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10 Video Game Endings With

Disturbing Implications You

Totally Missed

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Therewasonceatimewhenallvideogameswerehappygoluckyaffairs,wheregoodtriumphed

overevil,aherovanquishedavillainandeveryone livedhappilyeverafter.Thosedaysarenow

gone,withedgy(readdarker)writingreplacinghappyresolutionsandeveryoneendingupeither

deadoronthewaythere.Butthen,happyendingsarentalwaysalltheyrecrackeduptobe.Just

lastweekwepostedarundownofthe10movieendingswithhugelydisturbingimplicationsthat

you totallymissed first timeout,and it isntjust the silver screen thatsees thatsortof short

sightedness.A lotoftheclassichappyendingswevebeenfedovertheyearsprobablyhavent

actuallyturnedoutaspeachyaswemighthavethought.JustasHollywoodtendstopullthewool

overour

eyes

when

it

comes

to

glossing

over

what

really

happened

around

the

edges

of

these

so

calledhappyendings,gamedevelopershaveprovedthemselvescommittedtothesamecause,

hopingwewontseethegianticebergupaheadforlookingattheprettysea.Theseexamplesare

tenofthemostextremedisturbingimplicationsfromvideogames,thatdeveloperswantedusto

miss.Butweresayingnomore,thetruemust findaway!Needlesstosay,thereareSPOILERS

WITHIN,soproceedwithcaution

10. Heavy Rain: The Neglectful Father


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HeavyRainisntexactlyacutanddriedhappyending,thankstothepresenceofsevenalternates,

threeofwhichincludethesuicideofthemainprotagonist,andsomewhichinvolvetheOrigami

killergettingawaywithitall,andpresumablygoingontoterrorisemorefamilies,butthereisone

idealending. In itweseeEthan,hisnewsqueezeMadisonandrescuedsonShaunsettingup

hometogetherinahappilyeverafterscenariothatcompletelyignoresthefactthatcuddlescant

fix severe PTSD and other related mental trauma, with Scott the killer dead, and Norman

miraculouslyhealedofhisdrugaddiction(musthavebeenthecuddlesagain.)Lifeispresumably

all good. But wait Aside from the fact that Ethan still has some severe underlying mental

problems,relatingtothedeathofhisfirstchild,howarewesupposedtobelievethatsocialservices

wouldallowhimtocontinuelivingwithhissonhavingalmostcausedhisdeath?Okay,soablackout

isntaconsciousthing,butcarelesslytakingyoursontotheparkalonewhenyouhaveahistoryof

episodes isnotexactlygoingtowinyouanyparentingawards. Imprettysuresomeone in the

judicialsystemwouldhavesomethingtosayaboutthat,notleastbecauseitwasEthansneglect

thatleadtothedeathofhisfirstsonbylosinghiminamall.Carefree,nonrestrictiveparentingis

onething,butwhenitleadstoactualdeathofonechild,andthenalmostdeathofasecond,its

probablytimeyourprivilegeswererevoked.IftheresanyjusticeintheworldofHeavyRain,Ethan

isnowinacycleofdepression,havinghadShauntakenoffhimforhisowngood.Somuchforthe

happyending.

9. Metal Gear Solid 2: The Hangover


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AfterthegiantArsenalGearcrashesintoNewYorkcityandRaidenandSolidusSnakeareforcedto

fightoneanother(afteramyriadofnarrativerevelationsinvolvingpregnancies,doubleagentsand

adoption,)RaidenemergesvictoriousandisreunitedwithhisgirlfriendRose,whoisnowwithchild.

Asidefromafew looseends,thenarrativeendsonanicepositivenote,withmanandhis love

reunitedandabrightnewdawnratherinsistentlyrepresentedbythegrowinglifeinherbelly.But

waitHalfofNewYorkisnowsquashed.Peoplearenodoubtdead,thankstotheArsenalGear

stompingabigholeinManhattan,andthosewhosurvivedarelikelytotakeamassivebeatingfrom

thetaxmaninthecomingyearstofixthedamagecausedtotheBigApple.Itsrathershortsighted

tocallthisavictory,simplybecausetheherogetshisgirl.Whataboutthelegacyofdestruction,

nottomentionthegiantrobotlyinginthemiddleofthecity?Nooneeverthinksabouttheclean

upjob.

