8 Random Video Game Enemies Harder Than Any Boss Battle

So in case you've been living under a rock, or as is more likely the case, are not an absolute masochist who spends more time with a game that slaps your shins with rubber hoses for fun, the XCOM series of video games are pretty difficult.

Ok, that's a bit of an understatement as some of these games are like climbing up a mountain made of broken glass using just your eyelids.

And of course, that's partly down to just how utterly punishing some of the enemies present in the series can be. Floaters will make you go belly up, Cyberdiscs? More like Cyberd*cks am I right? and then you've got The Chosen, uber boss characters who relentlessly hunt you down with powers and abilities that seem so beyond being fair that you'd think you'd personally slighted the developer's mother.

HOWEVER, all of these extra-terrestrial ass kickers pale in comparison to one of the low-key most annoying, and challenging enemies in the game. The Chrysalids.

While lacking any form of ranged combat, the one edge that this horrible beast has over its allies is...well it's covered in edges. Horrible, bladed edges that carve through even the toughest armor with ease, and because they spawn in groups of around 3-4 at a time can easily overwhelm players.

Oh, and they can also infect civilians and turn them into even more Chrysalids. Cool. I'll just wedgie myself to save you the time yeah?

In a game with an already pressured time limit, and enemies that can obliterate you from a distance, the last thing you want is a million razor-clawed bugs right up in your face, but XCOM 2 has never, ever, EVER been about giving players what they wanted....which weirdly is exactly what we wanted.