Top 10 Final Bosses

The final boss of the video game medium defined all of our hopes and fears. They defined the last obstacle before we attained out ultimate goals. They defined what would be in store for us at the end of our long adventure. They sometimes even haunted us in our dreams (like when I was dreaming of running away from Bowser as he was spitting fireballs at me. It actually turned out to be my dog breathing in my face). In this list, we will go through the most memorable final bosses of the video game medium in hopes of rekindling some of these haunting phenomena. We just hope they don't haunt us now like they did when we were 12 years old, but we're honest enough to know they probably will, since we haven't grown up.

[RKRigney]

I give props to this list, but Dr. Robotnik? REALLY?

[Stoneroses6300]

Robotnic was a joke I think...You know these people

[OldWizard]

dr. robotnik didnt make it. i think it was a joke.

[pansenbaer]

Yeah Robotnik was a joke of a boss

[sumfood4u]

Zelda's~Gannon should be 3rd Metroid~MotherBrain should be 2nd Mike~Tyson should be 1st! i only beating him an a straight runthu w/o no codes an passwords 3 times in my life an i'm BaddA$$ at games.

[SaiyanFury]

Hahaha Kefka in Final Fantasy VI. In my last game I beat him in 2 rounds because I'd spent the time levelling my characters. He's not hard at all if you do the work.

[Stoneroses6300]

Ahh..good old kefka...You should of put up the picture of the non-human form of him

[Son of Odin]

i think some people will be mad sephiroth isnt on the list.

[Palodios]

Yep. I'm one of them. But then again, the list didn't include any games from the last, what, fifteen years?

[ape007]

one of the best boss fights ever was(I don't think anyone here in n4g will know it)

was the final boss in body harvest on n64,it was pure epicness,nothing gets better than killing a GAINT ALIEN with a BIG,BIG hover

come on rockstar bring back body harvest,I'll never forget seberia level,greec or java,my god it's one of the best games ever released

and also the final boss in donkey kong country 2,knig k rool with a gun that fires strange things everytime and your big brother donky kong was held,I mean it was a moment for the ages

good times...good times

[Son of Odin]

yeah DK country 2 was a phenomenal game!

[VigorousApathy]

Finally some people who remember Donkey Kong Country 2. It would definitely make my list of Top Ten favorite video games as well as having a top ten boss.

[RKRigney]

I don't even know what Bowser is supposed to be. You can't tell me that's a turtle. That's what made him great. He's a flaming platypus.

[Nintendo Rep]

no u

[MountainMaverick]

Great article. Icon of Evil. Brings back memories.
Funny stuff with Robotnic. He does look like a dominating boss though.

[iceman2885]

idkfa
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Some of you know what I'm talking about...

[MountainMaverick]

Awsome list. Tyson was such a bastard to beat

[Son of Odin]

the only problem is 9/10 bosses were on nintendo systems.

[Nintendo Rep]

It's cause we are GODS among mere mortals.

[MountainMaverick]

demigods.

[Nintendo Rep]

More than half of these bosses are on Nintendo.

Nintendo = THE BOSS BATTLE OF THE CONSOLE WAR!

[Son of Odin]

i dont think thats a bad thing.

[Nintendo Rep]

course it's not a bad thing.

[Pebz]

Nintendo really was awesome... until they discovered (created?) the wonder that is "casual gamers" and made the classic icons turn in their graves. I want the real Nintendo back.

[Nintendo Rep]

Don't worry, wait long enough and you'll be delightfully surprised.

[Dragunov]

THE END all of you that played MGS3 know it

[lojtis]

The End isn´t the final boss.

But i agree he is one hell of a boss!!

[MazzingerZ]

Agree, The End was epic, it was a poem rather than a boss fight. every boss in the MGS series is a final boss in any other game.

[Stoneroses6300]

agreed.

