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| - A Death Course is a dangerous Turbo Duel circuit, where the loser is killed.
- The linear version of the Death Trap, the Death Course is a gauntlet through which a hero must pass, using all his acrobatic skills, guile, Le Parkour, and witty bravado. Essentially a sequence of Booby Traps. The Death Course makes a mundane walk in the park into a slightly less sadistic version of football training camp. It's common in video games where hazards are commonplace, and action series. Sometimes, there are Dungeon Bypasses available. Examples of Death Course include:
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| - The linear version of the Death Trap, the Death Course is a gauntlet through which a hero must pass, using all his acrobatic skills, guile, Le Parkour, and witty bravado. Essentially a sequence of Booby Traps.
* Ancient temples, where they are driven by very durable Bamboo Technology.
* Supervillain Lairs, either on the approach, intentionally included in the dungeon, or as a side effect of the self-destruct mechanism.
* Factories, if they are damaged and were unsafe to start with.
* The dart launchers, triggered by the passing of the hero (an automatic machine gun, in modern settings).
* The giant rolling stone ball, always an Indiana Jones Homage.
* Trap Doors
* Stairs that become slides
* Mines
* Deadly spikes
* Vents spewing out steam
* The Laser Hallway, in the "burning hot laser" version, or to trigger another trap.
* As an alternative to the Laser Hallway, a succession of blades or circular saws that appear at seemingly random locations.
* Smashing Hallway Traps of Doom
* Advancing Wall of Doom
* The Corridor Cubbyhole Run.
* And, of course, Bottomless Pits and/or Pit Traps. The Death Course makes a mundane walk in the park into a slightly less sadistic version of football training camp. It's common in video games where hazards are commonplace, and action series. Sometimes, there are Dungeon Bypasses available. Examples of Death Course include:
- A Death Course is a dangerous Turbo Duel circuit, where the loser is killed.
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