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== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[Fate Zero]]'' and ''[[Fate ~~Stay Night~~]]'', Masters have Command Seals (3 per contract) that force their Servants to do exactly what the Masters say, even if the only possible outcome of said action is losing the Holy Grail War. In ''[[Fate Zero]]'', {{spoiler|Kayneth}} force his Servant {{spoiler|Lancer}} to commit suicide, as part of the deal to let him walk away unmolested<ref>Unmolested by the other party of the contract, [[Loophole Abuse|but not necessarily from anyone else.]]</ref> from the war after he's crippled.

* In ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' and ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', Masters have Command Seals (3 per contract) that force their Servants to do exactly what the Masters say, even if the only possible outcome of said action is losing the Holy Grail War. In ''[[Fate/Zero]]'', {{spoiler|Kayneth}} force his Servant {{spoiler|Lancer}} to commit suicide, as part of the deal to let him walk away unmolested<ref>Unmolested by the other party of the contract, [[Loophole Abuse|but not necessarily from anyone else.]]</ref> from the war after he's crippled.

** Later, {{spoiler|[[Kick the Dog|Kiritsugu force Saber to destroy the Holy Grail itself.]]}}

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* One ''[[Minecraft]]'' mod allows you to make machines powered by electricity. You could use copper cables to route the power to these machines. Not using rubber to insulate the cables would cause you to get an electric shock.

* ''The Amazing [[Spider-Man]]'' on [[Game Boy]] featured a level in which you needed to press a button at the very end to get into a window. Everywhere else, though...

{{quote| [[~~The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|~~The Angry Video Game Nerd]]: There's a '''SUICIDE BUTTON''' in this game?!}}

{{quote| [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]: There's a '''SUICIDE BUTTON''' in this game?!}}

* ''[[Quest for Glory III]]'' introduced a new spell called Thermonuclear Blast, basically as a joke. The description for the spell read something along the lines of: "Everything in a ten mile radius dies instantly. This includes your character, but at least you'll go out with a bang!" The spell would actually develop some limited use in the fifth game, where it could be used to initiate a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] in a certain scene.

** This spell wasn't a joke. If you waited too long at the end before destroying the [[Big Bad]] and closing the portal, {{spoiler|the [[Bigger Bad]] got through, and you died in a Thermonuclear Blast}}.

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** In the sequel, the Black Hole just grows until everything is destroyed. It can't be deleted either.

* In ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]'', press Select to [[Puzzle Reset|die]]<ref>In case you encountered an [[Unwinnable]] situation.</ref>.

* The ''[[Death Gate]]'' adventure-game. Among the spells you learned along the way was 'Self-Immolate', which does [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]] - using the spell would instantly kill you. It did, however, turn out useful when fighting a mirror image of yourself. Just scribe a mirrored version of the spell's runes - which does nothing - and your copy would dutifully flip it and kill himself.

* The ''[[Death Gate]]'' adventure-game. Among the spells you learned along the way was 'Self-Immolate', which does [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] - using the spell would instantly kill you. It did, however, turn out useful when fighting a mirror image of yourself. Just scribe a mirrored version of the spell's runes - which does nothing - and your copy would dutifully flip it and kill himself.

* ''[http://www.rrrrthats5rs.com/games/dont-shoot-the-puppy/ Don't Shoot the Puppy]'' is a parody of these: once you've started a level, any action (including moving the mouse by ANY amount) results in failure--the only way to not shoot the puppy is to leave your computer alone.

* There is a similar game called ''[http://www.venbrux.com/blog/?p=23 Execution]'' by Jesse Venbrux. The only way to "win" is to quit. {{spoiler|Restarting results in an "it's already too late" message and shows you the failure screen, ''even if you delete and reinstall the game''. This is because [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|the game records your loss in a part of your computer's registry that's not deleted when uninstalling.]]}}

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** In the third game, when you obtain the GECK there is an option to activate it. Should you try, the device will helpfully inform you that, when activated, it will destroy everything in a large radius for materials. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=1IYEwGPQQzg&feature=iv&v=x25gCfZaxGY&annotation_id=annotation_580823 You can then turn it on anyway].

