yeah, when i first saw that, i thought they wanted me to do it for him, then i quickly learned that wasn't the case, it actually threw me for a loop since i hadn't seen it done before
Still Ultima from Final Fantasy XVI explores both literal and metaphorical kinds of a god not only beign just a mythological kind. Exploring the concept of divine in a not so complicated and not so obvious way, making it part of the main plot and not sound so obvious and making the Discovery and uncovering its origins more worth it. And Chakravartin just reveal itself right in the ending, and almost no mentioning about or clue of its coming, just like in Final Fantasy 9 with Necron showing up in the ending, only difference is that its not a turn based kind of battle. Ultima boss fight is equally or even more, in my opinion, epic and glorious then Chakravartin. And the finally Ultima does not come in a full priced DLC that you had to wait till for how long and the story does not end incomplete like "to be continued", literally. Those are some of my points for why i think Ultima from Final Fantasy XVI works better than Chakravartin, still an epic battle and villain the many armed Buddha like dude but its just my opinion. Ok?
@@postapocalypse0763 Doesn't matter if it's too easy, Shin Megami Tensei Persona is objectively the best game ever according to the entire internet, so him not putting it on here is blasphemy.
I did expect YHWH from SMT4A. Canopus from Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker is pretty great too, except a bit too easy because to fight him, you have to Skill Crack the essences of the universe. Heat, Time, Space and Gravity. And with those in your arsenal, it's pretty easy.
@@chrisdiokno5600 There is actually a 1 hour video by youtuber moon channel that kinda explains why you often fight gods in jrpgs and the hystory behind it, highly recommend it
You know the fight with Chakravarten is epic if it can be perfectly synced to some of the best music ever made. I'm referring to the fan videos that synced the fight with Jet Set Run from MHA and literally any of the Desperado themes from MGR.
The only way I chose todefeat Arceus was through restarting the battle over again. Even though I wanted to throw my controller, catching Arceus that way just felt soooo much more satisfying
@@WhiteDarkness3113 This is because Cyber Connect 2 wanted the game's story to be told like a TV show, meaning the final boss is meant to be the final episode. Thats why the final battle wasn't available at launch. Nice idea but it caused a downside.
The worst thing about the Hollow Knight is that they're meant to be a thoughtless being, without desire But their desire to be what was required was the one gap in the armor that the Radiance squeezed through.
16:18 What makes this fight one of my favorites is that the game's main protagonist, Ike, isn't royalty, or a god, or a vessel, he's just some mercenary. The goddess of Order got pwned by a mercenary that fights for his friends
I wish I had a better word for what I’m describing by, but I’ve been loving the diversity of your most recent countdowns’ choices. DIO Over Heaven as an honorable mention? King Dynal as a number one choice earlier? Ocean Hunter? Etrian Odyssey? Dragalia Lost? Really liking it, shows a lot of new faces that definitely deserve acknowledgment.
Fun fact, Hades was, indeed, a blacksmith. He was not as good as Hephaistos, the god of blacksmiths, be he did enjoy it as a hobby to take his mind off the way he was treated so awfuly by the rest of the pantheon. Look at it that way, if there was a god of cards, it wouldn't means other gods couldn't play cards. Or, as a better example, Hermes was the god of travels (among other titles) but other gods regularly traveled.
@@Ramsey276one True, and if we are truthful, Hades actually was quite the chill god. He wasn't really a good guy (none of that pantheon is really) but he was, with Artemis, one of those who screwed the less with both gods and humans. He wasn't perfect in any way, but most of the time, he ket to himself unlike, for example, Zeus and Hera who caused so much troubles for both godsand humans.
@@arran4285 That's what makes him furious. What makes him mad is messing with him or his loved ones. The thing is, almost no mortals dare do it, only gods, and since they always group up when he try to defend himself, he learned not to show how mad he is. Yeah, Hades, in that mythology, is the biggest bully victim there is and it show not only the powerless can be bullied. Hades is extremely powerful after all, way more than other gods like Hephaïstos or Aphrodite. Only major gods like Poseidon or Zeus are as strong as him and few would dare fight him one-on-one.
@@arran4285There are actually two ways to anger Hades. The first one, as you said, is to try and cheat death (or disrupt the cycle of such). The second way, as Theseus and Pirithous learned, was to try and abduct/harass his wife Persephone.
Especially against The Biblical God Yahweh as the final boss in Megami Tensei II, Shin Megami Tensei II, and Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse, the best part is, he's actually set as the Main Antagonist throughout the Shin Megami Tensei series, minus the Persona series since its more of a spin-off.
God of war: everyone Pokemon:arcues in legends Fate samurai: Gilgamesh Tales of series: Maxwell Fire emblem: grima Medues Rhea etc Kirby: literally everything
I thought Zeus was going to be on the list. All Things Considered you fought Zeus multiple times in God of War and the climatic battle and the power of Hope and such
4:19 I actually remember playing the Simpsons Game as a kid. The story was crazy, the characters were very fun to play as, and the references to both video game history and the show itself were great.
Maybe not your cup of tea, but have you considered a list of "heroic traitors"? You know, people that were on the villains' side but ultimately helped the heroes win? Here's some nominations of mine, if you decide to (LOTS OF SPOILERS): - Byrne (The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks) - Dusknoir (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky) - Veyle (Fire Emblem Engage) - M (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) - Akira Howard (Astral Chain) - Major Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid 3) - Beat (The World Ends With You) - Xion (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days) - Balder (Bayonetta 2) - Sumire Yoshizawa/Violet (Persona 5 Royal)
A bit disappointed by the lack of Megami Tensei bosses like Brahman from Digital Devil Saga 2, Shekinah from SMT Strange Journey, Yahweh from SMT IV:F/A and Matter Lucifer (he absorbed Yahweh and transcended his existence, making him either a god or a being beyond a god) from SMT V. From gameplay perspective at the very least these are excellent bosses, while only Brahman and Yahweh have a more grand scale of spectacle.
If I had to give my own favorite, it'd have to be Kat Kraydel from Yo-Kai Watch 2. Idk if it counts, but you do go through basically heaven to get to them, so probably... Though, their fight is ALSO hard as balls, since they have attacks that hit your whole front row, and can lock your wheel down so you can't cure status effects. It's a SUPER hard fight, that I've only seen pulled off using teams specifically to counter that.
