Mephisto being a wolf and sinisterly talking to you inside of a cave about how the world is dying... it's like the designers took the scariest scene in Neverending Story and twisted it for the best. :O
I mean. . . .both Josh's and Fawfuls Minion Demons have a big asterisks bc apparently an alien from Sonic and a Pokémon count as Demons, which is just a slap in the face for logic.
@@darianclark3980 Dark Gaia...isn't...an alien, though? It's the literal primordial embodiment of the Earth's shadow, ever to haunt the world wherever the light stretches since the dawn of time. How does that NOT scream "demonic"? O.o
Drawn to Life? IN A JOSHSCORCHER COUNTDOWN??? that was a HUGE surprise and as a fan of the Drawn to Life series, i absolutely love that Wilfre made #1. it's absolutely deserved with just how well written he is with his symbolism and personality. major thanks for talking about the series in general cuz it's criminally underrated in my opinion
I was more suprised by the Miitopia cameo at the start. Now I want Josh to stream Miitopia on Switch (Would say 3DS, but spotpass is going to be dead next year).
Same. Though I honestly never considered the parallels before, but after hearing them, I wholeheartedly agree. Now I’m tempted to replay the second game and see them play out.
@@uprising4c19 The switch version is far better anyways. It has all the content from the 3DS version with a few extras and the best Mii Maker in history with literally infinite possibilities. Plus the Switch is far easier to record than the 3DS since the switch uses USB-C and is therefore easily compatible with a capture card while for the 3DS you have to physically mod the console to add a USB slot in order to connect the capture card. The only downside is no spotpass for finding miis easily but that can be solved by going online and using codes for users with hundreds of the best miis. I think there's an entire subreddit for finding miis in Miitopia switch. Plus better graphics.
Of all the games that would’ve been in number 1 for top devil, I wouldn’t have thought it would be Drawn to Life. Really loved those games growing up and still have them now.
Makes me so happy to hear Dragalia Lost get a spot on these list, knowing that it was loved and sad to see it go :( hope to see it appear in more lists in the future ^^
I was not expecting to see Dragalia Lost in a list, specially considering it is a mobile game, yet, I gotta say, for a game that has literally Satan on it, the other was the best antagonist they had. Thank you for the memories that came back with your video
as _soon_ as i saw the 5th Cell logo on-screen, i started kicking my feet in childish glee. Wilfre is one of my absolute favorite villains of all time -- not just in gaming, but _all villains_ -- so i'm always excited to see him get the respect he deserves.
I still remember actually screaming when I saw the 5th Cell logo. And that wasn’t even a fangirl squee kind… that was a legitimate scream of shock and excitement!
I liked Ansem and Xemnas in KH3. The fact that they were working for Xehanort, who showed no signs of them in his behavior, must've been quite the crisis of mortality. Both dealt with it in their own ways; Ansem sought out Subject X to repent, while Xemnas doubled down on the nastiness. It's why I think even with DDD Xemnas is compelling. From the start, he was created to die, restore Xehanort, and become just another vessel on the shelf. Like Roxas, Xemnas would never have recompleted like the other Nobodies; he'd just be meaninglessly subsumed into Xehanort's return. In 358's secret journals, he mentioned using Kingdom Hearts to become more than human. How I interpret that? More than one specific human; Xehanort.
That probably has to do with Xemnas having part of Terra's soul/mind within him. He's not just Xehanort's nobody, he's also Terra's because Terra's heart was still in his body when Xehanort possessed him. Only his mind/will/emotions became the Lingering Will, which ironically doomed him because of he still had his mind within his body to reason Aqua would have been able to exercise Xehanort's spirit and free the guardian/Terra's heart during the true final boss in BBS.
I would really think that a “Top 10 Scariest/Creepiest Bosses” or “Top 10 Scariest/Creepiest Enemies” would be a good pair of ideas for Halloween top 10s.
Yeta from Zelda: Twilight Princess, Phantoon from Metroid: Other M, Nightmare from Metroid Fusion, Pandora from Shin Megami Tensei (2 i think) Giygas from Earthbound, Yunalesca from Final Fantasy 10.
Mimics in general being master of suprise, and not just the ones that are chests. Specific mentions to Gungeon, Super Mario 64, Terraria, and a personal favorite: Secrets of Grindea.
@@MarioCraft20-- Secrets of Grindea is not a real game though? Wasn't it just a hoax made up by Siivagunner to have an excuse to make FF Mystic Quest rips without getting copyright striked? Edit: Just looked it up and apparently it's REAL?
I was ecstatic when I saw the 5th Cell logo, ‘cause I knew exactly who it was! So glad I suggested Wilfre, my favourite villain in gaming, from my favourite series!
Ngl, when I saw/heard you say 5th Cell, I popped off. Seeing a TH-camr I like talk about a childhood game I like, especially one that's not really talked about all that much, just really made me happy. And the fact it was #1 was just the cherry on top.
Surprised not to see Lucifer of the Shin Megami Tensei series mentioned, being one of the eternal pillars of that long-running series just as much as YHVH. He's always there to try and draw you onto the path of Chaos with reasoned arguments, his most notable entry probably being the one secretly running most of the show in Nocturne, even being the secret final boss. However the series has others who have taken on similar roles to the Morning Star with gusto- Dagda from SMT 4A or Naoya from Devil Survivor.
Man, I did not expect you to pull Drawn to Life out of the woodwork. I played the second game as a kid and even without full context, Wilfre stuck in my mind even long after I'd finished the game.
Number 6 brings me VINDICATION, there’s a pretty great selection of devil bosses but Morsayati is an excellent choice. He’s no small fry in the story and his fight being a special permanent trial is well deserved.
So with that Lou battle, what makes it a bit better is that apparently music is something that the devil is best at, as implied in Devil Went Down to Georgia and shown in Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny. So you're not just having a music battle with the devil to keep your soul. You're having to beat the devil at his own game and beat him at his best.
