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The 10 HARDEST RPG Bosses Of All Time
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7/20/2024
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Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're taking a look at 10 of the toughest bosses we have
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ever faced in RPGs.
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The Nyx Avatar, Persona 3
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Like many JRPGs, Persona 3 features a final boss that will put you through the ringer
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in the worst ways possible.
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Hey, you want to say you've conquered the game, don't you?
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Well then toughen up, and face the Nyx Avatar head on.
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What makes the fight grueling is not just the massive health pool it has, the Nyx Avatar
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can also attack twice per turn.
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God help you if it manages to exploit a weakness, or else you could find your entire party wiped
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out in a flash.
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It makes us super thankful for the rework in Persona 3 Reload, where it only attacks
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once per turn, and can no longer inflict almighty damage.
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Emil, Nier Automata
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We always had a weird feeling in the pit of our stomachs about Emil.
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Nothing says, I'm a major threat, like a man with a creepy smiling moon mask.
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Once you've finished the extensive Emil's Memories side quest, you can try to take him
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on in his own domain.
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Problem is that his attacks can cover a large portion of the area.
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Look it was already bad enough to give him eye lasers and exploding heads, did we really
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need to fight in the middle of a massive sandstorm too?
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Just try to keep your wits about you and pay close attention to his movements.
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Red Rum, Xenogears
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No, we didn't accidentally mix this up with a video about games making references to The
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Shining.
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Red Rum is the most vicious boss you'll come across in Xenogears.
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What makes this beast so excruciating to go up against is how he can severely cripple
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your party in a single turn.
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For instance, some of his attacks can cause status afflictions to two of your characters
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simultaneously.
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Another annoying move of his is Bloody Rain, which can greatly hurt you while healing himself.
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But the biggest offense he has is straight up murder.
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That's the name of the move, murder.
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It's unblockable, and it can one hit kill your party member and heal Red Rum the same
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amount as his target's max HP.
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It's total BS.
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Giygas, Earthbound
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The second the fight starts, Giygas gives off an incredibly intimidating presence.
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This may be an alien baby, but this alien baby has some insane powers that will bring
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an end to you and the entire world.
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With a massive health pool of 2,000, you and your party must utilize the best attacks you
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have to finish this monstrosity off.
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Keep in mind that Giygas can easily retaliate thanks to his high speed stat, and all three
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of his attacks can put party members in critical condition.
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Be aggressive, but also be mindful of when you should heal.
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Lavos, Chrono Trigger
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As if his creepy appearance wasn't bad enough, Lavos is absolutely one of the hardest bosses
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from the SNES days.
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First off, this was one of those bosses where you would expect there to be more than one
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or two phases.
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This thing's got ten.
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The first nine all recycle attacks and patterns from previous boss fights.
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As for the tenth, Lavos uses its own strategy of attacks that deal extremely high damage.
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Even if you defeat that tenth form, the fight is still not over.
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You'll have to go inside of its shell and fight its own body, which can curse your party
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member's gear.
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And guess what, defeating that still doesn't mean the end.
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You still have to fight the core of Lavos, which has high defense, attacks that can insta-kill
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certain party members, and one move that straight up halves all of your party's HP.
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Simply put, this fight is going to kick your thyroid into high gear from all of the frustration.
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Penance Final Fantasy X
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When talking about tough Final Fantasy bosses, many immediately go to Sephiroth or Kefka.
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But did folks forget about Penance?
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You know, the creature with 12 million HP?
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Just when you thought the Dark Aeons were a pain, this thing appears out of nowhere
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and it's going to put you through hell.
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The key to defeating Penance is management.
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You will need to balance how often you're attacking its arms and which characters take
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priority in getting healed.
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You need to keep both arms dead while chipping away at its health because if it has both
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arms on its turn, there's a good chance it'll use Judgment Day on you, which can
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potentially kill your entire party.
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If you want to stand a chance against this thing, you're going to need the Celestial
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Weapons.
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Nothing else is going to help you survive this.
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Lucca Blight Suikoden II
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With Suikoden II featuring all kinds of characters for you to recruit, you can swap them in and
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out and create parties that match your preferred playstyle.
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However, you may have to find specific party formations if you want to defeat Lucca Blight.
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This guy will quickly prove to be a pain in the ass.
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High attack power, high defense, a move that can insta-kill a unit, only thing that's
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missing is an absurdly high health pool.
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Truly the most annoying boss in a tactical RPG, and one we would never want to suffer
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through again.
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Lingering Will Kingdom Hearts II
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The Kingdom Hearts games have a pretty notorious lineup of bosses, primarily hidden bosses
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that you can only take on when you're at a really high level.
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Sephiroth was the first to come to mind when we made this list, but the Lingering Will
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is the hardest boss of any Kingdom Hearts encounter.
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Not only does Lingering Will hit hard, it hits fast too, and it does not matter if you
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try to keep it at a distance, as it boasts some high damaging melee and ranged attack.
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If you have the time to spare, then get ready to chip away at 16 entire health bars.
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This fight is going to take you a long time.
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Flowey Undertale
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If you're wanting to go for the dreaded genocide run in Undertale, you're choosing
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to take on the toughest challenge in the entire game.
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Flowey has been putting on a fake face for you for the entire game, and now he's planning
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to get rid of you so that he may become a god.
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This is when Undertale leans heavily into its bullet hell mechanics, as Flowey assaults
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you with all kinds of projectiles.
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He'll go so far as to start messing with the game itself, tricking you into thinking
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you've got a game over.
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Try your best to grab those fight and act buttons to keep your health and offense in
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check.
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That's easier said than done, we know.
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The Demi-Fiend Shin Megami Tensei V
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We started the list with Atlas, and we're ending the list with Atlas.
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How appropriate given this studio is notorious for its rough final bosses.
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The Demi-Fiend may very well be the toughest boss in the entire Shin Megami Tensei series.
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While he isn't as volatile as his incarnations in previous games, the Demi-Fiend can still
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hit your party hard and will often retaliate when certain actions are taken, from landing
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a physical attack to simply switching in a new party member.
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Really, don't feel upset if you die a couple of times.
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This fight can be tough, especially if you don't have many status afflicting moves equipped.
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What's the hardest boss you've fought in an RPG?
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Let us know down in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more great
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