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Note that this is not always synonymous with [[Anticlimax Boss]]; a climax is the "highest tension" part of a story or conflict, and everything after that is falling action after the rising action peaks. This would be a brief spike in the action before all conflicts are resolved and everything is summed up.
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* This trope may best be illustrated by the fistfight in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''. Snake has just destroyed his biggest, toughest enemy, a rampaging giant robot, and after returning to consciousness, he fights Liquid bare-knuckled and shirtless on the remains of the robot. Although unlike most examples of this trope, Liquid is a legitimate threat and can be a challenging fight; in fact, he can be tougher than Metal Gear Rex was.
* Possibly the earliest known example: In the original NES [[Bionic Commando]], after killing Hitler, you must escape the base. As you climb out of the soon to explode base, you face one last enemy standing in the way of your escape.
* Well after beating the [[The Man Behind the Man|Elder Princess Shroob]] in [[
* After you fight Braska's Final Aeon in ''[[
** It ''is'' possible, but the boss itself [[Zero Effort Boss|actually cannot defeat you]]. In order to "achieve" a Game Over in that battle, you need to bring [[Taken for Granite|Stonetouch]] weapons and attack your own characters, petrifying and shattering them.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'': {{spoiler|The [[Hopeless Boss Fight]] against the three knights}} after you've beaten the final Colossus. The kicker? {{spoiler|YOU are the Colossus}}.
* {{spoiler|Geldoblame}} in ''[[Baten Kaitos]]''. Despite its mountain of hit points, it barely hits at all, has no defensive capacities, and gets one-shotted by a [[Limit Break|Spirit Attack]]. That being said, it has a kickass battle theme that's only heard here.
* {{spoiler|Nyx}} in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]: [[Persona 3]]''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy XII
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
* At the end of ''[[Live a Live]]'', after a long and difficult battle against the [[Big Bad|Demon Lord Odio]], you either fight Odio's "true form" (a weak human fighter who dies in a few hits), or spare Odio and end up fighting all the game's previous major bosses from the previous chapters (who have ''not'' leveled up in the interrim and thus pose only a very minor threat).
* At the end of the Alien campaign in ''[[Aliens vs. Predator]] 2'', after a difficult battle against 2 Predators, the game ends with you fighting [[Big Bad|Dr. Eisenberg]], a human with a shotgun who goes down after one hit.
* Seen in the PC version of ''[[Far Cry]]''. In the final level you fight (in order) the [[One-Winged Angel|mutated, superpowered]] [[Big Bad]], then go through [[That One Level]] fighting several [[Giant Mook
* {{spoiler|Jowy}} in two of ''[[Suikoden II]]'''s endings.
* {{spoiler|Lucien}} in ''[[Fable|Fable II]]'' with {{spoiler|the Giant Shard}} serving as the actual final boss.
* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'', {{spoiler|after defeating Richter, you fight a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]] against Lloyd and Marta, followed by a [[Duel Boss]] against Ratatosk, which you don't even have to win.}}
** If you ''win'' that [[Hopeless Boss Fight]], you get the game's absolute ''[[Bad End|worst]]'' ending for your trouble.
* In ''[[Xenosaga
* The very last level of [[Tomb Raider]] 2.
* ''[[Metroid]]'' Fusion has {{spoiler|the Omega Metroid}}, which is basically a last challenge while being timed. He can be tricky, but his attacks are easy to avoid and you should have plenty of time to win. The SA-X is the true final boss really.
** The same goes for Dark Samus attacking you one last time in Metroid Prime 2, during the countdown escape. Emperor Ing is the real final boss.
** {{spoiler|MB}} is another example, from ''[[Other M]]'' - the {{spoiler|Metroid Queen}} is the main final boss, the last part is just a first person thing and you just have to aim for the enemy ({{spoiler|MB}}) in order for a cutscene to play. It only resembles a challenge due to being backed up by four unique [[Elite Mooks]] (Desbrachian supersoldiers) who can still be knocked out of the way easily once you figure out the proper trick to them. However, there is a [[Playable Epilogue]] afterwards...
