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* Deconstructed in one part of ''[[South Park|South Park: The Stick of Truth]]'' where you have to choose whether to side with Cartman or Kyle. This is a Sadistic Choice because, as any fan of the cartoon can tell you, [[Morton's Fork| they're ''both'' complete jerks.]] It doesn't really matter either in the long run, because after fighting and defeating the one you don't choose to side with, both sides become allies against the actual villain.
* In the 2014 ''[[Game of Thrones (video game)|Game of Thrones]]'' adaptation, there are a ''lot'' of these, but the worst comes at the end with Mira. You either have to, A) let her marry Lord Morginn (as in, the man she utterly and rightfully ''despises'' for a variety of reasons) and let Tom be executed, or B) let Mira be executed in his place. What? This is ''[[Game of Thrones]]''; you expected a ''happy'' ending?
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'':
** At the end of the main game in ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'', {{spoiler|Ethan has to use one of his two remaining serums to defeat Jack (seeing as there is very little left of his human body at this point, the serum kills him rather than cures him). This means he has only one dose left, and the player has to choose whether Mia (his wife) or Zoe (whom he would not even have survived up to now without) gets it. Canon-wise, he choses Mia, but he is able to save Zoe later in the DLC.}}
** ''[[Resident Evil Revelations|Resident Evil Revelations 2]]'' . Someone who [[Doesn’t Like Guns]] isn’t going to survive long when being hunted by hungry zombies, but at least Moria has an excuse. She accidentally killed her sister while playing with her father’s gun when she was a child, and her father blamed her for it, and as a result, she has a deathly fear of firearms. Nonetheless, she does pretty well without one for a lot of the game - mostly with Claire’s help - until late in chapter 3 where a monster tackles Claire, causing her to drop her weapon. To resolve this encounter, you can A) have Claire try to reach it so she can escape herself (doing this successfully requires a [[Press X to Not Die| QTE done correctly]]) or B) switch your control to Moria so she can grab it and shoot the monster (doing so [[Cutscene Boss| defeats the monster automatically]]). Certainly, option B is the ''easier'' method, but [[What the Hell, Player?| do you really want to put Moria through that?]] {{spoiler| Well, want to or not, you ''should'', because this is the most pivotal decision the player has to make, and an odd case where the ''easier'' option is the ''correct'' one. As previously stated, someone who is too afraid to use guns is not going to survive long in this sort of crisis, and if [[Face Your Fears| Moria does not overcome her fear of guns]] (done by choosing the second option) she won’t be able to perform a [[Big Damn Heroes]] at the finale of the game; not only will she not survive, [[The Bad Guy Wins| Wesker will end up possessing Natalia and gaining godlike powers]].}}
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