The Unfought: Difference between revisions

The exact cause of why a major antagonist is not'''The foughtUnfought''' varies. He could, like above, just run away when you confront him. Perhaps he was the victim of a [[Bait and Switch Boss]]. In video game examples, he may have been [[Cutscene Boss|fought in a cutscene]], but killed without being fought in gameplay. Whatever the reason may be, this type of situation is a common source of frustration to the audience, especially if the victim was the [[Big Bad]]. In the cases where The Unfought is [[The Chessmaster]] or [[Mad Scientist]], this can be [[Sequel Hook|somewhat justified]], as they [[Non-Action Big Bad|might not be capable of physical battle]], preferring to work behind the scenes. But, if the character had already been established as a capable—even exceptional—fighter, this trope occurring can feel like a bit of a rip-off. And even if he is a weakling, you still want to kill him for all the [[Level Grinding|Grinding]] he forced you through to get to him.