20 MORE Video Game Bosses That Forced You To CHEAT

12. The Master - Fallout

There are countless villains in video games who will stop at nothing to take over the world. So, what happens if the villain in question realises their scheme is doomed from the beginning?

Which brings us to the original Fallout. The overarching antagonist of Interplay's classic role-player is a malformed consciousness called The Master, who intends to rule over his race of Super-Mutants. The battle itself is excruciating, due to The Master's ludicrous HP,  turret-like attacks, and his ability to summon high-defence enemies.

Now, if the Vault Dweller sets a nuclear bomb in the area, they can go blow The Master to kingdom come, bypassing the encounter entirely.

But there's another option that's more creative. If you've obtained tapes from the Brotherhood of Steel and your Speech and Intelligence stats are high enough, you can prove to The Master that his mutants will be extinct within one generation. Acknowledging his plan for world domination is impossible, The Master takes his own life.

Technically, this method isn't cheating since all the player did to win was make a very compelling argument. But at the same time, defeating the final boss without engaging in fisticuffs feels weird.