Fun fact from Sonic Frontiers, Sage's VA's in both Japanese and English are also the voice of Rei Ayanami, so let's add THAT to the obvious parallels to the Titans and EVA'S
@@maddie_sarver Sage is voiced by Ryan Bartley in English, a relative newcomer to the VA scene, so I presume she is in the Netflix version. I haven’t seen it, but Google tells me this is correct.
When it comes to giant bosses I usually think that the best ones are ones that make you feel like you're the size of an ant compared to this beast that you're fighting. If you have to climb up the giants body or avoid attacks that would kill you instantly if you make a mistake that would be great. Because it makes your eventual victory against a colossal enemy all the more satisfying.
Having Big Shot be the transition music for this list is somehow both unexpected and perfect in the context of the entries. I mean, who has more of a chance to be a BIG SHOT than a colossus of a boss?
Okay, let's do this. Also, love how he used "Big Shot" as the song between entries. 15: Who else knew that he was going to be here? (Giant Bowser (Mario)) 14: Scarecrow is a seriously underrated villain in Batman's rogue's gallery. (Scarecrow (Arkham)) 13: Why is it that Kirby is the only Nintendo game that is credited with having so many eldritch horrors? I mean, LOOK AT THIS THING! (Quaggled Mireclops (Pikmin 3)) 12: The pattern continues; a new generation comes out, and the fanbase turns their attention of hatred onto the new game and gives the old one the credit it deserved. At least Scarlet/Violet has some of the best storytelling in the franchise to compensate for how buggy it was on release. (Eternatus (Sword & Shield)) 11: I ALWAYS got hit with the attack that turns Bayonetta back into a child, WITHOUT FAIL. (Jubileus (Bayonetta)) 10: Honestly, I see why people like Carmelita, but she's just not my style. (Giant Carmelita (Sly 3)) 9: So, despite being the poster child of the franchise, is Rathalos just... bad? Because I never hear anyone talking about the thing. (Berserk Laviente (Monster Hunter Frontier Z)) 8: I am apparently really bad at button mashing, because as soon as this colossus goes for its big bite attack to swallow Sonic whole, I always barely run out of time and have to start the fight all over again. (Giganto (Sonic Frontiers)) 7: I REALLY need to play this game. (Metal Gear Excelsus (Metal Gear Rising)) 6: Can we PLEASE get another game from this franchise already? Or at least a remaster? (Hades (Kid Icarus Uprising)) 5: This is why humanity sucks most of the time. (Malus (Shadow of the Colossus)) 4: That thing looks EPIC! (Sin (Final Fantasy X)) 3: Maybe I can stop him in time! BEAM ATTACK! (Star Dream (Kirby Planet Robobot)) 2: And this is the first boss?! (Wyzen (Asura's Wrath)) 1: Now THIS is a Titan! (Cronos (God fo War 3))
with the monster hunter thing i think its not so much that his fight is bad per se, its just not as big or as flashy as the other monsters in the series (especially the "final bosses" like alatreon or dalamadur.) he shares this with many of the flagships like lagiacrus, misutsune and malzeno where they might be the cover monsters but they get overshadowed by others in their own title in terms of scale or spectacle. even his own variants are often more referenced then he is in the grand scheme of it, unless you look at certain parts of the internet (the ones we all know of, acknowledge and often not want to see) anyways.
Rathalos is basically the Pikachu of the franchise: iconic, reliable in all sorts of situations, and outclassed by not only other choices, but other related to it (Pikachu evolves to the stronger Raichu after all, and Rathalos has had a few variations, from its two subspecies (azure and silver) apex form in rise, and the deviant firm in Generations). It's not that's a bad monster or holding the franchise back, but it's armor and weapons doesn't hold up in the endgame as well as it's variants or even elder dragons. Besides that, the list is about giant bosses, so it really couldn't have been a good entry for this list. Maybe if he does an iconic monsters list, or talks about his favorite Monster Hunter fight, then we might see Rathalos. Also you can dodge Giganto's laser and parry the attack where he tries to eat you. That second one gives you the chance to hit him with a powerful counter, which should beat him easier.
2: Technically the actual first boss is Vlitra, a demonic entity that emerges from the planet's core and leaves a hole the size of Russia by the time you beat it back. And that's literally chapter 1.
Honorable Mentions: *Jergingha - The Wonderful 101 -The final boss of The Wonderful 101 goes all out with a planet-sized space station that's also a sentient transformer. *Yaldabaoth - Persona 5 -From a giant holy grail to another transformer. All leading up to the final shot right from your newly acquired persona, Satanael. Special mention goes out to Adam Kadmon at the end of Persona 5 Royal. *Mutated Heisenberg - Resident Evil Village -Magneto Van Helsing becomes a giant mechanical monster that looks like something out of Tetsuo, The Iron Man. And you go toe to toe with him in a tank before losing it in phase 2 and then regaining control to blow up Heisenberg for the final blow. *Yamata-No-Orochi - Nioh -Not to be confused with Orochi from Okami, THIS Orochi serves as the final boss of Nioh. Facing off against the 8-headed serpent atop a temple. Pro-tip: Trick Orochi into destroying the crystals to stun one of the heads. *Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy - Elden Ring -First, you face off with the God-Devouring Serpent, then you are revealed Rykard's true face. It's on the serpent's back, pulling a corpse-coated blade out of the snake's mouth, you are thrown into one last phase. Its recommended you use the spear to slay this snake.
As far as a Persona god goes? I'd still give the lean to Ameno-Sagiri. A rainbow neon Sea-Mine with an eye is...fantastic. It makes a ton of sense for what it is (the spirit of fog), and isn't really a design you'd see in a normal fantasy JRPG. Yaldabaoth, though, is absolutely "normal fantasy JRPG" stuff.
I know people normally go with Wyzen from Asura's Wrath, when it comes to lists like this, but I'm really hoping we see Chakravartin instead, considering his size at the end of the game eclipses Wyzen's by a massive amount.
Well… he was mentioned, but as Josh said, you break him down to a more Asura-friendly size. On the other hand, Wyzen would’ve killed Asura right at the start it took more than breaking one of his titanic fingers to defeat him.
Yeah, he is bigger than Wyzen at the end of the game, but that's not all there is to a giant enemy. I feel like Wyzen gave you a much better sense of scale, something that was achieved precisely because he didn't have those literally astronomical proportions. Second, I really liked the final phase of Chakravartin where he's shrinking back down. After all, what does size matter to a being of creation, and the arena they fought in was quite esoteric and alien, which I liked.
@@kylestubbs8867 Really makes no sense, because when it boils down to it, its just about when in their respected fights they are their normal size or the god mode size. Wysen was god mode size at the final part, while Chakravartin was god mode at the first phase of his, so really both entities are capable of becoming huge, we just don't beat Chakravartin while he is.
34:00 This cements the fight as on of the greatest instances of a first impression I've ever seen. Like, he becomes the size of the planet itself and Asura STILL manages to win.
I do think it's funny that most of the other fights never reach that same scale (not saying they're bad just not... that big), and it's pointed out that it's explicitly because Wyzen actually used up all of the other gods' powers to fuel up that super form. It's been a while since I saw the gameplay, but I know that a lot of the actual plot issues and such are because Wyzen used so much of the Mantra that had been saved for his super form that all the other gods had to redouble their "farming efforts" to get it back.
@@karmicrespite5737 That and Wyzen's planet-sized form was just all talk. I mean, Asura just had to punch one of his fingers hard enough to kill him. Clearly, this giant form wasn't stable at all. And the other Gods knew that and they proved that they were right. Yasha, Augus, and Deus would eat Wyzen's planet-sized form for breakfast.
9:56 May be one of my favorite moments in this list. Not just because of Ari’s little musical interlude, but because of the expression of pure LOVE on Josh’s face. That isn’t the Firey Joker in that brief moment, it’s simply Josh looking at the love of his life. It’s all just so adorable. 🥰
Fun fact: I go out of my way to neuter out any mention of Kingdom Hearts on this list, save actual Disney/Final Fantasy stuff. Let's just say it's payback for a future countdown lol
The Giant Bowser fight of the first Yoshi's Island will always be my personal favorite Giant Bowser fight. Because I feel like it captures the actual absolute terror of a giant Bowser. The way you can barely see his face anymore, the way he slowly makes his way to you and shakes the ground, the music... it just has this intense atmosphere some of the others lack for me.
