IMPORTANT: I made a mistake while editing crediting myself as the editor behind the Earth Dragon entry. The editor was actually ClassyEditing! My sincerest apologies for the egregious oversight. That was not my intention!
For Clayface dying in the Lazarus Pit: The pit’s chemicals can restore a dying person, but will kill a healthy/living person. Although Clayface wasn’t exactly “healthy” by most standards, he was still very much alive when he fell into the pit. He would have to already be dying before entering it for the chemicals to restore him.
Man, my boy Cragalanche kinda got done dirty here. An explosive rock boss from Kid Icarus: Uprising serving under Viridi as one of the commanders for the Forces of Nature, he has a rock-solid set of attacks, from burrowing under the earth, firing rock projectiles, and literally shooting himself towards you. Definitely someone you had to be on your toes for, and the classic KI:U dialogue adds that cherry on top to this pretty nice boss. Kinda wish he got an honorable mention at least, but oh well.
Not gonna lie, I wish it was Shattered Dimensions Sandman. This guy starts the fight off by summoning a tornado whivh you have to take down with water barrels, and then he shrinks and summons sand clones, before taking the battle to a mine where you save miners from a drilling machine, and he chases you out the mine before vacuuming you into a tornado where you fight him and his three heads. The Insomniac one is more cinematic, but the Shattered Dimensions one is more creative in my opinion
I believe Shara Ishvalda from MH Iceborn can fit into the list : - He has a rocky outer shell - He can manipulate and even liquify the ground with vibrations - His attacks in his first form causes the Arena to change due to the sheer power - He shares many characteristics with underground creatures
In the Iceborne story, Shara Ishvalda is also responsible for creating seismic actions aka earthquakes; causing various monsters and fellow elder dragons to wake up and cause Mayham
Agreed. Velocity trumps mass. I want to see and earth themed sniper character who shoots pebbles like bullets. Or maybe flint tipped arrows. Hiding under the dirt only to pop out and shoot.
josh should do a list of traumatized bosses, bosses who are driven to do what they do cause of some moment in life that left them scarred and broken, unable to think clearly or maybe their original personality died due to it. some examples... baldur from GoW, sephiroth... and we all know who'd be #1... kefka.
Shara Ishvalda, the Elder dragon at the heart of Monster Hunter Iceborn’s story. Starting out covered in a rocky outer shell of armor, what lies within is a tree like dragon with power over sound. Shara ishvalda uses its sonic prowess to basically earthbend, pulverizing the arena floor into quicksand and turning the Mountian the fight takes place in into a crater. In monster hunter, the strongest Elder Dragons are akin to incarnate forces of nature, and Shara Ishvalda is a living earthquake.
in fairness to clayface, by the time you square up against batman, turning into something doesn't really help anymore, and brute force was, depending on the iteration, always in his kit. besides his ability to disguise he was also supposedly only middling on legitimate acting. on Zaganaga, i have handled an industrial sandblaster before, that would have peeled link to the bone.
10. Reminds me that I can't wait for Monster Month II. 9. Remember. Clayface being disguised as Joker was rehashed for Batman the Dark Knight (The comics) 8. Funny how the trailer showing the initial release date showed claws like Mole Knight's instead of the Dust Knuckles in the final game. 7. Seriously funny that his weapon of choice is some kind of hook or anchor. Instead of say a hammer (Not that I'm complaining. It helps him standout from other earth bosses like him) 6. That's one crazy cactus. 5. No comment. 4. Aw yes. The one at the bottom of QG & Green Scorpion's Best Battle Network Netnavis list. 3. Those eyes. Reminds me of the moon from Majora's Mask. 2. And I can feel the internet's rage against the PS5 Pro. HM. The Quaggled Mireclops feels like an evolved form of the Creeping Chrysanthemum from Pikmin 2. 1. I wish I could make an Attack On Titan joke. But I don't know how to word it.
Honorable Mentions: *Shara Ishvalda - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne -What looks like a giant stone monster is actually just a rocky shell. When said armor falls off, it reveals it's true form and the 2nd phase begins. It's able to turn the ground into quicksand that slows you down, which Shara Ishvalda is able to combo with it's ability to fire seismic beams from its wingtips. And if a seismic beam or it's wingtips hit a patch of quicksand, said quicksand will explode. And as if that wasn't enough, it can throw a seismic spirit bomb that covers most of the arena. *Cragalanche - Kid Icarus Uprising -[Insert Flanders using "butt" synonyms from The Simpsons clip here]
About the earth dragon, you could say that the fire represent magma, the laser is made of light so it represent crystal (think of prism) and for the electric attack it could represent the crystal know as lithium. When you think about it, earth as an element has a lot of potential.
...yeah the moment I heard "Earth bosses" I wasn't surprised that Titan from 16 was at the top. Josh LITERALLY said that he was making him number one once he found enough earth bosses to compete XD
Hey, if the uploader is reading this, and is planning to do a "top 10 scariest bosses from non horror games" list this october, may I suggest Drawcia from "kirby: canvas curse" as a potential member of the list? The final level that acts as a prelude to fighting the paint witch should also count as part of the experience, as spatters of bright colors making up a decidedly dystopian landscape seems like a failed attempt an happiness by an insane mind. Among other things...
Nice list. Some suggestions I can come up with are Groudon (specifically from Mystery Dungeon 2), Sillydillo from Forgotten Land, Jiao from Tales of Xillia (or Dohalim from Arise)
Steven STONE emerald. Mario Galaxy big pointy rock man. MegaMan himself as he's rock Fire emblem earth dragons in shadow dragon and especially grima who eats gods for breakfast Does Gaia count from god of war? Or chronos Ff anytime Someone uses meteorite
Megaman's name is Rock but it's a music genre reference, not the element. For added proof...his sister's name is Roll and his predecessor was Blues. Steven also used Steel-types, not Rock- or Ground-types. So neither of those count.
