History TemptingFate / VideoGames

* In the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' universe, the aftermath of Yuna's supposedly permanent victory over Sin is called the "Eternal Calm"[[spoiler:, only for Sin and several others to escape the Farplane in ''Will''.]]
** Another, earlier example is the final encounter [[spoiler: with [[BigBadWannabe Seymour Guado]], where he utters the line "Now nothing can stop us (him and Sin, whom he believes to have merged with)". Not only DO you defeat him, you also send him, rendering his [[TheUndead undead nature useless]]. At least until ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'']]...

** Prior to Metroid Prime, the Chozo actually did this too. Remember their wall-hanging made of Cordite? Cordite is a kind of gunpowder for modern-day heavy-duty artillery weapons. It's not something you should make wall-hangings off.

--> [[spoiler:'''Kang''']]: Well, at least we don't have to sit through the stupid video game credits.
--> [[spoiler:'''Kodos''']]: (points down at the game's logo covering their faces, signaling that the credits are about to roll)
--> [[spoiler:'''Kang''']]: NOOOOOO!!!

** [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Generation I]]: "We wanted to play Creator, so we decided to experiment with Mew DNA. [[FamousLastWords We dreamt of creating the world's strongest Pokemon...]] [[GoneHorriblyRight and we succeeded.]]"

** In ''Syphon Filter'' opening scene, "Man in Shadow" a.k.a. [[spoiler:VincentHadden]] tells Markinson that "they will do nothing, they just have to wait and see what Gabriel Logan can discover". Cue Gabriel Logan discovering NebulousEvilOrganization, ArmsDealer, viral terrorism, and all other bad things caused by the Agency Logan works with.

** Also unrelated, during Chronophantasma Ch2, [[spoiler:Tager gives a rather negative review of Kokonoe to Noel and Makoto (at the latter's request due to her believing Tager knows Kokonoe better). In Ch4, Noel panics when Kokonoe wants her to come along, begging to not be "upgraded" (in reality, Kokonoe wants to give Noel a new outfit). Just as Tager breathes a sigh of relief...]]

* Though it doesn't happen in the base version of ''Videogame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', [[https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/16341 this]] GameMod turns the random guard line "It's been too long since we had a good bandit raid" into, well.... This can also result in hilariously absurd situations, such as if it's a guard who says it while in a Jarl's private quarters or some other location where it would be rather awkward for half a dozen bandits to suddenly appear without warning.

* Near the start of ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', Fiora tells Shulk that she's super-happy and wishes every day could be like this forever. [[spoiler:So naturally the colony gets invaded shortly thereafter, and she dies before being {{r|obotGirl}}econstructed.]]

* In VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam, the Private Goomp's boast in the Elite Trio boss battle is rather... poorly timed:

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'':

* ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' Some of the generic mooks will comment that they wish Batman would show up or will mention that they must be lucky because they have never seen the bat despite being in Arkham City.
* This is actually the '''[[SuperpowerLottery power]]''' of lunarian goddess Sagume Kishin, the fourth boss in ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}} 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom''; she is [[CosmicPlaything so hated by the world]] that if she says something, ''[[PowerIncontinence anything,]]'' fate will conspire against her to try keep it from happening.

* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''

* The two drivers of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzq0g1N6sZo&feature=related Fawful Express]] boss in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' have to be just asking for it from their comments before battle:
-->"Was Bowser a pushover or what?"\\

-->"This is one place that stupid Fawful NEVER could break into!"

-->(Mario/Luigi arrives at Bowser Jr's Boom Bunker, where he finds the Toad Brigade finding the remains of a destroyed robot on the first planet, it is Megahammer, the robot [[OverlordJr Bowser Jr.]] used during his battle against Mario/Luigi at the end of Bowser Jr's Fearsome Fleet)
-->'''Blue Toad''': Hey, Mario/Luigi! Come take a look at this!\\

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** Generation I: "We wanted to play Creator, so we decided to experiment with Mew DNA. [[FamousLastWords We dreamt of creating the world's strongest Pokemon...]] [[GoneHorriblyRight and we succeeded.]]"
** Generation III: "We want to expand the natural terrain based on our idea of utopia for Pokemon! ...What do you mean they won't turn it down?! The way things are going, everyone's screwed!"

** Generation IV: "I want to recreate the universe in my image and will bend these two Pokemon that command time and space to do it!"

** Generation V: "With the Legendary at my champion's command, nothing will stop m- ...''our'' dreams from becoming reality! [[spoiler:...What do you mean 'you lost'?! ...DAMN BRAT!!]]"
** Generation V.5: "Freeze everything in sight! If I can't have this land, nobody will! [[spoiler:And you! Die!! ...Ha! Stupid pawn fell right into my- ...did I forget something? NO! NOT AGAIN! AAAAAAAAARGH!! ...]]"
** Generation VI: "The filth of this world must be purged before it can become beautiful again! [[spoiler:Damn brat! If I go down, I'm taking you with me!! (The 'brat' survived.)]]"
** Generation VII: "All these lovely Pokemon must be protected, and I'm the only one who can do it!"

** Generation VIII:

* ''VideoGame/Persona3'': During the October 4th Full Moon, Yukari jests that the team won't have to face the remaining three shadows within three full moons if they don't appear as one on one battles. Cue Fuuka, who confirmed that her hunch was right - Strength and Fortune appear at the same time.