[mindedone]

I don't have access here at work

[Nintendo Rep]

10. Medusa (Kid Icarus)
9. The Icon of Sin (Doom 2)
8. Dracula (Castlevania)
7. Mother Brain
6. Sigma
5. Mike Tyson
4. Lavos
3. Bowser
2. Kefka
1. Ganon

[Pebz]

10. Medusa (Kid Icarus)

9. The Icon of Sin (Doom 2)

8. Dracula (Castlevania)

7. Mother Brain

6. Sigma

5. Dr. Robotnic (joke)

5. Mike Tyson

4. Lavos

3. Bowser

2. Kefka

1. Ganon

[Gaara_724]

my best boss of all time would have to go to Ject (final fantasy x)
my best lat boss would have to be the last boss on heavinly sword

[MountainMaverick]

Which Gannon is the best? That's the real question

[Son of Odin]

link to the past.

[OldWizard]

agreed.

[Pebz]

For me it was either Ganon in A Link to the Past or Ocarina of time. Can't say for Wind Walker, as I never had a GC, but in Twilight Princess he was a bit underwhelming for some reason.

[DeZimatoR]

Where's Liquid?

:(

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Good point.But I think Big Boss on Metal Gear(NES) was a good villain

[OldWizard]

i agree with ganon.

[MountainMaverick]

Which was the most difficult Gannon? That's the question

[MountainMaverick]

Big Boss. Crap. He needed to be on this list

[Stoneroses6300]

Sucked in Twilight Princess

[OldWizard]

you're on crack. twilight princess was awesome.

[Stoneroses6300]

Dr. Robotnic. Ha. That's a badass picture of him though

[DiabloRising]

My personal 10 Final bosses, in no order...

1) The Boss - MGS3

2) Ganon - Ocarina of Time

3) Safer Sephiroth - FFVII

4) Onslaught - MvC

5) Xemnas - KH2

6) Metroid Prime - Metroid Prime

7) Sigma - MMX4

8) Mundus - DMC1

9) Red Falcon - Contra 3

10) Aumaan Anubus - ZOE2

[Samus2080]

Mother Brain needed to be on this list

[OldWizard]

she was.

[Samus2080]

Mother Brain should have been #1!

[RKRigney]

...nah

[FantasyStar]

**** you, Ganon, no seriously. I can't begin to count the amount of hours I lost as a kid as I spent on this monstrosity.

[MountainMaverick]

The Mother Brain from SNES Metroid is def top 5

[Amp]

as this list will be all nintendo. That crazy wizard!

[MountainMaverick]

Gannon wasn't hard. His castles were much more difficult than Gannon himself

[bigman7387]

Top 10 Final Bosses of the 8/16 Bit Era

[OldWizard]

are there better ones?

[bigman7387]

Sephiroth, pick one from GoW, The Colossi, pick one from MGS

[Samus2080]

What was the name of the final boss in contra?

[Son of Odin]

red falcon.

[MountainMaverick]

should have been on the list.

[Samus2080]

What was the name of that final boss in Contra? That thing should of been on the list

[Son of Odin]

red falcon

[Stoneroses6300]

great boss.

[Samus2080]

Ahh..thats it. Red Falcon. He should of been on the list

[Samus2080]

ahh. Red Falcon. He should have been on the list

[Covenant]

Honorable mention: Nihilanth from Half-Life.

[Mc Fadge]

I'd say any of the Shadow of the Colossus bosses should make this list :/

[Fanboy Slaughter]

Big Boss, Sephiroth, Or any other worthwhile boos will never make it on an Old-Wizard list.

The guy, along with his new best friend RKRigley, are card-carrying members of the "We're Nintendo fanboys, so we're better than you" Club.

I love Nintendo, but I hate the fanboys. Sega had some great moments, and while Dr. Robotnik by no means belongs on any "Top 10" list, adding him as a joke to insult non-nintendo fanboys was a real @sshole thing to do. It seems that it's too much to ask a Nintendo Fanboy to NOT be a douchebag.

I've noticed that Nintendo Fanboys and Die-Hard Apple users have something in common:

[Volvobug]

i thought the dr. robotnik thing was hilarious.

[Volvobug]

Cool article. Gotta see more top 10's like this

[Volvobug]

Cool article. Let's see more of this

[GametimeUK]

Sure everyone has different opinions but bosses on the newer consoles deserve to be on this list... Sephiroth and Liquid come to mind instantly... O well

[OldWizard]

kefka is far superior to seph.