Top 10 Worst Bosses from the Mario RPGs 

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Kinda funny how dream team has the best and worst boss fight

Shroob : I'm tired of Lord Crump's boss fights, it's just repetitive Jr. Troopa : (Chuckles) I'm in danger

dreamteam’s hard mode is OPTIONAL-ish and hard mode is the reason you hate the giant bowser fight so this probably doesn’t count

Another thing about Dragohoho is that when he attacks while he is taller, his projectiles are nearly impossible to dodge. I can't remember if they made it better in the remake, but in the original it's so freaking hard to dodge. About the Fire Vellumental, you didn't mention what was flawed about it, other than the fact that it _is_ flawed. Guessing you mean the fact you basically have to tank damage and there's no way to know that from the beginning?

Actually the Bonechill fight can end in meer seconds. Use Luigi's super jump at the right time and you'll combo his head into oblivion.

The most painful boss ever is the Monty Mole Express Giant Battle in Inside Story (Forgot name) The only reason for this is that you can only use fire attacks to beat the boss and guess what, you need to get excellents every time without fail. This sounds like a challenge but is downright impossible if you have an average ds or 3ds as the microphone on those systems are so crappy that I got walled by this fight for weeks which lowered my enjoyment for the game which is a shame

I didn't think I'd see the day where someone says they prefer the Fawful Express over Kretin. I really like the Kretin fight.

Giant bowser cutscene takes a while since you can't skip or retry bosses on hard mode.

1: Grodus literally explains why Crump is at the end of the X-Naut Fortress. He left with Peach to go to the Palace of Shadow... or at least nearby so that you would open the Thousand Year Door so he could sneak in behind you. It was a set up. You fight Crump, beat him, get the last Crystal Star, then run into "Frankly", who tells you to open the door, then after you beat Gloomtail and complete Riddle Tower, Grodus heads to the throne room. I get being tired of Crump, but "we could've fought Grodus here" would've gone against the plot of the game and honestly could've probably invalidated any reason to go into the Palace of Shadow. 2: Why were you playing Dream Team without a stylus in the first place?

Even though this boss doesn’t really count since it’s just a tougher regular enemy, Piranha Bean from Superstar Saga really deserves to be on this list. Firstly, you face this boss alone with just luigi, meaning you don’t get any bros attacks and you’re stuck spamming thunder until the boss goes down. Secondly, this boss isn’t even hard, it’s just boring it only has like two attacks that are extremely easy to dodge for an enemy this late into the game, and speaking of why is a boss this simple so late into the game. It’s so forgetful and bland that if yoshi theater and the Prince Peasley encounter weren’t included in this section, I think it would’ve been the most forgettable beanstar mission by far. I like Superstar Saga’s bosses, I really do. I think a-lot of them are very unique and fun to fight, but this one just feels like it put in last minute, and it’s a shame Nintendo didn’t do anything about it in the remake :(

Sticker Star would've been so much better if there wasn't specific attacks designed for each boss. The Goober Blooper boss annoyed me with the poison

My top ten worst Mario RPG's bosses (in no particular order) Superstar saga: Piranha Bean Partners in time: L33t Hamm3rbroz Bowser's inside story: The Fawful Express Dream team: Pi'illodium X Paper jam: all Kooplings fights Paper Mario: Koopa Bros Thousand Year Door: Gus Super Paper Mario: Mimi 2nd time Sticker star: all Kamek fights Color splash: haven't played yet Orgami King: haven't played yet

"You could've fought Grodous here" then what? Peach is saved. Crump has been fought... 4 times as a rival boss and this is the final fight against him. Fitting for the final star. Remember you also fought Crump 2.0 on the ground so it would be weird to not have a final fight against him be in a mech. Also he was fought as the tutorial boss, it only makes sense he'd be the final star get chapter boss and sets up for the next chapter. We as the player should be weirded out that it is him... we expect Grodous but then nothing. It is a trap. We are being baited. It is brilliant in that regard. Grodous isn't an idiot who says "I'll fight Mario in person." but rather "I'll bait Mario or have Crump win. If Crump loses Mario won't know my skill set and I can stand a chance." For fighting Grodous to work... well Tec would need to never be deleted and gets deleted because they free Mario... who chases Grodous into the door. (Without his Map and by extension Star Powers meaning Mario losses a mechanic till you clear the final dungeon.)

don’t hate something because it’s new, just hate it because it’s paper jam

If you hate giant bowser then jist play in normal mode.Everybody knows dream team is super hard

Fun fact: Bonechill can be beaten in at least 30 seconds if you use Luigi's High Jump. Poor guy just gets stomped into infinity

I would be in the live chat if it didnt kick me lol

I've played my fair share of Mario games, and honestly my least favorite boss in a Mario game is Zeekeeper X. I HATE motion controls with a fiery passion, and my 2ds is an old used one, so there's some wonky moments here and there, and you're telling me I have to go through two phases of those controls to defeat this bird? It took me one month of attempts before I beat it on hard mode, and I regret that I'm starting a new hard mode playthrough. May God have mercy on my soul.

I personally don’t count Super Paper Mario as an RPG, but if I did, a lot of the bosses from that game would be in my top twenty. Most of them are just too short and easy, even without cheese.

"I fought Crump so many times!" *Jr Troopa laughs in rematches*

I have never seen a video on your channel before but i KNEW Giant Bowser was going to be on this list. The fight is just that bad.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who hates Kamek in Partners in Time. Also, the boss was pretty hard for me. So hard, that I actually rage quit. But I did beat him.

"Fire vellumenttal sucks" Are you going to tell us why "No"

I knew giant bowser was going to be number, I really loved giant bowser, say what you will but giant bowser from a story perspective is amazing, and the song size up your enemy is an amazing song. Can't wait for your next video

My algorithm has favoured you sir.

Zeejeper better be on this list or im gonna be sad.

Wow. You are one of the rarest people I know that actually love the Fawful Express.

I loved giant luigi vs bowser BC the two finally share their true fight(after BIS)in the end but the hard mode will definitely screw me over especially the airships and lifting bowser's foot.

Was late for the last list (good stuff btw) but boy I’m ready for this chaos

Zeekeeper, either version, has the terrible tilting controls on the 3DS. I also respect you for not just having every inclusion be from the Sticker Star trilogy, since it’s rather tough to find a boss that is mechanically sound, since they all have to be fought under terrible battle systems.

I would have put Shrowser as the worst boss in Partners in time because there's no real reason for that boss to exist in the first place except for the typical bowser as the last boss of the game. But I understand why you went with Kamek

I’m genuinely surprised not to see Shrowser on the list. Though, I guess you don’t really count this as a traditional boss. Also, I could maybe argue Mimi from Chapter 6 can be a worse cause. First of all, you can use Bowser and defeat her when she barely left the ground. Second, the fight is mildly annoying for me. She moves fast, the Rubees block attacks, she flips, and she flies. Her attacks shouldn’t be hard (Peach is literally invincible when ducking so all attacks can be in theory blocked anyways). Since you don’t have Luigi yet, the only thing to do is either wait until Mimi reaches low enough for something like a Bowser attack, use Thoreau, or use one of those items that are quite obscure in this game. While far from impossible, imagine trying to aim something at a flying protected fast-moving target, and you get Mimi, worse if she is in the 3rd dimension instead. At least Bonechill looks to be a tolerable battle (I’d confess, I did cheese Bonechill, but not Mimi). Talking more about Mimi’s cheese, she got it worse. Bonechill’s cheese arguably is simply due to bad level design, as the ceiling is too low/high for Bonechill so that Luigi can basically repeatedly jump on Bonechill’s head ‘till defeat. Chapter 6 Mimi is effectively the *PRIME* example of Super Paper Mario’s biggest flaw, which is that your characters are so OP, you can defeat near absolutely anything instantly with barely even any grinding (if that is even required in the first place). But opinion’s opinions. I think for me, Mimi could perhaps be in a near-tie with Bonechill only edging slightly worse because she is the epitome of Super Paper Mario’s biggest flaw, and also she’s mildly annoying.

I actually really liked the Bowser fight in Sticker Star. It was the first game I ever beat and it's actually kind of difficult (I beat him on like 3 HP). Also I had the official game guide so I knew all the Things that I needed to have.

If I made this list, I would put Papercraft Kamek and Kamek's third battle from Sticker Star on here. Much like Meta527ii, I have a bone to pick with Kamek. First, Papercraft Kamek. His moves are huge and difficult to avoid, and while his barriers are active, you have to throw Luigi, but he will keep moving out of the way, making this more frustrating, especially when he teleports. You also have to waste your time to pick Luigi back up, and he can increase is forcefield to an unbearable range, making doding an absolute pain. Next, Kamek from Sticker Star. The first fight isn't so bad, but the other two fights require a magical amount of patience to keep your sanity, because as soon as the battle begins, he will turn all of your stickers into sandals, which don't really deal that much damage to begin with. They do return to normal after the battle, but because whatever sticker you use disappears, you will end up wasting whatever item you could have used for later without knowing what it was before using it. The third fight is especially bad because you need three slots to hit all of the Kameks before even one levitates, because if that happens, you will end up wasting stickers. Why doesn't Mario just throw the sandal? It would save him all of this trouble.

Least fav PM64: Tutankoopa/Goomba king PMTTYD: Smorgs and Doopliss without partners SPM: Brobot L Type or 2nd Mimi (aleast the music is pretty good) I would say Bonechill but aleast that has challenge SS: Final Bowser , sparkle goomba , pokey boss CS: Iggy TOK: Color Pencil or Tapes

Bonechill is very cool, but then you superjump into his head twice and he dies.

The Gooper Blooper music on entry #2 scared me. Thought you were gonna do my boy dirty.

I don't think I ever play the SPM fight legitimately, I just go 3d and jump on him

For superstar saga, I would choose Hermie III. Mainly because this boss fight takes forever and he constant ups his attack speed which is just annoying

I definitely agree about the hard mode with giant bowser. I didn't find the battle to much of a hassle until I came across the beyblade and diving star sequence. Most of my runs were ended there or I was stuck in a loop of getting bowser dizzy and trying again. After atleast 2 to 3 hours of trying I finally beat him.

This guy's reasons for the bosses being bad: "Welp, it's just boring 'cause it's too easy." The next boss he literally take a 180 degree turn and goes like: "This Bowser fight is the worst, it's just too hard, omg! I died 20 times min." Also, it's supposed to be played with a stylus, that's how Nintendo intended the touchscreen to be used. Lmfao. That just isn't a valid argument at all! I do mostly agree tho with the rest but I just found your reasoning a bit…. off sometimes, there are definitely other aspects that would have been more of a justification but then again, it's subjective so I guess there's that!

I will be mad if tape is not here

so far i've only seen the first entry, and i gotta say its good (the way u present it not the boss itself) because you explained all the points with you recapping only the points that NEED to be recapped in order to explain the other points, and your reasoning and detailing for why the boss is on the list makes ABSOLUTE SENSE. All and all, good job (*insert thumbs up emote cause my sMooL bRaIn doesn't know how to put in emotes/emojies*)

Bonechill can be taken out in 5 seconds. If you've seen Vinesauce fight Bonechill you will both laugh and cry about how easy it is.

Bonechill needs to be on this list.

I am calling it now, Giant bowser is number 1

I love how my 3DS touch screen started messing up right when I got to Giant Bowser. My taps just started registering in the wrong place and it made the fight almost impossible because there were some spots on the screen I was unable to touch such as the shy guys in the "TAP TO SHAKE 'EM OFF" attack. Literally had to change my settings to left-hand mode to beat him.

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The sad thing about bonechill is that fighting him as Luigi kills him twice as fast as you already were.

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My least favorite fight was the one with Bowser in the toad town for inside story, not only was I running not the best builds since I was picking it up from my kid self, but for whatever reason I could not time that jump above the massive fire blast. It took me so many attempts to beat and nearly stopped me from continuing the game again.

New here, Mario RPG’s are my jam and glad theres some new content being made about it since they they’ve gone dormant

Good stuff. Would definitely rather watch this video than do a gauntlet with all these bosses.

I'll say it now. I had no problems with Giant Bowser on normal, and I played with my finger.

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when I fought bowser in DT I felt like complete garbage because I couldn't beat him for so long I never won against bowser x lol

My choices for the games you didn't play Paper Mario: Jr. Troopa (Same reason as your #10) Mario RPG: Axem Rangers (they're the coolest seeming bosses in this game, but they're gone after one battle. Huge missed potential) Rabbids: Mecha Jr. (This battle is a game of run away and shoot until you win. If you get cocky, he can easily take you out and unlike most bosses, you have to re-fight the battles that lead up to him before getting another chance)

I personally find mamoshka to be my least favourite boss in the entire series of rpgs. For a early game boss it inflicted dizzy on way to many attacks, the giant rock attack feels janky and can inflict dizzy on both bros in the same hit. The snowball attack comes way to fast and the marathon attack also feels wack to avoid

Heres mine: 10. Giant Bowser (Dream Team) 9. Sewer Blooper (The Thousand-Year Door) 8. Bowser (Sticker Star) 7. Bonechill (Super Paper Mario) 6. Koopalings (Paper Jam) 5. Tolstar (Superstar Saga) 4. Giant Spiny (Color Splash) 3. Kretin (Bowser's Inside Story) 2. Swiggler (Partners in Time) 1. Scissors (Origami King)

Him: These are the top 10 worst fights Me: B-but most of those are my favorite fights

Well would ya look at that who woulda thought what the number one spot was xD solid list though man, I’m actually surprised by Fire Vellumental being on here, I thought he was rather easy and bested him relatively fast on the first try. If I had to pick a representative from Origami King it’d probably go to Sumo Bros, compared to every other boss including Handaconda it felt like such a weak fight

Honestly, I love the Giant Bowser fight, but hard mode, oh hard mode.

3:18 that traumatized me you not using x and y to hit James instead of missing them all!

If you played paper Mario 64, I swear lakilester/spike would be here.

So what you're saying is that Giant Bowser is the worst fight in the series, but not because it's a bad fight, but rather because Hard Mode made him hard. Flawless logic.

Okay, I’m glad the Fire Vellumental made it to the list. Because the boss was slow AF and I was an idiot and used the 1,000 fold arms RIGHT before the end. ALL HP RESTORED!!!

Personally, I had FAR more trouble on Zeekeeper Hard Mode than Giant Bowser Hard Mode. By the time I got to Giant Bowser, I'd already died a lot on the others, so I kinda got down the general gist of a giant battle, and I feel Bowser is far easier to memorise a pattern for. The difficulty came mainly from having to react fast or you'd take huge damage. Zeekeeper? OH HECK NO! You gotta dodge several attacks perfectly IN A ROW to even have a CHANCE of hitting the stupid bird once. And the Zeekeeper's attacks are INSANELY tricky to get down at times. And the Gyro dodging section can just go screw itself.

Really cool video Shroob

Hey Shroob, when’s the next tier list stream? I really enjoyed that thing.

Honestly, I clicked this video specifically because I was hoping to see Giant Bowser get trashed on. The motion controls literally freeze up half the time for me, and the second phase requires swiping the stylus so quickly that it feels as if it could damage the screen. It might not be as offensive if the regular bosses were even close to being as hard, but I was able to beat the final boss before he could even attack (On Normal Mode, because I ragequit Hard Mode from this fight).

Fun fact Aran Ryan was the only punch out boxer to not have a spirit in smash ultimate

14:32 "the music gets really good" Aramaru 1837 is typing...

10. Yeah, he can be kinda annoying 9. I can't remember my opinion on it 8. Forgettable 7. Pretty funny that you're using that song, and I'm planning on using it in my next countdown, my worst episodes of good cartoons list. Anyways, don't remember it either 6. You just said the giant podobo was the last mediocre boss, and now you say this one is? Make up your mind! Anyways, I still hate the tape boss more 5. That was random to just bring up giant bosses. Anyways, I think this boss is kinda cool, especially compared to the Memory Bros. and Bowser X. And jumping is not a Bros. attack. 4. I literally beat it in 4 moves with Luigi's superjump 3. I agree that Papercraft battles are terrible 2. You literally just said the top 2 have no redeeming factors! Now you're saying you like the final phase? And getting rid of all your Thing cards, that sounds more like your fault. Now, if you had wasted them on the Kamek fight, then that's be one thing, but no, you just said you decided to get rid of them. 1. Here's a boss that I can actually agree on! Overall, this list kinda disappointed me. I'm considering doing a commentary on it.

This guy needs to play the first two Mario RPG's immediately.

That explanation for the final entry undermines most of the rest of the list. An easy fight that most players will clear on their first try? Boring, scrap it. A hard fight that actually takes advantage of the hardware and requires many tries to overcome? Absolute worst, why is hard mode hard? Seriously, you just complained that hard mode is hard. You didn't bring any actual reasons besides your refusal to use a stylus for a game that uses the stylus in creative ways.

It’s a sign, how perfect TTYD is when even it’s worst boss fight is still a good one! In my opinion TTYD is the perfect Mario RPG

You know, I tried to play DT on hard mode since I love that game, but I never finished it since the L button on my 3ds broke and I hate playing with messed up controllers. But I had fun (even though I didn't get far). I'm gonna refresh my memory on these bosses for my least favorite.

Technically the dream team x boss for the sprinkler is mandatory, as you need the thing for the bed

If only Bowser in Sticker Star didn't require thing stickers. 😑

Interesting list. I'd say I agree with most of it. I'll go ahead and give some of my thoughts about the ones I feel differently about: I personally liked Magnus 2.0 quite a bit, but it seemed you liked it too, so maybe our opinions don't actually vary that much in this case. If I was to pick my least favorite TTYD boss, it would probably be the first Magnus, since I feel it is a bit overly simplistic, even though it's still a decent fight. The Kretin fight in Bowser's inside story is an interesting inclusion. I never had really considered the fact that it is slow, but thinking about it, yeah it is. However, a fight being slow isn't something I really mind as long as I'm engaged with it the whole time. For example, Jump Helmet may be a slow move, but it does require a good amount of focus to execute well, which helps distract from how long it takes. Also, I happen to like the concept of the fight in general. Having to target the orbs with specific bros and keeping track of the real one once they break up is certainly more interesting than simply spamming your strongest moves until you win. I feel quite a bit differently about paper craft King Boo. It seems I don't dislike paper craft battles as much as you do. I do prefer giant battles, but I think paper craft battles are still fairly enjoyable. I will agree that the toad meter is annoying, but other than that I don't personally mind them. As for paper craft King Boo specifically, I can see why the boos might be annoying to some, but I never personally had too much trouble with them. I have accidentally dashed into the lava occasionally, but if you make sure to lock onto the boos before dashing, you don't have to worry about that, as you'll be sure to grab them with Yoshi's tounge that way. I guess this could potentially be highlighting a difference in our playstyles. If you are patient enough, it's probably not a problem, but otherwise it could be very annoying. The Giant Bowser fight being at the top of the list seemed a bit strange to me at first, considering that you only disliked it on hard mode, but it does sound like you had a pretty bad time with it. I'll admit, it was kind of annoying on hard mode, mainly because you no longer have the option to restart a battle. Instead you have to go back to your last save point. I never really understood why Dream Team's hard mode does that. It doesn't make it harder, it just wastes your time. Anyway, I was surprised to hear that it took you around 20 tries. When I first played hard mode, it took me a few tries, but nowhere near 20. I guess that's another reason I was surprised to see it at the top spot. I never had anywhere near the same amount of trouble that you did, so I wouldn't really understand the feeling. Overall, this was a well made list, and you did do a pretty good job explaining your picks.

C'mon, guys. The REAL worst boss in a Mario RPG game is trying to get Bowser to sneeze. Can't tell ya how long it took me when I was younger to do that and bad enough, you gotta do it more than once. :'0 (Okay, it's not all TOO hard but I did struggle a lot with it.)

The worst boss for me is bonechill because it’s way to easy.

bone chill is one of the best bosses in super paper mario. it has super great music, an awesome back story, and multiple ways to defeat it. when I first saw it I loved it. it's also a perfect end to chapter 7 as it focuses on mythology so having the boss be essentially satan being fought in paper Mario heaven is perfect.

I liked the Giant Bowser fight but it took me a while to figure out how to block his healing.

The Only Reason I like Sticker Star, is because I had the Prima Strategy Guide, so I knew what to do, and what I needed

Oh I see, this is your new most popular now lol, I am surprised now but congratulations to you

My list, from Worst to Least Worst 10) Bonetail: him/her and the Pit of 100 Trials can go screw themselves ok? I'm never doing that madness again 9)100th gate Duel: getting through the final 25 Duels was painful since I had low HP and died a few times,with only a Life Shroom and a Stopwatch. And let me tell you,that Stopwatch and Cudge saved me 8)Tolstar: why is he a boss? It's easy as all can be 7)Doopliss: the fight isn't bad but damn,going back and forth so much during Chapter 4 makes it frustrating 6)Dry Bowser from Paper Jam: who asked for him? It's just normal Bowser,but he can summon Koopalings 5) Magnus Von Grapple/Lord Crump: these 2 fights are easy,Magnus 2.0 is the only one that actually offers a challenge 4)Wiggler(Dream Team): I feel bad for him,he just wanted a flowery garden and then Popple just came in and ruined everything 3)Ludwig from Superstar Saga: he's like Scissors,but smarter: he used the Insta-Kill move immediately and actually killed me 2 times 2)Sumo Bros: easiest fight in Origami King,all you need is the Fire Vellumental and then you've basically won,but DAMN,the music goes so hard,it was worth it 1) Antasma X: most difficult fight in the Mario Series,period.

I would call the Magnus Von Grapple 2.0 fight the least good of TTYD too. Not because I'm tired of fighting Lord Crump, but because his machine gun attack is just so overpowered and deadly.

Personally I would’ve placed both the Fawful express and the giant Zeekeeper fight quite high up on this list as well. But other than that, great video! The zeekeeper fight would otherwise be a great boss if it weren’t for one attack where you have to use gyro controls that just don’t work to avoid him. And if you miss because the controls go weird then it takes off about half your Hp (This is particularly bad on hard mode). So you just have to hope he doesn’t use that attack more than twice or you’re pretty much dead. The Fawful express is the only boss I really hated in Bowser’s Inside Story, the problem being that you have to use the flame to attack. And I’m not talking about the remake version of Fawful express because that is actually a decent fight, I mean the original one. The mic on an original ds is just not made for the way you have to use it to get an excellent with Bowser’s fire. And to kill the train in time, you better be getting an excellent almost every time. The only way I actually beat this boss as a kid was by holding my ds out of the window of my mums car so that enough air passed into the mic to get an excellent.

Wow....right before I heard about the live video, its already at the #1 entire. Coincident maybe?

I would put crystal king at number 1 but I can see why giant bowser is number 1

The Papercraft fights would actually be good if Nintendo decided to not make them bad

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cool my idea was made into a video on your discord (even if other people thought of it before me lol)

I can cheese bone chill so hard with Luigi’s super jump and kill him in like 30 seconds tops

"You should not need required things in boss battles" inst that just what all of sticker star and color splash is?

3:59 "very simple and easy bossfight" *dies*

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My number 1 least favorite boss fight is… Piper from color splash, if you can even call him a boss, you fight a piranha plant and the five toads take him away, and you… won? Idk. If not Piper, it’s EVERY koopaling and kamek from CS as well, I hate the fact that you need a required thing card to win. It’s used for the eight roshambo temple enemy cards, and it is VERY boring Honorable Mentions are Supreme Sparkling King and Culex, (DANG Culex took me 40 hours)