When it comes to video games, there are always first bosses, which come near the beginning of the game to be a starting challenge for the player to help them see how the game is going to play out. Usually, they are very easy and can be forgotten about within a few hours of gameplay. But, once in awhile, あなた get that first boss that is one of the best bosses in the entire game. These first bosses offer もっと見る of a challenge to the player and feel like a later boss than the first boss. So, today, I wish to share with あなた all the ten first bosses that I found to be the most fun. First, the rules. Only one game per franchise, and only games that I have played. With that out of the way, let’s start with the list.
#10: Tiny Tiger from Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
For a platforming game, a first boss shouldn’t be all that important. Just look at King Bob-Omb from Super Mario 64 (Hell, look at EVERY boss from Super Mario 64). However, Tiny was a different story. In Crash Bandicoot 3, あなた start the fight with Tiny によって having him jump around the arena to crush Crash. Once he gets tired, hit him once, and he will then jump to the 上, ページのトップへ of the stadium and send waves of lions to attack Crash. After this, just rinse and repeat the process until you’ve hit him three times and the fight is over. When I put it that way, it may not seem all that special. But, it’s a platforming game, what do あなた expect. Still, the fight has a pretty cool level in it, and this was a lot better from the Tiny fight in the original game. That’s for damn sure.
#9: Classic Metal Sonic from Sonic Generations
Another platforming game and another first boss that is manages to be better than anything you’d expect. The fight already puts あなた on edge when Metal Sonic starts destroying the bridge behind あなた and tries to ram into Sonic with an electricity attack, so あなた need to run フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして while dodging his attack at the same time. Once Metal Sonic is in front of you, just jump into him and knock him フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして to damage him. After this, he will use a shockwave to do massive damage to you, so be very careful with that attack. After あなた hit him again, he will begin throwing objects at you. あなた will then have to hit him again, sending him back behind you. This will cause him to rush towards Sonic very fast and again, try to ram you. Just hit him one もっと見る time and the fights done. It’s nice to see a first boss have a variety of attacks instead of trying to be a tutorial fight for the player.
#8: Petey Piranha from Super Smash Bros Brawl
This is a boss that actually interests me. When the fight starts, Petey Piranha traps both Zelda and 桃, ピーチ inside two cages and will use the cages as weapons. He will スイング them both at あなた and will also try to crush あなた after it jumps into the air. Once あなた get the boss down to half health, it will then start to attack quicker and もっと見る aggressively. It’s neat to see that 任天堂 is turning a boss that was pretty weak in games like Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy and making it もっと見る threatening. However, what interests me about this boss is that the boss itself doesn’t have a health bar. Instead, the cages that hold Zelda and 桃, ピーチ have a health bar. The one that gets depleted first will have both princess free, but the one whose life bar was still full would be turned into a statue によって Wario. So, if あなた deplete the health of the cage that had Zelda in it, than 桃, ピーチ would be turned into a statue. Wow, sadly this boss is a lot もっと見る interesting and fun than the final boss itself…. (I still hate Tabuu very much)
#7: Great Jaggi from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Okay, so I didn’t actually play the full game of Monster Hunter 4. I only played a demo of it. But from what I played in that Demo, it was the most awesome first boss I had ever fought. It’s not cheating… IT’S NOT! So あなた start in this open field and あなた just head to the location. Nothing too bad, at first. Then a cutscene starts. And in that cutscene, あなた meet this monster that looks like the velociraptors from Jurassic Park on steroids. The Great Jaggi will attack あなた によって ramming into あなた with its side, swinging its tail at you, または will try to do a double bite attack. It will also call in minions to help it. Yes, I do hate bosses that use minions, but this can be easily avoided if あなた hit the Great Jaggi with a well timed strike. Once you’ve damaged it enough, it will retreat to a cave, where あなた must finish it off. For a first boss, it’s pretty complex. Then again, we’re talking about a game where あなた hunt down giant monsters for better equipment.
#6: Skelter Helter from No もっと見る ヒーローズ 2: Desperate Struggle
In the first No もっと見る Heroes, Travis was tasked with killing the Rank 11 assassin named Helter Skelter, but あなた only saw him get killed in a cutscene. So, in the sequel, Travis had to fight his brother, Skelter Helter, which is the closest we got to fighting Helter Skelter from the first game. The fight starts, literally, right when the game starts, and あなた are thrown right into the boss fight to start the game off. Skelter Helter will use a large buster sword, kinda like Travis’s, and will also use a revolver with multiple chambers to attack from a distance. This fight can range from being easy on Sweet Mode, fair on Normal Mode, または difficult as hell on 苦い Mode. And this entire boss is just a tutorial. Who says tutorials can’t be fun? Also, this guy got his head cut off, but can still talk. How does that work? Then again, why am I questioning a Suda51 game? That never goes over well.
