History ThatOneBoss / BeatEmUp

*** Jet in the third game is a total pain in the ass. With 4 bars of health (and that's only on Normal difficulty, folks) and constantly summoning {{Mooks}} who pretty much attack like he does (flying, staying airborne, slamming you if they grab you, etc.), you are guaranteed to lose a few lives to the flying bastards. Jet only has one and a half bars in the Japanese version, making him a LOT easier. In American Hard mode, he has something like 7 bars, and is utterly ridiculous.

*** On a related note, Wei's Act 3 qualifies as [[ThatOneLevel That One Act]] precisely because you ''have'' to beat Lu Bu at some point (if he flees at Xia Pi, he'll face you in the very next battle). If you can do that, nothing Liu Bei or Sun Jian can throw at you should cause you any worries.

*** On a related note, Wei's Act 3 qualifies as ThatOneLevel precisely because you ''have'' to beat Lu Bu at some point (if he flees at Xia Pi, he'll face you in the very next battle). If you can do that, nothing Liu Bei or Sun Jian can throw at you should cause you any worries.

*** On a related note, Wei's Act 3 qualifies as ThatOneLevel precisely because you ''have'' to beat Lu Bu at some point (if he flees at Xia Pi, he'll face you in the very next battle). If you can do that, you can easily handle anything Liu Bei and Sun Jian can throw at you.

*** On a related note, Wei's Act 3 qualifies as [[ThatOneStage That One Act]] precisely because you ''have'' to beat Lu Bu at some point (if he flees at Xia Pi, he'll face you in the very next battle). If you can do that, you can easily handle anything Liu Bei and Sun Jian can throw at you.

* ''Super DoubleDragon'' has [=McGuire=], the MonsterClown boss of Mission 5, who likes to [[{{Acrofatic}} throw his weight around]] and is equipped with a deadly[[MortalKombat Kano-style]] cannonball attack. In Mission 3, there's the Chen-Long Brothers, who have the ability to counter-throw you, and you have to fight [[DualBoss both of them at once]] in the Japanese version.

* There are a few enemies this troper despises in DynastyWarriorsGundam, but the ones who decided to not just take the cake of difficulty, but also smear it in your face are both versions of Psyco Gundam and its damned to hell explosions killing your allies off like flies. Do not get me started on any time Athrun and Kira decide they don't like Shinn and double team him? And then the less we talk about the Big Zam the better...at least they fixed ThatOneBoss from the first game: Paptimus Scirocco and Haman inside the damn colony laser. While using the underpowered Hyaku Shiki. While probably Level 10. With them in Hyper Mode and unanimously deciding they hate Char far more than they hate each other...

** Speaking of Dynasty Warriors-based titles: Raoh in Fist of the North Start: Kens Rage/ Hokuto Musou. dude is cheap as hell in boss fights, he doesn't need to do the full combo for most strong combo attacks( most glaringly his Strong Combo 3 which ends with and aura blast, he just does the aura blast). he gets harder and harder with each fight, and in Ken's last legend mode chapter with their climatic fight at the Hokuto dojo he has Musou Tensei, which makes him invincible for 15 or so seconds, and during the second phase he activates it and starts spamming the end of his strong combo 3 then ending the spam with either Iron Palm Wave or Heaven's Command Charge as Musou Tensei wears off, and as for the latter of the two DO NOT LET IT HIT YOU! given kens stats at the end of his legend mode(and assuming you still have health) it will rip off more than most of your health likely leaving you in the red. this is probably the only time where having Musou Tensei on Kens signature moves is absolutely necessary, it allows you to hit Raoh while he uses it as well and whats more he cant hit you. luckily he is unlockable by beating legend mode and dream mode with all characters and unlocks him for each mode respectively

* DeadRising. Pick one. Pick any five seconds from the game! The one whose memory triggers PTSD in fans most often is the three convicts driving the jeep in the park; if they don't run you down, they still have a machine gun. Even if you don't fight them, loud, annoying hardcore music blares whenever they're around. Also, if you do kill them the first night they're there, they'll be back the next night. Worst of all, there's a very good chance you'll be dragging an escort or two while you do this. Even with the game's GameBreaker gun, which basically lets you skip the boss fights by virtue of killing them instantly, the convicts in the jeep are still hard to pin down and eliminate. However, as most of the bosses would be decent and fair fights if the entire system for shooting your guns wasn't so naff (You can't even strafe), it's more a case of FakeDifficulty.

