History DemonicSpiders / ThirdPersonShooters

** Tempura Wizards, whose main attack is to to turn you into tempura. If that happens, they'll proceed to chase you (and they can run ''faster'' than you too), and will [[OneHitKO One-Hit K.O.]] you... ''[[LetsMeetTheMeat by eating you]]''.

* Starting with its fifth mission, ''{{PN 03}}'' has robotic spiders that can latch onto you and [[ActionBomb self-destruct]], and they usually come in groups.

* Perhaps unintentionally due to it's DynamicDifficulty making to game quite difficult on even the easiest skill level (This mostly affects the PC edition), in MaxPayne 1, Shotgun-wielding thugs had the annoying tendency to score a [[BoomHeadshot deadly hit]] on the player, especially if one was caught outside of BulletTime. Grenadiers required a degree of memorization as grenades are a OneHitKill within a certain range, and death could only be avoided by entering into a shoot-dodge at the right moment (but this left you near-death, which is still a big drain on your pain-killer supplies).

* Perhaps unintentionally due to it's DynamicDifficulty making to game quite difficult on even the easiest skill level (This mostly affects the PC edition), in MaxPayne 1, Shotgun-wielding thugs had the annoying tendency to score a [[BoomHeadshot deadly hit]] on the player, especially if one was caught outside of BulletTime. Grenadiers required a degree of memorization as grenades are a OneHitKill within a certain range, and death could only be avoided by entering bullet time at the right moment (but this left you near-death, which is still a big drain on your pain-killer supplies).

* Perhaps unintentionally due to it's dynamic difficulty making to game quite difficult on even the easiest skill level (This mostly affects the PC edition), in MaxPayne 1, Shotgun-wielding thugs had the annoying tendency to score a deadly hit on the player, especially if one was caught outside of BulletTime. Grenadiers required a degree of memorization as grenades are a OneHitKill within a certain range, and death could only be avoided by entering bullet time at the right moment (but this left you near-death, which is still a big drain on your pain-killer supplies).

** [[ChestMonster Mimicuties]] are [[LightningBruiser very fast, deal a ton of damage, have more HP than nearly any other enemy in the game,]] and are difficult to avoid.

* ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' (2009) has animated stone cherubs in the final level. Flying stone cherubs that hover out of reach of the only weapon that can kill them, then rush in to hit you faster than you can react (and cause a knockdown). They also like to shoot flaming explosive arrows from a distance. And attack in swarms. AND to get past the area where you first meet them requires you to slam them against a gate three times to get past, otherwise they respawn forever. The only explanation is sheer misanthropy on the part of the developers.

* ''Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'' gives us Bomb Squigs, Ork-related critters that are little more than huge mouths with lots of sharp teeth and legs, to which the Orks have strapped explosives. In the tabletop game, they're anti-tank weapons. They tend to attack in the middle of large groups of Orks, so you can't see them until it's too late.

** ''Gears 3'' brings us Armoured Kantii, which are... well, Kantus Priests wearing heavy armour. They don't have grenades, but dual-wield Gorgon {{SMGs}} and have a lethal roll attack thanks to the spines on their armour. Oh, and there are only three ways to reliably damage them: explosives, fire and shooting them while they perform their revive scream. Have fun.

* ''GhostBusters'' (2009) has animated stone cherubs in the final level. Flying stone cherubs that hover out of reach of the only weapon that can kill them, then rush in to hit you faster than you can react (and cause a knockdown). They also like to shoot flaming explosive arrows from a distance. And attack in swarms. AND to get past the area where you first meet them requires you to slam them against a gate three times to get past, otherwise they respawn forever. The only explanation is sheer misanthropy on the part of the developers.
** Worse than them are Possessor Ghosts. As the name implies, these ghoulish former-beauty queens ([[{{Gonk}} who prove once and for all that beauty really is just skin deep]]) can take over the bodies of any human they come across, turning them into fairly dangerous attackers and forcing you to switch to the slime nozzle and hose the victim down until you wear down a health meter. Only after they abandon their current hosts will you have a shot at the ghost itself, at least for the ten seconds or so they'll erratically fly around before grabbing a new host. Now this would be bad enough but when they say "any human" can be possessed they mean "''any'' human"....''including the other Ghostsbusters''. So you end up with a swarm of annoying enemies who can cut off your vital backup at any moment.

** Reavers, especially in the sequel. In Gears 1, they only appear in the last level and fly alongside the train attacking with a turret gun. In Gears 2, the zig-zag too quickly to hit easily and frequently land; now they have rocket launchers that kill you instantly with a direct hit and stomp you to bits if you get too close. They're tougher, too.

** Reavers, especially in the sequel. In Gears 1, they only appear in the last level and fly alongside the train attacking with a turret gun. In Gears 2, the zig-zag too quickly to hit easily and frequently land; now they have rocket launchers that kill you instantly with a direct hit and stomp you to bits if you get too close. They're tougher, too.
** ''Gears of War 3'' brings us the Lambent Gunkers. They're [[MightyGlacier huge, hulking things that move slowly]], so they should be easy to kill...except they have one long arm they can punch you across the room with, and if you're at range, they throw globs of boiling Imulsion at you with ridiculous accuracy and range, and the darn things do splash damage as well.