#5: Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Of course the best Metal Gear Solid game should have the best first boss in the series, and why not make it the main antagonist of the game? The fight has Snake and Ocelot separated によって a cliff, and the two must fight with pistols. For a fight that involves two men with pistols, a lot can happen in this fight. Ocelot’s men can attack from the back and shoot at Snake, または あなた could shoot down a beehive to temporarily distract Ocelot, または Ocelot can 火災, 火 his bullets to ricochet off of rocks and trees to hit Snake if he is taking cover. Also, as the fight goes on, bees from The Pain can be seen to appear もっと見る and more, 表示中 that the fight is almost over. Some see this as the least interesting fight in the game. Well, that just shows how impressive the bosses in this game are.
#4: Gohma from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Hey, remember Gohma from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? Remember how あなた could destroy that boss in under thirty seconds? Well, Gohma from Wind Waker is a whole lot もっと見る powerful. When the fight starts, Gohma will already 表示する あなた how threatening he… she…. It is. あなた will need to use the Grappling Hook and latch it onto Valoo’s tail, and スイング across the stage. After that, あなた will jump off of it, and the ceiling will fall onto Gohma, damaging it and chipping it’s armor. Just repeat this process two もっと見る times, and あなた will completely destroy Gohma’s armor. This will make Gohma attack もっと見る quickly, swinging it’s claws at あなた and breathing 火災, 火 at you. あなた will then need to stun it with your Grappling Hook, and once it it is on the ground, スラッシュ at it with your sword until あなた win. This is a major step up from Ocarina of Time’s Gohma. Good work, Nintendo.
#3: Poseidon from God of War 3
Okay, I only played this game at a friend’s house, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t played it, right? The fight starts with Kratos climbing along the arm of a giant, only to be attacked によって a giant horse made of water. Soon, you’ll need to climb up the arm to avoid falling while still fighting the water horse. After defeating the water horse, あなた will need to start climbing up Mount Olympus, defeating enemies. Once that’s done, あなた finally get to fight Poseidon himself. あなた must start によって attacking the legs as he strikes at あなた with his trident. Once the legs are removed, あなた must attack Poseidon’s upper body while he still tries to attack you. After you’ve weakened him, climb to the 上, ページのトップへ of the area and attack the head. After that, attack his six legs again, and then use his conveniently placed body parts to grapple your way to his weak spot and knock the real Poseidon out of his larger form to beat the boss. This was the first boss, people.
#2: Valus from Shadow of the Colossus
Sure, all of the Colossus in this game are amazing, actually (Except Celosia. He sucks). But Valus is the first one あなた run into that just shows あなた how this game is going to go. Once あなた reach the location that あなた were pointed to, あなた will hear loud booming and the ground will start to shake. あなた will then see THIS! A large Colossus with a club walking along the landscape. However, if あなた stay still and try not to Leeroy Jenkins everything, あなた will see that this boss is actually not trying to attack you. It is just walking, minding its own business. And then あなた attack it. That is when the fight starts. It will try to crush あなた with it’s club, allowing あなた to climb onto its legs and stab him, making Valus fall to the ground, and allowing あなた to climb to it’s head and strike it. This boss is the first piece of what you’re going to see in a game like Shadow of the Colossus and when there are even もっと見る Colossi waiting for you, then あなた know that this first Colossus is something truly special
#1: Iudex Gundyr from Dark Souls III
Yeah, あなた try pronouncing that name. Anyway, Iudex Gundyr is the best first boss in video games ever. あなた start によって finding the corpse of the boss, sitting in the middle of the area with a sword stuck in its body. Just pull that out and the boss fight will start. At first, he just looks like a giant knight with a large axe, but we’ll touch on that later. This boss will attack あなた によって swinging it’s giant axe at you, so you’d better have learned dodging によって this point. He will also try leaping at あなた to smash あなた against it’s weight, so just make sure that Estus Flask is full によって this point. Once あなた manage to get Iudex down to half health, あなた will soon notice a black substance coming from his armor. This is the part where あなた run away. Iudexs upper body will turn into this black serpent like creature with red eyes, have one tree-like arm and will carry it all under his legs that still remain the same. あなた will need to dodge his large arm, which can now reach a much larger area. This transformation shocked me so much, that I knew that Dark Souls III was going to blow all expectations, and this first boss is what started that. This boss manages to be a perfect challenge and surprise あなた at the same time. I told あなた that I can respect the perfect first boss, and Dark Souls always manages to have the perfect boss, and Iudex Gundyr proves that.
Well, there あなた have it. Did あなた enjoy the list? Tell me what あなた thought of it. With that said, I will see あなた all 次 time.
#10: Tiny Tiger from Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
For a platforming game, a first boss shouldn’t be all that important. Just look at King Bob-Omb from Super Mario 64 (Hell, look at EVERY boss from Super Mario 64). However, Tiny was a different story. In Crash Bandicoot 3, あなた start the fight with Tiny によって having him jump around the arena to crush Crash. Once he gets tired, hit him once, and he will then jump to the 上, ページのトップへ of the stadium and send waves of lions to attack Crash. After this, just rinse and repeat the process until you’ve hit him three times and the fight is over. When I put it that way, it may not seem all that special. But, it’s a platforming game, what do あなた expect. Still, the fight has a pretty cool level in it, and this was a lot better from the Tiny fight in the original game. That’s for damn sure.
#9: Classic Metal Sonic from Sonic Generations
Another platforming game and another first boss that is manages to be better than anything you’d expect. The fight already puts あなた on edge when Metal Sonic starts destroying the bridge behind あなた and tries to ram into Sonic with an electricity attack, so あなた need to run フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして while dodging his attack at the same time. Once Metal Sonic is in front of you, just jump into him and knock him フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして to damage him. After this, he will use a shockwave to do massive damage to you, so be very careful with that attack. After あなた hit him again, he will begin throwing objects at you. あなた will then have to hit him again, sending him back behind you. This will cause him to rush towards Sonic very fast and again, try to ram you. Just hit him one もっと見る time and the fights done. It’s nice to see a first boss have a variety of attacks instead of trying to be a tutorial fight for the player.
#8: Petey Piranha from Super Smash Bros Brawl
This is a boss that actually interests me. When the fight starts, Petey Piranha traps both Zelda and 桃, ピーチ inside two cages and will use the cages as weapons. He will スイング them both at あなた and will also try to crush あなた after it jumps into the air. Once あなた get the boss down to half health, it will then start to attack quicker and もっと見る aggressively. It’s neat to see that 任天堂 is turning a boss that was pretty weak in games like Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy and making it もっと見る threatening. However, what interests me about this boss is that the boss itself doesn’t have a health bar. Instead, the cages that hold Zelda and 桃, ピーチ have a health bar. The one that gets depleted first will have both princess free, but the one whose life bar was still full would be turned into a statue によって Wario. So, if あなた deplete the health of the cage that had Zelda in it, than 桃, ピーチ would be turned into a statue. Wow, sadly this boss is a lot もっと見る interesting and fun than the final boss itself…. (I still hate Tabuu very much)
#7: Great Jaggi from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Okay, so I didn’t actually play the full game of Monster Hunter 4. I only played a demo of it. But from what I played in that Demo, it was the most awesome first boss I had ever fought. It’s not cheating… IT’S NOT! So あなた start in this open field and あなた just head to the location. Nothing too bad, at first. Then a cutscene starts. And in that cutscene, あなた meet this monster that looks like the velociraptors from Jurassic Park on steroids. The Great Jaggi will attack あなた によって ramming into あなた with its side, swinging its tail at you, または will try to do a double bite attack. It will also call in minions to help it. Yes, I do hate bosses that use minions, but this can be easily avoided if あなた hit the Great Jaggi with a well timed strike. Once you’ve damaged it enough, it will retreat to a cave, where あなた must finish it off. For a first boss, it’s pretty complex. Then again, we’re talking about a game where あなた hunt down giant monsters for better equipment.
#6: Skelter Helter from No もっと見る ヒーローズ 2: Desperate Struggle
In the first No もっと見る Heroes, Travis was tasked with killing the Rank 11 assassin named Helter Skelter, but あなた only saw him get killed in a cutscene. So, in the sequel, Travis had to fight his brother, Skelter Helter, which is the closest we got to fighting Helter Skelter from the first game. The fight starts, literally, right when the game starts, and あなた are thrown right into the boss fight to start the game off. Skelter Helter will use a large buster sword, kinda like Travis’s, and will also use a revolver with multiple chambers to attack from a distance. This fight can range from being easy on Sweet Mode, fair on Normal Mode, または difficult as hell on 苦い Mode. And this entire boss is just a tutorial. Who says tutorials can’t be fun? Also, this guy got his head cut off, but can still talk. How does that work? Then again, why am I questioning a Suda51 game? That never goes over well.
