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* Mixed in with TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'', where after [[Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero Naofumi Iwatani]] meets up with Ren Amaki again before the next Wave, and after yelling at the Sword Hero for unknowingly killing Gaelion and starting a pandemic that Naofumi already cleaned up: he demands to know what Ren will try to do to atone for the pain, sorrow, and heartbreak he had caused to Gaelions' family through after his actions resulted in the Dragons' adoptive daughter Wyndia [[MadeASlave being sold off into slavery]] and orphaning [[WereDragon Leon Iwatani]], Gaelions' unhatched son that Naofumi would instead raise as his own.

* Mixed in with TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'', where after [[Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero Naofumi Iwatani]] meets up with Ren Amaki again before the next Wave, and after yelling at the Sword Hero for unknowingly killing Gaelion and starting a pandemic that Naofumi already cleaned up: he demands to know what Ren will try to do to atone for the heartbreak he had put Gaelions' family through after his actions resulted in the Dragons' adoptive daughter being sold off into slavery and orphaning [[WereDragon Leon Iwatani]], Gaelions' unhatched son that Naofumi would instead raise as his own.

* Mixed in with TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'', where after Naofumi meets up with Ren Amaki again before the next Wave, and after yelling at the Sword Hero for unknowingly killing Gaelion and starting a pandemic that Naofumi already cleaned up: he demands to know what Ren will try to do to atone for the heartbreak he had put Gaelions' family through after his actions resulted in the Dragons' adoptive daughter being sold off into slavery and orphaning [[WereDragon Leon Iwatani]], Gaelions' unhatched son that Naofumi would instead raise as his own.

* Literary example: In ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', the four travel to Boidan Mine in the hopes that it will contain a powerful amulet that Ringo needs badly. However, when they arrive in Boidan Valley and Ringo mentally scans the area, he immediately sees six sets of hoofprints and realizes that a group is already in the process of raiding the mine. This forces the ActualPacifist four to figure out how to ascertain whether the “mine-robbers” found the amulet, since they won't just beat up the party and take their stuff. HilarityEnsues. [[spoiler: No, they didn't have the amulet.]]

** In ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'', the Sky Temple in the dark world requires 10 keys to unlock. The first key was already found and put in place by a dead Luminoth warrior laying at the bottom of the key pillar, leaving only 9 for you to find.

* Inverted in ''VideoGame/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires''. Mamizou was called by her friend Nue to help defeat the BigBad Miko. However, turns out the heroines had already defeated Miko when Mamizou arrived. The Mamizou fight the heroines as the BonusBoss, just because.

* Late in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Harry, Ron, and Hermione must overcome a series of obstacles that are set by the teachers to get to the Stone. They reach a troll as one of the obstacles, but it's already knocked out because the infiltrator(s) ahead of them had done it.

* The original ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' does it deliciously with Pierre - you follow him through, what, four levels, solving every kind of obscure puzzle to open doors, frequently involving destroying permanent fixtures, and then it turns out that he's already there to claim the MacGuffin even though you did all the stuff. How did he get there!? Who knows! Of course, he's the same guy who can ninja-teleport around at will. The remake turns this around: Pierre, rather sensibly, decides to let Lara risk life and limb pulling every damn lever and switch that's in the way of them and their prize, before waltzing in at the very end to claim it.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', Waka restores the Guardian Tree in [[spoiler:North Ryoshima Coast]] for you. Between the fact you get Praise for the ones you restore and how obnoxious Waka is anyway, it's easy to forget it's a scripted event and get ticked off at him for it. You can still get Praise from the tree, however, but it requires an alternate method.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s [[KillEmAll Genocide Run]], all puzzles from Snowdin onwards will have already been solved for you. Checking things like the hidden levers in Snowdin will tell you that they're being pressed down by vines, implying that [[BigBad Flowey]] is helping you from afar. Stepping off the Genocide Run at any point by sparing a monster or advancing to the next area without killing everything will reactivate the puzzles ahead.

** The first room of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' has Solid Snake hiding from guards while waiting for an elevator. The "Plant" chapter of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' opens with another room where you must wait for an elevator, but in a [[PostModernism post-modern]] twist, [[spoiler:Solid Snake]] has already knocked out the guards.

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'':

* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'': As you prepare to fight [[spoiler:ranked #5: Letz Shake, [[FanNickname Mr. Sir Henry Motherfucker]] kills him]]. Fortunately, you get to make up for it in the end, [[spoiler:in an optional final battle with Henry.]]

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'' starts with you escaping the previous final dungeon (with the RandomEncounters turned off, [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent since you're level 1 at that point]]). You can only access some of the areas, including a chest that previously contained a very high-level cursed helmet. Even if you didn't take it in the first via OldSaveBonus, the chest is empty... except for the lowest-level healing item (how the first game's party missed it, or why they don't have the helmet when they meet them again, is not mentioned).

* The first room of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' has Solid Snake hiding from guards while waiting for an elevator. The "Plant" chapter of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' opens with another room where you must wait for an elevator, but in a [[PostModernism post-modern]] twist, [[spoiler:Solid Snake]] has already knocked out the guards.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'' has a kind task you to slay a dragon deep within a dungeon. When you get there, though, you find that IneffectualLoner Terry subverts the "Ineffectual" part of his trope and defeats the dragon single-handedly. He then proceeds back to the king to obtain the awesome sword that was promised as a reward, making the whole thing a complete waste of time for you, if only it weren't necessary to advance the plot. Later on, this has a reversal: [[spoiler:After searching for a Legendary Sword, you finally find its resting place... and Terry promptly appears, rudely shoving past you to claim it. However, before the player has time to get ''pissed'', Terry realizes that the sword is rusted, laughs, and gives the blade to you, actually ''apologizing'' for wasting everyone's time. (Apparently, he's never heard of a blacksmith...)]]

* Kind of the case in ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer''. The Badlands is always a massive GuiltFreeExterminationWar between the Dwarfs and Greenskins, with one side usually annihilating the other and becoming a powerhouse as a result. The Empire and the Vampire Counts have entirely different victory conditions that do not require them to destroy the victorious Badlands faction.
** Its [[VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerII sequel]] has other cases in Mortal Empires cammpaigns. Each races has special victory conditions, amongst which are a list of factions to destroy, but it's entirely possible to have one or more of these factions exterminated by one of their own wars before you even met them.

* Optional in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'' if you recruit up to three potential allies to aid you in defeating a powerful boss in its lair in chapter 6. After you enter the dungeon and pass the first hallway, you will discover two of them already fighting and clearing half of the dungeon for you. The third ally just enters with you and can absorb the initial enemies while you sit and wait.