Egil's my favorite villain in that game, and Bionis Slash X is incredible, but the rest of Yaldabaoth's fight wasn't that interesting to me beyond the story implications of defeating him. And while I normally love An Obstacle in Our Path, this fight deserved its own music (or at least something that isn't the generic story boss theme). But while Zanza's not as good as Egil, his fight is probably my favorite. Both pieces of music are phenomenal, the scenery is great, and I love that you have to use Burst Affinity to get visions against him. Standing up to Zanza with the Monado III right as God-Slaying Sword kicks in is so cathartic, and the third phase is a great "Finish him off!" segment. Not to mention that the cutscene of Shulk defeating Zanza is probably my favorite scene in the entire game.
@@hypermoth I think the contested visions is probably my favorite xenoblade boss gimmick. Its so thematic and badass without any words, but also does get voicelines to support it
The final Malos fight in Torna is easily one of my favorite boss fights ever. I loved the combat system in Torna, and hope to see a combat system like that in future xenoblade games.
Honestly that torna fight hits different when you play for the first time. But on level 99 with everyone maxed I feel bad for malos. He gets rocked harder than the base game by getting topple locked by lora and jin while spamming specials and making your switch run at 10 fps while one of the best final boss tracks in the game plays.
I love the Xeno community's dedication towards not spoiling people. None of that "X year old game" bullshit, just a very straight to the point spoiler warning. Thank you for being so mindful towards people who haven't finished all the games but still want to enjoy your content
to be frank I cant even begin to spoil Xenosaga because the majority of the plot is so complex and convoluted you wouldnt even be spoiled if you cant understand or remember
I actually lost on my first try of that because I was playing as Rex and Tora didn't have any way to generate aggro on multiple targets. Then I gave him a Nopon Mask and the fight went about how it was supposed to.
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Do we include the unique Challenge Mode fights from Xenoblade II? Because a lot of them are pretty fun. But if limited to base game - Ophion, easily. I'm not that informed on the optimum strats, but that fight is far and away the most fun for me.
For me personally I'd have Dmitri Yuriev + Omega Metempsychosis on the list somewhere. A two phase fight that feels like a final boss, the weight of the situation is immense, finally earning your level 3 specials and seeing how badass they are, and G O D S I B B.
Regarding the third spot, I was 100% CERTAIN that yaldabaoth was the final boss of the game. It took me like 3 tries to beat, and then... well, my mind was blown
Music: 0:00 battle for your soul - Xenosaga 3 1:09 You Will Know Our Names - Xenoblade Definitive Edition 2:50 raTEoREkiSImeAra - Xenoblade X 5:01 One Who Bears Fangs At God - Xenogears 7:12 the harsh truth - Xenosaga 3 9:21 The One Who Is Torn Apart - Xenogears 11:28 Counterattack - Xenoblade 2 12:11 You Will Recall Our Names - Xenoblade 2 14:09 U-DO - Febronia - Xenosaga 2 14:47 Final Battle - Xenosaga 2 16:32 no3=NO.EX01 - Xenoblade X 18:21 An Obstacle In Our Path - Xenoblade Definitive Edition 18:48 A Tragic Decision - Xenoblade Definitive Edition 20:20 Counterattack - Xenoblade 2 20:46 After Despair And Hope - Xenoblade 2 22:29 Richard & Hermann's Appearance - Xenosaga 3 23:06 fatal fight #4 - Vs E.S. Levi - Michtam Underground Lab - Xenosaga 3
Kind of surprised the Jin and Malos fight didn't make it on here somewhere. Always thought it had a do or die atmosphere and it's against 2 very tough opponents who the party has struggled against, even when it was just one of them. Could be my bias though, good list!
I'd agree with you but it does have some issues. It is a stupidly hard fight but once you realize that the only thing you need to do is just get 1 of them at half health it starts to fall apart. The Pneuma part is really cool sure but we already have seen a similar situation in the Malos/Akhos fight.
The final boss fight of Torna was the most intense I’ve had in just about any game, ever. I had no idea it would depend so heavily on the party meter, so I was basically unprepared for the mechanics of it. Traded Siren arts with Malos back and forth nearly dying multiple times until I barely squeaked out my 4th one before he could, literally mashing the + button as the meters built up. Then, you know, everything that happens after that. Incredible.
True, I'm doing a BoC play through right now, and just beat that boss, and god dang that boss was SO stupid. I had to grind like 4 levels, complete affinity charts to the max possible at that time and abuse agility Corvin.
Tbh once you get the right accessory and learn the strategy is kinda(big kinda) doable, just slow and risky. After getting mythra I usually suicide, get her charts a bit more open and get in again to win.
Spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles I personally love the fight with Jade Face/Gadolt since you have to move from barrier to barrier fighting random Mechon all while avoiding being sniped.
I might be alone on this, but I like the Amalthus fight. There's a lot of the story that kinda just builds up to realizing that Amalthus is responsible for everything bad in the game, which makes it perfect for wanting to properly kick his ass. Plus he can be kinda tough on a casual run with all of his annoying attacks. Also, you can just cheese him with the hole if you set it up right, which is so funny.
He's a decent villain, but he just shows up right after another fight in a featureless room, when you already know he's a villain so there's no twist. There's an epic battle with a view outside that should be an easy setup for a setting as good as the mechonis core fight, but no, just fight in a blank room. No view, no cool use of mechanics, you forget it immediately because he's already irrelevant to the plot, Malos is already ahead of you up the elevator going to destroy the world.
Thank you so much for the spoiler warnings! I've finished Xenoblade 1 and 2 as well as Xenogears and have just started Xenosaga Ep I, the warnings saved me, thanks!
SPOILERS FOR XC1 The only fight I would add to this list is vs Metal Face on Prison Island right after the Monodo upgrade scene. The entire first part of the game had been leading up to that moment, and it was epic.
SPOILER: The only counter argument I could make would be the first metal face encounter. Since MF basically drove the plot forward, until the Final fight where shulk decides to find out the truth of bionis and mechonis over the revenge he initially set out for. Regardless, all of the MF encounters were memorable for me. Each for their own reasons
Bana from Xenoblade 1 is one of my favourites. Mainly because Tragic Decision plays in the background and the amazing rewards you get for beating the quest.