* ''GearsOfWar'' (and especially its sequel) have plenty of these things. First and foremost among them: Lambent Wretches. Small, fast, and nasty enemies who come at you in swarms, are able to shrug off more damage than their regular friends, and when they die, they ''explode.'' Oh, and they have a fairly powerful melee attack, which can usually drop you in two or three hits. And to top it off, the damn things are ''noisy.''
** The ridiculously huge Boomer Locust of ''GearsOfWar'' fame. On one hand, they're basically walking tanks whose rockets can tear you apart in a single good shot and who can take two Longshot bullets to the forehead before dying...but on the other hand, the "Boom!" noise they make just before they fire is so awesome.
** Theron Guards. At least, the ones with Torque Bows. If they catch you out of cover for a second, ''thunk-tink!'' You'll have just enough tome to utter your curse word of choice before being reduced to giblets.

** Reavers, especially in the sequel. In Gears 1, they only appear in the last level and fly alongside the train attacking with a turret gun. In Gears 2, the zig-zag too quickly to hit easily and frequenty land; now they have rocket launchers that kill you instantly with a direct hit and stomp you to bits if you get too close. They're tougher, too.

** Double Agent has the guards in Okhotsk who can see you from miles away even though you are in a blizzard and have snow camo, usually set off a alarm the instant they see you, and you have to knock out or kill a certain number of them to finish the level, making getting 100% stealth in that level A PAIN.

** Not to mention Nobz, which appear in the game long before any solid counter to them becomes available. The only easy way to deal with them is use Fury, which renders the ability TooAwesomeToUse elsewhere.

* StarWarsBattlefront II has the [[BlatantLies beloved]] Bothan Spy, which has a close-range "Incinerator" attack which will eat up your health in 2-3 seconds. It can creep around and sneak up behind you with its ludicrously-quickly-recharging invisibility, which shows absolutely no trace of the Spy, not even a distortion like the Assassins in [[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.]]. Though it needs to switch this off to attack you, it ''always'' attacks from behind, and your allies ''will'' ignore it to shoot at a tank 200 meters away. It can also regenerate health over time, and is ''[[BeyondTheImpossible capable of passing this ability onto other Rebel soldiers.]]'' The Bothan Spy's one real weakness is that it's got miniscule health and no long-range weapons, so if you see a visible one or manage to escape it, you can kill it easily.

** Not to mention Nobz, which appear in the game long before any solid counter to them becomes available. The only easy way to deal with them is use Fury, which renders the ability TooAwsomeToUse elsewhere.

** Space Marine is ''full'' of these. 'Ard Boyz and Bloodletters aren't much of a problem when encountered in twos or threes in an open area, but there are points in the game where you are ''swarmed'' with them in enclosed spaces and your meltagun is your only hope.

* ''Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'' gives us Bomb Squigs, Ork-related critters that are little more than huge mouths with lots of sharp teeth and legs, to which the Orks have strapped explosives. In the tabletop game, they're anti-tank weapons. They tend to attack in the middle of large groups of Orks, so you can't see them until it's too late.

* ''War on Terror'', a Flash game with pacifism in mind, has you kill terrorists, and only terrorists; killing a civilian will turn civilians into terrorists. But all the sprites are just stick figures.

* StarWarsBattlefront II has the [[BlatantLies beloved]] Bothan Spy, which has a close-range "Incinerator" attack which will eat up your health in 2-3 seconds. It can creep around and sneak up behind you with its ludicrously-quickly-recharging invisibility, which shows absolutely no trace of the Spy, not even a distortion like the Assassins in [[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.]]. Though it needs to switch this off to attack you, it ''always'' attacks from behind, and your allies ''will'' ignore it to shoot at a tank 200 meters away. It can also regenerate health over time, and is ''[[BeyondTheImpossible capable of passing this ability onto other Rebel soldiers.]]'' The Bothan Spy's one real weakness is that it's got miniscule health and no long-range weapons, so if you see a visible one or manage to escape it, you can kill it easily.

* Syndicate snipers in ''{{Oni}}''. Fragile and complete wimps in close combat, they are also always armed with Mercury Bows. A Mercury Bow is a) the only hitscan weapon in the game, b) pinpoint accurate, and c) deals a horrendous amount of damage and knocks the victim prone. They also have the best visual range of any mooks and almost equal to yours, meaning that they will shoot you before you know they are there.

* Snipers, grenadiers, and EliteMooks in ''SyphonFilter''. The first kill you in one hit [[BoomHeadshot with a headshot]], the second insta-kill you with their grenade launcher the moment they see you, the last cause your Danger meter to instantly shoot up (especially on Hard mode) and have near-perfect accuracy.

** In the same Sub-Gate, after said room you run into an apparently empty hallway, with what looks like floating water on both sides which are filled with reaverbots. Suddenly, the Reaverbots start jumping out of the walls, open their mouths and shoot ranged supersonic lasers at you that are impossible to dodge. Even a game guide says to just OUTRUN them because you'd die in seconds if you stay behind. They are visible unlike the Sharukurusus above, but they could shoot. At least with the Sharukurusus, they needed to get in close to do damage.

* Guardians from {{Uncharted 2}} can take an armory's worth of bullets, are incredibly fast, have powerful melee attacks, and are armed with high-damage crossbows. If you meet a group of them and can't focus on one and steal its crossbow, forget it.