History CurbStompBattle / VideoGames

* [[spoiler:Kuzuki]] vs. Saber in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is a crushing defeat for Saber, who has ''no'' idea what is going on while being effortlessly pummeled and having her neck ripped apart before being slammed into a wall at about 120 miles an hour. A little later in the route, [[TheWorfEffect Berserker]] is utterly crushed by Gilgamesh, though it's noted that if he ''had'' managed to close the gap between them, he would have won instantly. He almost does manage to do it [[spoiler:except Gilgamesh cheats and has Enkidu, chains for snaring divine opponents such as Berserker, Lancer, and even Rider (both Medusa ''and'' [[LightNovel/FateZero Iskander]])]].

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'' has an interesting example in ''your'' favor. [[spoiler:If you can defeat the BonusBoss in twenty turns or less, said BonusBoss will ''OneHitKill the FinalBoss for you''!]]

** It's also what happens to a lot of people the first time they go up against the [[BonusBoss Dullahan]].

** Sephiroth appears as a BonusBoss in the first two console games. Go at him underlevelled, and he ''will'' one-shot you. In fact, even if you defeat Sephiroth, you will likely be pummeled to within an inch of your life in the process. Take note of that, because in the following cutscene in KHII, Sephiroth is casually brushing off his shoulder pauldron, not even tired.

** The last level in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3''. Dozens of guards in suits with pistols against two men [[spoiler:in juggernaut suits with belt-fed machine guns]]. When you reach the end of the level, [[spoiler:you finally get to kill Makarov. The problem is, Price is an unquestionable badass while there's nothing suggesting Makarov is a skilled hand-to-hand fighter. Once Price manages to actually get his hands on him, he goes down much more pathetically than, say, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Shepherd]] did in [=MW2=]. Makarov's death is more of a brutal execution than a straight-up fight.]]

*** Some of the harder boss fights in become pretty one sided if you use a multi-bottle rocket.

*** It is especially hilarious when you visit the [[AcademyOfEvil Sith Academy]] on Korriban and the bratty Sith-in-training spend all of their time [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority threatening to kill you]] and [[AmbitionIsEvil blabbering on about how great they are]]. They honestly don't stand a chance against the playable party, which includes a BloodKnight mercenary, a veteran solider, an AxCrazy assassin droid, three highly-trained Jedi, and [[spoiler:ex-Darth Revan]].

* In ''{{VideoGame/Doom}}'', the final weapon, the [[{{BFG}} BFG 9000]], deals 3150 average damage (and, due to ''601'' dice rolls being done, very little deviation from that). The [[FinalBoss spider mastermind]], in comparison, has 3000 health. Yes, people, the final boss of ''Doom'' can be slaughtered in ''one shot'' with a weapon you find on the ''third map'' of the third episode (keep in mind there are nine maps, the ninth's secret, and it's on every map afterwards save the eighth).

* [[CatharsisFactor The most enjoyable aspect]] of the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series is that you can pretty much turn any random battle with mooks into one.
** For a plot-specific example, [[spoiler: Ichiban vs Kiryu]] in ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon''; [[spoiler: Kiryu takes Ichiban to the cleaners [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose no matter the player inputs]], and the beatdown is so bad that Ichiban hallucinates Kiryu is an ''actual'' dragon he has to slay (and it's implied Kiryu just [[SingleStrokeBatte decked Ichiban with a single punch]] and called it a day)]].

*** If the Courier manages to recruit all of the major factions to their cause (only possible in the NCR or Wild Card endings) and fortify all NCR positions, the final battle against the Legion becomes this. The default NCR and Legion forces present are roughly evenly matched, with a slight advantage towards the NCR, but recruiting all the major factions also throws in Brotherhood of Steel Paladins, a heliborne squad of Enclave remnants, your own companion(s), [[AndZoidberg a group of Khan raiders]], and ''Boomer air support'' to buttress the NCR's ranks. The result is a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown upon the Legion when your allies rush in for one BigDamnHeroes moment after another.\\\