I’m genuinely surprised you’ve never mentioned Kefka’s FF14 fight(s) as far as I recall. It’s definitely a fun interpretation of the boss brought into both 3D and MMO format, at least in my opinion
I'm glad to see Etrian Odyssey referenced here. That series was one of the few I've followed over the years and more people should know about. One game I'm surprised didn't get onto the list at all is from Crosscode. You get a literal god fight against the four minor gods and the main god at the end of the last dungeon of the game in the DLC and there's the fight against the Avatar that's the climax of the main game.
Even though it didn't make it on the list, I'm happy that Void Termina was acknowledged in the number transition. I consider the final fight against it in the highest difficulty of Kirby Star Allies' arena mode to be the best Kirby boss, and given the kinds of final battles Kirby has on a regular basis, _that's saying a lot_. Not only is the fight itself pretty fun and varied (and the music really good, with the final phase having a rather somber track that lasts 6 minutes by itself), but the idea of Void reincarnating in different forms depending on the amount of positive and negative energy gathered is super fascinating from a lore perspective (and also implies that Void might turn into a 2nd Kirby-like being because of the core mimicking Kirby's face, which is wild).
I've always interpreted Void Termina being literally another incarnation of Kirby, with time/space shenanigans in play. As in, Kirby defeating Void Termina in the present of that game leading to his own creation as the Kirby that showed up at the beginning of the series in the past, and/or Void Termina being the Kirby of a different dimensional causality.
@@Shalakor Personally, I've never seen Void as literally being the same entity as Kirby. To me, Kirby seems related to Void in a similar sense to how Tigers and Leopards are related (they're both mammals/cats, but otherwise distinct animals). I think this way because while Kirby is a being of seemingly infinite possibilities (like Void) with his copy ability, his powers by default aren't as grandiose, which suggests to me that the two aren't quite the same. Plus, while the connection to Kirby during Void's boss fight is very clear, it feels more symbolic of Void being inspired by Kirby's heart rather than it being literally the same Kirby we know and love. The boss fight music heavily uses Green Greens, which is indeed Kirby's theme, but it also heavily uses the Song of Supplication, a theme associated with Hyness's Religion, which indicates Void becoming what Hyness wanted it to be: a vengeful God that would smite the universe out of bitter rage. Likewise, Green Greens indicates Void starting to become what Kirby wants it to be: a friend. Regardless, I think the fact tha we're having this discussion is proof of how awesome and interesting Void is as a concept.
Okay I'm already at Number 10 and I immediately wanna say this: I've fought Number 10 twice in this game Josh is talking about (not saying for spoiler reasons). Simply put, I beat the boss on my personal file, receiving the reward for it... And then my friend wanted to beat the boss himself, but couldn't, so he asked me to take them down when he learned I did so. Simply put, squaring off against the boss twice and coming out on top both times (with fewer tries the second time) was so very satisfying because it felt like I'd taken down almost everything the game had to offer (minus the sidequests, which, given I decided to start over, means I won't have 100%...yet)
The thing with Bahamut in dragalia gets increasingly more interesting when you know that throughout the several cygames titles, he is always destroying and remaking worlds. "Rebirth and destruction, here at my command. Rebirth and destruction, again and again."
This is just me personally but Inominat from Tales of Berseria TLDR: Inominat has the power to manipulate the hearts and minds of the people, Arthur (the main antagonist) Sacrificed Velvet's brother Laphicet to give Inominat a new body which set off the events of the whole game, he also set up Therion demons who would feed off the wild roaming demons and generate limitless malevolence for Inominat to feed off and grow stronger. Later Arthur is able to use Inominat to suppress the wills of an entire city, causing them to only live for practicality and not emotion. Including one guy throwing himself off a cliff for not being useful. So of course the final boss is Arthur, then Arthur fused with Inominat. Plenty of powerful attacks, you need to be constantly on your toes, dodging and striking when you have the chance. It's borderline unfair at points but once you finish it you get one of the best endings in gaming history.
One honorable mention I'd like to bring up is YHVH from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. In a series where you collect and fight gods like trading cards (sometimes literally), YHVH is special in a few ways. First, he's one of two bosses in the game who uses fully animated 3D models instead of 2D sprites, which is already jarring enough - the only other character who does that is Shesha, who I'm made to understand is the entity who destroys all of creation at the end of each cycle. Second, he's the ONLY fight in the game (aside from the DLC fight against the superboss Stephen) in which you swap back and forth between two parties in order to fight him. You and your demons alone don't cut it, you need the help of the cast of the previous game (two of whom were previously the leaders of the Law and Chaos factions, and also the final bosses of their game). Lastly, you don't fight him in the way you fight everything else. You can't just hit him really hard, partly because he resists *everything* except Almighty - forcing you to use a special ability to slowly lower his resistances in order to be able to do damage with anyone other than your main character - but also because he's different from every other demon in the game. You have to use the human power of "Understanding" and, either by yourself or with the help of your allies, refute every claim he makes to godhood in order to lower him to the level of a demon. You have to reject every lie and excuse he makes and expose him for what he truly is, literally altering reality in order to make him vulnerable. And when you finally do whittle him down, he goes from the infinite golden visage of the almighty to just another demon, albeit a terrifying one that can wipe you off the face of the universe if you aren't careful (and sometimes even if you are). He's one of the hardest mandatory bosses in SMT, and he really makes you feel like you're confronting the lord almighty. Also anyone who tries to say his name gets censored by the universe itself. Nobody else in SMT history has ever gotten that treatment. That alone speaks volumes if you ask me.
Honorable mentions: 1-Nireid Tales of Eternia 2-Ende Super Robot Wars X 3-Chaos Sonic Adventure 4-Kali-Yuga Super Robot Wars UX 5-Nevanlinna Super Robot Wars V 6-Galactus Marvel Vs Capcom 3 7-Shinnok Mortal Kombat X 8-Necron Final Fantasy IX 9-Hades Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 10-Ogre/True Ogre Tekken 3
Waiting for the eldritch bosses list if that one hasn't been done yet! "Who did you expect in the end of all this? God? The Devil, perhaps? No... It's just... *ME* "
i like to give a mention to the Galeem and Dharkon fight from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2 gods in 1 fight they even hate each other, making it possible for one to hurt to other
Here I was thinking there's no way we can get through a god boss list without a FF game. And I was right. Happy to see Dragalia and Xenoblade on here too though!!! More love for my games. The Pokémon entry was also a treat.
30:58 That's another SaltyDKDan Friendlocke reference! I doubt it's hinting towards anything but I'd watch you stream a friendlocke in a heartbeat! Also for another top 10 idea I'm thinking Knights, that'd probably be fun
2: If I did not have heard about FF VI beforehand, I´ve might enjoyed this fight more. 3: A boss fight with great comedy 8: Really enjoyable boss 9: Entertaining boss. Nice list, but there are some obvious bosses missing. Yami or Nyx Avatar for instance are missing (I would put them over that Simpsons boss fight).
