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{{quote|Every day I'm dead a little longer, [[The Engineer|Mister Conagher]]. I have ''seen'' the other side. There is ''nothing'' there.|'''Blutarch Mann''', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''}} |
{{quote|Every day I'm dead a little longer, [[The Engineer|Mister Conagher]]. I have ''seen'' the other side. There is ''nothing'' there.|'''Blutarch Mann''', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''}} |
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{{quote|Take my hand, walk with me, |
{{quote|Take my hand, walk with me, |
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(Cold and dark infinity) |
(Cold and dark infinity) |
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through the place we’ll forever be. |
through the place we’ll forever be. |
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(Cold and dark infinity) |
(Cold and dark infinity) |
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In my arms rest peacefully. |
In my arms rest peacefully. |
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(Cold and dark infinity) |
(Cold and dark infinity) |
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Breath your last breath into me. |
Breath your last breath into me. |
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(Cold and dark infinity)|'''Fireaxe''', ''[[Food for the Gods|Cold and Dark Infinity]]''}} |
(Cold and dark infinity)|'''Fireaxe''', ''[[Food for the Gods|Cold and Dark Infinity]]''}} |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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* Not shown or even explicitly described as such, but perhaps evoked in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'': |
* Not shown or even explicitly described as such, but perhaps evoked in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Private Joker''': The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive.}} |
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* In [[Dogma]], this is what Hell was like before it became [[Fire and Brimstone Hell|a torturous pit]], driving Azrael to seek [[Cessation of Existence]]. [[The End of the World as We Know It|All existence]]. |
* In [[Dogma]], this is what Hell was like before it became [[Fire and Brimstone Hell|a torturous pit]], driving Azrael to seek [[Cessation of Existence]]. [[The End of the World as We Know It|All existence]]. |
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* ''[[The Beyond]]'', by [[Lucio Fulci]]. The afterlife is depicted as a blank gray wasteland littered with corpses. |
* ''[[The Beyond]]'', by [[Lucio Fulci]]. The afterlife is depicted as a blank gray wasteland littered with corpses. |
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** Also, later on in ''Chrono Trigger'', you can find a "Book of Life", opened to a page that reads "All life begins and ends with Nu", a rather silly pun on "Mu" (Nothingness) and made sillier by the fact that there's a Nu standing right next to the book. |
** Also, later on in ''Chrono Trigger'', you can find a "Book of Life", opened to a page that reads "All life begins and ends with Nu", a rather silly pun on "Mu" (Nothingness) and made sillier by the fact that there's a Nu standing right next to the book. |
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* ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'': GLaDOS suggests this or worse. |
* ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'': GLaDOS suggests this or worse. |
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{{quote|({{spoiler|"You're curious about what happens after you die, right? Guess what? I know! You're going to find out first-hand before I can finish telling you, though, so I won't bother. I'll give you a hint: you're going to want to pack as much living as you possibly can into the next couple of minutes."}})}} |
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* In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', if you die during the opening segment, you see Terra on a black screen, as she basically sums up that she's trapped in a cold, dark nothingness, before offering you the opportunity to load your save. |
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', if you die during the opening segment, you see Terra on a black screen, as she basically sums up that she's trapped in a cold, dark nothingness, before offering you the opportunity to load your save. |
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** It is for practically everyone after they die, the only difference is the lead character will be on the screen instead of Terra. |
** It is for practically everyone after they die, the only difference is the lead character will be on the screen instead of Terra. |