Bosses that you JUST. CAN'T. BEAT.

[Edl01]

Ancient Dragon from Dark Souls 2. Cheap ass piece of wank he one shots me.

That guy took 4 hours and a crap ton of Vocaloid to beat, but it was so damn satisfying once I did. It was like they remade the Gaping Dragon bossfight, but made his charage hit almost the entire map and 1 hit kill you. The run back to him is also an obsolute pain, making every single death all the more frustrating. On the bright side it is very easy to exploit his patterns once you know how to, but that's still really bad boss design if the only way to effectively fight him is to exploit him.

Personally I'm going to go for the last boss of FTL. I don't really like Rogue-likes very much, and I can't say I've put much time into them. The one exception for that is FTL, which I have put hours and hours into, and yet that I still can't even touch that damn last boss fight.

 

[Drake the Dragonheart]

The dread king in Warhammer: Dark Omen. cheating SOB. you are only allowed 10 regimens. that bastard has around 15! did finally bring him down, destroying most of my forces to do it, only to find to win I have to take down him and all of his minions! What BS!

The one boss in Prince of Persia: Two Thrones with the purple and white outfit could be frustrating, as you lock weapons with here and have to click/push the button very rapidly.

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy - fight the lich without the good book. Have fun with that. ok i have actually done it but it is still a pain. Even with the book he is a nasty fight.

Two bosses come to my mind-

Olga Flow (after normal mode) from Phantasy Star Online Episode 2. That boss was insane even when it was already tought beaten the first form! Now only does he got alot of AOE attacks but he spawn to snake like snake which are also hard to beat!

Dullahan from Golden Sun 2. He only hard to beat cos of his "Djinn Storm" move that reset all of you Djinn in standby mode meaning messing up your summons attack and your stats (putting them in their lowest form).

There also Meta Ridley and the Emperor Ing but I couldn't beat them cos I didn't get all of the ammo and enerfy storage.

hate it when enemies can attack you from where you can't get to them (Dark Falz's third from, Olga Flow's first form. Flow's heaven's punisher once one-shot my level 40 HUnewearl at full health on normal! I know to stay the hell away when I see him charging it up! Haven't gotten that far into ultimate, but am dreading facing both Dark Falz and Olga Flow on Ultimate!

Didn't have problems with Meta Ridley or Emperor Ing but I had all the items collected. Decided to do the 1% challenge on metroid fusion. the spider boss, Yakuza (strange name for a spider but ok) and nightmare. screw those two. have heard Yakuza makes people pull their hair out, and the nightmare apparently made people want to murder the developers.

 

[Sabitsuki]

Also throwing my vote at the Ancient Dragon of Dark Souls 2.

Absolutely nothing enjoyable about the Ancient Dragon. It's guarded by the most annoying mooks in the game. It has ridiculous damage spongy health. A pitiful attack pool of insta-kill attacks. The method for beating it is tedious beyond belief, and you can very easily be killed anyway if the dragon happens to move in a bad spot or bugs out. Worst of all, there's no real point in killing it anyway. It offers no unique reward for killing it. The soul is drops is just for making another boss easier (and that boss is still easier than the Ancient Dragon even without that particular soul). I find nothing satisfying about a boss that has to be beaten exclusively through a cheesy method, while still randomly deciding to one-hit kill me. Not sure if this technically qualifies as Boss that I just won't beat, because I simply cannot be bothered to waste any more effort on it.

If you really want the Giant Soul the Ancient Dragon drops? Burn a Bonfire Ascetic in the first Bonfire of Black Gulch and go kill the two Giant Warriors again. There you go, the entire reward for this utterly broken boss is easily obtained in five minutes by less frustrating means.

 

[Uriel_Hayabusa]

I was so stuck on Xenoblade's final boss that I just quit playing the game altogether.

 

[Azure23]

The boss I Struggle with the most right now is definitely the Smelter demon from Dark souls 2. Im not sure why but I just can't seem to dodge his attacks very well so I usually have to resort to either summoning others who throwing an entire Pikachu's worth of lightning spears at him.

