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'''Stormtrooper:''' Oh man. That's...
'''Stormtrooper:''' Oh man. That's...
'''Other Stormtrooper:''' I'm not done. Then, this guy pulled a TIE Fighter into the ship '''''from space''''', through the window, and used it to crush Bob. Then he hit him with a lightsaber, and then he put some lightning '''''on''''' the saber, then...
'''Other Stormtrooper:''' I'm not done. Then, this guy pulled a TIE Fighter into the ship '''''from space''''', through the window, and used it to crush Bob. Then he hit him with a lightsaber, and then he put some lightning '''''on''''' the saber, then...
'''Stormtrooper:''' Oh, what the '''''fuck'''''.|''[[Penny Arcade]]'', "[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/8/20/ A Life of Service]", on ''[[The Force Unleashed]]''}}
'''Stormtrooper:''' Oh, what the '''''fuck'''''.|''[[Penny Arcade]]'', "[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/08/20 A Life of Service]", on ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''}}


Or, what happens when [[What Measure Is a Mook?]] makes out with [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]. Most [[Video Games]] don't flag character actions on the [[Karma Meter]] as being evil, as long as they're committed against evil characters. Most cool-looking moves look incredibly painful, and may even have [[Mooks]] crying out in agony. Mmm, the sadism.
Or, what happens when [[What Measure Is a Mook?]] makes out with [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]. Most [[Video Games]] don't flag character actions on the [[Karma Meter]] as being evil, as long as they're committed against evil characters. Most cool-looking moves look incredibly painful, and may even have [[Mooks]] crying out in agony. Mmm, the sadism.
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* ''[[MadWorld]]'' basically takes this trope and makes a game around it; if you just kill mooks, you won't get enough points to fight the boss within the time limit, so you'll need to impale them with signposts, throw garbage cans over their heads, impale them on spiked fences, etc.
* ''[[MadWorld]]'' basically takes this trope and makes a game around it; if you just kill mooks, you won't get enough points to fight the boss within the time limit, so you'll need to impale them with signposts, throw garbage cans over their heads, impale them on spiked fences, etc.
* In ''[[Target: Terror]]'', you can shoot Mooks in different parts of their bodies and they'll react differently. You can even shoot them in the head enough times to [[Off with His Head|blow their heads off]]. Shooting them enough with the [[Shock and Awe|Shocker special weapon]] makes them explode. For the record, it only takes one shot to kill a Mook.
* In ''[[Target: Terror]]'', you can shoot Mooks in different parts of their bodies and they'll react differently. You can even shoot them in the head enough times to [[Off with His Head|blow their heads off]]. Shooting them enough with the [[Shock and Awe|Shocker special weapon]] makes them explode. For the record, it only takes one shot to kill a Mook.
* As quoted above, ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/8/20/ notices the particular cruelty potential inherent] in ''[[The Force Unleashed]]'''s gameplay...
* In ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'''s gameplay, as quoted above, ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/08/20 notices the particular cruelty potential]...
** The game seems to reward this behavior, especially when you Force Grab some hapless schmuck and toss him into the air, whereupon the camera will shift to follow their terrible trajectory.
** The game seems to reward this behavior, especially when you Force Grab some hapless schmuck and toss him into the air, whereupon the camera will shift to follow their terrible trajectory.
** It gets better. There's a part near the end where you can actually grab some stormtroopers and {{spoiler|hold them up ''INSIDE THE DEATH STAR'S LASER CHANNEL DURING THE COUNTDOWN''}}.
** It gets better. There's a part near the end where you can actually grab some stormtroopers and {{spoiler|hold them up ''INSIDE THE DEATH STAR'S LASER CHANNEL DURING THE COUNTDOWN''}}.
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