10 Video Game Bosses So Strong Your Only Option Is To Run

Considering that Gotham City is inhabited by superhuman musclemen like Bane and Killer Croc, a geeky psychiatrist like Scarecrow may not appear like the biggest threat in hand-to-hand combat.

And yet, he is the only antagonist in Batman: Arkham Asylum, who the titular caped vigilante has to run away from every time the two cross paths.

Yes, thanks to his mastery of hallucinogenic toxin, Scarecrow can not only even out the odds when going up against a skilled martial artist like Batman but also tip the scales in his favor.

Each level with the masked psychiatrist puts Batman in a fumes-induced nightmare where his nemesis is king. While in this state you are unable to fight Scarecrow, and if you accidentally look him in the eyes, the fear will instantly kill you.

For this reason, fighting Scarecrow is more about survival than combat. You have to run away from him until you return to your senses... Or until a giant crocodile man swallows him whole, which is exactly what happens in your final encounter with him.

It seems it's brawn over brains, after all.