As not only a fan or Drawn to Life, but someone who was truly inspired by it… I actually SCREAMED when Wilfre was on the list …#1, in fact. Holy rapo… 🤯
Loved the Screwtape Letters excerpt in the beginning. Amazing literature, and a genuine reference guide that I hope to use one day for portraying fiends in DND to avoid the "inherently and completely evil = idiot easily thwarted by the principles of good" trap that too many DMs (and media in general) fall for.
@@KororaPenguin Oh, that too, for certain, hence my point on it being a solid guide on running fiendish deception in a campaign- Lewis, as a Christian author in particular, did a spectacular job on exploring the mindset of a demon not only trying to tempt a good and pious man off the good path, but showing how a demon can be genuinely competent and smart enough at it to show that it takes actual mental and moral strength from the tempted to see past or otherwise resist their lies. Unfortunately, too many modern Christians lack the same wisdom that Lewis shows in the Screwtape Letters.
I think Charlie Daniels was more mad about “Guitar Hero 3” being a game entrenched in rock culture, and he partly wrote “Devil Went Down” as a protest song against rock elements being implemented into country. I love the way the song was implemented into the game, too, but he does have a point.
Asmodeus from Pony Island is very underrated. It's such a simple concept, you just gotta constantly keep your eyes on him and he will ask you questions to determine if you're still looking at him. Its simplicity is It's strength, as it makes a fun mind game trying not to get distracted as he does things like hide messages on his face, fake game crashes, or fake notification sounds. Plus mythology wise, it fits the theme. Asmodeus is commonly proposed as the "Lord of Lust" out of the seven deadly sins. The Prince of Lust wants you to keep your eyes on him. It's just a fun, well executed mind game that's thematically appropriate for mythology.
For me Ivo Shandor from Ghostbusters: The Video Game fits the Satanic archetype and his boss fight is quite fun. He is not only a behind the scenes villain in the game, but one that one that is staring you in the face for most of the game. Shandor's motivations are also interesting as while he initially wants to help Gozer destroy the world like the movie mentioned, after Gozer gets defeated a second time, he decides to become a diety of destruction himself. And he succeeds the team needs to cross the streams to stop him for good (thankfully this is in the Ghost World where the laws of physics are joke you tell friends at parties so nobody dies but Shandor himself).
Ivo Shandor: I AM A GOD! Egon Spengler: We eat gods for breakfast! ... Ray Stantz: "We eat gods for breakfast?" Egon Spengler: Too much, you think? Ray Stantz: No, I liked it. RIP Harold Ramis :'(
Not sure if he counts, but Rykard from Elden Ring is my favorite "devil" bossfight. He has some of the most metal af lore Fromsoftware has ever written, and probably one of the most disturbing yet simultaneously badass designs in gaming. Did I mention he can literally summon the forces of hell mid-fight too?
I have not heard Drawn to Life in such a long time. I loved both games and replayed them countless times on the DS. I’m honestly shocked it’s not talked about a lot in artist/gaming channels. You’d think a game based around doodling pixel art would be popular among artists Edit: HOLY [Cungadero] THERE WAS ANOTHER GAME?! I just found out there was a third game called Two Realms, released in 2020. Reviews are mixed, but it does continue where it left off in the second title
"You guys remember Dragalia Lost?" BRING IT BAAAAAACK ;_; For all the gripes I had about that game, I still enjoyed it and it deserved better than what it got. I hope Cygames and Nintendo bring back the IP in another form someday, like a switch RPG
I was honestly surprised to see Wilfre, but gosh dang did it make me happy. Drawn to Life is a series I often go back to, replaying the both of the DS titles and the Wii version of the sequel (which is a whole different story than the DS, but is considered non-canon). I just love goofing off with them and just shutting my brain off. I will admit though, I can't seem to get myself to play Two Realms, I am really not digging the genre change from action platformer to puzzle platformer....
If anything, I appreciate Two Realms for making it canon that everybody didn't die at the end of The Next Chapter. Definitely softens the blow quite a bit
Eleven years… ELEVEN F(yay)ING YEARS, we Drawn to Life fans thought the raposa were gone! …Some probably still do after Two Realms, but I’m just content with being able to see the raposa thrive once more
Not gonna lie, I was NOT expecting a character from a silly puzzle game to be an honorable mention here. Though I’m glad Dark Prince got mentioned, the dude’s actually hilarious at times in my opinion.
Drawn to Life gets mentioned: YES! It gets number 1: *inhales deeply* YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA- Memes aside, drawn to Life the next chapter is my favorite game of all time! Thank you Josh, you have been great for all these years.
I'm gonna be honest, i always love when you put a Final Fantasy 14 boss in the lists, because it's one of hte few games you talk about that i actually play so i can always think "I've played through this"
I have Drawn to Life 2. Never beat it, never intended to. Did not expect this to be the full plot. Not mad I saw spoilers, but by goodness was I not expecting this game to be this level of wild in the story segments.
If a top 10 God bosses list is coming, I fully expect to see Zanza (or a worthy opponent of the same franchise) on the list. Also, on that Miitopia cameo, be prepared for those like me who will be requesting you to stream it on Switch.
Also YHVH from SMT 4 apocalypse as say what you want about the plot the fight is awesome, symbolic and feels like your fight a god who wants your head on a plate
Oh, you just know there's going to be at least one Persona boss on there! And I can see an argument for the final boss of Greedfall, though I think that's more of a demi-god than a God god.
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 eh, the fight is *good* but not as great as it could be. fighting YHVH doesn't at all feel like fighting God, and the cringe dialogue and shoehorned messaging only makes it worse. still better than Lucifer in SMT V, however.
If it isn't Zanza, it's gonna be Alpha from 3. I cannot look at the Xenoblade trilogy as three separate games anymore. More like one massive game that just keeps on giving.
7: One of the best bosses in the game 10: Decent boss Nice list. I don´t know if Devil Kazuya from Tekken 7 counts as a devil boss, but it´s one of my fav devil bosses.
