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- Bahamut — Final Fantasy XVI. After years apart, brothers Clive and Joshua are united at the start of this late-game battle against the most Eikonic summon in Final Fantasy history, Bahamut.
- Demon King Ganondorf — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. You can spend hundreds of hours in Tears of the Kingdom crucifying Koroks and helping one idiot put up signs for his boss, but when it’s time to face the Demon King and actually save Hyrule, it’s an intense experience emotionally and mechanically.
- Raphael — Baldur’s Gate 3. Despite being in early access for three years, Baldur’s Gate 3 felt like an overnight sensation that came out of nowhere upon its full release in August.
- Venom — Spider-Man 2. Insomniac took a big risk with Spider-Man’s coolest villain, Venom, by making the Symbiote’s host Peter Parker’s best friend Harry Osborn instead of Eddie Brock.
- Phalanx: Shadow of The Colossus
- Ornstein and Smough: Dark Souls
- Ganondorf/Ganon: The Legend of Zelda — Ocarina of Time
- Bowser: Super Mario 64
- Mr. Freeze: Batman: Arkham City
- Psycho Mantis: Metal Gear Solid
- Poseidon: God of War 3
- Sephiroth: Final Fantasy VII
- Metal Gear Ray: Metal Gear Rising: Revengence
- Trainer Red: Pokemon Gold/ Silver
Even the most dedicated of fans of Shadow of the Colossus probably don’t know each of the Colossi, or maybe even any of them, by name. However, everyone definitely remembers the giant flying sandworm-looking one. This game is all about boss fights. Literally, there are no other encounters in the game (with one small exception at the very end that d...
There had to be at least one boss fight from the infamous Souls series, and I’m going ahead and extending that to Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro as well just to keep this list diverse. All that said, Dark Souls was a clear cut above its predecessor in just about every way, bosses included. Sure, there were a few stinkers (we’re all looking a...
Ganon is the primary villain of nearly all the mainline Zelda games, so facing him at the end of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time wouldn’t have been special on its own. The move to 3D would’ve obviously made it unique and probably the best fight with the demonic pig demon ever, but still somewhat familiar. Instead, we didn’t get any hint that G...
Before we got Link’s first 3D adventure, Mario paved the way with Super Mario 64. The team had a huge task in attempting to translate Mario’s platforming gameplay into a 3D space, let alone figure out how to completely redesign a boss battle. Every Mario game before had Mario either jumping or occasionally throwing things at Bowser to take him down...
Of all the superheroes out there, Batman’s so-called rogues’ gallery of villains is considered to have some of the absolute best. The Joker himself may even be more popular than the caped crusader at this point, which is why he was chosen as the Arkham game’s main antagonist. Rocksteady knew how popular the Joker was as a character, and after faili...
The Metal Gear games have some of the most iconic boss battles in gaming. What sets them on a level above most others comes down to two main factors: First is their personalities. Just about every boss in the series has a fleshed-out backstory, strong motivation, and charismatic personality that makes them hard to forget. The second is the way you ...
From the jump, the God of War games wanted you to know that they were all about spectacle. The very first boss in the original God of Warwas an intense bout with a giant hydra on a ship and right away set the tone for what to expect from this series — massive bosses that only became larger over time and cinematic quick-time events as Kratos dispatc...
There won’t be a lot of turn-based RPG bosses on a list of best bosses of all time, and yet anyone who made it to the end of Final Fantasy VII will absolutely bring up the magnificent and epic final battle against one of the best villains in all of gaming, Sephiroth. After hours of buildup, revelations, and even a permanent character death, there w...
Before you start saying we’re breaking our own rules by having another Metal Gear game, may I point out that this is a Metal Gear Rising game, not Solid. Also, it was made by a completely different team and is nothing like the main series. Most of all, though, this game just had to be included. It was very difficult to pick just one boss from this ...
It seems like a trend that should be used way more often, but the trope of fighting the main character you played as in a previous game in the sequel is criminally underused. Just about every time it does come up is an exciting and tense encounter. I can safely say that I never expected it to happen in a game like Pokemon Gold or Silver, though. Th...
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- World of Warcraft. Since World of Warcraft launched in 2004, the MMORPG has seen its fair share of boss battles, with its raid bosses standing out as particularly iconic.
- Shadow of the Colossus. There are many games on this list that are built entirely around their boss battles, but few of those fights have as much emotional weight as the encounters against the colossi in Shadow of the Colossus.
- Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Since the entirety of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is built around its boss battles, it makes sense that a lot of care clearly went into making these fights something special.
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The Metal Gear Solid games are known for their complicated plots and exciting stealth-action gameplay, as well as their iconic boss battles.
- Dead Rising 2. Dead Rising is a series of games where players are tossed into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Many strange bosses pop up, some with extremely interesting names.
- Shadow Of The Colossus. The importance of the bosses within Shadow of the Colossus is made apparent straight away in the game's title. Throughout the story, the protagonist Wander must face off against the sixteen Colossi in the hopes of resurrecting Mono.
- Marvel's Spider-Man. Marvel's Spider-Man, unsurprisingly, is packed with great boss fights, Such as Mr. Negative and Dr. Octopus. Part of what makes these fights so good is the game's spectacular voice acting and dialogue, which is especially the case for Dr. Octopus' battle.
- Resident Evil Village. With the massive amount of games in the Resident Evil franchise, there are many great boss fights. That said, some stand out more than others in the franchise.
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Our countdown of the video games with the best boss fights includes “Undertale” (2015), “Asura's Wrath” (2012), “Elden Ring” (2022), “Shadow of the Colossus” (2005), “Monster Hunter World” (2018), and more!