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[ZealousD]

This thread isn't about your favorite boss fight.

This thread is about what you would consider to be the most epic, awe-inspiring, emotionally charged boss fight in gaming. The two might be the same for you, but maybe not.

For me, I'm going to pick the final battle in SotC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SapNmzuXk2U

 

[eXistor]

Probably the fight against Giygas in Earthbound:

 

["God's Beard!"]

All of Shadow of the Colossus is better than everythng else.

 

[Kevtones]

OoT finale.

 

[devilscallmedad]

Killing the demi-god "Cenarius" in Warcraft 3.

 

[Masta_Killah]

The final boss(es) in Chrono Trigger. Also the boss from FF4.

 

[Killer]

OoT finale.

second

 

[dralla]

The colossus from GoWII

 

[RiskyChris]

AXEM RANGERS

 

[Oblivion]

OoT finale.

.

 

[Kittonwy]

All of Shadow of the Colossus is better than everythng else.

It's teh true-true.

 

[JSnake]

Mother Brain in Super Metroid

 

[MercuryLS]

Minibosses:

 

[Eric WK]

Kel'Thuzad

 

[Melville]

That one:

 

[Duderz]

OoT finale.

Perfect.

 

[SantaC]

battle with Jack Krauser in that village in RE4

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

That one:

Winner!!!!

The atmosphere, the music, the tactic, the slaying, everything about this battle was Godly!

 

[Rick Dickland]

All of Shadow of the Colossus is better than everythng else.

Correct, and all Shadow of The Colossus 2 (shutup, the sequel is inevitable) boss fights will be so epic that people won't be allowed to have a difference of opinion on this subject.

 

[Bulla564]

That one:

YOU DAMN RIGHT

 

[USD]

Colossus #13 (though pretty much all of them qualify), Ocarine of Time finale, and the Yoshi's Island finale.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Final boss in ESP Ra De.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYLa8TePJYU

Also every encounter in SoTC was epic.

 

[donkey show]

battle with Jack Krauser in that village in RE4

I read Jack Bauer and was like... wtf really? :lol

Besides SOTC, I thought the Anubis battles in the end of ZOE2 were pretty epic.

 

[brandonh83]

Final Fantasy VI end boss(es).

 

[revolverjgw]

Piggsy from Manhunt

 

[Duderz]

I read Jack Bauer and was like... wtf really? :lol

Besides SOTC, I thought the Anubis battles in the end of ZOE2 were pretty epic.

Oh yeah, forgot about this. Cool fight as well.

 

[Draft]

 

[Tobor]

OoT finale.

...and we're done.

 

[Amir0x]

Probably the fight against Giygas in Earthbound:

Earthbound

My personal favorite is the final confrontation with Ganon in Wind Waker. That's like, the ultimate of ultimate battles. I was inspired with awe, I was epicfied, I was emotionally charged. I will kill that motherfucker. But now I understand him!

 

[dralla]

speaking of SOTC, does anyone know how much it sold?

 

[Steroyd]

curse you when I read this thread I was going to say SotC.

The End and Psycho Mantis are ranked up there IMO.

And Hydra in God of War.
Crap forgot about Mother Brain in Super Metroid and OoT too many memories.

Oh and the third Bowser fight in Super Mario 64.

 

[joesmokey]

Kel'Thuzad

I'd have to agree with this one.

Can't really beat the build up to Kel'Thuzad either.

 

[traveler]

That one:

Correct. Also, while not really a boss fight, the opening of Ahn Qiraj gets my vote for the most epic moment in all of gaming.

 

[ZealousD]

Also every encounter in SoTC was epic.

A couple of them I'm not so sure about. There were those two smaller bull-like ones that hardly qualified as Colossus to begin with.

 

[Phaethon0017]

All of Shadow of the Colossus is better than everythng else.

QFT.

 

[SomeDude]

Gamespot made a top 10 boss fights list a couple years ago:


You can view it here: http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/tenspot/0918boss/

 

[Stabby McSter]

Earthbound

My personal favorite is the final confrontation with Ganon in Wind Waker. That's like, the ultimate of ultimate battles. I was inspired with awe, I was epicfied, I was emotionally charged. I will kill that motherfucker. But now I understand him!

Right here. Best finish to a boss fight.

Spoiler

DIES WITH A SWORD TO THE FACE? EPICCCCCCCC

 

[RiskyChris]

Earthbound

My personal favorite is the final confrontation with Ganon in Wind Waker. That's like, the ultimate of ultimate battles. I was inspired with awe, I was epicfied, I was emotionally charged. I will kill that motherfucker. But now I understand him!

Ooh, I agree. Damn, WW was such a beautiful game.

Spoilers, since I doubt most people ever gave it a fair share:

Spoiler

Everything to do with unfreezing Hyrule Castle was just goosebump-inducing. I still remember the exact moment I realized "Fuck, this is Hyrule Castle..."

 

[Version 3.0]

The Great Mighty Poo

 

[bud]

the fight against ''the end'' was the very definition of epic.

also, i really need to play sotc, that thing looks awesome.

 

[Scarecrow]

OoT finale.

Forthed... or fifthed (lost count).

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

 

[BigJonsson]

Ummmm

<Insert OOT boss here>

 

[Saitou]

I don't know about you guys, but two half-naked guys fighting with their bare fists atop a giant mechanized bipedal tank with a thermonuclear bomb sitting right there ticking away is pretty much the epitome of epic for me.

 

[donkey show]

Oh yeah, DC flashback time.

Fighting Dark Falz on very hard with 4 buddies online was insanely awesome. Everyone is just trying to blast the dude to death while trying to survive megid blasts and reviving dead people on the ground was just fun. I miss the epicness of it all.

 

[USD]

I don't know about you guys, but two half-naked guys fighting with their bare fists atop a giant mechanized bipedal tank with a thermonuclear bomb sitting right there ticking away is pretty much the epitome of epic for me.

That reminds me that the entirety of the end of MGS3 was awesome. The End was pretty fun too.

 

[bud]

I don't know about you guys, but two half-naked guys fighting with their bare fists atop a giant mechanized bipedal tank with a thermonuclear bomb sitting right there ticking away is pretty much the epitome of epic for me.

and to top it off - they were brothers.

i loved that one.

 

[BboyDubC]

GAF vs. GameFAQs defectors and retarded threads

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

GAF vs. GameFAQs defectors and retarded threads

It's either this or more console wars bullshit.

 

[Armitage]

Earthbound, WW, OoT are all pretty good choices. That SotC battle looks awesome, I must go buy it.

I'm going to go with EB though, with all the shots of all the different people and places. Great ending.