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* The Rancor in ''[[Lego Star Wars|Lego Star Wars 2]]''. It was awesome. Also, [[Dual Boss|Two Vaders!]].
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{{quote| '''Dingo:''' ''"[[That's No Moon|That's no warship]]... that's an ORBITAL FRAME!"''}}
* [[Shoot Em Ups]] don't usually lend themselves as much to [[Crowning Moments Of Awesome]] as other genres... but the last stage of ''[[Refle X]]'' ''definitely'' qualifies. In the previous stage, you have acquired Angelic Wings that turn your ship into an [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One Spaceship]], and fought off an angelic [[Humongous Mecha]], and retired peacefully... except that then, you're called for a last battle. ''A free-for-all deathmatch battle in Earth's orbit against the new model of said previous mecha... '''and two freaking Kamui fighters''' with all the artillery from the previous game!'', all the while a [[The Power of Rock|a rock-powered]] [[Ominous Latin Chanting|chanting]] blares in the background.
** To elaborate further on the sheer epic of that duel: stage 7 is basically one long boss fight against Raiwat Virgo (angelic [[Humongous Mecha]]), in which, partway through, the boss delivers a [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]] that even your reflection shield-equipped fighter cannot possibly withstand, then the [[Eleventh -Hour Superpower]] comes into play and you gain the ability to survive just about ''everything the increasingly-desperate Virgo throws at you'', including the aforementioned beatdown, and [[Wave Motion Gun]] blasts so huge that they cover the screen! Stage 8, described above, just increases the awesome further.
** On the subject of Kamui: ALLTYNEX. A [[Master Computer]] that appears to also be a [[Reality Warper]], as it teleports you to other arenas and summons lesser bosses to fight you before engaging you directly by creating colorful hexagons that fire various weapons at you. Plus the boss itself [[Rule of Cool|looks really cool]] and has [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] playing in the background.
* Allen O'Neal from ''[[Metal Slug]]'' has come back to life three times throughout the course of the series, and is fun each time, especially in ''[[Metal Slug]] 2'', where he falls off of the cliff and is ''eaten by an orca'', which spits his bones out of the water afterward. The complete randomness of the scene made it that much more awesome. {{smallcaps|"Come on, boy!"}}
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** There's also Lord Gorudo, late in the game. After the evil bastard {{spoiler|hits Nanami with an arrow, possibly giving her a fatal injury}}, the hero and his former best friend Jowy, who were enemies but moments ago, are QUITE pissed, and team up to whip his ass to hell and back.
*** Quite literally to hell and back, seeing as Jowy has several attacks that seem rather demonic, thanks to his Black Sword Rune. Attacks that stand out are one that heavily resembles a hellish version of [[Fate Stay Night|Gilgamesh's]] [[Storm of Blades|Gate Of Babylon]]. The other attack seems to throw the victim so hard into [[Power of the Void|the Void]] that [[Final Fantasy V|Exdeath]] would be jealous.
* Trance Dumas in ''[[Boktai (Video Game)|Lunar Knights]]''. He presents an actual challenge (he can drain your health and he's got his own Burst attacks) and his pattern (at the start, at least) mixes it up enough that it doesn't get too repetitive, and if you're smart enough to not hit him rapidly enough to constantly force him into the [[Desperation Attack|bat swarm attack that gets faster and spreads further as his health gets lower,]] you can have a [[Bragging Rights Reward|satisfying conclusion to the battle]] by timing a parry well enough to [[Single -Stroke Battle|go * through* the guy.]]
* Any game in which the [[Rage Against the Heavens|final battle]] is against the Christian [[God]] automatically qualifies, but among the most notable is the one in the first ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' game (especially because of ''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|Imbroglio]]''.
* Also in ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' was the final [[Duel Boss]] against Fox Face, helped a lot by [[Tear Jerker|the scene that comes before it]]. There's also [[Screw Destiny|Atman]].