** In the ''Mothership Zeta'' DLC, try {{spoiler|[[Your Head Asplode|taking off your space suit]] during the space walk.}}

** ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]'' has one implemented for plotline reasons when playing through the Dead Money expansion. You are warned that if you {{spoiler|use a terminal to read Sinclair's Notes while in the Sierra Madre Vault,}} you will become permanently trapped. If you do so anyway, it will lead to a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] wherein you starve to death and your likeness becomes a hologram in the Madre. {{spoiler|However, just because ''you'' are warned about it doesn't mean you can't spring the trap on Elijah...}}

** ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' has one implemented for plotline reasons when playing through the Dead Money expansion. You are warned that if you {{spoiler|use a terminal to read Sinclair's Notes while in the Sierra Madre Vault,}} you will become permanently trapped. If you do so anyway, it will lead to a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] wherein you starve to death and your likeness becomes a hologram in the Madre. {{spoiler|However, just because ''you'' are warned about it doesn't mean you can't spring the trap on Elijah...}}

** {{spoiler|The same expansion gives you the opportunity to give Elijah a [[We Can Rule Together]] offer if your reputation with the NCR is low enough, Elijah will happily accept this, and even sincerely apologizes for all the trouble he has put you through. Then you and he take control of the Mojave Wasteland virtually unopposed with the help of the Cloud and the holograms}}.

* In the ''[[Half Life]]'' expansion ''Opposing Force'', you can get an electricity-firing weapon called the shock rifle. You're fully capable of firing it underwater, despite the fact that doing so kills you immediately.

* In ''Half-Life 2'', at some points, killing yourself in a way that couldn't possibly be unintentional will net you a [[Have a Nice Death|special failure message]]: "Subject demonstrated extremely poor judgment."

* ''[[Quake (~~Video Game~~)|Quake]]'' has the [[Lightning Gun|Thunderbolt]] weapon, which kills you when fired underwater, and it also electrocutes anything in a radius that depends on the amount of ammo you have for it. This is ([[Awesome but Impractical|kinda]]) useful in multiplayer if a bunch of people are in the water with you, or if you're invincible.

* ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]'' has the [[Lightning Gun|Thunderbolt]] weapon, which kills you when fired underwater, and it also electrocutes anything in a radius that depends on the amount of ammo you have for it. This is ([[Awesome but Impractical|kinda]]) useful in multiplayer if a bunch of people are in the water with you, or if you're invincible.

* In the [[Full Motion Video]] game based on the ''[[Johnny Mnemonic]]'' film, you try to access the internet, you die instantly. Note that there's an internet access port on nearly every screen of the game.

* In ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]] 6'' you could attempt to open an underwater door from the inside. Larry does not survive the following increase in air humidity.

** If you flush the toilet in the restroom of Lefty's Bar in the original, it overflows and causes you to drown. Other easy ways to die are shoplifting, neglecting to pay the taxi driver, or wandering into a dark alley.

* In ''[[~~Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|~~Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' you can choose to read a ghost's diary after promising not to (although you have to dig through enough "are you sure"s to rival Windows Vista) or, later, accept the [[Big Bad]]'s [[We Can Rule Together]]. Both result in a [[Nonstandard Game Over]].

* In ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' you can choose to read a ghost's diary after promising not to (although you have to dig through enough "are you sure"s to rival Windows Vista) or, later, accept the [[Big Bad]]'s [[We Can Rule Together]]. Both result in a [[Nonstandard Game Over]].

* ''[[~~Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|~~Super Paper Mario]]''

* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''

** You can die before the game even officially starts. Just tell the character telling you about the rift in the world that you don't want to do anything about it. He will ask if you're sure and tell you the world will end without your help. Say yes and he asks if you are REALLY sure. Say yes again and he then says something like "Well... I guess there is nothing to be done about it then. This world and all who live in it will be destroyed." And you get a Game Over, even before you can officially control your character.

*** The first [[~~Golden Sun (Video Game)|~~Golden Sun]] game did something very similar after the prologue dungeon. When asked by [[Mister Exposition]] if you are willing to take on this dangerous quest to save the world, you can just say no and walk out of the house, resulting in a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] where the game tells you that the world began drifting towards its end due to your choice.

*** The first [[Golden Sun]] game did something very similar after the prologue dungeon. When asked by [[Mister Exposition]] if you are willing to take on this dangerous quest to save the world, you can just say no and walk out of the house, resulting in a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] where the game tells you that the world began drifting towards its end due to your choice.

** When you enter level 4-1, which is set in outer space, you can choose not to put on your air helmet. Do that 3 times and after Tippi mocks your ineptitude, BOOM- game over.

** Another [[We Can Rule Together]] happens in the next-to-last chapter. Cue another 10 Windows Vista "Are you sure"'s from the same character from the previous example before leaving you at the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Nonstandard Game Over|mercy]].

