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Unstoppable Foes: "If it bleeds, we can kill it...or maybe not"
Cliffjumper
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I thought I'd create a thread dedicated to the unstoppable fear inducing foes throughout the ages.
Now I’m not talking about those tough enemies that give you pause, or the ones that take slightly longer than normal to kill, I’m not even talking about bosses.
I’m talking about the unstoppable forces of nature that fill you with dread whenever they make their presence known.
I assume the most popular example of what I’m on about would be the namesake of Resident Evil 3:
Nemesis-
Big, virtually unstoppable and skull-fuckingly terrifying.
He'd chase you thoughout various parts of the game, and you could either run or use most of your arsenal to take him down (until the next time he started chasing you).
I found Resident Evil 3 to be the scariest in the series because I was always on edge about when he would decide to show up and wreck my shit.
Another example of an unstoppable menace creating a feeling of dread is:
SA-X from Metroid Fusion
She's actually the reason I decided to make this thread. I'm playing a game, on the gameboy, and yet her presence actually makes me panic and become completely engrossed in the game. The tension created by having to avoid her is surprisingly convincing considering all the action is happening on such a small screen.
Unagi the Eel from Super Mario 64
My childhood innocence was destroyed by this creature. "Oh wow! Super Mario 64! Everything's so colourful, happy and cute! This is great! Hmm...a large lake...guess I'll swim to the bottom and see what fun things are down there..."
I think the first time I saw it emerge from it's hole I froze in fear, I then swam out of the water and rolled into a ball muttering things like "can't sleep...eel will eat me".
Getting back into that water everytime, knowing that there was nothing I could do to directly hurt that motherfucker, required every ounce of courage I had as a child.
Strangely his cousins in Sunshine and Galaxy don't bother me at all.
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Anyway, feel free to make your own additions to the list.
Now I’m not talking about those tough enemies that give you pause, or the ones that take slightly longer than normal to kill, I’m not even talking about bosses.
I’m talking about the unstoppable forces of nature that fill you with dread whenever they make their presence known.
I assume the most popular example of what I’m on about would be the namesake of Resident Evil 3:
Nemesis-
Big, virtually unstoppable and skull-fuckingly terrifying.
He'd chase you thoughout various parts of the game, and you could either run or use most of your arsenal to take him down (until the next time he started chasing you).
I found Resident Evil 3 to be the scariest in the series because I was always on edge about when he would decide to show up and wreck my shit.
Another example of an unstoppable menace creating a feeling of dread is:
SA-X from Metroid Fusion
She's actually the reason I decided to make this thread. I'm playing a game, on the gameboy, and yet her presence actually makes me panic and become completely engrossed in the game. The tension created by having to avoid her is surprisingly convincing considering all the action is happening on such a small screen.
Unagi the Eel from Super Mario 64
My childhood innocence was destroyed by this creature. "Oh wow! Super Mario 64! Everything's so colourful, happy and cute! This is great! Hmm...a large lake...guess I'll swim to the bottom and see what fun things are down there..."
I think the first time I saw it emerge from it's hole I froze in fear, I then swam out of the water and rolled into a ball muttering things like "can't sleep...eel will eat me".
Getting back into that water everytime, knowing that there was nothing I could do to directly hurt that motherfucker, required every ounce of courage I had as a child.
Strangely his cousins in Sunshine and Galaxy don't bother me at all.
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Anyway, feel free to make your own additions to the list.
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Some like the Nemesis; I like Mr. X!
Seriously, this guy comes out of nowhere during RE:2 and he just looks like a mountain of a man and not some freak like all the other Tyrants and zombies you've fought before.
This guy would start to show up at various points in Silent Hill 2, causing general mayhem and pants-shitting, coupled with nausea over just what the fuck is he doing to those mannequins? Mixing sexuality with terror, Pyramid Head goes out of his way to make you cock your head to the side and go, "UM WUT."
And let's not leave out the fact that he always seems to be right behind you no matter how much distance you gain.
And in the end, you don't even kill him, really.
I dare you
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This. Fucking this.
Also, Ramirez part one in Skies of Arcadia. Burns down your island, kills your crew. Fights you and is invulnerable. Absolutely horrible.
