10 Creepy Fighting Game Characters That ANNIHILATED You

4. Ivan Ooze - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition

Ivan Ooze - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition
Bandai Namco

Ivan Ooze may not be somebody you’ve thought about in a very long time but by the time I’m done with this entry you’ll neither want to see his creepy purple mug, nor face off against him in the 1995 SNES tie-in game.

Actually named the most broken character in fighting game history by US Gamer, Ivan Ooze is not only distasteful for his yucky name and violet goatee made out of horns. In the SNES game Ivan Ooze is like a character out of a different game. He doesn’t obey many of the rules the other fighters are bound by.

He floats above the arena the entire time so your low attacks won’t work, he can’t be thrown, and he has a homing Energy Ball which hits multiple times and stuns you, opening up the door for a combo. Then there are his two weapon attacks which amount to giant fire columns, homing fireballs, a standard Spark Punch attack, and an attack called Invulnerable Strike.

If you haven’t guessed it you can expect a forcefield for him and a crap-tonne of homing fireballs for you on that one.

He can’t block, but honestly, why would he need to. If you want a laugh, challenge your friends to a game and make sure you’re playing as this dude. He’s a gruesome sight but he’s not going down easy. Or at all.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.