8 Video Games That Mocked Themselves

Big bosses, little bosses, bosses as big as your head, all came into your crosshairs in Borderlands 2, and while many will fall to your hurricane of bullets, the raid bosses will push you to your limits and beyond.

In fact, some might be so difficult that you may end up having to cheese these chodes, something that original big bad from Borderlands 1 Crawmerax the Invincible learned the hard way.

Thanks to a protruding ledge in the arena, players could hide on this section and shoot the monster to their heart's content without fear of repercussion. This ledge became a meme in its own right, becoming the one thing that Crawmerax couldn’t kill in just one move, and it was lovingly referenced in Borderlands 2 when taking on the Son of Crawmerax raid boss.

As the players approach the boss arena, sometimes Lilith will spark up a conversation in which she and the other Vault Hunters will reminisce about the Ledge, remarking that they miss it dearly and that it was the real hero of the piece.

The fact that Gearbox referenced this and did so in such a manner that highlights the ridiculousness of a giant monster being beaten by a ledge, was a hilarious nod through and through.