I'd argue that Jubileus could have easily been a full on part of this list, she's always so big, creates black holes that instantly kill you if you are sucked in and have to start over. She constantly alters the entire terrain, and even after you kill her by punching her soul into the sun, after summoning another goddess yourself-with some help-it's still not over as her body is falling to Earth and if you don't destroy it, the Earth will be destroyed itself.
i have a particular interpretation of chakravartin having his own qtes that i'm surprised i don't see elsewhere, but to be fair it has to do with a somewhat uncommon idea in gaming that the real world is a higher plain of reality inhabited by beyond god like beings compared to even god like beings in video games themselves, and by applying this to chakravartin, him having access to the players mechanics means he is so godlike that he's on our level, that his true form is practically a real person.
What good timing, cause I started on an art piece for the final boss of an event in an Art Game I play. And She happens to be the Goddess of Life! And she is mad!!!
7:35 - Also give the assist on that to Reyn, since he also constantly pushed Shulk toward freeing Zanza. Now I know the reason for this was that in the original cut of the story, Reyn was going to be the Disciple and not Dickson (literally the reason why he kept telling Shulk to stop overthinking things). But they changed it at the last minute because they felt that it would be cruel to cut the party by two members (Reyn and Sharla, who would've been killed by Reyn in the reveal) during the last act of the story. So because of the change he wasn't a villain anymore, just a moron.
@@Ramsey276one Probably better, even though I do criticize Reyn's dialogue and wish it was changed a bit in order to reflect the change in the story. But at least now I understand why it was like that.
I honestly prefer the role Reyn got. Spoiler for Future Redeemed. While yes, he comes off as an idiot, but he's an idiot with a heart of gold. Always willing to throw himself in the line of fire for the sake of his friends. And let's not forget how he, of all people, manages to understand and console Sharla the most. Not only that, but he also was a skilled warrior in the war that predates 3, and even has a daughter with Sharla, who is shown to take after both her parents quite well, a hard-headed fighter as well as a skilled medic.
@@AzureMoebius22 I was talking more about the base Xenoblade Chronicles, without any of the expansion or sequel stuff. The original cut of the story is ultimately WHY Reyn seemed so intent on driving Shulk to realize his vision and end up with Zanza, even though there was clearly something more going on if anyone bothers to think about it for more than five seconds (it was also why Reyn was playing with the Monado in the beginning of the game; he was checking to see what it could and couldn't damage in order to gauge where it stood in terms of it's overall power). It was ultimately changed to Dickson being the heel and Reyn just being an idiot, and probably for the best since you'd be down two party members for the last act of the game if they'd gone with this as the plot twist (Reyn for the betrayal, and Sharla because she would've died to Reyn in order to make you want to kill him). Which means you'd not only be losing a tank, but your best healer as well.
@@SBaby Ah, my error. Either way, I also think Dickson does work better as the heel. Partly due to his seemingly limitless knowledge about the Bionis and his turn seems to have more of an impact than Reyn would have. Plus we have that famous moment after the fight with him, he doesn't want to give Shulk and the others the satisfaction of defeating him, but deep down he seems rather proud of how far Shulk has come and even believes that he can actually win against Zanza. On the note of Zanza's disciples, I'm wondering if the fight with Lorithia was made bad on purpose. Originally I just thought it was a balance issue or something, but no that fight's crappiness made its way into DE. Maybe the fight was intentionally made to be unfun to make Lorithia that much more hated.
a lot of JRPG god bosses are actually demiurges (because Japanese writers apparently love their gnosticism), but I guess they're still technically gods so it counts
A lot of these are mortals who gained godly powers. If Kefka counts anything goes. I always felt like SMT's depiction of YHVH and Yaldabaoth in Persona 5 (and other similar god bosses) arise in part from Japan's cultural fear of how the Christian god violently denies the existence of all other gods, having been originally brought in from outsiders.
In fact, I think the only genuine god final bosss in the numbered Final Fantasies are Cloud of Darkness, Necron, Orphan, and Bhunivelze. Unless there are ones I'm missing from 11 or 14.
@@MrAuthor3DSNecron to me is my image of fighting a God as the final boss. Seemingly a cold personification of Nihilism and Despair, more so a representation of an emotional experience that humans feel. Also, no mortal origin story and kinda Lovecraftian in design.
Satan for demon bosses Elysium for holy bosses (Maybe also as a fallen hero?) Aurelius for best fathers (Even when he died, his alternate timeline self continued trying to support his kids all the way until he died too.) Bunch of healers, dragons and elemental bosses too. (Vote from me for each of those would be Cleo, Chronos and the Greatwyrms respectively.)
Little surprised you didn't bring up Chrono cross, there are basically three gods in that game. Fate the computer that literally surpassed god, the dragon god(s) a single dragon deity that split in to seven lesser forms by said computer, and lavos (devowerer of time) who is basically a god of destruction.
2:35 I actually knew that before Legends Arceus came out, and it’s true in more ways that one. I learned that from VsBattlesWikia. 16:33 And also a Saurian, probably. 17:17 Amulets and Havik, the Mortal Kombat coincidences are piling up!
In my school vr game, there are 3 god bosses 1 is the Raiden shogun, which was more of a removal of the Skibidi Parasite fight next is Nhadakhan the Dijinn from Ninjago (at the time he can make his own wishes) which is a perthetic excuse of a boss and finally Jubileus who fight is in the Metal Gear Rising Revengance category
I'm... not entirely sure how much it counts, but the final boss of Mary Skelter Nightmares is a fight of _epic_ proportions. (Spoilers ahead) So... Snark. We hear about this dude _constantly_ throughout the game. The King of Nightmares, an unstoppable force that the Blood Team is repeatedly told to not fight against and to simply run away from. Eventually, we learn that Professor Tohjima, the man we (kinda) trusted since the beginning of the game, actually _is_ Snark... and is also an alien... and is also abysmally weak. He was hyping himself up _on purpose_ so that we would avoid him and let his plans go unhindered. Those plans? Use the white core that lays within the Jail's moon to become a god that would be able to recreate his dying homeworld; a task that was _supposed_ to be pulled off with the Theophil seeds alone, but was thwarted by their assimilation of human stories and concepts. And he actually kinda _succeeds._ When he uses the power of the Witchcraft (the white core in question), two things happen. One, Hikari (a sweet human girl that you meet at the start of the game and then reunite with near the end) is transformed into an angelic being _quite literally called a goddess_ on multiple accounts. Two, the Jail Nightmare is born: Snark fused with _the Jail Tower itself_ and that could very well pull off his desire to terraform the Earth for his people. And the fight is _utterly insane,_ utilizing a mechanic that was only utilized once before in the game: giant boss fights. As one may expect from a living tower, the Jail Nightmare is _gigantic,_ forcing the Blood Team to climb up to the top and chop away at him until he's no more. And as... easy to break as these giant battles are, the sheer scale remains unmatched through both of the game's sequels. You need Hikari's help to even _fight_ this thing, her creating the floating platforms you go between to slice this thing apart. And it has some very powerful attacks too, including Felony, an AOE magic attack that completely destroys any attempts at cheesing the fight with Cover. TL;DR: Go play Mary Skelter. The games are really fun and can even be kinda brutal sometimes, the characters are incredible, the OST is _god-tier,_ and it just kinda becomes a freaking _horror game_ at times, which is really cool for an Etrian Odyssey style dungeon crawler.
