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11	[[caption-width-right:350:[[Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND Oh, I know all about Ze End]].\
12	[[KnowWhenToFoldEm I don't mind taking second place]].]]
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14	->''I can't defeat [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Air Man]].\
15	No matter how I try to dodge all his tornadoes, he just kills me again.\
16	And even though I can get behind him\
17	It's no use, I try to fight, but I get blown away in the end.\
18	I shoot as fast as I can,\
19	But when I had to go against Air Man's tornado I was helpless again\
20	I'll try again, of course, but this is my plan:\
21	I'll keep my E-Tank saved in reserve just as long as I can!''
22	-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjLouGft9kY I Can't Defeat Air Man (Kiwi Kenobi English Version)]]''' [[note]] For the original Japanese version, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPGIkY4PyQ8 click here.]] [[/note]]
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24	That One Boss is, well, that one boss that falls victim to poor playtesting or was thrown in by especially cruel developers. You're leveling up normally, plowing through every battle, until you reach this particular battle and suddenly meet a nasty road block. Eventually, you RageQuit, or you [[GuideDangIt 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 That One Boss?". Walkthroughs usually list the worst offenders as "[[TheDreaded the hardest boss in the game]]", and eventually, such a beast receives a reputation for being [[NintendoHard just that freaking hard]]. In-universe lampshades of this trope would often have the boss claim to be DefiantToTheEnd. A few of them [[AwesomeBosses/VideoGames may be awesome]], but that still doesn't mean you won't be chewing on the controller in frustration despite it.
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26	They are sometimes called the "brick wall boss", for obvious reasons.
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28	'''NOTES:'''
29	* {{Final Boss}}es and [[WakeUpCallBoss Wake-Up Call Bosses]] cannot be That One Boss without being overly hard by ''their'' standards.
30	* {{Superboss}}es are completely banned from being That One Boss, because they are intentionally overpowered, so it would be redundant to list them, and far from mandatory to fight.
31	* A GoddamnedBoss is annoying, but is otherwise not considered difficult enough to qualify as That One Boss.
32	* An EarlyBirdBoss [[SubTrope will almost always qualify as That One Boss as well]], but for reasons of the player's weakness rather than the boss's strength, so they should go on that page.
33	* Please do not simply list "every boss in game ''x''". If every boss in the game is difficult, you are either looking at EasyLevelsHardBosses or NintendoHard.
34	* If the boss is ''almost nigh impossible'' to be defeated due to breaking from a mold of CompetitiveBalance[[note]]mainly in {{Fighting Game}}s[[/note]], that will be an SNKBoss instead.
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36	Because there are so many examples of this trope, they have been categorized by genre for your viewing convenience.
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38	Compare with the non-video game equivalent of this trope, InvincibleVillain. See also ThatOneLevel. Or it's direct inversion, BreatherBoss.
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40	!!Example subpages:
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42	[[index]]
43	* ThatOneBoss/{{Atlus}} (No, this ''isn't'' a genre, but a '''company'''. Yes, this one company made ''so many'' games with disproportionately hard bosses that it ''needs its own subpage''!)
44	* ThatOneBoss/{{Action}}
45	** ''ThatOneBoss/TheBindingOfIsaac''
46	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Boktai}}''
47	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Bomberman}}''
48	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Castlevania}}''
49	** ''ThatOneBoss/CrashBandicoot''
50	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Cuphead}}''
51	** ''ThatOneBoss/DeadRising''
52	** ''ThatOneBoss/DevilMayCry''
53	** ''ThatOneBoss/DonkeyKong''
54	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Kirby}}''
55	** ''ThatOneBoss/TheLegendOfZelda''
56	** ''ThatOneBoss/MegaMan''
57	** ''ThatOneBoss/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch''
58	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Metroid}}''
59	** ''ThatOneBoss/NoMoreHeroes''
60	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}''
61	** ''ThatOneBoss/SekiroShadowsDieTwice''
62	** ''ThatOneBoss/SonicTheHedgehog''
63	** ''ThatOneBoss/SuperMarioBros''
64	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Terraria}}''
65	** ''ThatOneBoss/WarioLand''
66	* ThatOneBoss/BeatEmUp
67	* ThatOneBoss/CardBattleGame
68	** ''ThatOneBoss/FateGrandOrder''
69	** ''ThatOneBoss/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft''
70	** ''ThatOneBoss/LibraryOfRuina''
71	** ''ThatOneBoss/YuGiOh''
72	* ThatOneBoss/{{Driving}}
73	* ThatOneBoss/{{Fighting}}
74	** ''ThatOneBoss/WWEVideoGames''
75	* ThatOneBoss/FirstPersonShooter
76	** ''ThatOneBoss/Borderlands2''
77	* ThatOneBoss/RealTimeStrategy
78	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Arknights}}''
79	* ThatOneBoss/RhythmGame
80	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Beatstar}}''
81	** ''ThatOneBoss/DanceDanceRevolution''
82	** ''ThatOneBoss/PumpItUp''
83	* ThatOneBoss/{{RPG}}
84	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Bloodborne}}''
85	** ''ThatOneBoss/DarkestDungeon''
86	** ''ThatOneBoss/DarkSouls''
87	** ''ThatOneBoss/DragaliaLost''
88	** ''ThatOneBoss/DragonQuest''
89	** ''ThatOneBoss/EldenRing''
90	** ''ThatOneBoss/EpicBattleFantasy''
91	** ''ThatOneBoss/FinalFantasy''
92	*** ''ThatOneBoss/FinalFantasyXIV''
93	*** ''ThatOneBoss/FinalFantasyBraveExvius''
94	*** ''ThatOneBoss/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper''
95	** ''ThatOneBoss/GenshinImpact''
96	** ''ThatOneBoss/GuildWars2''
97	** ''ThatOneBoss/InazumaEleven''
98	** ''ThatOneBoss/KingdomHearts''
99	** ''ThatOneBoss/LegendOfLegaia''
100	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Lisa}}''
101	** ''ThatOneBoss/MonsterHunter''
102	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Pokemon}}''
103	*** ''ThatOneBoss/PokemonGo''
104	** ''ThatOneBoss/PokemonReborn''
105	** ''ThatOneBoss/RuneScape''
106	** ''ThatOneBoss/TalesSeries''
107	** ''ThatOneBoss/TrailsSeries''
108	** ''ThatOneBoss/TheWitcher''
109	** ''ThatOneBoss/WorldOfWarcraft''
110	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Ys}}''
111	* ThatOneBoss/ShootEmUps
112	** ''ThatOneBoss/ChickenInvaders''
113	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Gradius}}''
114	** ''ThatOneBoss/{{Seihou}}''
115	** ''ThatOneBoss/TouhouProject''
116	* ThatOneBoss/StealthBasedGame
117	* ThatOneBoss/SurvivalHorror
118	* ThatOneBoss/TabletopGames
119	* ThatOneBoss/TurnBasedStrategy
120	** ''ThatOneBoss/FireEmblem''
121	*** ''ThatOneBoss/FireEmblemHeroes''
122	** ''ThatOneBoss/SuperRobotWars''
123	* ThatOneBoss/MiscellaneousGames
124	[[/index]]
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