And here I was waiting for True Rosa to appear 😂. Jokes aside, Zanza's battle at the end of XCDE is awesome, specially the third phase with the True Monado.
My favourite would have to be the final Malos fight in TTGC. The Siren mechanic easily pushed it to the best of the Blade games and it makes me excited to see what bosses we could have in future games.
"How fun is the fight." * flashbacks to "You'll pay for your insolence! * Yeah fun factor really makes or breaks a fight no matter who the boss is or how much you want to pound their face in.
That fight is so cool, but I haven't been able to finish it yet. I remember I got so close to defeating it, but it was too far away to attack and it nuked my whole team.
Artifice Aion. If it weren't for how spectacular of a battle that was, I never would've given Xenoblade 2 another chance. It is most likely my favorite final boss of all time, definitely my favorite in the series.
I'm kind of surprised the final T-elos fight wasn't on here. After she trashed Kos-mos earlier on I felt such satisfaction from beating her. Plus, getting all the story about kos-mos and t-elos at that fight made it feel even more satisfying. Still, great choices all around.
Spoilers for XC2 One boss fight from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 which Always sticks out to me are the back to back fights against Jin and Amalthus at the World Tree. Yes, I know that technically they're two separate fights, but I've always seen them as a sort of single multistage fight. It brings an end to Jin's character arc, and that final part of the scene when Amalthus dies and sees his mother reaching down always makes me tear up. It's a glimpse of the humanity that he left behind in his quest to destroy himself and the world. A lament for what could have been, had circumstances been different. If those bandits had never killed his mother that day, what kind of man would he have been? How would the world have changed? Would the Aegis even exist on Alrest? So many interesting questions stemming from one of the most reviled villains in the series. Plus, "The Power of Jin" is just such an amazing atmosphereic track.
I think Space Pope should be on the list because who doesn't love 36 minute boss fights? In all seriousness I love the fight with Malos and Jin at the Cliffs of Morytha. Definitely one of my favorite boss fights.
The Zu Pharg battle was the first time I was able to correctly use infinite overdrive in my playthrough of Xenoblade X. 13 year old me was ecstatic when all my effort came to fruition during the first major roadblock in the game.
19:28 For this boss battle, I think it’s way cooler to fight in your skells rather than on foot. On my playthrough, watching all 4 mechs circle and fly around this huge robot slowly inching its way to the city was one of the coolest sights in the entire game.
Really awesome job man! There's a few bosses from xc1 and 2 that I also really love that I feel like listing here: . Sword Valley Mumkhar: super memorable fight that's really satisfying on a story standpoint, since you finally get to finish of Mumkhar after he's been taunting you the whole game. . Mutant Gort: I personally love the surprise factor and think it's a really interesting way to end the game. Although the triumphant epic fight with Malos is definitely meant to be the final boss, Gort feels like a very natural last fight. . Leone Telethia: really memorable to me because of just how tough it is for that point in the game. The part midway through where the music changes is the icing on the cake for me. . Rosa: I have genuinely never laughed so much during a boss fight before. The ridiculous design, the constant bickering between Bana and Muimui, plus the fact that it's really narratively satisfying for Tora makes it one of the more memorable parts of xc2 for me. EDIT: since I've finally finished X I have a few more fights I'd like to add, as out of the xenoblade series I think it has the best bosses on average: . Ga Jiarg: Admittedly the first phase is a little clumsy - though I enjoy it as I see it as a test to make sure you understand overdrive - but the second phase against Vasara is where its at. High defense and health, a barrier it casts at half health, and brimstone rain being summoned if the fight lasts long enough. Jiarg's character also adds to the fight's atmosphere. Vita: X's finale drags on for much longer than it should in my opinion, but the fight against Vita is a ton of fun. The first phase is nothing special, but I really enjoy the idea of the various Satellis he summons in phase 2 and the different effects they grant Vita. I'd also like to mention that Zu Pharg is by far my favourite fight in the series. Nothing can top chasing down a colossal war machine the size of a small town across an entire continent while it launches lasers and Ganglion aircraft your way relentlessly.
Before I watch, I already know Bana the Betrayer is #1. Honestly tho, if you do more of these top 10’s, I would love a top 10 sidequests/sidequest chains.
If you do another 10 ten boss fights in Xeno series, i look forward to seeing the worst. Something tells me at least one boss from episode 1 will appear in the worst.
I was hoping Yggralith Zero would appear on the list. As far as story goes it's literally an optional non canon boss but the lore beside it is incredible, basically it's a world swallowing space dragon and every time 2 of them meet their duel will destroy galaxies. The 3 Yggralith you fight in X are all post game Super bosses and they all use non standard unique monster themes. Yggralith Zero is the "Final Menace" and can only be fought when players worldwide complete an absolute metric ton of Squad missions to fill up the Global Nemesis meter. Not only is it a world wide effort to even unlock the mission that allows you to fight the thing but it's a worldwide effort to kill the thing. Yggralith Zero has 5,000,000 life bars and must be killed 5,000,000 to truly be killed, everytime you kill him you destroy 1 life bar and you can't overkill him and you only have 8 minutes to kill him as many times as you can. In The Forest is an incredible boss theme but what's even more incredible is using a multihitting art like Blossom Dance, killing him with every single hit of it and taking out 6 life bars with only 1 ability. It's an amazing feeling when your build comes together and Yggralith's health bar isn't even moving anymore, you're just killing him with every art use. As far as a foray into online play Yggralith Zero manages to create an incredibly satisfying boss only amplified by X's hilariously non balanced combat system and make a boss that almost perfectly plays to the game's strengths and weaknesses to create an epic boss that you're killing multiple hundreds of times in just a few minutes with just this sense that it's not only you knocking this thing down but an unknown amount of people.
