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[[File:~~the_hell_player~~.jpg|link=Peasant's Quest|thumb|350px|Ooooh. You got ''burned.'']]

[[File:the hell player.jpg|link=Peasant's Quest|thumb|350px|Ooooh. You got ''burned.'']]

{{quote|''"Hey! You! Yeah you! I'm down here busting my ass while you sit on yours, watching me jump around? How is that fair?"''|'''[[Deadpool]]''', [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|doing what he does best]] in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''}}

A combination of [[Easter Egg]] and [[You Bastard]], this occurs when a player does something strange or unusual. They may [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|attack a friendly NPC]], try to go [[Off the Rails]], or do something [[Out of Character]]~~--an~~ arachnaphobic character approaching a spider's nest, for example. Or maybe just [[Stop Poking Me|demanding a little too much attention]]. Another ~~character--or~~ [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|the game itself]]~~--then~~ calls the player out on his peculiar behavior, noting that it's particularly cruel, strange, or [[Rule of Funny|funny.]] They stand up and ask: "What the Hell, Player?" The calling out is inconsequential unless otherwise programmed (e.g. [[Outcast]], where if you act needlessly violent, the NPCs refuse to interact with you).

A combination of [[Easter Egg]] and [[You Bastard]], this occurs when a player does something strange or unusual. They may [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|attack a friendly NPC]], try to go [[Off the Rails]], or do something [[Out of Character]]—an arachnaphobic character approaching a spider's nest, for example. Or maybe just [[Stop Poking Me|demanding a little too much attention]]. Another character—or [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|the game itself]]—then calls the player out on his peculiar behavior, noting that it's particularly cruel, strange, or [[Rule of Funny|funny.]] They stand up and ask: "What the Hell, Player?" The calling out is inconsequential unless otherwise programmed (e.g. [[Outcast]], where if you act needlessly violent, the NPCs refuse to interact with you).

Very common in [[Interactive Fiction]], where attempting to [[Guess the Verb|Get Ye Flask]] will frequently elicit such a remark.

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*** About Ogla, after knocking her out, if you shoot her, Otacon will interrupt you and say "Snake!! She's defenseless! Are you some kind of monster?!" Shooting her more will cause Otacon to berate Snake more.

*** What, need to save? (I WON'T MAKE YOU SAVE/DO NOT SAVE) This is from Rose, who will ''break up with you'' if you blast helpless pigeons in the face and abuse hostages.

** One of the best [[What the Hell, Player?]] moments occurs in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]: Snake Eater'': When starting a [[New Game+]], Snake can equip a tuxedo to wear instead of camouflage, and subsequently calling your lifetime mentor on the Codec will lead her to give Snake a chewing out on how wearing a tuxedo makes him a sitting duck in the jungle.

** One of the best '''What the Hell, Player?''' moments occurs in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]: Snake Eater'': When starting a [[New Game+]], Snake can equip a tuxedo to wear instead of camouflage, and subsequently calling your lifetime mentor on the Codec will lead her to give Snake a chewing out on how wearing a tuxedo makes him a sitting duck in the jungle.

{{quote|'''The Boss''': Of all the- Are you out of your mind?!

'''Naked Snake''': I'd thought you'd like it! }}

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* In one of the ''[[Zork]]'' games that used [[RPG Elements]], Beyond Zork, swearing caused your Intelligence stat to go down a point. (Opening an umbrella indoors [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|reduced Luck by a point]].)

** ''Zork'' is full of these. Just try swearing at one of the old text games, or do anything obviously suicidal. Even funnier, purchase the hint guide and try out all of the 'just for fun' commands listed at the end of each game section.

** The similar ''Sorcerer'' included a [[Stable Time Loop]]. If you act bizarre the first time through the loop, you will see it again the second time ~~through -- rather~~ judgmentally described. What the Hell, Me?

** The similar ''Sorcerer'' included a [[Stable Time Loop]]. If you act bizarre the first time through the loop, you will see it again the second time through—rather judgmentally described. What the Hell, Me?

* Jumping on or squirting at friendly townsfolk in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' nets you several annoyed grunts and a particularly vexed animation.

** Players got perverse glee out of antagonizing Toadsworth, whose reactions to water can only be written as "[[Big No|OHH NOO]]" and "[[Crowning Moment of Funny|YABBLA DABBLA BLAHBLAH]]"

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* ''[[Sim City|SimCity 4]]'' displays a message in the news ticker every time you actually destroy something with the disaster tools. The headline is something along the lines of "Mayor Is Feeling A Little Bit Trigger-Happy".

* Stealing from the store in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda Links Awakening]]'' causes everyone to call you THIEF. (You also get a hilarious message from the game: "Guess what? You got it for free. ...Are you proud of yourself?") Oh, and the [[Shoplift and Die|shopkeeper kills you when you enter the store again.]]

** More from ''Link's Awakening'': when Marin is following you around, she'll comment on certain actions. She calls you a bad boy for breaking pots and feels sorry for chickens when you slash them. On the other hand, she ''loves'' it when you dig with the shovel. (And try slashing a chicken over and ~~over -- occasionally~~ she approves!)