@@25ErixWhile it is true that Steven Stone specializes in Steel-Types, his iconic team from _Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald_ as well as _Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire_ is composed of the following Pokémon; Skarmory - Steel/Flying Claydol - Ground/Psychic Aggron - Steel/Rock Cradily - Rock/Grass Armaldo - Rock/Bug Metagross - Steel/Psychic Not to mention, in _Black 2/White 2's_ Pokémon World Tournament, he has his old team, but substitutes his Skarmory for an Archeops [Rock/Flying] and his Claydol for an Excadrill [Ground/Steel]. Oh, and when you rematch him in _Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire,_ his Cradily and Armaldo are substituted for Carbink [Rock/Fairy] and Aerodactyl [Rock/Flying]. Straight from the Bulbapedia Trivia section on Steven; _"Despite being a Steel-type specialist, all of Steven's teams feature just as many or more Rock-type Pokémon."_
For October's list you should add the Deer God (from Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion) to the list. He can go through walls, float, teleport through dimensions and has both an entertaining kill screen and a fun soundtrack.
Hell yeah for FF16 Titan sitting on the summit of Countdown Mountain, and yes, my PS5 too was starting to go into Jet Engine mode during the extra high intensity of the game
Ras Al Ghul in The Animated Series stated in The Demon's Head (Part 1 or 2 i forget) that the Lazarus Pit can save the live of someone near death, but it will take the life of someone healthy.
Kid Danger: *wearing his mighty pup movie outfit and points with his hoof* that is the Dreidel sing you are playing! What the hell?! I'm a Jewish Pegasus and how dare you play that sing!
4:33 IIRC I looked up clayface in the Arkham series and as it turns out he didn't actually die, just stuck in a state of limbo, alive but unable to shape shift due to the effects of the pit. So he got removed from the story that way technically, but, again IIRC, he was used to clean up the scars on Hush because he could still be used that way. I stopped and double checked wikis, I think I'm right but take it with some salt, there's more Arkham media than the games (which are already pretty robust already) and IDK where his fate was revealed.
Next Top 10 Boss List: Hunter Bosses, I.e. bosses whose theme and battle revolves around hunting, either stealthily or savage. Examples Kraven the Hunter (Spider-Man 2), Elite Predator (Aliens vs Predator 2), Lictor (Space Marine 2), etc
Fun fact about Mole Knight, he appears in the prequel game, Shovel Knight Dig, looking much different than he does now. Before donning his flaming armor, Mole Knight once wore an aquatic suit and was one of the Hexcavators alongside the likes of Tinker Knight and Drill Knight. During the true ending of the game, Mole Knight decided to switch from a watery diver to a fiery excavator, jumping in the lava from Smeltworks.
i was gonna say that since there have been so many Top 10 bosses based on the elements i have been wondering about a top 10 Ghost/spirit Bosses in games? :)
@@micahheyward5342 Thank you, afterall as Josh said next month is halloween so it would be a best way to celebrate with a top 10 Ghost/spirit bosses. ^_^
For Sandman.ExE for battle network for those who don't know. As seen in the entry you can use water based chips to keep him in place but you can also use electric type chips on him to double the damage too and he'll be stunned too.
0:10 🙌🏼💯😆😁 🫶🏼Made my day. I’ve been waiting for this Josh,thank you for taking my suggestion,god bless you. 😊🙏🏼 Also about the Top Ten Mech bosses,they have to be ehither a human pilot controlling the mech ((Gundam or Armored Core)) or a sentient robot ((transformers or Super Robot Wars OG)).
Judging from how spectacular the bosses from FF16 are, Josh certainly did publish some boss lists too soon beforehand. (Giant, Fire, and Dragon Bosses (respectively) from what I’ve heard in his tweets and streams being just a few of them)
If you plan to do prehistoric or futuristic bosses at some point, then you definitely need the AI professors from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on those lists. I was gonna say the aggressive Koraidon and Miraidon battles alone, but then I remembered that the battle is scripted to win. I'd find it cooler if it was possible to lose, but I still enjoy it.
I am happy that Sandman in Insomnia Spider Man 2 is on the list, but I also think Sandman in Spider Man Shattered Dimensions is also a worthy candidate. In that game, with the fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos in hand, Marko has become powerful. Too powerful, in fact, as he became a sand hurricane, and as his consciousness has spread too thin, multiple faces formed, arguing with conflicting thoughts to each other until one of them tells the others to be quiet. Spider-Man can cling to the flying debris in the sand hurricane, but to damage him, just grab some water barrels and yeet them to Sandman's face and beat him up. Defeat him, and the fragment is yours.
Hey, nice video josh! Very much agree with most picks, ESPECIALLY number 1. I'm likely not gonna be seen by anyone anyways, but whatever, here's a few of my picks: * Azdaha (genshin impact): Defnetly an interesting and cinematic fight, with the usual highlight of genshin's weekly bosses: A killer soundtrack! Though, he loses points, because his more impressive attacks happen to be the ones where he deviates from the earth theme. Special mention to the game's 2 other earth bosses, Golden Wolflord and Geo Hypostasis, for using the theme in different ways including sandstorms and seismic shockwaves, respectively. * Successor of the Throat (code vein): the last successor fight, and it delivers on everything those end up being - difficult, but not to bullsh!t levels, a fun fight, and PARTICULARLY emotionally charged (you'll learn what I mean if you ever play it). The fact she deals physical damage makes her interesting, as the other successors had multiple elements for you to prepare for, while she doesn't have any you can defend against, and her ability to inflict leak (essentially steady mana drain) makes her one giant threat, even to melee builds. * Astra Rahu & Ketu (giga wrecker): Nice design and fight, and stands at a point where the story starts to take some turns; but, unfortunately, aside from being a tunneling mechanical sandworm that can spit flaming boulders, the earth element isn't really used much. Still, I appreciate the work you've done and am very much looking forward to october's content!