It's from a Skyrim mod? But...Molag Bal from the "Vigilant" mod. Just...PLAY IT if you can. This mod is godlike, and its portrayal of Molag Bal is *very* well done.
Nice to see Mega Satan at least mentioned, and barred from the list for the exact same reason I was thinking. If there were to be other picks I would consider Odio from Live a Live; a fallen hero who's hatred literally spreads across all time, and as an odd choice: Dark Matter from Kirby; manipulator, dark powers (obviously), a mirror of the protagonist (not literally) and one of the only big threats that keeps coming back to fight Kirby, not counting Dedede being used as a puppet, of course
11:40 And the shutdown of both Dragalia and the English version of another one of Cygames' mobile games, Princess Connect Re:Dive, still absolutely hurt me to this day 🙃
Kinda surprised that Gaunter O'Dimm didn't get a mention or even a cameo. That guy just gets more interesting with so much as his own trailer for a card-based spinoff. Not technically a boss fight since his challenge in Hearts of Stone is a riddle (outside the players expectation since they would normally expect and therefore prepare for combat), but a great villain.
the achievement for beating the devil in Cuphead is titled "Swing You Sinners" which is the name of a 1930s Fleischer bros cartoon featuring Bimbo the Dog as he is tormented by spirits for being a horrible shitty person he is which his deeds range from stealing chickens, chasing girls and shooting craps. it's implied that he was dragged to hell in the end but i saw the short and i'll say that the ending devolves into a acid trip.
If I had a nickel for every time Josh reawoke my childhood trauma of the Wormy episode from Spongebob by showing the close-up in one of his countdowns, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but I'm still mad that it happened twice. Edit: Correction, Josh did it THRICE! That's another nickel ya owe me, Fire boy!
Well to some that don't know nor played the game, Fate grand Order had its own versions of Heroes, Gods, Demons and Devils But the one who is the "Devils" of the Game are the Demon god Pillars who are known as "Beasts" that are known as the enemies of humanity, but during the First Arc of the story the player and the Servants battle the legendary 72 demons of King solomon who have been corrupting the Timelines of Human history that plotted to incinerate all of humanity under the command of the leader of the 72 demons Himself, Goetia. Goetia was the true mastermind of the first Arc of Fate grand order who sent his demon brethren to 7 different Timelines such as New Orleans, Rome, the Caribbean, London, America, Camelot and Mesopotamia to try and bring Ruin to all mankind, But after each Singularity of these timelines were fixed and fighting alongside many heroes of those timelines came the final boss Named Solomon who is actually Goetia in disguise who showed that his reason for all this was because he saw Humanity as a Annoyance and must be eliminated. Luckily the player and All the heroes defeated Goetia and his 72 demon pillar army and brought humanity back on track. The thing that makes Goetia a Tough final enemy of the solomon Arc is that he has a life of 1,500,000 and you have to have a Squad of 6 servants with the right Skills and abilities to try and hit Goetia with everything you got or else he hits your team with Multiple attacks and depending on the right skills you must guard your team against his Noble Phantasm that unleashes a Gigantic Blast of energy. So i say Goetia would have also been another Devil boss added to this list. :)
Dude, Raphael from Baldurs gate 3! That boss fight is genuinely insane! The music alone make the fight S tier. The devil that has been stalking you all game, trying to make a deal with you, and you finally face off against him. Suddenly, a powerful operatic voice blares. It is beautiful. Then, Raphael starts singing his own boss music! It is genuinely amazing
I remember first beating the Devil for the first time in Cuphead at my buddies house, since he owned the game. It was 1:30 in the morning, his then pregnant wife was asleep and I kid you not, that was simultaneously the quietest and hardest I've ever celebrated defeating a boss in a game! Imagine silent cheering!
Love how you used Dante as an example of how NOT to make a bossfight enjoyable. He was the boss that made me realize that "Fiend" in SMT means trouble. I tried everything to find a weakness, but guess what, he resists or is immune to EVERYTHING!!!
Given that today is Teacher's Day in Brazil, I was thinking about a Top 10 Video Game Mentors/Teachers. Some suggestions... Master Pang (Dragon Quest XI) Takuma Sakazaki (Art of Fighting) Tung Fu Rue (Fatal Fury) Gouken (Street Fighter) Duncan (Final Fantasy VI) Raine (Tales of Symphonia) Earthen Heart Shifu (Live a Live) Maya Fey (Ace Attorney) Dr. Light (Megaman) Komaki (Yakuza) Kawakami (Persona 5) Hideo Shimazu (Rival Schools) Jinpachi Mishima (Tekken) Byleth (Fire Emblem Three Houses)
I’m going to again put forth a proposition from Library of Ruina and suggest Pluto as a contender for this list. While he’s not technically a “devil”, he looks the part and has powers focused around magic contracts that offer dubious benefits with hidden costs. Pluto starts his fight by throwing out a set of five Contracts, one for each member of your party. You pick who gets which one, and if you desire it one person can take multiple contracts in order to free up other people. Each Contract gives a huge buff to whoever has it, but imposes equally crippling penalties if you violate the accompanying terms. There are two ways to deal with these: either build your team in line with his Contracts to dodge the penalties, or just drop them all on a few people who you expect to die. This works because of how the rest of the fight is designed. For the first Phase, Pluto summons copies of your team to fight you, forcing you to either prove you know how to use your characters, exploit the Contracts for an advantage, or hope you get lucky. Once all the copies are dead, you can finally start whittling away at Pluto’s shields. All the while, he’ll go through a cycle of locking one of your teammates in a force field, summoning a copy of them, and then swapping the health of the original and the copy. You can only free your trapped party members by hitting them until the field goes away, so the health swap can be a blessing in disguise. All the while, Pluto’s reserves of magic will gradually fall as long as you can Counter his attacks. Eventually, Pluto’s shields go down and you can take him out.
