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** Chapter 9, {{spoiler|The Primarch is a fal'Cie, one of you must become Ragnarok.}}
** Chapter 9, {{spoiler|The Primarch is a fal'Cie, one of you must become Ragnarok.}}
** In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' when the party reaches Giruvegan and Ashe has a meeting with the Occuria.
** In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' when the party reaches Giruvegan and Ashe has a meeting with the Occuria.
** ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' might challenge ''IX'' for the most Wham-tastic game in the series.
** ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' might challenge ''IX'' for the most Wham-tastic game in the series.
*** At the end of Chapter 1, Delita and Ramza's lives get changed in a major way.
*** At the end of Chapter 1, Delita and Ramza's lives get changed in a major way.
*** About three storyline battles later, you learn that Gafgarion is not what he seems.
*** About three storyline battles later, you learn that Gafgarion is not what he seems.
*** Then, in the last battle of Chapter 2, you learn what the Church is really hiding. Those are just selections. There's Wham candidates after just about every battle.
*** Then, in the last battle of Chapter 2, you learn what the Church is really hiding. Those are just selections. There's Wham candidates after just about every battle.
* ''[[Ape Escape]]'''s Trick Castle. Though it seems like the last level, no sooner do you reach Specter and Buzz before they ditch you, leave you to fight an armoured warrior, you get transported back to the present day where the monkeys are already in charge of the city and the professor and Katie have been kidnapped.
* ''[[Ape Escape]]'''s Trick Castle. Though it seems like the last level, no sooner do you reach Specter and Buzz before they ditch you, leave you to fight an armoured warrior, you get transported back to the present day where the monkeys are already in charge of the city and the professor and Katie have been kidnapped.
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** From ''Dawn of War II'', Davian Thule being killed by a Warrior Beast counts. Of course, then there's him returning as a Dreadnought. And gentlemen, it is glorious.
** From ''Dawn of War II'', Davian Thule being killed by a Warrior Beast counts. Of course, then there's him returning as a Dreadnought. And gentlemen, it is glorious.
** The original wham episode was well...in the original. When it was revealed at the end of the game that Gabriel had inadvertently released the Daemon of the Maledictum in the first place.
** The original wham episode was well...in the original. When it was revealed at the end of the game that Gabriel had inadvertently released the Daemon of the Maledictum in the first place.
** ''DoW II: Retribution''. You've tracked the [[Big Bad]] to Typhon, and you've caught him alone! But he's...pleased? And then the Ordo Malleus fleet arrives..."and so I sign the death warrant of an entire world and consign a billion souls to oblivion."
** ''DoW II: Retribution''. You've tracked the [[Big Bad]] to Typhon, and you've caught him alone! But he's...pleased? And then the Ordo Malleus fleet arrives..."and so I sign the death warrant of an entire world and consign a billion souls to oblivion."
* ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' did this very well. Various events occur that would easily be explained if there was a spy in the party, you sit through quite a few cutscenes where the party wonders who the spy is...essentially it's so blatantly obvious, you feel it is likely a [[Red Herring]]. But there probably weren't any gamers who would have expected that {{spoiler|not only was it NOT a [[Red Herring]], but the spy in question was Kalas, the ''main character''}}.
* ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' did this very well. Various events occur that would easily be explained if there was a spy in the party, you sit through quite a few cutscenes where the party wonders who the spy is...essentially it's so blatantly obvious, you feel it is likely a [[Red Herring]]. But there probably weren't any gamers who would have expected that {{spoiler|not only was it NOT a [[Red Herring]], but the spy in question was Kalas, the ''main character''}}.
** And then there was ''Origins''. Pretty much the entirety of the Heart-to-Heart scene qualifies as solid wham all over. See it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj8hgsd7gY here], if you don't mind the enormous spoilers. The magnitude of the wham in question can be summarized by one simple observation: the revelation that {{spoiler|the hero's main love interest is actually a spy for (and the daughter of) the [[Big Bad]]}} is most likely the '''least''' shocking plot twist.
** And then there was ''Origins''. Pretty much the entirety of the Heart-to-Heart scene qualifies as solid wham all over. See it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj8hgsd7gY here], if you don't mind the enormous spoilers. The magnitude of the wham in question can be summarized by one simple observation: the revelation that {{spoiler|the hero's main love interest is actually a spy for (and the daughter of) the [[Big Bad]]}} is most likely the '''least''' shocking plot twist.
