The Many Deaths of Thayer - **SPOILERS**

[MORTALKOMBAT852]

My lucky day! A diamond I'll just pick it up an- *BOOM*

[bubblesishot46853]

1:38

HOLY CRAP THAT'S BLOOD!

[bubblesishot46853]

0:37 had me in hysterics

[WraythSkitzofrenik]

God almighty! 0:16 is just soul-scarring as a game death!

[WillBFugly]

0:58 oh yes, the exploding bodies of water, the natural enemy of the curious man..

[cannedfury]

All those other fantasy series that talk about danger and adventure have nothing on Thayer's world. Even the simplest peasant started the day by putting on some pants and getting eaten by them, followed by breakfast that made them explode. And then they'd get trapped forever in limbo because they were supposed to bring a can-opener or something to work.

[MrMahoses]

It is way too amusing to see this guy get wrecked on over and over again.

[PeterDivine]

3:01

"An axe? I'll just slice you with my"

*schlink*

"HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE"

[Maverick2736]

0:36 - I lol'd

[ThatNateGuy]

Oh man, thank you for the spoiler alert!

[TheWCWite]

I wanna play this game so bad lol.

[pabulum28]

@sygo7g Oh, if only I could so experience the privilege of having him kill me:) I must instead live vicariously through Thayer's misfortunes (I was just using the "I" pronoun in my original comment as wishful thinking:)) (I'm just kidding/being goofy)

[Tomsonic41]

There's three other ones (not on this video) that I can think of now.

1. Thayer walks by the water, and is sucked in by a giant wave, causing him to drown.

2. Thayer 'replaces' the guardian of the bridge, and can't leave due to a force field.

3. Can't remember where, but Thayer gets weakened by some kind of magic mist, then if you fail to make a move, he dies.

[spudw2k]

@Tomsonic41 Yes, you're right, but I think those sequences are only included in the Home version of the game, and not the Arcade release.

#1 Happens when chossing the wrong path by the water creatures near the beggining of the game.

#2 Happens when you give the bridge keeper a certain item, but I can't rememeber which. (either the Orb of Quiod, or the Talisman I think)

#3 Happens when you enter the forest when the Black Sorcerer casts a spell. The follow up death, by not moving, is @0:26.

[spudw2k]

@spudw2k Correction, #2 Happens when you re-visit the bridge keeper after handing him the Silver Wheat.

[Pyretix]

Sheesh these are pretty greusome, glad I was never able to install this as a kid!

[NintendoFreak29]

"When will they learn not to use magic here?"

[carfoz]

Fatality!!

[AmazingL4rry]

whoever made this game had a skeleton fetish.

[kaihedgie]

1:24 - Don't know why that constitutes as death if he can still move. Makes his quest a hella lot easier

[kaihedgie]

Why hasn't anyone commented on that cheesy alert/siren wailing yet

[knox11]

3:02 - 3:05 The viking dood just sat there like: .... Uh... Ok.

[RSCNyx]

Seriously, who throws a fireball at fire?

Dumb mage.

[Hethrin]

Guess the moral is...water makes you explode!

[DarkvindFromIllier]

0:38... That one I have to admit made me laugh...

[DarkvindFromIllier]

3:03 takes the prize.

[Kizor]

I'm inclined to wonder what made these people fill a game that looks like a kids' cartoon with gruesome murder, but Dragon's Lair lookalikes have enough in common with old adventure games - the ones that are all about sadism.

What does get me is the way we somehow keep watching this stuff. I mean, sure, exploding oasis, but I didn't know that when I started.

[leonzchannelz]

Man these are gruesome, even look at 1:38 and pause, I see blood!

[aavallone]

this is ridiculous

[tigresuave11]

Wow I'd hate to be the protagonist in any RDI game!!!

[Argama]

And that's what you get for going around with that haircut!

[ncshuriken]

When I saw the screenshot of this video, somehow, I instantly thought of this game, even though its been nearly 10 years since I took the CD-I out the cupboard. I remember this game having some pretty serious looking deaths for a family game.

Oh wait this games not called Kingdom? Well its the same game! thats weird, not even like it could be a regional thing is it?

[redrosefriendy]

... Ouch.

[TheStickmanJack]

0:39 so quick,yet so funny

[yevonator88]

The viking: "..."

[Yanagi722]

Thayer has awesome screams. I like it.

[mainestategop]

OMG! I forgot about this!

[coffeinedream]

2:54 what blender wheat?

[luckykid7777]

can you show me how you can get these death and/or how to avoid them?

[stormseye23]

0:39 made me lol

why does he completly explode?

[gundamfan527]

Man, these are some pretty gruesome deaths for a childrens' arcade game. I almost feel sorry for all those poor kids back in 1984. Probably had nightmares playing this. :(

[WeaponXSigma]

@gundamfan527 Yet these aren't all the deaths in this game. Don't get me wrong, these deaths are most definitely brutal

[spudw2k]

@WeaponXSigma Which ones did I leave out?

[gundamfan527]

@WeaponXSigma I can imagine that.

[TheY0sh1]

0:48

FALCON PUNCH

[yevonator88]

1:04 When you steal...make sure they're not looking xD

[ravenjehuty]

lawl 0:36

ZAP! BANG! -end-

XD

[sanjouindacapo]

This.... is from 1984??? The graphics are ahead of their time!

[alexkidca]

i agree

[PuntThePikachu]

0:35 - 0:40

Best. Death. Evar.

[alexkidca]

well at least he went right away

[ApacheMan2K]

1:02 - 1:10 -- For some reason, I just find it funny, the way that lady warrior talks down to him while he is barraged by stones. Probably because of the tone of voice she uses when she calls Thayer a thief.

[KazuoKiriyama666]

Watch 1:38 very closely and keep playing it back and forth; watch for the spear to go right through his chest! They actually showed blood spurting out too, but it's so subtle, you'll miss it unless you keep playing it back and forth!

[JediJ971]

spotted it second time lol.

[lordbaxt3r]

3:03

that viking doesnt know what the fucks going on

[Rookiewill]

that one always makes me laugh, you can almost hear him going, "Well ok then, that was weird"

rofl

[alexkidca]

lol, man i laughed my ass off at that part, shit was funny just the way the viking looks lol

[Akrillion]

I like that how his sword atks the who hold the Sword

[alexkidca]

lol that was funny

[Frieddjidjiz]

2:00 - 2:05 did the guy say ''Thieving magical sperm.''??

[ApacheMan2K]

I think he said, "Thieving magical cur!"

[Frieddjidjiz]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what is cur?

PS:I'am not English or American.

[ApacheMan2K]

"Cur" is a semi-old insult, meaning things like "coward" and "cad". It's been used by superheroes in old-fashioned comics and cartoons.

[peachsynapse]

A mongrel dog.

[Akrillion]

I like that hiw his sword atk him self

[everett72]

omg that first one is horrible lol but the blown up one is just hilarious lol

[Valemund]

1:38 squezze blood

[Sambucacat]

Ahhhh ahhhhhhhhhh!

[DrXIII]

0:48 SPLAT!!!

[Weskerama]

i noticed that nearly half of them are pretty much having that guy get violated badly

[EXslowbro]

3:03 is priceless

[Shadowmancer8]

The many deaths in this game reminds me of this old computer game called "heart of darkness" where you play as this 10 year old boy who gets gruesomely killed multiple ways. He gets burned to a crisp, eaten by piranhas, crushed by boulders, electricuted, and even sucked in by ravenous plants that even spit back out pieces of his garments. It was quite violent for a K-A rated game.

[Sambucacat]

I like how he gets burnt and all that's left of him is his cute little hat.

[sum1wun]

LMAO@1:51!

[swedichboy1000]

lol XD

[LTH1123]

he sure gets a lot of hugs

[Nktalloth]

I like how there are three whole endings that consist of nothing but Thayer touching some random piece of scenery and exploding.

[Stummelbo]

the death at 2:55 pleases me the most.

yes...pleases. :)

[ThePS2God]

@kleankutkid6971: You're supposed to choose the right option to keep the story going. Sometimes you need to select items. Choosing the wrong option will do nothing or lose a life.

[SimuRei]

Oh, look. An oasis. I'll just take some wateOH GOD IT'S A BOMB

[ncshuriken]

@SimuRei

sick comment! lol

[marko5115]

some of the deaths look a bit daft if u ask me

[mikeguitargod14]

he looks like he gets raped for a few of them

[AkiraTakahara]

Lol, I love how electricity makes you explode XD

[Dinnerforever]

is it my imagination, or does the odd voice at 0:12, sound like Darth Vader?

[DanielBMS]

You have failed me for the last time, Admiral.

[spudw2k]

Yes, magical wheat (the Silver Wheat) which can only be harvested using the Blood Sword of the Elder Kings.

[Fajjani]

But how would you even manage to get close enough to "harvest" it when the wheat cuts you in an instant?

[AlexandervonKoopa]

Thayer can get killed by wheat? Even Dirk the Daring wasn't that pathetic.

[AkiraTakahara]

Yes. BEWARE THE WHEAT! O_O

[TheRedNationStates]

Jesus Christ. There's a whole generation of games where the hero has super dying powers. Turn the wrong corner? Gruesome death.

Turn a different corner? Gruesome death.

Hit the wrong button at the wrong time? Gruesome death.

Hit the right button at the wrong time? Gruesome death.

Hit no buttons? Gruesome death.

Like there's sheets and sheets of different ways player characters used to die.

[spudw2k]

Very true. This game was at least one of those that gave you multiple choices, unlike games like Dragon's Lair or Space Ace where you get one right choice and four bad ones.

[TheRedNationStates]

Yeah, but a lot of your choices still end in death here.

[nigelon]

Did you noticed Thayer's blood at 1:38 ?

[WeaponXSigma]

Yeah, I noticed it. Its one of those things where you have to look closely to notice.

[rhelgerman]

0:37 lol

[spudw2k]

yea, those smiles one their faces. :)

[puppetmaster983]

this was released as kingdom the far reaches on the cd-i

[eyhexs]

wow, this kid just isnt very good at this hero business; maybe he should move on to catering or something

[Wormwoods1066]

Great! Please post a walkthrough. I can't get enough Thayer.

[TheRealDrWilder]

Dating must be difficult for Thayer, seeing as how everything he touches seems to explode or generate electrical current.

[pseudonamex2]

This guy just cant keep the skin on his body! XD

[ShinyMarshtomp]

Well, he sure does decompose fast often.

[EinDose]

This guy exploded three times, and turned into a skeleton twice. Geez, poor Thayer.

[Asterra2]

Saw this game in the arcade many times, with its thoroughly abused keyboard. Never saw anyone actually spend money on it. This video reveals, if nothing else, the animators' fascination with death by rapid decomposition.

[supersims796]

Too many ofthese deaths are just, WTF?

[Jac2Mac]

How come when the lizard men touch Thayer, he turns into a lizard man? Why don't they eat him instead?

[FrostyTheDragon]

Not much I can guess on why they don't eat him - maybe enough things try to eat Thayer in this game - but pay close attention to their grab. One is biting Thayer and I'm pretty sure both are digging their claws into his spine, shoulder, and wrist.

In other words, I'm thinking these are werelizards.

[SirSinister]

I'm thinking these are rapists.

[MorbidusMortis]

This guy has some serious badluck if everything (including plants) want to kill him. And when he retaliates or tries to block an attack the attacker is basically like: "Oh......ok.........ROUND 2.......*BAM* I win"

[KennethMoreland]

1:42 is just wrong...

[Gamingtrevor]

It's funny watching them without knowing the context. He grabs a plant, and it kills him. He pulls his sword out, it flys by itself and cuts him in two. Weird guy appears, throws him off a cliff. WHAT THE FUCK DID THIS GUY DO?

[pabulum28]

It's funny, too, how in the second Cobra Commander one, the guy like stands there waiting for Thayer to take out his ball and chain before kicking his ass

[pabulum28]

This is much more traumatizing than any of Dirk's deaths in Dragon's Lair (1 or 2), or Space Ace. Like, Thayer (and his game) don't have the same sense of humor. This game is obsessed with Thayer turning into a morbid skeleton and doing other traumatic things (now I'm a skeleton...now I'm a lizardman...now Cobra Commander in the desert kicks my ass...now I take out a ball and chain but Cobra Commander in the desert still kicks my ass!)

[sdhubbard]

I'm gonna have trouble sleeping tonight. I'd have trouble building up the motivation to save a country where even the wheat is trying to kill you (2:55).

[Ginzuishou30]

I love this game on CD-I.

Thayer had a different voice on CD-I. the sequel "Shadoan" wrapped up the story very nicely

[PaloChilidog]

My name is Thayer, and the character kinda looked like me when I had longer hair, *sigh*.

[spudw2k]

How funny. I always thought Thayer was a cool name after I played this game 20 years ago. Ever seen this b4?

[littlevince104]

Fatality!

[12341231234kid2]

kind of creepy

[12341231234kid2]

kind of creepy

[TCgamerboy2002]

DIE, THAYER, DIE!!!

This may have a bad sound quality, but the game's AWESOME! If only Kingdom: The Far Reaches was the same...