In my school vr game Goalius many bosses are demonic there 4 demonic fights first in the mission called demonic doomsday where he was in his cyberdemon form which is the doom 2016 cyberdemon boss but nuts his second fight in the mission Called Yes Yes which is his first fight with a new insta kill pile bunker attack his third fight in the mission called titans unchained where he has a new fight where he breathe fire uses Wisps Unite morphs and can crash your game and his final fight in the mission called Blazing doom he uses his new attacks and his moves From Raven beak Scorpion and Handler walter
Hm, this was very interesting, well done. I was about to ask if you had done a God Bosses List yet, but i guess that will be the next one, will look forward to it.
Wooo!!! DRAGALIA MENTIONED! I loved that game, and really hope Cygames and Nintendo do something with the IP in the future. Also, given the blatant mention of an upcoming Gods list, maybe Xenos the Progenitor will make the list. Also kinda surprised at no SMT entry. Catherine's close FWIH, but not exactly Lucifer or any of the other myriad Devils found in the series. Though YHVH is probably a shoe-in for Gods, only question being which fight? SMTII might be too old, SMTIV Apocalypse is awesome though I could see his dungeon docking points. Looking forward to it!
I don't really think he is. YHVH really isn't all that special, and while his fight is decent from a mechanical perspective it's not really "fighting God" levels of awesome. the likes of CHAKRAVARTIN, on the other hand...
One major difference between Devils and Demons is that when a Devil makes a deal or promise they will uphold their side even if they get the bad side of the deal while a Demon will lie and cheat to make sure they come out on top. So if you ever make deal with a Fiend make sure they're a Devil and not a Demon. A Devil has to follow rules that are set, so while Demons may be powerful brutes who relish in destruction a Devil is a intelligent manipulator that will make deals that will further their own plans.
I miss Drawn to Life, the first 2 games were amazing once they came together. It's just such a massive shame they murdered that series dead and danced on its corpse when they brought it back for a 3rd game, killing literally everything that made the first 2 games good.
yay Drawn to Life was brought to Light again That game and its sequel was also amazing but its kinda surprising since I did enjoy the story but dang~ that Wiferd was made to be accurate as Lucifur.......Holy S**T O_o
Josh: At last, they’re all here. Demon bosses. Holy bosses. I have all these countdowns at my fingertips and- Devil bosses: Heeeeeyyyyyyy what’s uuuuuuuuuuup? It’s me. Josh: STOP.
Pony Island was such a surprise when I first bought it a few years ago during a Steam Christmas sale. It was cheap, so I picked it up blind, as I'm wont to do for low price games I would never have looked at otherwise. Great little gem that sucks you in, if you let it. I wish there was more games as good in the "meta" genre of games this belongs to.
I love it Wilfre at #1 is the embodiment of the saying "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
Mephisto being a wolf and sinisterly talking to you inside of a cave about how the world is dying... it's like the designers took the scariest scene in Neverending Story and twisted it for the best. :O
That movie traumatized me, so nuch so that I can't even watch the movie, ever again. And that scene alone is reason why.
Drawn To Life's ending is wildly unhinged. I remember seeing it when I was younger and being so disturbed yet confused about it
As you explained in Top Ten Demon Bosses, there’s a huge difference between Devil Bosses and Demon Bosses, and this list here is gonna prove it!
I mean. . . .both Josh's and Fawfuls Minion Demons have a big asterisks bc apparently an alien from Sonic and a Pokémon count as Demons, which is just a slap in the face for logic.
@@darianclark3980 aren’t Video Games in general a big middle finger to logic anyway?
Sauron in Arda-based games should fit the list, shouldn't he?
@@darianclark3980 Dark Gaia...isn't...an alien, though? It's the literal primordial embodiment of the Earth's shadow, ever to haunt the world wherever the light stretches since the dawn of time. How does that NOT scream "demonic"? O.o
It makes sense that there's a distinction. You wouldn't call a fox lupine despite it and wolves (lupines) being canine, would you? :3
Drawn to Life? IN A JOSHSCORCHER COUNTDOWN???
that was a HUGE surprise and as a fan of the Drawn to Life series, i absolutely love that Wilfre made #1. it's absolutely deserved with just how well written he is with his symbolism and personality. major thanks for talking about the series in general cuz it's criminally underrated in my opinion
I was more suprised by the Miitopia cameo at the start.
Now I want Josh to stream Miitopia on Switch (Would say 3DS, but spotpass is going to be dead next year).
Same. Though I honestly never considered the parallels before, but after hearing them, I wholeheartedly agree. Now I’m tempted to replay the second game and see them play out.
#1 on the list, nevertheless!!!
@@uprising4c19 The switch version is far better anyways. It has all the content from the 3DS version with a few extras and the best Mii Maker in history with literally infinite possibilities. Plus the Switch is far easier to record than the 3DS since the switch uses USB-C and is therefore easily compatible with a capture card while for the 3DS you have to physically mod the console to add a USB slot in order to connect the capture card. The only downside is no spotpass for finding miis easily but that can be solved by going online and using codes for users with hundreds of the best miis. I think there's an entire subreddit for finding miis in Miitopia switch. Plus better graphics.
If only other youtubers talked about it more.
Of all the games that would’ve been in number 1 for top devil, I wouldn’t have thought it would be Drawn to Life. Really loved those games growing up and still have them now.
Fun fact: Chernabog was meant to be Ansem's monster form and the final boss, which would have made him even more fitting on this countdown.
Makes me so happy to hear Dragalia Lost get a spot on these list, knowing that it was loved and sad to see it go :(
hope to see it appear in more lists in the future ^^
I was not expecting to see Dragalia Lost in a list, specially considering it is a mobile game, yet, I gotta say, for a game that has literally Satan on it, the other was the best antagonist they had. Thank you for the memories that came back with your video
as _soon_ as i saw the 5th Cell logo on-screen, i started kicking my feet in childish glee. Wilfre is one of my absolute favorite villains of all time -- not just in gaming, but _all villains_ -- so i'm always excited to see him get the respect he deserves.
