A bottomless pit, as its name implies, is a pit that has no identifiable bottom; a common hazard in many video games. Depending on the game, when a player character falls into a bottomless pit, they may lose either a life or health and/or be forced to restart from the last checkpoint, often regardless of invincibility or any other power-ups the player may have obtained. In some games, this can be avoided through a special item. e.g., in Mega Man 7, the robotic bird, Beat, can prevent Mega Man from losing a life.