I don't exacty know what chain of associations led me from this video to my thought, but Industry Bosses might make an interesting future countdown. Baddies and opponents fighting with industrial machinery, processing equipment, all sorts of heavy metal and brutal fire; bonus points if the fight thematically reflects the impersonal, amoral nature of the chase for efficiency and production inherent in industry. Heisenberg from RE:Village, Chairman Drek from Ratchet&Clanck, many Blackrock Foundry bosses in WoW...
I do admit I saw Titan Lost coming to be in this list given how massive and awesome his fight but I do love fighting Titan in Final Fantasy XV as well, especially with how Noctis is fighting a massive giant on his own and it’s awesome. 😊
Honestly, I was expecting Shara Ishvalda from Monster Hunter Iceborne even if as an Honorable mention, sadden he didn't make the list. He starts the fight covered in rock amor, is a living Earthquake, his attacks shape the arena and if you subscribe to online theories regarding him and Safi'Jiiva in relation to the tale of the Five then Shara Ishvalda is supposed to be the Dragon of Mountains.
I enjoy the clayface song that was funny and then I love the part where you tried to pronounce the cactus boss fight name from legend of Zelda Link between worlds and you said Ziggy stardust and then Markiplier "did I have a stroke!?"
I wish to give an Honorable mention--the Earth Elemental from Quest for Glory II: Trial By Fire--that one has a different solution for each of the character classes. The Fire Elemental and Water Elemental (the first and last, respectively) are all dealt with the same way. The Air Elemental (the second one) has a tiny bit of variation, depending on your character class, but still more or less dealt with the same. But it's the third one, the aforementioned Earth Elemental, that has a different solution depending on whether you're Fighter, Magician, or Thief.
As always, you rock. An oddly nebulous category since a lot of golem bosses like Thardus of Metroid Prime have ice or fire splashed in there, or publishers overlap 'Earth' with 'Undead'. Molgera of Wind Waker is a good Sand boss with a good song and returns in Breath of Wild as 'Molduga'. This also brings to mind a similarly interesting Top 10- Magnet Bosses. How do they work?
To answer your non-serious reference at the end there, the main challenge would be differentiating them from the bosses that just have some sort of vague levitation or gravity power on one hand and on the other hand differentiating them from the more electric bosses who dabble in magnets but are more so the electro part of the electromagnetic field....which may be difficult seeing as all but one of the previously mentioned forces are used in video games to just explain why objects are floating in mid-air with little to no thought about how they would act under these forces. I am also personally questioning how block man from mega Man 11 didn't at least get an honorable mention because he is honestly quite the step up from most of the earth themed robot Masters in previous games
Thanks for a great new Top 10 to lift my spirits Josh right when I need it (my kitty Cynder isn’t feeling well 😢😢😢) Have a good night all, stay safe, stay cool and *please* go hug your furbabies all 💙🐱💙
I guess you could say fans were rocking out with how set in stone some of these entries were. P.S. For another list you could try chess themed bosses, with one boss that comes to mind being Kane from Pirate101 (literally takes place on a chess board, has allies literally named Queen and Rooke (all of the Armada big wigs are themed after chess pieces), enemies move as their chess pieces do, enemy pawns promote to Queens if they reach the other side, fight ends once King Kane falls (though you have to beat his minions first before his health can fall to 0)).
I came to see if Hugo Kupka/Titan was in this list, and so I’m immensely glad that he ended up as #1 like he rightfully deserved. Definitely one of the best and most badass boss fights in a recent RPG, hands down.
There are four Clayfaces. The one most people are familiar with is Matt Hagen from BTAS. Heck, when talking about Basil Karlo, Joshscorcher uses some of Matt Hagen’s comic book origin! You think he knows that Basil Karlo didn’t submerge himself into radioactive stuff that turned him into Clayface unlike Matt Hagen.
@@drewgilbertson But in some franchises, like Skylanders, they consider magic as one of the elements. And there are bosses that could fit like that, not only wizards and sorceres, but also deities, legendary monsters, literal gods of magic, etc. Like Mysterio from Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, in that version he uses real magic on the epic battle between the Spiders and the Master of Illusion 2.0.
For Mech, there’s the mechanical bosses from Terraria; for undead (if this counts necromancers), there's Castle Crashers' Necromancer and Skullgirls' Marie; darkness could have Dark Matter from Kirby, and that's all I got
I think I can answer your question about how Clayface was able to die in Lazarus Pit. You see, the Lazarus Pit revives and rejuvenates all living tissue and those still freshly deceased. However, the downside effect is that it will drive any and all into a temporary or permanent state of madness depending on the variation time of exposure. keep in mind that throughout all of clayface's origin stories, he was exposed to chemical substances that highly altered his genetic material makeup to a molecular level, which in turn made him into DC's version of a symbiote but without needing a host to live. Meaning each of his cells are a conscience hive mind of clayface himself. Hence why he's able to reconstruct his body when scattered around after being put into situations where he either flings parts of himself or gets blown apart like the T-1000. So basically, it's a simple matter of each cell going completely insane and no longer able to recognize himself and falling apart at that said molecular level to the point of straight-up disintegration, since he requires a large amout of concentration to keep and/or control his forms. Kinda like how a magnet loses its electromagnet field when exposed to long periods of high degrees of solar radiation, canceling it out completely. Hopefully, this will help you all get a better idea of how Clayface was indeed able to meet his demise in the Arkham game.