How fitting that you made this video on the New York Football Giants' first playoff win in a decade. Thanks for that. In all seriousness, love your work, and wish you the best.
Sometimes it's fun to fight these giant bosses because of the size you are from them and it's satisfying when you beat them and I do like how these videos get a little bit big to watch now
When I saw malus and I heard the theme I genuinely didn’t wanna fight him not because he was scary but because the music and just the grandiosity he is
Malus is an absolutely terrifying boss the first time you fight him and I think him being the most human-looking doesn't help. All the others are animals or monsters but then you get Malus who also follows your moves with an almost intelligence
Disgaea 1 has a giant boss they use as comedy prop. "We would normally be scared of such a threat , if we could see more than just your foot!" From sarcastic teen years to scared adulthood. It's strange to think about how big the small things are , and why we look at big things.
@@smugsneasel I recently started playing the series with 2 PC and 5 Complete and I will say that Super Overlord Baal could have made it onto this list from the videos I’ve seen
I legit cried tears of joy when "Undefeatable" (side note, contextually and without context, this is now my absolute favorite Sonic boss fight theme: I've memorized the lyrics it's so damn good...yes, I love it more than "What I'm Made Of", "Open Your Heart", and "Live & Learn"...fight me >:3) started playing at the beginning of that fight: just...the moment you grab that 7th Chaos Emerald and Sonic shoots up in to the sky like a golden comet and slowly descends with a disapproving glower that turns in to that smug smirk...such a beautiful moment. It really is just that look that screams "Hope you're ready, 'cause it's about to get REAL up in here." And yes, to those who haven't played Sonic Frontiers yet, your ears did not deceive you: Josh DID just say that Giganto is the FIRST boss! You know it's going to be a GOOD Sonic game when it treats the FIRST boss fight the way most Sonic games treat their FINAL boss fights! I just wish THIS game treated its final boss fight better. Oh don't worry, Supreme is a pretty good battle...but it's not the final boss, because he's not The End. Yeah, for being a literal moon of destruction, The End is kinda...meh (seriously, if I had a nickel for every time I fought a celestial body and it turned out to be kinda mid...I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, though it's weird that it happened twice); I feel like we could have gotten a fight on a grander scale, going around punching this thing, barely making a dent in it, showing how imposing this thing really is, and even having its attacks hurt you by taking away rings, which would show just how DANGEROUS this thing is considering there aren't many things capable of taking away Super Sonic's rings. Also, maybe just a nitpick from me, but I feel like "I'm With You", the beautiful instrumental theme for The End's fight, is missing lyrics: like, I can hear the lyrics screaming behind closed lips, and I so DESPERATELY want to hear them sing! Maybe later down the road we'll get a better, more complete-feeling fight, but eh...semantics. At least the other boss fights more than make up for the meh final fight.
I wanna say The Endsinger from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is an awesome giant final boss. While not the biggest boss in gaming, the lead up to the fight is amazing; you represent Hope and she represents Despair. You’re riding on the back of Zenos who has taken the form of the dragon Shinryu and just as it seems like The Endsinger has taken you out…*your* phase 2 begins, your theme song playing as her movements become panicked and erratic until finally, she falls.
I have a suggestion, Top Ten Earth Bosses. Exemples like: Earthrock Trilobyte from Megaman X8, Sandman from Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, Titan from Final Fantasy XVI, and so on. Earth elemental bosses including those related to Earth, Rock, Sand, Crystals and Minerals.
We playing with the Big Boys and Girls now! 15? Dang beeg list is BEEG. 15: Bower starts with a Trio of Godzilla sized brawls, personal favorite is the Dream Team fight. 14: Nightmare Scarecrow screwing with Bat's brain. 13: Relative size or not that is a big clam. 12: He is the hand of a dark GOD! Too bad he goes down hard. 11: A Star sized Deity, holy crap we might see her again.... 10: Long arm of law becomes extra long because of cursed mask. 9: 10 meters... Dala got dethroned by ten metered... MMO bosses what you gonna do? 8: Speeding into a big wall. 7: The Prelude before a Huge Ham is a Super Sized Mecha. 6: Well there goes the fourth wall, Hades don't eat my soul... I'm under seasoned. 5: Massive Emotions go into the fight against Malus, don't waver or drop out 4: WHALE! Just... WHALE! 3: That's no Moon.... that's a huge CLOCK! 2: To Quote Josh himself, "COME AT ME BRO!" 1: Stretching pass all other is Kratos Grande Sized Grand Pappy. Sounds like Ahri has plans.
I feel like there should probably be a special mention to The Gorog from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. The damn thing certainly left an impression on me after it straight up ATE A RANCOR before the battle even began. Not to mention that the falling segment is just stuck in my head.
That is true… but even at his largest, Void Termina only towers over Kirby and his allies as they are. Star Dream, when forced to bring the whole Access Ark against a robotized battleship Halberd, makes _that_ seem like an insect. It even spends one phase trying to literally swat it away.
For some reason I thought of Void Termina before Star Dream despite the latter being FAR larger in size. It's just that Void Termina's first phase has such heavy weight to its movements that it _feels_ big, even if in actuality it's smaller than many bosses on this list. Also, Void's true form is pretty standard-sized, so that might've also been a knock against it for the purposes of this list, similar to Chakravartin.
Well, there’s a reason he said “If you’re not at full health.” Using a barrel-roll move to earn some extra invincibility frames, you can just barely survive it… at which point Super Nova will just restart the countdown from 5.
One of the 16 Colossi has to be on this list. But which one? Phalanx? Malus? Those would be my best guesses as the best bosses of Shadow of the Colossus.
Honest question: Is it ever implied anywhere that Malus is _inside_ the tower? Josh is the second person I’ve heard describe that final battle by saying “Is he _in_ that tower? No, he _is_ the tower.” Strange way to present the finale of the game called “Shadow of the Colossus”, after defeating mostly creatures that couldn’t _fit_ in a tower that narrow.
The thing about Giganto, imo, is that it only feels as massive as it does because you actively climb it, alongside the fact that on the rare occassion we saw it, it was from a camera angle that REALLY exaggerated the sheer scale of the thing. Wyvern is easily far larger if you count length, with its body size in length being comparable in the size of its island, and Knight is just absolutely titanic, with the sole downside being that, despite being so ridiculously large, most of that size comes from its lower half. That said, Giganto is still amazing, and the power trip you go on in this fight is crazy. The other two battles are wild, don't get me wrong, but they feel more like challenges of Sonic's speed and raw power as Super Sonic. Giganto feels like Sonic slipping into the form for the first time in ages and really stretching to see how far he can push that power..
Honorable Mentions: -Any "kaiju fight" in the Bayonetta series: I'll admit, Hideki Kamiya was a huge fan of Godzilla and Ultraman, and it shows. Bayonetta 3 had the most since the game gave more attention to the demons Cereza shared a pact with. -The Titans in Olympus, Kingdom Hearts III: Magma, Wind, Ice, and Earth. With the assistance of a demigod like Hercules, Sora uses parkour to annihilate each and every titan(excluding the Cyclops, I guess) as a more Disney oriented and innocent Kratos. Really excited to see the Quadratum Darkside fight to kick off Kingdom Hearts IV when it finally releases. -Beast Ganon, Zelda Breath of the Wild: A finale to remember. Link gains the light arrows from Zelda's spirit, and goes on horseback to finish off this eltrich abomination! The music is quite intense also. -MG Ray and MG Hippocampus(or whatever it's called), Metal Gear Rising Revengeance and Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain: First one proves Rules of Nature creates hype, while an Indiana Jones villain reject stomps around in a mecha and Big Boss uses the same-ass bombs to destroy it. -The Mermaid Queen, Wilbur, and Empress Siren, Shantae Half Genie Hero, and Shantae and the Seven Sirens: There are some who think they're fucking hot for some reason, except the giant worm pet of Mary Sue Shantae(Holly Lingerbean). It wouldn't be Shantae without our favorite gal having surroundings to focus on so the colossi will fall as one of the starter bosses or final boss. -Mundus and Urizen, Devil May Cry 1 and Devil May Cry 5: Though the latter isn't technically the same size as the King of the Underworld, they count. Firstly a battle in the sky, and on land, then the final hit alongside Trish with the quote "Jackpot!". Urizen on the other hand, is just Vergil's devil half manifested into some titanic monstrosity. After eating the Qliphoth Fruit, Urizen(or should I say Vergil's other next to V) gets his tree root like body fall off of him and reveal the appearance of a rejected kaiju design. I can see the connection between DMC5 and DragonBall Z with Goku's more powerful Super Saiyan forms(as hinted with the inspiration to Sin Devil Trigger for Dante) and Massive Ape form of Vegeta(Urizen for Vergil excluding V since he's more in line with a Nobody).
