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A lot of giant octopuses in videogames fight the same way. They will face you in the center of a circular arena, use two of the CombatTentacles to restrict you to a small portion of the arena, whip with other tentacles, and have a spit projectile (often some kind of blinding ink). Needs not be an octopus, but does need to be similar.

* The [[SequentialBoss first form of Emperor Ing]] in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2'' does the standard whipping attacks, but can also stab Samus through portals.

** Averted in [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI the first game]]. You'd think Ursula, who ''does'' occasionally use TypicalTentacleTactics in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', would use them here; but when she goes giant size she doesn't use her tentacles at all. You just swim around keyblading her in the face, while trying not to get bitten or zapped.

** Averted in [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts the first game]]. You'd think Ursula, who ''does'' occasionally use TypicalTentacleTactics in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', would use them here; but when she goes giant size she doesn't use her tentacles at all. You just swim around keyblading her in the face, while trying not to get bitten or zapped.

* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 4'': Echidna.

* There is a monster in ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' who burrows his tentacle-arms and grapples with them.

* The Kayran in ''[[TheWitcher The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings]]'' is a fairly straight example of this kind of boss. Its immobility is justified by the fact that it's under a paralyzing spell that allows you to fight it in the first place, and its inability to retreat makes it extra mad. Unusually it keeps its tentacles out of reach for most of the time, forcing you to use a magic sign to temporarily trap them to the ground as it strikes you in order to do any damage. It also spits sticky poison and throws rocks.

* Big Squiddy in ''{{The Legendary Starfy}}'' attacks this way, but the only projectile is the occasional boulder.

* Averted in ''EccoTheDolphin''. The octopus is sitting on a rock ledge and just sits there slapping its tentacle to impede your passage through the tunnel.

* The [[SequentialBoss first form of Emperor Ing]] in ''MetroidPrime 2'' does the standard whipping attacks, but can also stab Samus through portals.

* Averted in ''VideoGame/KaoTheKangaroo Round 2'', where the octopus boss doesn't try to restrict your movement; instead, you avoid its tentacles as you swim around the arena, trying to shoot all the tentacles and expose its weak point.

* Averted in ''Kao The Kangaroo Round 2'', where the octopus boss doesn't try to restrict your movement; instead, you avoid its tentacles as you swim around the arena, trying to shoot all the tentacles and expose its weak point.

* Poison Ivy in ArkhamAsylum tries this.

** A [[KingMook giant]] Blooper fills out this role in SuperPaperMario.

* There is a monster in ''{{Onimusha}}'' who burrows his tentacle-arms and grapples with them.

* Averted in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''. You'd think Ursula, who ''does'' occasionally use TypicalTentacleTactics in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', would use them here; but you only fight her when she's giant size so you just swim around keyblading her in the face.
** Played straight in Re:Chain of Memories, where she uses her tentacles to smack you around the stage before coming close enough that you can attack her face.

* ''LegacyOfKain'': The [[EldritchAbomination Elder god]].

* In ''VideoGame/SonicRush Adventure'', you fight the Ghost Kraken on a ring-shaped platform, with it in the center. It likes to spit ink [[InterfaceScrew at the camera]] and restrict you to a fourth of the platform with two tentacles while it sweeps the ground with the others, [[TacticalSuicideBoss including the one that has its weak point.]]

* ''DevilMayCry 4'': Echidna.

* The Forgotten One boss in ''[[{{Warcraft}} Frozen Throne]]'' attacks by spawning tentacles from the ground. Since they have melee range, they end up next your units, so you end up literally Surrounded By Tentacles while the boss spits fire at you.
* [[spoiler:Zurvan]] in HeartOfTheSwarm fights at the center of a semicircular arena, sending his tentacles to crash down on you two at a time. However, you benefit from CrosshairAware, making this one of the easier bossfights.

* The Tentacle bosses in ''{{Final Fantasy VI}}'' aren't quite this trope as its described, but at the same time the battlefield is your characters standing on the tentacles as well as fighting them.

All giant octopuses in videogames fight the same way. They will face you in the center of a circular arena, use two of the CombatTentacles to restrict you to a small portion of the arena, whip with other tentacles, and have a spit projectile (often some kind of blinding ink). Needs not be an octopus, but does need to be similar.

TentacleRope is often involved. [[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] NaughtyTentacles.

TentacleRope is often involved.

* ''DragonAge: Origins'': the Brood Mother.