I still remember actually screaming when I saw the 5th Cell logo. And that wasn’t even a fangirl squee kind… that was a legitimate scream of shock and excitement!
I'm more surprised anything from SMT didn't even get so much as an honorable mention than the #1 spot.
I liked Ansem and Xemnas in KH3. The fact that they were working for Xehanort, who showed no signs of them in his behavior, must've been quite the crisis of mortality. Both dealt with it in their own ways; Ansem sought out Subject X to repent, while Xemnas doubled down on the nastiness. It's why I think even with DDD Xemnas is compelling. From the start, he was created to die, restore Xehanort, and become just another vessel on the shelf. Like Roxas, Xemnas would never have recompleted like the other Nobodies; he'd just be meaninglessly subsumed into Xehanort's return. In 358's secret journals, he mentioned using Kingdom Hearts to become more than human. How I interpret that? More than one specific human; Xehanort.
That probably has to do with Xemnas having part of Terra's soul/mind within him. He's not just Xehanort's nobody, he's also Terra's because Terra's heart was still in his body when Xehanort possessed him. Only his mind/will/emotions became the Lingering Will, which ironically doomed him because of he still had his mind within his body to reason Aqua would have been able to exercise Xehanort's spirit and free the guardian/Terra's heart during the true final boss in BBS.
Me too.
I would really think that a “Top 10 Scariest/Creepiest Bosses” or “Top 10 Scariest/Creepiest Enemies” would be a good pair of ideas for Halloween top 10s.
Dead Hand from OoT has to be on there.
Yeta from Zelda: Twilight Princess, Phantoon from Metroid: Other M, Nightmare from Metroid Fusion, Pandora from Shin Megami Tensei (2 i think) Giygas from Earthbound, Yunalesca from Final Fantasy 10.
Waterwraith from Pikmin
Mimics in general being master of suprise, and not just the ones that are chests. Specific mentions to Gungeon, Super Mario 64, Terraria, and a personal favorite: Secrets of Grindea.
@@MarioCraft20-- Secrets of Grindea is not a real game though? Wasn't it just a hoax made up by Siivagunner to have an excuse to make FF Mystic Quest rips without getting copyright striked?
Edit: Just looked it up and apparently it's REAL?
I was ecstatic when I saw the 5th Cell logo, ‘cause I knew exactly who it was! So glad I suggested Wilfre, my favourite villain in gaming, from my favourite series!
Ngl, when I saw/heard you say 5th Cell, I popped off. Seeing a TH-camr I like talk about a childhood game I like, especially one that's not really talked about all that much, just really made me happy. And the fact it was #1 was just the cherry on top.
Man Josh, that last entry makes me want to hunt down and play the series now.
@@agentofxehanort Can confirm that it is a fun challenge
Surprised not to see Lucifer of the Shin Megami Tensei series mentioned, being one of the eternal pillars of that long-running series just as much as YHVH. He's always there to try and draw you onto the path of Chaos with reasoned arguments, his most notable entry probably being the one secretly running most of the show in Nocturne, even being the secret final boss. However the series has others who have taken on similar roles to the Morning Star with gusto- Dagda from SMT 4A or Naoya from Devil Survivor.
considering the placement of that quote from Screwtape Letters, I was *sure* that Lucifer would be number one.
"Butterflies, truly the most devilish of all creatures!"
Pokemon # 666: Vivillon: Hi
Kirby fans Hiding in terror: "begone foul beast!"
8:40 Somewhere, Linkara is screaming in anguish and hatred.
We all are
15:43 To be fair, butterflies _do_ symbolize death.
Also rebirth
Dude, was NOT expecting Wilfre to be number one!!!!! Good stuff Scorcher good stuff!!
Man, I did not expect you to pull Drawn to Life out of the woodwork. I played the second game as a kid and even without full context, Wilfre stuck in my mind even long after I'd finished the game.
Number 6 brings me VINDICATION, there’s a pretty great selection of devil bosses but Morsayati is an excellent choice. He’s no small fry in the story and his fight being a special permanent trial is well deserved.
So with that Lou battle, what makes it a bit better is that apparently music is something that the devil is best at, as implied in Devil Went Down to Georgia and shown in Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny. So you're not just having a music battle with the devil to keep your soul. You're having to beat the devil at his own game and beat him at his best.
As not only a fan or Drawn to Life, but someone who was truly inspired by it… I actually SCREAMED when Wilfre was on the list
…#1, in fact.
Holy rapo… 🤯
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT DRAWN TO LIFE!!!!!!
I LOVE THAT SERIES AND IT NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION AND ATTENTION!
Loved the Screwtape Letters excerpt in the beginning. Amazing literature, and a genuine reference guide that I hope to use one day for portraying fiends in DND to avoid the "inherently and completely evil = idiot easily thwarted by the principles of good" trap that too many DMs (and media in general) fall for.
Also chock full of insights into the human condition.
@@KororaPenguin Oh, that too, for certain, hence my point on it being a solid guide on running fiendish deception in a campaign- Lewis, as a Christian author in particular, did a spectacular job on exploring the mindset of a demon not only trying to tempt a good and pious man off the good path, but showing how a demon can be genuinely competent and smart enough at it to show that it takes actual mental and moral strength from the tempted to see past or otherwise resist their lies. Unfortunately, too many modern Christians lack the same wisdom that Lewis shows in the Screwtape Letters.
Josh, you little devil, I was not expecting #1 to be pulled straight from my childhood soul.
I think Charlie Daniels was more mad about “Guitar Hero 3” being a game entrenched in rock culture, and he partly wrote “Devil Went Down” as a protest song against rock elements being implemented into country. I love the way the song was implemented into the game, too, but he does have a point.
15:46 - Hi Pandora, hi Morpho Knight!