Ok I was not expecting Desert Man lol I was expecting to see a certain hairbow wearing elemental critter voiced by Tidus but surprised to not see him mentioned AT ALL. Interesting list of characters my good man
Yay. Ys mentioned :D. The dragon bosses are indeed cool. But theres a boss fight in 7 that are the highlights of the game and are near the ending. Who know, knows. (Ys origin bosses are also super fun) And yes. Its falcom tradition to make osts go superhard and thats why i love em.
if someone who is already alive and well falls into the lazarus pit, the chemicals of the pit basically destroy the current body in order to heal and create a new one (usually), for humans, this would be very bad, for someone like clayface, it would actually heal his deformity and return him back to normal (theoretically).
Currently at 0:26 and I bet there is a sand boss where the clip of anakin complaining about sand is played Edit: I would say called it but it was kind of obvious lmao, but kudos for taking that long to play it
Yeah, not much earth bosses in SMT even in games where earth is an element. I have a feeling Rock Titan from Kingdom Hearts is eligible. (Specifically, KH3) Edit: My Disney side overtook me, I forgot Leaxeus was a thing.
I feel like the Crystal Guardian would've been a good Honorable Mention, if not a lower entry. It uses its crystalline body to refract the light of the Radiance into lasers, and it can use the crystals in its boss room to fire the lasers at you from different angles.
I figured some Megaman boss had to show up. The original has several, such as Jewel “best shield in the series” Man, and technically Guts Man, since his attack is “I threw a _rock_ at him! It was a big rock…” Oddly enough, the guy named _Ground_ Man isn’t earth themed; his weapon is blade-type (a drill).
Man you should really do a mixed element boss list. I guess the rules can be 1: the boss must use 2 or more differing elements, however if the 2 elements are too similar or one can fall under the umbrella of the other (I.E. Lightning and Weather) it wouldn’t be considered 2: it can be a duo boss if the bosses each use different elements and are used to combat each other (say one boss is fire and the other is ice) 3: a higher ranking can be determined by the amount of elements used by the boss, overall enjoyment of the boss fight, or story of the boss that makes it great. For a bosses that comes to mind, Kirby has the three mage sisters, Lego Dimesnions has Lord Chen, and Devil May Cry has Cerberus
Just thought of an additional rule: how the elements interact with one another. Say for example, causing vines to sprout out at the enemy, then igniting them in fire
IMPORTANT: I made a mistake while editing crediting myself as the editor behind the Earth Dragon entry. The editor was actually ClassyEditing! My sincerest apologies for the egregious oversight. That was not my intention!
Accountability breeds respect.
Eh mistakes happen.
_dramatic gasp_ how dare
This injustice will not be forgotten. *They* have been informed.
Mistakes happen. It's how you own up to it is what counts
It's more than just, "I threw a ROCK at him!"
...It...was a BIG rock... 😅
Literally
Titan: "I AM the rock!"
@@SageDarkwind Titan be like "Can you smell what The Rock is cookin'?" XD
Man, 90s Batman did my boy... dirty. Hah!
Josh: You knew Clayface was gonna be on this list the minute you saw the video title.
Me: Actually no I didn't because I forgot that clay was Earth. 😅
For Clayface dying in the Lazarus Pit:
The pit’s chemicals can restore a dying person, but will kill a healthy/living person.
Although Clayface wasn’t exactly “healthy” by most standards, he was still very much alive when he fell into the pit. He would have to already be dying before entering it for the chemicals to restore him.
if im not mistaken, wouldn't the pit also cure his deformity and return him back to normal?
Oooooh
It's possible the chemical compound that mutated him in the first place had an adverse reaction to the Lazurus pit.
Man, my boy Cragalanche kinda got done dirty here. An explosive rock boss from Kid Icarus: Uprising serving under Viridi as one of the commanders for the Forces of Nature, he has a rock-solid set of attacks, from burrowing under the earth, firing rock projectiles, and literally shooting himself towards you.
Definitely someone you had to be on your toes for, and the classic KI:U dialogue adds that cherry on top to this pretty nice boss. Kinda wish he got an honorable mention at least, but oh well.
Sandman and Titan being the top 2 bosses are just awesome! It's just…DANG THE PRESENTATION
Square had to have taken inspiration from Asura's Wrath for that Titan fight
@MrKeyblademaster1992 what about the stone golem from skylanders spyro's adventure
@@jjohnson2445 I haven't played Skylanders
Not gonna lie, I wish it was Shattered Dimensions Sandman. This guy starts the fight off by summoning a tornado whivh you have to take down with water barrels, and then he shrinks and summons sand clones, before taking the battle to a mine where you save miners from a drilling machine, and he chases you out the mine before vacuuming you into a tornado where you fight him and his three heads. The Insomniac one is more cinematic, but the Shattered Dimensions one is more creative in my opinion
I believe Shara Ishvalda from MH Iceborn can fit into the list :
- He has a rocky outer shell
- He can manipulate and even liquify the ground with vibrations
- His attacks in his first form causes the Arena to change due to the sheer power
- He shares many characteristics with underground creatures
Bonus: Like Dirge, he has got those spooky eyes
Technically it's an optical illusion that only gives the impression he's always looking at the player, but nevertheless, spine chilling
@@jordanhunter3375
A WELL made optical illusion.
In the Iceborne story, Shara Ishvalda is also responsible for creating seismic actions aka earthquakes; causing various monsters and fellow elder dragons to wake up and cause Mayham
I'd probably say almudron might be who'd I'd go with due to how much it does with mud
Earth can be a surprisingly good weapon if utilized correctly, it’s more deep than just throwing rocks.
Unless you are the live action Avatar The Last Airbender movie but the less said about that abomination the better.
@@shadowlinkbdsthere is no Avatar movie in Ba Sing Se
Agreed. Velocity trumps mass. I want to see and earth themed sniper character who shoots pebbles like bullets. Or maybe flint tipped arrows. Hiding under the dirt only to pop out and shoot.
To be fair, Killer Croc used a big rock.
