Epic Boss Battles

[A_Red_Sky_Morning]

Probably just a big dur, but if you can count GLaDOS in Portal, then she tops my list. It's so easy to play through the game and kick her parts into the fire that I do it just about every night before I got to sleep (like a gamer, at two a.m. or so).

 

[ohmamamia]

Oh yeah, I can't forget about the bosses in Shadow Of Colossus. Those were pretty amazing.

 

[HomeAliveIn45]

Mike Tyson from Punch Out, havent beaten him, but he's damn fun to play against

It's glorious!

 

[-Seraph-]

Fighting Magus from Chrono Trigger, the music was awesome and the whole battle was tense, so was the last few battle with Lavos. God I love the classic, good times.

 

[GenHellspawn]

WoW on heroic

Huh?

 

[teknoarcanist]

I'd have to say Sephiroth from Kingdom Hearts one, or the giant bird or snake from Shadow of the Colossus. For sephiroth, it was having a battle system so tight that it was actually a challenge to face a boss; instead of just figuring out a pattern or mashing buttons, you had a system which forced you to rely on skill to beat a ridiculously challenging enemy.
And of course Shadow of the Colossus is just fucking epic.

 

[Vincent9mm]

I'll try to limit it to 5 here... on this thread

The Joy (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Kefka (Final Fantasy 6)
Brock (Dead Rising)
Marie (Silent Hill 2) - Not sure if I got her name right
Bouncer (Bioshock) - The first one you fight

 

[Aries_Split]

I'll try to limit it to 5 here... on this thread

The Joy (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Kefka (Final Fantasy 6)
Brock (Dead Rising)
Marie (Silent Hill 2) - Not sure if I got her name right
Bouncer (Bioshock) - The first one you fight

The Joy was an amazing battle...Greatest ten minutes of my gaming life.

 

[Altorin]

pretty much every battle in Shadow of the Colossus.

A game where every level solely involves climbing a giant lumbering monster and figuring out how to kill it, and then clutching on, shoving a sword into it, pouring black blood out all over you?

ya.

my only issue with it is a couple of the bosses are similar in design, but they usually have at least a couple different elements that make it a different.

Edit: Shadow of the Colossus has been mentioned I see, but it bears mention again. When it comes to big bosses, SoC wins until Resistance 2 comes out, then we'll see.

 

[acer840]

The Joy/The Boss (MGS3)
Liquid Ocelot (MGS4)
Any Coloussus in Shadow Of The Coloussus
Yiazmat (FFXII)

Wouldn't say "Epic", but it felt like a great triumph
Lou (GH3)

 

[Theokotos]

The giant, skinless, half-formed mutant from the original Tomb Raider. That fight was the only reason I bought Anniversary; and I don't think I've ever been more disappointed in my life. I spent the next 2 and a half hours intentionally dunking Lara in molten lava to ease the pain.

 

[twisterghost]

Twilight Princess, Air temple boss, Zant (Easy but amazing idea), and the sand temple boss. The giant skeleton dragon thing. That has got to be the most amazing boss fight I have ever done

 

[Necromancist]

GLADOS, the Sareaper, and the end battle in Crysis. Seriously, blowing up that giant walker thingie and then using a portable nuke launcher to sink an EVEN BIGGER alien warship? Epic.

 

[kickmeandrun]

I'd say most of the boss fights on KH2 were epic if you mashed the I win button (triangle) They weren't hard or anything, they just looked epic.

 

[Hyatari]

The 13th Colossus in Shadow of the Colossus.
The colossal minotaur in Pandora's Temple in God of War 1.
The Nihilanth of Half Life 1.
The End of Metal Gear Solid 3.
The Brumak of the PC Gears of War.
The ascension to the control room of the reconstructed Halo on the final level of Halo 3 on Legendary mode, not a boss, but it's pretty tough.
The Great Mighty Poo
Metal Gear Rex of Metal Gear Solid 1
Necron assault at the end of Warhammer 40k Dawn of War in the expansion where you play as the Imperial Guard. Fucking Necrons.
The Super-Titan ship, Tsunami, from Colony Wars 1
That ridiculously huge cruiser I can't remember the name of in G-Police 1.
The Final Boss of Sonic & Knuckles and the Doomsday Zone.

 

[chaostheory]

Every enemy in Shadow of the Colossus, especially the 13th one. Jumping from your horse mid-gallop onto the wing of the Colossus was my favorite single momment in that game.

By the looks of it the Leviathan from R2 will also be on this list shortly, it just looks epic, and insomniac says it will be even more atmospheric when they finalize the code.

 

[Arcticflame]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ztCxpBmXuA

Not that I've ever actually done that.

 

[Hurray Forums]

Kingdom Hearts: There is something epic about being a flying kid who saves the universe with only a key, a dog, and a duck for help.
Xenosaga 3 final boss: Only boss thats ever made me go "Dear God I have to kill THAT!!?!?". Not to mention the music could make taking the trash out seem epic.

 

[Plasmar]

Every boss battle in Final Fantasy IV.

OP to the max!

 

[Imperator_2]

I'd say most of the boss fights on KH2 were epic if you mashed the I win button (triangle) They weren't hard or anything, they just looked epic.

Yus. Especially Sephiroth and the final battles with Xehanort.