Achilles Heel foes
Creatures concept
Includes enemies that require or greatly benefit from a special method or targeting a specific part of them to defeat them.
268
games
34platforms
Alternate name: Weak points
WIN 2002-08-09
WIN 2013-06-25
WIN 2013-02-12
X360 2010-06-29
DOS 1999
WIN 2011-04-04
WIN 2005-11-11
PS3 2013-10-22
3DS 2011-06-16
GBA 2002-12-02
X360 2010-05-14
WIN 2008-11-14
"Achilles' Heel" is an English idiom that refers to any 'fatal weakness' of a seemingly indestructible individual with the exception of one specific physical flaw or other venerability that can lead to their overwhelming defeat or destruction.
It is somewhat equivalent to:
Baldr's mistletoe
Duryodhana's groin
Esfandyar's eyes
Siegfried's shoulder
Babylonia's feet
Adam's Eve/Eve's Apple/Eden's Serpent/The Serpent's Pride
Kal-El's Kryptonite
Ned Kelly's legs
Hank McCoy's ball of string
It is somewhat equivalent to:
Baldr's mistletoe
Duryodhana's groin
Esfandyar's eyes
Siegfried's shoulder
Babylonia's feet
Adam's Eve/Eve's Apple/Eden's Serpent/The Serpent's Pride
Kal-El's Kryptonite
Ned Kelly's legs
Hank McCoy's ball of string
This is NOT for obvious cases, such as tanks requiring explosives or high-powered armor piercing shells to destroy (instead of 9mm gun shots).
Examples from popular culture:
* Silver bullets/blades against werewolves
* Wooden stakes against vampires
* Beheading of zombies, immortals, etc.
* Burning of witches, trolls, etc.
Examples from popular culture:
* Silver bullets/blades against werewolves
* Wooden stakes against vampires
* Beheading of zombies, immortals, etc.
* Burning of witches, trolls, etc.
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Games by year
The first Achilles Heel foes video game was released in 1981.
Nintendo, Capcom and Electronic Arts published most of these games.