A couple bosses I'd put on the list. S-02. A giant robot snake in The Amazing Spider-Man game. This game has a good handful of giant robots Spidey has to fight. Trypticon. A massive space station/orbital laser cannon/Deception. The 9th level is about shutting down Trypticon Station, only for the Autobots to learn the massive, city sized weapon is a living being. And the 10th level is just a fight against the massive beast. Twinmo.....oh you put it in honorable mentions. Ok. Territorial Rotbart. Big level 81 gorilla in all three Xenoblade Chronicles games that the devs put in a super early spot just to make players piss themselves. Level 81 boss, and you're no higher than level 15 by the time you meet it. And even 15 is pushing it.
The items that Star Dream summons were actually all over Nova's design! The weather vane, the pocket watch, the piano keys, the lightbulb, etc. were all essentially references to the first Clockwork Star in the series. I thought that was really neat.
While Star Dream is amazing final boss and probably my favorite final boss in any Kirby game, a big honorable mention definitely goes to Void Termina from Star Allies. Not only is it the first fully 3D boss fight in the series, even predating the actual 3D game with Forgotten Land, but you can truly feel its size and scale as it stomps and fires projectiles around the battlefield as you barely dodge its deadly attacks. Then when you go inside its body to fight its true form, Void Soul, it not only largely resembles Kirby, but also turns into Dark Matter, which strongly hints a connection between the two. Even the lore behind it is very interesting since it states that Void Termina was the very first creature to come into existence once the universe was formed, and that after killing it in Soul Meter EX, it becomes reincarnated into a much purer and more happy form. Hence why after beating it, you unlock Kirby’s OG appearance from the first game, as it’s meant to represent a recreated Void. So overall, not only is VT a great example of a giant boss fight due to the sheer scale of it, but with the crazy huge implications it leaves for the overall series as well.
The guardian from darksiders 2 is one of my favorite giant bosses of all time. The music, spectacle, and design, not to mention buildup is extremely memorable. Like the fact you go through the previous dungeon finding the stones to bring him to life only to destroy him in the next chapter. I know he’s technically an attempt at making a shadow of the colossus boss but I think he fits real nicely in his own game as an excellent early game boss
Got to admit, one of my favorite mega boses was from the first God of War, Ares. Even from the beginning you see this god of a man towering over the city sweeping his arms about like a child knocking over his toy blocks and you know that as soon as you get close to him you are pretty much nothing compared to him. I mean the end fight makes you have to become giant yourself just to face him! That is how powerful ares is.
My honorable mentions: Galactus (Lego Marvel Superheroes) Your resistance is merely working up his appetite. Glumstone The Giant (Cuphead Delicious Last Course) Fee Fi Fo Fum, He’s ready to fight and he doesn’t play dumb. Kraid (Metroid Dread) This dude is so big he literally is unable to fit on the screen. Lard Lad (The Simpsons Game) Fear the wrath of the Colossal Donut! Statue Of Tyranny (TMNT Shredder’s Revenge) In what other game do you get to fight a mechanized version of Lady Liberty? Super Evil Kaos (Skylanders Swap Force) You fight his toes, you fight his teeth, you even fight his brain.
There is a discrepancy with chakravartin it in his final battle in Asura's Wrath. He is actually the size of Asura in his destroyer form since it's shown that Asura is in that form when he gets to the event horizon. The event horizon just makes everything to scale! The truth of the matter is he still the size of a damn planet. A lot of people just don't get that inside the event horizon Asura is still canonically in his destroyer form he is not sized down he has just reached the inner layer of Chakravartin's Golden Buddha form which in and of itself is a pocket dimension where everything is a size of a damned planet!
Personal choice? Origin Z. Dude is the size of moon, can transform and he just keeps. Growing. He may not attack much but the dude is like a real time cutscene and boss fight _combined_
Some of my fav Giant bosses or that I find notable are: Dark Gaia (Sonic Unleashed) Metal Gear Excelsius (Metal Gear Rising) Skullord (Twilight Princess) Wakaba or Adam Kadmon (P5R) Goliath EMP (Nier Automata) Destroyer (Romancing Saga 3) Titans (Kingdom Hearts 3) Dragon Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts 2) Jubileus (Bayonetta)
When you get around to a top ten monkey/ape bosses, I have a joke for Sekiros Guardian Ape entry. This joke contains a spoiler for the 2003 tmnt series. Shredder: “You merely separated my head from my body.” It's too good to miss.
A fan add on from me both Omega Supreme and Trypticon from Transformers War for Cybertron both transformers are colossal and earn their title of titans with the player having to corrupt the core batteries with dark energon to damage omega supreme when he recharges whilst with Trypticon's first fight you use the aerialbots to destroy Trypticon's jetpack while descending towards Cybertron and then fighting him on the ground
Talk about larger than life for these bosses. Also looking forward to Ari's list next month. 15. I chose the Dream Team one because I fought it. If there's a way to buy Bowser's Fury by itself show me the path to it. 14. More of a stealth section than a boss... but it does count. 13. Not the best boss of this game in my opinion but it does leave an impression 12. No surprise given Ari's opinions (Also I love the Avalugg fight from legends too) 11. Another one that isn't a surprise. Also preparing for a joke later on. 10. In my opinion, the best boss of this game 9. Hello Monster Hunter Jormangandr! 8. I'm getting this game when it's on sale on Steam! This is a look to the future for Sonic! 7. Thank you! Finally Excellus is acknowledged! 6. Hello Hades, please don't hurt me! 5. Another unsurprising pick, it ticks off the largest and most depressing well 4. Maybe Final Fantasy XIV can rival this boss if it brings back a boss like Deathwing 3. No mention of the upgraded fight of that game... maybe it's because it ends with normal kirby going up against something it's size. 2. Your final boss is the size of a planet? Well our first boss is the size of a planet! 1. Not if... but when... I hope we get something similar in the future of the franchise
I'm gonna leave a note here for Grigori, from Dragon's Dogma. Sure, Ur-dragon is bigger, but the fight against the "final" boss has a much better sense of scale. However, talking about Capcom, I'm gonna go WAY back to my first "hoh crap, this guy is BIG !" moment : the King of Dragons ! A 2.5D beat them up that played mostly in arcade cabinets... The final boss, Gildiss, is a giant red dragon; when you enter his lair, the fight occurs on top of his hoard. on screen you can only fit his head and his claw, looming over you, ready to try a grab. Once in a while, Gildiss will take of, change side and fly down, it was early arcade, not a cinematic experience... BUT ! Whenever he does this, your character is pushed to the other end of the screen, no amount of walking, running or otherwise will let you stay where his head is going to land. You are tiny, and the wingflaps of this guy alone toss you like a ragdoll ! For all the bigness and siziness of other bosses, few ACTUALLY knock you around by virtue of merely being there !!! Your protagonist always seem to keep balance and control despite continent sized adversaries literaly weighing on them, not Gildiss...
One thing I don't think Josh really mentioned about Laviante, which is fair considering Josh's countdowns isn't supposed to go over lore of the games themselves and only the bosses, is that the fact that there are 16 hunters, that Laviante is a 16 PERSON HUNT, is a huge deal both lorewise and by gameplay standards. The monster hunter series has a specific in lore rule about no more than 4 hunters to a hunt due to an incident where a monster hunt with 5 hunters ended badly with only 4 hunters coming back. After that it was deemed bad luck to have more than 4 hunters to a hunt... and they broke that rule for Laviante Edit: made correction
Malus terrified me for a couple of reasons when I fought him. He's the only human Colossus and he doesn't walk, but rather is forced to stand there, losing over you and following you with an almost sentient intelligence. Also, when you view the dead colossi at the end of the game, he's the only one that doesn't crumble to a pile of rubble...he still stands in the limp position he died in Also, on a flipside, the largest Colossus, Phalanx, is the only Colossus that is not hostile towards you and simply awakens as it is made to by your presence with the sword. Realizing that was when I really started to wonder if I was the hero
Giganto was such an accomplishment not just because of the boss fight, but because it's the best use of Super Sonic in any Sonic game since Heroes. And the music. Wyvern was a better boss fight though.