My Xenosaga 3 favorite is the double fight at the end of Abel's Ark, we've seen that dude for 2 games and the buildup to it with the Xenogears references is great
Not sure how qualified I am to speak on this as someone whose only Xeno game they’ve finished is Xenoblade 2, but I’ll take a crack at it anyway. For me, every fight in 2 that really made an impression was one that absolutely kicked my ass. Akhos and Malos in Chapter 3, Jin and Malos in Chapter 7, and the final encounter with Jin in Chapter 9. Akhos and Malos: As was already mentioned this video, these two are likely to be the first boss that seriously challenges new players. You’re at an overwhelming disadvantage and have to play smart to survive. Mythra’s emergence here was also a big surprise for me, as while I knew about Mythra before reaching this point in the story I was shocked she appeared so soon. I had taken a long break from the game in the middle of Chapter 3, and this was the fight that sold me on going the rest of the way. Jin and Malos: Despite not having played Xenoblade 1, I was familiar with most of its story. So getting forced into battle with someone wielding the Monado in addition to the already fearsome Jin was enough to tell this was going to be rough. Even more so than the Chapter 3 boss, these two are a brutal wall without the power of the Aegis to back you up. You have to fight for every inch, and even on my second playthrough much later where I knew what to expect this fight is still nasty. It took me hours to surmount the first time through, and to jump from that to gaining the true power of the Aegis against all odds probably makes it the most memorable encounter of the game for me. But that’s not to discredit... Final Jin: Fittingly the last encounter of the game that gave me a serious challenge. Even alone, this broken man is able to stand against you on even footing. By now you’ve had several tastes of Jin’s capabilities, and this final fight doesn’t disappoint even on his last legs. This was the fight that forced me to finally master proper Chain Attacks to achieve victory. As time goes on, I’ve gained more appreciation for how this fight and the subsequent encounter with Amalthus resolve Jin’s role in the story as he finally fades away.
the egil fight in the mechonis core is sooo good. seeing the vision of the entire bionis being destroyed followed by a story quest tellin ya “hey, good luck stopping that” is one of my favorite moments in that game just for how tense it is. Zanzas fight is also really good and I loved how it went from “yeah this isn’t too hard” to “zanza why are you destroying me, stop that” (aka thank you expert mode for not forcing me to have to redo the last 30 minutes) to “YO I GOT THE MONADO III LETS GOOO!!!” both works perfectly as final bosses to the game for their own separate reasons.
Fun fact about the 3º bossfight (I don´t know how to spell that name) in the cutsenene beforehand, when he asks how many died in that attack, he attacks the Bionis´ shoulder so it was either a future connected reference or nobody died (Maybe both FC in a year after)
It's not even that expensive my guy. Takes many times as much to build a normal lvl 60 skell that matches it's combat. On the other hand, just fight Telethia on foot, it's way easier.
Yeeeeeees!!!!!!! Number one is DEFINITELY the best!!!!! The MUSIC!!! The finale!!! The mechanics!!! He was the most frustrating but rewarding!!!! That version of “Image of Theme,” my favorite video game song ever, had me so emotionally overwhelmed!!
The final Malos fight in Torna is peak Xenoblade. It's incredible in every single way. Makes me wonder why the final boss in the base game was so mediocore. Actually fighting a fully powered Malos wouldve been a great conclusion for base XC2 but instead they go with him in an artifice and a limited battlefield. Felt like they Monolith realized that mistake and went all out with the final boss in Torna
Problem is we had already faced Malos before and even with his Aegis powers fully restored. And at that point it has been established that Pneuma is as strong as him if not stronger cause of the whole Blade×Driver bond situation. Malos needed Aion to face the entire team in the end, it only makes sense.
21:48 "and it's incredibly satisfying to get the 8 orb full burst to finish him off" Or you can be like me and screw up my equipment so the chain ends at round two and just defeat him with a regular attack
My only question with this list... How the hell did the Prison Island Metal Face fight not make the list? Brand-new mechanic, finally taking on the thing that started your journey, and the MASSIVE turn things take afterwards in the plot? Sounds like a winning combination to me.
@@EnelXC Okay, I only listened to this at work, and now I'm actually watching it, and I have a question. Why does the giant Transformer warship look almost like the Fog King and Infernal Guldo!?!?
Your delivery in this video is a huge step-up from that of the Blade guides. I haven't given the topic much thought, and I might not agree with every placement in this top 10, but as far as the boss fights are concerned your arguments have convinced me that these at the very least deserve to be part of the conversation. The introduction explaining what makes a good boss fight in your opinion was also on-point. Keep up the good work!
I remember the final Egil fight blowing my mind when I first played it. During my first playthrough, I made a note to upgrade Monado Shield as much as possible so I won't get screwed by a high leveled attack. When Egil busted out "Bionis Attack X," I freaked out. My Shield level was at 7. I think it is really cool when story mechanics mesh with gameplay mechanics. (It's also why I liked Torna's final battle.)
This is such a good video! I absolutely love how well you went into depth about this and it felt like I was reliving some of those fights tbh. I'd absolutely love a worse fights version too tbh
Really good list, even if I am a bit surprised Amalthus didn't make it. His insane damage, hulking presence and outstanding music really stick with me. Even if he really isn't the divine emissary he thought he was, having a self heal, aoe force launch and copying Mythra's most devastating story attack really does make him seem like a god.
l remember the fight against Pharsis the Everqueen inside that huge sphere in Sylvalum. A fight about collecting, planning, and tons of patience.. I hardly had to press any buttons during the hour or so this fight took me. And it took me several tries what with her cure spells.
Now that I think about it. I believe all of Yaldabalths boss fights are just amazing. The first one where you are faced with battling him while trying to not hurt Fiora, and then having the ending scene with where shulk does what we believe to be suicide by jumping off the sword for Fiora and the rest of the party members going down with him is absolutely beautiful. The "your blade didn't cut deep enough" fight is so cool to just show how menacing he can be and further makes both harder to see how he can be redeemed, and further progresses shulks decline into vengeance. And the one you had in the Mechonis core was just so powerful of a fight. Seeing Bionis, the place where nearly the whole game has been set, just being destroyed in an instant is so impactful, and the climax, oh the climax. The shot composition in XC1 is so amazing and it's on full display in this scene with shulks defiance of the voice in his head which we now realize to not be his own, for him to solemnly accept that vengeance isn't the right way and drop his sword to casually sit on the shoulder of the mechcon was amazing, followed by the shots of Dickson walking around like he owns the place with things happening in the background and Shulk pretty much having a seizure was so horrifying it was all so so so perfect!!