* In ''[[~~New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|~~New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'''s multiplayer coop mode, you can press the A button to go into a bubble and let your friend(s) continue the level, then have one of them pop the bubble to bring you back into the game. This can save you a life or two when going through tight spots, as only one player needs to surmount the challenge. BUT... the A button is not disabled when everyone else is in a bubble (or out of lives), so if you press it then, you'll be stuck in a bubble with no way to pop it, and you'll have to restart the level!

* In ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'''s multiplayer coop mode, you can press the A button to go into a bubble and let your friend(s) continue the level, then have one of them pop the bubble to bring you back into the game. This can save you a life or two when going through tight spots, as only one player needs to surmount the challenge. BUT... the A button is not disabled when everyone else is in a bubble (or out of lives), so if you press it then, you'll be stuck in a bubble with no way to pop it, and you'll have to restart the level!

** This can actually come in handy sometimes -- if you're on your last life, everybody else is out of lives, and you're plunging to your doom, letting yourself die causes a Game Over and you have to reload your last save. But going into a bubble will only make you restart the level and bring back the other players.

* ''[[Fire Emblem|Fire Emblem:]] [[Fire Emblem Elibe|The Blazing Sword]]''. Go on, [[Violation of Common Sense|attack]] [[Purposefully Overpowered|Fargus]]. I ''dare'' you.

* In ''[[Pathways ~~Into~~ Darkness]]'', you can set the timer on your nuke too short, set it too long, or oversleep. The formermost results in burning atomic death, the latter two in a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] by way of [[Eldritch Abomination]].

* In ''[[Pathways into Darkness]]'', you can set the timer on your nuke too short, set it too long, or oversleep. The formermost results in burning atomic death, the latter two in a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] by way of [[Eldritch Abomination]].

* ''[[~~Phantom 2040 (Animation)|~~Phantom 2040]]'': Near the end of the game is a level where the player is running on the outside of a moving train. Pressing down+ jump allows the player to drop down to a lower part of it, even when on the lowermost part of the train. Dropping from there (and thus onto the tracks) can only ever result in instantaneous death.

* ''[[Phantom 2040]]'': Near the end of the game is a level where the player is running on the outside of a moving train. Pressing down+ jump allows the player to drop down to a lower part of it, even when on the lowermost part of the train. Dropping from there (and thus onto the tracks) can only ever result in instantaneous death.

** The above is a common occurrence in any oldschool platformer, as the devs simply didn't think people would be crazy enough to even accidentally do such a thing and didn't code the very bottom-most platform as being 'solid.' Therefore all terrain with a similar appearance could be fallen through, even if it was at the very bottom of the screen. ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' was an especially large offender since it usually scrolled vertically, yet also made the space below you into a [[Bottomless Pit]], even if you just advanced a single pixel too high.

* This is inverted in ''[[Planescape Torment]]'' - as the point of the game is to more or less figure out ''why'' you're immortal, and find a way ''to'' die.

* This is inverted in ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' - as the point of the game is to more or less figure out ''why'' you're immortal, and find a way ''to'' die.

** To get a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] you can kill the only source of information on how to save yourself from everlasting reincarnation. You can also anger a being of godlike power twice in a row. Or accept a position with a lifetime term. Or [[Taken for Granite|annoy a Medusa]].

** You may also receive {{spoiler|a blade which is specifically designed to kill you, and only you - "It looks like it couldn't cut butter."}} This comes in handy during the endgame...

** Or, if you have Wisdom {{spoiler|25, you can try to WILL YOURSELF TO DEATH.}}

** Then there's the throne of the Silent King, which is inescapable once sat in, and by all evidence has killed the last person to sit on it. Nameless can choose to take the throne himself, with predictable results.

* ''[[Planescape Torment]]'' also subverts this trope in that willingly taking mortal damage can prove beneficial:

* ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' also subverts this trope in that willingly taking mortal damage can prove beneficial:

** A woman who wants to know what murdering another person feels like offers The Nameless One a thousand coins to allow her to stab him in the heart.

{{quote| '''Jolmi''': "Somewhat disappointing, I must admit. Ah, well... coin well-spent, nonetheless. Farewell."}}

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** In the second installment of the series, you could fail to put ear protectors on when using the firing range. Shoot twice, and [[Have a Nice Death]].

** ''Open Season'': Try to leave the convenience store without paying? The owner shoots you. Shoot anyone? You die too. Fail to use the mirror on a stick before entering the door? You get fatally mauled by the [[Big Bad]]'s dog.

