SNK Boss Syndrome

SNK Boss Syndrome is an unofficial term to describe the infamous difficulty of most fighting game bosses.

Traits
A boss can be said to suffer the syndrome if it exhibits some or all of the following traits.
 * arbitrary advantages over playable characters in the game, such as:
 * attacks with unreasonably high damage, priority, speed, range or recovery
 * greater defense than average, taking less damage
 * unavoidable moves that hit the player regardless of his position, and can only be blocked


 * disregard for established gameplay rules, such as:
 * no dizzy state (when featured)
 * infinite super moves
 * unblockable moves
 * no reaction time. Subsequently:
 * ability to read the inputs of a human player and/or reacting to the player's inputs before the player's own character does
 * ability to perfectly counter the player's attacks with precise timing with an inhuman consistency (sometimes referred to as "MK walking")
 * never falling for a command counter
 * ability to follow up every hit with a combo on reaction regardless of the frame window of the first hit


 * ability to execute special and super moves without inputting a command
 * ability to consistently cancel into super moves regardless of how fast the command would have to be inputted if the character was controlled by a human
 * ability to do so on reaction
 * ability to counter a fast attack with a super move on reaction
 * can only be beaten with one pattern or overpowered move performed repeatedly

This syndrome is often looked down upon as a lazy way of adding difficulty, by putting unfair disadvantages in the way of the player instead of putting effort into a genuinely challenging AI. Although named after SNK, the syndrome can be found in many other fighting games, and is not exclusive to bosses; higher difficulty settings are likely to have the AI engage in some degree of this behavior.

Bosses
Characters listed below often demonstrate this behavior.


 * Geese Howard
 * Nightmare Geese
 * Wolfgang Krauser
 * Rugal Bernstein
 * Omega Rugal
 * God Rugal
 * Goenitz
 * Orochi
 * Krizalid
 * Zero (Clone)
 * Igniz
 * Mukai
 * Adelheid Bernstein
 * Magaki
 * King Leo
 * Jyazu
 * Shiro Tokisada Amakusa
 * Aku Amakusa
 * Mizuki Rashojin
 * Zankuro Minazuki
 * Gaoh
 * Demon Gaoh
 * Yuga the Destroyer
 * Oboro
 * Kouryu
 * Johann
 * Princess Sissy
 * Neo Dio
 * Mizuchi
 * Goodman