Extra Mentions to the Dark CPUs from Megadimension Neptunia VII. They are indeed Giants. To the fact that you can only fight them in a Special Zone created by Uzume. The characters can Try to fight them in Cutscenes. But, you don't have a Boss fight with any of them until you can go into that Special Battlefield
While I am not disagreeing with the countdown in anyway, Chakra Vardin is a great fight for a different reason. Especially when you consider the size. His final phase is basically an example of what I call Frieza Syndrome. Where are the previous forms are getting bigger and more intimidating and then the final form happens and there’s a smaller, slimmer, and sleeker in comparison. As if to say, all that power is now condensed, and that much more deadly. So the fact that the final boss is the same size as your own character tells you that he’s gonna be far tougher.
so glad to see MGR in this list,m both metal gear ray and metal gear excelsus are huge and the way in wich you have to take them down part by part piece by piece is amazing and epic mgr excelsus truly feel like the stage itself is trying to kill, its so strong that even parrying its attacks causes you damage (only sam in the beginning could do such a thing) so you have to be able to dodge its attacks on the last second if you want to suceed.
I think a good honorable mention would be SpongeBot SteelPants from Battle For Bikini Bottom. The gist of it is that you're SpongeBob inside the Chum Bucket fighting an oversized version of himself. You have to first have to shoot bubble missiles at the thing to take out its nine weak points. Once you do, the second phase will ensue, where the boss turns into a platforming game, showing you just how big SpongeBot really is.
When I started Xenoblade 3, I knew the colonies had giant mechs as bases. I did not expect when I got to Colony Lambda that I would FIGHT one of those giant mechs. There are some regular enemies that reach a similar size, but the knowledge that you're fighting an entire enemy battle station hits hard. It's only about halfway through the game, so it's not too difficult, but it definitely left an impression. I forget the name of the boss, but a similar situation happened towards the end of Xenoblade X, only with a bigger enemy, you have mechs of your own, and the fight starts in the sky.
I think these types of bosses are usually the best because of their concepts. Everyone of course likes succeeding in games and likes seeing the main character overcome the odds, so make the victory feel all the more deserving by literally making the obstacle larger then life. Not to mention these types of bosses are just structured so well. You either have to run or hide from them like Scarecrow, maneuver literally all around them by climbing on their body to damage them like Jubilas and Cronos, or get on even footing and give them a taste of their own medicine by making them feel small compared to you like the metal gears or titans in Sonic Frontiers. God these types of bosses are just so good and innovative and are always my favorites.
In the last phase of the Dream Team battle, Bowser turns even more gigantic that he tries to squish Giant Luigi with his foot like a bug. I thought that should have had at least a quick mention during #10.
Sad, no boss from Wonderful 101 made it on the list. Just about all of them are great, even Jergingha for its scale and spectacle with him being built up for the entire game.
here are a few honorable mentions i like to give -The Grand Triumvirate (Shovel Knight: King of Cards), the boss might be annoying, but his hands are platforms -Omega Flowey (Undertale) he is technically bigger than the game itself, since he had to break it to exist -World of Chaos (Kingdom Hearts 1) why was this thing not on the actual list? -Master Fortress (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) it's a litterlal sentient(?) fortress you're fighting -Giga Mermaid (Shantae Half-Genie Hero) you know why :)
If you're looking for suggestions for a video game countdown, might I suggest mirror/doppelganger bosses. Basically bosses that have similar if not equal skills, powers, weapons etc. For example, SA.X or Captain Quark from the Ratchet and Clank reboot.
Having a fondness for mecha games, it can be imposing when your giant 40-foot mech is pitted against another mech that is SO giant that it makes yours look like the size of a normal human. Such as the colossal 'totally not Big Zam' mean green machine used by dictator Venkar Amon in the final battle of Metal Warriors. A multi-phase gauntlet that has you taking out its deadly flail arm, its missile launcher arm, its front torso plating to expose the power core within, and then its hoverjets until it's reduced to mindlessly stomping around and releasing drones to kill you. Also blowing it up somehow doesn't kill Amon; he races you to escape the exploding base. The fight can be annoyingly luck-dependent, but it's satisfying to finally claim a victory.
I have to give Jergingha from The Wonderful 101 a shoutout, just because of the escalation in sheer _scale_ you're dealing with. Just like Pikmin, you're a crowd of costumed heroes running around fighting robots many times your size. The first mega-moon you face is practically as big as a house, and you're like mice running around its feet. Then a giant robot bursts through the ground and you have to fight it on top of its arms like ants... and that's only a mid-stage hazard (it becomes a proper boss later). Things just escalate and escalate and _escalate_ until you're fighting Jergingha, a living fortress the size of a *planet* . And that aforementioned giant robot hazard/boss? You're now piloting an army of those to face Jergingha, and they're about as small compared to Jergingha as your minute human self is compared to _them_ . The scale is _ludicrous_ .
Fun fact from Sonic Frontiers, Sage's VA's in both Japanese and English are also the voice of Rei Ayanami, so let's add THAT to the obvious parallels to the Titans and EVA'S
I'm guessing the original English voice actress and not the Netflix dub
@@maddie_sarver Sage is voiced by Ryan Bartley in English, a relative newcomer to the VA scene, so I presume she is in the Netflix version. I haven’t seen it, but Google tells me this is correct.
Because of that, I actually refer to the bosses as Angels
@@maddie_sarver You guessed wrong. They chose the Netflix actress.
@@Devilsblight86 Considering Winn Lee's behavior, part of me wants to say that's for the best
When it comes to giant bosses I usually think that the best ones are ones that make you feel like you're the size of an ant compared to this beast that you're fighting. If you have to climb up the giants body or avoid attacks that would kill you instantly if you make a mistake that would be great. Because it makes your eventual victory against a colossal enemy all the more satisfying.
Having Big Shot be the transition music for this list is somehow both unexpected and perfect in the context of the entries. I mean, who has more of a chance to be a BIG SHOT than a colossus of a boss?
Who sings it?
@@joshuacoleman8000
Deltarune chapter 2, Spamton's boss theme when he becomes Neo
@@joshuacoleman8000 It's the Spamton NEO fight theme in Deltarune Chapter 2.
Okay, let's do this. Also, love how he used "Big Shot" as the song between entries.
15: Who else knew that he was going to be here? (Giant Bowser (Mario))
14: Scarecrow is a seriously underrated villain in Batman's rogue's gallery. (Scarecrow (Arkham))
13: Why is it that Kirby is the only Nintendo game that is credited with having so many eldritch horrors? I mean, LOOK AT THIS THING! (Quaggled Mireclops (Pikmin 3))
12: The pattern continues; a new generation comes out, and the fanbase turns their attention of hatred onto the new game and gives the old one the credit it deserved. At least Scarlet/Violet has some of the best storytelling in the franchise to compensate for how buggy it was on release. (Eternatus (Sword & Shield))
11: I ALWAYS got hit with the attack that turns Bayonetta back into a child, WITHOUT FAIL. (Jubileus (Bayonetta))
10: Honestly, I see why people like Carmelita, but she's just not my style. (Giant Carmelita (Sly 3))
9: So, despite being the poster child of the franchise, is Rathalos just... bad? Because I never hear anyone talking about the thing. (Berserk Laviente (Monster Hunter Frontier Z))
8: I am apparently really bad at button mashing, because as soon as this colossus goes for its big bite attack to swallow Sonic whole, I always barely run out of time and have to start the fight all over again. (Giganto (Sonic Frontiers))
7: I REALLY need to play this game. (Metal Gear Excelsus (Metal Gear Rising))
6: Can we PLEASE get another game from this franchise already? Or at least a remaster? (Hades (Kid Icarus Uprising))
5: This is why humanity sucks most of the time. (Malus (Shadow of the Colossus))
4: That thing looks EPIC! (Sin (Final Fantasy X))
3: Maybe I can stop him in time! BEAM ATTACK! (Star Dream (Kirby Planet Robobot))
2: And this is the first boss?! (Wyzen (Asura's Wrath))
1: Now THIS is a Titan! (Cronos (God fo War 3))
with the monster hunter thing i think its not so much that his fight is bad per se, its just not as big or as flashy as the other monsters in the series (especially the "final bosses" like alatreon or dalamadur.) he shares this with many of the flagships like lagiacrus, misutsune and malzeno where they might be the cover monsters but they get overshadowed by others in their own title in terms of scale or spectacle. even his own variants are often more referenced then he is in the grand scheme of it, unless you look at certain parts of the internet (the ones we all know of, acknowledge and often not want to see) anyways.
