War|Grolla]] has overheard her plans to {{spoiler|have RKS fight against the [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Empire]] [[For the Evulz]]}}.
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* These happen in ''[[Half Life]]'' at random; if you shoot a grenade at the marines, sometimes they'll yell "Oh, ''shit!''". Often times they can't complete their sentence, resulting in a [[Curse Cut Short]]. Similarly, snipers in the ''[[Half Life]] 2'' series will sometimes yell "Shit!" before a grenade you've thrown at them goes off.
** "Doctor Freeeeeemannn..."
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*** "It's a trap!"
** The final Strider battle at the end of ''Episode Two'':
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** In the final scene of ''Episode Two'', when you start seeing flashes of light as you enter the helicopter hangar.
* The Player invokes this in [[Batman: Arkham Asylum]] during the stealth segments. As Batman takes out more and more mooks from the shadows, the remaining mooks will notice their missing (or incapacitated) friends, and they will appropriately start freaking out. All more the fun with detective vision on, since you can slowly see their heartbeat rise and their emotional well-being plummet.
* The [[Star Ocean]] series features this in the sound bytes for each character at the start of a battle. Against an enemy that outmatch your level sufficiently, the general consensus is barely restrained panic. (Dias from Second Story averts this pretty much forever, and even inspires it himself sometimes. This is because Dias is Dias.)
* In addition to featuring similar bytes for bonus bosses and high level monsters, ''[[Luminous Arc]]'' features -strategic- Oh Craps. The characters will inform you, in varying shades of worry, if the enemy is going to do something nasty on its turn, and ignoring their warnings can quickly lead to disaster.
** [[
* [[
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* You can't see the infantrymen's faces in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', but it's pretty easy to imagine this look on their faces when Cloud brings out [[BFS|whatever sword he happens to have equipped.]]
** Happens several times in the ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' movie ''[[Advent Children]]'':
*** Cloud has a perfectly understandable moment when Sephiroth first appears, literally inches from Cloud's face.
*** Sephiroth gets one of his own when Cloud brings out the new and improved Omnislash.
* In ''[[
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** Also in the sequel, when he first fights the Behemoth.
** As well as in the 2nd game's DLC "Festival of Blood" ending, Zeke reacted like this when he realised {{spoiler|the lady hes been sharing the whole vampire story with was actually one herself.}}
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* ''Oh Shit!'' for the [[MSX]], one of the laziest ''[[Pac-Man]]'' ripoffs ever made, had a digitized voice saying the game's title whenever the player lost a life.
* In Geist, one of the possible death sounds for the standard soldiers.
* In ''[[
** Also likely to be uttered by the ''player'' in the same {{spoiler|toilet dungeon}}, if they don't defeat the [[Lethal Joke Character|Men's Bathroom Sign]] fast enough - ''Men's Bathroom Sign tried [[Total Party Kill|PK STARSTORM!]]''
* In ''[[Baten Kaitos]] Origins'', {{spoiler|Shanath}}, who is three parts [[Smug Snake]] and one part [[Complete Monster]], gets an incredibly satisfying one when {{spoiler|Sagi powers himself up and cripples his machina arma}}.
** In the first game, {{spoiler|Melodia}} had a big one when {{spoiler|Kalas ripped off his wing and rejected Malpercio}}.
* Moments of [[Oh Crap]] can be encountered by the player in [[Trainz Railroad Simulator]] of all games. The AI drivers are somewhat notorious for their occasional [[Artificial Stupidity|lapses of intelligence]], often leading to derailments. The [[Oh Crap]] comes into play in situations where one can see the accident about to occur, but does not have enough time to take control of the offending train to prevent it. The fact that trains cannot be rerailed without the use of addons adds to the feeling.
* In ''[[Kirby Super Star
** Similarly, when the characters of [[
* [[Ninja Gaiden|Ryu Hayabusa's]] Oh Crap moments in the Original Trilogy is summed up in two words: "What the...?!" [[
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* Poor Prince Eonia in ''[[Galaxy Angel (
* Shown in ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' when {{spoiler|After Wyzen, now the size of earth, tries to kill Asura by using his finger to crush him, Asura starts lifting it BACK UP! Wyzen has this type of look on his face. [[Moment of Awesome|Before being punched into oblivion]].}}
** In episode 15.5 {{spoiler|Yasha vs. Deus, near the end of the fight, when Yasha activates his Vajra and tries to attack Deus with the same punch that broke Asura out of his Wrath form... Dues takes it without even flinching, cue Yasha having this facial reaction.}}
* Seath the Scaleless in ''[[Dark Souls]]'' roars in fury and likely fear when he realizes that the player is within striking distance of his [[Soul Jar]].
* In ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning]]'', Gadflow's eyes widen and his mouth falls open in shock and terror when he finally sees {{spoiler|his "goddess" Tirnoch}} for the first time in the flesh. {{spoiler|He likely wasn't expecting Tirnoch to be a gigantic and fearsome dragon.}}
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series: Pretty much the only appropriate response when you notice Lu Bu heading in your direction.
* In [[Katawa Shoujo]], Rin has this when she realizes that on Friday night, she only has one more day to complete her mural before the festival on Sunday.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', the look on your party's faces when {{spoiler|Galenth Dysley reveals himself to be the fal'Cie Barthandelus}} is this trope in its purest essence. For the first time in the entire game, ''all six'' of them are ''visibly terrified'', and considering some of the crap they've already been through up to this point, that's saying a ''lot''.
* In ''[[Guilty Gear|Guilty Gear Xrd]]'', Dizzy's Instant Kill, Emotional Gamma Ray, doesn't actually kill, it misses by an inch and causes the opponent to surrender (replacing the usual "Destroyed" with "Surrendered") while they stand in shock at the massive explosion the Gamma Ray just caused. Reactions range from badly hidden nervousness to "I need new pants" levels of shock (the only exceptions being Ky, Slayer and Zato).
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