Top Ten Dragon Bosses
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Fun fact: The Reignited Trilogy was made by the same developer as Skylanders, Toys for Bob. They're also the ones behind Crash 4. I feel like it's something that people often forget about Toys for Bob.
Toys for Bob did a good job on Crash 4.
They also made the first Madagascar game.
Just goes to show once again that the bad decisions for game franchises can just as (if not more) often be because of meddling publishers than the actual Dev teams.
IIRC, many people who actually played Skylanders had said it played pretty well. Just the whole toys to life gimick was overdone and Activision decided they needed to use Spyro to market it because heaven forbid a game stand on its own merits.
@@SingeScorcher This is what pissed me off about skylanders since the games were decent on their own merits (side from having to buy overpriced figurines to play it). Not only the marketing use of Spyro but his skylanders form is just...ugly.
@@Gaiacrusher9fan2 That game was a fun platformer!
Dragons are pretty much a fiction staple, whether it be sci-fi, Fantasy, or even mythology. There’s always gonna be a fire-Breathing Scaly Boi.
That's not even counting the Wyrm, the Drake, and the Wyvern.
@@wolfhurricane897 those are also just dragons...
"the dragons shall never be forgotten..."
Hawkeye Gough has no idea how right he REALLY is.
Yeah that is very much true
I mean dnd has Dragonborns 😃
Seeing Fatalis back-to-back from three Bosses list shows how OP this dragon really is.
I am kinda sad that the recent Dragon Gaismagorm wasn’t a cheap option to put Fatalis off to the side for a bit
Thats not including Zenith White Fatalis from Frontier. A Fatalis Variant so powerful it can eradicate people in an instant and my god the music.
You want more OP Fatalis? One word. Frontier.
@@andrewseet4408 Yeah I was kinda hoping for Geismagorm too. His fight is genuinly fantastic
@@andrewseet4408 you can’t compare them both, gias needs to be compare to shara ishvalda. Fatalis was the +α or “extra final boss” that was added through updates
Word fail to describe how happy I am to
see Grigori as number 1. He really is the coolest dragon ever.
" When the weak court death, they find it".
“The rantings of an upjumped zealot make for tedious listening. His ilk serves no role in what is to come”
@@tracemacmillan9718 Pretty much. Grima needs the Grimleal as a contingency in case they get sealed again so another Vessel can be brought about (not that it mattered in the long run when Robin killed them off permanently), not to mention they can also serve as not only eyes and ears for them as well as hands to do their bidding, but having access to them means more options regarding tactics, in particular with psychological warfare which is Grima's specialty. Grigori however... DOESN'T need a cult, they're someone who serves as a judge for a successor, and a death cult only hampers Grigori's ultimate goal of either finding someone worthy to succeed their liege's position as Gran Sys' effective god... or failing that bringing the land to an end. The key difference is that Grima is an outright malevolent and active threat, one that HAS to die to prevent Ruin from overtaking Awakening's world, while Grigori is more akin to a crucible of sorts, someone who uses his flames to bring not only destruction, but use said destruction to find and ultimately temper one capable of surviving said crucible into someone who can watch over and guard Gran Sys until the time comes for them to pass the torch regarding that position... I do agree with Josh though that while I do love Grima and am insistent that they are FE's greatest threat due to ACTUALLY having a proven shot at victory... I can understand why he chose that particular Disciple of Ashera since EVEN A GODDESS CAPABLE OF ONE-SHOTTING THE GREAT THREE DRAGON GODS IN Naga, Grima, and Sothis is intimidated by him... that alone IMO says a lot about their power. And while I also agree that they could've done more with the concept of the "evil doppelganger", considering Awakening was the franchise's sink or swim moment, I'm pretty sure the devs didn't have the resources they do now like they've shown with Three Houses. So I can let that pass.... as long as they remedy if and when the inevitable Echoes style remake happens for Awakening, and you know it's gonna happen at SOME point, the game is FE's very own Final Fantasy 7, or Ocarina of Time. It is alongside Three Houses THE big one of the series.
IMO Grima has a massive amount of potential as a Dragon boss... doubly so with the expansion on lore on both Grima themself since Awakening AND, while I will acknowledge and respect Josh's negative opinion on Engage (I mean I liked it, it wasn't perfect, I'll be the first to admit that, but it wouldn't need too much tweaking and revising on the story department... and maybe NOT killing Lumera off so damn quickly, cause the reason people love Jeralt is because we got time to know him BEFORE they killed him off!), you can't deny that it was nice that they expanded on the lore and concept of Fell Dragons, and how it seems more and more IMO that Divine Dragons and Fell Dragons are two sides of the same coin. Think about it, on top of how with the lessons learned from Engage and Three Houses, the lore expansions and how it wouldn't be too far a stretch for a Fell Dragon to be to a Divine Dragon what a Shadow Dragon is to an Earth Dragon (Medeus comes to mind), even being in the name, Fell, as in Fallen from Grace, there's also both far more advanced tech, doubly so with the Switch's successor on the horizon, AND far more resources Intelligent Systems has access to nowadays, so they very well could truly fix whatever problems still remain due to the combination of technical and resource constraints from back then, World-Building in particular being something that they should put high on the list cause I love Awakening, in fact it's arguably my favorite game of all time or at least competing with Persona 5 Royal for that title, but it's not perfect and World-Building, even if they have the Marth Era Archeanea games and the Jugdral games to fallback on, a LOT can happen in 2000 years as we've seen, so they really need to put that on the list.