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* The worst ending of ''[[Disgaea]] 2'' is perhaps the most shocking moment in the entire series. It has to be seen to be believed. Warning, [[Nightmare Fuel]] taken to HSQ levels. {{spoiler|Adell is possessed by Zenon and ''eats'' Taro and Hanako. They are crunchy.}}
* The worst ending of ''[[Disgaea]] 2'' is perhaps the most shocking moment in the entire series. It has to be seen to be believed. Warning, [[Nightmare Fuel]] taken to HSQ levels. {{spoiler|Adell is possessed by Zenon and ''eats'' Taro and Hanako. They are crunchy.}}
* The introduction of the Dji Cantos in ''[[Albion]]'' counts. Shortly after that, we find out that the company owning the ship knew that the planet they are trying to destroy had intelligent life on it, and is willing to destroy it regardless. It turns out the ship's on board computer has also been programmed to use any means necessary to keep the truth about the world a secret from the crew, killing everyone if necessary.
* The introduction of the Dji Cantos in ''[[Albion]]'' counts. Shortly after that, we find out that the company owning the ship knew that the planet they are trying to destroy had intelligent life on it, and is willing to destroy it regardless. It turns out the ship's on board computer has also been programmed to use any means necessary to keep the truth about the world a secret from the crew, killing everyone if necessary.
* ''[[Command and Conquer|Tiberian Sun: Firestorm]]'': The fifth Nod mission, when CABAL turns against you. The briefing cutscene is fairly standard C&C backstabbery, but it doesn't hit home until the mission begins...when instead of the old "Establishing battlefield control, standby" message, the computer hits you with "[[Large Ham|I HAVE YOU NOW! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!]]".
* ''[[Command & Conquer|Tiberian Sun: Firestorm]]'': The fifth Nod mission, when CABAL turns against you. The briefing cutscene is fairly standard C&C backstabbery, but it doesn't hit home until the mission begins...when instead of the old "Establishing battlefield control, standby" message, the computer hits you with "[[Large Ham|I HAVE YOU NOW! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!]]".
* ''[[Alice: Madness Returns]]'' has Alice's final trip into the burning house to discover who or what caused the fire that killed her family ten years ago: her current therapist, Dr. Bumby, who was attempting to cover up the rape of Alice's sister.
* ''[[Alice: Madness Returns]]'' has Alice's final trip into the burning house to discover who or what caused the fire that killed her family ten years ago: her current therapist, Dr. Bumby, who was attempting to cover up the rape of Alice's sister.
** Later, the encounter with the Dollmaker, the Wonderland representation of Dr. Bumby. Turns out his memory alteration experiments were to make sure his patients (all of them children) didn't remember being used as prostitutes.
** Later, the encounter with the Dollmaker, the Wonderland representation of Dr. Bumby. Turns out his memory alteration experiments were to make sure his patients (all of them children) didn't remember being used as prostitutes.
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** To a lesser degree Isabellas quests at the end of Act 2. {{spoiler|The Qunari have been in the city for all these years because Isabella stole a sacred relic from them and they know the thief is still somewhere in the city. When they find out that the thief is a companion of the inoffical representative the city has send to negotiate with them, relations turn sour quickly and the Arishok decides the time for a descrete search is over and he has to take control of the city himself.}}
** To a lesser degree Isabellas quests at the end of Act 2. {{spoiler|The Qunari have been in the city for all these years because Isabella stole a sacred relic from them and they know the thief is still somewhere in the city. When they find out that the thief is a companion of the inoffical representative the city has send to negotiate with them, relations turn sour quickly and the Arishok decides the time for a descrete search is over and he has to take control of the city himself.}}
** One of the worst is the quest All That Remains, in which you discover that {{spoiler|Leandra's unnamed suitor is actually a serial killer, and has made her his next victim because she looks like his dead wife, whom he's trying to recreate through stitching women together through necromancy. Leandra provides the face.}} The game's especially brutal about giving you hope that she's still alive, right until the climax of the quest in the killer's lair. This quest also leads to another [[Wham! Episode]] late in the game, when {{spoiler|First Enchanter Orsino uses the killer's research--which he'd been secretly helping--to become a Harvester monster to fight off Meredith's templars}}. And if that isn't enough, there's also {{spoiler|the infamous scene of Anders blowing up the Kirkwall Chantry, which really hits hard if your Hawke is in a romance with him}}.