8. Medal Of Honor: Warfighter AWOL


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Warfightercausedsomeseriouscontroversynotleastwhenitwasrevealedthatsevenmembers

of Naval Special Warfare Development Group who worked as consultants for EA had been

disciplined for releasingclassified informationand theendingwasanotherof thosemodern

HorrorsOfWarendings that sought tomake theplayer think.EAdecided tohavePreacher

weighingupwhethertoreportbackforduty,ordeserttofixhisfamilylife,despitetheformerly

gleefulembraceofthemythologyofthesoldier(theideaofthemassupermen.)Theideamight

behalfbaked,and slightlyoddconsidering the trajectoryof the restof thenarrative (and the

presentationofcharactersspecifically)butitwasaninterestingwaytoleavethegame.Butwait?

Doesntdesertionstillcarryafairlyheftypunishment?Honouranddedicationtohisfamilyisone

thing,butwindinguplockedupinprisonforignoringamission(whichispresumablywhatawaits

if hewere to answer hismobile) is a fairly counterproductive solution. The key thing is that

Preachersdesertionwouldweakentheunit,especiallyindeployment,andhispunishmentwould

presumablybegreaterthananynormalsoldier.Theresalsoafurtherimplication.Thoughhes

seen some seriousaction,anduntoldhorrorsofwarby theendof thegame,and theending

suggestshe

has

had

his

fill

of

duty,

Warfighter

is

keen

to

stress

that

the

soldiers

involved

are

action

herolikethrillseekers,asopposedtoparticularlypatrioticmen.And ifPreachercannotgethis

thrillsfromhisownarmy,whichhemayormaynotdesert(theimplicationishedoes,)hemayfind

himselftemptedtogomercenary,whichwouldpresumablybedeemedjoininganotherforcewhile

AWOL.Thatsoftencalledtreason(dependingontheclient,)andthepenaltyforthattendstobe

fairlysevere

7. Uncharted 2: Shambhala Destroyed

As theeventsofUnchartedsexcellent sequel come to ahead,NathanDrake is thrustonto a

journeyofvengeancewhenElena(hisnewladyfriend,obviously)isalmostkilledbyagrenadejust

afterthepairdiscovertheinvulnerabilityapplicationsoftheblueresinfoundattheTreeOfLife.

Drakegetstothetreejustafterthenickoftime,andwatcheshislatestmortalenemydrinkfrom

thetrees

sap

and

become

almost

invincible,

before

deciding

the

best

way

to

kill

him

is

to

explode

the sap and then leave Lazarevic to be killed by the Guardians of the secret, sacred city of


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Shambhala.Hedies,NathanandElenakiss,andsunsetsareriddenoffinto.ButwaitMuchlike

IndianaJonesthesinglemostcarelessarchaeologistinthehistoryofthesubject,thankstohis

tendencytodestroypreviouslyperfectlypreservedartefactsNathanDrakeisawfulathisjob.He

is supposed tobe committed todiscoveringandpreserving articles and locationsofhistorical

significance,andyethisdestructionoftheTreeOfLifeprettycarelesslydestroysthewonderful

kingdomofShambhala.Ratherthansharingthespiritualsignificanceoftheplace,orhelping its

inhabitants(suchasthoseGuardians)escape,Drakeblowstheentireplaceup,andenjoysasexy

kisstosealthedeal.Quitehowhedeserveshisreputationintheindustryisbeyondme.

6. Streets Of Rage The King Is Dead, Long

Live The King?

StreetsofRagehadtwoendingsthefirstwasachievableinsingleplayer,andinvolvednothing

morethancompletingthegame,beatingsevenbellsoutofeveryoneandovercomingthebigboss.

ThiswasproclaimedtheGoodEnding.Thesecondendingwasonlyunlockablewhileplayingtwo

player. When you encountered the boss at the end, he gave you and your fellow player the

opportunityto

join

him.

If

one

player

says

yes,

and

the

other

no,

the

boss

then

fiendishly

turns

the

playersagainsteachother,chargingthemwithfightingtothedeathsothathisnewcohortmay

provehisallegiance.Formerfriendbrushedaside,theturncoatplayeristhenabletofightthebig

boss(havingturneddownhisfinaloffer)andtakeoverhisevilempire,laughingmaniacallyasthe

creditsrollfromatophisnewthrone.ThemotifBADENDmightappearatthisstage,but itis

precededbythewonderfullyegostrokingmantraYouBecametheBoss!YouareGreat!Finally,

somerecognition.ButwaitHowlongexactlywouldanewbosslastattheheadofanempirethat

he had just decimated almost singlehandedly with violence? There can be only two likely

outcomes:firstofftheranksaresodepletedthattheformerheroislefttodefendhisentireempire

onhisown,andwillinevitablybeovercomeindoublequicktime,makinghiseffortsandbetrayal

entirelypointless.

