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* Many WWE Games in recent years don't permit Divas VS Superstar matches, but there's isn't a rule about replacing the character with a "vacant" or invisible character and implied the specific sex, especially in Create-A-Story mode. This means all a gamer has to do is place a vacant character in the place of a Diva <ref>female</ref> or Superstar <ref>male</ref> and have they go after either gender. For example, a vacant character would be implied to be a Diva and can attack a Superstar.
** There also no rules against creating transgender characters either and have them fight against their "birth" sex. For example, someone can create a drag king <ref>female drag performer</ref> and fight follow Divas though dressed as a guy.
* In ''[[Halo: Infinite]]'', Bassus is a huge, hulking, [[Lightning Bruiser| very fast brute]] who [[Drop the Hammer| swings a nasty hammer]], and is the Boss you face at the end of the Excavation Mission, in a close-quarters [[Boss ArenaRoom]] where such a brute has a clear advantage - he will be [[That One Boss]] if you face him the old-fashioned way, but a [[Breather Boss]] if you get creative. Now, some brief explanation of how a cutscene works in this game - they are rendered directly in real time, so everything in the environment before a cutscene triggers is preserved and remains the same after the cutscene. So if you were to, say, pick up an explosive on a shelf, carry it to a console in another room, then trigger a cutscene, in that room the explosive would still be right where you left it when the action started again. The Excavation Mission level has many explosive devices, and the [[Boss Battle]] does not start until a cutscene is triggered. So if you gather up all the explosives in the level and pile them next to the switch that triggers the cutscene, Bassus will be standing on a powder keg booby trap just as the fight starts, and seeing as the cutscene ended with him throwing you across the room and he doesn’t even notice them, all it takes is one shot from your weapon to trigger it and bring this big lummox down.
* ''[[Elden Ring]]'' is [[Nintendo Hard| one tough game]], but combat at least can be made easier with [[Summoning Ritual| Spirit Summoning]], which summons ghostly beings to help you. Many of these are [[Rule of Cool|really cool]] monsters, like a big, ghostly jellyfish, a pack of ghostly wolves, and best of all, the Mimic Tier. This one [[Me's a Crowd|looks just like you]] (just pale and glowy) and has all your skills, abilities, and weapons. Even better, some Mooks will assume it ''is'' you, meaning often you can just watch as it fights the easier enemies while you conserve your resources and heal. One small catch, though - before you can summon it, you have to defeat it, and that means you're fighting a [[Mirror Boss]]. How do you outfight yourself? Easy - first you take off all your gear, entering the [[Boss Room]] unarmed and almost naked (take note, this method does make it easy, yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s ''dignified''). When the Mimic Tier appears, it will also have no gear, and have to fight you bare-fisted. Then, put some distance between it, and because opening the inventory pauses combat in this game, you can simply re-equip your gear and this becomes a [[Zero Effort Boss]] that you can defeat in one swipe of your sword.
 
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