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00:02these swords they look like the ones in old lumia welcome to mojo plays and today we're waiting our
00:09turn whether it's final fantasy chrono trigger or even xcom turn-based gameplay has long been
00:14one of the most surprisingly intense ways to fight in game these are the 20 hardest bosses
00:19in turn-based games let's go wait have to wait for their move first okay let's go before we
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00:33of our latest videos whitney's mill tank pokemon gold and silver
00:43pokemon isn't exactly famous for being punishing but whitney's mill tank from gold and silver
00:49turned many innocent childhoods into trauma flashbacks she looks harmless just a happy pink
00:54cow but step into the gym unprepared and you'll quickly learn she's more boss fight than barnyard
00:59buddy her milk drink keeps her healthy while you're struggling to stay conscious and rollout hits
01:04harder every turn until your entire team is paced sure she's beatable if you plan ahead
01:09but most kids in 1999 didn't and they paid the price cardinal and taurian resonance of fate it's been a
01:25while hasn't it this one's tough not because the boss is unfair but because resonance of fate itself
01:31feels like it was designed by a rubik's cube with trust issues the game's battle system is so complex
01:36it might as well come with a phd program players argue over which boss is the hardest the final
01:42boss rowan or the optional nightmare known as cardinal and taurian both fights demand flawless
01:46strategy perfectly customized weapons and a spiritual connection with the game's bizarre
01:50mechanics but cardinal and taurian takes the win or the loss
02:03raphael boulders gate 3
02:08we can't talk about turn-based challenges without addressing the gem that was bg3 raphael in boulders
02:15gate 3 is the devil you literally can't underestimate the guy oozes charm then immediately burns you alive
02:20while singing about it like he's auditioning for hell's got talent his fight in the house of hope
02:25is brutal packed with flaming devils cambions and enough fireballs to roast an entire village his
02:30charisma might make you want to join him but his damage output will remind you why that's a terrible
02:35idea don't dance with the devil
02:49the final boss of the seventh saga gorsia isn't just tough he's the reason many controllers met early
02:55graves thanks to the game's cruel stat scaling system gorsia usually ends up stronger than you
03:00your party and probably your console's off button he shrugs off magic hits like a meteor and can insta
03:06kill you just for fun reaching him is a marathon of misery through brutal enemies and scarce resources
03:11and by the time you face him you're already basically dead
03:20gaza legend of lagaya
03:32gaza from legend of lagaya is an old man but he could bench press your entire
03:36party and still have energy left to lecture about the good old days armed with heavy armor and his
03:41world-ending astral sword he turns a soul tower into his personal retirement home of pain instead
03:46of spending his golden years doing crossword puzzles he's out here comboing your party into
03:50the afterlife his neo star slash basically says nice hp you got there shame if something happened to it
04:04grey gnarl dragon quest 9
04:13grey gnarl from dragon quest 9 isn't just a dragon he's a gym membership you regret signing up for
04:18even with a level 99 party this scaly menace will wipe the floor with you like he's cleaning house
04:24he gets three attacks per turn because twos for amateurs can buff every stat imaginable and uses
04:30a roar that paralyzes your team out of sheer intimidation then there's magic burst which
04:36feels less like a spell and more like a personal vendetta
04:44lucifer shin megami tensei devil survivor
04:50this is incredible the great darkness the son of dawn king of all demons lucifer in shin megami
04:59tensei devil survivor is hard really really hard as the ultimate optional boss he's got absurd stats
05:06devastating almighty attacks that ignore resistance and a smug smirk that says you shouldn't have come
05:10here he also summons powerful demons to back him up because apparently being the literal devil isn't
05:15enough his speed lets him act multiple times per turn and his attacks can delete entire parties before
05:21you even blink beating him requires perfect strategy maxed out teams and probably a pact with lucifer
05:27himself just to survive
05:37prince marsh paper mario the thousand year door
05:48prince marsh in paper mario the thousand year door is that secret boss who shows up randomly and then proceeds
05:53to mop the floor with you
05:54he's fast hits like a truck full of bob-ombs and has moves that make your best badges feel useless
06:00his attacks chain together before you can even blink and his health pool is ridiculous it's like he's been training
06:05in the glitz pit
06:06since 2004 just waiting for revenge even when you think you've got him on the ropes
06:11he somehow clutches it he's royalty all right king of pain
06:20sans undertale
06:32sans is the ultimate troll boss part skeleton part bullet hell nightmare and all sadistic grin
06:39unlike most fights he has almost zero hp
06:42but don't let that fool you
06:43his attacks are relentless fast and laughably precise
06:47like he's playing dodgeball with your soul
06:49he dodges your hits punishes mistakes with insane combos and delivers his attacks
06:53with impeccable timing making every second a test of endurance
06:57and patience
06:58beating sans isn't about brutal force
07:00it's about perfect reflexes and memorization
07:10Miguel
07:11chronocross
07:23Miguel might show up halfway through the game but don't let that lull you into a false sense of security
07:26he loves hijacking the battlefield turning it white to buff himself then punishing your party with a nasty combo of
07:33turn black into anti-black
07:34sprinkle in a few magical attacks and suddenly you're sweating over every move
07:38his true villainy though the painfully long unskippable exposition before the fight
