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Real-life is closer to video games than you might've thought. After all, there's no denying that this wild world is packed with not only absolute units but bosses who are just waiting for a worthy opponent.

By bosses, we mean folks, animals, and even things that seem like they have maxed out certain skills like strength or cunningness. And if you want to meet them, look no further than the subreddit r/BossFight.

Its 1.1 million members are constantly sharing pictures of what they think would make challenging fighters, and they're coming up with really creative names for them, too. Here are a few of the best ones!

The gap between real life and video games has been steadily closing for decades. However, the prospect of a fully immersive experience remains just that. A promise. Even virtual reality is slow to fulfill it.

As Polygon's Ben Kuchera put it: "VR has been five minutes away from some kind of breakthrough for about eight years."

VR is still a niche category when compared to the rest of the gaming industry (it accounted for less than half a percent of all gaming sales in 2020). Despite its buzzy status, the technology continues to make consumers wait for its next big development.

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"Right now, we're sort of in this trough of disillusionment about VR," Kevin Mack, a VR game developer, told Built In a year ago. "There was a lot of hype around it in 2015 and 2016, and then the whole world sort of got butt-hurt that their first-generation VR headset didn't instantly morph into the Holodeck."

But even though VR hasn't yet lived up to the hype surrounding it, tech companies like Facebook, Valve, and Sony keep trying to advance the industry, investing considerable resources to develop both hardware and software.

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Mitu Khandaker, a professor at New York University's Game Center, remains hopeful about VR's role in gaming. She doesn't think it's going to look like people alone in their homes playing through a headset, so much as a co-located experience that multiple people share.

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"I think that the future of VR is more through social VR," she explained.

Indeed, several popular VR games — such as Rec Room and VRChat — offer social experiences where users can interact and hang out with each other in real time.

We might not be able to fight these real-life bosses, but who knows, maybe we'll get a chance to battle some virtually real ones pretty soon.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*Autocorrect* Would you like to change this to: "Attempt to conquer the baby; eventually fail, and then not sleep for the next 48 hours"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her special attack is her smile and saying how proud of you she is. Lowers your morale by 50% because you feel bad.

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Bossman, A Literal Boss That Can Beat You Up

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the flip side, he's also the employee who needs to smarten up, get a grip and focus because jobs like this don't just grow on trees ya know.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would pay attention to this sign, I’ve been attacked by a Canadian Goose before. It wasn’t pretty.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What was the problem? Lack of supply, lack of quality, unfair pricing? We need more info.

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Blasphemy Dove, The Deathless.

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yeciye
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm just asking, what's more likely, a six legged cat, or a very large tarantula? My money's on the latter. I bet that thing has two more legs and six more eyes under that curtain.

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Infantes, Lord Of Luxury

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Prized 'Ken, The Thicc And Undying Fowl

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Djennie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They were scrawnier and not the shiny white they are now but they tasted so much better. Still looks and taste like 1957 in much of the world but where the market is dominated by a few massive agribusiness producers you get the plump and white but bland as cardboard meat.

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Optional Boss: The Watermelon Salesman. Haggle Too Much With Him And You'll Know Pain

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Julia Atkinson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The middle brother, Quite Nice Except For When He's Having a Bad Day, took a taxi and got stuck in traffic

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Amy Dodds
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yay this is nearly as funny as when I was stalked, harassed and threatened by a psychopath. And one of his favourite things was to call me 100 times a day from randomly generated numbers.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the one on the left looks like a leprechaun that want super saiyan

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Julia Atkinson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"How many times have I told you...don't let the dogs play in the transporter room"

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Tiggo, Master Of Deception

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never forget he has acquired a certain set of skills. He will save Gary and you will pay dearly.

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"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together...".

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plot twist: The boy isn't magnetic, just sticky from not showering for a couple of days. That's why stuff will only stick to his bare skin and be blocked by a simple shirt

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Mallet-Boy, The Mysterious One

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His parents didn't even bother to give him a name, why would they buy him a drum?

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