7 Cheaty Bosses Who Didn't Fight Fair

Really we should have guessed that these devious bosses from games including Bloodborne, Paper Mario and Tony Hawk's Underground would throw the rulebook out of the window in order to gain an edge over us, the valiant hero.

And yet it makes for no less of a surprise when the tried and tested techniques we'd been using for the rest of the game suddenly fail us in the face of a cheaty boss that cheats, the cheating cheater.

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[infamouscha]

"oh I see you've almost killed my Pokemon. It would be a shame if I used a... FULL RESTORE"

[briggsgametime]

Mr Freeze fights fair... for a scientist against a man dressed as a bat. He learns your tactics and insists you don't try and cheese him.

[wbblr]

I thought Mr. Freeze was one of the fairest and best boss fights I have ever encountered.
He told you exactly what he was doing, and everything he did was just a counter to what you had done previously. Can't say fairer than that.

[maxlittlewood]

Hey I mean there's no rule that says you CAN'T drop firebombs in a skateboarding race. Except you know the law.

[warandpoetry]

My old boss was cheaty. It was tax evasion, but same difference.

[treedude]

I see the git gud squad id here for bloodborne

[deathbykonami]

When you think about it, Mr. Freeze is actually the fairest boss in the game
All the other villain force you to fight several goons and evade traps

[bennh]

Actually laughing at the thought of Gascoigne being the most "unfair" fight in Bloodborne, even if you ignore the DLC. If any enemy in Bloodborne is a cheater, it's the Crow of Cainhurst. Infinite bullets is not cool. especially from a repeating pistol. not to mention, I hate it when my enemies can heal even once.

[kennylyaffected]

So father Gascoigne has a move that you don't? Well, you also have a move he doesn't have and that is far more valuable: heal

[kurtgardner]

"Gascogine can turn into a beast" You can play a music box that immobilizes him, and you can throw oil urns and Molotovs at him

[LrdLexan]

"Gascoigne is unfair"
>Doesn't parry
>Doesn't use Molotovs
>Doesn't be aggressive
>Doesn't dodge when an obvious attack is coming

Are you sure you don't just suck?

[Horsheeen]

Was expecting gascoigne's part to be about him being able to shoot while having his axe tricked but no.

[andymcp]

Who plays Tony Hawk's Underground as the default character? Its skeleton arms and pirate hat or nothing people!!

[theStrider]

What about the time I assaulted my boss with a crowbar and he called the police like a coward? Totally unfair guys

[GirlVersusGame]

I loved that Mr Freeze fight, having him learn my attack patterns added to the realism and made it more memorable.

[whereisspacebar]

Jane, did you forget the main rule of pastry-based fighting? "Live by the battle croissant, die by the battle croissant."

[mr.boppin]

Deleting a man's save file is worse than insulting their mother! Well maybe not worse, but still!

[wanoinsane]

*puts Gasgoine on the list instead of Laurence or Ancient Dragon* Me: Ok den.

[mrhedgebull]

*Jane:* And how am I meant to defeat him now, without my battle croissants? Come on Jane, *rise* to the challenge, use your *loaf*, *butter* him up a bit and then give him his just *desserts*.

[GaiaDblade]

Another set of boss battle cheaters: any time in a card game where the boss ignores deck building rules like having multiple copies of legendary cards that players can only have one of at any given time.