* In the early 1980s FORTRAN ASCII graphics ''[[~~Star Trek (Franchise)|~~Star Trek]]'' game the player can activate the Enterprise's [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]. Which is [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]].

* In the early 1980s FORTRAN ASCII graphics ''[[Star Trek]]'' game the player can activate the Enterprise's [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]. Which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].

** In some ports of this game, when the Enterprise explodes, it will destroy any nearby Klingon ships. Depending on the port, this can result in a net increase in the player's final score, making it, if nothing else, a reasonable thing to do when all other options have been exhausted. One Commodore 64 port, titled "Space: The Ultimate Frontier" plays it out as a sort of cut scene, evoking ''[[Star Trek III ~~the~~ Search For Spock ~~(Film)~~|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]''.

** In some ports of this game, when the Enterprise explodes, it will destroy any nearby Klingon ships. Depending on the port, this can result in a net increase in the player's final score, making it, if nothing else, a reasonable thing to do when all other options have been exhausted. One Commodore 64 port, titled "Space: The Ultimate Frontier" plays it out as a sort of cut scene, evoking ''[[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]''.

* Similarly, ''[[Star Trek Voyager ~~(TV)~~|Star Trek Voyager]]: Elite Force'' lets you activate Voyager's self-destruct system. While it gets disabled immediately so nobody dies, it does result in your character's incarceration and a game over. (Ironically, Captain Janeway is notorious for her auto-destruct habit -- she uses it three times in Season 2 alone.)

* Similarly, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]: Elite Force'' lets you activate Voyager's self-destruct system. While it gets disabled immediately so nobody dies, it does result in your character's incarceration and a game over. (Ironically, Captain Janeway is notorious for her auto-destruct habit -- she uses it three times in Season 2 alone.)

* In ''[[Streets of Rage]] 3'', throws cannot be performed on the "big ben" type of enemy. However, rather than just disallowing throws on them, the game instead has these enemies crush the player any time they try a throw, doing a fairly large chunk of damage. And just to mock you further, the fat bastards will laugh at you if they squash you... or pretty much taking damage from anything in their sight.

** Which is a bit of an annoyance for people who have played Streets of Rage 2, where the "Big Ben" type enemies were throwable with no ill effects.

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** There are no less than [http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Cockatrice forty-five ways to get yourself killed by a cockatrice] - and only a few are from enemies.

** It's even possible to attempt to mount your horse, slip off, and kill yourself... ''on the very first turn''!

{{quote| '''Nethack''': "[[Do Not Pass Go~~|Do not pass go~~]]. Do not collect 200 zorkmids."}}

{{quote| '''Nethack''': "[[Do Not Pass Go]]. Do not collect 200 zorkmids."}}

* ''[[Castlevania]]: Order of Ecclesia'': Equip {{spoiler|Dominus Anger, Dominus Hatred and Dominus Agony}}, press Up+ X to die. Ironically, however, you are [[Forbidden Chekhov's Gun|required to use this exact technique]] to {{spoiler|kill the final form of [[Dracula]],}} and it's the one instance where you ''don't'' die {{spoiler|(Albus's soul takes the place of Shanoa's in this case).}}

** One of the items you can find is the "Death Ring", which drastically raises all your attributes with the description "One hit kills instantly." As it turns out, the description is referring to ''Shanoa'' - taking a single hit will instantly kill her.

* ''[[~~Commander Keen (Video Game)|~~Commander Keen]]'': In Episode 2, "The Earth Explodes", your goal is to disable the numerous [[Wave Motion Gun|Wave Motion Guns]] on the alien mothership. Each of these guns has an "on" switch on them. [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Guess what happens if you press it.]]

* ''[[Commander Keen]]'': In Episode 2, "The Earth Explodes", your goal is to disable the numerous [[Wave Motion Gun|Wave Motion Guns]] on the alien mothership. Each of these guns has an "on" switch on them. [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Guess what happens if you press it.]]

* In ''[[Maniac Mansion]]'', you can blow up Ed's beloved hamster in the microwave. And then give it back to him. He reacts poorly. And you can nuke the mansion, by draining the swimming pool, pushing the [[Big Red Button]], or setting off the security system.

* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]''

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* In ThunderDome MUD, drinking gasoline was instant death. Since the most convenient way to carry it was in one of the larger canteens, and drinking water is also often necessary, it wasn't an infrequent death. The Implementors themselves would laugh on the gossip line when reading the death logs.

