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I’m not surprised Senator Armstrong is on this list, he played college ball y’know

For me, Isshin was easier than expected, especially during the spear and the lightning phase. I struggled more with Demon of Hatred, but literally just remembering when you can attack and which side to strafe makes every fight easier, and of course, memorizing attack patterns

15:30 Vergil's voice echoes over the next pick 🥶😳

Isshin is probably the hardest final boss I've beaten. Another (not mentioned in the video) that comes to mind is Dracula from Castlevania: Dracula X (1995). This particular fight was primarily difficult because of the horribly designed arena, which consisted of narrow columns over bottomless pits. This meant that if you got hit by any of Dracula's attacks, you'd be knocked into one of the gaps and insta-killed unless you were crouched at the time. The first phase wasn't too bad as long as you were patient and didn't get greedy, but his second demonic phase is much tougher because he's more aggressive. Dark Fact from Ys I (1987) is also very difficult because you either kill him quickly or he'll annihilate you. He zooms around the arena like a DVD screen-saver, firing projectiles at you, and each time you damage him it destroys the part of the arena you were just standing on. If you're not careful, you can end up trapped in a corner of the arena, which is certain death. Finally, I'll give a shout-out to Minax from Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982). That fight can be infuriating because each time you damage her, she teleports to the opposite end of her castle, forcing you to track her down. If that's not bad enough, her Balrons are constantly attacking you the entire time, and Time Stops are paramount to putting some space between you and them. Ideally, you can cause them to get stuck in one of the chambers in the middle of the castle, but, even then, you still have to deal with Minax pelting you with spells.

In Zelda The Minsh Cap, Vaati was a huge difficulty spike.

The Nameless Puppet from Lies of P DEFINITELY deserves a spot on this list, gosh that was brutal!

the final battle with Vergil in DMC3 ALMOST made me lose my sanity back then, and still to this day, I can't beat it on the first attempt...

In some games, the camera is the hardest boss to fight

The Devil from Cuphead was the hardest final boss I've ever played and the fact i keep dying during the game all the time

Amazing video mojo plays of the hardest bosses in video games ever,fantastic job.

The fear you get from Nyx Charming a party member and having them attack you is NOTHING compared to the sheer terror of your Charmed party member opting to just fully heal Nyx instead, lol.

I was literally shaking after i beat Isshin the first time. Took me almost 2 months and that says a lot. Hardest boss i ever faced in decades playing videogames. Radagon is difficult too, but after beating Malenia solo, melee, no spells, bell or ashes he was not that tough. But still a very challenging boss. Armstrong is insane too. When i see Isshin and Armstrong in the same thumbnail i know the list is good 😂

Octopath, Nioh 2, Metal Gear Revengeance and Sekiro mentioned. Good list

Radagon didn't have to be that overwhelming. If a person did the side dungeons and extra things on the map along the way (there are a lot of them), by the time you get to him your character is really juiced and you have some leeway in the battle.

Beating isshin was so satisfying omg

Isshin took me soooo many tries before I finally beat him, one of the most satisfying victories ever!!!

Wow, this channel just popped up on my timeline and I read the bio and it’s some powerful sht 😂, .. I just subscribed by the way

savo from midnight club 2 was so hard to defeat even with a good car and give me many nightmares of not sleeping in many days

proud to beat isshin ashina on charmless NG+9. probably my greatest achievement in gaming.

Demon of hatred is a much harder boss than isshin

Ninja Gaiden's final boss on the NES is simply impossible

I love how you describe master hand as "a literal glove" when in context it would have made more sense to say taboo "pimp-slapped master hand, who is normally the outright final boss of the series." Describing him as a glove kind of reduces the significance of how easily taboo brushes him aside 😂

Nice! I would see one including dlc too. Dark Souls 3, Nioh 1 and 2, Elden Ring etc are some examples.

Anubis from Zone of The Enders: The Second Runner, hardest final boss that I’ve ever beaten (I’ve probably come across harder final bosses that I haven’t beaten). He is easier than he was in the first Zone of the Enders, in that game he can’t even be beaten, you’re supposed to lose.

Senator Armstrong was a very memorable fight and challenging one! Nice memories!