The whole thing with Bahamut in Dragalia was surprisingly that he wasn’t evil, but he was willing to go to extremes to stop Xenos. A fear that’s completely justified considering Xenos DID succeed at destroying the Multiverse, which is what Bahamut tried to prevent.
I'm more then a little bit surprised to not see a God Of War boss on this style of list but then again there are more than enough bosses from both the Greek and Norse series to be their own list.
man, youtube just autoplayed me into this man, i havent watched since 2016 for whatever reason but its good to see he's still going strong ill probably end up resubbing
If i made a list like that i would had made a bit different, like i would choose for number 2 most of the god boss fights of God of War from the Greek and Nordic sagas, and number 1 Ultima from Final Fantasy 16 cause from what i saw and understand he totally fits the description. Literally and metaphorically. Exploring the concept of divine in a not so complicated and not so obvious way, making it part of the main plot and not sound so obvious and making the its discovery and uncovering its origins more worth it. Chakravartin only reveals itself right in the ending, sort of, and almost no mentioning about or clue of its coming, just like in Final Fantasy 9 with Necron showing up in the ending, only difference is that its not a turn based kind of battle. Ultima boss fight is equally or even more, in my opinion, epic and glorious then Chakravartin. And the finally Ultima does not come in a full priced DLC that you had to wait till for how long and the story does not end incomplete like "to be continued", literally. Those are some of my points for why i think Ultima from Final Fantasy XVI works better than Chakravartin and why it should had been on this list, still an epic battle and villain the many armed Buddha like dude. Its just my opinion. Ok? With all due respect. Just my opinion. Ok?
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The fact that Chakravartin is the ONLY boss in Video Game History that has his OWN set of QTEs is just impressive.
yeah, when i first saw that, i thought they wanted me to do it for him, then i quickly learned that wasn't the case, it actually threw me for a loop since i hadn't seen it done before
>Necrodeus has left the server due to not being able hit those skull buttons
The final boss of Master Detective Archives: Raincode (a game by the danganronpa devs) also gets a couple :)
Still Ultima from Final Fantasy XVI explores both literal and metaphorical kinds of a god not only beign just a mythological kind. Exploring the concept of divine in a not so complicated and not so obvious way, making it part of the main plot and not sound so obvious and making the Discovery and uncovering its origins more worth it. And Chakravartin just reveal itself right in the ending, and almost no mentioning about or clue of its coming, just like in Final Fantasy 9 with Necron showing up in the ending, only difference is that its not a turn based kind of battle. Ultima boss fight is equally or even more, in my opinion, epic and glorious then Chakravartin. And the finally Ultima does not come in a full priced DLC that you had to wait till for how long and the story does not end incomplete like "to be continued", literally. Those are some of my points for why i think Ultima from Final Fantasy XVI works better than Chakravartin, still an epic battle and villain the many armed Buddha like dude but its just my opinion. Ok?
@@frasechicoouch, spoiler, I was saving money to buy that game
Genuinely impressed that he made a God bosses list without mentioning either SMT or Persona.
Would be too easy, might as well be its own niche list
@@postapocalypse0763 Doesn't matter if it's too easy, Shin Megami Tensei Persona is objectively the best game ever according to the entire internet, so him not putting it on here is blasphemy.
I did expect YHWH from SMT4A.
Canopus from Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker is pretty great too, except a bit too easy because to fight him, you have to Skill Crack the essences of the universe. Heat, Time, Space and Gravity. And with those in your arsenal, it's pretty easy.
Or really a lot of JRPGs
@@chrisdiokno5600 There is actually a 1 hour video by youtuber moon channel that kinda explains why you often fight gods in jrpgs and the hystory behind it, highly recommend it
You know the fight with Chakravarten is epic if it can be perfectly synced to some of the best music ever made. I'm referring to the fan videos that synced the fight with Jet Set Run from MHA and literally any of the Desperado themes from MGR.
yeah, there was one other AMV i found with it, but i forget what the music was
So this is a really minor thing about Chakravartin, but I really appreciate the contrasting colors between him and Asura during most of the fight
i mean, they are exact opposites, Chakravartin the creator and Asura the destroyer, it's pretty much in the names and titles they have
@@Leostar-Regaliuscorrection "Asura the Destructor" according Chakravartin
The only way I chose todefeat Arceus was through restarting the battle over again. Even though I wanted to throw my controller, catching Arceus that way just felt soooo much more satisfying
Josh finally got a list where he could put Chakaravardin on without having to leap through any hoops or block because of technicalites!
Man Capcom made it difficult with their DLC phase at the time (which they tone down for a slight bit, and yes i know the original idea but still).
@@WhiteDarkness3113 This is because Cyber Connect 2 wanted the game's story to be told like a TV show, meaning the final boss is meant to be the final episode. Thats why the final battle wasn't available at launch. Nice idea but it caused a downside.
Ok you legit had me dying of laughter at the "Zeus boy me God" joke, you nearly killed me.
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"what are we gonna fight the sun?"
"I WAS MAKING A JOKE?!"
The worst thing about the Hollow Knight is that they're meant to be a thoughtless being, without desire
But their desire to be what was required was the one gap in the armor that the Radiance squeezed through.
Hearing him finally actually having another character (after Jin) from the Xeno-series on a list makes me ridiculously happy!
16:18 What makes this fight one of my favorites is that the game's main protagonist, Ike, isn't royalty, or a god, or a vessel, he's just some mercenary.
The goddess of Order got pwned by a mercenary that fights for his friends
I always considered each "Arceus" to just be one of the eponymous "1001 hands"
Fits really. I never got that reference.