Hell, imagine fighting Grima, but in this case, he takes a page out of Nemesis' playbook (fitting considering mightiest Fell Dragon of all, Fell King of Liberation AND Grima get's to mock arguably the worst members of the Human Race they so despise has to offer) and uses their version of the Dead-Lords (I HC Grima and Loptous HATE each other as do the Grimleal and Lopt Sect and being in a constant low-key war since Grima's first attack on the world... Loptous from what I've seen is a bastard and a monster in terms of who he is through and through, the Dragon equivalent of the likes of Thales and Nemesis, while it isn't outright stated... remember that Forneus was a grieving mad-man, and what Dimitri himself went through... wouldn't be too out there for Forneus to have hallucinated the dark and violent thoughts like how Dimitri did with the "Ghosts", betrayed and tried to kill Grima who killed him in self-defense and trapped in the workshop for 1000s of years, with nothing but Forneus' rotting corpse and his twisted experiments after going off the deep end with that trauma festering for that long and no one to help them or talk to... WHO WOULDN'T BECOME SO DAMNED FULL OF HATE?!) to pull their own "Mighty King of Legend" cause Grima's also a tactician through and through and on top of it removing any chance of Robin and his family just going straight to him and rushing them, it'd force a battle of attrition on the Shepherds, forcing them to take down the Dead-Lords one by one, before they'd be ready to take down the Fell Dragon.
I’m so glad you mentioned Malefor. Very underrated villain, and the most epic boss fight I experienced on ps2.
What makes him more intimidating is his backstory. He was the first purple dragon, specifically the first dragon to master multiple elements, and the ancestor dragons, seeing the potential he possesses, decided to train him up. But then he got carried away and did a lot of horrible things, which led him to being exiled, and is what turned him into the dark master.
The main reason Spyro takes him more seriously than any other enemy is because that’s the one most similar to him. Similar to Luke Skywalker, Spyro is worried about also turning dark
For further irony, Malefor is voiced by Mark Hamill.
Same here! So glad he was mentioned! He felt like a dragon version of Sauron!
Didn't Malefor mention that it is a Purple Dragon's destiny to destroy the world, not save it?
@@Thechaosmaster1997 Yes he did
@@Thechaosmaster1997 yes he did, typical villain delusion
Dragons are a marvel of versatility. You can apply them to so many genres and they can come in any form imaginable. They can be aliens from another world, dinosaurs in nature, robots, elemental spirits, even gods!
It pretty interesting how ghidorah is all of those. Alien from another world (most of his incarnations), dinosaur (rebirth of mothra), robot ( technically cyborg in the hiesei era), spirit (GMK), and an extra dimensional alien god in the third polygon movie.
Or, in the case of Adventure for the Atari 2600, ducks.
Strong bad: SOMEBODY GET THIS FREAKING DUCK AWAY FROM ME!!
Indeed. But at the end of the day, dragons are mental constructs of the human race. No better than any other mythological creature of Earth. Humans conceived dragons. Never forget that.
If I remember correctly, the seven-pronged sword was made in Korea as a gift to Japan. It's still around and on display, I believe in a Buddhist temple. My history on this one is pretty fuzzy memory-wise and it's quite possible that the information I heard about this subject was inaccurate. Either way, I just wanted to point out that the seven-pronged sword is historically a real blade, just not one that could ever be used given it's design and massive size.
So happy to see Grigori & Dragon's Dogma finally get some well-deserved recognition. :)
I agree entirely. The Pawn system is beautifully well made and the combat feels excellent. I waited 10 years to get it cause I just couldnt find it. I ended up finally finding it and was it worth the decade wait? OH YOU BET IT WAS! and the final boss fight against Grigori was amazing. You almost forget he exists and is your main goal until towards the end when he reminds you of his power. Such an amazing boss and dragon to fight.
Here! Here!
Malefor was a cool villain. The buildup he had throughout the Legends trilogy definitely set him up as a force to be reckoned with.
I had gotten to number two and figured Josh was gonna overlook Grigori, so I had typed up and was ready to post a paragraph hyping him up as my personal favorite Dragon Boss when Josh got to number one. God, I love Grigori, he's freaking amazing, and IMO he is absolutely the epitome of what dragons can be in video games. The only thing I don't like about him as that he's not the final boss of Dragon's Dogma's story. Although when you find out some more background info on Grigori, that does kinda make up for it.