Not counting 3, since this video came out before 3 so I'll live in that time. My all time favorite fight in the Xeno series is the fight with Metal Face on prison island in Xenoblade 1
My 2 favorite fights in the series are Malos & Akhos at the Olethro ruins, and the fight against Yaldabaoth in Mechonic core. Malos and Akhos was such a difficult fight for me that it made me stop playing the game for quite a while, I came back a few months ago, gave it a few more tries and finally managed to take down Phase 1 and that cutscene with mythra was badass, that whole moment was one of my favorites from the entire game.
I dont really remember any of xeno 2's bosses because once i reached mor ardain i found a way to overlevel to 99 and i just watched as i nuked every boss just the cutscene to make me lose or make it seem like a hard fought battle. I just enjoy being overleveled in any rpg i guess
One of my favorites is the first encounter with Jade Face. It's one of the most creative RPG battles, since it reworks existing combat mechanics to create this memorable sniper fight.
The boss fight when pnuema awakens. It's like the whole mythra situation but turned up to 11. It also pulls at your heart strings because of prior events.
Happy to see Xenogears have placements on this list. For as janky and old the game is especially when compared to it's big brothers and sisters some of those games fights just hit different that I really don't think any of the other games in the series have replicated since. Make more of these btw this is genuinely entertaining content and it's motivating me to actually play the xenosaga trilogy sooner rather than later.
A really cool video to see, especially from someone who has so much knowledge about the series. I think it would be really funny and cool to see what you think are the worst fights.
Fun fact. Back when Xenoblade 2 first came out and I was playing it I just wasn’t really getting into it. I I pushed through a little longer and then when i got to the boss fight that you have listed at #6 is when I really started to love the game.
Same. I was finding ways to hate it. Honestly there is only like maybe a couple scenes I don't like in 2. Most of the time the game was pretty great. Though I prefer 1 more in terms of characters, story and plot, that by no stretch is 2 a horrible game.
Shoutout to the final attack of Xeno 2's final fight, its always funny seeing people talk about how freaked out they got when they saw it start winding up, plus the OST is godlike
What, no love for the Ga Jiarg/Ga Buidhe fight that starts as a duel on foot and then evolves into an all-out war against their entire Skell armada, your courage serving as inspiration to rekindle prince Ga Jiarg's lost pride as a warrior and convincing him to defect from the Ganglion?
I agree with almost all of these, the only ones I'm not sure of is the Xenoblade X ones and I feel like the Aion fight from Xenoblade 2 would have been a good choice, but overall this was really good! Keep up the good work!
Very late comment but I still think the coolest gameplay moment in the whole series is where you have the vision of Egil using Bionis Slash X and have to prevent it
When it comes to Xenosaga 3 ED fights the Cameo figth against Ω Id was always my highlight as I just love fighting with Battle of Your Soul blasting in the background
@@markercrayon457 Not that its necessarily hard, just can be frustrating if you aren't prepared and the repeating voice lies can definitely drive you crazy.
My favorite fight is against Zanza, just the music, the music change, the cutscene and the scenery, it's all so badass, it's great.
Egil's my favorite villain in that game, and Bionis Slash X is incredible, but the rest of Yaldabaoth's fight wasn't that interesting to me beyond the story implications of defeating him. And while I normally love An Obstacle in Our Path, this fight deserved its own music (or at least something that isn't the generic story boss theme).
But while Zanza's not as good as Egil, his fight is probably my favorite. Both pieces of music are phenomenal, the scenery is great, and I love that you have to use Burst Affinity to get visions against him. Standing up to Zanza with the Monado III right as God-Slaying Sword kicks in is so cathartic, and the third phase is a great "Finish him off!" segment. Not to mention that the cutscene of Shulk defeating Zanza is probably my favorite scene in the entire game.
@@hypermoth I think the contested visions is probably my favorite xenoblade boss gimmick. Its so thematic and badass without any words, but also does get voicelines to support it
Bana the Betrayer clearly won't be selling you any Red Pollon Orbs! Meh!
The final Malos fight in Torna is easily one of my favorite boss fights ever. I loved the combat system in Torna, and hope to see a combat system like that in future xenoblade games.
Same here. The Torna battle is so fun and was much easier to use than the base game for me. And that final battle is so memorable and emotional.
I loved that fight so much. Siren is in my opinion the coolest mech in the series and that fight just made it even cooler.
Yeah. On BoC, even with Moon Matter Chips and the like, it was a tough battle. I was ultimately just trading Siren attack for Siren attack.
It Is Incredible !!
@@regulusking4299 the main game was easy enough too, to be fair.
The tutorials just suck.
Honestly that torna fight hits different when you play for the first time.
But on level 99 with everyone maxed I feel bad for malos. He gets rocked harder than the base game by getting topple locked by lora and jin while spamming specials and making your switch run at 10 fps while one of the best final boss tracks in the game plays.
I didn't have a way to get footage not at level 99 LOL
I remember fighting Malos with all characters maxed, it goes from a badass and sad finale to a 2 minute fly swat.
I love the Xeno community's dedication towards not spoiling people. None of that "X year old game" bullshit, just a very straight to the point spoiler warning. Thank you for being so mindful towards people who haven't finished all the games but still want to enjoy your content
to be frank I cant even begin to spoil Xenosaga because the majority of the plot is so complex and convoluted you wouldnt even be spoiled if you cant understand or remember
To be fair,these games are harder to gain access for most without sailing the seven seas.
@@UCu5gjzXvp21vqXJOFrSiJkBXuwMe with Xenogears:
Damn, can't believe you put the birds from the roc quest on every slot on this list
I actually lost on my first try of that because I was playing as Rex and Tora didn't have any way to generate aggro on multiple targets. Then I gave him a Nopon Mask and the fight went about how it was supposed to.
What makes a good boss fight?
The fucking music. That’s all it is for me lmfao
19:42 Absolutely, the Bionis Slash X vision might be one of the best moments of Xenoblade 1.
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Telethia the Endbringer would be an easy #1 for Xenoblade X IMO.