I wish I had a better word for what I’m describing by, but I’ve been loving the diversity of your most recent countdowns’ choices. DIO Over Heaven as an honorable mention? King Dynal as a number one choice earlier? Ocean Hunter? Etrian Odyssey? Dragalia Lost? Really liking it, shows a lot of new faces that definitely deserve acknowledgment.
Fun fact, Hades was, indeed, a blacksmith. He was not as good as Hephaistos, the god of blacksmiths, be he did enjoy it as a hobby to take his mind off the way he was treated so awfuly by the rest of the pantheon. Look at it that way, if there was a god of cards, it wouldn't means other gods couldn't play cards. Or, as a better example, Hermes was the god of travels (among other titles) but other gods regularly traveled.
Methinks, A hobby using a hammer is good for VENTING...
@@Ramsey276one True, and if we are truthful, Hades actually was quite the chill god. He wasn't really a good guy (none of that pantheon is really) but he was, with Artemis, one of those who screwed the less with both gods and humans. He wasn't perfect in any way, but most of the time, he ket to himself unlike, for example, Zeus and Hera who caused so much troubles for both godsand humans.
@@rebaxbayushi577 I think he only become mad when someone try to mess with life and death?
@@arran4285 That's what makes him furious. What makes him mad is messing with him or his loved ones. The thing is, almost no mortals dare do it, only gods, and since they always group up when he try to defend himself, he learned not to show how mad he is. Yeah, Hades, in that mythology, is the biggest bully victim there is and it show not only the powerless can be bullied. Hades is extremely powerful after all, way more than other gods like Hephaïstos or Aphrodite. Only major gods like Poseidon or Zeus are as strong as him and few would dare fight him one-on-one.
@@arran4285There are actually two ways to anger Hades. The first one, as you said, is to try and cheat death (or disrupt the cycle of such). The second way, as Theseus and Pirithous learned, was to try and abduct/harass his wife Persephone.
I’m really shocked there wasn’t a persona or shin megami tensei boss fight, because those series are all about fighting gods!
yeah, especially the one from P5
Especially against The Biblical God Yahweh as the final boss
in Megami Tensei II, Shin Megami Tensei II, and Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse, the best part is, he's actually set as the Main Antagonist throughout the Shin Megami Tensei series, minus the Persona series since its more of a spin-off.
So if we're doing hard bosses next ... I'll just let this quote speak for itself:
"I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella - and I have never known defeat!"
God of war: everyone
Pokemon:arcues in legends
Fate samurai: Gilgamesh
Tales of series: Maxwell
Fire emblem: grima Medues Rhea etc
Kirby: literally everything
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Gilgamesh is more of a demigod, but yeah, it was dope.
If we're bringing Fate into this then the Tiamat and ORT fights in FGO moght be better examples?
@@Tfbrave Sadly, FGO is a gacha game and nobody cares about gacha games unless they're called Genshin Impact
@@thomasthecoolkid7228 Dragalia lost was a gacha game......
I thought Zeus was going to be on the list. All Things Considered you fought Zeus multiple times in God of War and the climatic battle and the power of Hope and such
Me too.
I heard Zeus is the 14th greatest video game villain
Nope. According to Josh, it makes "100%" sense to have "Man Become God" / "False Gods" Fights than actual Mythological Gods!🤦♂️🤦♂️🧑⚕️
So....Kid Icarus Uprising Hades, FF6 Kefka and Asura's Wrath Chakravartain....why am i NOT shockdd these 3 made the list.
4:19 I actually remember playing the Simpsons Game as a kid. The story was crazy, the characters were very fun to play as, and the references to both video game history and the show itself were great.
I feel like the Princess from "Slay the Princess" could get at least an honorable mention on a list like this.
“A JRPG isn’t a JRPG unless it ends with Teenagers using the power of friendship to kill God!”-Yahtzee Croshaw
Or in the first entry on this list's case, put God on a ranch so everyone can gawk at it
Maybe not your cup of tea, but have you considered a list of "heroic traitors"? You know, people that were on the villains' side but ultimately helped the heroes win?
Here's some nominations of mine, if you decide to (LOTS OF SPOILERS):
- Byrne (The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks)
- Dusknoir (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky)
- Veyle (Fire Emblem Engage)
- M (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)
- Akira Howard (Astral Chain)
- Major Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid 3)
- Beat (The World Ends With You)
- Xion (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
- Balder (Bayonetta 2)
- Sumire Yoshizawa/Violet (Persona 5 Royal)
A bit disappointed by the lack of Megami Tensei bosses like Brahman from Digital Devil Saga 2, Shekinah from SMT Strange Journey, Yahweh from SMT IV:F/A and Matter Lucifer (he absorbed Yahweh and transcended his existence, making him either a god or a being beyond a god) from SMT V. From gameplay perspective at the very least these are excellent bosses, while only Brahman and Yahweh have a more grand scale of spectacle.
If I had to give my own favorite, it'd have to be Kat Kraydel from Yo-Kai Watch 2. Idk if it counts, but you do go through basically heaven to get to them, so probably... Though, their fight is ALSO hard as balls, since they have attacks that hit your whole front row, and can lock your wheel down so you can't cure status effects. It's a SUPER hard fight, that I've only seen pulled off using teams specifically to counter that.
I’m genuinely surprised you’ve never mentioned Kefka’s FF14 fight(s) as far as I recall. It’s definitely a fun interpretation of the boss brought into both 3D and MMO format, at least in my opinion
I'm glad to see Etrian Odyssey referenced here. That series was one of the few I've followed over the years and more people should know about.
One game I'm surprised didn't get onto the list at all is from Crosscode. You get a literal god fight against the four minor gods and the main god at the end of the last dungeon of the game in the DLC and there's the fight against the Avatar that's the climax of the main game.
Asura's wrath was that game where i felt that the bosses are literally out of this world in terms of power and scale of fights.
Even though it didn't make it on the list, I'm happy that Void Termina was acknowledged in the number transition. I consider the final fight against it in the highest difficulty of Kirby Star Allies' arena mode to be the best Kirby boss, and given the kinds of final battles Kirby has on a regular basis, _that's saying a lot_. Not only is the fight itself pretty fun and varied (and the music really good, with the final phase having a rather somber track that lasts 6 minutes by itself), but the idea of Void reincarnating in different forms depending on the amount of positive and negative energy gathered is super fascinating from a lore perspective (and also implies that Void might turn into a 2nd Kirby-like being because of the core mimicking Kirby's face, which is wild).