Smelter was one of the only bosses in that game that gave me trouble, I wanted to try out all the new spell mechanics so my first couple characters were casters of various types who all got chased down and crushed by the smelter (they had like no stamina). But then . . .hope, in the form of my vanquisher-sealed, unarmed beast Magnus Flex. Basically I just got right up in his face (seriously I was basically pushing my face in his crotch) and whenever, literally whenever he did an attack I'd just roll under his right arm (HIS right) and come up swinging, he couldn't even touch me, just had to pop a lifegem once while he was doing his AoE to counteract the damage over time his fire form does.

So Monster Hunter Pros are probably gonna laugh their asses off at this, but I could never beat the dual Rajangs in the arena in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. I could wreck the first one and almost kill it, but then the second, larger, already enraged thunder monkey-bull would jump in and fuck my shit up so hard it was actually kinda funny. It happened so many times (that game had a strange influence on me, I hate grinding but the rewards, oh the sweet sweet craftables) that I actually had to laugh to keep from crying.

Ahh good times, maybe I'll get a nintendo console someday and try that series again.

 

[Azure23]

Ancient Dragon from Dark Souls 2. Cheap ass piece of wank he one shots me.

Can I second this? Cos I'm gonna. I gave that boss too much of my goddamn time before I said fuck it and beat Demon's Souls to vent my frustration. Stupid, ill-designed bastard.

With the post i've made above this one... I guess we can all agree about how the Ancient Dragon is the lamest yet most broken, terrible boss in Dark Souls history? I actually think From Software has no excuse, seeing as they made Kalameet in DS 1's DLC the best dragon boss i've ever fought. Such a shame man ...

agreed i was actualy suprised they managed to top bed of chaos in bad boss design. ancient dragon is just lame unlike other bosses winning against it didint feel like i archieved anything at all not to forget its attack animation with flying flame and flying move flame attack are far too similar to each other whole boss battle was just running from point a to b doing few hits and repeat.

Kalameet was wonderful, a superb test of dodge timing, choosing your moments to attack, and reading the enemy, everything that the game taught you to do is reflected in that fight, and it resulted in one of if not the most memorable solo boss fight i've had in a game (unless you count Sander Cohen's splicer waves, in which case my shotgun danced to waltz of the flowers and it was beautiful). But man fuck the ancient dragon, like many have said here It's not that I can't beat it, I have, but that is was so fucking stupid and pointless.

You know when I first saw the ancient dragon I was in awe. Its design is great, it's so detailed and cool, this massive, powerful titan lying languidly on his platform at the top of the world. As soon as he gave me the ashen mist heart I attacked because (as all you Dark Soulers know) if it lives, you must kill it. I was gratified when I saw the fog door and health bar appear, and then I fought it. So disappointing, such a missed opportunity for an amazing fight. I had an absolutely amazing fight against the looking glass knight the first time I fought him, killed an actual mirror squire and fought two more npc phantoms, It was an epic duel (benhart died early, damn you prepatch) with moments where the margin between life and death was razor thin, it was everything I wanted in a dark souls boss fight. I wish they could have made me feel that with more bosses in this game. I love you DKS2, but not as much as your older sibling or your estranged uncle.

 

[Santhenar]

I 2nd the Prince of Persia one, that wench has tooo much life.

Although not strictly a boss fight, there has been only once instance where I have actually thrown a controller across the room... And it broke.

The racing game Split/Second, which I love. Has a particular challenge about half way through, you have to race a pointy black car through a power station, as that power station is exploding. To get gold on most challenges you have drive pretty well, or just not make any mistakes. To get gold on this one... You have to memorize the track, know every route and shortcut, and then drive so recklessly, yet so perfectly through this exploding shitstorm.

Must have been over 100 attempts I was within half a second of beating it, the last thing I needed to 100% the game. Grrr... Makes me mad to think about it.

Got it in the end of course

 

[Elvis Starburst]

Krux at the end of Spectrobes Origins. I never could beat him, and by the time I felt like trying again, my brother moved out with the Wii we used and the save is gone now that I bought it off him. Guess I gotta go back and try and kick his ass again, after playing the ENTIRE game. Maybe this time I'll win. 17th times the charm

 

[Elvis Starburst]

So Monster Hunter Pros are probably gonna laugh their asses off at this, but I could never beat the dual Rajangs in the arena in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. I could wreck the first one and almost kill it, but then the second, larger, already enraged thunder monkey-bull would jump in and fuck my shit up so hard it was actually kinda funny. It happened so many times (that game had a strange influence on me, I hate grinding but the rewards, oh the sweet sweet craftables) that I actually had to laugh to keep from crying.

