I just played and beat this within the past week. I would've been livid if that happened to me after landing a hit. I already hated the trial and error design that was a COLOSSAL waste of time in Trip's story and the True Final Boss. Really turned me off of ever wanting to play the game again. As someone who grew up with and loved the classic games, they really missed the mark with their "hard mode" and boss design on this one.