I've always interpreted Void Termina being literally another incarnation of Kirby, with time/space shenanigans in play. As in, Kirby defeating Void Termina in the present of that game leading to his own creation as the Kirby that showed up at the beginning of the series in the past, and/or Void Termina being the Kirby of a different dimensional causality.
@@Shalakor Personally, I've never seen Void as literally being the same entity as Kirby. To me, Kirby seems related to Void in a similar sense to how Tigers and Leopards are related (they're both mammals/cats, but otherwise distinct animals). I think this way because while Kirby is a being of seemingly infinite possibilities (like Void) with his copy ability, his powers by default aren't as grandiose, which suggests to me that the two aren't quite the same. Plus, while the connection to Kirby during Void's boss fight is very clear, it feels more symbolic of Void being inspired by Kirby's heart rather than it being literally the same Kirby we know and love. The boss fight music heavily uses Green Greens, which is indeed Kirby's theme, but it also heavily uses the Song of Supplication, a theme associated with Hyness's Religion, which indicates Void becoming what Hyness wanted it to be: a vengeful God that would smite the universe out of bitter rage. Likewise, Green Greens indicates Void starting to become what Kirby wants it to be: a friend.
Regardless, I think the fact tha we're having this discussion is proof of how awesome and interesting Void is as a concept.
Okay
I'm already at Number 10 and I immediately wanna say this:
I've fought Number 10 twice in this game Josh is talking about (not saying for spoiler reasons).
Simply put, I beat the boss on my personal file, receiving the reward for it...
And then my friend wanted to beat the boss himself, but couldn't, so he asked me to take them down when he learned I did so.
Simply put, squaring off against the boss twice and coming out on top both times (with fewer tries the second time) was so very satisfying because it felt like I'd taken down almost everything the game had to offer (minus the sidequests, which, given I decided to start over, means I won't have 100%...yet)
Asura’s Wrath is such a gem. Not a great game, but amazing as a story.
The thing with Bahamut in dragalia gets increasingly more interesting when you know that throughout the several cygames titles, he is always destroying and remaking worlds.
"Rebirth and destruction, here at my command. Rebirth and destruction, again and again."
This takes the term “Divine Intervention” to a whole other level.
VISIL: ALL FORESTFOLK IN THE LABYRINTH MUST BE EXTERMINATED!! EXTERMINATE!! EXTERMINATE!!
PC: ...wait, God's a peppershaker?
I just realized how much Hades reminds me of the version of Alucard from Hellsing
This is just me personally but Inominat from Tales of Berseria
TLDR: Inominat has the power to manipulate the hearts and minds of the people, Arthur (the main antagonist) Sacrificed Velvet's brother Laphicet to give Inominat a new body which set off the events of the whole game, he also set up Therion demons who would feed off the wild roaming demons and generate limitless malevolence for Inominat to feed off and grow stronger. Later Arthur is able to use Inominat to suppress the wills of an entire city, causing them to only live for practicality and not emotion. Including one guy throwing himself off a cliff for not being useful.
So of course the final boss is Arthur, then Arthur fused with Inominat. Plenty of powerful attacks, you need to be constantly on your toes, dodging and striking when you have the chance. It's borderline unfair at points but once you finish it you get one of the best endings in gaming history.
It's going to be a godly list
Absolutely Divine
Be merciful with his choices.
Booo
I throw a tomato!
@@AmericanBrit9834 “get off the stage”
Asura's "Extend arm" moment has to be one of the best-feeling moments in a boss battle... possibly in any game, ever.
One honorable mention I'd like to bring up is YHVH from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. In a series where you collect and fight gods like trading cards (sometimes literally), YHVH is special in a few ways. First, he's one of two bosses in the game who uses fully animated 3D models instead of 2D sprites, which is already jarring enough - the only other character who does that is Shesha, who I'm made to understand is the entity who destroys all of creation at the end of each cycle. Second, he's the ONLY fight in the game (aside from the DLC fight against the superboss Stephen) in which you swap back and forth between two parties in order to fight him. You and your demons alone don't cut it, you need the help of the cast of the previous game (two of whom were previously the leaders of the Law and Chaos factions, and also the final bosses of their game).
Lastly, you don't fight him in the way you fight everything else. You can't just hit him really hard, partly because he resists *everything* except Almighty - forcing you to use a special ability to slowly lower his resistances in order to be able to do damage with anyone other than your main character - but also because he's different from every other demon in the game. You have to use the human power of "Understanding" and, either by yourself or with the help of your allies, refute every claim he makes to godhood in order to lower him to the level of a demon. You have to reject every lie and excuse he makes and expose him for what he truly is, literally altering reality in order to make him vulnerable. And when you finally do whittle him down, he goes from the infinite golden visage of the almighty to just another demon, albeit a terrifying one that can wipe you off the face of the universe if you aren't careful (and sometimes even if you are). He's one of the hardest mandatory bosses in SMT, and he really makes you feel like you're confronting the lord almighty.
Also anyone who tries to say his name gets censored by the universe itself. Nobody else in SMT history has ever gotten that treatment. That alone speaks volumes if you ask me.
Honorable mentions:
1-Nireid
Tales of Eternia
2-Ende
Super Robot Wars X
3-Chaos
Sonic Adventure
4-Kali-Yuga
Super Robot Wars UX
5-Nevanlinna
Super Robot Wars V
6-Galactus
Marvel Vs Capcom 3
7-Shinnok
Mortal Kombat X
8-Necron
Final Fantasy IX
9-Hades
Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2
10-Ogre/True Ogre
Tekken 3
Waiting for the eldritch bosses list if that one hasn't been done yet!
"Who did you expect in the end of all this? God? The Devil, perhaps? No... It's just... *ME* "
5:57
Fun fact: In the PS2 version of The Simpsons Game, the "Hii" console is called the "I Am".
i like to give a mention to the Galeem and Dharkon fight from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2 gods in 1 fight
they even hate each other, making it possible for one to hurt to other
Here I was thinking there's no way we can get through a god boss list without a FF game. And I was right.
Happy to see Dragalia and Xenoblade on here too though!!! More love for my games. The Pokémon entry was also a treat.
30:58 That's another SaltyDKDan Friendlocke reference! I doubt it's hinting towards anything but I'd watch you stream a friendlocke in a heartbeat!
Also for another top 10 idea I'm thinking Knights, that'd probably be fun
The fact that your co-writer beat that bastard with a free to play team in what I can only assume is another gacha game from hell is a massive flex.
Hey! It's nice to see Octopath at least get an honorable mention :)
19:54 Yeah, I don't know how Radiance thought this was a good idea
2: If I did not have heard about FF VI beforehand, I´ve might enjoyed this fight more.
