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Prepare your controllers (and your patience)! Join us as we count down the most punishing boss battles that have crushed gamers' spirits since 2020. From the giant alien frogs of Star Wars to the nightmarish final confrontations of FromSoftware games, these encounters will test your skills, reflexes, and sanity to their absolute limits.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the hardest
00:13boss fights players have faced since 2020.
00:24Number 10, Ogdo Bogdo and Spawn of Ogdo, Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
00:30In Fallen Order, players can fight a tough optional boss in Ogdo Bogdo, and in the sequel
00:43you can face Spawn of Ogdo, but much later in Survivor you can fight them both at once.
00:48For the sake of your sanity, we recommend that you don't. Both of these giant alien frogs are
00:53incredibly aggressive on their own, able to close huge distances and knock off major portions of
00:58health with any single attack.
01:07Despite their ridiculous names, it isn't long into their fight that you'll curse them with
01:11the severity of being personally wronged. Not even Darth Vader can bring the heat that these
01:15two do. Your only chance of surviving is constant movement and chipping away at them at their
01:20health during brief openings.
01:21Number 9, IB01, Cell 240, Armored Core 6, Fires of Rubicon.
01:35Players have several options to choose from when it comes to the hardest bosses of FromSoftware's
01:52brutal action mech-ing. But for us, and we know we aren't alone here, Cell 240 has no equal. You fight
01:58it at the end of the fourth chapter. And while there might be more powerful bosses later on,
02:03this difficulty spike is unlike anything else, and you will definitely stick in your memory.
02:07It's one of the fastest foes you'll face, without a doubt, able to overwhelm you with attacks before
02:24you even have time to react. It's a literal trial by fire, with waves of bullets and beams that shred
02:30through your defenses. Expect a lot of deaths before you get the hang of things.
02:45Number 8, Ozma, The First Berserker Kazan.
02:48The final boss of the First Berserker Kazan is Ozma, a mighty mage and the so-called Master of Chaos.
03:03If that sounds intimidating, that's because it is. Ozma comes in three lengthy phases,
03:08each with a massive health bar and unique attacks. Many of his moves are chaos-based,
03:20meaning they hit you incredibly hard if they land. He also just has a wealth and a ton of
03:26different attacks throughout the phases. This can make it really difficult to adapt to any kind of
03:30pattern because you'll barely be able to tell what's actually coming next. It really is an endurance test,
03:35capping off an already challenging game. No shame from us at all if you want to play the game on easy mode.
03:51Number 7, Igong, Nine Souls.
03:53Nine Souls is surely a difficult Metroidvania, but nothing really prepares you for its final boss.
04:07Igong is an expert fencer, with a variety of sword moves that will poke you full of holes.
04:12Her attacks come fast and they hit hard, especially since she can teleport around you.
04:23Additional projectiles and a certain grab are particularly annoying here. She'll make sure
04:28your dodging and blocking is up to snuff, or else you'll take a lot of damage to say the least.
04:33That's not to mention that to get to the true ending of the game, you must get through three
04:37phases instead of two. The final one is just downright brutal all around. Igong will slash across
04:43your screen with such ferocity that you'll find yourself having to start over quickly and a lot more than once.
04:48Number 6, Demi-Fiend, Shin Megami Tensei V.
05:02The protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei III has since become one of the hardest bosses in the entire
05:18series. In the fifth game, you should absolutely not seek out the optional fight until your party
05:23is at max level. And even then, you're in for a nightmare.
05:37The Demi-Fiend is high resistance to most damage types, and has the possibility to even heal himself
05:43back to max health, which is not fun at all. So it will definitely be a gauntlet. His own power is
05:48clearly no joke either here. He can hit your entire party, dealing massive damage to everyone.
05:53He can simply insta-kill you if you don't meet the right conditions,
05:56and he'll constantly summon demonic minions to back him up as quickly as you put them down.
06:09Number 5, Yozora Kingdom Hearts III Remind.
06:11Let's do this. You're done. Got this. You're done.
06:22Only after conquering a rush of bosses in the Kingdom Hearts III DLC will you be given the opportunity
06:28to face its secret boss, Yozora. And he makes everything else that came before him kind of just
06:33look like a cakewalk, honestly. He's another foe who's incredibly fast, with the extra ability to
06:38teleport, which really is just like rubbing salt in the wound as he peppers you with damage.
