The easiest/most difficult bosses in RPGs

**Demigod** · September 17th, 2002, 21:48

Just want to liven up the boards here a bit with another RPG-related thread

Of all the RPGs you've played what were the easiest and hardest bosses for you to beat and why? For me they would be:

Easiest:
Kefka (FF6) - By the time I reached him my characters were ungodly powerful and he went down in under 2 rounds doing less than 2000 points of damage. He didn't even get a chance to pull off some of his more powerful attacks.

Most difficult:
Emerald Weapon (FF7) - One of the most challenging bosses I've faced. It takes a lot of magic, levels and preparation to beat this guy. I lost to him about 7 or 8 times before I finally discovered how to beat him.

Other difficult bosses were: Optional dragon boss in FF4 who casts giga flare (?). The only way I could beat him to was have Kain jump before he attacked. The final boss in FF4 was also very difficult, a lot more challenging than the FF2 US version. Shinryuu and Omega in FF5 were also very difficult and nearly impossible to beat unless you know their weakness.

So, what are your easiest/hardest bosses? You can choose any boss, including sub-bosses and optional bosses.

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Decoy_Octopus · September 17th, 2002, 21:59

For some god forsaken reason, i always had trouble defeating the first dragon tank in chrono trigger. I just could not beat it! I finally managed to do it after leveling up for about an hour.

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Christemplar · September 17th, 2002, 22:04

Easiest boss: A lot. If you mean easiest final boss, that would be Sephiroth in FF7.

Hardest boss: Emerald Weapon and Ruby Weapon in FF7.

In my list, the easiest and hardest are in FF7....

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Strider · September 17th, 2002, 22:22

also, some of the easiest bosses are in golden axe, chrono trigger (they take long, but are not hard... such as most yakras), the squid boss in ff6 was rather easy, although annoying in the arena cause of "sneeze"... but imo the easiest last boss in any game would be in fallout 1, the last boss... whom, if you have a high enough charisma and intelligence, you can talk into killing himself, now, dont you agree thats an easy last boss?

some of the hardest bosses were in soul reaver 1 because it was sometimes hard to figure out how exactly you beat them, i always found the tentacle bus in figaro castle in ff6 rather hard but thats just me, and a few of the dragons in ff6 were hard... if you werent cheap and didnt black hole your bosses in that game... some of the weapons in ff7 were also really hard

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**Ryos** · September 17th, 2002, 22:35

Easiest? 99% of Final Fantasy's bosses. Thousand Arms gets a special mention for being ridiculously easy even if you're trying to run through it with next to no spells and no upgraded weapons. Um...actually, there are a lot of easy bosses. The hardest are also easy to point out: optional bosses. These are almost always the hardest (and usually only) challenging bosses. As the rules of RPGs notes, if these secret bosses ever decided to take over the world, the world would have no chance.

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Ultragunner · September 17th, 2002, 22:46

easiest to beat boss for me: Sephiroth of FF7 <-- casting knights of the round easily beats him.

hardest to beat boss for me: omega weapon of ff8, emerald and ruby weapon of ff7 and ozma of ff9. <-- i think you should carefully plan your strategies before facing these guys.

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SomeUserGuy · September 17th, 2002, 23:34

easiest: kefka (that idiot had nothing)
hardest: i don't remember the name, but this one lady in legend of dragoon, she was such a b*tch to fight.

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_E_ · September 17th, 2002, 23:58

Easiest: Most Final Fantasy series bosses and The Final Boss in Resident Evil III

Hardest: Final Boss in Parasite Eve II,.....it took me around 50 grenades to finish it off!!

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Ninjaa · September 18th, 2002, 00:30

Hardest? Zeromus in FF4j. He was incredibly hard since I barely levelled up at all throughout the game.

Easiest? Ultimecia. I beat her with Squall alone.

Kaiser Sigma · September 18th, 2002, 02:16

Easiest : all the Square's games bosses

Hardest : well, actually I had lots of troubles defeating the final form of Zophar in Lunar EB (Sega CD version)

Snu · September 18th, 2002, 02:35

Easy: Most bosses. The ones in FF8 were especially comical, since I’d sit around pulling spells from them before putting them out of their misery.

Difficult: Final Fantasy 4 (Japanese) — for that I needed to check a FAQ for a certain trick. The final boss in Vagrant Story was very hard for me, though that may be because my weapon was worn out.

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Alias · September 18th, 2002, 03:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Kaiser Sigma
Easiest : all the Square's games bosses

Hardest : well, actually I had lots of troubles defeating the final form of Zophar in Lunar EB (Sega CD version)

yea zophar was hard, but i think Borgan was so incredibly hard for me. He had three orbs orbiting him which finished me off after he did his gravity bomb. ARRRGH!

I thought the weapons were really easy once u were prepared for it. A lot of work, but not hard.

