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* It is possible to skip some bosses in ''[[Mega Man X|Mega Man X5]]''. Either launch the Enigma laser or shuttle early, or let Eurasia fall to Earth.
** Not just some; you can fire the Enigma and launch the shuttle immediately after finishing the intro stage. They're not likely to succeed at destroying the colony at this point, but whether they do or not, you can still access the final stages without setting foot in a single Maverick level.
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'':
* Semi-example: At one point in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', the player encounters two El Gigantes. Killing them both the normal way is quite difficult, but players can kill one of the monsters right off the bat by simply pulling a lever when the enemy is positioned above a lava pit, which causes him to fall to his fiery death. But because there's actually ''two'' El Gigantes in this [[Boss Battle|boss fight]], this only makes the fight (significantly) easier instead of allowing you to skip it altogether. This particular instance is somewhat of a joint '''skippable'''-[[Puzzle Boss|puzzle]] [[Boss Battle|boss]]. That, and if you get too close while the unfortunate brute burns, he'll drag you in with him.▼
** In [[Resident Evil (video game)| the original game]] Plant 42 isn’t a difficult Boss, but it will likely cost you a lot of ammo and some of your health. However, if you are playing as Jill (Chris is too dumb to comprehend chemistry) you can mix up a defoliant toxin called V-Jolt, which requires solving a puzzle in the nearby Spider Room to access Room 003 (the chem lab), combine all the chemicals in the room (you’ll need four inventory spaces) in the right order, and before confronting Plant 42, pour the stuff on its roots. At first it seems like this was [[All for Nothing]] - Plant 42 starts to die when Jill enters, but it recovers and grabs her - but then Barry rushes in with a flamethrower and torches it, meaning this strategy changes Plant 42 from a regular boss to a [[Cutscene Boss]].
▲** Semi-example: At one point in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', the player encounters two El Gigantes. Killing them both the normal way is quite difficult, but players can kill one of the monsters right off the bat by simply pulling a lever when the enemy is positioned above a lava pit, which causes him to fall to his fiery death. But because there's actually ''two'' El Gigantes in this [[Boss Battle|boss fight]], this only makes the fight (significantly) easier instead of allowing you to skip it altogether. This particular instance is somewhat of a joint '''skippable'''-[[Puzzle Boss|puzzle]] [[Boss Battle|boss]]. That, and if you get too close while the unfortunate brute burns, he'll drag you in with him.
** The game's expensive and bulky rocket propelled grenade gives a one-hit kill against many bosses, giving players a way out if they're not up to defeating them ''properly''. Assuming, of course, they can get that one hit in.
** A more straight example is Ramon Salazar's right hand creature, which stalks you in a corridor while you wait for the elevator. If it arrives before you kill him (which is possible, but ''very'' difficult), you can just get on and forget about him.
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## cleverly reduce him to roughly half power (which is a relatively easy fight), or
## depending on choices made earlier on in the adventure, kill him instantly without risk. You get the same ending whichever way you use.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' had a whole host of battles that you could avoid by choosing a good or evil course of action.
* Same goes for ''[[Fable]]'' and most other games with a [[Karma Meter]]
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** In Moscow, you will only fight Championchik, Surkov's bodyguard, if you {{spoiler|find out that Surkov is Halbech's real connection in Moscow, ''and'' refuse to take the deal he offers you when you confront him}}.
* The Commando Man Doc Robot mini-boss fight in Spark Man's level in ''[[Rockman 6: Unique Harassment]]'', Rock Escape, can be skipped if you take the right route.
* In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', five Portrait Ghosts (Mr. Luggs, Biff Atlas, Slim Bankshot, Sue Pea, Jarvis) are optional<ref>
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