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* In ''[[Halo]]'''s fifth level, Cortana sends the player to stop an [[Zombie Apocalypse|outbreak]] of [[Not Using the Z Word|the Flood]], "before it's too late!". Turns out it is, and the only way to stop them from spreading out into the galaxy is to destroy the titular fortress world along with any human survivors still on it.
* In ''[[Halo]]'''s fifth level, Cortana sends the player to stop an [[Zombie Apocalypse|outbreak]] of [[Not Using the Z Word|the Flood]], "before it's too late!". Turns out it is, and the only way to stop them from spreading out into the galaxy is to destroy the titular fortress world along with any human survivors still on it.
** In the level "The Covenant", Johnson is captured to be used to activate the array. Master Chief is a bit too far away, so Miranda goes in after him. They almost sacrifice themselves, but Truth kills Keyes before she can carry it out, then activates the rings. MC and the Arbiter, with the [[Enemy Mine]] help of the Flood, arrive [[Just in Time]] to deactivate them.
** In the level "The Covenant", Johnson is captured to be used to activate the array. Master Chief is a bit too far away, so Miranda goes in after him. They almost sacrifice themselves, but Truth kills Keyes before she can carry it out, then activates the rings. MC and the Arbiter, with the [[Enemy Mine]] help of the Flood, arrive [[Just in Time]] to deactivate them.
* The Main Quest of ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four|Oblivion]]'' revolves around recovering the Amulet of Kings so the last of the Septim line, Martin, can relight the Dragonfires to maintain the barrier keeping the daedra from invading Tamriel. Unfortunately, nearly every step in this involves you arriving too late.
* The main quest of ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' revolves around recovering the Amulet of Kings so the last of the Septim line, Martin, can relight the Dragonfires to maintain the barrier keeping the daedra from invading Tamriel. Unfortunately, nearly every step in this involves you arriving too late.
* In ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2'', you hear your commanding officer yell at you over the radio that General Shepherd has set you up; and should not be trusted. You get the memo shortly '''after''' Shepherd shoots you and your team mate, Ghost, in the chest, and has his goons soak your bodies in kerosene and set you on fire. Thankfully, Soap and Price decide to take him out for good.
* In ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'', you hear your commanding officer yell at you over the radio that General Shepherd has set you up; and should not be trusted. You get the memo shortly '''after''' Shepherd shoots you and your team mate, Ghost, in the chest, and has his goons soak your bodies in kerosene and set you on fire. Thankfully, Soap and Price decide to take him out for good.
** Still, at the end of the game Soap and Price are wanted as traitors with no real way to clear their names, the Americans have repelled the Russian invasion but at the cost of many civilian deaths and the eastern seaboard heavily damaged by an EMP, Makarov escaped, and World War III is just getting underway.
** Still, at the end of the game Soap and Price are wanted as traitors with no real way to clear their names, the Americans have repelled the Russian invasion but at the cost of many civilian deaths and the eastern seaboard heavily damaged by an EMP, Makarov escaped, and World War III is just getting underway.
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' - Not only does [[Idiot Hero|Ramza]] never show up in time to make any difference (except [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|punch out some demons]]), he is played for a [[Unwitting Pawn]] for most of the game. (Okay, so he's eventually [[Vindicated by History]], but that's ''centuries'' down the road.)
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'': Not only does [[Idiot Hero|Ramza]] never show up in time to make any difference (except [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|punch out some demons]]), he is played for a [[Unwitting Pawn]] for most of the game. (Okay, so he's eventually [[Vindicated by History]], but that's ''centuries'' down the road.)
** Guess again. At Fort Besselat, he floods the battlefield, essentially {{spoiler|stopping the Lion War as it reached its peak}}. He also would have probably succeeded in rescuing Orlandeu even if Delita hadn't {{spoiler|staged that execution}}. Before that, he spirits both the Virgo Stone & the Germonic Scriptures away before the Knights Templar can get their hands on them. Granted, they eventually {{spoiler|get them anyway}}, but he still shows up JUST in time to thwart the [[Big Bad]]. Whether or not he managed to {{spoiler|save his sister}} is a matter of debate.
** Guess again. At Fort Besselat, he floods the battlefield, essentially {{spoiler|stopping the Lion War as it reached its peak}}. He also would have probably succeeded in rescuing Orlandeu even if Delita hadn't {{spoiler|staged that execution}}. Before that, he spirits both the Virgo Stone & the Germonic Scriptures away before the Knights Templar can get their hands on them. Granted, they eventually {{spoiler|get them anyway}}, but he still shows up JUST in time to thwart the [[Big Bad]]. Whether or not he managed to {{spoiler|save his sister}} is a matter of debate.
** While Ramza fails to stop the corrupt church or the machinations of his childhood friend turned evil Delita, he does arrive in time to deal with a much worse threat, in the form of the Fallen Angel Ultima.
** While Ramza fails to stop the corrupt church or the machinations of his childhood friend turned evil Delita, he does arrive in time to deal with a much worse threat, in the form of the Fallen Angel Ultima.
* ''[[Persona 3]]''. The party is the [[Unwitting Pawn]] that, about halfway in, allows the [[Big Bad]] to summon the [[Eldritch Abomination]], and find out three-thirds down the story that they've been too late to stop it ever since. They nonetheless manage to prevent the Abomination from destroying humanity, {{spoiler|though the main character dies in the process of doing it.}}
* ''[[Persona 3]]''. The party is the [[Unwitting Pawn]] that, about halfway in, allows the [[Big Bad]] to summon the [[Eldritch Abomination]], and find out three-thirds down the story that they've been too late to stop it ever since. They nonetheless manage to prevent the Abomination from destroying humanity, {{spoiler|though the main character dies in the process of doing it.}}
* In ''[[Mega Man Zero]] 4'', Zero arrives at the final boss barely in time (which is an improvement over his usual tardiness; see below) to stop the destruction of the last good land on Earth...{{spoiler|but must sacrifice any chance at escape for himself.}}
* In ''[[Mega Man Zero]] 4'', Zero arrives at the final boss barely in time (which is an improvement over his usual tardiness) to stop the destruction of the last good land on Earth... {{spoiler|but must sacrifice any chance at escape for himself.}}



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