I.E. Toph (Avatar), Gaara (Naruto), Crocodile (One Piece), Tremor (Mortal Combat).
josh should do a list of traumatized bosses, bosses who are driven to do what they do cause of some moment in life that left them scarred and broken, unable to think clearly or maybe their original personality died due to it.
some examples... baldur from GoW, sephiroth... and we all know who'd be #1... kefka.
Rugal and Goenitz.
Some people get PTSD flashbacks when they hearr either Genocide Cutter or Koko Desu Ka.
Sandman- By "under the radar", you mean "trapped in a vial in a backpack at the top of Avengers Tower".
Shara Ishvalda, the Elder dragon at the heart of Monster Hunter Iceborn’s story.
Starting out covered in a rocky outer shell of armor, what lies within is a tree like dragon with power over sound. Shara ishvalda uses its sonic prowess to basically earthbend, pulverizing the arena floor into quicksand and turning the Mountian the fight takes place in into a crater. In monster hunter, the strongest Elder Dragons are akin to incarnate forces of nature, and Shara Ishvalda is a living earthquake.
He's busy making a mixtape
I'll be honest, I feel like Sand should have had a separate list from Earth. Maybe a Rock and Sand List to separate down the line?
in fairness to clayface, by the time you square up against batman, turning into something doesn't really help anymore, and brute force was, depending on the iteration, always in his kit. besides his ability to disguise he was also supposedly only middling on legitimate acting.
on Zaganaga, i have handled an industrial sandblaster before, that would have peeled link to the bone.
The Clayface you fight isn’t the original one because they were created ages ago and has since been retconned
10. Reminds me that I can't wait for Monster Month II.
9. Remember. Clayface being disguised as Joker was rehashed for Batman the Dark Knight (The comics)
8. Funny how the trailer showing the initial release date showed claws like Mole Knight's instead of the Dust Knuckles in the final game.
7. Seriously funny that his weapon of choice is some kind of hook or anchor. Instead of say a hammer (Not that I'm complaining. It helps him standout from other earth bosses like him)
6. That's one crazy cactus.
5. No comment.
4. Aw yes. The one at the bottom of QG & Green Scorpion's Best Battle Network Netnavis list.
3. Those eyes. Reminds me of the moon from Majora's Mask.
2. And I can feel the internet's rage against the PS5 Pro.
HM. The Quaggled Mireclops feels like an evolved form of the Creeping Chrysanthemum from Pikmin 2.
1. I wish I could make an Attack On Titan joke. But I don't know how to word it.
13:32 oh cool it clip from overly sarcastic productions live stream makes sense that you would know about their channels since they do mythology
I just got to that part and immediately jumped to the comment section to see if anyone else had noticed!!
@@elizabethcarroll8012 same!
Honorable Mentions:
*Shara Ishvalda - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
-What looks like a giant stone monster is actually just a rocky shell. When said armor falls off, it reveals it's true form and the 2nd phase begins. It's able to turn the ground into quicksand that slows you down, which Shara Ishvalda is able to combo with it's ability to fire seismic beams from its wingtips. And if a seismic beam or it's wingtips hit a patch of quicksand, said quicksand will explode. And as if that wasn't enough, it can throw a seismic spirit bomb that covers most of the arena.
*Cragalanche - Kid Icarus Uprising
-[Insert Flanders using "butt" synonyms from The Simpsons clip here]
The Arkham encounter with him was awesome, but when it comes to Clayface, nothing tops what they're doing with him in the Suicide Squad Isekai.
This countdown's gettin' crazy! LET'S ROCK!
"Perhaps the most ubiquitous element of them all."
Darkness: Um, hello?
Get ready to RAWK against these rocks!
About the earth dragon, you could say that the fire represent magma, the laser is made of light so it represent crystal (think of prism) and for the electric attack it could represent the crystal know as lithium. When you think about it, earth as an element has a lot of potential.
Tremor in Mortal Kombat X is my go to example of this.
...yeah the moment I heard "Earth bosses" I wasn't surprised that Titan from 16 was at the top. Josh LITERALLY said that he was making him number one once he found enough earth bosses to compete XD
Fun fact: did you know the same person who voices clayface also voiced daisy from nature cat?
Yeah...
I think you’re thinking of Lego Batman Clayface.
Hey, if the uploader is reading this, and is planning to do a "top 10 scariest bosses from non horror games" list this october, may I suggest Drawcia from "kirby: canvas curse" as a potential member of the list? The final level that acts as a prelude to fighting the paint witch should also count as part of the experience, as spatters of bright colors making up a decidedly dystopian landscape seems like a failed attempt an happiness by an insane mind. Among other things...
Finally now we can summon Captain planet
Titan literally blew me away when i finally got to fight him, and the emotion behind it all too just makes it even better in the end! great list x3
Nice list. Some suggestions I can come up with are Groudon (specifically from Mystery Dungeon 2), Sillydillo from Forgotten Land, Jiao from Tales of Xillia (or Dohalim from Arise)
STOP STARING AT ME WITH THOSE BIG OL EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steven STONE emerald.
Mario Galaxy big pointy rock man.
MegaMan himself as he's rock
Fire emblem earth dragons in shadow dragon and especially grima who eats gods for breakfast
Does Gaia count from god of war? Or chronos
Ff anytime Someone uses meteorite
Megaman's name is Rock but it's a music genre reference, not the element. For added proof...his sister's name is Roll and his predecessor was Blues. Steven also used Steel-types, not Rock- or Ground-types.
So neither of those count.
@@25ErixWhile it is true that Steven Stone specializes in Steel-Types, his iconic team from _Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald_ as well as _Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire_ is composed of the following Pokémon;
Skarmory - Steel/Flying
Claydol - Ground/Psychic
Aggron - Steel/Rock
Cradily - Rock/Grass
Armaldo - Rock/Bug
Metagross - Steel/Psychic
Not to mention, in _Black 2/White 2's_ Pokémon World Tournament, he has his old team, but substitutes his Skarmory for an Archeops [Rock/Flying] and his Claydol for an Excadrill [Ground/Steel].
