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** The Wave Gun, which fires a wide triple shot that goes through objects and enemies and can be rapid fired as fast as you can [[ButtonMashing mash the Shoot button.]] Most bosses can easily be defeated with it in only a matter of a few shots. Of course, if you take a hit (or get hit in rapid enough succession for the Energy Guard to not work), [[UnstableEquilibrium the situation can go out of control in a hurry...]] That said, made even more broken when you have the upgrade that gives your weapon gauge a regenerating shield that takes a hit before your weapon does. Of course, the devs planned around this and [[spoiler:made the second form of the final boss immune to this weapon (the inverse holds true in Destroyer Mode)]].

* SignatureScene: Even people who've never played it remember [[https://youtu.be/Vb8b02474FM?t=43s SOPHIA III's initial start up]].

* GameBreaker:
** The Wave Gun in ''Zero'', which fires a wide triple shot that goes through objects and enemies and can be rapid fired as fast as you can [[ButtonMashing mash the Shoot button.]] Most bosses can easily be defeated with it in only a matter of a few shots. Of course, if you take a hit (or get hit in rapid enough succession for the Energy Guard to not work), [[UnstableEquilibrium the situation can go out of control in a hurry...]] That said, made even more broken when you have the upgrade that gives your weapon gauge a regenerating shield that takes a hit before your weapon does. Of course, the devs planned around this and [[spoiler:made the second form of the final boss immune to this weapon (the inverse holds true in Destroyer Mode)]].

** Gunvolt himself is largely overpowered in EX Characters Mode in ''Zero''. Prevasion mechanic means that as long as he isn't inside the SOPHIA III, he can pretty much never die while he still has EP and isn't Flashfielding, and SP charges fast enough that you can freely dump Luxcaliburs and Dragonspheres on enemies without worrying too much about downtime. His ability to WallJump and glide with Flashfield also makes the SOPHIA III nearly obsolete except for the Hover and Dive abilities, and Gunvolt can easily recharge lost hit points by hopping into a dungeon and using Galvanic Patch. The only thing Gunvolt doesn't have going for him is the lack of flexibility in his offensive options, which has the side effect of upgrading some of the bosses into ThatOneBoss.

* BaseBreaker: Shovel Knight's addition in ''Zero'' was met with some pushback, with fans claiming that Shovel Knight has already appeared in dozens of other indie games and didn't really need to appear in more. On the other hand, there are also fans who are happy about Shovel Knight because he's a good character, and his gameplay looked very fleshed out and interesting when first revealed.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Enemy Below's third boss. Considering he was fairly hard in the first game... Here, he's a complete joke and can be dispatched without him getting a single hit against you.

** The "grenade-pause" trick in the first game.

*** Gurnahide is kind of a joke if you're playing as Jason and bearable as Ekoro; as Gunvolt, however, you're in for a ride. The boss advances upon Gunvolt's position all the time, and can only be pushed back by any significant degree with Cerberus auto-fire, which due to a lack of strafing option demands standing in the boss's face and holding the Shoot button while praying Prevasion saves you. It's also surprisingly resilient to Flashfield, which forces you to rely on Luxcalibur as your main damage dealer, the inherent problem here being that Luxcalibur eats two of your 3 SP, which means you're going to be running circles around Gurnahide's BulletHell salvos while waiting for your SP to recharge. If you're unlucky enough to get pinned at the far edge of the ring despite your best efforts, you're screwed.

** Remote Blast trivializes dungeon bosses once you get it. Landing a full 15-hit salvo on a boss can burn through up to '''4/5ths''' of the boss's health.

** Gunvolt, while vastly more capable than Jason on the overworld, has a tougher time than Jason in quite a few dungeon bosses.
*** Gurnahide is kind of a joke if you're playing as Jason; as Gunvolt, however, you're in for a ride. The boss advances upon Gunvolt's position all the time, and can only be pushed back by any significant degree with Cerberus auto-fire, which demands standing in the boss's face and holding the Shoot button while praying Prevasion saves you. It's also surprisingly resilient to Flashfield, which forces you to rely on Luxcalibur as your main damage dealer, the inherent problem here being that Luxcalibur eats two of your 3 SP, which means you're going to be running circles around Gurnahide's BulletHell salvos while waiting for your SP to recharge. If you're unlucky enough to get pinned at the far edge of the ring despite your best efforts, you're screwed.
*** Hard Shell can be trivialized with the Wave Gun, but because Gunvolt has no Wave Gun, he actually has to ''properly'' fight the boss. Hard Shell happens to be a BullfightBoss that can only be significantly injured after a charging attack, and constantly sprays out bubbles that Gunvolt has problems punching through because his Tagging mechanic means he can only hit a few targets at a time without Skills. Luxcalibur is thankfully long enough to hit his back when he's facing you, and Gunvolt can continue dealing damage to Hard Shell once he lands a Tag, but he has to restore Tags once they wear off, and Hard Shell can give you a hard time while you're trying to do that.

** The UK version goes even further, pausing can prevent death Jason failing, [[GameBreakingBug getting trapped in a wall now shoots your upwards]] and combining these two with the door glitch allows you to complete the game without fighting the first seven bosses and leaving [[CoolCar SOPHIA]] at the start of the game.

** Gunvolt himself is largely overpowered in EX Characters Mode in ''Zero''. Prevasion mechanic means that as long as he isn't inside the SOPHIA III, he can pretty much never die while he still has EP and isn't Flashfielding, and SP charges fast enough that you can freely dump Luxcaliburs and Dragonspheres on enemies without worrying too much about downtime. His ability to WallJump and glide with Flashfield also makes the SOPHIA III nearly obsolete except for the Hover and Dive abilities, and Gunvolt can easily recharge lost hit points by hopping into a dungeon and using Galvanic Patch. Of course, the game makes things difficult for Gunvolt in other ways.

