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Extra reasons to find Cynthia includes the fact that she's an anthropologist, meaning she's academically gifted, and she plays piano, having canonically composed her own encounter theme herself, mean she's also artistic. Strong, smart, creative, confident and beautiful. She definitely deserved first place.
It’s one thing to gain a ton of fan service for massive sex appeal for a character like Lady D, but you know you’ve really outdone yourself when said sexy boss earns her voice actress (Maggie Robertson) a Best Performance award at the Game Awards in 2021. (No matter how minor she was in only one level via RE Village)
I wouldn't call Game Awards all that great at deducing actually good things in gaming. I mean The Last of Us 2 won Game of the Year there completely shafting Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Hades. And consideing the one with Maggie winning performance award - i think Neil Newbon was a much better fit because Karl Heisenberg was a WAY much better character. Everyone voted for Maggie because they are simps for "Big lady" and not the actual performance.
@@BadassHater1 I run a system where I imagine "What would The Game Awards look like if they gave out 6 Performance Statues" (Actor and Actress in a Sole/Primary Playable Character Role, Actor and Actress in a Secondary Playable Character Role and Actor and Actress in an NPC Role) and...I think that year's winners would look like: Actor in a Sole/Primary Playable Character Role: Richard Steven Horvitz, Psychonauts 2. (Yes, Jason E. Kelly actually got nominated for Deathloop, but I just...can't imagine the passion there to give him the win for THAT role...?) Actress in a Sole/Primary Playable Character Role: Erika Mori as Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors. Actor in a Secondary Playable Character Role: David Kaye as Clank, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Actress in a Secondary Playable Character Role: Ozioama Akagha as Juliana Blake, Deathloop Actor in an NPC Role: Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo, Far Cry 6 Actress in an NPC Role: Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil VIIIage. (And, yes, for the record, I DO always spell that game's name the kinda pretentious way.)
"Yellow and black is a color combination you don't see very often" Me (a resident of Western Pennsylvania): Allow me to introduce you to Pittsburgh sports teams!
18:47 THANK YOU! Finally, someone addresses the 9' 6" elephant in the room and, like me, is smart enough not to simp for someone WHO IS TRYING TO KILL YOU!!!!
Same here. When she was first revealed back when RE: Village was announced, all the comments were like, "OMG, SHE'S HOT!!!" and I was like, "She's basically a female Tyrant (from RE1) and she's trying to KILL YOU! How is that supposed to be hot!?
@@wilsonchan9768 Well, if I'm being honest, she's less like the Tyrant and more like a female Mr. X with finger claws. One of her inspirations was Lust (FMA), after all.
@@j-yoshi64_justcallmejMe: “Here’s some bleach!” You obtained BLEACH Me: “ Pour it on your eyes. It worked for Homer, Bart, and me!” [Blind] Sibling: [Drags me to hospital]
Love that Cynthia took the top spot! My favorite Pokemon character, a cool and confident woman who I aspire to be like, and one of the best cosplays I've done in the last few years!
It makes sense that she is #1. Cynthia is one of the few “reality check” bosses in gaming. Think you’ve perfected that team of yours? Let’s go ahead and show you how WRONG you are!
Cynthia has been My Top waifu since I faced her for the first time in my first ever pokemon Adventure in Diamond, and all this years later still on the top, I'm actually really happy she's the number one Happy Valentines to everyone
Jack-O is definitely more my type, not so much the BDSM but the bubbly attitude and the fact she flaunts what she's got, i dig that level of confidence .
9. A boss fight that is, in all intensive purposes, just QTEs, but it doesn't suck. 7. Ah yes, Megara. My Disney crush. 4. Well, technically, Techno Baron's plan was to kidnap mermaids and create phonys to turn into canned monster chow as part of a rather grotesque get-rich-quick scheme.
