History ThatOneAttack / FightingGame

** Luke's crouching medium punch on [=SF6=] is also extremely busted ''despite being a normal.'' It has a ton of active frames, starts up very quickly, and can be converted into extremely high-damage combos effortlessly. It's so much that Luke was THE top picked character at Capcom Cup X by a mile. It was slightly nerfed in the Ed launch patch, but it still is a menace to most people who face a Luke online.

** The Shun Goku Satsu. This monstrously powerful move in Akuma's arsenal causes him to glide across the screen before striking the opponent for very, very heavy damage that can't be blocked.

** Yun's divekick on ''SFIV'' (and all updates) is insanely busted, being able to be initiated at any range from a neutral jump, being able to ambiguously cross-up opponents and also being extremely safe on block. It's so bad that even ''Daigo himself'' was terrified of the move while playing against Yun, and eventually had to pick him up to compete properly. All of this thanks to the devs of SFIV [[PurposelyOverpowered keeping him overpowered on purpose]] because of their insistance that some characters should be high tier while others shouldn't. Needless to say that didn't go very well with players who wanted a balanced game.

** Luke's crouching medium punch on {=SF6=} is also extremely busted ''despite being a normal.'' It has a ton of active frames, starts up very quickly, and can be converted into extremely high-damage combos effortlessly. It's so much that Luke was THE top picked character at Capcom Cup X by a mile. It was slightly nerfed in the Ed launch patch, but it still is a menace to most people who face a Luke online.

** Luke's crouching medium punch on SF6 is also extremely busted ''despite being a normal.'' It has a ton of active frames, starts up very quickly, and can be converted into extremely high-damage combos effortlessly. It's so much that Luke was THE top picked character at Capcom Cup X by a mile. It was slightly nerfed in the Ed launch patch, but it still is a menace to most people who face a Luke online.

** Makoto's Karakusa command grab from ''3rd Strike'' deserves special mention. It does very little damage, but, unlike other command grabs in the series, it can be comboed off it right after. Combined with Super Art II, [[https://youtu.be/YCPUUnSuu_I you can actually do a touch of death combo with it]]. It is way harder than it looks, since it requires multiple Kara cancels with extremely tight timing, but just the fact it exists put Makoto pretty high on the tier lists. The opponent has to plan their entire game around this command grab, because if she grabs you once you pretty much lose the round automatically.

** Likewise, Zangief's Bolshoi Storm Buster in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''. It is a 720 input, but it has 6 frames of startup BEFORE the super flash, and is ''zero frames'' after that. If you aren't already in the air or immune to grabs, you WILL be grabbed, and will lose about 48% of your health. God help you if Zangief has low health, because the CA version of this move can do 60% of your healthbar. Oh, and it's also an ''invencible reversal.'' The Zangief can literally input it mid an enemy player's blockstring and whatever they were doing will whiff during the move's startup frames. Most good players on that game respect the hell out of a Zangief with 3 bars because if they don't they will get their healthbar cleaved in half to the terrifying call of '''MY LOYAL FANS!!''' or '''TIME TO GET SERIOUS!!''' However, if two Zangiefs input the move one after the other, the second player to input it will win because they will be invencible to grabs on the startup frames before the super flash. And, as of the February 27th, 2024 patch, it can combo from the first hit of OD Double Lariat, meaning Zangief can absolutely delete healthbars with a combo like Marisa, Luke and some other high-damage characters.

** Likewise, Zangief's Bolshoi Storm Buster in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''. It is a 720 input, but it has 6 frames of startup BEFORE the super flash, and is ''zero frames'' after that. If you aren't already in the air or immune to grabs, you WILL be grabbed, and will lose about 48% of your health. God help you if Zangief has low health, because the CA version of this move can do 60% of your healthbar. Oh, and it's also an ''invencible reversal.'' The Zangief can literally input it mid an enemy player's blockstring and whatever they were doing will whiff during the move's startup frames. Most good players on that game respect the hell out of a Zangief with 3 bars because if they don't they will get their healthbar cleaved in half to the terrifying call of '''MY LOYAL FANS!!''' or '''TIME TO GET SERIOUS!!''' However, if two Zangiefs input the move one after the other, the second player to input it will win because they will be invencible to grabs on the startup frames before the super flash. And, as of the February 27th, 2024 patch for SF6, it can combo from the first hit of OD Double Lariat, meaning Zangief can absolutely delete healthbars with a combo like Marisa, Luke and some other high-damage characters.

** Likewise, Zangief's Bolshoi Storm Buster in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''. It is a 720 input, but it has 6 frames of startup BEFORE the super flash, and is ''zero frames'' after that. If you aren't already in the air or immune to grabs, you WILL be grabbed, and will lose about 48% of your health. God help you if Zangief has low health, because the CA version of this move can do 60% of your healthbar. Oh, and it's also an ''invencible reversal.'' The Zangief can literally input it mid an enemy player's blockstring and whatever they were doing will whiff during the move's startup frames. Most good players on that game respect the hell out of a Zangief with 3 bars because if they don't they will get their healthbar cleaved in half to the terrifying call of '''MY LOYAL FANS!!''' or '''TIME TO GET SERIOUS!!''' However, if two Zangiefs input the move one after the other, the second player to input it will win because they will be invencible to grabs on the startup frames before the super flash.

