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

Don't be ashamed to run. It's not like you could win against these guys anyway.

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Video game bosses are typically meant to be fought by the player. They block your way so that you get to test your combat skills against stronger opponents and prove that you're worthy to move onto the next stage.

However, sometimes the boss can turn out to be so powerful that the only option is to run from them!

Yes, not every video game boss is designed with fighting in mind. Some are deliberately made overpowered so that you have no other choice but to flee from the encounter, turning the whole formula of a boss fight on its head.

These bosses do not go down easily, if at all. Attacking them can only stun them at best, so the smart thing to do is turn on your heel and bolt.

This different approach to boss fighting can serve a multitude of purposes. It can be used to make your situation more stressful, add some horror element in the story, or simply break away from the regular formula of boss fights.

Whatever the case may be, do not dare to attack the following bosses. Resistance is futile, so you best swallow your pride and run as far away as possible.

10. Prisoners - Dead Rising

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The psychopaths from Dead Rising are special human bosses that appear throughout the game to terrorize you when zombies are just not enough for some reason.

They typically appear only once, and as soon as you defeat them, the area they're in becomes safe. "Typically," because the prisoners are an exception.

If the song "Gone Guru" triggers a fight-or-flight response in you, it's probably because you had to deal with Dead Rising's prisoners. These escaped convicts drive around the mall park in a stolen military truck and chase anyone who dares enter their domain to the sound of a campy rap song.

Early in the story, when you are first forced to enter the park, the speed and firepower advantage the inmates have over you make it near impossible to fight them, so you simply have to run away and pray you'll make it to safety.

Later on, when you finally gain access to deadlier firearms, it's possible to kill them, but you quickly learn death isn't the solution, as the prisoners are the only boss in the game who respawn every night!

So basically you either run from them because you're too weak or because fighting them is futile!

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