Ahh good times, maybe I'll get a nintendo console someday and try that series again.

After spending a grand total of over 600 hours (Not shitting you by the way) on the series, wrecking everything g rank, I can still say that the dual Rajangs are by far one of the worst things you have to deal with. I'm with you there man, that quest was really, really brutal. It took me a lot of tries too... Good fun~

 

[Alrom]

I don't remember any boss right now that was so hard or cheap that I completely gave up.

But there is one boss that I do not wish to fight ever again in the same conditions and whatever I think about it I just shiver and have the feeling to just turn the game off.


That would be Alatreon G-rank solo in monster hunter 3 ultimate. I managed to kill that thing after burning a lot of items. The game gives you 50 minutes and 3 lifes to kill that thing.

I killed it with 4 minutes remaining and had already died twice.


I know there are people out there that can kill it withing 6 to 28 minutes solo but I'm not one of those people.

 

[Mr Companion]

The only boss I have never beat is that f**king Cerberus Breeder from God of War 3. Ive killed every boss in Dark Soul's, even Four Kings and Kalameet and all that good s**t. Ive beaten Sephiroth from Kingdoms Hearts.
But none of it
None of it compares to the Cerberus Breeder on Titan mode! Hades was hard but he died with persistance. But the Cerberus Breeder is so f**king hardcore its not real! Within seconds the arena becomes a profane orgy of explosions and enemies. A pair of ninja Satyres leap out of his severed head stumps to rips your behind like a paper bag! He has attacks with nano-second frames that take your health off like its nothing. Forget Kratos, son of Zues, this bastard is hell made flesh to torment you!

Did I mention this comes right after the hardest falling minigame in the game and you don't get a save point so any damage you take remains for the boss? I almost killed this bastard, almost! His last head proved too strong and he killed me.

Cerberus Breeder, the one who got away.

 

[Gottesstrafe]

Gonna have to contest that bit about the Drakekeepers though. If anything I found them to be pushovers. Ignoring the fact that they are incredibly weak to fire (the regular firebomb does 200 damage to it and costs 200 souls apiece) most of their attacks are readily telegraphed and easy to dodge or block. The great hammer ones (I'm guessing these are the ones you are referencing specifically) also become trivial if you either keep a wide berth or get right in their face. The flurry attacks will pass harmlessly over your head half the time while the ones that do land are easily blocked or dodged through, giving you the opening to land a hit.

I'm pretty sure he meant these guys

who are fast and annoying to fight "fairly" because they seemingly have no limit to the number of hits or dodges they can do in a row.

Not these guys

who are easy as hell.

The Dragon Knights? Still big pushovers as long as you have a decent shield. Not only do they have the same inherent weaknesses of any humanoid enemy (eg. 2-handed Demon's Great Hammer strong attack), they also tend to over dodge and show their back to you long enough to set up back stabs and other combos. At one point I got tired of farming them with my Claymore so I just ditched the sword+shield and went with power-stancing whips or caestuses and practicing my parrying.

 

[scorptatious]

The only boss I have never beat is that f**king Cerberus Breeder from God of War 3. Ive killed every boss in Dark Soul's, even Four Kings and Kalameet and all that good s**t. Ive beaten Sephiroth from Kingdoms Hearts.
But none of it
None of it compares to the Cerberus Breeder on Titan mode! Hades was hard but he died with persistance. But the Cerberus Breeder is so f**king hardcore its not real! Within seconds the arena becomes a profane orgy of explosions and enemies. A pair of ninja Satyres leap out of his severed head stumps to rips your behind like a paper bag! He has attacks with nano-second frames that take your health off like its nothing. Forget Kratos, son of Zues, this bastard is hell made flesh to torment you!

Did I mention this comes right after the hardest falling minigame in the game and you don't get a save point so any damage you take remains for the boss? I almost killed this bastard, almost! His last head proved too strong and he killed me.

Cerberus Breeder, the one who got away.

Ah yes, that battle was a ***** for me as well on Titan Mode.

Fuck satyrs. They've always been a ***** to deal with in the God of War games. At least the first three and CoO, I haven't played the later titles.

