15 Bizarre 'Game Over' Scenes You Weren't Expecting

13. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Terminated

As a prequel to the later, much more insane, Metal Gear Solid titles, Snake Eater saw the introduction of a number of characters in their younger days. Along with playing as Big Boss during his initial outing as an infiltrator, players meet the relative of hapless jailer Johnny Sasaki, and returning villain Revolver Ocelot. Proving to later be not only a formidable opponent but a mastermind who causes strife throughout the entire series, players were offered the opportunity to kill Ocelot while unconscious within the first hour. Putting a dozen bullets into the villain's skull results in a game over screen declaring, in place of Snake, OCELOT IS DEAD. Were this not bizarre enough, Col. Campbell berates the player yelling "Snake! You can't do that! The future will be changed! You'll create a time paradox!!" Apparently taking a liking to this joke, the developers promptly re-used it for a number of other death sequences. Waiting at the game over screen after Snake is killed will result in the words occasionally changing to TIME PARADOX, and similar instances take place if Sokolov or EVA are killed.
 
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