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'''s FinalBoss starts off with Raiden on the receiving end of a good stomping at the hands of Armstrong. For every little bit of damage you deal, Armstrong gets in several ''brutal'' blows, throwing and kicking you around [[IKnowMaddenKombat like a football]]. He also [[WreckedWeapon shatters Raiden's sword]] and at one point pins him to the ground before beating the hell out of him. All the while, he gives a MotiveRant about being TheSocialDarwinist. There's a reason why one of the most iconic moments from the fight is Raiden unleashing RapidFireFisticuffs on Armstrong, only for him to NoSell the barrage of blows. It's only when [[spoiler:Blade Wolf brings you Sam's sword]] that things start to turn around, and even then it's a tough fight.

* Sindel versus [[spoiler:Nightwolf, Cyber Sub-Zero, Smoke, Kitana, Jax, Jade, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Stryker, and Kabal]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'''s Story Mode. She defeats all of them in rapid succession, and is only stopped when [[spoiler:Nightwolf pulls a HeroicSacrifice; [[KillEmAll only Johnny and Sonya survive]].]]

** Obtaining the [[StreetFighter Hadouken or Shoryuken]] bonus attacks in ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' and ''X2'' provides 1-hit kills to almost every boss fight in the game. Also easily doable with the [[GameBreaker Ultimate Armor]] in following games.

* In ''VideoGame/DisneyHeroesBattleMode'', Zeus does a LOT of damage with his attacks and equipping him with the Hades friendship disc makes him use his most powerful attack at the start of the fight. So if Zeus is on your team, and he's fully upgraded, you'll likely score quite a lot of easy victories. (Unless the enemies you face have someone who can freeze, stun, charm, or hex him. Or, even worse, reflect the damage back at him.)

* In ''VideoGame/DisneyHeroesBattleMode'', Zeus does a LOT of damage with his attacks and equipping him with the Hades friendship disc makes him use his most powerful attack at the start of the fight. So if Zeus is on your team, and he's fully upgraded, you'll likely score quite a lot of easy victories. (Unless the enemies you face have someone who can freeze, stun, charm, or hex him. Or, even worse, reflect the damage.)

** In ''VideoGame/DisneyHeroesBattleMode'', Zeus does a LOT of damage with his attacks and equipping him with the Hades friendship disc makes him use his most powerful attack at the start of the fight. So if Zeus is on your team, and he's fully upgraded, you'll likely score quite a lot of easy victories. (Unless the enemies you face have someone who can freeze, stun, charm, or hex him. Or, even worse, reflect the damage.)

** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'', normally, while fighting [[spoiler:Claycia while she is being controlled by the Dark Crafter]], you have to do a hard fight that involves drawing lines to block bombs and lasers. There is a way around this, though; if you're lucky enough to have a Kirby amiibo and use it in the boss level of Level 7, you can simply use the Kirby amiibo's benefits and defeat her in a matter of seconds if skillfully done.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', simply bringing the Cook ability and at least one ally to any boss and using the attack Cook will cause a lot of damage, bring the boss meter to half, or, if you wait for the second phase to start, potentially instantly end the battle. In the case of Pon and Con/Goldon and Silvox, if both are on the screen when you use the Cook ability at the right possible moment, all it takes after that is one hit to each of the two, as the boss meter will go from full to nearly empty by the time their next phase starts.

** Also from the backstory, the [[CatFolk Khajiit]] and Bosmer (Wood Elves) got into a border dispute which quickly escalated into the Five Years War. While the Bosmer won an initial battle (when the Khajiit got poor counsel from their [[HornyVikings Nord]] advisors, who utilize a very different style of warfare), the Khajiit absolutely manhandled the the Bosmer after that, claiming some of their territory and even raiding deep into Valenwood. It took the Bosmer [[GodzillaThreshold invoking the Wild Hunt]] to finally stop the Khajiit attacks.

** The BossInMooksClothing on the triangle-shaped island in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' can easily be this, if you don't have Gau or don't know [[WeaksauceWeakness to use Mu/Rhodox]], which simply turns the tables completely.