Do we include the unique Challenge Mode fights from Xenoblade II? Because a lot of them are pretty fun.
But if limited to base game - Ophion, easily. I'm not that informed on the optimum strats, but that fight is far and away the most fun for me.
@@DarthLocutus0 base game man.
@@DarthLocutus0 no time trial bosses quest bosses certainly
The level 81 territorial rotbart has a "threatning" name in Spanish
For me personally I'd have Dmitri Yuriev + Omega Metempsychosis on the list somewhere. A two phase fight that feels like a final boss, the weight of the situation is immense, finally earning your level 3 specials and seeing how badass they are, and G O D S I B B.
This is basically number 11 LOL
Regarding the third spot, I was 100% CERTAIN that yaldabaoth was the final boss of the game. It took me like 3 tries to beat, and then... well, my mind was blown
Ngl i initially thought this was gonna be biased a lot towards xc2 but that wasn’t the case and i agree with almost all the placements👌🏾
Malos and Ahkos fight before Vandham dies was the first time i died and probably my favorite in the game.
It’s honestly one of the hardest fights in the game especially on bringer of chaos
2 and 3 are so iconic, I've always loved how they incorporate what's going on in the story so you actually get to play through the action
Music:
0:00 battle for your soul - Xenosaga 3
1:09 You Will Know Our Names - Xenoblade Definitive Edition
2:50 raTEoREkiSImeAra - Xenoblade X
5:01 One Who Bears Fangs At God - Xenogears
7:12 the harsh truth - Xenosaga 3
9:21 The One Who Is Torn Apart - Xenogears
11:28 Counterattack - Xenoblade 2
12:11 You Will Recall Our Names - Xenoblade 2
14:09 U-DO - Febronia - Xenosaga 2
14:47 Final Battle - Xenosaga 2
16:32 no3=NO.EX01 - Xenoblade X
18:21 An Obstacle In Our Path - Xenoblade Definitive Edition
18:48 A Tragic Decision - Xenoblade Definitive Edition
20:20 Counterattack - Xenoblade 2
20:46 After Despair And Hope - Xenoblade 2
22:29 Richard & Hermann's Appearance - Xenosaga 3
23:06 fatal fight #4 - Vs E.S. Levi - Michtam Underground Lab - Xenosaga 3
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Kind of surprised the Jin and Malos fight didn't make it on here somewhere. Always thought it had a do or die atmosphere and it's against 2 very tough opponents who the party has struggled against, even when it was just one of them.
Could be my bias though, good list!
I'd agree with you but it does have some issues. It is a stupidly hard fight but once you realize that the only thing you need to do is just get 1 of them at half health it starts to fall apart. The Pneuma part is really cool sure but we already have seen a similar situation in the Malos/Akhos fight.
Im down for more top 10's in the future :)
So am I
As am i
The final boss fight of Torna was the most intense I’ve had in just about any game, ever. I had no idea it would depend so heavily on the party meter, so I was basically unprepared for the mechanics of it. Traded Siren arts with Malos back and forth nearly dying multiple times until I barely squeaked out my 4th one before he could, literally mashing the + button as the meters built up. Then, you know, everything that happens after that. Incredible.
Seriously tho, the Akhos+Malos fight on BoC is ball-breakingly hard. Probably the hardest in the game
I hate shackle driver
True, I'm doing a BoC play through right now, and just beat that boss, and god dang that boss was SO stupid. I had to grind like 4 levels, complete affinity charts to the max possible at that time and abuse agility Corvin.
Tbh once you get the right accessory and learn the strategy is kinda(big kinda) doable, just slow and risky.
After getting mythra I usually suicide, get her charts a bit more open and get in again to win.
Spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles
I personally love the fight with Jade Face/Gadolt since you have to move from barrier to barrier fighting random Mechon all while avoiding being sniped.
I might be alone on this, but I like the Amalthus fight. There's a lot of the story that kinda just builds up to realizing that Amalthus is responsible for everything bad in the game, which makes it perfect for wanting to properly kick his ass. Plus he can be kinda tough on a casual run with all of his annoying attacks. Also, you can just cheese him with the hole if you set it up right, which is so funny.
He's a decent villain, but he just shows up right after another fight in a featureless room, when you already know he's a villain so there's no twist. There's an epic battle with a view outside that should be an easy setup for a setting as good as the mechonis core fight, but no, just fight in a blank room. No view, no cool use of mechanics, you forget it immediately because he's already irrelevant to the plot, Malos is already ahead of you up the elevator going to destroy the world.
Thank you so much for the spoiler warnings! I've finished Xenoblade 1 and 2 as well as Xenogears and have just started Xenosaga Ep I, the warnings saved me, thanks!
SPOILERS FOR XC1
The only fight I would add to this list is vs Metal Face on Prison Island right after the Monodo upgrade scene. The entire first part of the game had been leading up to that moment, and it was epic.
I delayed my launch bc I thought it was the very end of the game and after I finished it I was like, Wait, there´s more?
SPOILER: The only counter argument I could make would be the first metal face encounter. Since MF basically drove the plot forward, until the Final fight where shulk decides to find out the truth of bionis and mechonis over the revenge he initially set out for.
Regardless, all of the MF encounters were memorable for me. Each for their own reasons
It's also the first time YWKON kicks in for a boss, which goes without saying is badass.
Torna has such a great ending and the Malos fight there is absolutely one of the most memorable and enjoyable battles in the whole series.
Bana from Xenoblade 1 is one of my favourites. Mainly because Tragic Decision plays in the background and the amazing rewards you get for beating the quest.
Number 1 is one of my favorite boss battle in videogames especially with that ost!Greetings from greece
And here I was waiting for True Rosa to appear 😂. Jokes aside, Zanza's battle at the end of XCDE is awesome, specially the third phase with the True Monado.
My favourite would have to be the final Malos fight in TTGC. The Siren mechanic easily pushed it to the best of the Blade games and it makes me excited to see what bosses we could have in future games.
"How fun is the fight."
* flashbacks to "You'll pay for your insolence! *
Yeah fun factor really makes or breaks a fight no matter who the boss is or how much you want to pound their face in.
