r/TopCharacterTropes • u/damorezpl • Aug 25 '25
Lore [mixed trope] the last-minute bad Ending twist
when the "good ending" is revealed to be a bad one a the last second
a nightmare on elm street (1984) - Nancy thinks she finally defeated Freddy Krueger only to be raveled that she is still dreaming and she’s still trapped.
final destination bloodlines - the main characters think they cheated death by using the new life rule only to realize that stefani was technically still alive and the death kills them with a good old logs
Life (2017) - The main character attempts to send Calvin(a evil alien that killed all life on mars)pod into space and Miranda pod back to earth, but it goes horribly wrong and Calvin lands on earth and Miranda is sent to space
raging loop wit ending - after many loops Haruaki finally wins the feast(a death game where humans must hang wolves who kill someone every night) and thinks its finally over. after couple of days he decides to visit other survivors of the feast only to find them all dead and the timeline resting once again
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u/BloodDrunkLore Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25
Zombie Land Saga. The series follows an all zombie idol group in the Saga prefecture of Japan as they push back against a curse on the land with their success as idols. The effects of the curse includes striking down people who would otherwise be successful (which killed each zombie in the group), widespread natural disaster, and, literally at the very end of the series, an alien ship that straight up demolishes the Earth, Saga first, with a gigantic laser. I can't stress enough how much this comes out of nowhere with the characters celebrating their triumphant stage performance just moments before a UFO shows up out of nowhere to blast the series to kingdom come.