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Joke characters are characters in video games that provide humor, and are often parodies of characters from other games, or parodies of famous celebrities.
In traditional Japanese theater, the kuroko are stagehands dressed in full-black garb to imply that they were "invisible" on stage. It is widely believed that they influenced the archetypal ninja outfit.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
An optional boss is a boss whose defeat is not essential to the plot and can be avoided. In some cases, they are stronger than the game's final boss.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
SNK fighting games are notorious for boss fights of ludicrous difficulty. Common symptoms of SNK Boss Syndrome include absurdly high attack priority, overpowered special attacks, and AIs that read button inputs. Though it's most common in SNK games, the syndrome has also appeared in games by other companies.
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