* ''Shadow Madness'' includes the item "Pandora's Caudron". Its in-game description is "[[Schmuck Bait|Do not use. EVER!]]" Using it shows a FMV that ends in an [[Earthshattering Kaboom]], followed by a [[Nonstandard Game Over|Game Over]] screen.

* The original ''[[Ultima Underworld]]'' has a spell called "Armageddon." It pretty much does [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. When used, it destroys every item (both in your inventory and on the ground), monster, door, and staircase, and sets all your abilities at zero, making it impossible to win. Just doing the first would be enough for that.

* The original ''[[Ultima Underworld]]'' has a spell called "Armageddon." It pretty much does [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. When used, it destroys every item (both in your inventory and on the ground), monster, door, and staircase, and sets all your abilities at zero, making it impossible to win. Just doing the first would be enough for that.

** The sixth and seventh Ultimas also have the Armageddon spell. Casting it kills every living thing in the game except for the Avatar and Lord British. (And in Ultima VII, {{spoiler|Batlin.}})

*** In ''Ultima VI'', there are certain circumstances where the spell's effects can be undone, allowing it to be used strategically to bypass certain obstacles.

* [[~~War Craft~~]] 2 and 3 have a cheat code that results in an immediate [[Game Over]].

* [[Warcraft]] 2 and 3 have a cheat code that results in an immediate [[Game Over]].

* In one area of ''[[Red Faction]]'', you are required to go under cover to get past security. There are several big red buttons on the walls and supports. When you press one (just like you would press any other button), an alarm is immediately activated. You are soon attacked by an endless number of guards. Did I mention that you were forced to disarm in order to go under cover?

* ''Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay'' allows you (and encourages you with flashing) to try to pick up the dna-encoded guns. ZZZAP. Although the damage is extremely minor.

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* ''[[The Impossible Quiz]]'' insidiously disguises a [[Press X to Die]] as a [[Press X to Not Die]].

* One level in the [[Futurama]] game contains a working Suicide Booth. Step inside and press the interact button.

* In ''[[~~Mech Assault (Video Game)|~~Mech Assault]]'', in the multiplayer Grinder mode if you play with a friend you are able to walk around as a regular human. Press a certain button? [[Ludicrous Gibs]]!

* In ''[[Mech Assault]]'', in the multiplayer Grinder mode if you play with a friend you are able to walk around as a regular human. Press a certain button? [[Ludicrous Gibs]]!

* ''[[~~Mother 3 (Video Game)|~~Mother 3]]'': While playing as Duster in Osohe Castle in Chapter 2. In order to get inside the castle, you must open a hole to get to the floor below. Fortunately, there's a conveniently placed statue holding a large iron ball. Dash into it, and it'll drop the ball, which crashes through the floor. Dash into it from the right, and it'll drop the ball which crashes through ''you''.

* ''[[Mother 3]]'': While playing as Duster in Osohe Castle in Chapter 2. In order to get inside the castle, you must open a hole to get to the floor below. Fortunately, there's a conveniently placed statue holding a large iron ball. Dash into it, and it'll drop the ball, which crashes through the floor. Dash into it from the right, and it'll drop the ball which crashes through ''you''.

* The ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' parody adventure game ''Kingdom 'O Magic'' contains a [[Star Wars|Thermal Detonator]] as a collectible item. Using it ''anywhere'' plays a cutscene of a nuclear explosion followed by the standard death sequence.

* In the adventure game ''KGB'', you can use your gun on yourself. The game even asks you if you really want to do it. Of course, if you do, you die.

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* If you're crippled in ''[[Bushido Blade]]'', you can press the Select button to surrender honourably, allowing your opponent to finish you off.

* In ''[[Mass Effect]] 2'', you meet Morinth, an asari with a rare genetic defect that kills anyone she has sex with. You have the option to have sex with her. [[Too Dumb to Live|The result is]] [[Nonstandard Game Over|what you expect]].

* ''[[~~Worms (Video Game)|~~Worms]]''

* ''[[Worms]]''

** Most of the games have an item called the Surrender. When used, the player's team will be removed from the match, although its members remain on the landscape waving white flags and can be knocked around by the remaining teams.

** And let us not not forgot KAMIKAZE!

** Heck, all weapons can be used to to kill yourself (or your teammates), and it regularly turns out that having one or two worms sacrificing themselves for the greater good is a good idea. Or you just want to show your opponent that you can use your team as a suicide squad and still kick his ass.

