Fighting game AI bosses are, more or less, puzzles to be solved. The new Omega Rugal Boss challenge in King of Fighters 15 is one of the most anticipated battles with a great villain of all time thanks to the fact that Rugal has a long history of being one of the toughest and most challenging bosses. cheapest in the world. genre.

SNK clearly kept this in mind when designing its latest version of Rugal, which launched the game as free downloadable content on Thursday, as it’s already proving to be an exceptionally difficult puzzle to solve… to unless you pull off some cheap tactics yourself.

These difficult opponents will often read input and react with perfectly timed counters, and are known to have special cheating abilities that break the usual rules of any given game. If you’re trying to play straight, things usually boil down to identifying patterns and learning exactly when to hit, block, or jump. Even then, a bit of luck is usually required.

For those who aren’t as worried about landing huge combos and taking down Rugal in flashy fashion, the Internet’s King of Fighters players have started finding cheap ways to solve Rugal’s puzzle, so to speak. , with little or no problem at all.

Please note that we have not tested these strategies ourselves and cannot comment on their consistency. That said, Desmond_KOF explains in great detail in his video the nuances of what you’ll need to do to take down Rugal.

It’s not as simple as it sounds because you see people spamming the same promotions over and over again. The AI ​​seems to have some triggers you can manipulate, but you’ll have to be careful with specific distances and timings in order to get it to do exactly what you want.

Here’s how Desmond is able to score a perfect with Terry Bogard in just 21 seconds:

If you don’t want to use Terry to fight the special boss, Cross Saucer has found a way to take him out with Joe Higashi:

In truth, however, you probably don’t need to use one of these characters to use the strategies presented here. You’ll just need to find moves that act similar to those used in the examples and apply them appropriately.

Let us know if you’re using cheese or legit tactics to take down Omega Rugal, if you’ve ever grown gray hair while doing so, and if this new take on the character does justice to his legacy as the ridiculous boss of the AI in the comments below.