Pitmaster: The goal of the Melee Pit is to demonstrate the strength of your body, not that of your fancy weapons. For this reason, you will only be allowed the use of your training arrows and spear.
Aloy: So why does that guy get a huge electrified sledgehammer?
Pitmaster: That's my little brother.
Aloy: So why does that guy get a huge electrified sledgehammer?
Pitmaster: That's my little brother.
"Hey, don't take this as an excuse or something, but... That Ragna at the very end? That sucker is TOUGH! Oh my God, you have no idea!"
— Hazama/Yuuki Teruminote , BlazBlue
"Nothing counts when it comes to Gill: not concentration, nor determination, nor skill. He will beat your arse regardless. He will hit you with special moves that fill up the entire screen and deplete half your energy bar in a single stroke. He will rise again when K.O.-ed, with full health, and unleash the FUCKING WRATH OF GOD on you. He will do all this in your first fight with him. And when you finally beat him, when he finally lets you win, you will feel no joy nor sense of accomplishment. All you will feel is the dread of having to fight him again."
— Dan Staines of Eegra, in an open letter to Capcom
"So, how does it feel to be ruled by overwhelming power?"
"Repeat this after me: I'll never take on a god again!"
— Rugal Bernstein (the other Trope Codifier), The King of Fighters '98
"Hahahahaha! Witness my limitless power!"
—Seth, Street Fighter IV
"It's official: YOU SUCK!"
— Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat
"This chick makes Cyber Akuma (or Mecha Gouki or whatever that piece of crap is rightly called) look like a crippled, brain dead kitten. It should be illegal to make bosses like that as it could lead to psychological issues and even cardiovascular strain of the highest magnitude."
— Random YouTube commenter on Parace L'sia
"Genocide Cutter, destroying you since '94."
— A random YouTube comment on a music video of Rugal's theme music.
"Zankuro, hefty gentleman that he is, knows that he has a very large back. Thus, he concluded it would be very tactically convenient if getting hit in the back didn't actually do anything."
"yes he's fair game in tournament stfu"
— The same wiki mentioned above, on whether Zankuro is too overpowered for Tournament Play.
"It is absolutely unacceptable for you to deal lethal damage on your first turn! It completely ruins the balance of the game! I cannot approve of someone like you being the final boss! In fact, no one would approve of such a lousy game if it had that!"
— Valvatorez, Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
(after a moment of Stunned Silence) "Alright, good note: can ring you out from [a] full screen [away]."
"Jyazu is a Jaguar ninja of crows, apparently. He's the final boss of Kizuna Encounter, and man does he fight like it. Take the most obnoxious parts of both Gozu and Mezu, put them together, and then add in a bunch of other ridiculous shit on top and you get Jyazu. He has tools from both ninjas, the best movement and throw range in the game, almost no recovery on anything, his own uniquely unfair tools, and better mixups than just about anybody. And none of that is even getting into his unique properties that make an already broken character easily the strongest in the game. His weaknesses are purely his characteristics as a boss preventing him from taking advantage of team mechanics, but clearly that's not enough to keep him from getting banned in tournament settings."
— The Mizuumi Wiki
on Jyazu
on Jyazu"I am power made flesh! Feel how weak you truly are!"
— Shin Akuma, Street Fighter Alpha 2note
"I got a bad feeling about this! Just, what's gonna happen?!"
— Announcer on Omega Rugal, The King of Fighters XV
Hyperion: "Get ready to meet your end, troublemakers!"
Yooka: "Oh! This must be the final boss. Remember? We saw him in the opening cutscene!"
Hyperion: "Hey! I can hear you!!"
Laylee: "Watch out, Yooka! He's probably got some really cheap moves."
Hyperion: "You cretins! All my moves are fair to the player and can be overcome with proper spacing and quick reflexes!"
Laylee: "Oh really? Good!"
Hyperion: "Why did I say that?!"
Yooka: "Oh! This must be the final boss. Remember? We saw him in the opening cutscene!"
Hyperion: "Hey! I can hear you!!"
Laylee: "Watch out, Yooka! He's probably got some really cheap moves."
Hyperion: "You cretins! All my moves are fair to the player and can be overcome with proper spacing and quick reflexes!"
Laylee: "Oh really? Good!"
Hyperion: "Why did I say that?!"
"WHY PHANTOM BRAKER OMNIA GOT A WHOLE BOSS IN CHARACTER SELCET"
"Nah this characters buttons and specials feel so strong
idk if she's a boss but I wouldn't be surprised"
"Nah this characters buttons and specials feel so strong
idk if she's a boss but I wouldn't be surprised"
"The main idea in this fight is to never let [Justice] attack. EVER. If you give her any breathing room, you'll have to go into defense and she will just use chip-damage to kill you... or even better, she'll start spamming Gamma Ray Overdrive."
— This video on Justice
on Justice"I apologize to anyone who blinked right then and missed that whole match."
— Professor Thorgi, after getting KOed by Sagat in less than two seconds in the first Street Fighter, Street Fighter Retrospective - Part 1: The Birth of Fighting Games
in less than two seconds in the first Street Fighter, Street Fighter Retrospective - Part 1: The Birth of Fighting Games"In the first round I was the same level as my opponent, but all my attacks did chip damage and he kept spamming a throw that took one third of my bar per pop, pop being the sound my neck was making. Still, I got through it by figuring out what special attack countered his throw and spamming that straight back, and when I took care of the next few guys with judicious anti-air usage, for a moment I genuinely though 'Huh, maybe I COULD actually Git Gud at this, it's really the same observation and waiting for an opening of Soulslike combat, just with the fast forward button taped down.' But then I got to the final, final boss, and I won't mince words, he chopped my soft ass up like avocado for the summer salad."
—Yahtzee, on playing the final tournament (with particular emphasis on fighting JP) in Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode
