The Art of The Boss Fight 

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I loved it when bizly said is bossin time and splunched his boss liquid all over us

The mantis lords from hollow knight will always be a favourite for me. Music, lore, the reward, the flow of the fight, all fantastic

Totk's final fight was mindblowing. It wasn't neccessarily difficult, but the way the story ties up at that moment and the magnitude of the final moments really made the game feel amazing

What an INCREDIBLE video, you and everyone who worked on this truly knocked it out of the park! The editing is fantastic and each section was so fascinating. Hearing how much love and appreciation you all have for these games was such a wonderful thing to listen to. Thank you for letting me design the screen title. This was one of the coolest commissions I got to work on that allowed me to be an absolute nerd over my own favorite game of all time :)

The final boss fight of Omori is something that I was not prepared for at all. That shit destroyed, put me back together and then did it again. the symbolism in physically fighting the past version of yourself to move on is something that will forever stick with me.

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The final boss of ori and the will of the wisps is my favorite boss I’ve fought. She’s a 100 foot owl that hatched deformed with dead parents. And was pushed away from the rest of her species because of her monstrous appearance. She grew up alone fending for herself and ended up being bitter and cruel. The fight is hard but fair, and combines the two core elements of the game being the smooth platforming and snappy combat in the final boss to make it really feel like a test of all your skills. You fight her on the ground in the first phase, then there’s a chase sequence in the middle to test your platforming, and the last phase she bit by bit destroys the entire arena, leaving you to do the last third of the boss fight entirely in the air. By this time in the game you’ve accumulated a wide variety of movement abilities that you need to utilize constantly to quickly maneuver around the bosses barrage of attacks while dealing your own. And if you make a single mistake you fall to your death. When you finally kill her she uses the last of her strength to fly back to the dried out remains of her parents and dies crying under their wings. The music for the entire sequence is also great, oris theme slowly works it’s way into the music as you’re getting close to finishing the fight, it overpowers the bosses theme as you overpower the boss. This comment is already really long and I couldn’t even begin to cover all the nuisances and story connections that the game subtly builds up for this boss. I highly recommend the game to anyone who hasn’t played it. (But not really the first game, just the sequel. The first has a terrible save system and feels lifeless by comparison)

i love when people making a commentary or analysis video include the perspectives of other people. it adds a lot to the conversation you make with such strongly opinionated topics, additionally with them being ur bros it makes it feel very personal. you clearly have so much to say about video games and im always eager to hear more. love ur vids bebo!! keep up the great work :3

The thing he described with killing the Abyss Watchers is the EXACT thing that happened to me, I think Dark Souls 3 is my favorite game ever, and I think it’s very close to what a perfect game could be. Especially the final boss, the feeling you get when you hear that “plin plin plon” in his 2nd phase is UNMATCHED. Literally every time I hear it the memories from the entire series come flooding back, and when you realize that this boss is the culmination of all the people who have linked the fire, including you, it HITS. I don’t think anything will ever match that…

The editing put into this is phenomenal and so entertaining Bizly my guy you are doing a great job

One of my favorite bosses narratively has to be Von Karma from the first Ace Attorney. I know it’s not like a traditional fighting boss type game, but it gets me invested every time and that ending is so good because of how well it ties it all together and how rewarding it is to defeat him.

As someone who loves the idea of content creation and expressing your feelings toward niche things, I genuinely think you have an amazing channel. The amount of work in your scripts and editing is awesome and it makes me think that anyone (including me) can just talk about the things they love in confidence and have doing it.

every video is better than the last, this was absolutely delightful to watch because the editing is top tier and everyone clearly cares so much for this. onto my list of favourite videos ever keep up the awesome work bizly will be watching again

This is genuinely my favourite bizly video, you could tell that there was so much love and effort put into it. It's actually so enjoyable and each cameo (I love the inclusion of other CCs to explain the different factors that make a boss fight good using their own gaming anecdotes btw) made me smile just as much as the last! I was trying to sleep to this video but I honestly kept picking it up to watch the screen every 5 minutes because I could just tell that whatever was on screen was something I had to see. And the editing didn't disappoint!!! I'm so sleep deprived that I don't have the vocabulary to describe how good it is but make no mistake - this is actually the best bizly video I've seen and it deserves way more views than it already has

I'm not gonna lie, the final boss fight in DMC3 always hits me so hard. I grew up with the franchise so i do adore it but the fact that you're chasing your brother through this entire tower, his pursuit for power and your will to save humanity, both of you teaming up together only to be hit with the fact you have to fight each other in the end with the most beautiful rendidtion of the main theme. Bro brings me to tears, and the fact that Dante in the end still wants to save him... RAAAAAAAAHHHHH

The boss fight that left the longest impression on me has to either be the mantis lords/sisters of battle or the radiance from hollow knight. For the mantis lords, they are one of the only bosses in the game that gives you a “challenge” option and they are the only boss where you are warned how difficult it’s going to be, with an npc recommending that you get a weapon upgrade. For the radiance, the fact that you need to do a checklist of stuff never specified to be able to fight a secret boss that you can’t even fight in the boss rush mode until you’ve 112% the game let such an incredible impact

I'm so happy I watch Bizly, the editing is genuinely some of the best on RU-vid. Not only that but the way he plays/runs ttrpgs is some of the best shizz ever, Rand is art

For the narrative the one that resonated with me the most is Sif's fight in DS/DSR the way the fight makes you feel like the bad guy at the half way point when you realize he just trying to protect his owner's grave hits different and had me shedding a tear

I really feel like you can see the care in this video, and through this, it helps me understand why i like some bosses so much, and i feel like i can see a lot of these elements in the trickster, between the story elements behind the lost friend, the music choices, and the surprise you get every time he does what he wants, plus the insane design behind the trickster and how it shows he has a split mind.

EDITING IS INSANE IN THIS ONE

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King Minos from Ultrakill. Not only a fun and challenging boss fight, but a boss fight with great lore and backstory that the game gives you if you find even before ever fighting him. And in life, Minos was a generous king who was a good person. But the people he fought for are dead. And now he wants revenge on the things that destroyed humanity. (It makes more sense if you play Ultrakill)

I gotta say, Ludwig’s battle from Bloodborne really hits all of these marks. It’s one of the most absolutely mine blowing battles of any video game

This is the best edited video I’ve seen all year! How hasn’t this already gotten millions of views??

the boss fight for me is 100% the final fight in little nightmares II. I don't really know how to explain everything I like about it, but something about using a mechanic that was previously used to communicate with your friend, to stun and lead them away as an enemy. Love it so much.

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As a non-gamer who only knows all these games through Let’s Plays, this genuinely entertained me. I absolutely ADORE content like this. Amazing job Bizly!

Honestly I'd love an entire video about video game music in general, you definitely nailed that topic in this video (and every other topic in the video, but I think there's a lot more video game music to talk about)

One of my favorite boss fights of all time is Asgore Dreemurr from undertale. I love everything from his cool design and character, the music that plays during it, and especially the story and dialogue. Asgore truly does not want to fight you, and he does not want to win the fight. Him destroying your mercy button is the most impressive example i've seen where the game uses something related to its gameplay in order to add to the narrative of the game. He removes the mercy button as he does not believe he deserves mercy, which i find incredibly compelling. He could have easily destroyed the fight button in order to not die but he did the opposite. A truly amazing boss fight which is not talked about nearly enough

Awesome video, I especially related to the music section seeing how I have been greatly impacted by the mood and feel a certain song can give off at the right moment This is not a “boss fight” but I resonated more to the ending of RDR where you work for your freedom and then in the end have it all be taken away from those you worked for, betrayed, then later have someone impacted by it take revenge. It really left an impression to me and brings me to tears when I reach that end and the final dual that comes to it.