15:44 *has flashbacks to Top Fifteen Most Disturbing Bosses from Non-Horror Games*
Asmodeus from Pony Island is very underrated. It's such a simple concept, you just gotta constantly keep your eyes on him and he will ask you questions to determine if you're still looking at him. Its simplicity is It's strength, as it makes a fun mind game trying not to get distracted as he does things like hide messages on his face, fake game crashes, or fake notification sounds.
Plus mythology wise, it fits the theme. Asmodeus is commonly proposed as the "Lord of Lust" out of the seven deadly sins. The Prince of Lust wants you to keep your eyes on him. It's just a fun, well executed mind game that's thematically appropriate for mythology.
"In desire we trust, in the House of Asmodeus!"
For me Ivo Shandor from Ghostbusters: The Video Game fits the Satanic archetype and his boss fight is quite fun. He is not only a behind the scenes villain in the game, but one that one that is staring you in the face for most of the game. Shandor's motivations are also interesting as while he initially wants to help Gozer destroy the world like the movie mentioned, after Gozer gets defeated a second time, he decides to become a diety of destruction himself. And he succeeds the team needs to cross the streams to stop him for good (thankfully this is in the Ghost World where the laws of physics are joke you tell friends at parties so nobody dies but Shandor himself).
Ivo Shandor: I AM A GOD!
Egon Spengler: We eat gods for breakfast!
...
Ray Stantz: "We eat gods for breakfast?"
Egon Spengler: Too much, you think?
Ray Stantz: No, I liked it.
RIP Harold Ramis :'(
Not sure if he counts, but Rykard from Elden Ring is my favorite "devil" bossfight. He has some of the most metal af lore Fromsoftware has ever written, and probably one of the most disturbing yet simultaneously badass designs in gaming. Did I mention he can literally summon the forces of hell mid-fight too?
I have not heard Drawn to Life in such a long time. I loved both games and replayed them countless times on the DS. I’m honestly shocked it’s not talked about a lot in artist/gaming channels. You’d think a game based around doodling pixel art would be popular among artists
Edit: HOLY [Cungadero] THERE WAS ANOTHER GAME?! I just found out there was a third game called Two Realms, released in 2020. Reviews are mixed, but it does continue where it left off in the second title
"You guys remember Dragalia Lost?"
BRING IT BAAAAAACK ;_;
For all the gripes I had about that game, I still enjoyed it and it deserved better than what it got. I hope Cygames and Nintendo bring back the IP in another form someday, like a switch RPG
I was honestly surprised to see Wilfre, but gosh dang did it make me happy.
Drawn to Life is a series I often go back to, replaying the both of the DS titles and the Wii version of the sequel (which is a whole different story than the DS, but is considered non-canon).
I just love goofing off with them and just shutting my brain off.
I will admit though, I can't seem to get myself to play Two Realms, I am really not digging the genre change from action platformer to puzzle platformer....
If anything, I appreciate Two Realms for making it canon that everybody didn't die at the end of The Next Chapter. Definitely softens the blow quite a bit
Eleven years… ELEVEN F(yay)ING YEARS, we Drawn to Life fans thought the raposa were gone!
…Some probably still do after Two Realms, but I’m just content with being able to see the raposa thrive once more
Not gonna lie, I was NOT expecting a character from a silly puzzle game to be an honorable mention here. Though I’m glad Dark Prince got mentioned, the dude’s actually hilarious at times in my opinion.
All the SMT fans: guess our letter of registration got lost in the mail
Drawn to Life gets mentioned: YES!
It gets number 1: *inhales deeply*
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
Memes aside, drawn to Life the next chapter is my favorite game of all time!
Thank you Josh, you have been great for all these years.
I'm gonna be honest, i always love when you put a Final Fantasy 14 boss in the lists, because it's one of hte few games you talk about that i actually play so i can always think "I've played through this"
I have Drawn to Life 2. Never beat it, never intended to. Did not expect this to be the full plot. Not mad I saw spoilers, but by goodness was I not expecting this game to be this level of wild in the story segments.
If a top 10 God bosses list is coming, I fully expect to see Zanza (or a worthy opponent of the same franchise) on the list.
Also, on that Miitopia cameo, be prepared for those like me who will be requesting you to stream it on Switch.
Also YHVH from SMT 4 apocalypse as say what you want about the plot the fight is awesome, symbolic and feels like your fight a god who wants your head on a plate
Oh, you just know there's going to be at least one Persona boss on there! And I can see an argument for the final boss of Greedfall, though I think that's more of a demi-god than a God god.
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 eh, the fight is *good* but not as great as it could be. fighting YHVH doesn't at all feel like fighting God, and the cringe dialogue and shoehorned messaging only makes it worse.
still better than Lucifer in SMT V, however.
If it isn't Zanza, it's gonna be Alpha from 3. I cannot look at the Xenoblade trilogy as three separate games anymore. More like one massive game that just keeps on giving.
Excellent choice for an intro!
7: One of the best bosses in the game
10: Decent boss
Nice list. I don´t know if Devil Kazuya from Tekken 7 counts as a devil boss, but it´s one of my fav devil bosses.
Seeing Dragalia on the list was a great surprise (kinda ironic that Satan from the game doesn't fit the bill).
It's from a Skyrim mod? But...Molag Bal from the "Vigilant" mod. Just...PLAY IT if you can. This mod is godlike, and its portrayal of Molag Bal is *very* well done.
Nice to see Mega Satan at least mentioned, and barred from the list for the exact same reason I was thinking. If there were to be other picks I would consider Odio from Live a Live; a fallen hero who's hatred literally spreads across all time, and as an odd choice: Dark Matter from Kirby; manipulator, dark powers (obviously), a mirror of the protagonist (not literally) and one of the only big threats that keeps coming back to fight Kirby, not counting Dedede being used as a puppet, of course
Lucifer from SMT3 Nocturne. Him not being on the list is an absolute betrayal.
