"Modern Major Enemy"
A few months ago, I was watching a friend stream “Minishoot’ Adventures” (an action adventure game with shoot-’em-up gameplay mechanics), and she referred to one of the foes in it as a “major enemy”. On a whim, I decided to write up a small parody of the “Major-General’s Song” from The Pirates of Penzance themed around that. She found it amusing enough to still refer to it weeks later, so now I’m writing it down here for posterity:
I am the very model of a modern major enemy
I stand in my boss area and do what they demand1 of me
I dwarf the player by my size and firepower2 ability,
Although I do lack somewhat in the matter of agility.
I can withstand a hundred hits from any cannon, big or small
And shoot out bullets any way, in patterns very beautiful,
I have no weakness and no way for anyone to kill me dead,
Except for this one tiny spot which happens to be glowing red.