Fatalis from Monster Hunter: World has to be one of my favorite boss fights of all time, and after watching this video I feel like he hits just about all of the elements mentioned. There isn’t really all _too_ much in terms of dialogue, but the overall lack of dialogue in and of itself showcases the gravity of the situation. In terms of narrative, you are fighting a dragon who is spoken about like a legend, a nightmare, a _god_ - something much greater than anything you’ve faced this far. He has incinerated an entire kingdom with ease and now it’s up to you to stop him before he decides to wreak havoc again. *Countless* lives are riding on your victory, in a fight that calls upon just about everything you’ve been through up until this point, the culmination of your journey. Fatalis pulls out plenty of surprises throughout the fight, unleashing new devastating moves with every phase. The fight is _very_ challenging since you’re fighting to kill him within the time limit while you’re just trying to survive _and_ you’re fighting to break his horns before phase 3 so he doesn’t get even _stronger_ than before, but I rarely felt that the fight was difficult in a way that was unfair. The battle tests your skills and your gear in a fair but devastating way. In terms of stage, you fight him in the scorched ruins of a castle in a kingdom he burnt to the ground, showcasing his immense power and the potential stakes of the battle. But the stage isn’t only cool, it’s crucial to the fight. Littered around the stage are ballistae and cannons, siege weapons with limited ammo that you can use to damage Fatalis and knock him down or bind him for a brief time with special ballista ammo you only get _two_ of. There are destroyed pillars scattered across the area that can be used to block some of his devastating fire attacks, there are various ledges that you can jump off of to mount him to perform your aerial attacks. Between each phase he unleashes a massive blast of flame that you can only survive by hiding behind specific objects, and when you finally unlock the dragonator, a limited use pair of massive drills that deal massive damage to Fatalis, you don’t get to aim them, you have to get Fatalis to move into their path. As a whole, you’re required to take control of the stage in order to beat Fatalis, taking note of your cover, your resources, and the positioning of both you _and_ Fatalis, making the stage a vital part of the fight. Although you’ve fought much larger monsters before, the _true_ scale of Fatalis lies not in his size (though he is pretty damn big), but in the scale of his power. Fatalis’s massive fire attacks as he moves between his phases engulf the entire stage and _beyond_, tearing apart wood and stone and turning the very steel you hide behind red hot as it melts before your very eyes. Those watching a distance away from the camp can see Fatalis’s flames devouring the entire area as he floats in the air without even flying, held aloft by the sheer power of his flame. In terms of design, Fatalis is one of the most dragon-looking dragons in all of monster hunter, but the solid simplicity of his design also shows that there is no silly gimmick, and this is a _grave_ battle. His appearance and his movements do well to show Fatalis’s malice, since he isn’t just some beast: Fatalis is intelligent, and he *hates* humanity, so much so that he melts the armor of fallen hunters onto his chest in mockery of their own hunting, something that he _actually does_ once he reaches his third phase and his chest glows red-hot with flame. And the music… Fatalis’s introduction and his first phase evoke a feeling of pure terror, choirs calling out in horror at the hellish power of Fatalis, the destruction he has caused, and the many lives he has ended. At first, the battle is given a tone of terror and almost hopelessness - if Fatalis is so powerful, so _horrifying_ how can you possibly face him and live, much less defeat him? But once you reach the 2nd phase, the music shifts. Though the music still evokes the horrifying hatred and power of Fatalis, the music also begins to grow heroic, egging you on and calling upon the memories of your journey with leitmotifs from the game as well as previous Monster Hunter titles. The stakes have not really changed. You’re still fighting Fatalis, but you’re not just some bothersome insect for him to burn to ash anymore. He’s taking you seriously now. He is hurting. You aren’t just annoying Fatalis anymore - this is a battle. His 3rd phase continues with the same music… until you use the dragonator. When you release that dragonator and score that devastating hit on Fatalis, badly wounding him and knocking him down, the music cuts out, and new song starts playing. The main theme. Not the main theme of Monster Hunter: World, or the main theme of the Iceborne expansion. But the main theme Of the very First Monster Hunter. The track rises and begins blasting heroically, egging on your victory and calling for you to give everything you’ve got to finish the fight and defeat the black dragon of nightmare. At this point in the fight, you might not have many chances left, you might be running out of time or resources, but the music tells you that now is not the moment to stop. You can defeat Fatalis. You can win. Now is your time - go be a hero. And when you finally beat him, and that special rendition of the quest complete _finally_ announces your victory… My God. What an amazing fucking boss.

This video is truly like a movie!! Each portion of it had its own story arc and the way you described everything was so good! I also really like the guest appearances talking about their own favorite games, that was a very cool thing to add into the video!

These videos are insanely fun to watch and actually pretty informative for a video game nerd like me lol. keep up the amazing work bizly! :)

Bebo has been on a streak of crazy good videos and this is no exception.

this is such a good video, the amount of good examples as well as the insanely good cameos. Very impressed bro 👍

You and the team clearly work hard on these videos and they always come out so well! Love seeing a new bebo upload

for me, the boss that makes me feel, is ds3's lord of cinder. its not the hardest fight, and its not the fan favorite of many, but when the 1st phase music fades into gwyns meloncoly theme, it reminds me of the struggle. the pain of the first trys, the determination of getting though the challenges, and the feeling of accomplishment. I will forever remember this boss.

The mixture of physical (almost slapstick??) comedy and traditional comedy within Bizlys videos are definitely what keep drawing me back. I adore video essays, but the additional editing and time put into these videos are what make me excited for his uploads- i love storytelling in video essays, and even though their jokes done through editing, the storytelling element is always there to aid his point (ie the edited scenes in puppet history). I can see he’s definitely embracing that side of his content creation more and I think it’s only going to get better- Keep it up, bizly! (Eating mud)

Your channel is awesome, glad I get to be here for the beginning of what will inevitably be a big deal. Keep killing it 🤙🏼

I’d say for me the boss that covers all of the criteria that Bizly has talked about for what makes a great boss fight, would be Gael from Dark Souls 3 in the Ringed city DLC. Where to start? Well, the boss was a surprise since Gael put us on the journey of burning the painting in Ariendel, to guiding us through the ringed city. The dialogue just makes feel both baffled and sad for when he states “for my lady’s painting”. The music slaps with it starting out with this slow somber chorus and dramatic intrumentals then the music goes crazy when he goes into his phase 2 and even more so in phase 3. His design is memorable of a wild dog eating anything and everything that it can, before getting up on 2 legs to fight you hollow to man. The setting is so gorgeous and tragic, and if you know the context of this fight prior and after. You find out that Gael has been around since the beginning, since the first wars against the dragons! And when faced with the furtive pigmy’s that he ate them because their blood has dried up, and he fully knew that he would loose his mind in the process! And having that small glimmer of hope that you might still be out there unkindled ash, who can handle the power of the dark soul, to give to the little girl who is painting the new world which can be named after you or Ash. Overall Dark Souls 3 has the best boss I have ever faced in my entire time on this earth playing video games!

One of the most well edited, polished, presented, & thought out channels I've seen in awhile. So happy about this channel, amazing work Bizly!!

King is back

Bizly: struggles against abyss watchers Charlie: kills the impossible boss in demon souls you fight in the start

awesome video with top notch editing, great script, and great use of segments to let us hear from a variety of people. great work and if i wasnt already subscribed this wouldve had me

The change bizly made between this and last year is genuinely so amazing

I hope this guy keep this great content coming

Great video editing, my favorite part of videos like this are the sections where you are edited into the footage :D

this video is amazing! I absolutely love how you put yourself in the game worlds.

