Hard
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This isn't so bad (a mask is kind of hard to make into a full boss), but it gets really annoying in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex where there was a perfect opportunity to fight him.
Source: Franchise / Crash Bandicoot - Of course, since the tacit assumption is that "second place" students only came in second place due to hard work and some kind of ability cap (such as simply not being as good at taking the SAT as someone with a perfect score), this can also backfire.
Source: Second Place Is for Winners -
Miranda from Mass Effect 2 was genetically designed to be perfect, and she envies Shepard for having built their career with nothing more than skill, hard work and courage.
Source: Inferiority Superiority Complex
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