History TheJuggernaut / VideoGames

* Interestingly, [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Yurnero the Juggernaut]] from ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' is more complicated than you'd think. As an agility-based hero, he is [[FragileSpeedster fast, but squishy,]] rather than the muscle-bound brute you'd expect from hearing the name. He does live up to his title in a certain way, however, since one of his abilities give him temporary magic immunity while in use, and another flat-out makes him invulnerable (and both dish out a lot of pain on anything around him). And if you meet him alone with his ultimate on? Let's just say he'll just stomp you dead with tons of damaging slashes concentrated just on you.

** ''Videogame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' has the final boss, [[spoiler:Senator Armstrong]]. He's practically invulnerable, as the HF blade Raiden could mangle entire HumongousMecha with bounces off with ScratchDamage and punching him does even less. And he's freakishly strong, too, not only snapping the aforementioned blade off the hilt with one hand, but completely wrecking the biggest Metal Gear out there with a punch (as collateral damage, mind you). And if damaged, he can heal himself to the point of reattaching limbs. [[spoiler: It takes Sam's sword, explicitly better than Raiden's now-shattered blade, in Raiden's hands to bring him down, and it takes a lot of effort]].

* The Destroyer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'', it's an ancient EldritchAbomination the size of a mountain that is virtually ''unstoppable'' once it gets going and if it's allowed to reach the volcano it emerged from again, it starts TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. The only way to ''hope'' to defeat it is to slow it down long enough to destroy every single Dark Crystal on it's massive body, including going inside it and blowing up it's heart. [[spoiler:And even that fails if the BigBad just so happens to have a backup crystal handy...]] The Golem probably counts as well, as it's virtually unstoppable until a lucky attack uncovers it's brain, allowing Spyro and Cynder to kill it.

** After getting OlderAndWiser and [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]], Kratos meets his match at the start of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''; A Tattooed Stranger (A.K.A [[spoiler:Baldur]]), who can FeelNoPain. In his boss fight he takes every hit Kratos dishes out thanks to his HealingFactor and bites back hard by launching him over his own Log Cabin with one punch. The Stranger persists even when Kratos reverts back to UnstoppableRage, and survived getting crushed by a boulder. This ended when Kratos manages to beat the Stranger into a wet noodle and snap his neck. [[spoiler:... Except he [[RecurringBoss comes back for two more Boss Fights]] because he's ''also'' invincible and fucking immortal!]]

** ''AI War 2'' has the Extragalactic War units in general, brought in from the armies the AI is using to fight whatever unnamed threat is outside the galaxy; they're all brought in when the situation inside the galaxy [[GodzillaThreshold has gotten so far out of control it's starting to rival the exogalactic threats]]. However, it comes in five tiers, and the one meant to be the ''true'' Juggernaut is the Flenser, the Tier 5 Extragalactic War ship. ''Nothing'' is meant to last more than a second before it, not even the aforementioned Devourer Golem, ''nothing'' is meant to leave more than a tiny dent in its black hull, and it will inexorably warp its way to your homeworld to erradicate you from the face of the universe; barring [[LordBritishPostulate unforeseen situations and crafty play]], the only way to avoid death is to [[InstantWinCondition kill the AI Overlords before the Flenser can kill you]].

** The Ultralisk in the cinematics. It can shrug off Siege Tank fire and swipes aside a [[TransformingMecha Viking]] in one hit without breaking stride.

** From ''2'', we have FinalBoss and Secret Service member Frank Horrigan, a gigantic, super-mutant behemoth clad in power armor that you're lucky to have him consider you NotWorthKilling until the final battle in the game, because he'd just murder you without any trouble. He can punch ''Deathclaws'' to death easily, frequently makes OneManArmy runs against Enclave enemies, and is justly feared as the deadliest thing to have walked the wastelands, at least until you came along.