%%* SoOkayItsAverage: The sequels.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: [[spoiler:Area 9, "Alternate Dimension", in ''Zero'' is '''weird.''']]

* CultClassic

** Gurnahide in ''Zero'' is kind of a joke if you're playing as Jason; as Gunvolt, however, you're in for a ride. The boss advances upon Gunvolt's position all the time, and can only be pushed back by any significant degree with Cerberus auto-fire, which demands standing in the boss's face and holding the Shoot button while praying Prevasion saves you. It's also surprisingly resilient to Flashfield, which forces you to rely on Luxcalibur as your main damage dealer, the inherent problem here being that Luxcalibur eats two of your 3 SP, which means you're going to be running circles around Gurnahide's BulletHell salvos while waiting for your SP to recharge. If you're unlucky enough to get pinned at the far edge of the ring despite your best efforts, you're screwed.

* DemonicSpiders: The searchlight enemies in Area 7 of ''Zero''. The overworld enemies are normally docile, but if you walk into their cone of sight or attack them, they'll suddenly become aggressive and start leaping at you while firing lots of bullets. Not only are they crazy fast, they also have ''much'' more health than most non-boss enemies, which means it can take a while to kill them if you decide to confront them head-on. The dungeon version are similar to the previously encountered soldier enemies, but if one spots you, ''every single one in the room'' will converge on your position and start attacking with a bullet storm. These guys also have ridiculous amounts of HP, and they can only be stopped by leaving the room or killing them all, which is easier said than done considering they're aggressive damage sponges.

** The Wave Gun in ''Zero'', which fires a wide triple shot that goes through objects and enemies and can be rapid fired as fast as you can [[ButtonMashing mash the Shoot button.]] Most bosses can easily be defeated with it in only a matter of a few shots. Of course, if you take a hit (or get hit in rapid enough succession for the Energy Guard to not work), [[UnstableEquilibrium the situation can go out of control in a hurry...]] That said, made even more broken when you have the upgrade that gives your weapon gauge a regenerating shield that takes a hit before your weapon does. Of course, the devs planned around this and [[spoiler:made the second form of the final boss immune to this weapon]].

** The Wave Gun in ''Zero''. Most bosses can easily be defeated with it in only a matter of a few shots. Of course, if you take a hit (or get hit in rapid enough succession for the Energy Guard to not work), [[UnstableEquilibrium the situation can go out of control in a hurry...]] That said, made even more broken when you have the upgrade that gives your weapon gauge a regenerating shield that takes a hit before your weapon does. Of course, the devs planned around this and [[spoiler:made the second form of the final boss immune to this weapon]].

** Gunvolt himself is largely overpowered in EX Characters Mode in ''Zero''. Prevasion mechanic means that as long as he isn't inside the SOPHIA III, he can pretty much never die while he still has EP and isn't Flashfielding, and SP charges fast enough that you can freely dump Luxcaliburs and Dragonspheres on enemies without worrying too much about downtime. His ability to WallJump and glide with Flashfield also makes the SOFIA III nearly obsolete except for the Hover and Dive abilities, and Gunvolt can easily recharge lost hit points by hopping into a dungeon and using Galvanic Patch. Of course, the game makes things difficult for Gunvolt in other ways.

** Gurnahide in ''Zero'' is kind of a joke if you're playing as Jason; as Gunvolt, however, you're in for a ride. The boss advances upon Gunvolt's position all the time, and attacking it only drives it back slightly. Not only that, it takes ScratchDamage from the Cerberus and Flashfield abilities, meaning that Luxcalibur is your best hope, except it consumes 2 of your 3 SP per use, meaning you're going to have to wait and hold out to the best of your ability while it subjects you to bullet hell from its face and wings. If you get pinned at the far edge of the ring despite your best efforts, you're screwed.

** Gunvolt himself is largely overpowered in EX Characters Mode in ''Zero''. Prevasion mechanic means that as long as he isn't inside the SOPHIA III, he can pretty much never die while he still has EP and isn't Flashfielding, and SP charges fast enough that you can freely dump Luxcaliburs and Dragonspheres on enemies without worrying too much about downtime. His ability to WallJump and glide with Flashfield also makes the SOFIA III nearly obsolete except for the Hover ability, and Gunvolt can easily recharge lost hit points by hopping into a dungeon and using Galvanic Patch.

* ThatOneBoss: In the first game, the sixth and seventh bosses. Not to mention the fifth boss if you didn't enter his room with your gun fully powered-up.

** Gunvolt himself is largely overpowered in EX Characters Mode in ''Zero''. Prevasion mechanic means that as long as he isn't inside the SOPHIA III, he can pretty much never die while he still has EP and isn't Flashfielding, and SP charges fast enough that you can freely dump Luxcaliburs and Dragonspheres on enemies without worrying too much about downtime.

* GameBreaker: The Wave Gun in ''Zero''. Most bosses can easily be defeated with it in only a matter of a few shots. Of course, if you take a hit (or get hit in rapid enough succession for the Energy Guard to not work), [[UnstableEquilibrium the situation can go out of control in a hurry...]] That said, made even more broken when you have the upgrade that gives your weapon gauge a regenerating shield that takes a hit before your weapon does. Of course, the devs planned around this and [[spoiler:made the second form of the final boss immune to this weapon]].

* GameBreaker: The Wave Gun in ''Zero''. Most bosses can easily be defeated with it in only a matter of a few shots. Of course, if you take a hit (or get hit in rapid enough succession for the Energy Guard to not work), [[UnstableEquilibrium the situation can go out of control in a hurry...]] That said, made even more broken when you have the upgrade that gives your weapon gauge a regenerating shield that takes a hit before your weapon does.