AWESOME VIDEO!!!!! every single one of these vids is so entertaining from beginning to end, it's so clear how much work you've been puttin in bebo. crossover event of the century with all these guests, but the greatest thing about these vids for me is seeing how much you care about all this stuff, it's infectious. from one storytelling nerd to another you never miss, this shit feeds me. with a side of mud

love how much work obviously goes into these videos they’re SO fun to watch

Bizly saying "fighting a god" and showing the god room from the Minecraft video so many years ago was awesome.

viper from titanfall2 is my favorite boss fight of all time, the challenge of his constant pummeling with rockets from above and his mocking through the little updates he sends over radio, and after all that you feel even a little bad just because he was so badass.

absolutely FANTASTIC video!! the editing is amazing, and including the perspectives of other people is always an incredible bonus to these kinds of analysis videos!! fantastic job!!!

the quality of your videos always amaze me. Keep making the masterpieces bizly, youre the best.

Speaking of surprises in boss fights, watching the health bar go past its normal limit during the second stage of TOTK's final boss filled me with fear like nothing else.

Microdosing on playing ultrakill (I don’t have a good pc to run it but I’ve played the game before) by rewatching this entire video. Noticing the section on scale the background is the lust level of ultrakill- which if you don’t know (spoilers) leads up to the corpse of king Minos boss. A massive guy you have to shoot in the eyes and hands. And then we cut to dead space. Fantastic video

Every single one of your videos continues to one up itself. Incredible video & mad impressive!

This is my favorite bizlychannel video so far, it’s king but consistently interesting with a lot of cool collars, great editing and really funny. 👍🏻 this channels content never disappoints

Oh yeah, the Devola and Popola fight hit me rediculously hard. It may have been partly because I had a five year engagment that was ended around the same time I beat Neir: Replicant. But it was also all of the build up with the story and lore. Finishing that game wrecked me emotionally for multiple reasons, but it holds a place in my heart nontheless.

I am thoroughly impressed with the editing, you make every frame worth paying attention to. Like, you didn't have to make a little beebo sprite for the Undertale section but you did and that shows just how much care and thought was put into the presentation of this topic. I love the green screen as well. This is your best video so far, i'm so excited to see more work from you dude!!! Also, PLEASE YES i'd love a video about the music in Undertale, beautiful soundtrack. That section and the Nier one were my favorite parts. If its possible I think a general video about video game soundtracks would have great material to discuss as well :D

Bro this is genuinely my favourite RU-vid channel, alongside Hivemind. I have no shadow of a doubt that you will blow up and have something special if you keep up with content this entertaining. But regardless of that please do keep creating these bangers 🙏🏻

The Splatoon endboss fights have definitely made their way into my mind and heart. Its just so fun, ive beaten them multiple times and it doesnt get boring. The music, the story, the stages its all such an amazing colorful mix

Wow I really love your editing style, like seeing you sit or walk in a game enviroment is fun and the undertake part actually and me stunned

Dude the editing is always so damn good! I love you Bizly

I love the editing in this video. Makes me feel inspired to do more with my green screen! And even just listening is a treat too, honestly!

One hell of a video, and the boss that stuck with me over the years was definitely the end of earthbound. It's just a lot for tiny little me to comprehend, and definitely fostered my love for compelling storytelling ever since I played it with my dad. Love you dad.

This is the most creative and intresting combat I have EVER seen.. I love the way you involve yourself into the game's background. Super cool :))

Gabriel from Ultrakill in both acts has always stuck with me just the fact that he starts as this honourable angel warrior who becomes enraged at your victory over him, only for him to realize that you're the only thing that's really challenged him, which causes him to love fighting you, and i cannot wait to see what happens in act 3

Without exaggeration, the literal second that Hopes and Dreams started playing I began to tear up and I had to pause the video for a minute to regather myself. There is not a single song on this planet that is more uplifting than this one

There's just something so crazy about the Maz Koshia fight in BOTW for me. You spend the entire game just being a little worm going around and getting spirit orbs from crusty dead guys... only for that to lead into them standing up and beating you into a pulp. Love that fight so much

Every Single One of your vids have been banger! I love these kinds of videos, thank you Bizly!