* Many [[Death Is a Slap On The Wrist]] multiplayer games have a [[Slash Command]] for this, like ''[[Unreal]]'''s "siucide", which broadcasts the message "[player] had an aneurysm."

* Many [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist]] multiplayer games have a [[Slash Command]] for this, like ''[[Unreal]]'''s "siucide", which broadcasts the message "[player] had an aneurysm."

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'''s ''Peasant's Quest'' lets you simply type "die". The game insults your intelligence, then carries out the command. So does ''Thy Dungeonman''.

* In ''[[~~The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (Video Game)|~~The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind]]'' you can get a scroll that boosts your acrobatics to insane levels. For three seconds. This means you jump like Supes. And then die once you hit the ground. Oh, and did I mention you get the scroll from the corpse of the guy who was testing it out, crashing-and dying!- ''right in front of you?''

* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind]]'' you can get a scroll that boosts your acrobatics to insane levels. For three seconds. This means you jump like Supes. And then die once you hit the ground. Oh, and did I mention you get the scroll from the corpse of the guy who was testing it out, crashing-and dying!- ''right in front of you?''

** Of course they are called the "scrolls of [[Genius Bonus|Icarian Flight]]."

** Not a perfect example, since it is quite possible to find a use for it - Slowfall, at any power, removes ''all'' falling damage (and synergises well in other respects), and a spell of levitate halts the fall in favour of, well, [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|levitation]].

** Not a perfect example, since it is quite possible to find a use for it - Slowfall, at any power, removes ''all'' falling damage (and synergises well in other respects), and a spell of levitate halts the fall in favour of, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|levitation]].

* Almost all Infocom games let you kill yourself just by requesting it ("kill self" or "die"). Unfortunately, some Infocom games default the player as the noun when one isn't given; what that means is never type "kill" because the game will fill your name right there on the form...

* [[Uplink]] after the Evil Corporation hands you [[The Virus]]. {{spoiler|DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN REVELATION LOCALLY.}}

** Although creative players can use it as a cheap (free!) alternative to a Self Destruct Device (which otherwise costs a signifigant amount of money and a hardware slot).

* Screwed yourself over in [[N]]? [[Press X to Die|Press "K" to die]]. In the "sequel" [[N~~|N+~~]] , you literally [[Press X to Die]].

* Screwed yourself over in [[N]]? [[Press X to Die|Press "K" to die]]. In the "sequel" [[N]] , you literally [[Press X to Die]].

* In the original ''[[Dragon Quest I ~~(Video Game)~~|Dragon Warrior]]'', when the [[Big Bad|Dragonlord]] tells you [[We Can Rule Together]], you actually can take him up on his offer.

* In the original ''[[Dragon Quest I|Dragon Warrior]]'', when the [[Big Bad|Dragonlord]] tells you [[We Can Rule Together]], you actually can take him up on his offer.

* In ''[[Star Control|Star Control 2]]'' , using the Utwig Bomb (a tool designed to [[Earthshattering Kaboom|destroy small planets for easy mining]]) is not wise.

* ''[[The Journeyman Project]]'' has lots of these:

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** These can become a [[Game Breaker]] if [http://uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:_Poisoned_Apple used properly] against people you ''really'' want dead.

* Strictly speaking, any game that allows you to throw grenades or fire an RPG at your feet counts as this. Also any game that allows you to jump from great heights (or [[Bottomless Pit]]) and kill yourself. [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] by games that don't include fall damage from any height.

* In [[~~Homeworld (Video Game)|~~Homeworld]], all of the player's ships have a scuttle function. Including the mothership.

* In [[Homeworld]], all of the player's ships have a scuttle function. Including the mothership.

** Averted in the quasi-sequel Homeworld Cataclysm. Attempting to scuttle your mothership results in the voice of the captain replying in shocked, hushed tones, "I... will... NOT!"

* Many of the WWE games include a 'Create A Wrestler' section, including the ability to assign moves. Some of the available moves are included as jokes, generally being 'failed' versions of normal moves. If you are cruel enough to assign these moves to your character you can literally force your wrestler to do things such as climbing the turnbuckle, walking out onto the ropes and losing balance, landing crotch-first on the hard ropes. What is more terrifying, Press X To Die or Press X To Crotch Yourself Into Oblivion?

** [[Fate Worse Than Death]]

* In Guild Wars, at the end of the Nightfall campaign players can use the /dance command to start dancing in front of the giant boss. Who then starts dancing back. Which immediately kills EVERYONE on your team. You got served indeed.