Senator Armstrong is probably Alistair Duncan’s best role

Armstrong boss fight was hard af

I've been playing video games since 1985 and I can say with complete certainty that Cuphead's last boss, "The Devil" is one of the hardest to kill I've seen in years.

Radagon and the Elden Beast do not deserve a place in this list at all

Isshin broke me to the core 2 grueling months it took me to get to him. This was my first from software game I beat, once I beat him I deleted the game and cried myself to sleep due to the how much it took from me lol

Senator Armstrong from *Metal Gear Rising Revengeance* is definitely and totally one of THE Most Toughest and Hardest Video Game Bosses I've ever seen

I suppose the CEL 240 IBIS is not really a final boss in Armoured Core 6, but it probably the toughest boss I ever fought in a game. You have to not only beat it, but you also need to avoid having your brain melt through your ears with all the flashing images and how fast it is.

Bro the Ball stab against otakemaru, was personal

Nanomachines, son!

Out of all the bosses on this list why Mr. X?

The therapist from Katana Zero can be stupid hard on his final phase but the other phases before that can still catch you off guard

The sword Saint is one of the best bosses in any game, definitely tough fight and his inner Isshin version is even more difficult, no other boss made me work for the kill like he has

GD WizPig from Diddy Kong Racing!

I know she's an optional boss, but malenia will remain one of the if not the hardest boss I've ever fought, even after playing elden ring multiple times ... she still broken af

Where's GOW Valkyrie Queen? It took me a long while to defeat her

i feel no shame not being able to beat the final boss fights in Sekiro and Metroid dread. absolutely brutal.

Due to stop playing PS after 3 and casually playing Switch I’m only familiar with Vergil I replayed that fantastic game so many times I confirmed the best weapons against him are firestorm blades and ice one.

Hades isn’t too bad. His attack patterns are well telegraphed and once you know how to make a strong build, winning against him is easy at least in low heat runs.

God of war 4, the Valkyrie Quinn on new game plus difficulty was my greatest gaming achievement

While the final boss of Nioh 2 is indeed difficult, ask any Nioh player who the most dreaded boss is, and it'll usually be the transformed Shibata Katsuie. He's arguably tougher and more all out aggressive than Otakemaru.

The boss at the end of warrior within was difficult as hell imo

Colonel Radec from Killzone 2 was really hard too... Especially on the Elite difficulty.

Shriek of Ori and the Willof the Wisps, 2nd half of battle is in the air!

Genichiro killed me more than 50 times. Hardest for first playthrough followed by Aivory Action.

I would add Yiazmat, from FFXII. He has over 50 million HP and it took me 3 days fighting him to end that HP (since his HP is so big you can save mid fight). Also, when at low HP, he buffs and basically one shots characters each turn.

Reminds me it's high time I replay ff 9. Still waiting on the remake that was leak a while ago (along with a ff tactics remake).

Nyx Avatar is a Classic BadAss Final Boss and 1 of my Favorite of All Time

17:44 "Brutal platforming segments" **Proceeds to jump on 3 platforms**

For Senator Armstrong - get in his face, spam your dodge between attacks, and run away for his AoE attacks. You'll cut him down surprisingly quick.

Swear y’all did this like 3 times lol but ima still watch

Nice argument but there is one small flaw... You've mentioned the wrong radiance.

Devill may cry is finally getting recognition

Samuel Hayden Seraphim Boss from Doom Eternal ancient gods part 1 was also one of the toughest final boss to beat on a higher difficulty level.

I’ve only gotten to Hades once and I’ve had the game over two years. Was pumped when I depleted the first health bar and then the second phase started and I was so mad🤣

Last bosses in Kingdom Hearts Birth by sleep (psp) & The world ends with you (nin ds) are very hard. Final form of the final boss in Hard Corps:Uprising (ps3) is also completely brutal.

For me some of the hardest that weren’t on this list was Pir'Oth Ix from Sonic Chronicles and Murai from Ninja Gaiden Black (since you have to fight 3 bosses in a row from the last shop, including an ass parkour part)

Going for S+ tier ranking in Resident Evil 2 Remake and only being able to save 3 times the entire game.. well let's just say I made the mistake of saving at the beginning of the final Labs zone area, so I had to redo that entire multi hour section several times because I didn't realize how hard Mr. X would be on the hardest difficulty when you can't redo the fight so fast and practice. He one shot killed me so many times, I really hated that boss. His charging claw attack can be incredibly hard to dodge, and it's a one hit kill if he gets anywhere near you.

