History Main / GodDamnedBats

They don't have to be bats. The best definition of the Goddamned Bats trope is that they are not only common enemies that will swarm you, and they are not only pathetically easy to kill on their own, but they take no skill to defeat, in [[RolePlayingGames RPGs]] they don't provide much (if any) experience or gold when beaten, and are sometimes flat-out annoying. A famous example of this are the Zubats in the Pokemon series.

* In platform games, character {{knockback}} can be exploited by LedgeBats.
* If the game relies heavily on RespawningEnemies.

* If the battle becomes disrupted by technical issues, like a CameraScrew.

Other following factors can contribute to a game having Goddamned Bats:

They probably ain't gonna ''kill'' you like them DemonicSpiders over there, but they're certainly going to harass you and slow you down, making it easier for something ''else'' to kill you.

Almost every video game has them. These are the enemies that are just a speed bump, even if they are not outright dangerous. They're not difficult to defeat, but because of the frequency with which they appear, they can become a significant hindrance to the player, and they usually don't give you enough of a reward to make fighting them truly worth it, either. Even the [[MadeOfExplodium explosion]] made by killing them is paltry compared to other enemies.

They don't have to be bats. The best definition of the Goddamned Bats trope is that they are not only common enemies that will swamp you, and they are not only disgustingly easy to kill on their own, but they are also unsatisfying to fight - they take no skill to defeat, in [[RolePlayingGames RPGs]] they don't provide much (if any) experience or gold when beaten, and they aren't even particularly interesting as enemies, and are sometimes flat-out annoying. A famous example of this are the Zubats in the Pokemon series.

See GoddamnedBoss for bosses with these characteristics. Compare TheUsualAdversaries. For literal bats that God has damned, see BatOutOfHell.

* In ''MoonCrest24'', Morchego regurgitates bat-like creatures to attack Daniel.
* ''{{AdventureDennis}}'' is attacked by bats at least once per level/chapter.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'' has [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004566 imps]], [[FromBadToWorse which become]] [[spoiler:[[BossInMooksClothing Bosses in Mooks Clothing]] after Jade prototypes her kernelsprite]].

[[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobin They're the goddamn bats, man.]]

[[FrankMiller They're the goddamn bats, man.]]

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They don't have to be bats. The best definition of the Goddamned Bats trope is that they are not only common enemies that will swamp you, and they are not only disgustingly easy to kill on their own, but they are also unsatisfying to fight - they take no skill to defeat, in [[RolePlayingGames RPGs]] they don't provide much (if any) experience or gold when beaten, and they aren't even particularly interesting as enemies, and are sometimes flat-out annoying.

->''"Every first-person game seems to have these tiny little enemies that hop at your face, are hard to hit and, worse of all, are unsatisfying to kill."''

See GoddamnedBoss for bosses with these characteristics. For literal bats that God has damned, see BatOutOfHell.

Almost every video game has them. These are the enemies that are just a speed bump, even if they are not outright dangerous. They're not difficult to defeat, but because of the frequency with which they appear, they can become a significant hindrance to the player, and they usually don't give you enough of a reward to make fighting them truly worth it, either.

* TheAngryVideoGameNerd is the TropeNamer, and he absolutely hates these, and has had many long rants against them in the many NintendoHard games he reviews. Bats being the most common offender, but other similar annoyances (like the Medusa heads in Castlevania) get lambasted for all the reasons on this page as well. But with a lot of fucks, shits, and descriptions of fecal matter.

* TheAngryVideoGameNerd absolutely hates these, and has had many long rants against them in the many NintendoHard games he reviews. Bats being the most common offender, but other similar annoyances (like the Medusa heads in Castlevania) get lambasted for all the reasons on this page as well. But with a lot of fucks, shits, and descriptions of fecal matter.

* GoddamnedBats/RealLife

* There's a scene in the PlayByPost game ''WhatTimeIsItMrWolf'' in which the protagonist opens the door to the attic...and is swarmed by bats. The other characters, all children, laugh at him for it. The protagonist is understandably miffed since everything up to that point has been trying to kill him.

* The ''DangerMouse'' episode "Duckula Meets Frankenstoat" has Dr. Frankenstoat having created a machine that will make a flock of bats--a flock of cricket bats with vampire wings.

[[FrankMiller They're goddamn bats]]... [[JustForPun man!]]

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a villain whose main method of 'attack' is to hide behind a cloud of regenerating shadow bats as hard as bricks and run away when his opponent's not looking. Cue the protagonist spending the entire fight wandering around the forest looking for his enemy.

Note that this designation applies to ''any'' type of ''non-threatening enemy'' whose purpose is to stall and harass the player. GoddamnedBats are common in {{Platformer}}s, where they enjoy disturbing precision jumping.

They don't have to be bats. The best definition of the GoddamnedBats trope is that they are not only common enemies that will swamp you, and they are not only disgustingly easy to kill on their own, but they are also unsatisfying to fight - they take no skill to defeat, in [[RolePlayingGames RPGs]] they don't provide much (if any) experience or gold when beaten, and they aren't even particularly interesting as enemies, and are sometimes flat-out annoying.

Other following factors can contribute to a game having GoddamnedBats:

Almost every video game has them. These are the enemies that are just a speed bump, even if they are not outright dangerous. They're not difficult to defeat, but because of the frequency with which they appear, they can become a significant hindrance to the player.

They don't have to be bats. The best definition of the GoddamnedBats trope is that they are not only common enemies that will swamp you, and they are not only disgustingly easy to kill on their own, but they are also unsatisfying to fight - they take no skill to defeat, in [[RolePlayingGames RPGs]] they don't provide much (if any) experience or gold when beaten, and they aren't even particularly interesting as enemies, and are sometimes flat-out-annoying.

They probably ain't gonna to ''kill'' you like them DemonicSpiders over there, but they're certainly going to harass you and slow you down, making it easier for something ''else'' to kill you.

[[FrankMiller They're the goddamn bats, man.]]

They don't have to be bats. The best definition of the GoddamnedBats trope is that they are not only common enemies that will swamp you, and they are not only disgustingly easy to kill on their own, but they are also unsatisfying to fight - they take no skill to defeat, in [[RolePlayingGames RPGs]] they don't provide much (if any) experience or gold when beaten, and they aren't even particuarly interesting as enemies, and are sometimes flat-out-annoying.

[[FrankMiller They're the]] [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder goddamn]] [[MemeticMutation bats,]] [[IncrediblyLamePun man.]]