Also, thumbs up for the Pyramid Head mention as he's my favorite game monster, ever.
He did a media presentation on Homestarr runner, and a character dressed as a cacodemon was in his presentation, he simply froze, in the middle of his speech, just started at it, shuddering, muttering "A floating eye head, it doesn't work, how does that work, it shouldn't be, oh god how? why?"
As for me, Zinaida in AC Last Raven
Hell, Scissorman from the first Clock Tower was totally pants-shittingly scary.
I was going to say this. He'll also kill you in a second if you're stupid enough to try and take him on at the desert port.
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Best final boss ever or bestest final boss ever.
I wish more games did the music thing Skies did for bosses, like 3 distinct tones of music, one for when you are winning, one for medium and one for when you have like 3 guys dead and no health. And it switched between them to set the mood. Soo good.
Heart rate instantly doubles whenever this dude makes an appearance.
I have 549 Rock Band Drum and 305 Pro Drum FC's
REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS
It is a BEAR. It is HUGE. And you only have your FISTS. It is fucking TERRIFYING.
You do end up STOPPING it. But then maybe NOT!?
EDIT: Video of FOOLS encountering THE BEAR. There are SPOILERS, obviousLY.
http://www.justin.tv/fourplayerpodcast/80491/Holy_Crap_thats_a_Bear
Seriously. It made me think of what it must've felt like for the characters from the Jaws movies to be in the water with that fucking biblically enormous shark. Only on land. And it's a bear.
Yeah the whole soundtrack is stunning, first time I ever decided to get the CD for a game. You have the normal boss fight music, then the 'Crisis' remix that plays when one your guys is near death, then the 'Opportunity' remix that plays when you get the boss down to ~15% or so.
Also the background music that plays when you're just sailing around, there's a remix of it for each distinct region, such as Ixa'taka where it becomes more tribal, with bongos and stuff. And the closer you get to a different area, the louder the regional version of the sailing theme gets until it replaces the normal one entirely.
I have fond memories of Final Ramirez though, especially when I was doing pretty well and he pulls out the puppet strings and has Gilder turn around and shoot Fina in the face
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Also, fuck Zivelyn Bane. And specifically, Lord Bane in Legends.
Oh god.
Oh god.
Also, while not technically unstoppable: Lobstermen and Chryssalids.
Fuckers
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The Midgardsorm, I believe.
Yeah but then you come back around level 30 and it's like "Sephiroth needed a tree for this? Pfft, wimp."
Yeah, totally. I made the thing my bitch after leveling up a bit. And for the record, it's called the Midgar Zolom. I looked it up.
Regenerators, Iron Maidens,
"It",
Krauser,
Salazar's mutherfuckin' right hand,
Dr. Salvador,
Those invisible insect things that drop on you.
Bah, got my Norse Mythology and my FF mixed up.
Regenerators were nothing once you got the scope.
But that first one.
Jesus fuck that first one.
Still though, on just a "hard to kill level" lobstermen win. BUHNUHNUHNUHNUHNUHNUHNUH
NUHNUHNUH
NUHNUHNUH
NUHNUHNUHNUHNUHNUHNUH
Operative dies
Operative dies
NUHNUHNUHNUH
BUHNUHNUNUH
NUHNUHNUHNUH
Lobsterman is unconscious.
The first regenerator I killed without scope. I grenaded him to death, because I never pay attention to story so I didn't know there was a scope. I did get a little panicky after I ran out of grenades, though.
RUN COWARD
Holy crap this guy was freakin horrifying. You never had to beat him, but once I finally did I was so relieved I sat there just panting for a few minutes.
Ah, the mighty Deathclaw. I do so hope Bethesda does them justice in Fallout 3.
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Metal Gear Ray army.
I loved the "arcade mode" area with Dr. Salvador.
Okay, so technically you could bring down the Berzerker. With an orbital ion cannon.
I did not like him at all, but it was a "he is pretty cool" kind of not like. I didn't like that he sucked you in with tentacles. Urgh.
I understand what you mean, but not everyone plays WoW, so it might need a description. In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, in Hellfire Peninsula, the first area in Outland, these huge robots called Fel Reavers walk around and if you get too close to one you're basically dead.