This channel is criminally underrated, I hope you get the recognition you deserve soon man! Glad i'll be here when it happens :)

I’ve waited so long for this. Finally, I’ve come to realize the true meaning of art.

Two min in and i can already tell this is gonna be beyond sick

Yo that’s awesome!!! I’ve been following this cannel since it’s second vidio and seeing slimcicle who is my favorite RU-vidr in one of his videos makes me so unbelievably happy!

Absolutely loved this video and it made me watch every other video you have multiple times over. Love you work a ton, would LOVE an undertake leitmotif video

Turning down Melina because you want your "maiden" to be a dude is such massive gigachad energy.

The absolute best case of “THERES A SECOND PHASE???” Belongs to Hades It’s a rogue like where you escape hell, and the final boss is Hades himself (who’s your dad), the first time I actually reached him (you have to restart after every death) I absolutely wrecked him…and then he stood up Yeah it took me another 7 attempts before I beat him, the best part? There’s a challenge box you unlock after beating him for the first time with lots of stuff, one of them changes every single boss fight throughout the game so they’re ALL way harder…Hades gets a phase 3

i havent been on this channel much since it did jackbox videos but honestly this new style is really awesome. super cool stuff!!

holy guacamole the editing on this video is so cool, and the subject is so entertaining! this looks so cool

This was amazing! I love when content creators pour gallons of passion into videos like this. Theory: eating mud makes you a more powerful youtuber. Also, I think some of my favorite boss fights would have to be from Hollow Knight or Castlevania: Circle of the Moon : ) .

this video was amazing! you out did yourself and loved all the collabs

The editing and variety in this video is so engaging!

Excellent video, really. The editing is so fun! Can't wait for your next video already

tbh this is the first video in a while that i havent scrolled through comments or like checked to see how much was left huge W dude youre crazy :D

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Bro your videos are so amazing! This one was superb

You’re gaining so much traction I Love it man keep it up well deserved

*Gotcha Force* is such an underrated hidden gem. Loved that game as a kid, I have no clue why we even got it, felt like it just appeared one day but was a ton of fun.

Your a funny guy dude, and the editing is top notch. I also love the collaboration with all of these youtubers, it was crazy to see some that I recognized show up here. Your doing great!

The soul of cinder has an incredible theme. A great sense of finality

One of my favorite boss fight is definitely soul of cinder especially when you finish dark souls one, hearing that haunting, desperate, and angry ost in the beginning is enough to make you feel like this is the finale battle this is where it all leads up to all the time dying and learning from each of those deaths from all the games brings you here and then when his second phase hits and you hear that beautiful, plin plin plon and it hits so hard then he goes for the grab and it clicks that you’re fighting Gwyn from the first game after you beat him it’s still stuck in your head and you want to know more about the soul of cinder so you look into who he truly was and you learn that not only is it Gwyn but it’s the amalgamation of all the “souls” (the players) in DS1 and you see what’s become of them after all this time they’re still trying to protect the flame

These new Bizly videos are just so high quality and 🔥🔥🔥

Really fuck with these videos ever since the sider man one I've been hooked and you give a good laugh to, hope to see your channel blow up and get what it deserves love!

Your an amazing creator I’m so impressed by your editing skills and being able to make a super interesting video your the most slept on RU-vidr

there are so many bossfights i love in games but i think my favorite would have to be between either the hollow knight (from… hollow knight), or dogma from the binding of isaac. if i tried to go into detail id be typing about this all day but i absolutely adore the way they weave into the narratives of their respective games. the sound design, music, and visuals are stunning and every time i replay either of the games i look forward to getting to their fights and having my soul crushed because of them