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Badaro · September 18th, 2002, 04:00

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Originally posted by Demigod79
Other difficult bosses were: Optional dragon boss in FF4 who casts giga flare (?).

Bahamut?

Here are my choices. I've included only "regular" bosses, since as Ryos pointed out optional ones are always too hard and I don't usually have the patience necessary to beat them.

Easiest: Not counting bosses that can be beaten with cheap tricks (like Vanish+Doom in FF6), I'd pick Daos from Lufia 2. After you get the Dual Blade, Maxim is so poweful I don't even need to heal him. Heck, I'm pretty sure he could take all 4 Sinistrals by himself!

Hardest: Last boss in Romancing Saga 3 ("The Destroyer", I think). It's a long battle, in a game where pretty much all forms of healing suck. And, since I didn't have a dedicated healer like Undine, my job was a lot harder. Took me quite a few tries, and in the end I managed to win with only Leonid still standing.

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**Demigod** · September 18th, 2002, 04:01

I find the earlier FF bosses (1-4) were much more difficult than the later ones. Most of the later FF bosses you can cheap. Ryos is right though, the optional bosses are among the most difficult bosses in RPGs. Bosses like Omega, Shinryu of FF5, Ruby & Emerald weapon of FF7, and Omega weapon of FF8 require the utmost resources to defeat and are much more difficult than the final bosses themselves.

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Omega · September 18th, 2002, 05:19

Hard Ones
Kefka in FF3
Last lavos form in ct
Ruby Weapon (optional) in ff7
Omega weapon (optional) in ff8

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Don Horneo · September 18th, 2002, 14:10

Easiest: too many.

The hardest enemies are:

Indalecio with Limiter off, Universe mode, Star Ocean 2.
Gabrie Celeste, Universe mode, Star Ocean 2.

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Syed Fawad · September 18th, 2002, 14:23

Since I've played only a single RPG, let me add my little contribution. I have to say that the toughest boss is Ultima Weapon in FFX (an optional boss).

There are too many easy ones. The first sinspawn, eg.

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Mohd · September 18th, 2002, 14:42

Easiest: Ultimecia FF8 and all the other bosses in this game.

Hardest: Omega Weapon (ff8), Emerald Weapon (ff7)

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Christemplar · September 18th, 2002, 14:45

In my opinion, Omega Weapon would be much more easier if you have 100 heroes. Anyway, FF8 shouldn't be a problem if you have the right junction and Heroes... or it is?

Syed Fawad, is there a Omega Weapon too in FFX? I remember I seen it somewhere else...

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Mohd · September 18th, 2002, 15:08

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Originally posted by Christemplar
In my opinion, Omega Weapon would be much more easier if you have 100 heroes. Anyway, FF8 shouldn't be a problem if you have the right junction and Heroes... or it is?

Syed Fawad, is there a Omega Weapon too in FFX? I remember I seen it somewhere else...

I mean if you fight him without hero or holy war or even using Lion heart.(I defeated him without those)

and you forgot something you have to be killed many times to know his techneque before you defeat him.

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September 17th, 2002, 21:48	#1
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,332	The easiest/most difficult bosses in RPGs Just want to liven up the boards here a bit with another RPG-related thread Of all the RPGs you've played what were the easiest and hardest bosses for you to beat and why? For me they would be: Easiest: Kefka (FF6) - By the time I reached him my characters were ungodly powerful and he went down in under 2 rounds doing less than 2000 points of damage. He didn't even get a chance to pull off some of his more powerful attacks. Most difficult: Emerald Weapon (FF7) - One of the most challenging bosses I've faced. It takes a lot of magic, levels and preparation to beat this guy. I lost to him about 7 or 8 times before I finally discovered how to beat him. Other difficult bosses were: Optional dragon boss in FF4 who casts giga flare (?). The only way I could beat him to was have Kain jump before he attacked. The final boss in FF4 was also very difficult, a lot more challenging than the FF2 US version. Shinryuu and Omega in FF5 were also very difficult and nearly impossible to beat unless you know their weakness. So, what are your easiest/hardest bosses? You can choose any boss, including sub-bosses and optional bosses. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

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September 17th, 2002, 21:59	#2
Decoy_Octopus Master of Disguise Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Here... again... Posts: 1,508	For some god forsaken reason, i always had trouble defeating the first dragon tank in chrono trigger. I just could not beat it! I finally managed to do it after leveling up for about an hour. __________________ "I contend that any game that draws people in is a good thing, because the more people play computer games, the more the hobby becomes legitimized and loses its social-retard status."- Jeff Green

September 17th, 2002, 22:04	#3
Christemplar Angel Join Date: May 2002 Location: A place beyond beyond. Posts: 2,296	Easiest boss: A lot. If you mean easiest final boss, that would be Sephiroth in FF7. Hardest boss: Emerald Weapon and Ruby Weapon in FF7. In my list, the easiest and hardest are in FF7.... __________________ Writing of Insanity

