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* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'': Most ships either have equal numbers of forward and aft weapon slots, or more in the front than the back to encourage ChasingYourTail tactics. The Vorgon Ytijara Dreadnought Cruiser bizarrely has three in the front and ''five'' in the back, the complete opposite of how ships are usually made. That said, it has decent stats for a ship of its type and [[DroneDeployer comes with frigate-class hangar pets]], so in the hands of a reasonably experienced build designer it's DifficultButAwesome to play: you're generally recommended to put all dual beams in the front, and a mix of omnidirectional beams and SpaceMines in the rear.

* ''Videogame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'' has many of them, but the most complex is [[Characters/MarvelComicsLegion Legion]], that for being a MindHive, frequently changes the colors of his powers depending on which one has the more ability points.

* [[ShadowArchetype Shadow Labrys]] from ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena''. Other characters' Personas only appear for a short while to perform attacks, and then disappear. [[FanNickname Shabrys]]' "Persona" [[ALoadOfBull Asterius]] however, stays on screen the entire time, follows Shabrys around, and can attack concurrently with her. To compensate for being around all the time, Asterius has armor so it can't be broken easily, and Shabrys' heavy Persona attack is actually telling Asterius to block. Playing Shadow Labrys is effectively controlling both her and Asterius at the same time.

** With several characters in ''-STRIVE-'' being heavily toned down from how they were in prior appearances, it was generally a more pleasant surprise when Happy Chaos released. With a Concentration mechanic to fuel two different aiming stances and bullets to fuel a revolver he carries, Chaos comes out on top easily as the most unusual in ''-STRIVE-'''s roster of fighters.

** ''Ultimax'' has two versions of new character Sho Minazuki. One version does ''not'' have a Persona, unlike the rest of the cast, and instead fights more like a character from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' in terms of normal attacks. Because of this, not only is he immune to Persona Breaks, he is also not heavily affected by the Silence [[StandardStatusEffects status effect]], which normally disables the affected character's Persona (the only thing it disables for Sho is his ability to [[ComboBreaker Burst]]). He can also cancel most of his special moves into each other (or into a dodge animation in order to bait attacks).

** Kenny, a.k.a. Mysterion, is the only party member in the game who uses a StanceSystem. In his normal form he's a GlassCannon with a LimitBreak that [[SuicideAttack kills him instantly]] while also heavily damaging surrounding enemies and inflicting Shocked, in his Ghost form he's unable to damage enemies and instead focuses on inflicting StandardStatusEffects and has a LimitBreak that returns him to life and heals surrounding allies.

** Koga is the only Champion who doesn't have cooldowns for his Abilities. Instead, he has three bars of energy that slowly refill over time and are expended whenever he uses an Ability.

* A number of [[OriginalGeneration original characters]] for ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' can be like this. An example is Omega Tiger Woods, who could deal heavy damage and attack the foe with a crosshair that dropped missiles (and a claw arm) on them, in compensation for being unable to block at all.
** This is taken to an extreme with many non-fighting game characters who follow the rules of their home game rather than that of ''MUGEN''. For example:

** [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-999]] doesn't deal any damage whatsoever. Instead, opponents get a happiness bar that functions as a separate health bar, which fills up on contact with 999 and even faster when affected by 999's "attacks". Once an opponent's happiness is full, that opponent is forced to do a HappyDance for the rest of the round and is essentially [=KOed=].

-->--'''A tip''' from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''

->''Meta Knight doesn't do 'standard attacks.'''

While FightingGame characters often have different attacks and playstyles, they usually still share the same basic commands. Pressing A results in a light melee attack, back results in blocking, double forward results in a dash, and so on...Except this character. This character has bizarre mechanics going on compared to other fighters. Maybe this character levitates instead of dashing. Maybe this character's crouching actually makes her taller. Maybe this character uses a separate or all together different ManaMeter as a resource. Whatever it is, playing this character won't be anything like playing the others. Mastering these gimmicks is a major part of this character.

** Bryon Krane has 5 mask counters. Each turn, his health goes back up to it's maximum, but that maximum can be lowered by depleting his masks. Each successful hit you land on him shatters one of his masks. When he finally runs out, he can be killed by any attack. His attack style plays a little differently from other characters, able to punish players for being at certain ranges.

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Dan's]] V Trigger I in Season 5 is only one bar. This could be considered a ''good'' thing, as he won't have to sacrifice much of his health to activate it.

** [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-999]] doesn't deal any damage whatsoever. Instead, opponents get a happiness bar that functions as a separate health bar, which fills up on contact with 999 and even faster when being hugged by them. Once an opponent's happiness is full, that opponent is forced to do a HappyDance for the rest of the round and is essentially [=KOed=].

** [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-999]] doesn't deal any damage whatsoever. Instead, they fill up an opponent's happiness bar on contact, and even faster when hugging them. Once this fills up, that opponent is forced to do a HappyDance for the rest of the battle and is essentially [=KOed=].

** ''Cental Fiction'' introduced Hades Izanami who lacks a double jump, instead conjuring a float in midair that allows her to perform her ground attacks while airborn. Aside from that, her Drive is also a StanceSystem which, when activated, disables her ability to block attacks. When coupled with her [[DeflectorShields Shield of Dreams]], which temporary protects her from all attacks except unblockables and throws, she gets a very strange fighting style with some very strange mechanics.

** Doomfist is practically a transplant from a fighting game, with abilities designed to combo-well together and a kit based around melee in what is primarily a shooter. Unlike the other two melee-foucsed heroes (Reinhardt and Bridgette) he doesn't have a shield and instead needs to use his rocket punches as a pseudo-movement ability to avoid danger.

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** Fu Hua's battlesuits have two basic attack buttons, unlike other characters who only have one, and instead of only have two combos - one with all tapping the attack button and one that incorporates holding the button - can vary the inputs for multiple combos.

* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' has Beowulf, who, in addittion to a StanceSystem based on his chair, has two unique mechancics: First of all, his throws do not function the same way other characters' do: Instead of grabbing the opponent and immediatley throwing them, his throws function more like a beat-em-up, where he can move around and pummel the opponent, and then use simple button combos to actually throw them. He also has a secondary ManaMeter called "Hype", which is built by things like [[PracticalTaunt taunting]] and slamming opponents onto his chair. Once he has enough hype and has done enough damage to the opponent, he can pin the opponent down after certain moves, [[FinishingMove instantly knocking them out.]]