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* The first boss in ''{{Rayman}}'' (the mosquito) does this
* ''MarioAndLuigi : Bowser's Inside Story'' has a train that tries to get away from a giant bowser, but has to stop due to train stops.

***** There's Sonic and Knuckles as well. Robotnik will use a machine that pops out of lave and shoots spiked balls [[strike: at you]] behind you. Slight subversion, in that you can't harm him. You have to wait for the [[HoistByHisOwnPetard spike balls to hit him]].

**** ...and most Recently there's Sonic 4's Mad Gear Zone boss (once He's taken a few hits first)

* Dino Pirana from ''SuperMarioGalaxy''. It hatches and goes on the rampage. If you are lucky, you can deliver the three hits required to kill it quickly. If you are unlucky, you can spend so much time chasing it about, trying to whack its tail without getting clobbered, that by the time you have finished your thumb has gone into spasm.
** Same with the fiery Dino Piranha. It works the same way, but its tail catches on fire occasionally. Yeech.

** "Witness the power of the Saviour!" "The Saviour is coming!" "Beg for forgiveness from the Saviour!" Yeah, he's annoying.

** No mention of the Teleportation power pool? Nothing to prevent it (except stunning) and it gets very annoying when your enemy vanishes in a flash. In PvP, you can at least predict where the foe's gone, because PC teleportation is limited by line of sight. [[ItGotWorse Then]], you meet those blasted Sky Raider Porters, NPCs who can [[TeleportSpam teleport through walls - preferably at the other end of the area]].

* [[spoiler:Tela Vasir]] from ''MassEffect2'''s "Lair of the Shadow Broker" DLC. She's the only enemy in the game who can use the Biotic Charge ability, which essentially allows her to teleport to the opposite side of the battle area (or to ''you'') every few seconds.

**** SonicCD crosses this with a RingOutBoss (of a sort)- Robotnik stands on a stationary platform, while Sonic has to keep running on a treadmill moving away from the platform. More details on the RingOutBoss page.
**** Sonic 1 for the Master System and Game Gear has the Bridge Zone boss, which pops out of water (your only chance to hit him), but he fires bullets at you. You could get him a few times before he goes under again though. Hill Top from Sonic 2 Mega Drive as well as Oil Ocean from the same game also sort of do this.

*** It's not just the 16-bit outings; Sonic games are full of this sort of boss. The final Sonic vs. Shadow fight in ''SonicAdventure2'' (where you must keep up with your opponent as pieces of the ground fall to the Earth below), every boss fight in ''SonicAdvance 2'' (except for the final boss in XX), and the fights against Eggman's robots in ''SonicHeroes'' and ''SonicUnleashed'' count too.

** Every single boss in Sonic Advanced 2, although the running's automatic.

** Same with the fiery Dino Piranha. It works the same, but its tail catches on fire occasionally. Yeech.

If you're chasing the boss in a circle, it's ChasingYourTail. Not to be confused with YouWillNotEvadeMe.

* An enemy who teases you, coming out to spray a load of bullets, before jumping out of the way, diving down a hole or running off as soon as you get close enough to attack. When you back back a bit, they'll reappear. They are, needless to say, difficult to hit.

So why bother with them? If they want to run away or hide, why not let them? If only it was that simple. You see, you ''have'' to kill these things. Maybe they have something you really need; maybe they are blocking the door or path ahead; maybe they cause so much trouble when they do come out that you can't concentrate on anything except dodging their crazy gunfire, and would quite like them out of the way so you can get on. Most likely though, is that they are a Boss or mini-boss who you have to get rid of in order to continue.

Sometimes they can be fairly easy to catch if you time your move right, but often they fall into [[DemonicSpiders Demonic Spider]] territory, taking multiple hits despite the fact that it takes ages of sprinting, ducking about or careful stalking just to get them once. If they are a common occurrence throughout a game, they can easily become classed as GoddamnedBats.

Occasionally they are a not an enemy at all, but an item, creature or person you have to catch, but not harm, in order to use, ride or obtain information from.

* Sanctus from Devil May Cry 4 fits this trope. To make it worse, as well as putting up with his endless taunting while he plays keep-away, you have to attack him to break his shield (dodging all kinds of projectile fire all the way) and if you fail to do this perfectly he attacks you for massive damage then regenerates his shields forcing you to begin the sequence again. Even worse than that, you have to fight him twice throughout the course of game.

** This is notable because the boss doesn't actively attack you. The rest of the bosses in the game (besides All-Range-Mode bosses) fly in front of you, but they have the courtesy to shoot at you as they go.