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In a Fighting Game the word boss is used a bit differently. As all the opponents in single player could be considered "bosses" by other games' standards, the term is used simply for the last character you fight, in that even when the rest of the battles have you going up against a randomly-selected opponent, the boss is always the same. The boss is typically not a playable character (though circumstances may allow him to be unlocked later), and tends to be the most difficult opponent. Occasionally, the penultimate and/or halfway-point battles will also be against a "boss". (The penultimate/halftime opponent is often dubbed a "Mini-Boss".) Recent fighting games, however, have added elements from other genres into the mix.

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