** One of the worst is the quest All That Remains, in which you discover that {{spoiler|Leandra's unnamed suitor is actually a serial killer, and has made her his next victim because she looks like his dead wife, whom he's trying to recreate through stitching women together through necromancy. Leandra provides the face.}} The game's especially brutal about giving you hope that she's still alive, right until the climax of the quest in the killer's lair. This quest also leads to another [[Wham! Episode]] late in the game, when {{spoiler|First Enchanter Orsino uses the killer's research--which he'd been secretly helping--to become a Harvester monster to fight off Meredith's templars}}. And if that isn't enough, there's also {{spoiler|the infamous scene of Anders blowing up the Kirkwall Chantry, which really hits hard if your Hawke is in a romance with him}}.
* Everything after Leblanc's hideout and before Chapter 3 in [[Final Fantasy X 2]].
* Everything after Leblanc's hideout and before Chapter 3 in [[Final Fantasy X-2]].
** Also, the Den of Woe. Still freaky, even if you know it's coming. And it makes so much of the game (and Paine's backstory) make much more sense.
** Also, the Den of Woe. Still freaky, even if you know it's coming. And it makes so much of the game (and Paine's backstory) make much more sense.
* The ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series is usually good for a [[Wham! Episode]] about anyhwere from halfway to the endpoint of each game.
* The ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series is usually good for a [[Wham! Episode]] about anyhwere from halfway to the endpoint of each game.
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** ''[[Breath of Fire IV]]'': Again, toward the end, when you learn that {{spoiler|Elina is still alive...if you could call it that.}}
** ''[[Breath of Fire IV]]'': Again, toward the end, when you learn that {{spoiler|Elina is still alive...if you could call it that.}}
* ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' has about halfway through the game the discovery of the original bottle of paint and thinner that fell into Wasteland during Mickey's original mischief. {{spoiler|Oswald learns that Mickey was the one who unleashed the Blot, angrily jumps on the lid of the bottle and unleashes the complete Phantom Blot. Everything else, including the huge blot that dragged Mickey into Wasteland were only drippings escaping from the loose bottle. The freed Blot then pulls a [[Hostage for Macguffin]] by threatening to kill Gus and Oswald if he doesn't get Mickey's heart, to which Mickey complies, setting the stage for the rest of the game.}}
* ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' has about halfway through the game the discovery of the original bottle of paint and thinner that fell into Wasteland during Mickey's original mischief. {{spoiler|Oswald learns that Mickey was the one who unleashed the Blot, angrily jumps on the lid of the bottle and unleashes the complete Phantom Blot. Everything else, including the huge blot that dragged Mickey into Wasteland were only drippings escaping from the loose bottle. The freed Blot then pulls a [[Hostage for Macguffin]] by threatening to kill Gus and Oswald if he doesn't get Mickey's heart, to which Mickey complies, setting the stage for the rest of the game.}}
* In ''[[Arc Rise Fantasia]]'', things kind of go downhill when Adelle gets [[Damsel in Distress|kidnapped]] and taken to the Olquina Skywalk. You storm into the shrine to rescue her, but when you reach her, a number of things rapidly become clear. First of all, {{spoiler|Adelle is a Diva, has chosen to follow ''Real's'' Law (in direct opposition to the one L'arc "chose"), and she is completely ''[[Yandere|batshit]]'' for L'arc}}. Secondly, {{spoiler|The Empire you're following has just attacked Olquina ''without formally declaring war, using your mission as an opening}}. Thirdly, {{spoiler|[[Lovable Rogue|Serge]] has been lying about his origins the whole time, and is on the Olquinians' side, and Leslie isn't exactly on your side either}}. Finally (and this one is a shocker to ''everyone'' present, including your enemies), {{spoiler|L'arc's friend, Prince Alf, is a ''second'' [[MacGuffin Girl|Child of Eesa]], and quickly defects to Real's side to fight the Empire he is a prince of}}. In short, {{spoiler|half your party is now against you, and your two oldest friends want you dead}}.
