In games, you often encounter images of mad scientists who always come up with bold plans to create a super army to dominate the world. However, on the flip side, some characters may look strong at first glance but turn out to be surprisingly “useless.”
Instead of causing you sleepless nights, the following 10 super warriors are simply weak soldiers that can be easily defeated, or even ignored altogether.
Nazgul – Middle-earth: Shadow Of War
Nazgul, also known as the Nine Servants of Lord Sauron, are extremely fearsome soldiers in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. They can easily kill hundreds of people at once. In general, everyone must tremble at the mere mention of the name Nazgul.
In Shadow Of War, the main character Talion and his friend Celebrimbor are forced to fight the Nazgul multiple times. While it’s true that both Talion and Celebrimbor are “enhanced” with many superpowers, it’s quite funny that in this game version, it seems even an ordinary person could defeat the Nazgul.
From a notorious army, they suddenly turn into useless henchmen in Sauron’s ranks.
Hunter – Halo Series
Basically, these are like “tanks” walking on two legs. Hunters are equipped with armor from head to toe, holding a bulletproof shield in their left hand and a powerful plasma gun in their right. Regular soldiers can be taken down in less than a heartbeat, and even those in a vehicle can be easily knocked off by them.
When you first encounter them, they seem unbeatable, but after a few tries, you’ll discover their weakness. They are heavily armored in front, but quite “vulnerable” from behind. You just need to focus on shooting their backs with any weapon you have on hand, or even use… your fists, and the Hunters will quickly fall.
The key here is that you need to be a bit quick, take advantage of the openings to circle around their backs, and victory will be in your hands.
The Broodals – Super Mario Odyssey
In Super Mario Odyssey, Bowser returns to once again kidnap Princess Peach, making things difficult for Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom. This time, he wants to marry the princess and requires her to take care of Bowser Jr.
To achieve this goal, Bowser hires a gang of “enhanced” rabbits known as The Broodals to thwart Mario, or even eliminate him.
At this point, you might think that these rabbits are quite formidable, otherwise why would Bowser hire them? But no, The Broodals are just as weak as other enemies Mario has faced. They do have some annoying hat-throwing attacks to challenge Mario, but once they lose their hats, you can just stomp (literally) on their heads. Just jump on their heads three times and The Broodals will be out for good. Bowser must be very disappointed.
Saren Arterius – Mass Effect
Saren Arterius is an elite Turian soldier (Turian Specter) who opposes the entire world because he hates humans and other weak creatures in the Galaxy.
Turian Specters are implanted with high-tech Reaper technologies. However, when facing the main character Commander Shepard, Saren only uses hovercraft and poses no challenge to the player. On the contrary, gamers can easily take down Saren with regular firearms.
Later, you will have to wait for the final boss fight to face Saren again. However, at this point, you can choose to persuade Saren to commit suicide, saving a bullet. Either way, Saren will die, and then Shepard must face the real final boss. That is… Saren’s corpse. The frustrating part is that the corpse is even weaker than Saren was alive. This corpse just hops around the room mainly, posing no challenge to the player whatsoever.
The End – Metal Gear Solid 3
The bosses in Metal Gear Solid are truly top-notch. And Metal Gear Solid 3 is no exception. In this installment, Snake must battle super warriors, including an old Russian sniper named The End. In the game, he is already 100 years old. And perhaps this is why The End is one of the… easiest bosses in the game.
At first, The End is quite “difficult” because he hides deep in the forest, continuously sniping at Snake. This forces the main character to search everywhere to find The End. But the way to take down this boss is simply… patience (or just adjusting the clock on your console). Just let a week pass and this boss will drop dead from… old age. After all, living to 100 years old is quite reasonable, but it surprises gamers significantly.
Jul ‘Mdama – Halo 5: Guardians
Jul ‘Mdama is an Elite with the title of Supreme Leader of the Covenant, first appearing in the Halo: Glasslands novel and later in the campaign of Halo 4.
And because he appears only a few times, Jul ‘Mdama is viewed as a very dangerous warrior. Therefore, in the early part of Halo 5: Guardians, when this character appears, players are sure he will be a formidable opponent.
However, just 20 minutes into the game, Jul ‘Mdama is eliminated by the main character Locke in a heartbeat. In fact, it’s just a cutscene, not even a playable scene. Since this character dies so quickly, you don’t even get to know who he is, although the storyline has a grand narrative about this character.
It’s true that seeing is believing, right?
Source: What Culture, translated by Gearvn