What is your favorite boss fight of all time?

The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Words: GamesRadar Staff on November 8, 2012

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cyborgcolossus - November 8, 2012 4:52 p.m.

Saren, ME1
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KA87 - November 8, 2012 4:37 p.m.

The final boss fight from Dark Souls was great. A turly hard fight against a tough boss in one of the hardest games you will ever play. It was so rewarding to beat him and his 4 arms into the ground. "We'd hate to see you go hallow on us he he he."
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Ryan_Taljonick - November 8, 2012 5:37 p.m.

FFFFFF so many good Dark Souls bosses.
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GoldenEagle1476 - November 8, 2012 4:35 p.m.

E2M8 from Doom. The final level of that episode, it's the first time you ever face the cyberdemon. The map is wide open and you have an almost endless supply of rockets. Such an epic battle.
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rainn'sgaydar - November 8, 2012 4:33 p.m.

My two favorite colossi were Basaran and Phalanx, which I think makes me a minority. And my favorite Zelda boss is the whole final sequence of TP. It just had a very important feel to it. For that matter, so did OoT and WW. I mean, those both end with a sword to Ganon's head. Who doesn't love that?
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talleyXIV - November 8, 2012 4:26 p.m.

Ganon/Ganondorf from Twilight Princess.
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obviouslyadouche - November 8, 2012 4:22 p.m.

The final boss from world ends with you. I had been marathoning that game for around 6 hours and when I got to it it was a highly well designed monster that I really felt like I had to beat. On my first go It was pretty tough too. Oh and then i felt like a jerk at the end.
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YouaintgotNOyeezy - November 8, 2012 4:08 p.m.

MR FREEZE arkham city
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KishouTenpi - November 8, 2012 11:08 p.m.

God almighty I hate that battle! It was fine enough on normal mode but on new game+ when you have to do all the takedowns I get stuck being unable to hang on an edge to do a ledge one so I can't complete it :(
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masterjoe123 - November 8, 2012 3:55 p.m.

I loved Zant from Twilight Princess. I liked the changing environments and the shifting strategy needed to beat him. I also liked Cortez from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
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cgriff63 - November 8, 2012 3:54 p.m.

The second battle with Ansem in the original Kingdom Hearts. The last Colossus in Shadow of the Colossus. Zant from Twilight Princess. Mr. Freeze from Batman: Arkham City. The second boss in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. and Evrae from Final Fantasy X. With Honorable Mentions going to any other boss in Shadow of the Colossus Yoshi's Island, and the Paper Mario and Zelda series'
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DrakonisNegatum - November 8, 2012 3:52 p.m.

My personal favorites, Sephiroth (FF7) Ultimecia (FF8) Demise (Skyward Sword)
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DREAMCASTSATURN - November 8, 2012 3:44 p.m.

Trant (RE1), Chaos (Sonic Adventure), Merasmus the Magician (Team Fortress 2). Challenging times for all!
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nokeisoka - November 8, 2012 3:39 p.m.

I enjoyed fighting dark link with the goron sword
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rainn'sgaydar - November 8, 2012 4:08 p.m.

As did I. It made it infinitely easier. I don't think I ever beat him without it.
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SDHoneymonster - November 8, 2012 3:24 p.m.

The final boss in Bayonetta - in fact, all of the bosses in Bayonetta - are just insanely brilliant. The final one in particular though sticks with me - long, intense, gruelling, requiring every ounce of your skill and concentration. Ganondorf from the end of Ocarina Of Time was, and still is, brilliant. Sif from Dark Souls, especially now with the bonus intro in the new content too - much like the Colossi, he's one of the few bosses you feel awful about fighting. Speaking of Colossi, the first flying one you encounter in Shadow Of The Colossus... gets me every time.
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7-D - November 8, 2012 3:14 p.m.

The End in MGS: Snake Eater is definitely up there
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daveyc02909 - November 11, 2012 10:31 p.m.

Absolutely, surprised it wasn't one of the editors' choices.
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jake-shapiro - November 8, 2012 3:11 p.m.

The "final boss" of Killer7. So epic.
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tomasfr89 - November 8, 2012 3:05 p.m.

N. Gin in Crash Bandicoot 3: missiles, rockets, lasers and a giant robot to blow up; what's there not to love? Irwin in Legend of Mana: you fight a giant winged demon on top of the head of a gargantuan undead snake while heavy metal assault your ears. It doesn't get more bitching than that. Nemesis in Resident Evil 3: he just keeps on coming!!! Why won't you stay dead?! Eve in Parasite Eve: She's the Disney Villain of boss fights: she sings, she is evil incarnate, and you love her more than the heroes.
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