* In ''[[Arc Rise Fantasia]]'', things kind of go downhill when Adelle gets [[Damsel in Distress|kidnapped]] and taken to the Olquina Skywalk. You storm into the shrine to rescue her, but when you reach her, a number of things rapidly become clear. First of all, {{spoiler|Adelle is a Diva, has chosen to follow ''Real's'' Law (in direct opposition to the one L'arc "chose"), and she is completely ''[[Yandere (disambiguation)|batshit]]'' for L'arc}}. Secondly, {{spoiler|The Empire you're following has just attacked Olquina ''without formally declaring war, using your mission as an opening}}. Thirdly, {{spoiler|[[Lovable Rogue|Serge]] has been lying about his origins the whole time, and is on the Olquinians' side, and Leslie isn't exactly on your side either}}. Finally (and this one is a shocker to ''everyone'' present, including your enemies), {{spoiler|L'arc's friend, Prince Alf, is a ''second'' [[MacGuffin Girl|Child of Eesa]], and quickly defects to Real's side to fight the Empire he is a prince of}}. In short, {{spoiler|half your party is now against you, and your two oldest friends want you dead}}.
* ''[[Ace Combat]] Zero'' has a mission like this about halfway through. Belka becomes desperate enough that they want to end the war by [[Nuke'Em|dropping nuclear weapons]] on their own cities to stave off the advancing allied forces. Your squadron shoots down the bombers carrying the nukes, suddenly the music stops, the sky lights up, the radio dies, the HUD becomes distorted and your [[Wing Man]] starts trying to shoot you down.
* ''[[Ace Combat]] Zero'' has a mission like this about halfway through. Belka becomes desperate enough that they want to end the war by [[Nuke'Em|dropping nuclear weapons]] on their own cities to stave off the advancing allied forces. Your squadron shoots down the bombers carrying the nukes, suddenly the music stops, the sky lights up, the radio dies, the HUD becomes distorted and your [[Wing Man]] starts trying to shoot you down.
** Even before that mission. Mission 9-10 are both awesome missions taking down superweapons and an ace squadron as well as participating in a massive dogfight. Immediately after that, mission 11 is dark. The only light is provided by a city that's BURNING TO THE GROUND. The music is oppressive and the radio chatter just screams to say how desperate Belka is. Plus one transmission at the end has the army being ordered to ignore the civilians...yeesh.
** Even before that mission. Mission 9-10 are both awesome missions taking down superweapons and an ace squadron as well as participating in a massive dogfight. Immediately after that, mission 11 is dark. The only light is provided by a city that's BURNING TO THE GROUND. The music is oppressive and the radio chatter just screams to say how desperate Belka is. Plus one transmission at the end has the army being ordered to ignore the civilians...yeesh.
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* ''[[Grandia II]]'' is packed to the ''gills'' with them. The evil god-fragment possessing the main character's brother? Moves to possess the main character instead. The evil god separated into fragments and sealed away? Never died and the "seals" are actually devices to infect people with the fragments. The god of light who defeated the god of darkness before retiring to rest? LOST the war in the heavens. The kindly Pope who directs your party on your quest to save the world? Actually the [[Big Bad]] who wants to resurrect and then [[A God Am I|become the god of darkness]]. Well done, everyone!
* ''[[Grandia II]]'' is packed to the ''gills'' with them. The evil god-fragment possessing the main character's brother? Moves to possess the main character instead. The evil god separated into fragments and sealed away? Never died and the "seals" are actually devices to infect people with the fragments. The god of light who defeated the god of darkness before retiring to rest? LOST the war in the heavens. The kindly Pope who directs your party on your quest to save the world? Actually the [[Big Bad]] who wants to resurrect and then [[A God Am I|become the god of darkness]]. Well done, everyone!
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'':
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'':
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'': Days 357 and 358 ''[[Tear Jerker|in]] [[Downer Ending|spades]]!''
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'': Days 357 and 358 ''[[Tear Jerker|in]] [[Downer Ending|spades]]!''