3: A boss fight with great comedy
8: Really enjoyable boss
9: Entertaining boss.
Nice list, but there are some obvious bosses missing. Yami or Nyx Avatar for instance are missing (I would put them over that Simpsons boss fight).
I'd argue that Jubileus could have easily been a full on part of this list, she's always so big, creates black holes that instantly kill you if you are sucked in and have to start over. She constantly alters the entire terrain, and even after you kill her by punching her soul into the sun, after summoning another goddess yourself-with some help-it's still not over as her body is falling to Earth and if you don't destroy it, the Earth will be destroyed itself.
i have a particular interpretation of chakravartin having his own qtes that i'm surprised i don't see elsewhere, but to be fair it has to do with a somewhat uncommon idea in gaming that the real world is a higher plain of reality inhabited by beyond god like beings compared to even god like beings in video games themselves, and by applying this to chakravartin, him having access to the players mechanics means he is so godlike that he's on our level, that his true form is practically a real person.
One of my favorite God Bosses of all time is the final battle between Zeus in God of War III.
What good timing, cause I started on an art piece for the final boss of an event in an Art Game I play. And She happens to be the Goddess of Life! And she is mad!!!
7:35 - Also give the assist on that to Reyn, since he also constantly pushed Shulk toward freeing Zanza. Now I know the reason for this was that in the original cut of the story, Reyn was going to be the Disciple and not Dickson (literally the reason why he kept telling Shulk to stop overthinking things). But they changed it at the last minute because they felt that it would be cruel to cut the party by two members (Reyn and Sharla, who would've been killed by Reyn in the reveal) during the last act of the story.
So because of the change he wasn't a villain anymore, just a moron.
...better or worse???
@@Ramsey276one Probably better, even though I do criticize Reyn's dialogue and wish it was changed a bit in order to reflect the change in the story. But at least now I understand why it was like that.
I honestly prefer the role Reyn got.
Spoiler for Future Redeemed.
While yes, he comes off as an idiot, but he's an idiot with a heart of gold. Always willing to throw himself in the line of fire for the sake of his friends. And let's not forget how he, of all people, manages to understand and console Sharla the most. Not only that, but he also was a skilled warrior in the war that predates 3, and even has a daughter with Sharla, who is shown to take after both her parents quite well, a hard-headed fighter as well as a skilled medic.
@@AzureMoebius22 I was talking more about the base Xenoblade Chronicles, without any of the expansion or sequel stuff. The original cut of the story is ultimately WHY Reyn seemed so intent on driving Shulk to realize his vision and end up with Zanza, even though there was clearly something more going on if anyone bothers to think about it for more than five seconds (it was also why Reyn was playing with the Monado in the beginning of the game; he was checking to see what it could and couldn't damage in order to gauge where it stood in terms of it's overall power).
It was ultimately changed to Dickson being the heel and Reyn just being an idiot, and probably for the best since you'd be down two party members for the last act of the game if they'd gone with this as the plot twist (Reyn for the betrayal, and Sharla because she would've died to Reyn in order to make you want to kill him). Which means you'd not only be losing a tank, but your best healer as well.
@@SBaby Ah, my error.
Either way, I also think Dickson does work better as the heel. Partly due to his seemingly limitless knowledge about the Bionis and his turn seems to have more of an impact than Reyn would have.
Plus we have that famous moment after the fight with him, he doesn't want to give Shulk and the others the satisfaction of defeating him, but deep down he seems rather proud of how far Shulk has come and even believes that he can actually win against Zanza.
On the note of Zanza's disciples, I'm wondering if the fight with Lorithia was made bad on purpose. Originally I just thought it was a balance issue or something, but no that fight's crappiness made its way into DE. Maybe the fight was intentionally made to be unfun to make Lorithia that much more hated.
Wait a minute… Chakravartin’s main method of attack is just… *_extreme_* tennis? With their fists?
Darn it, I had hoped to see a Hyperdimension Neptunia boss here, considering the main cast IS made out of Godesses. One day Kurome, one cay.
Maybe that’s why we haven’t gotten Kid Icarus Uprising or Asura’s Wrath on modern consoles yet: *They fear their power.*
I think Death is a terrifying boss type though we could go all out with death in all media from games to movies to tv shows.
a lot of JRPG god bosses are actually demiurges (because Japanese writers apparently love their gnosticism), but I guess they're still technically gods so it counts
A lot of these are mortals who gained godly powers. If Kefka counts anything goes. I always felt like SMT's depiction of YHVH and Yaldabaoth in Persona 5 (and other similar god bosses) arise in part from Japan's cultural fear of how the Christian god violently denies the existence of all other gods, having been originally brought in from outsiders.
In fact, I think the only genuine god final bosss in the numbered Final Fantasies are Cloud of Darkness, Necron, Orphan, and Bhunivelze. Unless there are ones I'm missing from 11 or 14.
@@MrAuthor3DS Originally Hades was going to be the final boss of FF 9, but they changed their minds and made him a super boss.
@@MrAuthor3DSNecron to me is my image of fighting a God as the final boss. Seemingly a cold personification of Nihilism and Despair, more so a representation of an emotional experience that humans feel. Also, no mortal origin story and kinda Lovecraftian in design.
4:21 Actually one of the first games I EVER played. Sadly it was *long* before I'd understand any of its many, many references.
Now I'm wondering what other lists Dragalia bosses can fit on (unfortunately Volke and the twins missed their opportunity).
Giant bosses for sure with Phraegonoth or Chronos (different from GoW Kronos), Dragon bosses (obviously) and any of the elemental boss lists
Satan for demon bosses
Elysium for holy bosses (Maybe also as a fallen hero?)
Aurelius for best fathers (Even when he died, his alternate timeline self continued trying to support his kids all the way until he died too.)
Bunch of healers, dragons and elemental bosses too. (Vote from me for each of those would be Cleo, Chronos and the Greatwyrms respectively.)
Well they would absolutely have a spot on a dragons tier list i feel
Level 1: Save a cat
Final level: Kill God!
Speaking of which, Ultima from Final Fantasy 16 would be my choice for this list.
All the TFS clips in this video...
*Chef kiss*
Goes to number 1 right at the transition i get a pizza ad that was perfect comedic timing
Sir Gideon ofnir: a human cannot kill a god
Every jrpg protagonist: hold my consumable healing item
I was hoping to see Odin from God of War here. That was one helluva boss fight.