Rathalos is basically the Pikachu of the franchise: iconic, reliable in all sorts of situations, and outclassed by not only other choices, but other related to it (Pikachu evolves to the stronger Raichu after all, and Rathalos has had a few variations, from its two subspecies (azure and silver) apex form in rise, and the deviant firm in Generations).
It's not that's a bad monster or holding the franchise back, but it's armor and weapons doesn't hold up in the endgame as well as it's variants or even elder dragons. Besides that, the list is about giant bosses, so it really couldn't have been a good entry for this list. Maybe if he does an iconic monsters list, or talks about his favorite Monster Hunter fight, then we might see Rathalos.
Also you can dodge Giganto's laser and parry the attack where he tries to eat you. That second one gives you the chance to hit him with a powerful counter, which should beat him easier.
The only Monster Hunter game where I did not dread the very thought of fighting Rathalos was in Rise.
2: Technically the actual first boss is Vlitra, a demonic entity that emerges from the planet's core and leaves a hole the size of Russia by the time you beat it back. And that's literally chapter 1.
Carmelita pales in comparison to Krystal from StarFox.
Though, I prefer Fran from Final Fantasy XII.
Honorable Mentions:
*Jergingha - The Wonderful 101
-The final boss of The Wonderful 101 goes all out with a planet-sized space station that's also a sentient transformer.
*Yaldabaoth - Persona 5
-From a giant holy grail to another transformer. All leading up to the final shot right from your newly acquired persona, Satanael. Special mention goes out to Adam Kadmon at the end of Persona 5 Royal.
*Mutated Heisenberg - Resident Evil Village
-Magneto Van Helsing becomes a giant mechanical monster that looks like something out of Tetsuo, The Iron Man. And you go toe to toe with him in a tank before losing it in phase 2 and then regaining control to blow up Heisenberg for the final blow.
*Yamata-No-Orochi - Nioh
-Not to be confused with Orochi from Okami, THIS Orochi serves as the final boss of Nioh. Facing off against the 8-headed serpent atop a temple. Pro-tip: Trick Orochi into destroying the crystals to stun one of the heads.
*Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy - Elden Ring
-First, you face off with the God-Devouring Serpent, then you are revealed Rykard's true face. It's on the serpent's back, pulling a corpse-coated blade out of the snake's mouth, you are thrown into one last phase. Its recommended you use the spear to slay this snake.
As far as a Persona god goes? I'd still give the lean to Ameno-Sagiri. A rainbow neon Sea-Mine with an eye is...fantastic. It makes a ton of sense for what it is (the spirit of fog), and isn't really a design you'd see in a normal fantasy JRPG. Yaldabaoth, though, is absolutely "normal fantasy JRPG" stuff.
Then there’s the guardian from darksiders 2, any of the xemnas phase 2-4 boss fights, and groundshaker from kh2, and Mundus from devil may cry
@@tracemacmillan9718 One boss that is kinda big is Mr Patch from Banjo Tooie. Two words inflatable Godzilla.
Glad to see Eternatus fight, one of the Hypest moments in the series, honestly fighting alongside the legendaries and that amazong song
Ultra necrozma: am i a joke to you?
@@heitormedina7098They said "one of"
I know people normally go with Wyzen from Asura's Wrath, when it comes to lists like this, but I'm really hoping we see Chakravartin instead, considering his size at the end of the game eclipses Wyzen's by a massive amount.
Well… he was mentioned, but as Josh said, you break him down to a more Asura-friendly size.
On the other hand, Wyzen would’ve killed Asura right at the start it took more than breaking one of his titanic fingers to defeat him.
Agreed.
Yeah, he is bigger than Wyzen at the end of the game, but that's not all there is to a giant enemy. I feel like Wyzen gave you a much better sense of scale, something that was achieved precisely because he didn't have those literally astronomical proportions. Second, I really liked the final phase of Chakravartin where he's shrinking back down. After all, what does size matter to a being of creation, and the arena they fought in was quite esoteric and alien, which I liked.
@@kylestubbs8867 Really makes no sense, because when it boils down to it, its just about when in their respected fights they are their normal size or the god mode size. Wysen was god mode size at the final part, while Chakravartin was god mode at the first phase of his, so really both entities are capable of becoming huge, we just don't beat Chakravartin while he is.
Well, you what they say: *the bigger they are, the harder they fall.* and these bosses are prime examples of that!
really hope the corpse of king Minos or the leviathan are on this list, being able to punch a giant corpse's fists is a huge power fantasy.
34:00 This cements the fight as on of the greatest instances of a first impression I've ever seen.
Like, he becomes the size of the planet itself and Asura STILL manages to win.
I do think it's funny that most of the other fights never reach that same scale (not saying they're bad just not... that big), and it's pointed out that it's explicitly because Wyzen actually used up all of the other gods' powers to fuel up that super form. It's been a while since I saw the gameplay, but I know that a lot of the actual plot issues and such are because Wyzen used so much of the Mantra that had been saved for his super form that all the other gods had to redouble their "farming efforts" to get it back.
@@karmicrespite5737 That and Wyzen's planet-sized form was just all talk. I mean, Asura just had to punch one of his fingers hard enough to kill him. Clearly, this giant form wasn't stable at all. And the other Gods knew that and they proved that they were right. Yasha, Augus, and Deus would eat Wyzen's planet-sized form for breakfast.
9:56 May be one of my favorite moments in this list. Not just because of Ari’s little musical interlude, but because of the expression of pure LOVE on Josh’s face. That isn’t the Firey Joker in that brief moment, it’s simply Josh looking at the love of his life. It’s all just so adorable. 🥰
Jubulius jubulius xd
Fun fact: I go out of my way to neuter out any mention of Kingdom Hearts on this list, save actual Disney/Final Fantasy stuff. Let's just say it's payback for a future countdown lol
The Giant Bowser fight of the first Yoshi's Island will always be my personal favorite Giant Bowser fight.
Because I feel like it captures the actual absolute terror of a giant Bowser. The way you can barely see his face anymore, the way he slowly makes his way to you and shakes the ground, the music... it just has this intense atmosphere some of the others lack for me.
Glad I’m not the only one who thought that. To say nothing of the absolute BANGER music.
How fitting that you made this video on the New York Football Giants' first playoff win in a decade. Thanks for that.
In all seriousness, love your work, and wish you the best.
Sometimes it's fun to fight these giant bosses because of the size you are from them and it's satisfying when you beat them and I do like how these videos get a little bit big to watch now
17:58 It's really nice when a Sonic boss has nothing to do with Eggman. Sure, Sage provokes Giganto, but still.
Sage also shares Rei's VAs. ENG and JP
Netflix or original?
I would love a countdown of bosses who you are meant to lose against to progress the game.
"Why is Star Dream only number 3? She's almost the size of a planet!"
_sees number 2_
"Oh. _That's_ why. She's... _almost_ ...the size of a planet."
When I saw malus and I heard the theme I genuinely didn’t wanna fight him not because he was scary but because the music and just the grandiosity he is
Malus is an absolutely terrifying boss the first time you fight him and I think him being the most human-looking doesn't help. All the others are animals or monsters but then you get Malus who also follows your moves with an almost intelligence
Fun fact: Watchmojo’s video on this topic was the first countdown I ever watched, so seeing you cover this topic feels pretty nostalgic.
Disgaea 1 has a giant boss they use as comedy prop.
"We would normally be scared of such a threat , if we could see more than just your foot!"
From sarcastic teen years to scared adulthood.
It's strange to think about how big the small things are , and why we look at big things.
More people need to play Disgaea, man...