06:52His attacks also come in a variety of ranges and combinations, meaning a variety of ways to kill
06:58you since they all hurt pretty dang bad. Even more insulting is his ability to possibly steal your
07:03items and health with a single move, which is just plain uncool. Come on now.
07:17Number 4, The Roaring Knight Deltarune Chapter 3
07:33Goodness gracious, if you've been waiting for a successor to Sans from Undertale,
07:40creator Toby Fox obliged with The Roaring Knight. A villain confronts you at the end of Deltarune
07:45Chapter 3, and while you don't have to defeat them, doing so will bring an unmatched sense of
07:50accomplishment. Just, you know, be prepared to die a lot before you actually earn it.
08:05Attacks are lightning quick and deal almost absurd amounts of damage. An item earned from an entirely
08:11different hidden boss can give one party member some resistance, but even with it, your reaction time
08:16needs to be perfect to withstand the bombardment. Settle in for at least a few good hours because
08:21you're definitely going to need them.
08:31Number 3, Arlechino, The Blood Artist, Liza P. Overture
08:40And who might you be?
08:44And here we thought the Nameless Puppet was bad. Well, at the end of the Overture DLC for Liza P,
08:49you'll be tasked with surviving Arlechino, The Blood Artist. Survive being, of course,
08:54the operative word here. Since this is a Souls-like, of course, you can expect an overwhelming
08:59offense that will see your body hit the ground over and over and, yes, over again.
09:03Sure, you've got an ally, Lea, to back you up and draw his attacks, but then you'll need to revive
09:20her once she goes down, which will happen frequently, mind you, unless you want to follow
09:24her quickly afterwards, which you don't. The second phase is just downright cruel. Arlechino will be
09:29faster and stronger, and his attacks can cover huge sections of the arena, leaving you with little
09:33safe space.
09:38You know I can't stand my goal, I'm bored!
09:45I'll bring you to rest, my friend.
09:58Every now and then, an RPG boss reaches legendary status amongst players as a challenge only the
10:04most diehard fans can overcome. For Claire Obscure, that boss is Simon. Across three phases,
10:10his single slashes eventually multiply, meaning every attack that lands has the potential to hit
10:15you several times over. He also gains more powerful attacks in the second and third phases that are
10:28hard to read and react to. We haven't even gotten to the worst part yet, so be prepared. If a party
10:34member goes down and you don't revive them before his turn, he actually has the chance to remove them
10:38entirely, which is just cruel. At half health, he'll remove your three starters regardless, forcing you
10:43to use your two backups for the rest of the fight. Truly, this is an exceptional challenge.
10:57Before we get to our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:00Gnarr, God of War Ragnarok, the new Valkyrie Queen knows just how to bring the pain.
11:13Galdera the Fallen, Octopath Traveler 2. The first game's villain shows he was holding back.
11:20Meaning time, Slayton, over.
11:29Aver, Prince of Thieves.
11:32Airlaying the sacred divinity, Black Myth Wukong. This secret final boss will make sure
11:37you're worthy of seeing the true ending.
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12:021. Promised Consort Radon, Shadow of the Earth Tree
12:20FromSoftware has become the king of difficult boss fights thanks to its Souls formula, often replicated
12:25but never quite duplicated. Now, it wouldn't feel right not giving them the top spot in this list.
12:30And we can safely say that Promised Consort Radon deserves it for sure.
12:35Then yield the path forward to us.
12:43To I, Nicola.
12:46Fought at the end of the Shadow of the Earth Tree DLC,
12:48Radon's first phase features stronger versions of the attacks from his original fight,
12:52coming much faster and hitting much, much, much harder.
12:56If you can make it through that, the second phase is a rage-inducing controller-shattering
13:00trial of madness. Micola shows up to help him, making us feel genuine despair. Massive AoEs,
13:06wicked quick sword strikes, a soul-crushing insta-kill, and a whole lot more.
13:10Now, this may be the hardest fight FromSoftware has delivered, which is saying quite a lot. Good luck.
13:15So, have you vanquished any of these bosses from our list? Which one gave you the hardest time?
13:26Share your thoughts in the comments.
13:27Promise me you'll be my console.
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