#5: Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Of course the best Metal Gear Solid game should have the best first boss in the series, and why not make it the main antagonist of the game? The fight has Snake and Ocelot separated によって a cliff, and the two must fight with pistols. For a fight that involves two men with pistols, a lot can happen in this fight. Ocelot’s men can attack from the back and shoot at Snake, または あなた could shoot down a beehive to temporarily distract Ocelot, または Ocelot can 火災, 火 his bullets to ricochet off of rocks and trees to hit Snake if he is taking cover. Also, as the fight goes on, bees from The Pain can be seen to appear もっと見る and more, 表示中 that the fight is almost over. Some see this as the least interesting fight in the game. Well, that just shows how impressive the bosses in this game are.
#4: Gohma from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Hey, remember Gohma from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? Remember how あなた could destroy that boss in under thirty seconds? Well, Gohma from Wind Waker is a whole lot もっと見る powerful. When the fight starts, Gohma will already 表示する あなた how threatening he… she…. It is. あなた will need to use the Grappling Hook and latch it onto Valoo’s tail, and スイング across the stage. After that, あなた will jump off of it, and the ceiling will fall onto Gohma, damaging it and chipping it’s armor. Just repeat this process two もっと見る times, and あなた will completely destroy Gohma’s armor. This will make Gohma attack もっと見る quickly, swinging it’s claws at あなた and breathing 火災, 火 at you. あなた will then need to stun it with your Grappling Hook, and once it it is on the ground, スラッシュ at it with your sword until あなた win. This is a major step up from Ocarina of Time’s Gohma. Good work, Nintendo.
#3: Poseidon from God of War 3
Okay, I only played this game at a friend’s house, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t played it, right? The fight starts with Kratos climbing along the arm of a giant, only to be attacked によって a giant horse made of water. Soon, you’ll need to climb up the arm to avoid falling while still fighting the water horse. After defeating the water horse, あなた will need to start climbing up Mount Olympus, defeating enemies. Once that’s done, あなた finally get to fight Poseidon himself. あなた must start によって attacking the legs as he strikes at あなた with his trident. Once the legs are removed, あなた must attack Poseidon’s upper body while he still tries to attack you. After you’ve weakened him, climb to the 上, ページのトップへ of the area and attack the head. After that, attack his six legs again, and then use his conveniently placed body parts to grapple your way to his weak spot and knock the real Poseidon out of his larger form to beat the boss. This was the first boss, people.
#2: Valus from Shadow of the Colossus
Sure, all of the Colossus in this game are amazing, actually (Except Celosia. He sucks). But Valus is the first one あなた run into that just shows あなた how this game is going to go. Once あなた reach the location that あなた were pointed to, あなた will hear loud booming and the ground will start to shake. あなた will then see THIS! A large Colossus with a club walking along the landscape. However, if あなた stay still and try not to Leeroy Jenkins everything, あなた will see that this boss is actually not trying to attack you. It is just walking, minding its own business. And then あなた attack it. That is when the fight starts. It will try to crush あなた with it’s club, allowing あなた to climb onto its legs and stab him, making Valus fall to the ground, and allowing あなた to climb to it’s head and strike it. This boss is the first piece of what you’re going to see in a game like Shadow of the Colossus and when there are even もっと見る Colossi waiting for you, then あなた know that this first Colossus is something truly special
#1: Iudex Gundyr from Dark Souls III
Yeah, あなた try pronouncing that name. Anyway, Iudex Gundyr is the best first boss in video games ever. あなた start によって finding the corpse of the boss, sitting in the middle of the area with a sword stuck in its body. Just pull that out and the boss fight will start. At first, he just looks like a giant knight with a large axe, but we’ll touch on that later. This boss will attack あなた によって swinging it’s giant axe at you, so you’d better have learned dodging によって this point. He will also try leaping at あなた to smash あなた against it’s weight, so just make sure that Estus Flask is full によって this point. Once あなた manage to get Iudex down to half health, あなた will soon notice a black substance coming from his armor. This is the part where あなた run away. Iudexs upper body will turn into this black serpent like creature with red eyes, have one tree-like arm and will carry it all under his legs that still remain the same. あなた will need to dodge his large arm, which can now reach a much larger area. This transformation shocked me so much, that I knew that Dark Souls III was going to blow all expectations, and this first boss is what started that. This boss manages to be a perfect challenge and surprise あなた at the same time. I told あなた that I can respect the perfect first boss, and Dark Souls always manages to have the perfect boss, and Iudex Gundyr proves that.
Well, there あなた have it. Did あなた enjoy the list? Tell me what あなた thought of it. With that said, I will see あなた all 次 time.