* Most of the microgames in ''[[~~Wario Ware (Video Game)|~~Wario Ware]]'' involve frantic button pressing, but occasionally you'll get one where you win by doing absolutely nothing. The only way to lose is by...you guessed it, pushing a button.

* Most of the microgames in ''[[Wario Ware]]'' involve frantic button pressing, but occasionally you'll get one where you win by doing absolutely nothing. The only way to lose is by...you guessed it, pushing a button.

* In the Map Room of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', you use a key to walk from a narrow ledge to a spot below the map, then equip the headpiece of the Staff of Ra to do what Indy did in the movie. But while you're standing there, the slightest movement will send you plummeting to your death in the valley below. You have to equip the key again to leave.

* In the Map Room of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (video game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', you use a key to walk from a narrow ledge to a spot below the map, then equip the headpiece of the Staff of Ra to do what Indy did in the movie. But while you're standing there, the slightest movement will send you plummeting to your death in the valley below. You have to equip the key again to leave.

* ''[[~~Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|~~Super Mario Bros 2]]'' (US) has a suicide code.

* ''[[Super Mario Bros 2]]'' (US) has a suicide code.

* In the first ''[[Quest for Glory]]'', thieves come equipped with a lockpick; their proficiency with which was denoted by the character's lockpick skill. Typing in the command "pick nose" results in the message "You delicately insert the lockpick in your left nostril." If your hero had a high enough skill (~40 or higher), the operation is a success. If not, "Unfortunately, you push it in too far, causing yourself a cerebral hemorrhage," and your death.

* In ''[[~~Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|~~Team Fortress 2]]'': Select Soldier. Equip Equalizer. Press G (the default Taunt key). This has the "advantage" of taking out anyone close to you. Also, type "kill" or "explode" into the console.

* In ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': Select Soldier. Equip Equalizer. Press G (the default Taunt key). This has the "advantage" of taking out anyone close to you. Also, type "kill" or "explode" into the console.

* In ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'', the developers left in a suicide command for players who had gotten themselves stuck. The problem was, when players were boomers, that command caused them to explode instantly preventing the survivors from stun-locking them with the melee shove. This was quickly patched out.

** You can intentionally trip car alarms to call a swarm of Infected upon yourself.

** It is still possible to trigger suicide as an infected. However now this is only possible if the survivors are really, really far away. It's mainly done so you can catch up.

* In ''[[Shenmue]] 2'', Ryo Hazuki meets up with Zhangyu, a barber offering information on one of the four ''Wude'', which any martial artist should know. He trims Ryo's hair, and suddenly asks you to stay calm. He puts a razor to Ryo's throat and a [[Quick Time Event]] appears. Pressing the button will cause Ryo to free himself. This is exactly the wrong thing to do, as the third ''Wude'', DAN, means to "Be brave and stay calm to make the right decisions."

* One brief puzzle in ''[[Metroid Other M]]'' involves Samus cornered up an elevator shaft by a large chameleon-like creature. At the top is a busted elevator, which can be set loose with a missile to crush the foe. Simple! ''Small print'': it will crush Samus as well. (Fortunately there's a small alcove in the wall to hide in.)

* One brief puzzle in ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' involves Samus cornered up an elevator shaft by a large chameleon-like creature. At the top is a busted elevator, which can be set loose with a missile to crush the foe. Simple! ''Small print'': it will crush Samus as well. (Fortunately there's a small alcove in the wall to hide in.)

* At one point in the Fate route of ''[[~~Fate Stay Night|~~Fate/~~Stay~~ ~~Night~~]]'', the main character Shirou is brutally mauled by one of the villains. Your choices at this point are either to stand up or not stand up. If you choose the latter, of course, you die, and the game's hint corner berates you for your complete lack of gaming savvy.

* At one point in the Fate route of ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', the main character Shirou is brutally mauled by one of the villains. Your choices at this point are either to stand up or not stand up. If you choose the latter, of course, you die, and the game's hint corner berates you for your complete lack of gaming savvy.

{{quote| '''Ilya:''' You... ''(executes a 203-hit combo on Shirou)'' ...fuckin' chicken grill!}}

** Similarly, you get a choice in Unlimited Blade Works that is essentially between 'kill yourself' (although you take the [[Big Bad]] down with you) or 'try to stay alive'. Predictably, if you pick the former, you die. The game's hint corner at that point assumes you picked that one out of perverse curiosity and gives you a hint about how to get the route's second ending instead of how you can avoid that death.