Or

alternatively,

the

remaining

foot

soldiers

(mostly

ginger,

for

some

reason)

wouldriseupandpulltheirnewbossoffhisloftyperchandkillhimforthecrazedandmisguided


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despotthatheis.Eitherway,notmuchofalegacytoenjoy.

5. Freedom Fighters: The Russians Are Coming

Back)

Hurray, we killed the Russians and stopped them from invading Good Old America! Just like

Hollywoodalwayspromiseduswecould.Wevesaveddemocracy,andhotdogs,andMountain

Dew.Its

time

to

party,

since

there

definitely

wont

be

any

come

back

from

defying

anation

of

the

mightandmalevolentwilltoinvadetheGreatestCountryInTheWorldEVER!ButwaitItsnot

over.Liketermitestemporarilypushedawayfromtheirquarry,theRussianswillinevitablyreturn,

andingreaternumberswithgreaterforce.Theyarenottobedenied,andthoughtheywereonce

defeated,theywontbeagain,withthemorbidrealisationthenbeingthatAmericaisnotlongfor

thisEarth.ItmightbeavictorypartybytheendofFreedomFighters,buttheresnochanceitlasted

long,asChrishimselfpointsoutintheclipbelowAndhesnotjustsettingupasequel(well,okay,

maybeheactuallywas)because itnevercame,probablyduetotheimpendingRussianattack

thatwipedoutChrisandallofhispartyingbuddieswhocelebratedalittlebittoohardafterthe

endof

the

battle.

4. Mario Gleefully Killed All Of Koopas

Kids


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Itsbeensaidbeforethatsomevideogameheroesarentactuallyalltheyseemtobe,andthelittle

Italianplumberwhofindshimselflockedinaperpetualloopofrescuinghispromiscuousprincess

girlfriend from the evil clutches of Bowser/King Koopa is usually top of that list.He smashes

innocent(andmostlyharmless)creaturesonhiswaytostormingKoopasvariouscastles,stealing

coinsandconqueringlandsundertheruseofrescueandvengeance,butwestilllovehim.Itsthe

moustache.SowhenhetriumphsoverKingKoopaandhishordeofmaniacaloffspring inSuper

MarioBros.3andSuperMarioWorldwecanbrieflysuspendourthoughtsonwhyKoopa isso

committedtostealingprincessesifhehas(orhad)awifetogivehimkids,toindulgeintriumph.

ButwaitItsnosurprisethatMarioanunskilledwarrior,whoseonlyapparentskillswerehoned

byfixingtoiletsisabletovanquishtheKoopaherdwithsuchease,andsolittleremorse,given

that all of them, apart from the Big Daddy himself, are children. Whether they have been

indoctrinated,orforcedtofightoutofsomemisguideddedicationtotheirfather, Iggy,Ludwig,

Wendyandcoarefatallyunsuitedtoopenwarfare,andyetfindthemselvesdispatchedwithglee

byalittleportlymanwhocantkeepatightenoughreinonhisgirlfriend.Marioshouldhaveset

thechildsoldiersfree,oratleastgavethemabitofaspankandsentthempacking,butinstead,

hekillsthem,andthenneedlesslyexplodestheircastles,crushingtheirinfantcorpsesfordouble

theeffect.Hesneverdonethatbefore,andevenKingKoopawasabletoescapehisattemptsto

kill,sowhytheoverzealousovercompensationnowwhentheopponentsarekids?

3. Tekken 5: Lee Chaolans Ending


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Verylittlebeatsbeatingafightinggameforpureunadulteratedmachojoy.Asthebuttonbashing

gotquickerandopponentsharder,itbecameathingofthedistantpastformetogetanywhere

nearbattlingthefinalboss,butwithTekken5Isomehowmanageditthroughhardwork(cheating)

anddedication(morecheating.)MychosenwarriorwasLeeChaolan,afinespecimenofaman

whooffedopponentswithconsummateease,evenunder thecontrolofmydangerously inept

podgyfingers.Andfinally,whenthefinalbossfell,andmyfistsinvoluntarilywentskywardsilently,

Isettleddowntowatchthecharactersendingsequence,hopingIdhitonagoodchoice.Soyou

canimaginemydismaywhenIwastreatedtothesightoftoomuchnakedmanflesh,withwith

victoriousLeeChaolangoadinghismanservant(revealedtobeHeihachiMishimo,hisadoptive

father),while threateninghimwith the explosive bowtie aroundhis neck.All of this strange

