History Main / BottomlessPitRescueService

* ''[[NewSuperMarioBrosWii]]'' has the bubble mechanic in multiplayer mode, in which a player can save themselves by becoming encased in a bubble and later get released over safe ground by another player.

* In''CrashTeamRacing'', your friendly mask spirit (Aku Aku for the good guys and Uka Uka for the baddies) will save you from bottomless pits. This is more complicated in [[SpiritualSuccessor Crash]] [[CrashNitroKart Nitro Kart]], where Emperor Velo's team gets pulled back from a pit by a mask resembling his face. Very [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment unexpected]], yet [[NightmareFuel very chilling]].

* In some of the ''CrashBandicoot'' games, your friend Uka Uka will save you from bottomless pits.

Not just a VideoGameTrope; due to PrimalFear, this often happens outside video games, too.

* Racers who fall off in ''MarioKart 64'' are rescued by Lakita- there's a disadvantage to it, as you lose time, but you're not instantly out of the race.

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[[caption-width:240:Jean Grey, working hard to keep her teammates' feet on the ground.]]

** The GameboyAdvance games ''Spyro: Season of Ice''/''Season of Flame'' probably count as well. Fairy magic saves you from falling into [[SuperDrowningSkills water]] in a home world.

* In ''{{Bomberman}} [[SuperTitle64Advance 64]]'', if Bomberman through the cracks of the web made by the spider boss of the {{Slippy Slidey Ice World}}, Sirius would swoop in and save him. This had its limits: Fall too often, and Sirius won't appear, costing the player a life.

** Similarly, in the ''Sands of Time'' trilogy, the Prince's dagger/pendant allows him to reverse time, making himself his own BottomlessPitRescueService (at least until you run out of sand).
* In ''Game/MegaMan 7'', ''9'' and ''10'', you can purchase a one-time use Beat Whistle that will save you from a bottmless pit.

** Model A also does this once per pit in easy mode of MegaManZX Advent
* Lakitus from the ''MarioKart'' games would pull the player out of things like a bottomless pit, water and lava. Of course being a racing game, it still looses valuable time (and coins in both the original game and ''Super Circuit'').

* An analogous situation can be found in ''Star Control II'', where running out of fuel would leave you stranded in deep space—except that the Melnorme (or the Druuge, if you're unlucky enough to be in their space) will show up to sell you fuel, in exchange for bits of your ship (or crewmen) if necessary.

* SonicAdventure2: In Radical Highway Shadow can float his way across a gap bridge should he miss the pole swings. This is removed in the Hard Mode for the stage.

* Lakitus from the ''MarioKart'' games would pull the player out of things like a bottomless pit, water and lava. However, it takes a few coins for his services (if you have some).

* Lakitus from the ''MarioKart'' games would pull the player out of things like a bottomless pit, water and lava.

* Night Terror from ''SoulCalibur 3'' cannot be defeated by a ring out. He flies back into the arena.

* In the first ''{{Comicbook/X-Men}}'' game on the SegaGenesis, Jean Grey uses her {{Telekinesis}} to pull players up.

** In ''The Legend Of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon'', the player is automatically forced into flight mode if they fall into an otherwise bottomless pit. ([[InvisibleWall Thermal updrafts]]?)
** The GameboyAdvance games ''Spyro: Season Of Ice''/''Season of Flame'' probably count as well. Fairy magic saves you from falling into [[SuperDrowningSkills water]] in a home world.

* In ''SuperMarioGalaxy'', Rosalina will pull you up if you fall in TheHub.

* In ''[[TheRenAndStimpyShow Stimpy's Invention]]'', Powdered Toast Man will rescue you if you fall in a pit.

* In ''{{Bomberman}} [[SuperTitle64Advance 64]]'', if Bomberman through the cracks of the web made by the spider boss of the {{Slippy Slidey Ice World}}, Sirius would swoop in and save him. This had its limits; fall too often, and he won't appear, costing the player a life.

* In some of the Crash Bandicoot games your friend Uka Uka will save you from bottomless pits.

* One of the powerups in ''{{Shantae}}'' makes you temporarily unable to fall into a Bottomless Pit. Which is good too since one of the items requires that powerup to get.

* An analogous situation can be found in ''Star Control II'', where running out of fuel would leave you stranded in deep space--except that the Melnorme (or the Druuge, if you're unlucky enough to be in their space) will show up to sell you fuel, in exchange for bits of your ship (or crewmen) if necessary.

Note this doesn't count if you just respawn back on the ground. Something clearly in game has to pull you up. It also can't be plot related, as those tend to just work once for that scene.

A SubTrope of NonLethalBottomlessPits.

* In ''PhantomBrave'', getting knocked out of the battle area will KO a phantom or minor enemy, but major enemies and Marona will just reappear back on the field.