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BUPKIS. Current sucks (it's illegible on mobile and low quality besides) and there's little to no way to illustrate this without overlap with Damage-Sponge Boss.
Edited by Karxrida on Jan 2nd 2021 at 10:17:22 AM
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...So what is a Damage-Sponge Boss anyway and how is it different from Marathon Boss? The description for Damage-Sponge Boss seems to contradict itself. The first paragraph says that it's "a basic type of boss, basically a standard enemy with higher health and stats", while the second paragraph seems to imply that it's a boss that takes an especially long time to defeat.
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Edited by TrueShadow1 on Jan 3rd 2021 at 5:52:54 PM
A Damage Sponge only has a ton of HP.
A Marathon Boss is an incredibly long boss, which can be due to HP or some other reason like multiple forms or a gimmick that extends the fight more than it should. It's a Super-Trope.
Edited by Drope on Jan 3rd 2021 at 4:27:16 AM
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In that instance, I feel like the current caption is necessary, since it points out all the additional gimmicks that lead to the boss fight's ridiculous length. Simply illustrating/pointing out the boss's enormous health pool only shows Damage-Sponge Boss, which is also currently illustrated by a "ridiculously large health bar" image.
I think Damage-Sponge Boss needs a TRS or something. This is the second paragraph from Damage-Sponge Boss, and it's basically describing Marathon Boss.
Not really. A Damage-Sponge Boss can have gimmicks of its own are tied to its HP like healing or high defense. It wouldn't be a good damage sponge otherwise.
Again, the Marathon Boss is defined by length. The Damage Sponge is defined by HP. Different concepts, which are clearly defined by their names.
A boss with 5 forms is not a Damage Sponge. Nor a giant boss where most of the fight consists of a half-hour Colossus Climb. Or a particularly complex Puzzle Boss. I've personally met those 3 examples in my gaming life. Meanwhile, there are Damage Sponges that are simple enough you won't take very long to defeat, although the fight will likely be boring anyway.
There are plenty of examples to differentiate it. Damage Sponge again is a subtrope, meaning overlaps will always exist.
Marathon Boss does need folders though.
Edited by Drope on Jan 10th 2021 at 7:16:17 AM
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Then why is our leading suggestion (28 as if this post) completely reliant on the HP bar?
Edited by Karxrida on Jan 10th 2021 at 10:17:29 AM
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Because all suggestions rely on health bar. I don't like either suggestions BTW.
As I said before, it's very difficult to illustrate that a boss is long without showing absurd HP (which is the territory of the Damage-Sponge Boss). The problem lies more in the nature of images.
Theoretically, there are other ways, but I dunno if I can ever find the right image.
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