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Also, while the temptation is high, please refrain from going into WalkthroughMode. It's fine to explain ''what makes a boss difficult'', just don't list specific tactics for beating a boss. If there's a reliable strategy for defeating a boss, it's probably not an example anyway.

Also, while the temptation is high, please refrain from going into WalkthroughMode. It's fine to explain ''what makes a boss difficult'', as mentioned above, just don't list specific tactics for beating a boss. If there's a reliable strategy for defeating a boss, it's probably not an example anyway.

Also, while the temptation is high, please refrain from going into WalkthroughMode. It's fine to explain ''what makes a boss difficult'', as mentioned above, don't list specific tactics for beating a boss. Plus, as mentioned above, if an otherwise lethal boss has a reliable trick to defeating it, it's probably not an example anyway; true examples have no strategies that make them significantly easier.

Also, while the temptation is high, please refrain from going into WalkthroughMode. It's fine to explain ''what makes a boss difficult'', as mentioned above, don't list specific tactics for beating a boss. Plus, as mentioned above, if an otherwise lethal boss has a reliable trick to defeating it, it's probably not an example anyway. A true example of That One Boss is one that has ''no tricks or difficulty-reducing strategies to defeating it.''

Also, while the temptation is high, please refrain from going into WalkthroughMode. It's fine to explain ''why'' a boss is difficult, but, as mentioned above, don't list specific tactics for beating a boss. Plus, as mentioned above, if an otherwise lethal boss has a reliable trick to defeating it, it's probably not an example anyway.

* [[NintendoHard Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby]] has a bunch of these.

* In [[PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop Fever]], normally you have to deal with Popoi at the end of a story route, who is already fairly challenging. However, if you do well enough on the hardest story route, you run into [[spoiler:Carbuncle]], who will outright BREAK you. Basically, his dropset gives him a ton of large Puyos-more than any other character in the game-making it easier for him to both set up large combos or offset repeatedly to trigger Fever. Couple this with a brutal AI that can set up 5 and 6 chains in the blink of an eye and is prone to immediately going into a [[LimitBreak 30-second Fever mode]] the second you think you have him threatened and you have one of the nastiest single-player fights in the series.

* In [[PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop Fever]], normally you have to deal with Popoi at the end of a story route, who is already fairly challenging. However, if you do well enough on the hardest story route, you run into [[spoiler:Carbuncle]], who will outright BREAK you. Basically, his dropset gives him a ton of large Puyos-more than any other character in the game-making it easier for him to both set up large combos or offset repeatedly to trigger Fever. Couple this with a brutal AI that can set up 5 and 6 chains in the blink of an eye and is prone to immediately going into a 30-second Fever mode the second you think you have him threatened and you have one of the nastiest single-player fights in the series.

And then, there's ThatOneBoss, the boss that falls victim to poor playtesting or was thrown in by especially cruel developers. You're levelling up normally, plowing through every battle, until you reach this particular battle and suddenly meet a road block. Eventually, you RageQuit, or you go on the Internet looking for assistance. In the event that you stop by the game's message board, lo and behold, everyone else is having the exact same problem, with entire topics asking "how do I beat ThatOneBoss?". Walkthroughs usually list the worst offenders as "[[TheDreaded the hardest boss in the game]]", and eventually, such a beast receives a reputation for being just that freaking hard.

And then, there's ThatOneBoss, the boss that falls victim to poor playtesting or was thrown in by especially cruel developers. You're levelling up normally, plowing through every battle, until you reach this particular battle and suddenly meet a plethora of GameOver screens. Eventually, you RageQuit, or you go on the Internet looking for assistance. In the event that you stop by the game's message board, lo and behold, everyone else is having the exact same problem, with entire topics asking "how do I beat ThatOneBoss?". Walkthroughs usually list the worst offenders as "[[TheDreaded the hardest boss in the game]]", and eventually, such a beast receives a reputation for being just that freaking hard.

** in Warioware Twisted, all you need to know are these six words to know you're in trouble: "Ladies and gentlemen: Wario de Mambo!"

*** Amusingly enough, the song in that link is a parody of the air-man song that is the page quote

Compare DemonicSpiders, which is more of a That One RandomEncounter, as well as the BossInMookClothing (we'll leave it up to you to decide which is worse). Most likely to be the one to use ThatOneAttack. See also ThatOneSidequest and ThatOneLevel. Contrast AntiClimaxBoss, where the boss is underpowered/easy for story reasons (or despite them), and BreatherBoss, where the boss is just pathetically easy unintentionally. For bosses that are not technically difficult, but are downright frustrating, see GoddamnedBoss. For bosses that are deliberately impossible to beat, see HopelessBossFight. If you're looking to read up on unfair bosses that the game seems to [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard deliberately give every known advantage to,]] requiring you to either get by on [[LuckBasedMission luck]] or [[FakeSkill cheap gameplay]], head on over to SNKBoss.

*** Duke, just Duke. Basically he was practically TheDragon to Cam O'Cozy, and just as bad (if not worse). If not for popular demand he would have very easily escaped from a maximum security prison with relative ease.

** ThatOneBoss/CardBattleGame

** [[ThatOneBoss/{{Atlus}} Shin Megami Tensei]]

->''I can't defeat Air Man.''\\

-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjLouGft9kY I Can't Defeat Air Man (Kiwi Kenobi English Version]]''' [[note]] For the original Japanese version, [[click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPGIkY4PyQ8]] [[/note]]

-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPGIkY4PyQ8 I Can't Defeat Air Man]]'''

''It's no use, I try to fight, but get blown away in the end.''\\

''I'll keep my [[EmergencyEnergyTank E-Tank]] in reserve just as long as I can!''

And then, there's ThatOneBoss, the boss that falls victim to poor playtesting. You're levelling up normally, plowing through every battle, until you reach this particular battle and suddenly meet a plethora of GameOver screens. Eventually, you RageQuit, or you go on the Internet looking for assistance. In the event that you stop by the game's message board, lo and behold, everyone else is having the exact same problem, with entire topics asking "how do I beat ThatOneBoss?". Walkthroughs usually list the worst offenders as "[[TheDreaded the hardest boss in the game]]", and eventually, such a beast receives a reputation for being just that freaking hard.

* ''{{Nintendo Land}}'s {{Pikmin}} Adventure'' attraction has mostly average boss difficulty... except for the Emperor Pinchipede. For his first phase, he has about 7-9 weak points (this troper forgets exactly how many), some big and some small. When you take out a small weak point, it disappears. But when you take out a big one, it stays on the field, acting as a spinning disc of doom that wanders about and damages you if you touch it (but not the boss). You must take out all weak points to move to the next phase, and it moves too fast to be able to reliably aim at any specific weak point, so you'll most likely hit the big ones and have 4 spinning doom discs on the battlefield while you continue to toss pikmin at the small weak points. For the sake of saving space, I won't go into the other phases, but know that they are both worse.

* The MassivelyMultiplayerOnline game ''SDGundamCapsuleFighter'' has two of them.

** The second is the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Apsalus II]] from tthe "Destroy the Apsalus II" mission. Not only does it have a stun beam weapon and an ability that reverses your controls temporarily, it's flanked by two [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Acguy]] [[TheMedic Repair]]s meaning that if you don't kill them off ASAP, it'll just keep regenerating its HP while it keeps hitting you with beam weaponry.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY1o6yH5P0Q And here's a song about how difficult it is.]]