The kick: Whenever the timer reaches zero and the machine turns off.
Regardless,the Fischer mission starts inside the plane.
The kick: Whenever the van hits the water.

Through the Mr. Charles plan, Cobb learns more about Fischer.
The kick: Whenever the bombs explode.
Here, the goal is to make Fischer believe that his godfather is a traitor.

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Cobb, Eames, Saito, Ariadne, and Fischer then get another level down.
The kick: Whenever the fortress is blown up.
Mal got to Fischer before he could fire up the safe and shot him.

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The kick: Falling from the building.
Cobb stays behind and later shoots himself alongside Saito.
This is exactly what happened, andit bringsInceptionfull circle back to where the movie began.

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Cobb returns home but doesn’t verify if his totem fell, hence the never-ending theories.





