First thing that comes to mind is Watson from a Sherlock Holmes videogame. Was meant to just stay close to Sherlock, but ended up working like a weeping angel. Any other good examples of things that weren’t meant to give the spooks but ended up doing so anyway?
When I was young, I got really into Lego Star Wars 3. There was a level called “Innocents of Ryloth.” For some reason, the calm music when there was no combat happening really freaked me out so I didn’t touch the game for a while. The next time I played it, I sped straight to the next combat section as quickly as possible to avoid the music