07:44perfect for raising your blood pressure as you're restarting the fight for the 13th time
07:48imagine there's no way you're taking kairi's heart on acid
07:57red rum xeno gears
08:01red rum is a nightmare wrapped in a disaster wrapped in a dungeon
08:05first he lurks in nortian's d-block sewers a maze so sadistic it makes dante's inferno look like a stroll
08:11in the park
08:12twists turns and poisonous monsters sap your health while you wander hopelessly cursing life choices
08:18then just when you're out of healing items and anti-toxins boom red rum appears
08:22he immediately casts his eponymous red rum move
08:26this confuses and poisons everyone he just breaks your mind
08:35dullahan golden sun dark dawn
08:46dullahan in golden sun dark dawn
08:48dawn is basically the video game equivalent of a friend stealing your fries right when you reach
08:51for them he's back with the same cheap ai and moves from lost age but back in lost age
08:56you could just smash him with your strongest summons and feel like a hero
08:59in dark dawn though he has crucible this glorious ability lets him hijack your own gin
09:06and use your summons against you fighting him feels like your party is ghosting you literally
09:18lagos chrono trigger
09:26chrono cross and chrono trigger in one list lucky us oh it's about tough boss fights checks out boss fights
09:33often test patients but lava's from chrono trigger takes it to a whole new level this cosmic parasite
09:38comes with multiple phases tough as nails parts that must be targeted individually
09:43and a self-healing trick that screams not so fast hero some segments have sky-high defenses
09:48forcing you to whittle them down first before scratching the main boss and if you want to
09:52see all the endings yep you're fighting him again and again and probably again
10:03simon claire obscure expedition 33
10:08these swords they look like the ones in old lumia our most recent game on the list and my favorite
10:15game of 2025 simon is tough probably one of the toughest bosses i've faced in a decade of gaming
10:21his attacks are fast relentless and wildly unpredictable forcing players to think on
10:26their feet while juggling multiple objectives he can disable your gadgets mid-fight leaving you
10:31vulnerable just when you think you're safe and his combos hit like a freight train on a bad day
10:36to make matters worse simon constantly adapts changing patterns and exploiting any weakness
10:41in your strategy it's ai gone mad
10:55matador shin megami tensei nocturne
11:12sure some claim matador and smt nocturne's difficulty is overblown but on a first playthrough
11:19it's as hard as it gets his ability red kapot boosts his agility to max instantly making every
11:25attack without buffs or debuffs feel like swatting air with a wet noodle he has zero weaknesses
11:30multiple actions per turn and multi-hit skills that smack both physically and magically brute forcing
11:37him is a fast track to frustration but master the fight and you'll feel like a tactical genius or a
11:44nap
11:57lavenza persona 5 there is no need to hold back with me please come at me with every last bit
12:03of your strength
12:04i couldn't choose between elizabeth from persona 3 or lavenza and ultimately i'm gonna go with the lab dog
12:09the persona series is usually more about stylish dungeon crawling and socializing than brutal
12:14difficulty which is why fans sometimes forget danger does exist until super bosses show up and
12:20they remember yeah danger super exists lavenza is optional beautiful and absolutely merciless
12:28one look at her all-out attack and you might admire the animation right before she wipes your party
12:33off the map like she's blowing her nose penance final fantasy 10
12:40final fantasy 10
12:41final fantasy 10 sphere grid looks simple enough but don't be fooled it's hiding layers of complexity
12:56most players never see if they stick to the main path sure you might feel unstoppable once you grab all
13:01the ultimate weapons and roam the omega ruins but dark aeons are here to humble you each one hits
13:06like a meteor on steroids and defeating them is just a warm-up for the ultimate nightmare penance
13:12this super boss is infamous for being brutally unforgiving and this is where you'll need to
13:17fully understand and comprehend this sphere grid
13:27emerald weapon final fantasy 7
13:35final fantasy 7's emerald weapon isn't just tough it's a literal underwater nightmare with a 20 minute countdown
13:41ticking away like a relentless gym teacher first you have to hunt down the underwater material so your party
13:46can avoid the relentless gym teacher countdown then you face emerald itself giant green tank with more hp
13:53than your patience after a long day one wrong move and it can wipe your entire party in a single
13:58attack
13:58trial and error is basically mandatory most players have never even beaten emerald without a guide and that's damning evidence
14:05for his abilities
14:10caldera octopath traveler 2
14:20caldera first appeared in octopath traveler 1 but as an optional boss in octopath traveler 2
14:26he is tougher mistakes are punished instantly caldera hits hard with devastating multi-target attacks
14:33while shrugging off most elemental damage he constantly buffs himself and debuffs your party
14:38his enormous hp pool means fights can drag on for ages testing your resource management and focus
14:43only perfectly timed skills buffs and defensive rotations keep him in check
14:49one slip and your party is wiped faster than your stamina
14:59demifiend shin megumi tensei digital devil saga
15:12looking for a real challenge enter demifiend one of the toughest optional bosses in digital devil saga
15:19he's basically the main character from smt nocturne
15:22who got bored of taking damage and decided to dish it out instead
15:25your party needs max levels and stats just to stand a chance
15:29try bringing null type skills and he'll spam almighty attacks like it's a buffet
15:33good luck surviving that
15:35beating him isn't just about brute force it's a delicate dance of strategy timing and of course
15:40sheer luck
15:41the sheerest of luck
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