Little surprised you didn't bring up Chrono cross, there are basically three gods in that game. Fate the computer that literally surpassed god, the dragon god(s) a single dragon deity that split in to seven lesser forms by said computer, and lavos (devowerer of time) who is basically a god of destruction.
Anyone ever fought Bhunivelze from Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13?
So super satisfying to take him down!
2:35 I actually knew that before Legends Arceus came out, and it’s true in more ways that one. I learned that from VsBattlesWikia.
16:33 And also a Saurian, probably.
17:17 Amulets and Havik, the Mortal Kombat coincidences are piling up!
Fighting with God if you're religious must have a different feeling. You go from praying for repentance to dishing out your own righteous vitriol.
Honestly when I saw that Kefka wasn't number one, i knew itd be Chakravartin.
In my school vr game, there are 3 god bosses 1 is the Raiden shogun, which was more of a removal of the Skibidi Parasite fight next is Nhadakhan the Dijinn from Ninjago (at the time he can make his own wishes) which is a perthetic excuse of a boss and finally Jubileus who fight is in the Metal Gear Rising Revengance category
I'm... not entirely sure how much it counts, but the final boss of Mary Skelter Nightmares is a fight of _epic_ proportions. (Spoilers ahead)
So... Snark. We hear about this dude _constantly_ throughout the game. The King of Nightmares, an unstoppable force that the Blood Team is repeatedly told to not fight against and to simply run away from. Eventually, we learn that Professor Tohjima, the man we (kinda) trusted since the beginning of the game, actually _is_ Snark... and is also an alien... and is also abysmally weak. He was hyping himself up _on purpose_ so that we would avoid him and let his plans go unhindered. Those plans? Use the white core that lays within the Jail's moon to become a god that would be able to recreate his dying homeworld; a task that was _supposed_ to be pulled off with the Theophil seeds alone, but was thwarted by their assimilation of human stories and concepts.
And he actually kinda _succeeds._ When he uses the power of the Witchcraft (the white core in question), two things happen. One, Hikari (a sweet human girl that you meet at the start of the game and then reunite with near the end) is transformed into an angelic being _quite literally called a goddess_ on multiple accounts. Two, the Jail Nightmare is born: Snark fused with _the Jail Tower itself_ and that could very well pull off his desire to terraform the Earth for his people. And the fight is _utterly insane,_ utilizing a mechanic that was only utilized once before in the game: giant boss fights. As one may expect from a living tower, the Jail Nightmare is _gigantic,_ forcing the Blood Team to climb up to the top and chop away at him until he's no more. And as... easy to break as these giant battles are, the sheer scale remains unmatched through both of the game's sequels. You need Hikari's help to even _fight_ this thing, her creating the floating platforms you go between to slice this thing apart. And it has some very powerful attacks too, including Felony, an AOE magic attack that completely destroys any attempts at cheesing the fight with Cover.
TL;DR: Go play Mary Skelter. The games are really fun and can even be kinda brutal sometimes, the characters are incredible, the OST is _god-tier,_ and it just kinda becomes a freaking _horror game_ at times, which is really cool for an Etrian Odyssey style dungeon crawler.
Odin in Jotun is not trying to smite you down. He is testing you.
I knew a diety boss fight list would be made at done point.
Kinda surprised that YHWH from Shin Megami Tensei didn't even make the honorable mentions list, considering that he's an enemy in so many.
Think he ever tried dressing up like Kefka
Once again I'm surprised not to see SMT.
1:53 - I'll take 'Web Animations That Aged Poorly' for 500, ghost Alex!
I expect the next Top Ten list to be *Top Ten Superbosses*
Wow. I'm surprised the final boss from P5 didn't make the list
I'll admit. I was hoping for Yaldabaoth or even the Demiurge from Strikers.
Heck, the God of Light, Bhunivelze I think deserved to be here.
I'm surprised Brahmin from Digital Devil Saga 2 didn't make it despite it being an awesome boss fight against the literal essense of hinduism.
after seeing Athena on the Devils countdown, I was fully expecting either Hydaelyn or The Twelve on here.
Oh. I just remembered Detheven from Breath of Fire 2.
And Myria/Tyr from Breath of Fire 1.
You should do a list on the Longest Video Game Raids. Like WoW's raids and Destiny's Raids
The whole thing with Bahamut in Dragalia was surprisingly that he wasn’t evil, but he was willing to go to extremes to stop Xenos. A fear that’s completely justified considering Xenos DID succeed at destroying the Multiverse, which is what Bahamut tried to prevent.
Feel like if anyone hurt Josh's kid he would go FULL ASURA'S WRATH on them. Just a hunch...
Ashera just stole my heart.
Is that a new Intro !?
It's so smooth
Kinda wish Shiva from SMT5 would have at least been an honorable mention....
Brahma from Digital Devil Saga is an INCREDIBLE boss
Let's be real here, we all knew the number 1 pick! This list was practically made for him!
Never change, Josh, never change! 😊
I'm more then a little bit surprised to not see a God Of War boss on this style of list but then again there are more than enough bosses from both the Greek and Norse series to be their own list.
I thought there was going to be a persona god in the list. Still a great video.
22:50 And this is just the best part of the video hands down.
What do you call Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo when they're depressed?
The Moddy dark crusaders.
16:01 A KABOOM fakeout!!!!!
man, youtube just autoplayed me into this man, i havent watched since 2016 for whatever reason but its good to see he's still going strong ill probably end up resubbing
If i made a list like that i would had made a bit different, like i would choose for number 2 most of the god boss fights of God of War from the Greek and Nordic sagas, and number 1 Ultima from Final Fantasy 16 cause from what i saw and understand he totally fits the description. Literally and metaphorically. Exploring the concept of divine in a not so complicated and not so obvious way, making it part of the main plot and not sound so obvious and making the its discovery and uncovering its origins more worth it. Chakravartin only reveals itself right in the ending, sort of, and almost no mentioning about or clue of its coming, just like in Final Fantasy 9 with Necron showing up in the ending, only difference is that its not a turn based kind of battle. Ultima boss fight is equally or even more, in my opinion, epic and glorious then Chakravartin. And the finally Ultima does not come in a full priced DLC that you had to wait till for how long and the story does not end incomplete like "to be continued", literally. Those are some of my points for why i think Ultima from Final Fantasy XVI works better than Chakravartin and why it should had been on this list, still an epic battle and villain the many armed Buddha like dude. Its just my opinion. Ok? With all due respect. Just my opinion. Ok?
Never realized that we were actually dealing with an avatar of Arceus and not the actual one. It actually makes a lot of sense too
That Simpsons fight was the bane of my existence as a kid