-->'''Blue Toad''': Hey, Mario/Luigi! Come take a look at this!
-->'''Banktoad''': Um, isn't this a bad idea? I'm scared...
-->'''Toad''': Don't worry, guys. It's broken! (Mario/Luigi approaches the now-destroyed Megahammer when all of a sudden it immediately turns itself back on and start firing Bullet Bills again)
-->'''Mailtoad''': Spoke too soon!
-->'''Yellow Toad''': (sleeping) Wait, what?

-->'''Johnny:''' I love your hair! It's the craziest stuff I've ever seen!
-->'''Baoh (Announcer):''' Baoh has detected the scent of his foe's hairstyle... And he doesn't like it one bit!
-->'''Josuke:''' '''''[[BerserkButton WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR!?]]'''''

-->'''Duchess:''' Over my dead body!
-->'''Alice:''' I'll try to accommodate you. [[note]]And she does.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'': Agahnim confidently decrees, "After all, the legendary Hero cannot defeat us, the tribe of evil, when we are armed with the Power of Gold." By the end of the game, Link has done just that.

** In ''Syphon Filter'' opening scene, "Man in Shadow" a.k.a. [[spoiler:VincentHadden]] tells Markinson that "they will do nothing, they just have to wait and see what Gabriel Logan can discover". Cue Gabriel Logan discovering NebulousEvilOrganization, ArmRace, secret terrorism funding and all other bad things caused by the Agency Logan works with.
** In ''Syphon Filter 2'' during "Finale" mission, [[spoiler:Jason Chance]] exclaims that Gabriel Logan cannot hurt him because the former is wearing a full body armor. Cue several UAS-12 blasts to the former and [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath with the help of a helicopter's tail rotor]].

* In [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Syphon Filter 2]], [[spoiler:Jason Chance]] exclaims that Gabriel Logan cannot hurt him because the former is wearing a full body armor. Cue several UAS-12 blasting and [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath with the help of a helicopter's tail rotor]].

* In [[VideoGame/SyphonFilter Syphon Filter 2]], [[spoiler:Jason Chance]] exclaims that Gabriel Logan cannot hurt him because the former is wearing a full body armor. Cue several UAS-12 blasting and CruelAndUnusualDeath with the help of a helicopter's tail rotor.

* Plenty of expamples are shown in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' but these quotes from [[DeadpanSnarker Johnny Joestar]] and [[GuestFighter Baoh]] regarding Josuke's hair stand out.

-->'''Josuke:''' '''''[[BerserkButton WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR!?]]''''''

* Plenty of expamples are shown in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'', but [[DeadpanSnarker Johnny Joestar]] and {{Baoh}} does this towards Josuke.
--> Johnny: I love your hair! It's the craziest stuff I've ever seen!
--> Baoh (Announcer): Baoh has detected the scent of his foe's hairstyle... And he doesn't like it one bit!
-->[[BerserkButton Josuke]]: '''''WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR!?''''''

* In ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', a group of {{space marine}}s board a ship owned by hostile [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Covenant]]. They look around the empty room they arrive in, note that there are no blips on their radar, and one of them says: "No Covenant. I guess nobody's home." Cue doors all around them opening to reveal hordes of LaserBlade-wielding Covenant (who were wearing devices that shielded them from radar). This is quickly lampshaded:
-->"No Covenant. You had to open your mouth."
* The two drivers of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzq0g1N6sZo&feature=related Fawful Express]] boss in ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' have to be just asking for it from their comments before battle:

* Also invoked at the end of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', when while the modern-day Assassins [[spoiler:(mainly Lucy, which makes it all the more ironic considering the fact she at the very least is badly wounded afterwards, if not killed) are exploring the Colosseum to retrieve the Apple of Eden, they repeatedly remark how "It's nearly over", "We've finally found it", "We're so close", "What will we do next" etc etc]], which, to the perceptive player who picks up on this constant need to mention such things, creates a sense of foreboding. Talk about counting your chickens before they've hatched.

** Also done at the beginning of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Assassin's Creed II]]''. It is a generally heartwarming moment, but also a bit unsettling because of this very trope.

* In the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'', after a big deal is made of finding the G Sample, it's revealed the hunt for it [[spoiler:caused the entire outbreak in the first place, and countless people have died for it, when Leon finally finds the G Sample it's just out in the open on a console in a lab not guarded by any monsters or protected by any puzzles. Clearly having never seen ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Leon remarks "Huh, that was easy" and grabs it. Of course, when he ''leaves'' with it...]]
--> [[spoiler:Attention: Unauthorized removal of a [Level 4] virus detected. Facility lockdown initiated. Self-destruct sequence will begin when lockdown is complete.]]

* Near the start of ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', Fiora tells Shulk that she's super-happy and wishes every day could be like this forever. [[spoiler:So naturally the colony gets invaded shortly thereafter, and she dies before being [[RobotGirl reconstructed.]]]]

** Another, earlier example is the final encounter [[spoiler: with [[BigBadWannabe Seymour Guado]], where he utters the line "Now nothing can stop us (him and Sin, whom he believes to have merged with)". Not only DO you defeat him, you also send him, rendering his [[TheUndead undead nature useless.]] At least until ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2...]]

* In ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', a group of {{space marine}}s board a ship owned by hostile [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Covenant]]. They look around the empty room they arrive in, note that there are no blips on their radar, and one of them says: "No Covenant. I guess nobody's home." Cue doors all around them opening to reveal hordes of LaserSword-wielding Covenant (who were wearing devices that shielded them from radar). This is quickly lampshaded: