Lead to
Both terms in one sentence
- In Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, choosing the evil decisions lead to some pretty mean acts against the characters around you.
- Unfortunately, if the jokes are mean-spirited enough about their subjects in general, fans might mistake the creators for hating the subjects and, well, it can lead to Misaimed Fandom.
Source: Affectionate Parody -
Which can lead to silly situations itself - a huge army will mean that your enemy may not surrender, even if you, e.g., control all of Spain, but Spain has still a huge army on Mallorca, though without any ships to move them.
Source: Instant-Win Condition
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