Useful Video Game Boss / Undefeatable boss?

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Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011

14th Jun, 2021 04:55:53 AM

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Useful Video Game Boss / Undefeatable boss? Videogame

I'm trying to update VideoGame.Zool and in a copy of manual it says (from what I remember):

Violins: These fire bows at you and are difficult to defeat as they'll bounce back off Zool.
Flying Pea Pods: Flying at fast s-pea-ds, these not very stealthy bombers are difficult to defeat and can be lethal to Zool unless you're very cautious.
Drills: These can be lethal to Zool and fly about from all angles, but also useful, but you'll have to figure out how.
Popcorn: Goodies in the Fairground world, but not the sort Zool would like. These do more than just pop and are hard to defeat.

What sort of video game trope is it for when an enemy is really difficult to defeat, and also when an enemy can actually be useful to the player in some way?

MetroidPeter Since: Sep, 2013

14th Jun, 2021 06:56:37 AM

You may be looking for Helpful Mook.

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