Drawn to Life, what a throwback
I played the DS version of The Next Chapter game many years ago.
11:40 And the shutdown of both Dragalia and the English version of another one of Cygames' mobile games, Princess Connect Re:Dive, still absolutely hurt me to this day 🙃
18:27 When you're done shitting your guts out after having too much Taco Bell.
Kinda surprised that Gaunter O'Dimm didn't get a mention or even a cameo. That guy just gets more interesting with so much as his own trailer for a card-based spinoff. Not technically a boss fight since his challenge in Hearts of Stone is a riddle (outside the players expectation since they would normally expect and therefore prepare for combat), but a great villain.
Did not expect the #1 being a game that I played as a little kid
If you've ever seen the Cuphead Netflix series, The Devil is hilarious there as well.
Considering he mentioned the show in his Top Ten Hard yet Fun games list, of course he's gonna bring it up in this list
@@erichfiedler1481 Netflix has kind of been killing it with their video game adaptations.
@@claytonrios1here's hoping it continues with Tomb Raider coming next year
@@claytonrios1and Graphic Novel adaptations with Scott Pilgrim coming out next month!
@@shadowlinkbds don't forget Devil May Cry, and Captain Laserhawk
I actually listened to that audio of the screwtape letters not to long ago.
Andy was magnificent as Screwtape.
I think The One Who Waits from Cult Of The Lamb should've been an honorable mention.
Drawn to Life's 2 ending completely blind sided me and it took me a few days to get over it.
22:35 It's funny how freaking stubborn Lucifer (Dark Prince) is at trying to pick up Arle, and it doesn't work.
Yep. He’s such a funny character ngl, might be one of my favorites XD
the achievement for beating the devil in Cuphead is titled "Swing You Sinners" which is the name of a 1930s Fleischer bros cartoon featuring Bimbo the Dog as he is tormented by spirits for being a horrible shitty person he is which his deeds range from stealing chickens, chasing girls and shooting craps. it's implied that he was dragged to hell in the end but i saw the short and i'll say that the ending devolves into a acid trip.
Make merch of those, Josh.
15:45 Content warning: THAT scene from the SpongeBob episode ‘Wormy’
THANK YOU
He did it twice
I mean in two videos whyyy XD
Love your videos. Great list. Been revisiting some favourite games of mine Overlord and Shadow of war, would you consider doing a dark Lords list?
A shame Raphael from BG3 isn’t on the list. In think Josh is going to love that fight when he gets to it.
I was hoping he was gonna make the list but maybe he's just too recent
@@ronnyturau818 I think it's more Josh not having gotten there yet.
Its OWVAH
Athena looks very similar to one of Aizen's forms in Bleach, even the orb in her torso reminds me of the Hogyoku
Nice, I was hoping you will make a devil video ever sense you made the demon one. This is gonna be good.
If I had a nickel for every time Josh reawoke my childhood trauma of the Wormy episode from Spongebob by showing the close-up in one of his countdowns, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but I'm still mad that it happened twice.
Edit: Correction, Josh did it THRICE! That's another nickel ya owe me, Fire boy!
Okay, uh, yeah, wasn't expecting the number 1 spot.
Josh: As a professional-
Editor: Bit of a stretch, eh, Josh?
The editor didn't even hesitate.
Josh Scorcher Bingo Cards (randomized squares) with a minor prize of being a VIP in one of his stream chats (or something like that)
Well to some that don't know nor played the game, Fate grand Order had its own versions of Heroes, Gods, Demons and Devils But the one who is the "Devils" of the Game are the Demon god Pillars who are known as "Beasts" that are known as the enemies of humanity, but during the First Arc of the story the player and the Servants battle the legendary 72 demons of King solomon who have been corrupting the Timelines of Human history that plotted to incinerate all of humanity under the command of the leader of the 72 demons Himself, Goetia. Goetia was the true mastermind of the first Arc of Fate grand order who sent his demon brethren to 7 different Timelines such as New Orleans, Rome, the Caribbean, London, America, Camelot and Mesopotamia to try and bring Ruin to all mankind, But after each Singularity of these timelines were fixed and fighting alongside many heroes of those timelines came the final boss Named Solomon who is actually Goetia in disguise who showed that his reason for all this was because he saw Humanity as a Annoyance and must be eliminated. Luckily the player and All the heroes defeated Goetia and his 72 demon pillar army and brought humanity back on track. The thing that makes Goetia a Tough final enemy of the solomon Arc is that he has a life of 1,500,000 and you have to have a Squad of 6 servants with the right Skills and abilities to try and hit Goetia with everything you got or else he hits your team with Multiple attacks and depending on the right skills you must guard your team against his Noble Phantasm that unleashes a Gigantic Blast of energy. So i say Goetia would have also been another Devil boss added to this list. :)
Looks like Joshy took DND rules on the differences between devils and demons.
I was not expecting Drawn To Life to show up, but as once if my favorite game series it is appreciated!
Dude, Raphael from Baldurs gate 3! That boss fight is genuinely insane! The music alone make the fight S tier. The devil that has been stalking you all game, trying to make a deal with you, and you finally face off against him. Suddenly, a powerful operatic voice blares. It is beautiful. Then, Raphael starts singing his own boss music! It is genuinely amazing
Willing to bet he made the video before he either played Balder's Gate or got to the Raphael fight
Right at the 15 minute mark, Live Chat opened up all on its own.
That has to have been intentional.
Opening with the Screwtape letters, one of my favorite books of all time, immediately gives this video a thumbs-up from me.
I remember first beating the Devil for the first time in Cuphead at my buddies house, since he owned the game. It was 1:30 in the morning, his then pregnant wife was asleep and I kid you not, that was simultaneously the quietest and hardest I've ever celebrated defeating a boss in a game! Imagine silent cheering!
DRAWN TO LIFE REPRESENTATION!! THANK YOU!!!