Oh, and when you rematch him in _Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire,_ his Cradily and Armaldo are substituted for Carbink [Rock/Fairy] and Aerodactyl [Rock/Flying].
Straight from the Bulbapedia Trivia section on Steven;
_"Despite being a Steel-type specialist, all of Steven's teams feature just as many or more Rock-type Pokémon."_
In the first Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm game, the Shukaku fight absolutely delivers
For October's list you should add the Deer God (from Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion) to the list. He can go through walls, float, teleport through dimensions and has both an entertaining kill screen and a fun soundtrack.
So he's basically Nokotan?
@@MasterZebulin Who?
@@toumabyakuya N... nevermind...🙁
@@MasterZebulin Oh, now I am curious.
@@toumabyakuya Well, just type in the name and find out.
Hell yeah for FF16 Titan sitting on the summit of Countdown Mountain, and yes, my PS5 too was starting to go into Jet Engine mode during the extra high intensity of the game
I hope all the Earth puns doesn't make Josh SOIL himself. He's already QUAKING in fear of them...
This comment makes laugh HARD
I can already anticipate the MAGNITUDE of his rage.
"The less we talk about Odin in this game the better"
Well, we know who's going to be on his Darkness/Shadow bosses list.
Agreed.
Since it's almost October........ Will there be Top 10 Candy Bosses?
That would be good but what about the top ten experiment bosses
@@AriesRG Since they're those who are in most horror games, we'll think of it as one of the last resorts
Judging from rom his previous suggestions post, he’ll be posting “Eldritch” Bosses next month.
@@thetalltitan2235 Like I said.... We'll think of it as one of the last resorts
He's finally done the avatar elements of boss lists, he had already done fire, water and air (in the form of wind bosses)
0:06 Century Nerd reference
And i'm very happy indeed about this list. Been suggesting this one for a very long time. Thanks guys.
Thanks for the reference. Big fan of you guys.
14:53 I was waiting for this! Can't do a list about Earth Bosses without this legendary joke!🤣
King Of Thieves was such a great movie.
Ras Al Ghul in The Animated Series stated in The Demon's Head (Part 1 or 2 i forget) that the Lazarus Pit can save the live of someone near death, but it will take the life of someone healthy.
Kid Danger: *wearing his mighty pup movie outfit and points with his hoof* that is the Dreidel sing you are playing! What the hell?! I'm a Jewish Pegasus and how dare you play that sing!
4:13
I know people are gonna hate me for this....
*But this is something Gotham Knights game actually does right.*
4:33 IIRC I looked up clayface in the Arkham series and as it turns out he didn't actually die, just stuck in a state of limbo, alive but unable to shape shift due to the effects of the pit. So he got removed from the story that way technically, but, again IIRC, he was used to clean up the scars on Hush because he could still be used that way.
I stopped and double checked wikis, I think I'm right but take it with some salt, there's more Arkham media than the games (which are already pretty robust already) and IDK where his fate was revealed.
Next Top 10 Boss List: Hunter Bosses, I.e. bosses whose theme and battle revolves around hunting, either stealthily or savage.
Examples Kraven the Hunter (Spider-Man 2), Elite Predator (Aliens vs Predator 2), Lictor (Space Marine 2), etc
Fun fact about Mole Knight, he appears in the prequel game, Shovel Knight Dig, looking much different than he does now. Before donning his flaming armor, Mole Knight once wore an aquatic suit and was one of the Hexcavators alongside the likes of Tinker Knight and Drill Knight. During the true ending of the game, Mole Knight decided to switch from a watery diver to a fiery excavator, jumping in the lava from Smeltworks.
I swear that you were going to mention Dohalim from Tales of Arise, that guy was a really tough Earth Boss. I died like 3 times fighting him
Yay for #2! Flint Marko has always been one of my favorite Spidey rogues.
Can we get a top 10 light or darkness bosses in the future? We haven't covered either of those elements yet.
I remember watching these videos like 12 years ago, how do they still feel the same
i was gonna say that since there have been so many Top 10 bosses based on the elements i have been wondering about a top 10 Ghost/spirit Bosses in games? :)
That's a good idea 👻
@@micahheyward5342 Thank you, afterall as Josh said next month is halloween so it would be a best way to celebrate with a top 10 Ghost/spirit bosses. ^_^
For Sandman.ExE for battle network for those who don't know. As seen in the entry you can use water based chips to keep him in place but you can also use electric type chips on him to double the damage too and he'll be stunned too.
0:10 🙌🏼💯😆😁 🫶🏼Made my day.
I’ve been waiting for this Josh,thank you for taking my suggestion,god bless you.
😊🙏🏼
Also about the Top Ten Mech bosses,they have to be ehither a human pilot controlling the mech ((Gundam or Armored Core)) or a sentient robot ((transformers or Super Robot Wars OG)).
Judging from how spectacular the bosses from FF16 are, Josh certainly did publish some boss lists too soon beforehand. (Giant, Fire, and Dragon Bosses (respectively) from what I’ve heard in his tweets and streams being just a few of them)
If you plan to do prehistoric or futuristic bosses at some point, then you definitely need the AI professors from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on those lists. I was gonna say the aggressive Koraidon and Miraidon battles alone, but then I remembered that the battle is scripted to win. I'd find it cooler if it was possible to lose, but I still enjoy it.
I was hoping to see Titan from final fantasy 14, but 16 is just as fitting as that version of Titan is really awesome.
The titan fights in final fantasy 16 were epic
Honorable mention
Augustine from infamous second son
I absolutely love this list. As someone who studied geography and geology, this is my wheelhouse.