* At the end of the final ''[[
* This is seen in the post-credits sequence in ''[[Lands of Lore]] III''. After defeating Jakel and saving the Lands from destruction, your character has one last fight with [[Evil Chancellor]] Lord Geron after you catch him trying to flee with the crown jewels. This is pretty well justified and a decent way to end the series, given that long-time fans have been waiting 3 games for the chance to shank that condescending, [[Obviously Evil]] [[Devil in Plain Sight]] asshat.
* ''Operation C'', the ''[[Contra]]'' game for the original [[Game Boy]], has you fight a giant robot guardian before confronting the alien leader. The alien leader itself is just a giant [[Brain In
* ''Killer7'' ends this way. After a [[Mind Screw]] battle against the School Principal, the last level has you basically walk into a house, chase a man in a gimp suit, and shoot him to death. Apparently he was the main villain. It's never really explained clearly.
** The man in the gimp suit is {{spoiler|Kun Lan, dressed as Iwazaru. Or possibly WAS Iwazaru all along.}} [[Mind Screw|...yeah.]]
* It could be argued that [[Anticlimax Boss|Gary]] is this in ''[[Bully (
* In ''[[Manhunt]]'', after a tense cat-and-mouse battle against the monsterous, completely insane Piggsy, the Director himself is an overweight schmuck who takes a few potshots at you with a pistol as you chase him around and finally eviserate him with a chainsaw.
* Non-videogame example here: In ''[[Scott Pilgrim Versus the World]]'', after defeating [[Big Bad]] Gideon, Scott suddenly finds himself face-to-face with Nega Scott (who is defeated simply by [[Sheathe Your Sword|not fighting him]]).
* In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', if the players take the House or Independent ending, they'll have to deal with General Oliver after dealing with Legate Lanius. Oliver himself is relatively weak, but is accompanied by [[Elite Mooks|NCR Veteran Rangers]] wielding Brush Guns (one of the best rifles of the game). Like Lanius however, the player can choose to talk him into simply leaving. If not, you'll at least have your own Elite [[Mecha
* In the endings of ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' where you gun for him, LaCroix turns out to be an example of this after you've disposed of [[The Dragon|The Sheriff]] as the [[Final Boss]]. Whatever way it goes down, he's defeated [[Cutscene Boss|with some dialogue and a cutscene]].
* The Meteor Parasite in ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]''. Before you can deliver the final blow, you get whisked away to the [[Final Boss]]. After beating the last boss, you get transported back to the parasite, who is still in critical condition, being at 1 HP and unable to fight back at all. All it takes is a single attack to finish it off.
* The final boss of ''[[
* The [[
* The fight against the Time Devourer (the dragon one) from ''[[
* In the console version of ''[[
* After a tough battle with Dr. Wily's machine in ''[[
* This is seen in ''[[Silent Hill: Downpour]]''. {{spoiler|After defeating the giant "Wheelman" monster as the final boss, the game ends with Anne appearing and trying to murder you. She's a puny human armed with a pistol, while you're suddenly playing as The Bogeyman (who's at the same level of toughness as Pyramid Head was). Surprisingly, Anne still manages to put up a half-decent fight, although she has pretty much zero chance of actually killing you.}}
* [[Wizard 101]] has a double version of this trope for the world of Avalon. In the second to last dungeon the player fights the insanely powerful {{spoiler|Young Morganthe}} and the fight is then followed by the much easier fight with Sir Malory. The final dungeon is also easy compared to the second to last (although [[Gradual Grinder|Pendragon]] is tough without any healing spells) and there is even a fairly easy [[Dual Boss]] after him.
* After beating Kinnikuman Super Phoenix in ''[[Kinnikuman: Muscle Fight]]'', the player have to face a dream match if they're using certain characters. Kinnikuman and Terryman face off against each other as an homage to the ''Muscle Returns'' manga.
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