History PlayingWith / TacticalSuicideBoss

** Centipex has some form of SuperOCD or some other condition that compels him to use the body slam every now and then, or else he's unable to fight at all.

* '''Defied''': "I'm invulnerable unless I do that. So why WOULD I?"

* '''Double Subverted''': ...Minions which can be thrown at him to hurt him.

** Centipex is one-hit killed if he uses the attack.

'''Basic Trope''': A boss with an attack that leaves it vulnerable… and that it stubbornly insists upon using.

** It’s Centipex’s only attack, and the player character doesn't take CollisionDamage. If he doesn’t use it, the fight will just stalemate forever.
** Centipex [[OneHitKill only gets one chance to attack before it’s destroyed]], and so doesn’t survive to learn from it’s mistakes.
** Centipex is a dumb beast and it would take a while for it to learn not to do that.

** Centipex would ''like'' to just spam his most powerful attack constantly, however, it [[{{Cooldown}} takes a certain amount of time to recharge after each use.]]
** Centipex has some form of SuperOCD or some other condition that compels it to use the body slam every now and then, or else it's unable to fight at all.

* '''Inverted''': Centipex is invulnerable during his body slam.
** Centipex is so reluctant to use his bodyslam it is otherwise treated as a HopelessBossFight. [[LordBritishPostulate It is very difficult but possible to kill Centipex.]]
* '''Subverted''': Centipex exposes his weak spot, but hitting it doesn’t deal any damage to him, instead spawning minions.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Centipex has a bunch of attacks that let you hurt it, [[ItCanThink but it learns each time and you need to hit him on a different way each time.]]
* '''Averted''': No boss uses an attack that leaves it open like this, or otherwise has their petard hoist them.
* '''Enforced''': The developers wanted to make the boss beatable, and didn't want the player attacking the boss

** Centipex uses it’s weak-spot to taunt the player, and then lead them to a position it can CounterAttack.
** The player is given a very powerful blast that leaves them open for punishment… by Evulz. It’s Evulz’ one weakness, but it is also very slow and punishable and gives Evulz plenty of opportunity to kill you.
* '''Defied''': "I’m invulnerable unless I do that. So why WOULD I?"

** Evulz rants and raves at Centipex to stop using the attack, but he doesn’t listen.

* '''Lampshaded''': “…why do I keep DOING that?” “Yeah, why do you do that?”

* '''Defied''': “I’m invulnerable unless I do that. So why WOULD I?”
* '''Discussed''': “This is one of the video game bits where you use a dumb attack that lets me kill you, right?”
* '''Conversed''': “Well, that was a predictable boss.”

* '''Straight''': [[BigCreepyCrawlies Centipex]] rears up to attack the player with a body slam, which is the only time he exposes his weakspot. He’s otherwise invulnerable.

'''Basic Trope''': A boss with an attack that leaves it vulnerable… and that it stubbornly insist upon using.

** Centipede believes that [[VictoryIsBoring winning the fight will be boring]].

** Centipex needs to vent energy or heat every once in a while via giant laser blast, but this also opens his internals up to attack.

** Centipex needs to vent energy every once in a while via giant laser blast, but this also opens his internals up to attack.

** Centipede believes that [[VictoryIsBoring]]

* '''Enforced''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': A boss with an attack that leaves it vunerable… and that it stubbornly insist upon using.

** Centipex has several attacks that expose the weakspot, and all them leave him wide open to attack.

** It’s Centipex’s only attack. If he doesn’t use it, the fight will just stalemate forever.

** Centipex needs to vent energy every once in a while via giant laserblast, but this also opens his internals up to attack.

* '''Subverted''': Centipex exposes his weakspot, but hitting it doesn’t deal any damage to him, instead spawning minions.

* '''Discussed''': “This is one of the videogame bits where you use a dumb attack that lets me kill you, right?”

* '''Invoked''': Centipex leaves himself open there in order to give his foes a fighting chance.

* '''Straight''': [[BigCreepyCrawlies Centipex]] rears up to attack the player with a body slam, which is the only time he exposes his weakspot. He’s otherwise invunerable.
* '''Exaggerated''': Centipex has several attacks that expose the weakspot, and all them leave him wide open to attack.

Centipex has a bunch of attacks that let you hurt it, [[ItCanThink but it learns each time and you need to hit him on a different way each time.]]

'''TacticalSuicideBoss''': A boss with one attack that leaves it vunrable… and that it stubbornly insist upon using.
* '''Straight''': [[BigCreepyCrawlies Centipex]] rears up to attack the player with a body slam, which is the only time he exposes his weakspot. He’s otherwise invunrable.

** Centipex is supposed to be a tactical genius.
* '''Downplayed''': Centipex is always vulnerable, but leaves himself open after the body slam.
* '''Justified''': It’s Centipex’s only attack. If he doesn’t use it, the fight will just stalemate forever.
** Centipex only gets one chance to attack before it’s destroyed, and so doesn’t survive to learn from it’s mistakes.
** Centipex is a dumb animal and it would take a w hile for it to learn not to do that.

* '''Subverted''': Centipex exposes his weakspot…but hitting it doesn’t deal any damage to him, instead spawning minions.
* '''Double Subverted''': You throw the minions at him to hurt him.
** It’s a different attack that leaves him vunrable.
* '''Parodied''': Evulz rants and raves at Centipex to stop using the attack, but he doesn’t listen.
** Centipex is required to use it due to union rules.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Centipex has a bunch of attacks that let you hurt it, [[ItCanThink but it learns each time and you need to hit him on a different one each time.]]

* '''Enforced''': The executives think the players will be too dumb to take advantage of anything else.

** The player has a very powerful blast that leave him open to attack, much like the boss.
* '''Exploited''': Centipex uses it’s weak-spot to taunt the player, and then lead them to a position it can CounterAttack.

* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': Centipex regularly uses the attack despite the fact it’s smart enough to know better in [[ReoccurringBoss its first boss fight.]] In the next fight, it’s trying to HoldTheLine in order for Evulz to set off a bomb, and mentions it’s no longer holding back… and then [[HopelessBossFight in the next fight it refuses to use the body slam]], leaving it invincible and ensuring Evulz’s plan works.

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

'''TacticalSuicideBoss''': A boss with one attack that leaves it vulnerable… and that it stubbornly insist upon using.

** Centipex is a dumb animal and it would take a while for it to learn not to do that.

* ’’’IntendedAudienceReaction’’: Centipex regularly uses the attack despite the fact it’s smart enough to know better in [[ReoccuringBoss its first boss fight.]] In the next fight, it’s trying to HoldTheLine in order for Evulz to set off a bomb, and mentions it’s no longer holding back… and then [[HopelessBossFight in the next fight it refuses to use the body slam]], leaving it invincible and ensuring Evulz’s plan works.