YAYYYY! EARTH BOSSES! I've been waiting for this one.
I am happy that Sandman in Insomnia Spider Man 2 is on the list, but I also think Sandman in Spider Man Shattered Dimensions is also a worthy candidate. In that game, with the fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos in hand, Marko has become powerful. Too powerful, in fact, as he became a sand hurricane, and as his consciousness has spread too thin, multiple faces formed, arguing with conflicting thoughts to each other until one of them tells the others to be quiet. Spider-Man can cling to the flying debris in the sand hurricane, but to damage him, just grab some water barrels and yeet them to Sandman's face and beat him up. Defeat him, and the fragment is yours.
You had to throw in that Star Wars joke, Josh. You had to do it.
SOLID video, really just Rocks. Keep on rolling
Please do Top 10 Mech Bosses!!
Having to cobble together rock puns makes me boulder
Honorary mentioned to FFXIV's Titan Nugget and Edensverse: Titan. The latter bringing a Go-Kart midway through the fight.
I guess you could say that this list was . . . more down to Earth than his normal countdowns :-)
Hey, nice video josh! Very much agree with most picks, ESPECIALLY number 1. I'm likely not gonna be seen by anyone anyways, but whatever, here's a few of my picks:
* Azdaha (genshin impact): Defnetly an interesting and cinematic fight, with the usual highlight of genshin's weekly bosses: A killer soundtrack! Though, he loses points, because his more impressive attacks happen to be the ones where he deviates from the earth theme. Special mention to the game's 2 other earth bosses, Golden Wolflord and Geo Hypostasis, for using the theme in different ways including sandstorms and seismic shockwaves, respectively.
* Successor of the Throat (code vein): the last successor fight, and it delivers on everything those end up being - difficult, but not to bullsh!t levels, a fun fight, and PARTICULARLY emotionally charged (you'll learn what I mean if you ever play it). The fact she deals physical damage makes her interesting, as the other successors had multiple elements for you to prepare for, while she doesn't have any you can defend against, and her ability to inflict leak (essentially steady mana drain) makes her one giant threat, even to melee builds.
* Astra Rahu & Ketu (giga wrecker): Nice design and fight, and stands at a point where the story starts to take some turns; but, unfortunately, aside from being a tunneling mechanical sandworm that can spit flaming boulders, the earth element isn't really used much.
Still, I appreciate the work you've done and am very much looking forward to october's content!
I saw ya
I don't exacty know what chain of associations led me from this video to my thought, but Industry Bosses might make an interesting future countdown. Baddies and opponents fighting with industrial machinery, processing equipment, all sorts of heavy metal and brutal fire; bonus points if the fight thematically reflects the impersonal, amoral nature of the chase for efficiency and production inherent in industry. Heisenberg from RE:Village, Chairman Drek from Ratchet&Clanck, many Blackrock Foundry bosses in WoW...
I do admit I saw Titan Lost coming to be in this list given how massive and awesome his fight but I do love fighting Titan in Final Fantasy XV as well, especially with how Noctis is fighting a massive giant on his own and it’s awesome. 😊
The second fight for Number 10 was so hard for me as a child. Glad to hear it was meant to be a challenge. I hope to complete that game some day.
Oh Titan boss battle. THE MUSIC WAS SO COMPELLING TOO!
On #5: Lasers can be made through focusing crystals. So that’s a possibility for Laser Beam shooting Earth Dragon
Honestly, I was expecting Shara Ishvalda from Monster Hunter Iceborne even if as an Honorable mention, sadden he didn't make the list. He starts the fight covered in rock amor, is a living Earthquake, his attacks shape the arena and if you subscribe to online theories regarding him and Safi'Jiiva in relation to the tale of the Five then Shara Ishvalda is supposed to be the Dragon of Mountains.
50 SAR says that hugo kupka/Titan will be on the list
SAND!
It's everywhere!
Get used to it.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahahah!🤣🤣🤣
I enjoy the clayface song that was funny and then I love the part where you tried to pronounce the cactus boss fight name from legend of Zelda Link between worlds and you said Ziggy stardust and then Markiplier "did I have a stroke!?"
Ooooo ooooo is it finally time for a hat in time to make a boss list
I wish to give an Honorable mention--the Earth Elemental from Quest for Glory II: Trial By Fire--that one has a different solution for each of the character classes. The Fire Elemental and Water Elemental (the first and last, respectively) are all dealt with the same way. The Air Elemental (the second one) has a tiny bit of variation, depending on your character class, but still more or less dealt with the same. But it's the third one, the aforementioned Earth Elemental, that has a different solution depending on whether you're Fighter, Magician, or Thief.
As always, you rock. An oddly nebulous category since a lot of golem bosses like Thardus of Metroid Prime have ice or fire splashed in there, or publishers overlap 'Earth' with 'Undead'. Molgera of Wind Waker is a good Sand boss with a good song and returns in Breath of Wild as 'Molduga'.
This also brings to mind a similarly interesting Top 10- Magnet Bosses. How do they work?
To answer your non-serious reference at the end there, the main challenge would be differentiating them from the bosses that just have some sort of vague levitation or gravity power on one hand and on the other hand differentiating them from the more electric bosses who dabble in magnets but are more so the electro part of the electromagnetic field....which may be difficult seeing as all but one of the previously mentioned forces are used in video games to just explain why objects are floating in mid-air with little to no thought about how they would act under these forces.
I am also personally questioning how block man from mega Man 11 didn't at least get an honorable mention because he is honestly quite the step up from most of the earth themed robot Masters in previous games
Thanks for a great new Top 10 to lift my spirits Josh right when I need it (my kitty Cynder isn’t feeling well 😢😢😢)
Have a good night all, stay safe, stay cool and *please* go hug your furbabies all 💙🐱💙
This List is sure to ROCK our World.