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*** The sequel maintains its fair share as well, such as adding in a Naruto vs. Sasuke fight that was only a minor scuffle in the original manga, which calls back to the final battle in the first game while showing how much the two has diverged since then. There is a fast-paced dogfight through the streets of the Hidden Sand Village between Gaara and Deidara. Sasuke loses control of himself to Orochimaru, who takes on a battle-of-the-titans between an eight-headed serpent and Itachi's Susano'o in the stormy ruins of the Uchiha Hideout. We have Jiraiya taking on Animal Path Pain, then three Pain bodies, then all of them plus his animal summons. This is taken even further when Pain fights Naruto, with him using every trick he used against Jiraiya, plus standing on a boulder he's levitating with his gravity powers while raining 100-foot meteors down on Naruto. Every boss fight has acrobatics and devastating moves the anime's budget could not possibly have done, even with the movies. And there's probably more of this to come in ''Naruto Storm 3''...
* ''Graffiti Kingdom'''s final boss fights. The first guy is essentially a giant technicolor Satan that you have to beat twice, and then after that his own son [who you thought was dead] comes out and KILLS HIS OWN FATHER, then fights you in a six-stage epic complete with [[Crowning Music of Awesome|the most amazing music in the entire game]].
* The final boss of ''[[Dragon Quest]] 8'', {{spoiler|Rhapthorne}}, is an epic battle in and of itself. The first fight vs him has you fighting vs a little {{spoiler|fat roly-poly characture of a demon with a pipsqueek voice}}, the second battle has you forced to fight him {{spoiler|on top of the goddess of light [[Shout -Out|from a previous DragonQuest game, Ramia/Godbird Empyrea]]}}. The only thing that detracts from the fight is the fact that his English voice sounds like [[Narm|a Disney villain with bad sinuses.]]
** The bonus boss, {{spoiler|Dragovian Lord}} is also pretty epic. You fight him several times, each time he gives you 1 item out of a set pool, and the next time you fight him he gets stronger. Until the last time, when you fight the first 7 forms and an 8th final form, all in a row, without healing.
* The ''Thunder Force'' series of [[Shoot Em Ups]] has plenty of awesome boss fights, especially in V when you fight {{spoiler|the Rynex ship you pilot in Thunder Force IV/Lightening Force, which docks into several giant mech armors during the course of the fight, all while the awesome intro theme from TFIV plays in the background.}} Also, the newest game in the series, Thunder Force VI, has {{spoiler|1=giant versions of ''Thunder Force III'', ''IV'', and ''V'''s player ships as bosses.}}
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* The battle with Courtney Gears in ''[[Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal]]''. A firefight with an insane robotic popstar on an MTV-esque stage while a remix of said robot's hit single "Death to Squishies" blares in the background? Awesomeness.
** The battles with Dr. Nefarious in both ''Up Your Arsenal'' AND ''[[Ratchet and Clank Future A Crack In Time|A Crack In Time]]''. He's one of the few you can't RYNO spam to death and he shoots freakin' laser beams and does all sorts of crazy stuff.
* {{spoiler|Garino Corsione}} in ''[[Gungrave]]: Overdose''. As the final boss of the game, you fight this guy in a '' {{spoiler|alien spaceship/cathedral....thing}}''. He constantly spouts [[A God Am I]]-esque lines while playing a friggin' ''advanced-tech pipe organ'', but what really makes this fight awesome is '''Unlimited Demolition'''. Whoever you're playing as gains a [[Eleventh -Hour Superpower|considerable power boost in that the Demolition Shot Gauge regenerates on its own]], allowing you to spam the uber Lv. 3 shots more often. During the second phase of the fight, when you empty the boss' life meter, you're treated to an epic boss fatality cutscene--''' {{spoiler|Triple. Final. Demolition. Shot.}}'''
* ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]]'' 2002 Unlimited Match has longtime series villain Rugal Bernstein as a hidden boss. Getting to him in itself is quite difficult. When you do get there, you'll know by the kickass cutscene showing Rugal emerging from his cybernetic coat, ready to crush every dream you ever had. Then the fight starts. The game's camera-panning-down-from-the-ceiling effect with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbEqJIFvZ1A Unlimited R] playing in time on his brand spankin' new Blacknoah stage (Which first appeared as an extra 3D stage in the [[PS 2]] port of the original, mind you) sets the mood to what is guaranteed to be a hell of a fight. You also can't continue against him, so give him hell before he gives it to you.