Love how you used Dante as an example of how NOT to make a bossfight enjoyable. He was the boss that made me realize that "Fiend" in SMT means trouble. I tried everything to find a weakness, but guess what, he resists or is immune to EVERYTHING!!!
Given that today is Teacher's Day in Brazil, I was thinking about a Top 10 Video Game Mentors/Teachers.
Some suggestions...
Master Pang (Dragon Quest XI)
Takuma Sakazaki (Art of Fighting)
Tung Fu Rue (Fatal Fury)
Gouken (Street Fighter)
Duncan (Final Fantasy VI)
Raine (Tales of Symphonia)
Earthen Heart Shifu (Live a Live)
Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)
Dr. Light (Megaman)
Komaki (Yakuza)
Kawakami (Persona 5)
Hideo Shimazu (Rival Schools)
Jinpachi Mishima (Tekken)
Byleth (Fire Emblem Three Houses)
I’m going to again put forth a proposition from Library of Ruina and suggest Pluto as a contender for this list. While he’s not technically a “devil”, he looks the part and has powers focused around magic contracts that offer dubious benefits with hidden costs.
Pluto starts his fight by throwing out a set of five Contracts, one for each member of your party. You pick who gets which one, and if you desire it one person can take multiple contracts in order to free up other people. Each Contract gives a huge buff to whoever has it, but imposes equally crippling penalties if you violate the accompanying terms. There are two ways to deal with these: either build your team in line with his Contracts to dodge the penalties, or just drop them all on a few people who you expect to die. This works because of how the rest of the fight is designed.
For the first Phase, Pluto summons copies of your team to fight you, forcing you to either prove you know how to use your characters, exploit the Contracts for an advantage, or hope you get lucky. Once all the copies are dead, you can finally start whittling away at Pluto’s shields. All the while, he’ll go through a cycle of locking one of your teammates in a force field, summoning a copy of them, and then swapping the health of the original and the copy. You can only free your trapped party members by hitting them until the field goes away, so the health swap can be a blessing in disguise. All the while, Pluto’s reserves of magic will gradually fall as long as you can Counter his attacks. Eventually, Pluto’s shields go down and you can take him out.
In my school vr game Goalius many bosses are demonic there 4 demonic fights first in the mission called demonic doomsday where he was in his cyberdemon form which is the doom 2016 cyberdemon boss but nuts his second fight in the mission Called Yes Yes which is his first fight with a new insta kill pile bunker attack his third fight in the mission called titans unchained where he has a new fight where he breathe fire uses Wisps Unite morphs and can crash your game and his final fight in the mission called Blazing doom he uses his new attacks and his moves From Raven beak Scorpion and Handler walter
Let me guess... The Devil Went Down to Georgia from Guitar Hero 3 is going to appear again?
Hm, this was very interesting, well done.
I was about to ask if you had done a God Bosses List yet, but i guess that will be the next one, will look forward to it.
Here’s hoping the Ink Demon from Bendy and the Ink Machine and Dark Revival shows up on the list or the very least an honorable mention.
He is demon not devil
@@gianna-rm9iffair enough.
Halloween is in 2 weeks so I'm not surprised you're doing this.
I get super happy every time you talk about FFXIV. Love Athena’s boss theme.
"Mentions/praises Kingdom Hearts in a countdown" check! One more entry for Josh Scorcher Bingo!
Wooo!!! DRAGALIA MENTIONED! I loved that game, and really hope Cygames and Nintendo do something with the IP in the future.
Also, given the blatant mention of an upcoming Gods list, maybe Xenos the Progenitor will make the list. Also kinda surprised at no SMT entry. Catherine's close FWIH, but not exactly Lucifer or any of the other myriad Devils found in the series. Though YHVH is probably a shoe-in for Gods, only question being which fight? SMTII might be too old, SMTIV Apocalypse is awesome though I could see his dungeon docking points. Looking forward to it!
I don't really think he is. YHVH really isn't all that special, and while his fight is decent from a mechanical perspective it's not really "fighting God" levels of awesome.
the likes of CHAKRAVARTIN, on the other hand...
Yessss I was hoping one of the pandemonium bosses would be on the list :D!!
One major difference between Devils and Demons is that when a Devil makes a deal or promise they will uphold their side even if they get the bad side of the deal while a Demon will lie and cheat to make sure they come out on top. So if you ever make deal with a Fiend make sure they're a Devil and not a Demon. A Devil has to follow rules that are set, so while Demons may be powerful brutes who relish in destruction a Devil is a intelligent manipulator that will make deals that will further their own plans.
I've been waiting for this one!
I miss Drawn to Life, the first 2 games were amazing once they came together. It's just such a massive shame they murdered that series dead and danced on its corpse when they brought it back for a 3rd game, killing literally everything that made the first 2 games good.
yay Drawn to Life was brought to Light again
That game and its sequel was also amazing but its kinda surprising since I did enjoy the story
but dang~ that Wiferd was made to be accurate as Lucifur.......Holy S**T O_o
15:12 you should make merch of those
Josh: At last, they’re all here. Demon bosses. Holy bosses. I have all these countdowns at my fingertips and-
Devil bosses: Heeeeeyyyyyyy what’s uuuuuuuuuuup? It’s me.
Josh: STOP.
Pony Island was such a surprise when I first bought it a few years ago during a Steam Christmas sale. It was cheap, so I picked it up blind, as I'm wont to do for low price games I would never have looked at otherwise. Great little gem that sucks you in, if you let it. I wish there was more games as good in the "meta" genre of games this belongs to.
10:48 Adelheid Bernstein from King of Fighters 2003 as the Bad Ending Boss would like to say hello.
I know none of the Disgaea bosses and probably any of the god hand are gonna be on the list but if they are I will be happy.
22:07 Nice usage of Smt demons.
One I would add is Samael from Darksiders 2.
And shameful that there isnt even a mention of Lucifer from Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne.
Or Abaddon/ the destroyer from Darksiders 1