The things I love about joshcorcher are 1 all the puns we get 2 intressting lists and videos 3 a funny team 4 but most important all the funny ways they can mess with josh XD (14:08 will the fans have a blast with XD)
Altera/Sefar from Fate/Extella. She's the second in command of the main opposing force and is considered beautiful even by other women in-universe even as Sefar (and given how many people want Altera to play a bigger role in FGO I'd say the fanbase agrees), but the game is especially unsubtle in that she wears one of the three regalias shaped like rings. Would you rather have the more conventionally attractive Altera with Sefar's scale? No problem, Titan Altera's got you covered! In fact, by the time you discover her you start to realize Body!Hakuno and Altera really are attracted to each other, to the point that Hakuno will "explore" her body and she'll dress up as their fetish if you raise her Bond Level high enough. Given Titan Altera clones herself as Altera Larva in the true ending, you could also argue that she even had children with Hakuno.
This just the tip of the Fate Iceburg. Jalter, Ishtar, Tiamat, Medb, Miyamoto Mushashi, and Many Many More. (Note some of these aren't my personal favorites) But Extella is a good jumping on point or Samurai Remnant.
@@card9247how could you forget Ereshkigal, the dorky (because of Rin) underworld goddess? In Grand Order, you could probably include both Lancer Artoria and Lancer Artoria Alter, and of course there's a lot of people who love Koyanskaya or however you spell her name, and of course Morgan.
As someone getting married in just over a month, I appreciate the pun dialogue between these two. My fiancé has accepted the fact that I love my puns and dad jokes, and thankfully she’s okay with it 🤣
Having you and your wife work together on these lists is always a lot of fun. You really should do it more often. Like, maybe, in a top 10 sexiest couples bosses list? For next Valentine's Day?
Just listening to the two of you is just precious! Keep on being you, Ari! Also got a potential suggestion for a list if you haven’t done so already: “Top 10 Antagonists you can sympathize with!”
I find it utterly criminal that the following lady bosses aren't in your list: 1. Alma from F.E.A.R 1 and 2 (she's practically naked and waiting to bonk you) 2. Maria from Silent Hill 2 (your dead wife's sexy doppelganger) 3. Kitana from Mortal Kombat (granted she's a playable character, but hey, you added Jacko)
This was fun if for no other reason than the dynamic between Josh and Ari. 🤣 As far as Lady D goes, at first, there was appeal for me. That eventually changed.
Again I am reminded of the meme comparing Kojima and Toro making their fan service character. With Kojima giving a essay explanation on why she not wearing that munch, meanwhile Yoro goes with "I just wanted to make a sexy woman protagonist". Honestly respect Yoro for being straight to the point.
It's like a TTRPG player who justifies obnoxious behavior with "It's what my character would do!" They start with wanting to be provocative/inappropriate, and work backwards from there to justify it.
Well she does fill multiple categories. You fight her, you get the 'power is sexy' side. You ally with her, you get the 'I shall care for this poor bean' side.
Mmm. Her character is pretty strong IMO, and considering everything we learn about the church in the other routes, her route and story line isn't far fetched from being actually "good". If you can consider any storyline "good" without draw backs in Three Houses
@@CrazeeAdam also unlike Dorothea where you basically have to go out of your way not to recruit her (her requirements are some of the easiest to reach) the player will fight Edelgard no matter the route (even if they attempt Crimson Flower due to Chapter 11)
Im deeply sad at the lack of of ether Raiden Shogun or Signora from genshin impact. Not even in the honorable mentions. I feel like both of those were boss battles at the end of the Inazuma leg of the story.
Tales of xillia muzet. Pokemon any blonde like Cynthia and lusamine Fire emblem Roy's secret boss fight. Genshin impact shogun or signoria Shining refrain resonance the dragon princess. Batman games. Ivy Harley. Etc.