** [[BonusBoss Night]] [[TrueFinalBoss Terror]] from ''Soulcalibur III'' has an upgraded version of Nightmare's Soul Wave, an attack that has [[SphereOfDestruction a blue sphere erupt around him]]. If you try to cancel this attack, it just becomes stronger and unavoidable. It's also far bigger than Nightmare's [[CounterAttack full strength version]], to the point that it is possible for Night Terror to stand in the middle of the stage you fight him on, use Soul Wave, and ''Ring Out an opponent standing at the far edge of the arena''. Then there's his move where he flies up into the air and [[EnergyWeapon fires barely avoidable lasers at you]]. If he uses his "earthquake" move before that, you're screwed. It'd probably be more accurate to say that nearly every attack of his is ThatOneAttack; [[SNKBoss he's that overpowered]].

* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'':
** Devil's/Angels laser beam in ''2'', as well as Jinpachi's fireball attack in the fifth game. Both can be dodged if you can see it coming, though; Jinpachi's fireball can even be low parried.
** Jinpachi's "stun palm." He creates a wave that stuns the character for a minimum of 3 seconds. It has priority over every single other action in the game, coming out as fast as a jab. If you're jumping or even just lying on the floor after a knockdown, it will reset you into a standing stunned position. It can only be blocked low with proper timing. Simply put, it makes any match against him purely luck-based, as you can only win if he takes pity on you and decides not to use it. [[AIRoulette If you're unlucky enough]], the aforementioned fireball will follow said stun ForMassiveDamage (and, potentially, the end of the round).
** Unknown in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' has the Mizuchi Claw move. It involves her summoning a portal from the ground, which traps you in place and causes a large hand to appear from the ground and splat you, [[SwitchOutMove forcing you out of the arena]] [[HPToOne with a pixel of your health]] and your partner in. On Solo characters, [[FixedDamageAttack it shaves off 50% health]]; this can be much worse depending on your skill level because she has an inclination to use this move over and over, which means certain death if you can't sidestep. That's not even taking into account her [[SNKBoss batshit A.I. and plethora of other cheap moves]].

** Mike Tyson/Mr. Dream in the NES game has an uppercut that is a [[OneHitKill one-hit knockdown]]. For the first ninety seconds of the match, he uses it exclusively, so if you're not good at dodging it, you are completely screwed. On the other hand, if you manage to dodge every single one, he'll never use it again (instead substituting an uppercut that looks the same but doesn't knock you down except on rare occasions).

** In ''Ultimate'' Final Smashes were toned down in general, however Zelda's is still rather infamous as it can suck in enemies through walls. It also automatically takes a stock if the opponent is at 100% at the time of the final hit, in and it does quite a bit of damage before said hit. Zelda knowingly smiles throughout it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'':

** I-No's [[BulletHell Megalomania]] in ''XX'' and its follow-ups. If any part of it hits, the whole thing hits. It comes in three patterns, and she can freely Force Roman Cancel between them to throw you off.
*** In Xrd, Megalomania was changed to an [[OneHitKill Instant Kill]], which ironically made it weaker because Instant Kills have rules they all abide by.

** Also, ''Accent Core'' gives us Boss Order Sol's Flame Distortion. It's basically Sol's Dragon Install except on this one the boosts are so humongous that he can close in from full screen in no time to counter your moves, and he also has infinite charge gauge, as well as auto-tension gain. His moves become so fast and strong that he can take off over 70% of your life in a single attack, because he's fond of his supers' invincibility frames. If he goes for Dragon Install: Sakkai (which he can easily combo into), expect it to kill you.
** In the first game, Justice was very, ''very'' bad about this, all because of two moves. The first, Imperial Ray, is a fast-moving laser beam that sweeps across the screen in a nearly 270º arc--making it hard to avoid in addition to its high damage. Unlike later games, where it became an Overdrive, Imperial Ray was ''a special move'' that could be used at Justice's leisure. Then there's [[WaveMotionGun Gamma Ray]]. Not only does the attack lack most of the wind-up and heavy Tension Gauge consumption associated with the Overdrive from ''X'' onward, ''[=GG1=]''[='s=] EarlyInstallmentWeirdness means that Justice is free to spam it once her health hits the halfway mark or lower. These traits, combined with [[SNKBoss her superior power and mobility]], make Justice an absolute nightmare to face.

** Final Bison from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' has a super fast, extremely damaging variant of his usual Psycho Crusher called Final Psycho Crusher. Even [[ScratchDamage blocking it]] will shave off a sizable portion of your healthbar, meaning you best bet (if applicable and you're daring enough) is to either a) use the invincibility frames of a [[{{Shoryuken}} DP]] to pass through it, b) WallJump over it, or c) teleport/phase through. And unlike the regular Psycho Crusher, the Final Psycho Crusher has no hurtbox, so there's no way to counter it once it's active.

*** Special mention goes to his [[HealThyself Resurrection]] technique, even if it's more a passive ability. Take Gill out when he has a full stock, and he'll [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin resurrect]], recovering all his health in the process. You ''can'' interrupt it, but you are actively pushed away during this, making it incredibly difficult. Not only that, but he cannot be hit at the start of the move, meaning he ''will'' recover at least a small amount of health, which can mean the difference between victory and defeat. Thankfully, this comes at the cost of preventing Gill's stock from replenishing for the rest of the round, which not only means that he can't use Resurrection again, he can't use Seraphic Wing or Meteor Strike (which is a pain in the ass itself) either.