September 17th, 2002, 22:22	#4
Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,223	also, some of the easiest bosses are in golden axe, chrono trigger (they take long, but are not hard... such as most yakras), the squid boss in ff6 was rather easy, although annoying in the arena cause of "sneeze"... but imo the easiest last boss in any game would be in fallout 1, the last boss... whom, if you have a high enough charisma and intelligence, you can talk into killing himself, now, dont you agree thats an easy last boss? some of the hardest bosses were in soul reaver 1 because it was sometimes hard to figure out how exactly you beat them, i always found the tentacle bus in figaro castle in ff6 rather hard but thats just me, and a few of the dragons in ff6 were hard... if you werent cheap and didnt black hole your bosses in that game... some of the weapons in ff7 were also really hard __________________ My Deviant Art

September 17th, 2002, 22:35	#5
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	Easiest? 99% of Final Fantasy's bosses. Thousand Arms gets a special mention for being ridiculously easy even if you're trying to run through it with next to no spells and no upgraded weapons. Um...actually, there are a lot of easy bosses. The hardest are also easy to point out: optional bosses. These are almost always the hardest (and usually only) challenging bosses. As the rules of RPGs notes, if these secret bosses ever decided to take over the world, the world would have no chance. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

September 17th, 2002, 22:46	#6
Ultragunner Trans-Am Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 998	easiest to beat boss for me: Sephiroth of FF7 <-- casting knights of the round easily beats him. hardest to beat boss for me: omega weapon of ff8, emerald and ruby weapon of ff7 and ozma of ff9. <-- i think you should carefully plan your strategies before facing these guys. __________________ PC Specs:

September 17th, 2002, 23:34	#7
SomeUserGuy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 640	easiest: kefka (that idiot had nothing) hardest: i don't remember the name, but this one lady in legend of dragoon, she was such a b*tch to fight. __________________ Yea.......

September 17th, 2002, 23:58	#8
_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 9,354	Easiest: Most Final Fantasy series bosses and The Final Boss in Resident Evil III Hardest: Final Boss in Parasite Eve II,.....it took me around 50 grenades to finish it off!! __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

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Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Hardest? Zeromus in FF4j. He was incredibly hard since I barely levelled up at all throughout the game. Easiest? Ultimecia. I beat her with Squall alone.

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Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night. Posts: 15,356	Easiest : all the Square's games bosses Hardest : well, actually I had lots of troubles defeating the final form of Zophar in Lunar EB (Sega CD version)

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Snu Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Seattle Posts: 116	Easy: Most bosses. The ones in FF8 were especially comical, since I’d sit around pulling spells from them before putting them out of their misery. Difficult: Final Fantasy 4 (Japanese) — for that I needed to check a FAQ for a certain trick. The final boss in Vagrant Story was very hard for me, though that may be because my weapon was worn out. Last edited by Snu; September 18th, 2002 at 07:26..

September 18th, 2002, 04:01	#14
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,332	I find the earlier FF bosses (1-4) were much more difficult than the later ones. Most of the later FF bosses you can cheap. Ryos is right though, the optional bosses are among the most difficult bosses in RPGs. Bosses like Omega, Shinryu of FF5, Ruby & Emerald weapon of FF7, and Omega weapon of FF8 require the utmost resources to defeat and are much more difficult than the final bosses themselves. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

September 18th, 2002, 05:19	#15
Omega User addicted to Diazepam Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: WIRED Posts: 4,744	Hard Ones Kefka in FF3 Last lavos form in ct Ruby Weapon (optional) in ff7 Omega weapon (optional) in ff8 __________________ .:[ This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time ]:. .:[ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last]:.

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Don Horneo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 53	Easiest: too many. The hardest enemies are: Indalecio with Limiter off, Universe mode, Star Ocean 2. Gabrie Celeste, Universe mode, Star Ocean 2. __________________ I AM HORNY. ARE YOU?

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,262	Since I've played only a single RPG, let me add my little contribution. I have to say that the toughest boss is Ultima Weapon in FFX (an optional boss). There are too many easy ones. The first sinspawn, eg. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Mohd .:: PHP King ::. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bahrain Posts: 580	Easiest: Ultimecia FF8 and all the other bosses in this game. Hardest: Omega Weapon (ff8), Emerald Weapon (ff7) __________________ Mohd Webs! Where Programmer Can Learn & Help .::. Mohd Forums My Email

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Christemplar Angel Join Date: May 2002 Location: A place beyond beyond. Posts: 2,296	In my opinion, Omega Weapon would be much more easier if you have 100 heroes. Anyway, FF8 shouldn't be a problem if you have the right junction and Heroes... or it is? Syed Fawad, is there a Omega Weapon too in FFX? I remember I seen it somewhere else... __________________ Writing of Insanity