** Gilgamesh himself also is a great example of this trope, as he´s capable of smashing through every other character in the game at not even a fifth of his full power and is almost completely invincible due to his golden armor, which can block a salvo of about 50 hits from Saber without a scratch. He only gets injured twice in the entire game; [[spoiler:once when Shirou using [[DeusExMachina Avalon]] to reflect a SwordBeam back at him, though he is still mostly unharmed, and in Unlimited Blade Works, where he loses an arm to Shirou (since he didn´t put on his armor). That last one doesn't even slow him down, and it takes a black hole manifesting inside his body to actually give him pause... [[{{Determinator}} until he starts dragging his way out of it with the previously mentioned chains.]] He's finally consumed by the black hole because Archer came and threw a dagger into his face. Had THAT not distracted him for a second, he would've climbed out anyway]]. Let's just say there´s a reason this guy is an EnsembleDarkhorse.

** Berserker aka Herakles and especially during his fight against [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]] in UBW Route. His opponent is the world's First Hero with access to stronger versions of almost all Noble Phantasms that ever existed. So what does Berserker do? He literally storms his way through volleys of highly dangerous noble phantasms, all the while shielding his frightened master with his body. [[spoiler:Gil]] gets angrier with every passing moment also showers him with volleys of [=NPs=]. He shrugs his way through them. Then he is trapped by [[spoiler:Enkidu, an ancient chain specifically designed to restrain beings of divine origin, like Herakles]] and skewered by another volley of [=NPs=]. Berserker's immortality had run out by then. So what does he do? He breaks the [[spoiler:God binding chains]] with raw strength and charges at his enemy once again. [[spoiler:In the end, Gil gets really tired of this and pierces Herakles's heart with Gae Bolg, the spear designed to reduce the victim's hitpoints to 0. Even then, Berserker keeps himself alive with sheer willpower long enough to ensure that his frightened & injured master could die in peace before fading away.]]

** Kratos (Now [[TookALevelInKindness less]] of a [[OlderAndWiser mindless murder machine]], but still as strong as one) meets his match at the start of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''; A Tattooed Stranger (AKA [[spoiler:Baldur]]), who can FeelNoPain. He takes every hit Kratos dishes out thanks to his HealingFactor and bites back hard by launching him over his own Log Cabin with one punch. The Stranger persists even when Kratos reverts back to UnstoppableRage, and survived getting crushed by a boulder. This ended when Kratos manages to beat the Stranger into a wet noodle and snap his neck. [[spoiler:... Except he comes back because he's ''also'' invincible and fucking immortal!]]

** Kratos (Now [[TookALevelInKindess less]] of a [[OlderAndWiser mindless murder machine]], but still as strong as one) meets his match at the start of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''; A Tattooed Stranger (AKA [[spoiler:Baldur]]), who can FeelNoPain. He takes every hit Kratos dishes out thanks to his HealingFactor and bites back hard by launching him over his own Log Cabin with one punch. The Stranger persists even when Kratos reverts back to UnstoppableRage, and survived getting crushed by a boulder. This ended when Kratos manages to beat the Stranger into a wet noodle and snap his neck. [[spoiler:... Except he comes back because he's ''also'' invincible and fucking immortal!]]

** Mr. X in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', [[AdaptationalBadass especially]] in its [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake remake]], is a walking dispenser of pain and terror. Smashing through walls in the police station just as players pass by, and the cut-scene where he stands back up ''repeatedly''... The remake gives him a ton of additional Juggernaut points, too; now he simply refuses to go down to ''anything'', walking through fire, bullets and explosions like nothing, and at most getting stunned for less than a minute if the player pours out all their firepower. And then he'll get back up and resume his chase, with no remarkable injury no matter what you hit him with. He'll smash through walls, wreckage and fellow zombies without slowing his stride, and he is ''always'' after you, systematically searching the area if he loses your trail and reengaging his unbreakable MenacingStroll once he does. When Mr. X shows up, all you can do is run.

** Mr. X in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', [[AdaptationalBadass particularly]] its [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake remake]], is a walking dispenser of pain and terror. Smashing through walls in the police station just as players pass by, and the cut-scene where he stands back up ''repeatedly''... The remake gives him a ton of additional Juggernaut points, too; now he simply refuses to go down to ''anything'', walking through fire, bullets and explosions like nothing, and at most getting stunned for less than a minute if the player pours out all their firepower. And then he'll get back up and resume his chase, with no remarkable injury no matter what you hit him with. He'll smash through walls, wreckage and fellow zombies without slowing his stride, and he is ''always'' after you, systematically searching the area if he loses your trail and reengaging his unbreakable MenacingStroll once he does. When Mr. X shows up, all you can do is run.