** The biggest [[Wham! Episode]] in ''Kingdom Hearts'' history, and one that will [[That Came Out Wrong|''actually'' impact the storyline of the entire series]] is most definitely the "[[Fridge Brilliance|Reconnect]][[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|.]] [[Gambit Pileup|Kingdom Hearts]]" [[Sequel Hook|Secret Ending]]. After watching it for the first time, and with the general [[Doomed by Canon|knowledge of what happened]] in ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', as well as the rest of the series, you'd understand the feeling of watching [[The Hero|the kid who was looking for his friends]] become [[Messianic Archetype|someone who has to save]] ''any'' good person who has received a [[Fate Worse Than Death]]. Oh Dear. The [[Kingdom Hearts]] universe has just been [[Mind Screw|turned upside down]], all served in a box decorated with [[Kingdom Hearts/Awesome|Crow]][[Tear Jerker|nin]][[Kingdom Hearts/Awesome Music|g Mo]][[Kingdom Hearts/Heartwarming|ments]].
** The biggest [[Wham! Episode]] in ''Kingdom Hearts'' history, and one that will [[That Came Out Wrong|''actually'' impact the storyline of the entire series]] is most definitely the "[[Fridge Brilliance|Reconnect]][[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|.]] [[Gambit Pileup|Kingdom Hearts]]" [[Sequel Hook|Secret Ending]]. After watching it for the first time, and with the general [[Doomed by Canon|knowledge of what happened]] in ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', as well as the rest of the series, you'd understand the feeling of watching [[The Hero|the kid who was looking for his friends]] become [[Messianic Archetype|someone who has to save]] ''any'' good person who has received a [[Fate Worse Than Death]]. Oh Dear. The [[Kingdom Hearts]] universe has just been [[Mind Screw|turned upside down]], all served in a box decorated with [[Kingdom Hearts/Awesome|Crow]][[Tear Jerker|nin]][[Kingdom Hearts/Awesome Music|g Mo]][[Kingdom Hearts/Heartwarming|ments]].
** The Hollow Bastion chapter of the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' game. Maleficent dies (or so we think), it's revealed that Ansem (Xehanort's Heartless) is the real [[Big Bad]] and Kairi's heart was inside Sora all along, Riku loses his body, Sora turns himself into a heartless to bring Kairi back, Kairi [[Cooldown Hug|hugs Sora to save him]], and they leave Hollow Bastion but leave the keyhole open, allowing a lot more powerful Heartless to flood through.
** The Hollow Bastion chapter of the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' game. Maleficent dies (or so we think), it's revealed that Ansem (Xehanort's Heartless) is the real [[Big Bad]] and Kairi's heart was inside Sora all along, Riku loses his body, Sora turns himself into a heartless to bring Kairi back, Kairi [[Cooldown Hug|hugs Sora to save him]], and they leave Hollow Bastion but leave the keyhole open, allowing a lot more powerful Heartless to flood through.
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* ''[[Jade Empire]]''. When Master Li KILLS you after you've defeated the [[Big Bad]], as you were an expendable part of Sun Li's [[Xanatos Gambit]]. And the way he does this is particularly nasty, as he exploits the flaws that he [[Sabotutor|deliberately built into your fighting style]]. You can see the obvious clues during additional playthroughs where a lot of the things he does and says have additional subtext and weight.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]''. When Master Li KILLS you after you've defeated the [[Big Bad]], as you were an expendable part of Sun Li's [[Xanatos Gambit]]. And the way he does this is particularly nasty, as he exploits the flaws that he [[Sabotutor|deliberately built into your fighting style]]. You can see the obvious clues during additional playthroughs where a lot of the things he does and says have additional subtext and weight.
** Before that, the dooming of the [[Doomed Hometown]] is pretty extreme, even if you saw it coming. ([[BioWare]] [[Signature Style|often]] blows up the first zone; they don't often make you go back through and look for survivors...)
** Before that, the dooming of the [[Doomed Hometown]] is pretty extreme, even if you saw it coming. ([[BioWare]] [[Signature Style|often]] blows up the first zone; they don't often make you go back through and look for survivors...)
* In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', Chapter 18. The previous 3 chapters were a series of [[BLAM Episode|BLAM Episodes]] where [[Enemy Mine|your two enemies join forces with you]] to fight off an alien invasion. Then you start Chapter 18... and itnstead of the standard opening, you get Pit stranded in blackness wondering where he is. You then start a somewhat strange sequence where you control a little girl, and then a dog, running towards a town under attack. But the [[Tear Jerker]] music and bleak atmosphere should clue you in that something is very wrong. You see centurions patrolling the streets, and Pit is relieved that they at least have the situation under control. But the Wham really hits once you meet up with {{spoiler|Magnus}} and he reveals {{spoiler|THREE YEARS have passed since the last chapter, and during that time everything has gone to hell. The centurions are actually the ''invaders'' which means, yes, the forces of [[Fluffy Cloud Heaven|Skyworld]] have turned evil, and the benevolent goddess of light Palutena, your upbeat, joking [[Mission Control]] throughout the whole game, has become disillusioned and gone the [[Kill All Humans]] route. At the end of the chapter, you're shown what Skyworld looks like now: a bleak, crumbing ruin of what it once was.}} Given that the game pretty much ''defined'' [[Denser and Wackier]] up until now, this change in tone comes as a huge shock.
* In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', Chapter 18. The previous 3 chapters were a series of [[BLAM Episode|BLAM Episodes]] where [[Enemy Mine|your two enemies join forces with you]] to fight off an alien invasion. Then you start Chapter 18... and itnstead of the standard opening, you get Pit stranded in blackness wondering where he is. You then start a somewhat strange sequence where you control a little girl, and then a dog, running towards a town under attack. But the [[Tear Jerker]] music and bleak atmosphere should clue you in that something is very wrong. You see centurions patrolling the streets, and Pit is relieved that they at least have the situation under control. But the Wham really hits once you meet up with {{spoiler|Magnus}} and he reveals {{spoiler|THREE YEARS have passed since the last chapter, and during that time everything has gone to hell. The centurions are actually the ''invaders'' which means, yes, the forces of [[Fluffy Cloud Heaven|Skyworld]] have turned evil, and the benevolent goddess of light Palutena, your upbeat, joking [[Mission Control]] throughout the whole game, has become disillusioned and gone the [[Kill All Humans]] route. At the end of the chapter, you're shown what Skyworld looks like now: a bleak, crumbing ruin of what it once was.}} Given that the game pretty much ''defined'' [[Denser and Wackier]] up until now, this change in tone comes as a huge shock.
* The ending to ''[[Killzone]] 2''. Fan favorite Garza is dead, the ISA invasion has fallen apart, the Visari is dead (no more [[Large Ham|epic speeches]]), your favorite characters from the first game are dead and the Helghans are very pissed off at the death of their leader.
* The ending to ''[[Killzone]] 2''. Fan favorite Garza is dead, the ISA invasion has fallen apart, the Visari is dead (no more [[Large Ham|epic speeches]]), your favorite characters from the first game are dead and the Helghans are very pissed off at the death of their leader.
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' has a Wham Level after you're found the second-last Star Map when you're captured by Saul Karath, find out that the Jedi academy on Dantooine has been destroyed in your absence, Bastila is captured by [[Big Bad|Darth Malak]], and [[The Reveal]] that the main character is an amnesiac Revan.
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' has a Wham Level after you're found the second-last Star Map when you're captured by Saul Karath, find out that the Jedi academy on Dantooine has been destroyed in your absence, Bastila is captured by [[Big Bad|Darth Malak]], and [[The Reveal]] that the main character is an amnesiac Revan.
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** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'': A few come to mind.
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'': A few come to mind.
*** Link finally catches up to Zelda, and instead of simply saving her/seeing her get captured, he's ''reprimanded'' by Impa for being too late and not being strong enough to watch over Zelda, as well as having to watch his childhood friend disappear, ''yet again''. Ouch.
*** Link finally catches up to Zelda, and instead of simply saving her/seeing her get captured, he's ''reprimanded'' by Impa for being too late and not being strong enough to watch over Zelda, as well as having to watch his childhood friend disappear, ''yet again''. Ouch.
*** When Link catches up to Zelda once again, this time after proving he has enough strength to help Zelda, you'd expect a happy reunion, but what does he get? A stab in the back when Zelda confesses she manipulated Link with his feelings for her, as well as the awfulness of having to watch Zelda seal herself in a crystal for goodness knows how long. The look on Link's face says it all.
*** When Link catches up to Zelda once again, this time after proving he has enough strength to help Zelda, you'd expect a happy reunion, but what does he get? A stab in the back when Zelda confesses she manipulated Link with his feelings for her, as well as the awfulness of having to watch Zelda seal herself in a crystal for goodness knows how long. The look on Link's face says it all.