@@smugsneasel I recently started playing the series with 2 PC and 5 Complete and I will say that Super Overlord Baal could have made it onto this list from the videos I’ve seen
I legit cried tears of joy when "Undefeatable" (side note, contextually and without context, this is now my absolute favorite Sonic boss fight theme: I've memorized the lyrics it's so damn good...yes, I love it more than "What I'm Made Of", "Open Your Heart", and "Live & Learn"...fight me >:3) started playing at the beginning of that fight: just...the moment you grab that 7th Chaos Emerald and Sonic shoots up in to the sky like a golden comet and slowly descends with a disapproving glower that turns in to that smug smirk...such a beautiful moment. It really is just that look that screams "Hope you're ready, 'cause it's about to get REAL up in here." And yes, to those who haven't played Sonic Frontiers yet, your ears did not deceive you: Josh DID just say that Giganto is the FIRST boss! You know it's going to be a GOOD Sonic game when it treats the FIRST boss fight the way most Sonic games treat their FINAL boss fights! I just wish THIS game treated its final boss fight better. Oh don't worry, Supreme is a pretty good battle...but it's not the final boss, because he's not The End. Yeah, for being a literal moon of destruction, The End is kinda...meh (seriously, if I had a nickel for every time I fought a celestial body and it turned out to be kinda mid...I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, though it's weird that it happened twice); I feel like we could have gotten a fight on a grander scale, going around punching this thing, barely making a dent in it, showing how imposing this thing really is, and even having its attacks hurt you by taking away rings, which would show just how DANGEROUS this thing is considering there aren't many things capable of taking away Super Sonic's rings. Also, maybe just a nitpick from me, but I feel like "I'm With You", the beautiful instrumental theme for The End's fight, is missing lyrics: like, I can hear the lyrics screaming behind closed lips, and I so DESPERATELY want to hear them sing! Maybe later down the road we'll get a better, more complete-feeling fight, but eh...semantics. At least the other boss fights more than make up for the meh final fight.
Josh's reaction to Ari's announcement at the end: "Heh-heh, I'm in danger."
I wanna say The Endsinger from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is an awesome giant final boss. While not the biggest boss in gaming, the lead up to the fight is amazing; you represent Hope and she represents Despair. You’re riding on the back of Zenos who has taken the form of the dragon Shinryu and just as it seems like The Endsinger has taken you out…*your* phase 2 begins, your theme song playing as her movements become panicked and erratic until finally, she falls.
I have a suggestion, Top Ten Earth Bosses. Exemples like: Earthrock Trilobyte from Megaman X8, Sandman from Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, Titan from Final Fantasy XVI, and so on. Earth elemental bosses including those related to Earth, Rock, Sand, Crystals and Minerals.
We playing with the Big Boys and Girls now! 15? Dang beeg list is BEEG.
15: Bower starts with a Trio of Godzilla sized brawls, personal favorite is the Dream Team fight.
14: Nightmare Scarecrow screwing with Bat's brain.
13: Relative size or not that is a big clam.
12: He is the hand of a dark GOD! Too bad he goes down hard.
11: A Star sized Deity, holy crap we might see her again....
10: Long arm of law becomes extra long because of cursed mask.
9: 10 meters... Dala got dethroned by ten metered... MMO bosses what you gonna do?
8: Speeding into a big wall.
7: The Prelude before a Huge Ham is a Super Sized Mecha.
6: Well there goes the fourth wall, Hades don't eat my soul... I'm under seasoned.
5: Massive Emotions go into the fight against Malus, don't waver or drop out
4: WHALE! Just... WHALE!
3: That's no Moon.... that's a huge CLOCK!
2: To Quote Josh himself, "COME AT ME BRO!"
1: Stretching pass all other is Kratos Grande Sized Grand Pappy.
Sounds like Ahri has plans.
8:54 - I agree with editor. Wish Maker Jirachi was great, and Jirachi is one of the best Mythical Pokémon to date. *FIGHT ME AND LOSE.*
God of War, Bayonetta and Kingdom Hearts boss battles are EPIC.
I feel like there should probably be a special mention to The Gorog from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. The damn thing certainly left an impression on me after it straight up ATE A RANCOR before the battle even began. Not to mention that the falling segment is just stuck in my head.
I loved this list more than I was expecting to. And I had "humongous" expectations for it.
I think Void Termina from Kirby Star Allies is both giant and epic.
That is true… but even at his largest, Void Termina only towers over Kirby and his allies as they are.
Star Dream, when forced to bring the whole Access Ark against a robotized battleship Halberd, makes _that_ seem like an insect. It even spends one phase trying to literally swat it away.
For some reason I thought of Void Termina before Star Dream despite the latter being FAR larger in size. It's just that Void Termina's first phase has such heavy weight to its movements that it _feels_ big, even if in actuality it's smaller than many bosses on this list.
Also, Void's true form is pretty standard-sized, so that might've also been a knock against it for the purposes of this list, similar to Chakravartin.
Emperor Nefarious. Puts over half of these bosses to shame in terms of size.
If Star Dream’s countdown reaches 0 you get an almost unavoidable attack where he sends a “fatal error” screen at you
Well, there’s a reason he said “If you’re not at full health.” Using a barrel-roll move to earn some extra invincibility frames, you can just barely survive it… at which point Super Nova will just restart the countdown from 5.
Yup, but you can survive if you are at full health
Sometimes I wish people don't just repeat a point already said in the video. There's enough of that as it is in the Legendary Pokemon tier list vid.
One of the 16 Colossi has to be on this list. But which one? Phalanx? Malus? Those would be my best guesses as the best bosses of Shadow of the Colossus.
Malus! There’s your answer.
Honest question: Is it ever implied anywhere that Malus is _inside_ the tower?
Josh is the second person I’ve heard describe that final battle by saying “Is he _in_ that tower? No, he _is_ the tower.” Strange way to present the finale of the game called “Shadow of the Colossus”, after defeating mostly creatures that couldn’t _fit_ in a tower that narrow.
Here's hoping One from the Mario and Luigi series gets on the list!
My pick is Peach's Castle from Bowser's Inside Story.
The thing about Giganto, imo, is that it only feels as massive as it does because you actively climb it, alongside the fact that on the rare occassion we saw it, it was from a camera angle that REALLY exaggerated the sheer scale of the thing.
Wyvern is easily far larger if you count length, with its body size in length being comparable in the size of its island, and Knight is just absolutely titanic, with the sole downside being that, despite being so ridiculously large, most of that size comes from its lower half.
That said, Giganto is still amazing, and the power trip you go on in this fight is crazy. The other two battles are wild, don't get me wrong, but they feel more like challenges of Sonic's speed and raw power as Super Sonic. Giganto feels like Sonic slipping into the form for the first time in ages and really stretching to see how far he can push that power..
Honorable Mentions:
-Any "kaiju fight" in the Bayonetta series: I'll admit, Hideki Kamiya was a huge fan of Godzilla and Ultraman, and it shows. Bayonetta 3 had the most since the game gave more attention to the demons Cereza shared a pact with.
-The Titans in Olympus, Kingdom Hearts III: Magma, Wind, Ice, and Earth. With the assistance of a demigod like Hercules, Sora uses parkour to annihilate each and every titan(excluding the Cyclops, I guess) as a more Disney oriented and innocent Kratos. Really excited to see the Quadratum Darkside fight to kick off Kingdom Hearts IV when it finally releases.
-Beast Ganon, Zelda Breath of the Wild: A finale to remember. Link gains the light arrows from Zelda's spirit, and goes on horseback to finish off this eltrich abomination! The music is quite intense also.
-MG Ray and MG Hippocampus(or whatever it's called), Metal Gear Rising Revengeance and Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain: First one proves Rules of Nature creates hype, while an Indiana Jones villain reject stomps around in a mecha and Big Boss uses the same-ass bombs to destroy it.
-The Mermaid Queen, Wilbur, and Empress Siren, Shantae Half Genie Hero, and Shantae and the Seven Sirens: There are some who think they're fucking hot for some reason, except the giant worm pet of Mary Sue Shantae(Holly Lingerbean). It wouldn't be Shantae without our favorite gal having surroundings to focus on so the colossi will fall as one of the starter bosses or final boss.
