The House of the Dead (series): Difference between revisions

* [[Deconstruction]]: Parodied in ''Overkill'', of zombie movies in general. For example, in the ending, G and Isaac wonder what the underlying metaphor of this game was, with G suggesting "love isn't always right" and Isaac calling it a "damning indictment of contemporary feminism", pointing out that there are few other interpretations to "two dick-wielding cop cliches" {{spoiler|taking down a "[[Justified Trope|hundred-foot]] birthing mother"}}. For another, during The Fetid Waters, Isaac asks G why they're immune to whatever it is that's creating all the [[Not Using the Zed Word|mutants]] and nobody else is. {{spoiler|They aren't; the compound has a short life-span and, as they weren't exposed to the initial dosing, they simply haven't been infected - G because he only got into town afterward, Isaac because he was at his mom's}}.

* [[The Determinator]]: [[Carry a Big Stick|Death]] in ''The House of the Dead III''. He will suddenly pop out of the ground and keep running after you for the first and second levels before finally dying.

* [[Disposable Woman]]: {{spoiler|Varla Guns in ''Overkill''}}. The trope is lampshaded and discussed by G at the end of the game.

** Sophie in the original game gets kidnapped by the Hangedman, and is axed by the Chariot just before you fight him as the first boss, driving Rogan to seek revenge. {{spoiler|This can be subverted [[Multiple Endings|if you're good enough at the game]]}}.

 

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