* ''[[Deadly Creatures]]'' has one of the most awesome Final Bosses ever. Not only do you fight a man with a shotgun, despite being a three-inch scorpion. You also get to stab him in the balls with your stinger. Three times!
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* Speaking of X-Men, the Sentinel Core from ''X-Men'' 2 on the Megadrive was one of several moments of awesome from the game - a [[Wake Up Call Boss|tricky]] boss fight against a holographic [[Nightmare Fuel|nightmarish apparition of the Sentinal]], armed with eyebeams and lightning bolts and one hell of a electronic wail. This finishes off with a [[Load-Bearing Boss|Metroid style escape sequence]] where you must escape from the factory it is contained in, complete with alarms, earthquakes and explosions galore. Combine this with some pumping music, you have one of the most memorable sections of the game. The best part? It's the FIRST boss.
* The final boss of ''[[Gundam vs. Series|Gundam Vs. Gundam]]''? The [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime)|Devil Gundam]]. In its [[Oh Crap|Devil Colony]] form. It throws giant beams, explosive particles, Gundam Heads, Death Army MS, and even ''its own gigantic fists'' at you.
** In the sequel, the [[Bonus Boss]] is [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Kira Yamato's Strike Freedom Gundam]], which is fought in three phases. First it fights normally, but after you damage it enough, Kira pulls out the [[Mecha Expansion Pack|METEOR]] and begins assaulting you with [[Beam Spam]] and [[Macross Missile Massacre|Macross Missile Massacres]] galore. Once you destroy the METEOR, Kira [[I Am Not Left -Handed|decides to be serious]] and enters [[Super Mode|S.E.E.D. Mode]] until you finally take him down.
* ''[[Shadow Complex]]'' deserves a mention for its final boss. An entire lake drains away to reveal a huge gantry which has missile silos and launches an [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier]]. You can't attack it directly; your only option is to fight through the army of [[Spider Tank]] and [[Humongous Mecha|Strider Robot]] enemies and respawning soldiers to use the base's own missile silos against the carrier. It's pretty awesome. And in order to get one of the achievements, you've got to forsake the powered armor and other upgrades in the game and do this armed only with a pistol, grenades, [[Abnormal Ammo|a foam gun]] and the clothes on your back.
* Not ''strictly'' a boss-fight, but the battle with {{spoiler|Nicole Horne}} at the end of ''[[Max Payne (Video Game)|Max Payne]]'' is a charming combination of deeply satisfying (after all the shit {{spoiler|she}} has put Max through) and '''utterly fucking badass'''.
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* Morganem {{spoiler|or to be more precise, Uthurak Incarante}}, the [[Final Boss]] from the ''Warcraft III'' custom campaign "[[To the Bitter End]]". In a custom campaign that has a number of intense and very difficult [[Boss Battle|boss battles]], he really takes the cake. First, the player discovers that the enemy they've been trying to defeat the whole game has {{spoiler|become the gateway for an [[Eldritch Abomination]] that wants to unmake the entire universe}}. Then, [[Marathon Boss|the entire last Chapter is dedicated to this one climatic battle]]. As well as being ungodly tough, the boss gets [[Turns Red|progressively harder and smarter]] throughout the fight. You only have a chance of winning because damaging him causes [[Boss Arena Recovery|"Mana Splinters"]] to spawn in the area. By the end, the entire [[Boss Room]] is filled with enemies, earth-shaking spells get thrown back and forth, and Morganem even tries to usher in the Apocalypse and all the while [[Crowning Music of Awesome|wicked music plays in the background]]. If you survive against all the odds, you're rewarded with a [[Cutscene Power to The Max|suitably impressive end cinematic]] to round it all off.
