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{{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."''|'''[[
[[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]].
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* [[Made of Iron|Can take more punishment than an M1 Abrams tank.]]
* Move in manners impossible for your character (often with greater speed than you'll ever have).
* Are capable of nullifying your primary methods of attack/defense (often reflecting or [[Feed 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]] 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.
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