@@angrybrony i probably could have made a full tales of list. You got presea who literally shakes her hips all around. Emerade who has a gem I wish I could swap places with. Legretta from abyss. List goes on
@@angrybrony my favorite for gameplay is graces. Story abyss but mc gameplay xillia. Jude is just so broken as a combat healer. Xillia was my first tales game
Aramau: "Yellow and black are a color scheme you don't really see that often, but with Cynthia, it creates an appeal that's a mix between mysterious gothic beauty and 'step on me mommy' energy." Umbreon: I think I should be concerned right now.
My honorable mentions: Cala Maria: Similar case with Giga Mermaid, but with a little more Betty Boop DNA thrown in. Clawroline (Kirby And The Forgotten Land) A ninja leopard girl with legs so thick, she could crack a coconut with them. Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club) Just Monika. Just Monika. Just Monika. Possessed Zelda (Twilight Princess) Never thought you’d get to fight the princess of Hyrule herself.
Let me remind you that Cynthia was the first ever female Pokemon League champion and they knocked it out of the park! No wonder my older brother has a thing for her. That and he has a soft spot for blonde girls so there's that.
Cynthia's BDSP was pretty rough but not impossible like many say she is, could be the fact I've been with the pokemon games since gen 2 so maybe it's that. However we can all agree she is definite waifu material.
One of my crowning achievements I can say is that I was able to beat Cynthia in Brilliant Diamond….on my first try. Not even the Elite Four slowed me down
16:33 - Guess I'm part of that extremely small minority that knew of Guilty Gear beforehand but found out where the 'Jack O pose' came from, thanks to this video?
Nice to know that not even her Garchomp with his ridiculous stats, that will give you PTSD that will require years of therapy to sort out, takes anything away from how much of bombshell Cynthia is. The woman is the total package: brains, brawn, and beauty.
11:03 I can tell the editor for this segment likes Max0r because that sounded like him AND this little portion looked like how he would edit cutscenes without the acid tripping.
I think this is the first time they showed a boss from Dead Rising (even tho it wasn’t in the top ten or honorable mentions just the intro to the placement but whatever). Dead Rising has a lot of good bosses surprised it hasn’t gotten a mention before
Honorable mention additions: Quaelog from Dark Souls, what else can you say except “Amazing chest ahead.” Yunalesca from Final Fantasy X, I’m sure many would say they’d still hit it even by third form.
The only problem I have with Quiet is The End has the exact same breathing parasite, and that old dude seems fine weating a green snuggy and not suffocating. Cynthia out here making all us wanna cyn~
Skies of Arcadia's Belleza. One of my fav chars in the game due to her complex nature. She's the first Valuan Admiral you actually fight in game (not counting Alfonso since his 'pet' fights you). And I feel she's the first major test ship battle wise because she is cunning and it's reflected in your battle with her. Even after beating her you still see her in the game and despite being your foe, she does come to respect you and, in the end, sacrifices herself to help you. But yeah she definitely is a looker (like the main char, Vyse, is a bit smitten by her after when she appears to our main group in disguise). But yeah I doubt she has a lot of fanart like the ones on this list.
I was hoping to see a character from skullgirls on this list, although im not sure if that game has bosses since ive only played the mobile version, great video
Welp, time to put in my personal vote. Milla Maxwell from the Tales series For one, Milla is beautiful. Setting aside her fashion choice, her long blonde hair that's both beautiful yet kind of messy is a good look for her. As for her personality, she's the type to not know most basic things, but seem to have random bits of knowledge here and there, like not knowing basic forms of expressions, but knowing what puberty is. She's very strong willed, but knows when to be more gentle when she needs to. Oh, and I guess because they have to be a boss to qualify for the list, You fight Milla depending on a choice you make in Tales of Xillia 2, and as a secret boss in Tales of Berseria. Speaking of, If it wasn't for the rule that they have to be a boss, I would've picked Velvet, but I guess we'll just have to wait for the next Tales game that has a female protagonist where we'll likely fight her as a secret boss
Glad to see Xillia aknowledged and appreciate your justifications for Milla having boss battles (my first thought was arena). The Xillia 2 fight with her as an opponent is one of my favorite moments in all of RPGs.