Oedipalmeshplaysoutasbothmenarewearingnothingmorethanspeedos(asidefromsaidbow

tie,)andweareencouragedtolaughatthemisfortuneofthefallenvillain(aswellasmarvelathis

firm,ancientbody)whileheispowerlesstorunorfightback.ButwaitSeriously,howcouldthis

everturnoutpositively? Ifyoucan ignorethestrangelyhomoeroticfascinationLeeclearlyhas

withhisfathersbody(andhisbacksidepredominantlywhichisremarkableforanoldergent,I

havetosay)youhavetoconsiderthecontextofthesituation.Heihachiisanevilgenius,capable

ofgreatfeatsofvillainy,whowouldntstopatswattingfellowhumansofftheEarthlikebugsona

picnicblanket,andheisalsoburdenedwiththeusualmegavillaintraitsofprideandvanity.There

isno

way

he

would

suffer

the

indignity

of

servitude,

and

would

inevitably

either

escape

(the

bow

tiehardlylookssecure)ordecidetokillhimselfandhistormenterintheprocess.Andwhenthat

happens,thecollateraldamagewouldbefairlyhuge,giventhesizeoftheexplosioninHeihachis

mindseyeinthevideoabove.

2. Links Needless Killing Sprees


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Link isaheroright?Hevanquishesgiantmonstersandbasicallymakessurethatgoodand light

triumphinhisworld,bysendingevilpacking.Throughouthislongandillustriouscareer,thelittle

elvenwarriorhasdefiedexpectationsofhissizeandprowesstodispatchamultitudeofevil,big

andsmall,andstoppingthemmaraudingthroughvillagesandcasuallyeatingeveryone insight,

because,like,thatswhatmonstersdointheworldofZelda.Andthenthefinalcreditsrollonany

Zeldagame,andlittleLinktakesalltheplauditsheisahero,andworthyofthespoils.Butwait

Except they dont. For a significant number of Links quests, he goes looking for trouble, and

effectivelykillssomecreaturesforthesimplecrimeofbeingallbigandscarylooking.Despitehis

slightlygirlylooks,Linkisonanegotrip,intentonshowingoffhismachoskillsbykillinglargethings

toimpresseveryone.ThereisnowayKingDodongocandoanyharmtoanyonewhodoesntinvade

his personal space, and neither couldThe Wind Wakers Helmaroc King or his

predecessorHelmasaurKingfromALinktothePast.Thesecreaturesliveawayfromthegeneral

populus,usuallywithverylittlewayofeverinteractingwithanyonewhodoesntcometothem,

andyettheyareviewedinthesamelightasthemegalomaniacsupervillainswhoterroriseother

games.Theyremerelyexistingbytherulesofnature,eatingasbesttheycan,anddefendingtheir

territory,or in thecaseof theenemies fromTheTwilightPrincess, theyvebeencapturedand

manipulatedintobeingevil.Theyarenotcold,calculatingkillers,andtheresprettymuchnoneed

tokillthem.

1. Conduit 2: Non-Dead Presidents


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Conduit2hasthemostludicrousendingyoureeverlikelytosee.Seriously,watchitNow,you

probablywerentexpectingthosevaguelyfamiliarfacestopopoutoftheportalattheend,were

you?Incredible,isntit?Notonlythatpeoplewouldactuallywritethissortofextremetrash,but

the very idea of Conduit 3 featuring badass undead presidents, sporting heavy artillery and

armourtakingonagiantAlienthreatinthespacewhereNationalTreasureandHalocrossover.

ButwaitWillsomeonepleaseconsiderthetimeline?! IftheresonethingBackToTheFuture

taughtus(attimes,)itsthatmessingwiththetimecontinuumwillspelluntolddisasters,beyond

makingyourfamilyrichandfamous,andinspiringyourownname.Conduit2neverexploredthe

complexitiesofincestuousrelationshipswithourownmothers,butitdidpresentagiantquandry

whenitcametotheimpactthattwosupposedlylongdeadpresidentswalkingaroundinHalolike

armourwouldhave.Apparentlyitsokaytoglossovertheimpactonthetimecontinuum,aslong

asyourendingisridiculousenoughandbadassenoughtogodowninhistory.Buttherewould

surely be widereaching implications of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln suddenly

revealing themselves to be (presumably) immortal in order to help save the world from the

imminentthreatofTiamat,thegiantalienship.Atsomepointthetwowouldrealisethattheir

unveilingwouldleadtoendlessawfulchatshowcircuits,andthesamekindofobsessivecelebrity

objectificationthatblightsAmandaBynes.Theymightbeequippedwithsuperspacesuits,but

theresnowaytheyrereadytotakeonthatimminentthreat,andforesightwouldleadtothem

eitherrunning

away

and

leaving

Tiamat

to

basically

eat

Earth,

or

killing

Michael

Ford

to

cover

their

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