Now just IMAGINE what the battle against Grigori might have been like if DD wasn't kicked out the door literally half-finished
"there hasn't been such a challenging fight since Cynthia"
Someone hasn't fought Ultra Necrozma it seems.
FYI, Nidhogg was NOT finished off by his battle with the Warrior of Light. His eyes remained, along with his malice. Eventually creating the primal Shinryu. Even after it's destruction and the final destruction of his eyes. Nidhogg's spirit STILL LIVES within Estinien. While it is still a small voice he does whisper to Estinien to kill and destroy.
Dragon bosses are some of my favorite boss types and are just awesome in general. There's just something unique fighting a giant winged beast with the use of so many elements. (Mostly fire though.) There's plenty of epic dragon fights to choose from and plenty of fun ones to defeat and slay.
Wasn't expecting Malefor on this list, but glad he's here. IMO The Legend od Spyro trilogy is a really solid set of games that tend to get viewed unfavorably because of where the franchise eventually went.
the visual gag of "how to flash guard in Ys seven" redirecting to "how to make yourself cry" got me really good
My most frustrating dragon boss I had to deal with (the first time playing at least) was Argorok from Zelda:Twilight Princess. The bastard took me almost a year and a half to beat because I didn't realize I had to manually point the Wiimote to grapple on its back. Unfortunately for me I thought I had to use Z-targeting on the plants and loop around until you get an opening to lock on to it.
And once again, the Breath of Fire series is criminally underappreciated.
I was wondering if anyone else would bring up BoF
i thought for sure it was gonna make this list...
Im really glad that Malefor made the list The Legend of Spyro trilogy has one of if not my favorite stories in gaming and to me it is Spyro
A very solid top pick. Grigori is the essence of the concept of a dragon. I so cannot wait for the sequel now its finally been confirmed.
also Id have personally picked alatreon over fatalis. i still argue they were the hardest fight in iceborne hands down thanks to their super move and even without it their sheer power over the elements is terrifying. even his old world version was always a mountain to overcome and a wonderous spectacle while you did.
Even though he isn't technically a boss and thus probably doesn't fit on this list, but I really like Parthranax from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Fun fact: He is voiced by the same guy who does the voice of Mario. That makes it funny to me XD
Paarthunax loses points because why would you wanna fight him. He a good dragon.
@@CountShaman Yeah that's why I can't really count him as an actual boss because I like him too much to kill him. Seriously, the blades can stuff it for wanting you to kill him lol
About Grigori's apparent lack of difficulty, that's pretty common in pretty much any game with lots of sidequests. I did a run of DD once where I did no sidequests, just the bare minimum on the main quests and no grinding. Grigori was a BEAST in that fight. I didn't have easy ways to shut down his attacks. The only reason I won was that I was playing a Ranger, so I could hammer away from a distance. (I also only had my main pawn.)
Hard Mode Grigori can also kick your ass. His fire attacks basically oneshot you.
Virgin Grima: Indulges in cult affairs, wastes their grand presence on a doppleganger trope, no chemistry with the protagonists despite making a big deal out of being them.
Chad Grigori: Give evil cult the middle finger, is awesome in every scene he's in, guides the protagonist and tests their values.
Spyro rarely makes it on any list when it comes to games. Spyro is finally getting some respect. As a fan of dragons and what they represent, I highly approve of this list. 🐉🐲
seeing Grigori at the top and knowing dd2 os coming brings me life
I'm going to give a shoutout to Georg Zalbard/Deus, from Shining Resonance: Refrain. In a game full of fun and interesting Dragon Bosses, it's this one, the Final Boss of the game, that stands as my favorite.
the fact that dragon's dogma was mentioned in one of these videos made me so happy
I was so happy to see Nidhogg make the list and at number 2 at that. Not only was it a thrilling fight but the cutscene afterwards caused enough tears to fill an ocean.
Love dragons and i am very glad joshscorcher made this list. I wonder of he would make a top 10 fallen angel or demon bosses for Halloween?
My favorite dragon boss is either Darkeater Midir from Dark Souls 3 or Dragon lord Placidusax from Elden Ring. With Midir the fight is amazing and fair and shows how a imposing a dragon corrupted by the Abyss is. As for Placidusax the fight is spectacular, along with the lore being King of the Dragons and other things that could be spoilers and That second phase intro is godlike.
"He's a birb, not a durgon." HAH! That is a gem!
YAY! Malefor is on the list and better yet…YOU GET WHAT THERE IS TO ENJOY ABOUT THE FIGHT! As far as I know, he's the only dragon on this list to successfully destroy a planet, even though it was put back together in the end. But Kefka would still blush at his accomplishment. Think of how many died on the surface during that event on top of the population his army diminished over the three years he had been free.