* The bossfight against Rex Cavalier from ''[[Hellsinker]]'' is both a really [[Marathon Boss|long boss]] and very well thought out. All the while, [[Mickey Mousing]] is in full effect. As the fight goes on Rex changes attacks based on your performance, with everything from missiles to more lasers. And when he explodes and seems to be beaten, his Spirit Kernel takes over the fight in one last struggle while the music picks up and the background starts flying by very fast. And finally, in a last ditch attack, Rex tries to load over his spirit onto the protagonist. If you stop him it's on to the next stage; if he succeeds, however, you get a [[Nonstandard Game Over]] where your spirit gets corrupted and is slowly turned into the PRAYERS you have been fighting.
* ''[[Batman Arkham City]]'' gives us Mr. Freeze, who COMPLETELY averts [[Boss Arena Idiocy]] by making sure that once you use a strategy against him once, you can NEVER USE IT AGAIN. He's completely invulnerable to head-on attack and can kill you in under 5 seconds with his ice beam. Beating him requires that you utilize every stealth-based attack you have used, since once you have used one trick on him, he'll put up a defense that prevents it from working again. For example, if you try to attack him by gliding off of the top floor rafters and kicking him, it will work at first, but then Freeze will fire his beam into the air, making the air denser and gliding becomes impossible. On [[New Game Plus+]] mode this will go [[Up to Eleven]], where you won't just have to use five or six tricks, you will have to use all of them due to his increased health and general [[Badass|Badassery]].
** Also you can't just use the Gargoyles, you have to rely on stealth techniques you may well overlook in favour of just glidebombing and vertical takedowns. It forces you to do what Batman does best: adapt, use brains, traps and creativity.
** The fight Bruce has with {{spoiler|Ra's Al Ghul}} while tripping on the {{spoiler|Blood of the Demon}} is nearly as good. It has some of the best (and most outlandish) visuals in the game ([[Visual Effects of Awesome|which is saying something]]), a tense atmosphere, and gives Batman the opportunity to counter attacks from over twenty opponents at the same time (He's normally capable of a mere three counters at the same time).
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* In the [[Syndicate]] remake, enemy Agent Tatsuo makes for a hectic battle as you chase each other round the train station, trying to get behind him before he gets behind you while Tatsuo [[Flash Step|flash steps]] everywhere and deploys [[Doppelganger Spin|holographic duplicates to confuse you]]. When you finally manage to wear him down, you get to [[Hoist By His Own Petard|hack his hologram projector and blow it up in his face]]. Not to mention [[Skrillex]]'s remix of the main theme playing in the background.
* In [[One Piece]] Pirate Warriors, the final boss. After [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Ace]] gets downed by [[General Ripper|Akainu]], instead of seeing Luffy break like he did in the original series, the player gets to [[Moment of Awesome|MAKE LUFFY BEAT THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF AKAINU]], with Ace's spirit aiding Luffy in a similar way to how [[Dragonball|Goku helps Gohan in the Cell Saga]].
* ''[[Distorted Travesty (Video Game)|Distorted Travesty]]'' has the final boss, {{spoiler|The Artist}}. The fight is pretty insane, due to Jeremy and Hexor both attempting to screw with the game's code and out-hax each other (giving you all sorts of [[Eleventh -Hour Superpower|Eleventh Hour Superpowers]] in the process). Meanwhile you're hopping around, {{spoiler|destroying the Muffins}}, and avoiding [[Bullet Hell]] attacks from the boss himself.
** Also, the Shroud Lord. This thing is hard (may even be the toughest boss in the game), has a ton of health, and a love of [[Beam Spam]] and [[Bullet Hell]], but between the epic music, the [[Climax Boss|context of the story]], and the fact that this thing and its minions have been dogging you for half the game, you'll be having too much fun to be frustrated.
 
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