"IDIOTS! DON'T LET THEM NEAR THE GLOWING, RED WEAK POINT!!!... Why does it even HAVE a weak point??? Couldn't you have put a cover on it??!?"
— Skullmageddon, Double Dragon Neon
"Stay calm, Fox. Shoot the glowing spot!"
— Falco Lombardi, Star Fox Zero
"Remember your three Cs: Cranium, Crotch, Center of Mass."
— Brotherhood of Steel Instructor, Fallout 4
Otacon: If you can shoot a Stinger missile into the cockpit, you'll destroy the computer control system.
Snake: You intentionally designed it with a weak point?
Otacon: It's not a weak point. I like to think of it as a character flaw. People just aren't complete without some type of character flaw, don't you think?
Snake: You intentionally designed it with a weak point?
Otacon: It's not a weak point. I like to think of it as a character flaw. People just aren't complete without some type of character flaw, don't you think?
"What took a particularly annoying number of attempts was a bit towards the end where my sole instruction was to "take out the tank." But while the tank's weak spot was completely obvious — cause it was the bit behind intermittently closing armor plating — it didn't actually become a weak spot until I'd shot all the tank's wheels off. Oh yeah, obviously! Should've guessed that the wheels are where the enemy keeps all their magic monkey paws and four leaf clovers."
"Limitless power is good right until limitless power source is shot and broken. Even if tougher, still presents large glowing "shoot me" target on chest that is at center mass. Idiot with Mosin and no training could hit that."
— Damir, We Are Our Adventuring Avatars
Tommy Webber: Go for the eyes, like in episode 22!
Jason Nesmith: It doesn't have any eyes, Tommy!
Tommy Webber: Well go for the mouth, then; the throat, its vulnerable spots!
Jason Nesmith: It's a ROCK! It doesn't have any vulnerable spots!
Jason Nesmith: It doesn't have any eyes, Tommy!
Tommy Webber: Well go for the mouth, then; the throat, its vulnerable spots!
Jason Nesmith: It's a ROCK! It doesn't have any vulnerable spots!
"Destroy the core!"
— Many announcers in the Gradius series
Maximillian Haluska is wearing body armor.
Kathryn Flinders is firing a tiny holdout pistol, a "purse popper."
The four-millimeter round won't even be felt through Max's-
Oh.
Right in the mouth. Yeah, he might feel that.
Kathryn Flinders is firing a tiny holdout pistol, a "purse popper."
The four-millimeter round won't even be felt through Max's-
Oh.
Right in the mouth. Yeah, he might feel that.
—Narrator
, realizing a rather blatant design flaw, Schlock Mercenary
, realizing a rather blatant design flaw, Schlock MercenaryGET READY TO DESTOROY THE ENEMY. TARGET FOR THE WEAK POINTS OF F**KIN' MACHINE.
— DonPachi
Know what they should call you? Baron von Blabs About His Only Weakness.
— Robo, Atomic Robo
Winn: Kara, Corben took out the southwest retaining column. Basically he targeted the building's only weak spot. Just like that perfectly placed shot to take out the Death Star.
Kara: I don't need a Star Wars reference right now, Winn, I need a plan!
Kara: I don't need a Star Wars reference right now, Winn, I need a plan!
Sontarans, back of the neck. Daleks, aim for the eyepiece. Vashta Nerada? Run. Just run.
— Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who, Silence in the Library
Hit the giant enemy crab in its weak spot for massive damage, huh? Timeless.
If it has one. Usually a sphere of some kind. Mostly stones with runes on them, squiggly little things like the one on the back of your hand. Some of the time. I think. Saw a few that had just a smiley face and a name on them. One of them just had a rude word on it! But anyway, find the core, partner! You might need to do some searching, though, since sometimes there are more than one core, sometimes there aren't even any! Most fun of all, some of them blow up! But one thing's for sure; the best thing is to go for the core, partner!
"Who in Sheol was that, K? Blue Frankenstein, or something?" asked Power Girl, rubbing her arms.
"The Galactic Golem," Kara replied. "He’s an old enemy of Superman's, an energy being. That white star on his head was his Achilles heel. I just had to gamble that our capes could contain the blast. Thanks, both of you, and I mean that."