Bar none the most casual list I've ever seen

Laxasia the complete and nameless puppet. My top 2. Laxasia alone took me as much time as malenia and isshin combined (4 hours to figure her out)

Finally, Galdera gets recognition.

Queen of valkyries from GOW 4 was a mention id have expected.

One name : Lucifer from SMT Lucifer's Call (or Nocturne if u want). "Secret" Final Boss. He's so unbelievebly hard that the fight itself is just pure luck 😅

The Sword Saint is def worthy of the top spot. Solid list

This list totally forgot about Shin Akuma (Super street fighter 2 turbo, hardest difficulty) just getting to him is a feat because the cpu is so cheap. But then there’s various mortal kombat end bosses as well

"My nanomachines are the best nanomachines, they are the smartest and most nano nanomachines available, and they are also bigger than anyone else's nanomachines. No other pres- I mean senator has ever had as many or as good nanomachines."

I still say Vergil is one of the hardest Bosses Period, also Liquid from MGS1 and Gruntilda from Banjo-Kazooie should have been on this list 😸

For me, Demon of Hatred is the most difficult boss fight ever and he breaks everything you learn in the game + Midir from DS3

Lucifer from Dante’s inferno should definitely be on here. That guy gave me hell “no pun intended”

Where TF is WizPig from Diddy Kong Racing? Never was able to beat it as a kid. A buddy and I came back 15 years later and still struggled for several days to beat him. The 2nd encounter in space was a joke but his original encounter in the desert level is hard as hell!

Yeah Vergil had me standing up and screaming at my tv

Radagon is badass as gold

isshin the sword saint is one of the hardest final bosses ever and wow easily my favorite

i struggeled with Mr. X for so long i legit had to memorise his pattern before i could beat him

I start feeling a lot better about myself when I struggled on these bosses, I wasn't going crazy 🤣🤣

Lord Borroughs from Clocktower 3. At least 20 minute fight and there are no shortcuts nor buff tactics. Probably 30-40 if your first playthrough and not mastered the battle mechanics. Many of my speedruns were killed by him.

ive been stuck on radagon for so long ive beaten ever other remembrance boss

I just beat Isshin 2 days ago. It took over 50 tries to nail it

No Nameless Puppet from Lies of p or Annihilation from Remnant 2?

I've beaten 9 of these guys... Sword Saint is definitely #1. It took me over 6 hours and my neighbors heard me swearing.

Vergil Devil May Cry 3

9:29 Oh my 🫢

i can say that i feel really proud that i was able to beat isshin, but man it was hard, i fought him for 6 hours straight until i was able to beat him

I am very surprised Gehrman the First Hunter didn't make the list.

Where is Vaati from Minish Cap

Absolute Radiance from the Pantheon of Hallownest in Hollow Knight was one of the hardest accomplishments in gaming I’ve ever done

Hades, RE 2, Persona 3, MGR, DMC3, Hollow Knight, Elden Ring, and Sekiro. They were all phenomenal final bosses though I'm surprised Radagon was number two as he wasn't really that difficult. Started Persona 3 Reload and I can't wait to take on Nyx again, it was such a fun boss

Finally, WE GOT NYX FROM PERSONA 3, yes its hard as hell, now can't wait how bs will it be for Persona 3 Reload

I think Azure Demiourgos from Trails to Azure would count well. That thing is tough and take too long and get can literally one shot your whole party.

16:30 i feel like the radiance is extramly hard but there is a way harder boss nightmare king greem

Armstrong isn't hard. You just gotta know his patterns.

Speaking of long phases boss fights we not gonna talk about legend of the dragon with it's about 10 phases? I ran out of healing items in the middle of it

For me is what damn elden beast I couldn’t get past for the longest time I just always got caught by that damn one hit move he does

Tabuu was my first actual challenging boss... good times.

Saddler from RE4R is infinitely harder than Mr.X. In fact, out of my 20 playthroughs, I only bothered beating him legit once. The other 19 times I used a rocket launcher. And assuming you play on the highest difficulty, Nemesis at the end of RE3R is the hardest boss fight in Resident Evil history.