** Abadede in ''Streets of Rage 2''.

***** If you're playing as Max, you can actually catch him with an energy-crushing atomic drop or German suplex if you can get behind him while he does his Ultimate Warrior-style jumping splash. A few of those coupled with a baseball slide to break his charge, and you're home free. R. Bear, on the other hand, is frustration in pixel form.

** Also Shiva, [[BigBad Mr.X]]'s badass Ninja Bodyguard in SoR2. Your windows of opportunity are very small as he has a counter or knockdown to all of your moves. He also has an invincible attack. On the plus side, [[PenultimateBossTheme his song is totally awesome.]] He's quite easy though if you know the trick. If you do your regular special move just before his sliding attack lands, your invicibility frames guard you and he's left wide open for a Grand Upper, which conveniently sends him flying far back the right distance so [[TacticalSuicideBoss he'll try to do the sliding attack again.]]

* FunnyAnimal 90's platform game CaptainClaw has [[TheRival Red Tail]] and [[HeelFaceTurn Omar]], the former who, among other things, uses [[BlowYouAway winds]] against you (and boy, if you get caught in one of those [[ThisIsGonnaSuck you are SO roasted]]), and the latter who forces you into running through traps to get an [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental powerup]], as well as [[ShockAndAwe shooting giant energy balls]] at you while you have to jump over lava pits to reach him. Earlier in the game is [[LawfulStupid Wolvington]], who, while still easier than the aforementioned duo, is on an early level and can kill you in seconds with [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway weird green magic]] if you're not careful. Special mention also to [[CrazyAwesome Marrow]], the gun-crazy dog with a parrot. ThisTroper got stuck on him for ''years''.

** Also from the same game, Krang. Another boss that takes a lot of punishment before being defeated, and he has quite a few attacks prepared, including a missile attack, a long-range kick that will often hit you, and a punch which he doesn't use as often as the other two attacks. ThisTroper found this boss harder than the final boss himself, mostly because of how much health Krang has before finally submitting, and given the myriad of attacks Krang has.

*** Fuck Sodom. Fuck Sodom sideways, at least as long as you kept him armed (which was very often just letting him stroll up to his kantana err.. ''Massamune'' he wouldn't do his stupid charge all the time. '''Abigail''' on the other hand does his charge, plus has amped damage, ''plus'' goes untouchable during some of his charge attacks (all of them aside from when he TurnsRed]]) and has double of Sodom's health [[ItGotWorse at least]]! Abigail made the FinalBoss seem like a breeze!

** Even that's nothing compared to Tyrog, or as I like to call him, "Mr. overkill". To recap: 1. Quick-moving, can hit you from just about everywhere 2. Constantly hopping, so nearly every hit knocks him down, making it virtually impossible to do any real damage. 3. Helper mooks ''constantly'' rushing in as fast as you can put them down. 4. And of course, you have to beat him THREE TIMES, each time being able to take more damage. Heck, compared to him, Fessenden is practically a light sparring session.

** Even that's nothing compared to Tyrog, or as I like to call him, "Mr. overkill". To recap: 1. Quick-moving, can hit you from just about everywhere 2. Constantly hopping, so nearly every hit knocks him down, making it virtually impossible to do any real damage. 3. Helper mooks ''constantly'' rushing in as fast as you can put them down. 4. And of course, you have to beat him THREE TIMES, each time being able to take more damage. Heck, compared to him, Fessenden is practically sparring practice!

** Even that's nothing compared to Tyrog, or as I like to call him, "overkill". To recap: 1. Quick-moving, can hit you from just about everywhere 2. Constantly hopping, so nearly every hit knocks him down, making it virtually impossible to do any real damage. 3. Helper mooks ''constantly'' swarming in as fast as you can put them down. 4. And of course, you have to beat him THREE TIMES, each time being able to take more damage. Heck, compared to him, the battle against Fessenden is practically routine!