The 20 HARDEST Final Bosses Of All Time 

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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 🥶😳

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!

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.

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...

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

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

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 😂

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.

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

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.

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

Beating isshin was so satisfying omg

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

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

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

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 😂

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

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.

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

Armstrong boss fight was hard af

Senator Armstrong is probably Alistair Duncan’s best role

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

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'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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Nanomachines, son!

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

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

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

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.

GD WizPig from Diddy Kong Racing!

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.

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.

Bro the Ball stab against otakemaru, was personal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 😸

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)

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

"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."

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 😅

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.

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

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

Devill may cry is finally getting recognition

Finally, Galdera gets recognition.

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.

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.

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

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🤣

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

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.

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)

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.

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

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

I noticed that Hades is called the god of the dead in the Hades game. That isn't correct. Hades is the god of the underworld, not the dead. That would be Thanatos. There is a difference.

Had way more trouble with Radagon and Elden Beast. Took forever to beat them but beat Isshin on my first try.

I confess i had a bit of trouble to beat Castlevania's Dracula in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. But, honnestly, he's a very interessting boss to fight in the series. The trick There, is like Bowser. I mean, when you think he's been defeated, he turns into his bigger form and you're thinking like: ok, Let's go for round 2 😂😂😂 but yeah, i confess that he's quite a cool boss to fight. Hard a little bit, but cool

Bar none the most casual list I've ever seen

HARDEST BOSS OF ALL TIME = NAMELESS PUPPET FORM LIES OF P. Took me longer than any boss from any game I played

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.

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

Jun Kazama/Unknown Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2012) Still haven't beat her I've tried but I still got my butt kicked

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).

To be honest I've found Isshin Ashina (The old version of Isshin) a bit harder than the Sword Saint, and he's also a final boss, but from the Shura ending. Just my opinion.

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

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!

I find Isshin’s shura path boss fight and demon of hatred harder than Sword Saint lol. Isshin is a fair fight, the other 2 use that fire shit 😂

That lady with lightning on Lies of P should be in here. She was the hardest boss in the game

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.

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

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

Why is Zeed NOT on this list from Revenge of Shinobi? It's been 30 years and I still cannot beat that final boss!

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

Vergil Devil May Cry 3

Yeah Vergil had me standing up and screaming at my tv

The Shadow Queen was a pushover, but I always completed the final boss battle.

9:29 Oh my 🫢

I’m sure it’s understandable when I mentioned DJFFNY. Expecting to Crack , Sean Paul, David Banner, Danny Trejo, Snoop, sticky fingaz, crazy leg, elephant man, ice t.

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

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.