10 Times Video Games Totally Broke Your Trust - Commenter Edition

2. Fake Knockout Sign - Cuphead

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In a case of it being a positive to be chronically online, you wouldn’t have been fooled by one of brutal platformer Cuphead’s most brutal betrayals of your trust; a fake knockout sign. That blessed knockout sign means all your tense minutes of hard-earned evasion, attacks, and platforming are finally over.

If you do decide to take your hands off the controls and celebrate early, though, you might see your fate sealed in the final moments by a sneaky snail that crawls out from under the baddie’s hat.

There’s nothing quite as painful as being trolled by the sign too late for you to recover and seeing you made it right to the end only to be taken out in the final moments. We trusted you, Knockout sign, for shame.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.