My favorite boss fight has to be aion, I love its design, the music and also the cutscene that plays in the middle of the fight is great.
That fight is so cool, but I haven't been able to finish it yet. I remember I got so close to defeating it, but it was too far away to attack and it nuked my whole team.
Artifice Aion.
If it weren't for how spectacular of a battle that was, I never would've given Xenoblade 2 another chance. It is most likely my favorite final boss of all time, definitely my favorite in the series.
Have to agree. Plus there was such a somber feel to the battle, especially in the cutscene before the fight.
I'm kind of surprised the final T-elos fight wasn't on here. After she trashed Kos-mos earlier on I felt such satisfaction from beating her. Plus, getting all the story about kos-mos and t-elos at that fight made it feel even more satisfying. Still, great choices all around.
And don't forget that beautiful music.
Spoilers for XC2
One boss fight from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 which Always sticks out to me are the back to back fights against Jin and Amalthus at the World Tree. Yes, I know that technically they're two separate fights, but I've always seen them as a sort of single multistage fight.
It brings an end to Jin's character arc, and that final part of the scene when Amalthus dies and sees his mother reaching down always makes me tear up. It's a glimpse of the humanity that he left behind in his quest to destroy himself and the world. A lament for what could have been, had circumstances been different. If those bandits had never killed his mother that day, what kind of man would he have been? How would the world have changed? Would the Aegis even exist on Alrest?
So many interesting questions stemming from one of the most reviled villains in the series.
Plus, "The Power of Jin" is just such an amazing atmosphereic track.
Great list BTW
Top 10 villains in the Xeno series
1. Miang
2. start the rest of the list down here.
For being a walking trope (fanatical swordsman), Margulis is such a well done character in so many ways.
I think Space Pope should be on the list because who doesn't love 36 minute boss fights?
In all seriousness I love the fight with Malos and Jin at the Cliffs of Morytha. Definitely one of my favorite boss fights.
I have a perfect list for space pope :))))
The Zu Pharg battle was the first time I was able to correctly use infinite overdrive in my playthrough of Xenoblade X. 13 year old me was ecstatic when all my effort came to fruition during the first major roadblock in the game.
I’m hyped to see you are doing top 10 lists now. They are always so fun to watch and I hope you upload more in the future.
My favorite boss fight is Gargoyle :D
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For this boss battle, I think it’s way cooler to fight in your skells rather than on foot. On my playthrough, watching all 4 mechs circle and fly around this huge robot slowly inching its way to the city was one of the coolest sights in the entire game.
Really awesome job man! There's a few bosses from xc1 and 2 that I also really love that I feel like listing here:
. Sword Valley Mumkhar: super memorable fight that's really satisfying on a story standpoint, since you finally get to finish of Mumkhar after he's been taunting you the whole game.
. Mutant Gort: I personally love the surprise factor and think it's a really interesting way to end the game. Although the triumphant epic fight with Malos is definitely meant to be the final boss, Gort feels like a very natural last fight.
. Leone Telethia: really memorable to me because of just how tough it is for that point in the game. The part midway through where the music changes is the icing on the cake for me.
. Rosa: I have genuinely never laughed so much during a boss fight before. The ridiculous design, the constant bickering between Bana and Muimui, plus the fact that it's really narratively satisfying for Tora makes it one of the more memorable parts of xc2 for me.
EDIT: since I've finally finished X I have a few more fights I'd like to add, as out of the xenoblade series I think it has the best bosses on average:
. Ga Jiarg: Admittedly the first phase is a little clumsy - though I enjoy it as I see it as a test to make sure you understand overdrive - but the second phase against Vasara is where its at. High defense and health, a barrier it casts at half health, and brimstone rain being summoned if the fight lasts long enough. Jiarg's character also adds to the fight's atmosphere.
Vita: X's finale drags on for much longer than it should in my opinion, but the fight against Vita is a ton of fun. The first phase is nothing special, but I really enjoy the idea of the various Satellis he summons in phase 2 and the different effects they grant Vita.
I'd also like to mention that Zu Pharg is by far my favourite fight in the series. Nothing can top chasing down a colossal war machine the size of a small town across an entire continent while it launches lasers and Ganglion aircraft your way relentlessly.
We can agree the Lao fight in Xenoblade x has one of the best ost in game
Before I watch, I already know Bana the Betrayer is #1.
Honestly tho, if you do more of these top 10’s, I would love a top 10 sidequests/sidequest chains.
God i just absolutely love after hope and despair so much
I really liked the Ares fight with Lao and metal face! Surprised he didn’t make an appearance with the Prison Island sequence and all.
I like the Artifice Aion boss from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It’s an extremely intense moment in XC2.
If you do another 10 ten boss fights in Xeno series, i look forward to seeing the worst. Something tells me at least one boss from episode 1 will appear in the worst.
I assume that territorial rotbart is too good to be in this list.
1:31 "How good is the OST in the moment?"
I mean It´s xenoblade, so you hope it´s good
I was hoping Yggralith Zero would appear on the list.
As far as story goes it's literally an optional non canon boss but the lore beside it is incredible, basically it's a world swallowing space dragon and every time 2 of them meet their duel will destroy galaxies.
The 3 Yggralith you fight in X are all post game Super bosses and they all use non standard unique monster themes.
Yggralith Zero is the "Final Menace" and can only be fought when players worldwide complete an absolute metric ton of Squad missions to fill up the Global Nemesis meter. Not only is it a world wide effort to even unlock the mission that allows you to fight the thing but it's a worldwide effort to kill the thing. Yggralith Zero has 5,000,000 life bars and must be killed 5,000,000 to truly be killed, everytime you kill him you destroy 1 life bar and you can't overkill him and you only have 8 minutes to kill him as many times as you can. In The Forest is an incredible boss theme but what's even more incredible is using a multihitting art like Blossom Dance, killing him with every single hit of it and taking out 6 life bars with only 1 ability. It's an amazing feeling when your build comes together and Yggralith's health bar isn't even moving anymore, you're just killing him with every art use.