-Mundus and Urizen, Devil May Cry 1 and Devil May Cry 5: Though the latter isn't technically the same size as the King of the Underworld, they count. Firstly a battle in the sky, and on land, then the final hit alongside Trish with the quote "Jackpot!". Urizen on the other hand, is just Vergil's devil half manifested into some titanic monstrosity. After eating the Qliphoth Fruit, Urizen(or should I say Vergil's other next to V) gets his tree root like body fall off of him and reveal the appearance of a rejected kaiju design. I can see the connection between DMC5 and DragonBall Z with Goku's more powerful Super Saiyan forms(as hinted with the inspiration to Sin Devil Trigger for Dante) and Massive Ape form of Vegeta(Urizen for Vergil excluding V since he's more in line with a Nobody).
Mr. Patch from Banjo-Tooie: AM I A JOKE TO YOU!?!
I never realized that in FFXV Titan has a special animation if you somehow end up summoning it against the Adamantoise
A couple bosses I'd put on the list.
S-02. A giant robot snake in The Amazing Spider-Man game. This game has a good handful of giant robots Spidey has to fight.
Trypticon. A massive space station/orbital laser cannon/Deception. The 9th level is about shutting down Trypticon Station, only for the Autobots to learn the massive, city sized weapon is a living being. And the 10th level is just a fight against the massive beast.
Twinmo.....oh you put it in honorable mentions. Ok.
Territorial Rotbart. Big level 81 gorilla in all three Xenoblade Chronicles games that the devs put in a super early spot just to make players piss themselves. Level 81 boss, and you're no higher than level 15 by the time you meet it. And even 15 is pushing it.
The items that Star Dream summons were actually all over Nova's design! The weather vane, the pocket watch, the piano keys, the lightbulb, etc. were all essentially references to the first Clockwork Star in the series. I thought that was really neat.
18:41 Let's not forget Sage is voiced by both the Japanese and new english voice actresses of Rei Ayanami from Evangelion.
That was larger then life!! I had hunches on which were gonna but in the list and you never fail to surprise me. Keep up the great work 🌸✨
After whatching Puss in Boots The Last Wish, how about a Top Ten Fairy Tale Themed Bosses Josh?
While Star Dream is amazing final boss and probably my favorite final boss in any Kirby game, a big honorable mention definitely goes to Void Termina from Star Allies. Not only is it the first fully 3D boss fight in the series, even predating the actual 3D game with Forgotten Land, but you can truly feel its size and scale as it stomps and fires projectiles around the battlefield as you barely dodge its deadly attacks. Then when you go inside its body to fight its true form, Void Soul, it not only largely resembles Kirby, but also turns into Dark Matter, which strongly hints a connection between the two. Even the lore behind it is very interesting since it states that Void Termina was the very first creature to come into existence once the universe was formed, and that after killing it in Soul Meter EX, it becomes reincarnated into a much purer and more happy form. Hence why after beating it, you unlock Kirby’s OG appearance from the first game, as it’s meant to represent a recreated Void.
So overall, not only is VT a great example of a giant boss fight due to the sheer scale of it, but with the crazy huge implications it leaves for the overall series as well.
Ari sounds like she's gonna take over the channel again
Titan lost would be on here now lol
The guardian from darksiders 2 is one of my favorite giant bosses of all time. The music, spectacle, and design, not to mention buildup is extremely memorable. Like the fact you go through the previous dungeon finding the stones to bring him to life only to destroy him in the next chapter. I know he’s technically an attempt at making a shadow of the colossus boss but I think he fits real nicely in his own game as an excellent early game boss
Got to admit, one of my favorite mega boses was from the first God of War, Ares. Even from the beginning you see this god of a man towering over the city sweeping his arms about like a child knocking over his toy blocks and you know that as soon as you get close to him you are pretty much nothing compared to him. I mean the end fight makes you have to become giant yourself just to face him! That is how powerful ares is.
Making bosses big, makes them into immediate sugar daddies or cruger mommies!
My honorable mentions:
Galactus (Lego Marvel Superheroes)
Your resistance is merely working up his appetite.
Glumstone The Giant (Cuphead Delicious Last Course)
Fee Fi Fo Fum, He’s ready to fight and he doesn’t play dumb.
Kraid (Metroid Dread)
This dude is so big he literally is unable to fit on the screen.
Lard Lad (The Simpsons Game)
Fear the wrath of the Colossal Donut!
Statue Of Tyranny (TMNT Shredder’s Revenge)
In what other game do you get to fight a mechanized version of Lady Liberty?
Super Evil Kaos (Skylanders Swap Force)
You fight his toes, you fight his teeth, you even fight his brain.
The trope is "Large Ham."
*sees the robobot segment* about damn time we got a Gurren Lagann reference in these countdowns
And my comment before the countdown started paid off! Sorario Days time!
There is a discrepancy with chakravartin it in his final battle in Asura's Wrath. He is actually the size of Asura in his destroyer form since it's shown that Asura is in that form when he gets to the event horizon. The event horizon just makes everything to scale! The truth of the matter is he still the size of a damn planet. A lot of people just don't get that inside the event horizon Asura is still canonically in his destroyer form he is not sized down he has just reached the inner layer of Chakravartin's Golden Buddha form which in and of itself is a pocket dimension where everything is a size of a damned planet!
Personal choice?
Origin Z.
Dude is the size of moon, can transform and he just keeps. Growing. He may not attack much but the dude is like a real time cutscene and boss fight _combined_
Some of my fav Giant bosses or that I find notable are:
Dark Gaia (Sonic Unleashed)
Metal Gear Excelsius (Metal Gear Rising)
Skullord (Twilight Princess)
Wakaba or Adam Kadmon (P5R)
Goliath EMP (Nier Automata)
Destroyer (Romancing Saga 3)
Titans (Kingdom Hearts 3)
Dragon Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts 2)
Jubileus (Bayonetta)
When you get around to a top ten monkey/ape bosses, I have a joke for Sekiros Guardian Ape entry. This joke contains a spoiler for the 2003 tmnt series.
Shredder: “You merely separated my head from my body.”
It's too good to miss.
he showed the final boss of Ys 7... but didn't mention it :3 I wait for the day he talks about it or, more importantly to me, the music during it.
Hearing Undefeatable from Sonic Frontiers was my favorite part of this list. I love that song so much it always gets me pumped up.
Mine was at first, Josh getting annoyed at Monster Hunter via meme, then 31:51 came in, and there was no contest
A fan add on from me both Omega Supreme and Trypticon from Transformers War for Cybertron both transformers are colossal and earn their title of titans with the player having to corrupt the core batteries with dark energon to damage omega supreme when he recharges whilst with Trypticon's first fight you use the aerialbots to destroy Trypticon's jetpack while descending towards Cybertron and then fighting him on the ground
Talk about larger than life for these bosses. Also looking forward to Ari's list next month.
15. I chose the Dream Team one because I fought it. If there's a way to buy Bowser's Fury by itself show me the path to it.
14. More of a stealth section than a boss... but it does count.
13. Not the best boss of this game in my opinion but it does leave an impression
12. No surprise given Ari's opinions (Also I love the Avalugg fight from legends too)
11. Another one that isn't a surprise. Also preparing for a joke later on.
10. In my opinion, the best boss of this game
9. Hello Monster Hunter Jormangandr!
8. I'm getting this game when it's on sale on Steam! This is a look to the future for Sonic!
7. Thank you! Finally Excellus is acknowledged!
6. Hello Hades, please don't hurt me!
5. Another unsurprising pick, it ticks off the largest and most depressing well
4. Maybe Final Fantasy XIV can rival this boss if it brings back a boss like Deathwing
3. No mention of the upgraded fight of that game... maybe it's because it ends with normal kirby going up against something it's size.
2. Your final boss is the size of a planet? Well our first boss is the size of a planet!
1. Not if... but when... I hope we get something similar in the future of the franchise
If we ever do Robot or AI bosses, Star Dream might come back and we'll focus on the Soul OS version then.
Oh dear, what does Lady Aramau have planned for February I wonder?
"I'm what you get when the stars align" is probably the most badass lyric of 2022
I'm gonna leave a note here for Grigori, from Dragon's Dogma. Sure, Ur-dragon is bigger, but the fight against the "final" boss has a much better sense of scale.
However, talking about Capcom, I'm gonna go WAY back to my first "hoh crap, this guy is BIG !" moment : the King of Dragons ! A 2.5D beat them up that played mostly in arcade cabinets...