I guess you could say fans were rocking out with how set in stone some of these entries were.
P.S. For another list you could try chess themed bosses, with one boss that comes to mind being Kane from Pirate101 (literally takes place on a chess board, has allies literally named Queen and Rooke (all of the Armada big wigs are themed after chess pieces), enemies move as their chess pieces do, enemy pawns promote to Queens if they reach the other side, fight ends once King Kane falls (though you have to beat his minions first before his health can fall to 0)).
Oh! For October, do a Top 10 Haunted Houses in video games!!
On the one hand, I know why Bertha is in the honorable mentions. On the other hand, I'm laughing in Roserade's Petal Dance.
I came to see if Hugo Kupka/Titan was in this list, and so I’m immensely glad that he ended up as #1 like he rightfully deserved. Definitely one of the best and most badass boss fights in a recent RPG, hands down.
FINALLY!
I’ve been waiting for this, it's about time these old earth movers got the shake they deserved (pun very much intended)
There are four Clayfaces. The one most people are familiar with is Matt Hagen from BTAS. Heck, when talking about Basil Karlo, Joshscorcher uses some of Matt Hagen’s comic book origin! You think he knows that Basil Karlo didn’t submerge himself into radioactive stuff that turned him into Clayface unlike Matt Hagen.
Now there are only a few elemental themes left. Including: Metal/Tech, Undead, Magic, Moon, Light and Darkness. Any suggestions?
Yes to all of these. Though magic might be too broad. Maybe wizard or sorcerer Bosses?
@@drewgilbertson But in some franchises, like Skylanders, they consider magic as one of the elements. And there are bosses that could fit like that, not only wizards and sorceres, but also deities, legendary monsters, literal gods of magic, etc. Like Mysterio from Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, in that version he uses real magic on the epic battle between the Spiders and the Master of Illusion 2.0.
Sun, star, plants, and gravity
For Mech, there’s the mechanical bosses from Terraria; for undead (if this counts necromancers), there's Castle Crashers' Necromancer and Skullgirls' Marie; darkness could have Dark Matter from Kirby, and that's all I got
I think I can answer your question about how Clayface was able to die in Lazarus Pit. You see, the Lazarus Pit revives and rejuvenates all living tissue and those still freshly deceased. However, the downside effect is that it will drive any and all into a temporary or permanent state of madness depending on the variation time of exposure. keep in mind that throughout all of clayface's origin stories, he was exposed to chemical substances that highly altered his genetic material makeup to a molecular level, which in turn made him into DC's version of a symbiote but without needing a host to live. Meaning each of his cells are a conscience hive mind of clayface himself. Hence why he's able to reconstruct his body when scattered around after being put into situations where he either flings parts of himself or gets blown apart like the T-1000. So basically, it's a simple matter of each cell going completely insane and no longer able to recognize himself and falling apart at that said molecular level to the point of straight-up disintegration, since he requires a large amout of concentration to keep and/or control his forms. Kinda like how a magnet loses its electromagnet field when exposed to long periods of high degrees of solar radiation, canceling it out completely. Hopefully, this will help you all get a better idea of how Clayface was indeed able to meet his demise in the Arkham game.
Ok I was not expecting Desert Man lol I was expecting to see a certain hairbow wearing elemental critter voiced by Tidus but surprised to not see him mentioned AT ALL. Interesting list of characters my good man
Now the elemental bosses series is finally complete
7:05 Primal Groudon! That's my favorite Pokemon!
Yay. Ys mentioned :D. The dragon bosses are indeed cool. But theres a boss fight in 7 that are the highlights of the game and are near the ending. Who know, knows.
(Ys origin bosses are also super fun) And yes. Its falcom tradition to make osts go superhard and thats why i love em.
if someone who is already alive and well falls into the lazarus pit, the chemicals of the pit basically destroy the current body in order to heal and create a new one (usually), for humans, this would be very bad, for someone like clayface, it would actually heal his deformity and return him back to normal (theoretically).
Currently at 0:26 and I bet there is a sand boss where the clip of anakin complaining about sand is played
Edit: I would say called it but it was kind of obvious lmao, but kudos for taking that long to play it
Yeah, not much earth bosses in SMT even in games where earth is an element.
I have a feeling Rock Titan from Kingdom Hearts is eligible. (Specifically, KH3)
Edit: My Disney side overtook me, I forgot Leaxeus was a thing.
KH1 version was pathetic. Especially considering what you had to go through to reach him.
Giovanni should've been an honorable mention
I feel like the Crystal Guardian would've been a good Honorable Mention, if not a lower entry. It uses its crystalline body to refract the light of the Radiance into lasers, and it can use the crystals in its boss room to fire the lasers at you from different angles.
man, Josh did us Dirty with these puns.
I figured some Megaman boss had to show up. The original has several, such as Jewel “best shield in the series” Man, and technically Guts Man, since his attack is “I threw a _rock_ at him! It was a big rock…”
Oddly enough, the guy named _Ground_ Man isn’t earth themed; his weapon is blade-type (a drill).
Man you should really do a mixed element boss list. I guess the rules can be
1: the boss must use 2 or more differing elements, however if the 2 elements are too similar or one can fall under the umbrella of the other (I.E. Lightning and Weather) it wouldn’t be considered
2: it can be a duo boss if the bosses each use different elements and are used to combat each other (say one boss is fire and the other is ice)
3: a higher ranking can be determined by the amount of elements used by the boss, overall enjoyment of the boss fight, or story of the boss that makes it great.
For a bosses that comes to mind, Kirby has the three mage sisters, Lego Dimesnions has Lord Chen, and Devil May Cry has Cerberus
Just thought of an additional rule: how the elements interact with one another. Say for example, causing vines to sprout out at the enemy, then igniting them in fire