I actually named one of my pets after Cynthia and have a rule that the first female gible I catch in each pokemon game NEEDS to be named after the champion of monsters and legends herself.
The Quiet segment perfectly covers why I don't really interact with any fandom for stuff I like. I can also say I've never scrolled through Tiktok looking through Jack-O vids. Can't scroll what you don't have.😂 Fun video.
I honest to god thought Lusamine was gonna be on this list but you surprised me with Cynthia And I don’t blame you She’s indeed the best champion in the series (and I say this as a gen 5 fan)
#4 - I mean, a Shantae rep is very good but you can actually pick Shantae herself. She doesn't just fit the criteria... ... she's also a final boss. Risky Boots' scenario, to be precise.
Funnily enough about Meg's voice being compared to asmr is that there is an asmrtist with a voice that sounds a lot like her. Also the fact that they used that clip of gothegg in the jack-o segment 😂
I'm surprised there was no mention of No More Heroes. There are several candidates Holly Summers Bad Girl Jean Cloe Walsh Alice Twilight Kimmy Howel (NMH3 version) Also worth noting NMH's brother in arms, Madworld and the battle with Elise (thoufh you at least referended that one in passing)
Lady Dimitrescu certainly appeals to fans of dominant women like myself. But I have other examples of dommy mommies with good boss battles. Justine from Shadows of the Damned has a haunting voice and an entire shooter section where she pilots a robot version of herself. It's Suda so I don't question it. Benedikta from Final Fantasy 16 was a great early boss and I especially like that she has a giant Eikon battle afterwards too to show off some scale. Then we have Mariska from Lollipop Chainsaw who takes trippy hippie to a whole new level.
Personaly I find Cocolia from Honkai Star rail to be one of the more better early game boss fights, not only due to her being as attractive as she is, but the fact that the fight starts out with you having to fight her solok, then transitions to you having you full team with two boss phases one in which she frezzes your allies delaying them and removing their turn once they are freed, to her second phase causeing increased damage out put, a longer deration on her trapping ally units to generating more enemies that will make her immune to break effect damage until destroyed. Plus the music for that fight is by far one of the best songs in the game. And this is just her story boss fight, the fact that you can go back and replay her fight on higher difficulty just makes the replayability better. This is not even counting her Simulated Universe Boss fight where she calls on one of you ally characters Bronya to fight by her side, allowing for her to move forward to next in the attacking order with a boosted damage buff. Honestly, the only other fight that I would say that qualifies for this list would be Phantilia fight during the end of the Loufu arc, with three phase instead of two, but the fact that she was not a real major part of the story out side of body stealing another characters body makes Cocolia just a better fight overall to me, with only Kafka Simulated Universe fight topping it.
I’m pretty sure they showed a clip of her boss fight where she’s trying to snipe Snake on the bridge. I remember players cheesing the fight by ordering a supply drop to land on top of her, instantly winning the fight.
For me, I know I should shut up about this series, but it's a tie between Vita, and Arianrhod from Trails: Vita: She can rock that blue dress She can conjure magic through singing, similarly to Emma And she has that confidence and is pretty flirty, especially towards Crow, who she may have a crush on. Hell, when you rush and link them, she calls him darling. For Arianrhod: Her goal of ending the Curse of Erebonia, and saving her beloved Dreichels Her taking in Duvalie and forming the Stahlritter Her strong sense of honor and chivalry And her kind, warm, nurturing, motherly personality, even when she fights against the heroes. And she's blond. So that's another plus for me.
Lady d also maybe gave the internet a slew of….other kinks. If you’ve seen or played the demo you know what I mean. Cynthia also had a lot of attention in the anime thx to her voice and how she was used in the her region.