 

[Dragonlayer]

I don't know if you'd count it as a "boss", you probably wouldn't but the torture sequence in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. I can't do it, I can't hammer the button quick enough. I gave up, had to stop playing the game. I've also never been able to beat the torture sequence in Metal Gear Solid on anything higher than easy.

I could *never* pass the torture sequence in Metal Gear Solid for the PS1, I used to have to call my dad over if I wanted to get the "Save Meryl" ending. The microwave hall in MGS4 was passable but felt like I had broken my thumb!

 

[Dragonlayer]

The snake plant lady from Devil May Cry 4 (I think) and the dude who turns himself into an angel from the same game: Graaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

 

[JagermanXcell]

This quickly turned into the "Ancient Dragon from Dks2 as the boss I JUST. CAN'T. BEAT." thread.

Yeah I'll throw my hat into the ring on that one too. He's an unjustifiably cheap broken boring boss that makes even Bed of Chaos look intentionally good.
FromSoft B Team... never touch a Souls game again please.

OT:
For the longest time I can remember, the hardest boss I just could not conquer for weeks on end was phase 2 Peace Walker in MGS: Peace Walker.
The game really amped up the difficulty at that point, throwing a boss that has an insanely huge moveset, could potentially one shot you if you don't have rations equipped, can actually do stamina damage to you (ONE OF THE RARE TIMES STAMINA DAMAGE MATTERED TO YOU), could actually drain you of supply markers, and had a time limit attack where if you don't have the proper weapons that can deliver enough DPS... you lose. GG. Start over. This boss actually made me SWEEEEEEAT

You actually won? Congrats! Here's two optional harder versions of her. LAUNCHING S MINES LAUNCHING S MINES LAUNCHING F***ING S MINES.

MGS: Peace Walker. And underrated masochistic paradise of epic proportions.

 

[Easton Dark]

FTL, the f#@king flagship.

This, I have a screenshot of that bastard bristling with NINE active drones in what feels like an absolute brick wall of "screw you." where I can't imagine the kind of massively overpowered ship I'd need to have a chance against something that can block everything and meanwhile scupper you in about three rounds.

Cloak level 1

No damage

*Jazz Hands*

For me, no boss I haven't been able to beat, but I stopped playing Witcher 2 at Letho. I concluded from that fight that the controls really weren't working for me with keyboard and mouse, and I wanted to start over with a controller, but it's been a few months since I stopped.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Ooh, though I beat him eventually, I did have trouble with Deus Ex:HR and the battle with Jaron Namir because... yeah, I fell for the upgraded chip thing. I knew it'd screw me over, but I figured the game would force you to take it one point or another, so... thought I'd just get it over with. Turns out, for once, a game let you make a choice and then didn't immediately nullify any consequences it might have. Won that battle by constantly moving around and getting in potshots when he was jumping over the walls. Turns out the guy's aim is awful. Still though, not a fun (Or short) battle, when your Jensen's made of glass and all you've got is a sniper rifle and all those tranquilizer darts you've been stockpiling.

I've never legitimately defeated him, even without the rigged chip. Here's a strategy that is extremely cheap and also immensely humorous:

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks6I47DXmzI

Also, on the second boss you can perpetually stun lock her with the taser and finish her off with a rocket, an equally cheap strategy in its own right. I love Deus Ex: HR and being able to play Adam in a Bladerunner-esque basically dystopian future but those boss fights really are a detriment to the rest of the game.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

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OT: I was never able to beat Sephiroth in Kingdoms Hearts 1 no matter how many times I tried. Poor controls combined with his massively damaging attacks and ridiculously large HP bar meant I never even got close to beating him.

I can assist you if you wish. KH1 Sephiroth is difficult, and honestly I got lucky against him on my LP of Final Mix (the original PS2 one). He got off a Heartless Angel on me, and didn't teleport behind me, while giving me enough time to use an elixir. The gaming gods were watching me that day I guess. :/

Yeah if you've got some advice for me I'm more than happy to take it on board. It will be awhile before I attempt him again though. I've got the HD remake but I haven't got far into it yet.

 

[GeneralBigG]

Yeah, I get to say something unique!

OT: The fucking Egg Viper on Sonic Adventure. I've only ever beaten that bastard once, when I first got the game. On the Dreamcast.

I've come so close so many times, even actually getting him down to zero health but being killed by his death throws.

I hate that dick so much...

*sits in the corner and cries at the memory*