As far as a foray into online play Yggralith Zero manages to create an incredibly satisfying boss only amplified by X's hilariously non balanced combat system and make a boss that almost perfectly plays to the game's strengths and weaknesses to create an epic boss that you're killing multiple hundreds of times in just a few minutes with just this sense that it's not only you knocking this thing down but an unknown amount of people.
My favorite boss is
Artifice Aion, Malos is amazing, the music is amazing, its a giant mech, and the story is amazing.
My Xenosaga 3 favorite is the double fight at the end of Abel's Ark, we've seen that dude for 2 games and the buildup to it with the Xenogears references is great
This format is fantastic! I'm looking forward to the eventual Top 10 Worst Areas video lmao
Bionis core intensifies
Laughs in Ether Mine
Ether mine isnt that bad once you figure It out
Thanks Enel for the video, I always enjoy your content.
Not sure how qualified I am to speak on this as someone whose only Xeno game they’ve finished is Xenoblade 2, but I’ll take a crack at it anyway.
For me, every fight in 2 that really made an impression was one that absolutely kicked my ass.
Akhos and Malos in Chapter 3, Jin and Malos in Chapter 7, and the final encounter with Jin in Chapter 9.
Akhos and Malos: As was already mentioned this video, these two are likely to be the first boss that seriously challenges new players. You’re at an overwhelming disadvantage and have to play smart to survive. Mythra’s emergence here was also a big surprise for me, as while I knew about Mythra before reaching this point in the story I was shocked she appeared so soon. I had taken a long break from the game in the middle of Chapter 3, and this was the fight that sold me on going the rest of the way.
Jin and Malos: Despite not having played Xenoblade 1, I was familiar with most of its story. So getting forced into battle with someone wielding the Monado in addition to the already fearsome Jin was enough to tell this was going to be rough. Even more so than the Chapter 3 boss, these two are a brutal wall without the power of the Aegis to back you up. You have to fight for every inch, and even on my second playthrough much later where I knew what to expect this fight is still nasty. It took me hours to surmount the first time through, and to jump from that to gaining the true power of the Aegis against all odds probably makes it the most memorable encounter of the game for me. But that’s not to discredit...
Final Jin: Fittingly the last encounter of the game that gave me a serious challenge. Even alone, this broken man is able to stand against you on even footing. By now you’ve had several tastes of Jin’s capabilities, and this final fight doesn’t disappoint even on his last legs. This was the fight that forced me to finally master proper Chain Attacks to achieve victory. As time goes on, I’ve gained more appreciation for how this fight and the subsequent encounter with Amalthus resolve Jin’s role in the story as he finally fades away.
the egil fight in the mechonis core is sooo good.
seeing the vision of the entire bionis being destroyed followed by a story quest tellin ya “hey, good luck stopping that” is one of my favorite moments in that game just for how tense it is. Zanzas fight is also really good and I loved how it went from “yeah this isn’t too hard” to “zanza why are you destroying me, stop that” (aka thank you expert mode for not forcing me to have to redo the last 30 minutes) to “YO I GOT THE MONADO III LETS GOOO!!!”
both works perfectly as final bosses to the game for their own separate reasons.
I really like the battle against Yuriev, the hype it makes after all the xenogears references plus the music is just adrenaline inducing.
Fun fact about the 3º bossfight (I don´t know how to spell that name) in the cutsenene beforehand, when he asks how many died in that attack, he attacks the Bionis´ shoulder so it was either a future connected reference or nobody died (Maybe both FC in a year after)
>sees the Endbringer
>sees the Ares 90
*cries in not having enough reward tickets to buy the mats to build it*
It's not even that expensive my guy. Takes many times as much to build a normal lvl 60 skell that matches it's combat. On the other hand, just fight Telethia on foot, it's way easier.
Yeeeeeees!!!!!!! Number one is DEFINITELY the best!!!!! The MUSIC!!! The finale!!! The mechanics!!! He was the most frustrating but rewarding!!!! That version of “Image of Theme,” my favorite video game song ever, had me so emotionally overwhelmed!!
The final Malos fight in Torna is peak Xenoblade. It's incredible in every single way. Makes me wonder why the final boss in the base game was so mediocore. Actually fighting a fully powered Malos wouldve been a great conclusion for base XC2 but instead they go with him in an artifice and a limited battlefield. Felt like they Monolith realized that mistake and went all out with the final boss in Torna
Problem is we had already faced Malos before and even with his Aegis powers fully restored. And at that point it has been established that Pneuma is as strong as him if not stronger cause of the whole Blade×Driver bond situation. Malos needed Aion to face the entire team in the end, it only makes sense.
21:48 "and it's incredibly satisfying to get the 8 orb full burst to finish him off"
Or you can be like me and screw up my equipment so the chain ends at round two and just defeat him with a regular attack
Ah yes, Xenoblade Chronicles Torna, my favourite game for the NX.
My only question with this list...
How the hell did the Prison Island Metal Face fight not make the list?
Brand-new mechanic, finally taking on the thing that started your journey, and the MASSIVE turn things take afterwards in the plot?
Sounds like a winning combination to me.
It's a good fight but being limited to ten slots with so many incredible fights across 8 games makes it difficult to choose.
Fair enough. Not having played Xenosaga or Xenoblade X yet, I don't have as much of a connection to those entries' fights.
@@EnelXC Okay, I only listened to this at work, and now I'm actually watching it, and I have a question.
Why does the giant Transformer warship look almost like the Fog King and Infernal Guldo!?!?
Your delivery in this video is a huge step-up from that of the Blade guides. I haven't given the topic much thought, and I might not agree with every placement in this top 10, but as far as the boss fights are concerned your arguments have convinced me that these at the very least deserve to be part of the conversation. The introduction explaining what makes a good boss fight in your opinion was also on-point. Keep up the good work!
Well there's a huge effort difference between this and blade guides also LOL
Such a cool and interesting video Enel!
I remember the final Egil fight blowing my mind when I first played it. During my first playthrough, I made a note to upgrade Monado Shield as much as possible so I won't get screwed by a high leveled attack. When Egil busted out "Bionis Attack X," I freaked out. My Shield level was at 7.
I think it is really cool when story mechanics mesh with gameplay mechanics. (It's also why I liked Torna's final battle.)
