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** The Tank, when controlled by the AI, has the ability to [[GroundPound slam the ground with both fists]] to deal heavy damage to [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown incapacitated survivors]], far more than his normal punch would do. Player-controlled Tanks in Versus can't do this.

** Zelos as a boss can use the spell Judgement which he ''normally'' can't use as a playable character: at some point it was DummiedOut of his spell list and it can be unlocked via UsefulNotes/GameGenie.

* Like sister [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] fighting game series ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur]]'', ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' brushes up against this from time to time, occasionally having unlisted moves that only the A.I. has access to. A good example of this is in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'', where the final boss Jinpachi Mishima can stun the player at any point in the match. When he became playable in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 version of ''Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'', the stun could only be used as a counter attack, while as a boss, he could still use it at any time.

* In Creator/{{Konami}}'s ''NFL Football'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, the player can only move nearly half as fast as the A.I. players did.

** Ky gets one when faced as Bridget's Stage 9 Extreme Route opponent in ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearStrive -STRIVE-]]''[='s=] Arcade Mode. Stuck in his [[SuperMode Dragon Install]] form, he can perform a new Overdrive attack not available to him outside this fight.

* Father Gascoigne, the first mandatory boss from ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' is a hunter like you, and he wields the Hunter's Axe and Hunter's Pistol, weapons that you can access from the start of the game. However, Gascoigne has a number of moves the player can't replicate with these weapons. He can fire the pistol like a blunderbuss, fire it while wielding the axe with both hands, perform an uppercut with the axe that scrapes along the floor in a shower of sparks, do a one-handed lunge with the extended axe and best of all, he can [[spoiler:turn into a massive werewolf]]! Albeit that you probably don't ''want'' to do that last one...

* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'': The final boss is notable for mostly averting this: almost everything it can do, a player with the proper build and equipment can replicate. The only exception is one of its spells in its final phase: a lightning spell in which it throws a bolt into the air, and several seconds later multiple Lightning Spears rain down on the player.[[spoiler: Because this time it isn't imitating a player, it's imitating Gwyn.]]

* The Hunter in the ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' series has a defensive leaping ability he will use if you shoot him from a distance, throwing himself to safety. When you control the Hunter in VS Mode, you can't do the same instant leap ability yourself, but in a strange twist, if there there is an A.I. Hunter in VS Mode, the computer can't use this ability either: [[ArtificialStupidity The A.I. Hunter in Versus still seems to think he can use this move, and tends to run in circles when he's shot]]. This was most likely having the ability disabled for VS Mode to prevent players from making easy escapes and Valve most likely forgot to have this check on the A.I. What is also strange, is a human-controlled Hunter in Campaign Mode can do this. This is probably because they simply enabled the move in campaign, but not in Versus, since you can't play as infected in campaign without cheats.

** Sonic, protagonist of the whole series, suddenly being able to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-AMPfjtoVk&t=9m41s summon tornadoes]] when he's fought as a stage boss is an odd example. While unable to do this in ''VideoGame/SonicRush'', this is a part of every Speed character's move set in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''.
** This also applies to the character battles in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' (although the extra attacks do become usable in 2-Player Mode), ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'', ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'', and ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight''.
** Ironically this is inverted in ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' with Eggman. His walker mech actually has a robust selection of powerful moves but Eggman only ever sticks to basic combos most of the time. This is something of a blessing considering [[TimeBomb you only have fifteen seconds to put him down]] or else it's game over.

* This trope is pretty much the whole point of the story mode of the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fighting games, ''Immaterial and Missing Power'' and its sequel ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. Each AI opponent you fight possesses special spellcard attack patterns for you to dodge, intermixed with bouts of normal combat, and the spellcards ignore all the normal limitations the player has. This reaches the point where it works less like a fighting game than a multi-form boss battle. Which makes sense, given the BulletHell games that it's based on. That said, this doesn't apply to Arcade and Versus mode. Special mention goes to certain spell cards that are much better when the computer uses them in story mode. Youmu's Double Pain briefly creates a duplicate Youmu that can be used for a short attack. When A.I. Youmu uses it in Story Mode, the duplicate wanders around and attacks until the player manages to beat the spellcard. It doesn't disappear between player heath bars, and can even attack during what would otherwise be a pause in the action.

** Sonic, protagonist of the whole series, suddenly being able to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-AMPfjtoVk&t=9m41s summon tornadoes]] when he's fought as a stage boss is an odd example. While unable to do this in ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'', this is a part of every Speed character's move set in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''.

* In ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestVI'', you're playing Stooge Fighter against a guy who somehow manages to pull crazy moves that cost a sixth of your health. [[spoiler:However, the guy really is cheating in game, you can unlock the cheat if you learn it yourself in game.]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'', [[SNKBoss Omega Rugal]] has a Level 2 Super where he begins [[MenacingStroll walking menacingly]], making him invulnerable to almost every attack and counter except for command grabs. Shoot a projectile? Deflected in almost every case, with a giant Haoken and a laser beam doing nothing at all. Attack him or get close to him? He counters back at you. There are only 3 known moves that bypass this: Heidern's Level 3, another Rugal's Level 3, and Re Verse's desperation grab.

* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': [[Characters/InjusticeBrainiac Brainiac]], when he's the final boss of Story Mode and Ladder Mode, has several AI-exclusive moves where he manipulates parts of his ship to attack you. These include electrifying the floor, deploying drones to fire lasers, and summoning various giant tendrils to grab and crush the player; these can easily do more damage than the player's actual SuperMove despite being spammable and not even consuming meter. He also has all six of his unlockable special moves, while the player version of Brainiac starts with none and even with maximum grinding can never equip more than two.