"The Galactic Golem," Kara replied. "He’s an old enemy of Superman's, an energy being. That white star on his head was his Achilles heel. I just had to gamble that our capes could contain the blast. Thanks, both of you, and I mean that."
A Tiger's only got one weak spot, and that's its ass. You've gotta hit it from point blank range, and you've gotta hit it from behind.
— Oddball, Kelly's Heroes
Even the best ship becomes a pile of worthless crap if you hit it hard enough in the right places.
— Flavour Text of the Space Race tactic, Legacy of a Thousand Suns
"You're required to maneuver straight down this trench and skim the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port right below the main port. The shaft leads directly into the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station."
— General Jan Dodonna, Star Wars: A New Hope
"The tentacle's weak spot has appeared! SHOOT IT SHOOT IT SHOOT IT!"
— Cap'n Cuttlefish, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
"The heart, the heart! Shoot it in the heart!"
—Karen Barclay on Chucky, Child's Play (1988)
The Professor: He's impervious!
Alice: Unless we find his weak spot!
Alice: Unless we find his weak spot!
Your basic Arachnid warrior isn't too smart, but you can blow off a limb and it's still 86% combat effective. Here's a tip: aim for the nerve stem, and put it down for good.
— Carl Jenkins, Starship Troopers
Rebel Leader: "The Death Thumb is almost completely invincible. Lucky for us, they included a button on the back that'll blow the whole thing up!"
Pilot:: "Why would they include something like that?"
Leader: "Idunno; I'd have left that part out..."
Pilot:: "Why would they include something like that?"
Leader: "Idunno; I'd have left that part out..."
— Thumb Wars
"I'll bet that stung. The glowing target was a bit on the nose. Could it be you've got a bit of a masochistic streak?"
—Bayonetta β1, Bayonetta 3
"Structural flaw: exposed hips
Weight: 5
I find it strange that despite the tough outer shell on the head, it has no protection on the hips. I'd never put such an obvious flaw in one of my designs. Although I have heard that an intentional flaw lends a certain charm to one's creations. Maybe I'll build one into my next spaceship!"
Weight: 5
I find it strange that despite the tough outer shell on the head, it has no protection on the hips. I'd never put such an obvious flaw in one of my designs. Although I have heard that an intentional flaw lends a certain charm to one's creations. Maybe I'll build one into my next spaceship!"
—Alph's Notes on the Hermit Crawmad, Pikmin 3 Deluxe
"Structural flaw: hindquarters
Weight: 7
That shell is as hard as they come, so a frontal charge is no good. (You're liable to get skewered on its needle, anyway.) Try throwing Pikmin so they land on its soft, unprotected hind parts instead. Talk about a design oversight!"
Weight: 7
That shell is as hard as they come, so a frontal charge is no good. (You're liable to get skewered on its needle, anyway.) Try throwing Pikmin so they land on its soft, unprotected hind parts instead. Talk about a design oversight!"
—Alph's Notes on the Joustmite, Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Fixer: What's that?!
Sev: It's a spider droid! Look out!
Clone Advisor 1: Deltas, pay attention, you may have only one shot at this! You're looking at a dwarf spider droid, one of the Commerce Guild's nastiest anti-infantry units. Its durasteel plating is rated for starship hulls, and is nearly invulnerable to small arms fire. Only its optical cluster, the red orb on its abdomen, is unshielded and vulnerable.
Scorch: In other words: shoot the big red spot!
Boss: Focus on that optical cluster, Delta!
Sev: It's a spider droid! Look out!
Clone Advisor 1: Deltas, pay attention, you may have only one shot at this! You're looking at a dwarf spider droid, one of the Commerce Guild's nastiest anti-infantry units. Its durasteel plating is rated for starship hulls, and is nearly invulnerable to small arms fire. Only its optical cluster, the red orb on its abdomen, is unshielded and vulnerable.
Scorch: In other words: shoot the big red spot!
Boss: Focus on that optical cluster, Delta!
I bet that outfit makes you feel like a big man, don't it? Well, I know, 'cause I used to wear one back in the day, and there was only one problem with it: there was a flaw in the welding, just below the chestplate. I wonder if they fixed that in this new model... (shoots one of the BoS Paladins just below the chestplate, causing it to burst and kill the Paladin inside) ...I guess not.
—The Ghoul, Fallout (2024)
