10 Video Game Bosses That Learned From Their Mistakes

The Orcs of Middle-Earth: Shadow of War might be your enemies, but it's really hard not to love them. They all have their own vibrant personalities, a good sense of humor, and, best of all, they're smart enough to adapt and overcome in accordance with your actions.

The Nemesis mechanic in the game allows you to make some Uruks stronger and climb up the ranks of Sauron's army by letting them defeat you. However, as it turns out, sometimes killing them will also yield a similar effect.

Though it's very rare, some Uruks can "cheat" death. When you kill them, they have a small chance that they will overcome the source of their death and come back stronger than before. For example, an Uruk that is killed by fire will come back with burns all over his body and become immune to fire damage.

The first time you encounter a "death cheater," it really throws you for a loop. You realize that even though you thought you could mess with the orcs however you wanted, some of them manage to overcome what you throw at them and learn from their failure.