** The Fate route has a possible bad end in which {{spoiler|Shirou is killed by Saber}} in a terrible lapse of judgement if the player hasn’t raised enough affection points. Like before, the [[Have a Nice Death]] sequence blatantly calls you out on the fact that given how hard it is to fail that check, you probably went for that end on purpose.

* ''[[Little Big Planet]]'' has a self-destruct option... mostly so you can get out of a deadend (and with the focus on user-created content, it's not uncommon for a level design to fail catastrophically, necessitating such a thing). It helps to ease the pain that Sackboy just holds his breath like a stubborn child and pops like a balloon.

* Blowing up your own starbases in the ''[[~~Star Trek Text Game (Video Game)|~~Star Trek Text Game]]'', possibly the [[Ur Example]] from 1971.

* Blowing up your own starbases in the ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', possibly the [[Ur Example]] from 1971.

* Something of a brilliant subversion in Yahtzee Croshaw's graphical adventure game, with text input, [[Chzo Mythos|Trilby's Notes]]. {{spoiler|At the very end of the game when Trilby is severely injured and barely holding onto life, you can decide to just stop trying and enter 'Die'. However, this is actually the CORRECT solution (as your life was needed for a sacrifice).}}

* Guess what happens if you type "pick up phone booth" in the text adventure [http://www.spatch.net/games/play.cgi?game=putpbad Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die]?

** [[Completely Missing the Point|You still need to pick up the die to finish the game?]]

* ''[[~~Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|~~Chrono Trigger]]'' has the Day of Lavos. The [[New Game+]] lets you take on Lavos alone, or just with Marle.

* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' has the Day of Lavos. The [[New Game+]] lets you take on Lavos alone, or just with Marle.

** Well, it's possible to win the battle (and get an [http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/563538-chrono-trigger/faqs/11185 alternative ending!])

** The only time this sort-of qualifies is when you first hit the End of Time and get the chance to take on Lavos any time you want on your original run-though. When you first get this option, you're probably weaker as 3 people than Crono alone in a [[New Game+]], and basically asking to be exterminated.

** ''[[~~Chrono Cross (Video Game)|~~Chrono Cross]]'' also has the [[New Game+]] one.

** ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' also has the [[New Game+]] one.

* In ''[[Command and Conquer]] 3'' you lose if you have no buildings. You can sell all your buildings, including last one.

** This can be enabled as an option in ''Tiberian Sun''. Problem is, in this game as well as ''Red Alert'', when the computer doesn't have any production buildings left it will sell all its buildings to get some infantry and attempt a last-ditch rush with all remaining units...

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** Setting yourself to fire (walking onto magical fire, scroll of immolation), "burned".

** Casting magic accidentally on yourself (by aiming *)...

* The early [[Nancy Drew (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Nancy Drew]] games had a lot of Press X To Game-Ending Screwup opportunities, although they've become less common as the series developed. These rarely resulted in death, but the game would tease you about the stupid move before offering a chance to return and try again.

* The early [[Nancy Drew (video game)|Nancy Drew]] games had a lot of Press X To Game-Ending Screwup opportunities, although they've become less common as the series developed. These rarely resulted in death, but the game would tease you about the stupid move before offering a chance to return and try again.

* In ''[[Apollo Justice Ace Attorney]]'', all you need to do to get the [[Bad Ending]] is vote guilty when the game puts you in the role of a juror.

* In ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'', all you need to do to get the [[Bad Ending]] is vote guilty when the game puts you in the role of a juror.

* ''[[~~Portal 2 (Video Game)|~~Portal 2]]'' features two scenarios where doing this will earn achievements:

* ''[[Portal 2]]'' features two scenarios where doing this will earn achievements:

** Following [[G La DOS]]'s advice about {{spoiler|completing the final test chamber will make her seal said chamber and flood it with neurotoxins.}}

** Following Wheatley's advice about {{spoiler|coming back to his deathtrap after you've escaped it will make him lament that it no longer works and try [[Easter Egg|and try and try]] to make you leap into the pit the deathtrap was over instead.}}

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== Web Original ==

* [[~~SCP Foundation (Wiki)|~~SCP Foundation]]-[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-313 313]. There's only a 1.5% chance of something going horribly wrong, but there's ''no'' chance of anything useful happening.

* [[SCP Foundation]]-[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-313 313]. There's only a 1.5% chance of something going horribly wrong, but there's ''no'' chance of anything useful happening.