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Sometimes, [[The Hero]]es are faced with a seemingly insurmountable enemy. Be it a [[Mighty Glacier]] that absorbs damage like a truck or a [[Fragile Speedster]] that dodges attacks with lithe grace, some enemies are hard to defeat with standard tactics. They can generally be defeated through brute force, but it's very difficult. The smarter and much easier way to defeat such a foe is to employ clever strategy and some often unintuitive insight.
An '''Outside the Box Tactic''' is a simple or otherwise overlooked tactic that is particularly effective against a certain monster or type of monster. It is a closely related to an [[Achilles' Heel]]; the difference being that this weakness is not the only reliable way to defeat such a foe. A foe susceptible to an Outside The Box Tactic is still vulnerable to other tactics, but is very weak to this particular strategy. It is primarily a [[Role
The most famous and common example involves the use of healing magics or other restorative items to harm the undead. Such examples should be listed under [[Revive Kills Zombie]]. If this particular application of a technique is the only place where it is effective, it may be [[Not Completely Useless]]. May be the result of a bug in the game code. If it's the only way to defeat the foe, it may also be a [[Guide Dang It]]. If it's not the only way to defeat a foe, but it requires [[Forced Level Grinding]] to defeat it otherwise, it may be commonly thought of as [[That One Boss]] or a [[Beef Gate]]. Outside-The-Box Tactics are often necessary to defeat a [[Puzzle Boss]] or the [[Final Exam Boss]]. Contrast [[Logical Weakness]], when it's immediately apparent what needs to be done.
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* In ''[[Roguelike|Moria]]'' and some versions of ''[[Angband]]'', the spell "Turn Stone to Mud", normally used for digging new passages, can also be used to devastating effect against stone-based monsters such as golems.
* It's a running gag that the final boss, Dhaos, of ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' is susceptible to the ''Indignation'' spell. In cameo appearances in later games, he dies to one use of the spell.
* Gespent, a sub-boss in ''[[Wild
* Get the hit just right, and it's possible to [[One-Hit Kill]] the final form of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda Links Awakening]]'s'' final boss with the boomerang.
* Several enemies in ''[[Metroid Prime]] 3'' can be killed in a single strike of the Nova Blaster augmented by the X-Ray Goggles, due to the limitations of their Phazite armor.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Star Trek: The
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In ''[[Dungeons
* ''[[Exalted]]'' has a [[Functional Magic|Charm]] (Order-Affirming Blow) that undoes Shaping effects. Guess what? [[The Fair Folk]] use shaping effects to create their bodies. [[One-Hit Kill]].
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