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Top 10 One Hit Kill Enemies in Video Games


it won’t matter how good you’ve been
doing up until now if these guys have
their say you have no right to look at
me like that
it’s just a job welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 one-hit kill
enemies in videogames as the title
suggests we’re looking at adversaries in
video games that can kill the player
instantly with one swift move so be sure
to think twice before tangling with any
of these guys
number 10 the shredder Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles – the arcade game first up
on our list is the main antagonist of
everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic
martial artists in this classic beat him
up the evil shredder naturally serves as
the game’s final boss and he comes with
a few nasty tricks up his sleeve
constant movement is key to survival in
this fight as the shredder has the
ability to clone himself giving him more
opportunity to land some deadly hits the
real shell shocker though is a wave of
electrical energy that Dee evolves the
player into a good old-fashioned turtle
be sure to steer clear of that otherwise
your turtle soup
number nine bad girl no more heroes come
on don’t judge a book by its cover
underneath the cute Lolita style outfit
this Mempa doll is actually quite the
proficient killing machine ah damn that
smooth sporting a baseball bat and a bad
attitude
this viciously violent vixen pulls no
punches in a fight keeping a good
distance is crucial for an encounter
with her as her fighting style is
completely erratic as she practically
swings away in an attempt to land a hit
also as a good piece of advice don’t be
fooled when she pulls her crying act as
it’s a disaster waiting to happen maybe
you forgot I’m a bad girl is hey number
8 Pyramid Head Silent Hill 2 as if this
town wasn’t creepy enough recognized as
the visual manifestation of protagonist
James Sunderland’s desire to be punished
for his sins this intimidating foe will
turn up when you least expect him an
absolute horror to confront once Pyramid
Head has his sights on you be sure to
stay away unless you want to be on the
receiving end of his gigantic blade
seemingly impervious to all of your
weapons the best you can do in most
situations is slow him down as you plan
your escape
number seven ton Barry Final Fantasy
series
there are countless enemies in the Final
Fantasy series which provide tough
competition such as yunalesca from Final
Fantasy 10 however we ultimately went
with the terror called ton berry instead
a recurring enemy in the series these
bad guys vary in size and will slowly
creep through the darkness with their
trusty lanterns in tow don’t jump to
conclusions based on the ton berries
innocent-looking appearance their knife
attack will spell out instant death and
furthermore they have a counter attack
which damages the player based on how
many enemies they have defeated that’s
gonna leave a mark
number six CineStar Sinistar where
coward run coward
behold the stuff of nightmares a
spacecraft with a demonic skull face
this gigantic body will appear without
warning meaning there is no way to ever
truly prepare from an attack once
sinister shows up he begins making a
bevy of threats towards the player
heightening the tension if you aren’t
already dead after intimidating you for
a little while
sinister begins to zero in and since it
doesn’t have any conventional weapons to
attack you if it settles for consuming
you whole instead number five
boss bass Super Mario Brothers 3 dun dun
dun dun dun dun dun seriously though
this enemy is the closest thing to the
movie Jaws that the Super Mario Brothers
franchise has ever seen
basically a larger version of a standard
cheap cheap enemy this increase in size
definitely spells out an equation for
double the trouble
boss fast swims on the surface of the
water waiting for the player to make a
mistimed jump so it can move in for the
kill
don’t rely on those power-ups to help
you either as they don’t stop boss fast
from drowning down on ya it’s just best
to keep your head above water and keep
moving
number 4 clickers The Last of Us the
apocalypse sure can be a scary place but
these guys roaming around these
grotesque creatures were once human
beings but have unfortunately succumbed
to the deadly virus which basically
ended the world
this mushroom-like disease has deformed
them so much that they’re completely
blind having to use a bone-chilling
clicking sound for echolocation earning
them their namesake popping up nearly
everywhere in the game stealth is
encouraged as opposed to combat here
unless you plan out an attack well in
advance because once they grab you you
know what list we’re counting down right
number three
t-rex tomb raider it’s the king of the
dinosaurs do we really need to explain
how this could go wrong well just in
case all those sharp teeth can’t spell
it out for you this gigantic bad guy
makes you realize why Jurassic Park
would be a terrible terrible idea
an incredibly lethal adversary a fight
with this dino is no slouch as its speed
and large mouth make for a terrifying
combo since direct confrontation with
the t-rex is next to insane video game
or not it’s recommended that you shoot
from a distance unless you want to
become an afternoon snack
number two everything Contra series
we hope you have that Konami code handy
as the title of this entry suggests
literally everything in the Contra
series isn’t insta-kill to the player
what makes this all the more stressful
is that there is a constant barrage of
projectiles flying across the screen
bullets lasers missiles soldiers oh my
careful attention is required if anyone
hopes to survive until the end as the
slightest miscalculated movement can
mean one less life to work with with
such a high level of danger and
challenge constantly present in the game
the player must develop an inside-out
understanding of its rules to make it
out alive before we reveal our number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions
number one dr. salvador resident evil’
for taking the top spot on our list this
chainsaw wielding hostile is a true
force to be reckoned with
sporting a burlap sack on his head and
savagely shouting as he gets closer this
guy is the furthest thing from a warm
welcome to the village you find at the
beginning of the game
appearing super early in Resident Evil 4
the player has to take on this crazed
villager with little supplies or
experience bringing tensions to an
all-time high within your first hour of
playing wildly swinging his weapon
through the air
dr. Salvador will endlessly chase the
player with the final goal of making
them a little bit shorter do you agree
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