** Mr. X in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', [[AdaptationalBadass particularly]] its [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake remake]] is a walking dispenser of pain and terror. Smashing through walls in the police station just as players pass by, and the cut-scene where he stands back up ''repeatedly''... The remake gives him a ton of additional Juggernaut points, too; now he simply refuses to go down to ''anything'', walking through fire, bullets and explosions like nothing, and at most getting stunned for less than a minute if the player pours out all their firepower. And then he'll get back up and resume his chase, with no remarkable injury no matter what you hit him with. He'll smash through walls, wreckage and fellow zombies without slowing his stride, and he is ''always'' after you, systematically searching the area if he loses your trail and reengaging his unbreakable MenacingStroll once he does. When Mr. X shows up, all you can do is run.

** Mr. X in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' is a walking dispenser of pain and terror. Smashing through walls in the police station just as players pass by, and the cut-scene where he stands back up ''repeatedly''... The remake gives him a ton of additional Juggernaut points, too; now he simply refuses to go down to ''anything'', walking through fire, bullets and explosions like nothing, and at most getting stunned for less than a minute if the player pours out all their firepower. And then he'll get back up and resume his chase, with no remarkable injury no matter what you hit him with. He'll smash through walls, wreckage and fellow zombies without slowing his stride, and he is ''always'' after you, systematically searching the area if he loses your trail and reengaging his unbreakable MenacingStroll once he does. When Mr. X shows up, all you can do is run.

** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2'' features in the Special Operations mission the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Juggernauts]], soldiers fitted in heavy armour capable to absorb [[MadeOfIron insane amounts of damage]], including grenades, C4, and MG bullets. Usually the only way to kill them is to use heavy weapons like [=RPGs=] and some rounds of sniper rifles; the problem is that they charge on you on sight, and since they are armed with powerful weapons and have a nice firing accuracy it demands a lot of effort to turn them down.
*** It should be noted that their suits resemble modified heavy bomb squad armour. They reappear in ''Black Ops'', where their armour was changed to resemble some modified riot gear (however with a military helmet).
*** [[LoweredMonsterDifficulty Though they became a good bit less durable]], and a simple [[BoomHeadshot headshot]] from any assault rifle could insta-kill them.

* A lot of the enemies in ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' could count (since they are zombies), but the giant hulk known as the Gargantuar certainly takes the cake. It has so much health that it requires 150 points of damage to kill(instant kill plants only deal 90 damage) & it smashes your plants instead of eating them. The Giga-Gargantuar is [[UpToEleven even worse]] because it has ''twice as much health'' & moves just as fast.

** Berserker' aka Herakles and especially during his fight against [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]] in UBW Route. His opponent is the world's First Hero with access to stronger versions of almost all Noble Phantasms that ever existed. So what does Berserker do? He literally storms his way through volleys of highly dangerous noble phantasms, all the while shielding his frightened master with his body. [[spoiler:Gil]] gets angrier with every passing moment also showers him with volleys of [=NPs=]. He shrugs his way through them. Then he is trapped by [[spoiler:Enkidu, an ancient chain specifically designed to restrain beings of divine origin, like Herakles]] and skewered by another volley of [=NPs=]. Berserker's immortality had run out by then. So what does he do? He breaks the [[spoiler:God binding chains]] with raw strength and charges at his enemy once again. [[spoiler:In the end, Gil gets really tired of this and pierces Herakles's heart with Gae Bolg, the spear designed to reduce the victim's hitpoints to 0. Even then, Berserker keeps himself alive with sheer willpower long enough to ensure that his frightened & injured master could die in peace before fading away.]]

* A lot of the enemies in ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' could count ([[CaptainObvious since they are zombies]]), but the giant hulk known as the Gargantuar certainly takes the cake. It has so much health that it requires 150 points of damage to kill(instant kill plants only deal 90 damage) & it smashes your plants instead of eating them. The Giga-Gargantuar is [[UpToEleven even worse]] because it has ''twice as much health'' & moves just as fast.