10 Video Game Bosses You Didn't Realize Can Be Killed Instantly

10. Yellow Devil - Mega Man

The pause glitch in the original Mega Man is one of the earliest examples of a speedrunning exploit and a good way to spare yourself an early stroke trying to fight the final boss of the game.

Called the Yellow Devil, the final boss is easily the hardest enemy you have to defeat. His attacks have a ridiculously long reach, and his ability to split into tiny pieces and move around the arena can be pretty annoying to dodge.

Luckily, the game includes a neat little trick that allows you to take down his health bar in a matter of seconds, before he even has a chance to move.

If you're fast enough to shoot a supercharged blast at the Yellow Devil right as you enter the stage, you can rapidly pause and unpause the game to cause the projectile to stay in one place, causing perpetual damage. Just a couple of seconds of this will completely deplete the devil's health and let you win the game.

Some people call it cheating. Sane people call it an efficient and fun way to save your controller from getting snapped in half.