** More from ''Link's Awakening'': when Marin is following you around, she'll comment on certain actions. She calls you a bad boy for breaking pots and feels sorry for chickens when you slash them. On the other hand, she ''loves'' it when you dig with the shovel. (And try slashing a chicken over and over—occasionally she approves!)

** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]'' has a store owner who will fine you for breaking his pots. And if you attack your sensei, he gets annoyed, and eventually knocks you across the room.

*** And then there's the woman on Outset Island, who's constantly carrying around a pot on her head. If you smash it with your hookshot, or arrows (light arrows are especially fun to use when doing this), and then go and speak to her, she'll fine you.

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** Not to mention resetting, which makes Mr. Resetti come and rant at you. The more you reset, the longer the rants get.

*** This can get so ugly that at one point {{spoiler|Resetti threatens to erase your saved data. The game stops cold turkey- the screen turns black for about two seconds- and then you're back with Resetti who tells you he was just pulling a fast one on you.}}

* The similar game ''[[Magicians Quest Mysterious Times|Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times]]'' steps up that last ~~one -- after~~ your first warning, if you reset again, you're forced to do cleaning duty before it will actually let you play.

* The similar game ''[[Magicians Quest Mysterious Times|Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times]]'' steps up that last one—after your first warning, if you reset again, you're forced to do cleaning duty before it will actually let you play.

* ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]''. If you attacked your allies, they'll tell you to cut that crap out. Keep doing it, and eventually they'll start fighting you, with the rest of your group cheering as if you're fighting a regular enemy. Eventually they'll stop, regardless of how much you fight back. However, if you try doing this is the hangout between missions, the whole group will gang up on you, and won't stop until they knock you out.

* ''[[Nethack]]''. [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|There is nothing you can do that has not been anticipated.]]

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* Early in ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]: Blue Shift'', it's possible to jump over a railing to the floor below. Do this and the scientist in the room will exclaim "My God, what are you doing?!"

** The original ''Half-Life'' and that microwave casserole. S'ok, you're forgiven for it in ''Episode Two''.

** ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'' also lets you pull something like ~~this--when~~ on the sniper range during the tutorial, turn and shoot your Drill Instructor. [[Nonstandard Game Over|And then enjoy your time in prison.]] You can also throw things out of alignment in both ''Opposing Force'' and ''Blue Shift'', with the game citing a "Chronological Paradox" and ending.

** ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'' also lets you pull something like this—when on the sniper range during the tutorial, turn and shoot your Drill Instructor. [[Nonstandard Game Over|And then enjoy your time in prison.]] You can also throw things out of alignment in both ''Opposing Force'' and ''Blue Shift'', with the game citing a "Chronological Paradox" and ending.

*** Given what happens to the protagonist in ''Blue Shift'' at the end, it's a toss-up between whether getting annihilated during the Seven-Hours War while stuck in Ft. Leavenworth is a better or worse fate.

** Likewise, at the start of ''Blue Shift'', you can [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|jump on top of a scientist]] sitting on a sofa and fire your gun through the newspaper he's reading without repercussions. Try this on the ''donut'' the fat guard near the shooting range is holding, however, and the donut will bleed - and you get [[Nonstandard Game Over|thrown in jail]] for killing a civilian!

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* In the Windows version of ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'', the audio cue for entering a cheat code correctly is Jim [[No Fair Cheating|calling you a cheater]].

* One of the effects in ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' is the [[Knife Nut|knife]], which [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|lets you do what you think a murderer would do with it]]. Its use tends to cause [[Goddamned Bats|toriningen]] in the immediate vicinity to get mad at you, but one particular harmless NPC, Seccom-Masada, will ''try to get away from you, with a "[[Oh Crap]]" look on his face.''

* ''[[Ultima III|Ultima Exodus]]'' has where you can fight ~~civilians--but~~ ''everyone'' turns into a guard, which means fighting (IIRC) eight of them at once.

* ''[[Ultima III|Ultima Exodus]]'' has where you can fight civilians—but ''everyone'' turns into a guard, which means fighting (IIRC) eight of them at once.

* At one point in ''[[Persona 3]]'', SEES infiltrates the school overnight, and [[Let's Split Up, Gang!|splits up to investigate]], with the hero getting paired with Yukari. If you try to go into one of the bathrooms while she's with you, she reacts with complete disbelief and disgust.

* In ''[[Persona 4]]'', if you have someone to rescue, decide to go to the entrance of another dungeon, and talk to one of your teammates, they'll chastise you for going the wrong way. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|Geez, sorry that I'm trying to grind Personas for this one fusion!]]

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* ''[[Soldier of Fortune]] II'': "Mullins, get back here! Mullins, you are jeopardizing the mission! Execute him!" :[[Died Standing Up|dies standing up]]:

* In ''[[Escape Velocity]]: Nova'', refusing one of the early plot hooks (giving a lift to a rover down on his luck) will cause him to look at you "as if he is going to cry, or hit you, or both." After the character wordlessly walks away, the player is informed that "you feel heartily ashamed."

