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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~FinalFantasyDemonicSorcerers_6120~~FinalFantasyDemonicSorcerers 6120.png\|link=Final Fantasy I\|frame\|Fear the almighty Sorcerers!]] {{quote\|''"So this is the first enemy in the game and I can't even get near him because he's shooting bullets all over the place and running away like an asshole."''~~\|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''' on the ''[[Die Hard]]'' game for the NES.}}~~▼ \|[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]], on the ''[[Die Hard]]'' game for the NES.}} [['''Demonic Spiders]]''': the bane of players everywhere, these are the enemies that will make you [[Angrish\|scream in fury]] (or [[Nightmare Fuel\|quake in fear]]) each time you see them. A product of [[Sturgeon's Law\|poor]] (or, perhaps, [[Classic Video Game "Screw ~~Yous~~You"s\|malicious]]) playtesting, these are the guys which will defeat you over and over again using tactics [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard\|that just seem unfair at times]].▼ ▲{{quote\|''"So this is the first enemy in the game and I can't even get near him because he's shooting bullets all over the place and running away like an asshole."''\|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''' on the ''[[Die Hard]]'' game for the NES.}} ▲[[Demonic Spiders]]: the bane of players everywhere, these are the enemies that will make you [[Angrish\|scream in fury]] (or [[Nightmare Fuel\|quake in fear]]) each time you see them. A product of [[Sturgeon's Law\|poor]] (or, perhaps, [[Classic Video Game Screw Yous\|malicious]]) playtesting, these are the guys which will defeat you over and over again using tactics [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard\|that just seem unfair at times]]. The defining trait of Demonic Spiders is that they are ''random'' or ''common'' (in the case of games where [[Random Encounters]] don't happen) enemies that seem unfairly powerful. These are not dangerous because they distract from something else, they are likely what kills you when you're distracted. They are not dangerous because they push you into hazards, they are enough of a hazard by themselves. [['''Demonic Spiders]]''' are the enemies that, for lack of a better phrase, have the deck stacked in their favor. They have more [[Hit Points]], they go swifter, they come in swarms, attacking them deals damage to you, etc. Basically, these are the enemies with annoying abilities granted to them by the programmers that make them exponentially more dangerous than any other random enemy, but no less common. Demonic Spiders are usually made up of many of the following characteristics: Line 26: * Are capable of nullifying your primary methods of attack/defense (often reflecting or [[Feed It with Fire\|absorbing]] it). * In action games, may have melee based attacks (or counter-attacks) that quickly hit you from a fair distance away and then cause them to retreat in an equally swift manner. * In [[RPG~~\|RPGs~~]]s with a [[Class and Level System]], have the ability to [[Level Drain\|take your hard-earned levels away from you]], particularly when there's no easy way to gain them back after the battle and you have to gain them back the hard way. Can overlap with [[Goddamned Bats]]. Particularly if [[RPG Elements]] are present, Demonic Spiders can become [[Goddamned Bats]] as characters level up. Compare: [[That One Boss]], Contrast: [[Boss in Mooks Clothing]] who tend not to be so common, and [[Ledge Bats]] who are dangerous for more indirect reasons {{examples on subpages}} * [[Demonic Spiders/Action Adventure Games\|Action Adventure Games]] [[Demonic Spiders/Castlevania\|Castlevania]] [[Demonic Spiders/The Legend of Zelda\|The Legend of Zelda]] ** [[Demonic Spiders/Metroid\|Metroid]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Adventure Games\|Adventure Games]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Fighting Games\|Fighting Games]] * [[Demonic Spiders/First Person Shooters\|First Person Shooters]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Four X\|Four X]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Platformers\|Platformers]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Puzzle\|Puzzle]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Real Time Strategy\|Real Time Strategy]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Roguelikes\|Roguelikes]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Role Playing Games\|Role Playing Games]] [[Demonic Spiders/Final Fantasy\|Final Fantasy]] [[Demonic Spiders/Pokémon\|Pokémon]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Sandbox Games\|Sandbox Games]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Shoot Em Ups\|Shoot Em Ups]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Simulation Games\|Simulation Games]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Survival Horror\|Survival Horror]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Tabletop Games\|Tabletop Games]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Third Person Shooters\|Third Person Shooters]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Turn Based Strategy\|Turn Based Strategy]] * [[Demonic Spiders/Real Life\|Real Life]] {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Infernal Tropes~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Older Than the NES]] ~~[[Category:Home Page/YMMV]]~~ [[Category:Scrappy Index]] [[Category:Video Game Difficulty Tropes]] [[Category:YMMV Trope]] [[Category:Video Game Characters]] [[Category:~~index~~Demonic Characters]] ~~[[Category:Demonic Spiders]]~~