Now that Xenoblade 3’s out, I feel like we gotta put one of the N boss fights somewhere
Keep up the good work Enel.
This is such a good video! I absolutely love how well you went into depth about this and it felt like I was reliving some of those fights tbh. I'd absolutely love a worse fights version too tbh
i really liked the final fight in torna, it was the fight where i learned about the chain attack mechanic.
Really good list, even if I am a bit surprised Amalthus didn't make it. His insane damage, hulking presence and outstanding music really stick with me. Even if he really isn't the divine emissary he thought he was, having a self heal, aoe force launch and copying Mythra's most devastating story attack really does make him seem like a god.
I wouldn't mind a discussion video on things like controversial characters or localization changes
l remember the fight against Pharsis the Everqueen inside that huge sphere in Sylvalum. A fight about collecting, planning, and tons of patience.. I hardly had to press any buttons during the hour or so this fight took me. And it took me several tries what with her cure spells.
Now that I think about it. I believe all of Yaldabalths boss fights are just amazing. The first one where you are faced with battling him while trying to not hurt Fiora, and then having the ending scene with where shulk does what we believe to be suicide by jumping off the sword for Fiora and the rest of the party members going down with him is absolutely beautiful. The "your blade didn't cut deep enough" fight is so cool to just show how menacing he can be and further makes both harder to see how he can be redeemed, and further progresses shulks decline into vengeance. And the one you had in the Mechonis core was just so powerful of a fight. Seeing Bionis, the place where nearly the whole game has been set, just being destroyed in an instant is so impactful, and the climax, oh the climax. The shot composition in XC1 is so amazing and it's on full display in this scene with shulks defiance of the voice in his head which we now realize to not be his own, for him to solemnly accept that vengeance isn't the right way and drop his sword to casually sit on the shoulder of the mechcon was amazing, followed by the shots of Dickson walking around like he owns the place with things happening in the background and Shulk pretty much having a seizure was so horrifying it was all so so so perfect!!
Love the top 10 videos, keep them coming!
Not counting 3, since this video came out before 3 so I'll live in that time. My all time favorite fight in the Xeno series is the fight with Metal Face on prison island in Xenoblade 1
Awesome video! I can't wait to see which what bosses will make your top 10 worst list.
I'm a sucker for cool swordfights so Jin and Margulis' fights are some of my favorite moments in Xenosaga
Optional Bosses in Xenosaga 3 were hype. Omega Id and Erde Kasier Sigma. Maybe do a video on optional content for the Xeno series?
Yoooo Xenosaga 2 final boss was amazing. Jr was one of my fav characters in saga and that final boss was phenomenal.
Thank you for the warnings before each one. I am able to stay blind for Xenogears, which I am currently playing.
My 2 favorite fights in the series are Malos & Akhos at the Olethro ruins, and the fight against Yaldabaoth in Mechonic core. Malos and Akhos was such a difficult fight for me that it made me stop playing the game for quite a while, I came back a few months ago, gave it a few more tries and finally managed to take down Phase 1 and that cutscene with mythra was badass, that whole moment was one of my favorites from the entire game.
I dont really remember any of xeno 2's bosses because once i reached mor ardain i found a way to overlevel to 99 and i just watched as i nuked every boss just the cutscene to make me lose or make it seem like a hard fought battle. I just enjoy being overleveled in any rpg i guess
What's the way?
One of my favorites is the first encounter with Jade Face. It's one of the most creative RPG battles, since it reworks existing combat mechanics to create this memorable sniper fight.
The boss fight when pnuema awakens. It's like the whole mythra situation but turned up to 11. It also pulls at your heart strings because of prior events.
I don't see the video yet but I know the top 1 is Riki from Xenoblade vs Tora from Xenoblade 2 in the xenoblade 2 challenge mode
Happy to see Xenogears have placements on this list. For as janky and old the game is especially when compared to it's big brothers and sisters some of those games fights just hit different that I really don't think any of the other games in the series have replicated since. Make more of these btw this is genuinely entertaining content and it's motivating me to actually play the xenosaga trilogy sooner rather than later.
A really cool video to see, especially from someone who has so much knowledge about the series. I think it would be really funny and cool to see what you think are the worst fights.
Fun fact. Back when Xenoblade 2 first came out and I was playing it I just wasn’t really getting into it. I I pushed through a little longer and then when i got to the boss fight that you have listed at #6 is when I really started to love the game.
Same. I was finding ways to hate it. Honestly there is only like maybe a couple scenes I don't like in 2. Most of the time the game was pretty great. Though I prefer 1 more in terms of characters, story and plot, that by no stretch is 2 a horrible game.
Shoutout to the final attack of Xeno 2's final fight, its always funny seeing people talk about how freaked out they got when they saw it start winding up, plus the OST is godlike
Thank you for that description
What, no love for the Ga Jiarg/Ga Buidhe fight that starts as a duel on foot and then evolves into an all-out war against their entire Skell armada, your courage serving as inspiration to rekindle prince Ga Jiarg's lost pride as a warrior and convincing him to defect from the Ganglion?
There's just too many epic fights in the series for all of these to be on here. I'm sorry!
Just letting you know, I would love more essay style content around the xenosaga games. Lists, explanations, etc. Whatever it is, I'll be there.
xenoblade 3 was such a banger im going to have to get into the other ones
I agree with almost all of these, the only ones I'm not sure of is the Xenoblade X ones and I feel like the Aion fight from Xenoblade 2 would have been a good choice, but overall this was really good! Keep up the good work!
Very late comment but I still think the coolest gameplay moment in the whole series is where you have the vision of Egil using Bionis Slash X and have to prevent it
When I fought the Zu Pharg I didn't know the full extent of X's combat system, so my mechs ended up dying, and I had to fight on foot. XD
When it comes to Xenosaga 3 ED fights the Cameo figth against Ω Id was always my highlight as I just love fighting with Battle of Your Soul blasting in the background
Should've included SPOILERS:
Desciple Lorithia
top ten worst boss fights
That fight was super easy for me how was it hard?
@@markercrayon457 Not that its necessarily hard, just can be frustrating if you aren't prepared and the repeating voice lies can definitely drive you crazy.
@@EnelXC “you will pay for your insolence”