Not to mention he had his own species nearly wiped out by enslaving the will of a little girl (Cynder) since birth and forcing her to commit genocide on her own race leaving her to bear the guilt. She's resilient considering how most would be driven insane by such an origin, possibly the biggest reason why I love her so much.
The spectacular atmosphere you mentioned combined with the lore that makes up Malefors story and accomplishments made the overarching villain of this low budget rush trilogy really impressive. Imagine what that universe could do with real funding and multiple years of development.
With Maleficent, it might be that she's a dragon type fae. In some mythologies that is a type of faerie.
Because of my love of dragons, this is honestly the best boss list you’ve ever posted since Smartest Bosses, Josh!
I feel like Eternatus or Necrozma, two other Pokemon, should've been on this list. In the honorable mentions at least. They are some interesting bosses, and you can't just catch them off the bat. You have to actually fight them. If you end up doing a top ten Pokemon bosses list, they should definitely be on it.
I'd agree that they should be in honourable mentions. But Giratina in Legends Arceus 100% deserved its spot, challenging and just like Eternatus and Necrozma you couldn't just catch it to end the battle
Yeah, I know. The only problem I have with it is it's a post game boss. I would've expected to see Dialga and Plakia, since they're the final boss of the main game, but Giratina was a bit of an odd choice, since it isn't part of the main game.
@@loganbrony130 Ok but Giratina is essentially the reason the main plot happens in Legends Arceus.
I know that. We never even hear about it until the post game, though.
you can actually fight the Divine Dragon of Legend of Dragoon twice, once on the mountain of mortal dragon, and then you can *optionally* fight it again in Death City Mayfil
His ghost, yeah. And he is a pain in the ass!
@@deathbykonami5487 indeed
Okay the transition music alone makes this my favorite video
Oh my GOD I'm so happy Nidhogg is on here, I was watching this list being like 'Wellp probably no Nidhogg', but LO AND BEHOLD!!!! My personal favorite Dragon boss!
I love how you presented Nidhogg’s entry! Love XIV and I’m always glad to see it talked about!
One I would definitely put on the list would be Placidusax from Elden Ring. He was the Elden Lord of an ancient age, is made of gold and stone, breathes holy flame and conjures red lighting, and is basically dead by the time you meet him. The only reason you fight him at all is that he basically _rewinds time from beyond death_ to reconstruct his mausoleum. Even though he is one of the most difficult and flashiest bosses in the game, he’s a mummified corpse that’s missing 3 of his 5 heads, meaning that we are fighting him at his weakest!
what about midir
@@skinwalker1939Midir is a knight for the gods, but ultimately became nothing more than a rabid attack dog. He’s mighty, but there’s nothing behind it.
Placidusax carries a regal, even divine, aura about him. He’s less a rampaging animal and more a god smiting you for the arrogance to challenge him.
I was really hoping Darkeater Midir would be somewhere on the list. Definitely the best dragon boss in a Fromsoft game. One of the few dragons in Dark Souls that wasn't evil and battled against the Abyss for a long time, only to start being corrupted by it through constant exposure. Ask to put him down as mercy before he completely looses his noble mind, you have to run from him along the side of a cliff before doing enough damage to make him fall down into a pit before facing him in full. When you do, he is incredibly aggressive and has massive range on most of his moves. Can breath fire and uses it to keep people from chopping at his ankles, He also pulls out lasers and dark magic when he starts to get low. It is long fight against an opponent that hits hard on every attack.
I couldn't agree more Darkeater Midir is without question the best From Soft boss . This guy is a weeb so he seems to like ,, spectacle ,, over ,, mechanics ,, .
I mean Deathwing on this list really ? Deathwing as a character is fine but his boss fight sucked ass .
I can't talk about the other fights on this list as I haven't done them but compared to Midir they just seem lackluster .
@@saula8948 placidusax is great too but midir is better.
@@giantdad2414 Well I would say he is good but not great . My big issue with Placidusax is that he is too passive with his bodily movement and just does too many aoe attacks which makes it annoying to fight him , he does start to teleport in p2 but even then he feels so slow , as a spectacle he is cool in p2 and better than Midir but as a fight based on mechanics Midir is superior no doubt and while spectacle is important , mechanics are more important .
Midir has a bigger moveset , is far more aggressive and acts like a pissed off dragon and the fight is encouraged for you to face him head on . Imo Black Dragon Kalameet is a better dragon fight than Placidusax too . Divine dragon has the best spectacle of all the From Soft bosses but mechanically it falls short , but still it is enjoyable as it doesn't drag too long .
If I had to rank them I would give Midir an S rank - the highest quality of boss , certainly the best dragon boss fight from From Soft and a top 10 boss fight in From Soft history . Black Dragon Kalameet I would say is an A rank boss fight , a high quality boss and the second best dragon fight .
Placidusax for me is a B rank boss , a bit of a letdown , still a good boss fight but not very enjoyable to fight which is my biggest gripe with it . I would put the Divine Dragon as B tier too but bellow Placidusax .