The final boss, Gildiss, is a giant red dragon; when you enter his lair, the fight occurs on top of his hoard. on screen you can only fit his head and his claw, looming over you, ready to try a grab. Once in a while, Gildiss will take of, change side and fly down, it was early arcade, not a cinematic experience... BUT ! Whenever he does this, your character is pushed to the other end of the screen, no amount of walking, running or otherwise will let you stay where his head is going to land.
You are tiny, and the wingflaps of this guy alone toss you like a ragdoll ! For all the bigness and siziness of other bosses, few ACTUALLY knock you around by virtue of merely being there !!! Your protagonist always seem to keep balance and control despite continent sized adversaries literaly weighing on them, not Gildiss...
I'm quite disappointed Jerginga from Wonderful 101 wasn't on here. You literally fight an entire space fortress as the final boss.
One thing I don't think Josh really mentioned about Laviante, which is fair considering Josh's countdowns isn't supposed to go over lore of the games themselves and only the bosses, is that the fact that there are 16 hunters, that Laviante is a 16 PERSON HUNT, is a huge deal both lorewise and by gameplay standards. The monster hunter series has a specific in lore rule about no more than 4 hunters to a hunt due to an incident where a monster hunt with 5 hunters ended badly with only 4 hunters coming back. After that it was deemed bad luck to have more than 4 hunters to a hunt... and they broke that rule for Laviante
Edit: made correction
Malus terrified me for a couple of reasons when I fought him. He's the only human Colossus and he doesn't walk, but rather is forced to stand there, losing over you and following you with an almost sentient intelligence. Also, when you view the dead colossi at the end of the game, he's the only one that doesn't crumble to a pile of rubble...he still stands in the limp position he died in
Also, on a flipside, the largest Colossus, Phalanx, is the only Colossus that is not hostile towards you and simply awakens as it is made to by your presence with the sword. Realizing that was when I really started to wonder if I was the hero
I was expecting number 1 to be Jergingha from Wonderful 101.
I am SO READY for what Ari has in store!!!!!
Giganto was such an accomplishment not just because of the boss fight, but because it's the best use of Super Sonic in any Sonic game since Heroes. And the music.
Wyvern was a better boss fight though.
Extra Mentions to the Dark CPUs from Megadimension Neptunia VII.
They are indeed Giants.
To the fact that you can only fight them in a Special Zone created by Uzume.
The characters can Try to fight them in Cutscenes.
But, you don't have a Boss fight with any of them until you can go into that Special Battlefield
While I am not disagreeing with the countdown in anyway, Chakra Vardin is a great fight for a different reason.
Especially when you consider the size.
His final phase is basically an example of what I call Frieza Syndrome.
Where are the previous forms are getting bigger and more intimidating and then the final form happens and there’s a smaller, slimmer, and sleeker in comparison.
As if to say, all that power is now condensed, and that much more deadly.
So the fact that the final boss is the same size as your own character tells you that he’s gonna be far tougher.
I love seeing both Sonic and MH representation :)
The bosses lists are always such a BIG event to me.
so glad to see MGR in this list,m both metal gear ray and metal gear excelsus are huge and the way in wich you have to take them down part by part piece by piece is amazing and epic
mgr excelsus truly feel like the stage itself is trying to kill, its so strong that even parrying its attacks causes you damage (only sam in the beginning could do such a thing) so you have to be able to dodge its attacks on the last second if you want to suceed.
For Pokémon sword and shield It feels like only yesterday people were raging on these games
Ugh-Zahn III from Serious Sam and Darkeater Midir from Dark Souls 3 (when you fight him in the cavern) are the first ones that come to mind.
Chronos from God of War 3 is a living level and not just a big boss fight that’s why he’s number 1
I think a good honorable mention would be SpongeBot SteelPants from Battle For Bikini Bottom.
The gist of it is that you're SpongeBob inside the Chum Bucket fighting an oversized version of himself. You have to first have to shoot bubble missiles at the thing to take out its nine weak points. Once you do, the second phase will ensue, where the boss turns into a platforming game, showing you just how big SpongeBot really is.
“You’ll always be my favorite big ham.”
*immediately gets an advertisement for Wawa meat sandwich thing*
"Just be nice to horses, guys"
I guess turtles dont matter because we see one get fisted fifteen times in this video.
When I started Xenoblade 3, I knew the colonies had giant mechs as bases. I did not expect when I got to Colony Lambda that I would FIGHT one of those giant mechs. There are some regular enemies that reach a similar size, but the knowledge that you're fighting an entire enemy battle station hits hard. It's only about halfway through the game, so it's not too difficult, but it definitely left an impression. I forget the name of the boss, but a similar situation happened towards the end of Xenoblade X, only with a bigger enemy, you have mechs of your own, and the fight starts in the sky.
2. Wait, Wyzen is only number 2?! Who's number 1?!
1. Ohhhhhhhhhhh! Yeah that checks out.
22:15 I’m so glad he came back for this bit
I think these types of bosses are usually the best because of their concepts. Everyone of course likes succeeding in games and likes seeing the main character overcome the odds, so make the victory feel all the more deserving by literally making the obstacle larger then life. Not to mention these types of bosses are just structured so well. You either have to run or hide from them like Scarecrow, maneuver literally all around them by climbing on their body to damage them like Jubilas and Cronos, or get on even footing and give them a taste of their own medicine by making them feel small compared to you like the metal gears or titans in Sonic Frontiers. God these types of bosses are just so good and innovative and are always my favorites.
Gergengha(The final boss) from the Wonderful 101 is my number 1.
In the last phase of the Dream Team battle, Bowser turns even more gigantic that he tries to squish Giant Luigi with his foot like a bug. I thought that should have had at least a quick mention during #10.
Sad, no boss from Wonderful 101 made it on the list. Just about all of them are great, even Jergingha for its scale and spectacle with him being built up for the entire game.
here are a few honorable mentions i like to give
-The Grand Triumvirate (Shovel Knight: King of Cards), the boss might be annoying, but his hands are platforms
-Omega Flowey (Undertale) he is technically bigger than the game itself, since he had to break it to exist
-World of Chaos (Kingdom Hearts 1) why was this thing not on the actual list?
-Master Fortress (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) it's a litterlal sentient(?) fortress you're fighting
-Giga Mermaid (Shantae Half-Genie Hero) you know why :)
I'm surprised Andross only made a cameo(his SNES version) & wasn't in the honorable mentions, his lines in 64 are just iconic!
Me: Sees thumbnail
"Time to break out the Sorario Days once again!"
12:05 "Magnifying Glass" read: Hubble Telescope
14:26 Not-Fatalsis: Hold my beer, Little Baby Boy
Well, sounds like Ari has been practicing her majora’s mask last
If you're looking for suggestions for a video game countdown, might I suggest mirror/doppelganger bosses. Basically bosses that have similar if not equal skills, powers, weapons etc. For example, SA.X or Captain Quark from the Ratchet and Clank reboot.
Well this list is going to be huge. Hehehehehe. 😉😂 (Not sorry for the pun.)
Undefeatable is a top tier boss theme
Having a fondness for mecha games, it can be imposing when your giant 40-foot mech is pitted against another mech that is SO giant that it makes yours look like the size of a normal human. Such as the colossal 'totally not Big Zam' mean green machine used by dictator Venkar Amon in the final battle of Metal Warriors. A multi-phase gauntlet that has you taking out its deadly flail arm, its missile launcher arm, its front torso plating to expose the power core within, and then its hoverjets until it's reduced to mindlessly stomping around and releasing drones to kill you. Also blowing it up somehow doesn't kill Amon; he races you to escape the exploding base. The fight can be annoyingly luck-dependent, but it's satisfying to finally claim a victory.
Arimau: "So am I, dear..."
Josh: "help me..."
FIGHT THE POWER.
I have to give Jergingha from The Wonderful 101 a shoutout, just because of the escalation in sheer _scale_ you're dealing with.
Just like Pikmin, you're a crowd of costumed heroes running around fighting robots many times your size. The first mega-moon you face is practically as big as a house, and you're like mice running around its feet. Then a giant robot bursts through the ground and you have to fight it on top of its arms like ants... and that's only a mid-stage hazard (it becomes a proper boss later). Things just escalate and escalate and _escalate_ until you're fighting Jergingha, a living fortress the size of a *planet* . And that aforementioned giant robot hazard/boss? You're now piloting an army of those to face Jergingha, and they're about as small compared to Jergingha as your minute human self is compared to _them_ .
The scale is _ludicrous_ .