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* Many Konami games do this when bosses are hti combined with [[TurnsRed turning red]] such as [[{{ptitle0j7huvhy}} Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game]], TheSimpsons, and XMenArcade.

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The Flash of Pain will definitely be used on a boss that doesn't flinch when damaged, because it shows that the player is actually damaging it. Especially important if the boss has a [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak point on its body]] that must be hit in order to cause any damage.

* The ''Game/MegaMan'' series of games; usually they will flash white.
* Many enemies in {{Metroid}}. Sometimes, a boss will flash yellow when an attack will just stun it, and red when attacks start to damage it for real.
* Bosses in {{Zelda}} games.

* Most enemies in ''ChronoTrigger''.
* Most bosses in ''{{Kirby}}'' games, along with some stronger enemies.

* All of the ''{{Contra}}'' games have the enemies flash when your shots are dealing damage, but in ''Contra: Hard Corps'' the bosses and minibosses go through an almost psychadelic pattern of colors while taking damage. It's especially unsettling with the larger bosses.
* Most mobs in {{Minecraft}} jump back a bit and flash white when you hit them.
* Enemies with multiple hitpoints and bosses in ''[[BattleCity Tank Force]]'' flash white.

* Bosses and enemies in ''{{Shantae}}'' series either flash when damaged or not.

* If a boss in ''MoonCryatal'' is hit, the entire screen flashes white.

* Bosses and some other things with multiple hitpoints seem to blink white in 2D ''SonicTheHedgehog'' games.
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* Same goes to enemies in ''MushihimeSama'' series.

* The Game/MegaMan series of games; usually they will flash white.

* Most bosses in {{Kirby}} games, along with some stronger enemies.

* In the {{Marathon}} trilogy, S'pht compilers not only flash into static when they're hit, that's also their death animation.

* Most mobs in {{Minecraft}} jump back a bit and flash white when you hit them.

In many video games, the {{Mook}}s (especially [[BossFight bosses]]) that don't take one hit to die will usually blink a different colour when damaged. Most of the time, it tends to be white, although it may come in different variants.

The Flash of Pain will definitely be used on a boss that doesn't flinch when damaged, because it shows that the player is actually damaging it. Especially important if the boss has a [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak point on its body]] that must be hit in order to take any damage.

This trope follows the RuleOfPerception, of course, as the VideoGame character doesn't see his opponent flashing white for a split second.

* The MegaMan series of games; usually they will flash white.