I was very surprised to not see Darkeater Midir either. Not only my favorite Fromsoft Dragon but it's my personal favorite Dragon boss I ever went against in a game. Placidusax and Kalameet aren't too far behind either.
@@saula8948 I find this ironic for me because I thought that Placidusax and Fortissax are spectacle-type bosses, and the fight is a sight to behold.
I just mindlessly hit them with my Greatsword while dodging lightning and fires easily.
Midir for me is just a big Rathalos that could spew lasers/magic and Kalameet...I literally forgot his fight, I killed him in one try, the only thing I could remember is the red eye. But then again, I am a MonHun addict, I eat big dragons for breakfast.
Still mad that there is no Fromsoft dragon here.
Mechanics-wise, there's a lot wrong with it, but for pagentry and lore, I love the battle against Alduin in Sovngarde. It's really satisfying to hear that arrogant wyrm screaming "Zu unslaad! Zu nis oblaan! [I am unending! I cannot be defeated!"] as he dies.
I still love Bahamut as the most powerful creature in the Final Fantasy series. Square Enix even went as far as to use him as an apocalyptic event for FFXIV reboot (which was awesome).
I thought the Archdemon Urthemiel would get an honorable mention. Wait. Is he a dragon? Or a god turned eldritch abomination? I'm counting him. If it looks like a dragon, scorches earth like a dragon, strikes fear into the hearts of those who see it like a dragon, it's probably a dragon.
One of my most favorite Dragon boss fights was Tirnoch from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning/Re-Reckoning basically when you first hear of her she's essentially portrayed as this goddess worshipped by Gadflow and the Tuatha Deohn and after various battles your character the Fateless One learns the truth from Dakkoafar(Dark Elf ally) Adyn Shir that truth being you two are part of an organization dedicated to keeping the imprisoned Tirnoch sealed away and imprisoned due to the fact she's one of the Titan Dragons a race of dragons who were the gods and goddesses of Amalur prior to the main gods and goddesses beating them and becoming the main pantheon of Amalur with Tirnoch being the Titan Dragon of Fate aka the OG Amalurian Goddess of Fate before the Fateless One's mother the current Amalurian Goddess of Fate beat her, and imprisoned her and took her role.
And when you confront the freed Titan Dragon she reveals that not only were you fated to fail and die during your first attempt to prevent the Tuatha Deohn from freeing her, but you coming back to life in Hughes's Well of Souls, and awakening your demigod/demigoddess of Fate powers aka Fateshifting, and being free from your mom's weaves of Fate was all her doing so you can unknowingly free her form her prison and steal your powers so she can wage war on your mom and the other gods and goddesses of Amalur.
And so the fight begins with the fight being a 3-stage fight and ease phase transition being signaled via Fateshift QTE which does some more damage and signals your starting to win with Phase 1 being her using her claws, tail, and fangs along with various energy attacks she fires from her mouth, and after the first Fateshift QTE Phase 2 begins and Tirnoch uses the attacks from Phase 1 while adding in clones of you made from Fate Energy for you to also deal with it though the clones when destroyed do give you Fate Energy which helps you out, and after another Fateshift QTE the 3rd and final Phase begins in which the attacks from Phase 1, and the clones added in Phase 2 are still used but she'll add in powerful offensive magic spells and once you whittle the last of her health away you'll do the final Fateshift QTE which sees you summon razor-sharp crystal projectiles made of Fate Energy which you fire at her to pin her to the cavern wall before using your manipulation of Fate to cause a cave in to imprison her,
Glad each entry felt meaty and looking forward to the next list. 😈
You got Nidhogg, awesome! Personally, I think in terms of challenge and spectacle Shinryu's even better as far as dragon fights in FFXIV go, but Nidhogg is a great character with a great backstory to match it.
i mean, one could argue that Shinryu is a reincarnation of Nidhog, without Nidhogs eyes, Shinryu would not have been summoned.
this is wildly off topic to the video, but i just want to say that I'm glad you are still doing these countdowns, i recently got hit with a pang of nostalgia over stuff i was into in the early 2010s and a certain forum I was on in middle and early high school because of countdown creators like and including you. So i guess, thanks for keeping up with this stuff, this was fun to come back to and I guess i will work through the other stuff you've done since then.
The fact Dark Souls III : Ringed City DLC's Darkeater Midir did not even make honorable mentions offends me. Such a good dragon fight.
I immediately got the Honeymooners reference. Nice attempt at a Jackie Gleason impression, Josh :3
"We haven't had a Pokémon battle this difficult since Cynthia"
I'm tempted to bring up Ultra Necrozma, but something tells me someone would just go "dur-hur zoroark exploit, easiest fight ever".
Nah man, his wife just hates Necrozma for no rational reason.
Ultra Necrozma wasn’t hard, but I also unintentionally found his weakness which is why it wasn’t tricky. Seriously, from the moment I saved right before to the immediate chance I got afterwards, it only took 9 minutes. Great theme though. For the record, I am talking about his weakness to Fairy Types. Thank you Primarina.
Steel types resist Necrozma's whole moveset. Like most fights in Pokemon, the difficulty varies wildly depending on your team comp.
Dragons have always been and will always be my favourite Mythical Beast, I can’t wait to see which of these Scaly Bois tops your list 😎😎😎
Thanks for the new list Josh and go hug your animal friends all (love you Ari) 💙🐱💙
Same here :p
Khroma from Tales of Vesperia. She's part of a race of ancient beings known as the Entelexia, which are basically Tales of Vesperia's dragons. She was once with Alexei, who went all coocoo for Cocoa Puffs near the end, but after learning of Duke's plan to wipe out the Adephagos using human lives, Brave Vesperia travels and converts the Entelexia into spirits, in the hopes of them being an alternative for the blastia. After her defeat, she becomes the Spirit of Wind, named Sylph.
Remember kids:
Fatalis is a Dragon boss
Yizmat is a Drag-on (and on and on and on...) boss.
Having faced #2 on the EX version of that trial, that fight is the most entertaining fight in all of Heavensward, no question
Looks to me like the next countdown you be making, Joshua, is Top Ten Demons in videogames.
With what you said about the fight in Radiant Dawn, I wish Oscar and Jon the best of luck in their playthrough!
Really looking forward to this one.
I love the list the one thing that made this video so much better for me. was hearing TROGDOR the burninator. Not many kids will ever understand the glory of Strong Bad weekly email. You made this 33 years old man day. Thank you 😊
Oh, yeah, DD had such a fantastic fantasy setting especially with Grigori!
These dragons are awesome!!! I wonder if you can do a top 10 on Kraken's or Destroyer Monsters that not only have the name Destroyer but have all the qualifications to bring a world to an end or into a nightmare apocalypse. 🤔
Yes!!! I remember Grigori from playing Dragon’s Dogma when it was on PS3. And I was in sheer awe of the spectacle that played before you. Thank you Josh for helping me remember such a great memory. DD is such an amazing game, even with its flaws.
If you want to revisit it, you can pick it up on Good Old Games; it is frequently on 75 or 85% off. Also, rejoice! Dragon's Dogma 2 was announce this year, so maybe we'll have it in another 5. XD
@@PhotriusPyrelus I replay it on Steam. I had a good play through going until Sunbreak came out on Switch. Eventually I’ll get back to it. Left off at Fornival’s trial. XD
The funny thing is I just beat Gregori a few months ago cause my friend Travis suggested Dragon's Dogma, I'll admit I might've been slightly under leveled when I beat him. In any case yeah he's a great fight, now if only my stamina was better cause god it took forever to get to the last part
Imagine if Deathwing was in Dora the Explorer and when Dora and her friends sang the "we did it" song Deathwing reappears and said "YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT! YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING! I WILL TEAR THIS WORLD APART!!!!!"👿🐉
Hahaha hahaha
After having been introduced and almost been Non-Stop playing FF XIV for the past 2 months, it brings be great joy to hear you talk about it. The Dragonsong War arc and the battle with Niddhog Man, let me tell ya one of the most emotional moments i experienced in the game..........then Endwalker happened
Hold up I have a translation for that last bit of the episode.
"Be not afraid!"
Ahhh! 😱
@@huntermeldrum6444 "I said BE NOT AFRAID!!"
WHERE IS OUR REMAKE BLUEPOINT?! tbh glad that you mentioned the divine dragon from the legend of dragoon, you actually have 3 different fights involving this boss, Lloyd as the divine dragoon, a bonus fight in the wingly city of death mayfil, as well as the initial fight in the mountain of mortal dragon, in the death city fight it has all the attacks from every part of its form in the mountain fight, but you can't kill the parts to shut down some attacks...
Fantastic list
I felt like the one from Mario Odyssey and Sunset Overdrive deserve an honorable mention. One is full of lighting attacks and atmosphere at a large scale, and the other has you fight it across the open world map.
Also, for the latter, you just killed a dragon in the apocalypse. Let that sink in. I think that’s what the game tells you after you kill the dragon by BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL IN THE FORM OF GRABBING YOUR STYLE METER SO YOU CAN USE IT AS A MAKESHIFT SPEAR!
Rewatching this for this year.
"Huh, dragon list. I wonder which FFXIV dragon will be on there." I LOVE BEING RIGHT AND YES! NIDHOGG IS A BEAST!!
I'd like to see Ari getting a taste of her own medicine. I get it's just written that way, but I always like it when characters who normally get their way by inconveniencing others have the script turned on them and have a "Okay, I see why people have an issue with this now" moment.
Ah, Trogdor the Burninator! That brings back memories.
Cue the How to Train Your Dragon music, folks!
10: So when you do light bosses and dark bosses, which one will this guy be on? (Moon Dragon Ze-Kalios (Ys Seven))
9: Never been a big fan of Fire Emblem, though the story for the new one seems interesting, and the dragon for that game looks EPIC! (Dheginsea (Radiant Dawn))
8: I am legitimately scared to ever go for this. THIS is why I haven't finished Legends: Arceus yet. (Giratina (Legends: Arceus))
7: There are not enough good lightning dragons in media lately. It's always the fire dragons who take it up, but lightning is hotter than fire, faster than fire, brighter than fire, and can cover just as much ground as fire. Justice for lightning dragons! (Hraezlyr (God of War 2018))
6: He looks and sounds like Smaug is going through an emo phase... AND IT WORKS! (Deathwing (World of Warcraft))
5: And Skylanders turned this guy into a skeletal dragon, of which the Undead Skylander Hex went to fight. I used to love Skylanders, but there were too many different creatures and lore and stuff. Just stick to a few races for characters, people! The Arkeyans were cool! (Malefor (Dawn of the Dragon))
4: I will never understand why people play these aggravating games. There's hoping for a challenge, and then there's straight-up masochism. Still, I don't kink shame. Just not what I'm into. (Divine Dragon (Sekiro))
3: The most surprise I have here is that Josh managed to keep these two from Number 1. Though I can't blame him for going with Fatalis... Again. (Fatalis & White Fatalis (Monster Hunter))
2: ...Is this guy's story just a more hardcore version of The Dragon Prince? Because I am getting some serious Dragon Prince vibes here. (Nidhogg (Final Fantasy XIV))
1: Now THIS is a dragon fight! (Grigori (Dragon's Dogma))
Pack some tanks like Alpha Snorlax to fight Volo. Also Cresselia is apparently good against his team but I didn't bring mine so I don't have first hand knowledge.
Pump your team full of grit as far as it'll go, and bring max revives
These so called "aggravating" games have garnered a lot of love and they are not difficult for the sake of being difficult. Sekiro is the best sword fighting game there is to offer.
28:56 THERE I AM, GARRY! THERE I AM!
Durgenforged pomjom has entered the area.
Cool top 10 video I really like dragons so this should be fun for me
Orochi from Dragon Quest 3. As expected from its legend, it's a major obstacle in the hero's quest to defeat Baramos. Jipang is likely your first stop after you unlock the ability to change the vocations of the other party members, where you'll find many arranged sacrifices that Himiko/Pimiko declares necessary for the town to be spared.
The hero enters Orochi's Cavern of their own free will and comes face to face with its namesake. Given this version of the tale omits the sake, Orochi puts up a major fight... only to leave via dimensional portal when it is severely wounded, leaving behind the Orochi Sword (which is probably called that because the hero isn't native to Jipang).
The portal leads to Himiko's residence, where she has collapsed. Upon examining her, the party finds the same wounds they had inflicted upon Orochi. Turns out that "Himiko's" extreme solutions were only true from a certain point of view, for she had been Orochi's disguise all along! Realizing the hero found out, she communicates with them telepathically and threatens to burn Jipang if they don't turn a blind eye to her actions. If you call her bluff, she will revert to her true form and the fight will resume.
In modern releases, Orochi's second phase increases her stats, but thanks to the Orochi Sword, you can even the odds. If used as an item, it will use sap free of charge, reducing her defense. After finally finishing her off, the hero will obtain one of the five orbs and continue their quest.
Interestingly, there is a palette swap that only appears after Baramos is defeated and he also receives a decent buildup. After the hero has been following their father Ortega's footsteps for so long, they finally reunite. Too bad King Hydra is there to ruin any chance of a happy reunion as he executes Ortega by burning him to death. King Hydra is one of the three generals you have to fight back to back to face off against the real villain. Given his role, he's a damage sponge meant to deplete your resources so the other bosses can finish you off. He's also the only general that wasn't crafted using Baramos' remnants.
My only complaint with these two bosses is that Dragon Quest 3 was originally made before having a regular boss theme became standard practice in JRPGs, so they just use the regular battle theme. This has sadly been kept in every version thus far, so I hope Dragon Quest 3 HD2D doesn't follow suit.
Number 8: While an INCREDIBLE fight, I beat it first attempt. For the record, I did not see it coming. I was extremely surprised though and I legitimately freaked out when it happened. Also, you forgot to mention that it is part of a gauntlet meaning that should you fail, you have to do it all over again. And yes, that includes the fight before it.
Same. I knew I was gonna have to fight him but I had no idea what the team was going to be. And for him to go like 90% Cynthia down to the frickin theme music was a frickin trip.
But having two massive tanks and a satchel fill of max revives saved me
Me playing the game blind at launch period: Alright Volo you are do-OH HI GIRATINA *a few tries later* YES GET FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH *My last Pokemon who barely beat Giratina's normal form gets immediately finished off by Origin*
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Perfectly done right here. From the bit with Dora, to the line scratch, to death wings lines. All done to perfection. 👨🍳💋!
I could bet the next Top 10 might have something to do with new kinds like Malzeno and/or Gaismagorm. In other words, it's not over in October 2022
The Nidhogg fight was so narratively compelling!
. . . Even though I ended up grinding my Gunbreaker to max level and decided to Unsyc Solo it for narrative effect. I might not have felt the weight of how the fight was supposed to be balanced, but 1v1-ing Nidhogg felt like the proper end to me.
NO HECKING WAY, you've actually played Ys!! Why is this the first Ys entry I'm seeing on these lists then!?
The Earth and Moon dragon are by far my favourite in Seven though, based for putting him there.
I guess by the ending, I think we are getting our first Halloween themed list for this year. 🎃
Wonder if any of the Halloween lists might give Snatcher from A Hat In Time some spotlight
I’d say Top 10 Demon Bosses. If that’s the case than I hope Void from Kirby Star Allies makes the list.
Honorable mention:
fin fang foom, gardians of the galaxy: the desing in this game is way better than in the original comic.
Stormterror Dvalin, Genshin impact: This fight is soooo stressfull yet fun, and he is the FIRST boss! (I think...)
I love so many of these choices, but I'm also surprised to not see Midir here
Faatalis was a great choice as the MH rep. Whilst there are monsters I prefer over it it definitely embodies the concept of a dragon the best in the franchise with its slender design aspects and terrifying lore. And I love how what we'd recognise as a standard western dragon is to residents of the MH world a mysterious and almost alien entity.
Josh:I would think dragon age would have been a no-brainer. Me who has NEVER played dragon age:Nein
*hears Deathwing speak*
Sit down, Smaug!
I'm so glad you put nidhogg on this list, he was such an amazing fight
10) never heard of
9) haven't played much of the tellius games
8) Hell yeah, Giratina baby!
7) same as 10.
6) same as 10
5) never got into Spyro - I probably should
4) same as 10
3) same as 10
2) same as 10
1) wow, I knew only 1 of these - minus the few honorable mentions.
I probably would have mentioned Mega-Dragon Bowser from Mario and Rabbids kingdom Battle. Although the Noble part would be stretching it.
You also have, Plasidusax for Elden Ring, Midir from Dark Souls 3 who were absolutly fantastic fight...Even if Midir is HARD AS HELL
When I fought Dhginsea for my second play through, I maxed out Illyana (the petite blue-haired Thunder sage with the ravenous appetite) as an Archsage and blessed Rexbolt.
My vote is Riven of a Thousand Voices from Destiny 2. You and your fireteam have just cleared all the other parts of the Last Wish raid, you're ready to face the final raid boss...AND THEN YOUR JAW HITS THE FLOOR. She is absolutely gargantuan, and it takes full coordination with your fireteam to take her down. It's considered the best boss fight in all of Destiny, and I 100% agree. It's a LONG fight, but never has a dull moment. And when you finally win, it's so satisfying. Bonus points if you get the raid exotic as well, as One Thousand Voices is a solid reward for your hard work.
Can't wait for top ten body part bosses
I always suspected Maleficent was a Dragon the whole time
I guess that's a hint for Demon Bosses in the next list
You might want to give Fatalis in Frontiers a look, it’s even crazier wince they have exclusive variants with Fatalis getting crazy portals and a arena filling Spirit Bomb, Crimson Fatalis is fought inside a volcano, and White Fatalis has an Extreme variant that rains the arena in the same red lightning along with big ass laser breath and a big ass explosion
I love how josh doas so often cause accidental demon summonings with his videos that his wife has the exorcist at speed dile XD
When thinking of creative dragon bosses, I can’t help but think of the Black Dragon from Ever Oasis. His serpentine body and three eyes give him a unique look, and the fact that he can corrupt any animal or sentient being that he wants to, he can even possess people directly, taking great pleasure in watching the loved ones of the person he possessed struggle and suffer because they’re gonna need to hurt their loved one to even lay a finger on him, and will even try to guilt trip them into sparing him. And he doesn’t breathe fire, he breathes pure chaos and has many other abilities that connect to the chaos energy. (Oh, and he turned the entirety of Vistrahda, the area the game takes place in, into a desert)
About the Maleficent question, I'd argue that she became a dragon in that just like in the movie. My backup is that she harness the power of hell to become one and dragons were said to travel between the mortal realm and hell during biblical time and medieval.
Fun fact about White Fatalis, in Monster Hunter Frontier Z, you can fight a variant of White Fatalis known as G-Rank White Fatalis, whose red lightning storm is so powerful it can litterally INSTANTLY VAPORIZE any Hunter caught in it, instantly resulting in a Faint (thankfully gameplay wise it merely faints you as per any normal hunt, so you just get tossed back to camp on the cart).