* ''[[Hellgate:London]]'' attempts to end on one -- YMMV, as some players played the character in question less attention than [[Diablo|Deckard]] [[Play the Game Skip the Story|Cain]] -- but whether you got the full shocking effect or not, it was [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|an excellent end scene]].
* ''[[Hellgate:London]]'' attempts to end on one -- YMMV, as some players played the character in question less attention than [[Diablo|Deckard]] [[Play the Game Skip the Story|Cain]] -- but whether you got the full shocking effect or not, it was [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|an excellent end scene]].
* ''[[The King of Fighters]] XIII'' is considered to be THE [[Wham! Episode]] by many fans.
* ''[[The King of Fighters]] XIII'' is considered to be THE [[Wham! Episode]] by many fans.
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** ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]'' has a big damn WHAM in the mission ''The Green Sabre''. Not only are your best friends Ryder and Big Smoke revealed as working with the enemies (Tenpenny, C.R.A.S.H. and the Ballas) and responsible for the death of your mother in that fateful driveby, but your brother Sweet is shot and arrested, Grove Street goes to shit, you lose all the territory you'd captured up to this point, and you're taken out in the middle of nowhere by Tenpenny and Pulaski to kill a witness who has discovered their corrupt activities.
** ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]'' has a big damn WHAM in the mission ''The Green Sabre''. Not only are your best friends Ryder and Big Smoke revealed as working with the enemies (Tenpenny, C.R.A.S.H. and the Ballas) and responsible for the death of your mother in that fateful driveby, but your brother Sweet is shot and arrested, Grove Street goes to shit, you lose all the territory you'd captured up to this point, and you're taken out in the middle of nowhere by Tenpenny and Pulaski to kill a witness who has discovered their corrupt activities.
** ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' has one near the end when either you choose to side with Roman or Kate, the one you choose to side with gets killed in the wedding scenario.
** ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' has one near the end when either you choose to side with Roman or Kate, the one you choose to side with gets killed in the wedding scenario.
** ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV the Ballad of Gay Tony|The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' has the second to the last mission. In it, Rocco has ordered Luis to kill Tony. This results in him leaving Luis after saving his life.
** ''[[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony|The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' has the second to the last mission. In it, Rocco has ordered Luis to kill Tony. This results in him leaving Luis after saving his life.
* Discovering the ruins of {{spoiler|Sandover Village}} in ''[[Jak II Renegade]]''.
* Discovering the ruins of {{spoiler|Sandover Village}} in ''[[Jak II Renegade]]''.
** Damas asking Jak to find his son in ''[[Jak 3]]'' and {{spoiler|realising it's Jak himself}}.
** Damas asking Jak to find his son in ''[[Jak 3]]'' and {{spoiler|realising it's Jak himself}}.
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** Joshua's {{spoiler|assumed}} death at the end of Week 2. To make it worse, he was finally starting to develop [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|his powers]].
** Joshua's {{spoiler|assumed}} death at the end of Week 2. To make it worse, he was finally starting to develop [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|his powers]].
* The climax of Chapter 3 of ''[[World of Goo]]'', "Product Launcher." 'Product Z will change the world,' [[Mega Corp|they]] said. Ohhhh, yeah.
* The climax of Chapter 3 of ''[[World of Goo]]'', "Product Launcher." 'Product Z will change the world,' [[Mega Corp|they]] said. Ohhhh, yeah.
* ''[[Tenchu]] 2''. Tatsumaru's amnesia induced [[Face Heel Turn]].
* ''[[Tenchu]] 2''. Tatsumaru's amnesia induced [[Face Heel Turn]].
* ''[[TIE Fighter]]'': The minesweeping mission where your entire wing turns against you. Including the Star Destroyer. Most of the rest of the game is taken up by dealing with the treacherous Imperials. It is the only mission in the entire series where the only primary objective is to survive.
* ''[[TIE Fighter]]'': The minesweeping mission where your entire wing turns against you. Including the Star Destroyer. Most of the rest of the game is taken up by dealing with the treacherous Imperials. It is the only mission in the entire series where the only primary objective is to survive.
* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' has Chapter 6 where you actually ''fail'' at recovering the [[MacGuffin]] before the Void destroys Sammer's Kingdom.
* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' has Chapter 6 where you actually ''fail'' at recovering the [[MacGuffin]] before the Void destroys Sammer's Kingdom.
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