** Eamon Flannigan is portrayed as a ace pilot, superhuman martial artist and all-around badass. He's the leader of the mercenary group "Wild Geese" and plays a key role in assisting the player in numerous storylines. A particularly psychotic player may attempt to disable and board his ship- no easy task, considering he flies a heavily modified Mod Starbridge which is armed to the teeth- but doing so will result in Eamon giving a [[What the Hell, Player?]] and managing to escape. Your profile is then permanently labeled "Sworn Enemy of the Wild Geese".

** Eamon Flannigan is portrayed as a ace pilot, superhuman martial artist and all-around badass. He's the leader of the mercenary group "Wild Geese" and plays a key role in assisting the player in numerous storylines. A particularly psychotic player may attempt to disable and board his ship- no easy task, considering he flies a heavily modified Mod Starbridge which is armed to the teeth- but doing so will result in Eamon giving a '''What the Hell, Player?''' and managing to escape. Your profile is then permanently labeled "Sworn Enemy of the Wild Geese".

* ''[[Colony Wars]]'' will berate you for friendly fire a few times, but if you persist (or destroy an ally), the game labels you a traitor and destroys your craft. Of course, you can still play after failing, most of the time, and [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|nobody seems bothered by having the "traitor" along]], probably because you are the [[Artificial Stupidity|most competent pilot around.]]

* In ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles]]'', if the player stops inputting controls for a few seconds, Sonic will look at the player and tap his foot impatiently.

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* In ''[[Task Maker]]'', attacking an NPC whose orientation is Good or Neutral will anger all other NPCs around you (even monsters) and cause them to attack you, often making "What the hell, player?"-esque comments. If you do this in Castle Hall, it will also anger the Guards, no matter how far from them you are. This goes a step further with the "Mom" character in Enitsirhc — if you attack her to the point of frightening her (which happens when an NPC's HP is low), she will tell you "You're making a big mistake!" And if you kill her, your player will permanently be rendered blind, deaf and drunk (i.e., completely unable to finish the game).

* If during a quest in ''[[Runescape]]'' you use a spade on a dog's grave you'll get the message "You wouldn't seriously consider digging up poor Snowy, would you?"

* [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Go ahead and kill Paarthurnax]]. Never mind that the dragon once led a revolt against [[Big Bad|Alduin]], acts as a [[The Obi-Wan|mentor]] throughout the game, and is the de-facto leader of the Greybeards. Talking to Arngeir after doing so will earn you a ~~[[What the Hell, Player?|~~furious speech]] and being shunned from any further interaction with the group.

* [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Go ahead and kill Paarthurnax]]. Never mind that the dragon once led a revolt against [[Big Bad|Alduin]], acts as a [[The Obi-Wan|mentor]] throughout the game, and is the de-facto leader of the Greybeards. Talking to Arngeir after doing so will earn you a '''furious speech''' and being shunned from any further interaction with the group.

** On the other hand, the Blades will refuse to assist you towards the end of the game if you decide not to do the deed.

** The [[City Guards]] will whine at you for randomly Shouting in town.

* In the game for ''[[Harry Potter (video game)|Harry Potter]] and the Goblet of Fire'' when the player drops something on one of the other characters, you get a response along the lines of "Hey! Watch where you throw that!"

* In [[STALKER]]: Shadow of Chernobyl, the first mission you're given has you assisted by a fireteam of rookie stalkers to raid a Bandit base (depending on the difficulty level, you WILL need their help). If you tell them to back off, the leader will call you out on being a Rambo wannabe. If you wipe out the bandits all by yourself, he'll be amazed. If you run back to him without killing them all, he'll make fun of you and tell you to piss off.

* The [[Bad Ending~~|Bad Endings~~]] of [[Katawa Shoujo]] are this in spades. '''Specially''' {{spoiler|Hanako}}'s (in which {{spoiler|she snaps at Hisao for being patronizing and finishes their relationship after giving him a HUGE verbal beatdown}}) and {{spoiler|Shizune}}'s (where {{spoiler|she breaks up with Hisao after he and Misha grow apart from her (and had [[Sex for Solace]] behind her back, unbeknownst to Shizune)... ''while blaming herself for it''.}})

* The [[Bad Ending]]s of [[Katawa Shoujo]] are this in spades. '''Specially''' {{spoiler|Hanako}}'s (in which {{spoiler|she snaps at Hisao for being patronizing and finishes their relationship after giving him a HUGE verbal beatdown}}) and {{spoiler|Shizune}}'s (where {{spoiler|she breaks up with Hisao after he and Misha grow apart from her (and had [[Sex for Solace]] behind her back, unbeknownst to Shizune)... ''while blaming herself for it''.}})

* In the 2005 game [[The Bard's Tale]], repeatedly running into people in the starting town will lead to one vehemently demanding an apology. He doesn't stop until you give him one.

* [[Emily Enough]] has a strange non-optional version. The game requires the player to do something very shocking and disturbing in order to win the game. The player character then [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|breaks the fourth wall]] to chastise the player. {{spoiler|The action in question is flaying a sweet old lady alive and giving her skin to a serial killer.}} According to the creator: