Nintendo's titles hold a host of memorable encounters across its library. 🧸Many of these encounters involve bosses that have fought their respective nemeses over the course of decades. For instance, it's no surprise that Bowser, 30 years later,🐻 continues his quest to kidnap Princess Peach while Mario rescues her.
Hꦚowever, some of the Nintendo boss fights include some surprising encounters. They could be due to major plot points, music, or even the fights themselves. Whether they're difficult or just mind-blowing, Nintendo has come up with some of the best final boss fights in gaming history.
Please be mindful of various game spoilers below.
10 And🥂ross - Star Fox 64
Fox McCloud's nemesis supposedly killed James McCloud on Venom years prior to their own struggle. Once a brilliant scientist, the simian's mad experiments drove the Cornerian government to exile him onto the deserted wasteland planet, Venom. There, Andross declar♊ed war against Corneria and sent his troops to invade.
Upon battling Andross, you're greeted by a massive ape head. Depending on the route you take, you either fight the fake monster or the true form, a giant brain. As he utters his death cries, "if I go down, I'm taking you with me," he self-destructs in a final attempt to take down Fox. Andross later appears as the final boss of Star Fox Adventures, an enemy in Star Fox Command, and again in the reimagining of 64, Star Fox Zero.
9 ও Kaptain K.ﷺ Rool - Donkey Kong Country 2
When Donkey Kong defeated King K. Rool in Donkey Kong Country, the crocodile pirate wasn't finished yet. If he couldn't have DK's banana hoard, he would kidnap DK instead. This goaded DK's buddies,♎ Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, to come rescue him.
K. Rool's second-go-round is known for being one of the hardest. His Blunderbuss allows him to mix up cannonballs, elements, and dash across even when invisible. The climax of the battle involves DK fre🌱eing himself from K.Rool's bounds and uppercutting him into the swamp. K.Rool would later appear to fight the Kongs once more in the center of the Lost World should they have all DK Coins collected. Also, when K. Rool made his grand debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his final boss theme and his Blunderbuss also returned!
8 Mother Brain - Super Metroid ဣ
Samus disposed of the Mother Brain in the original Metroid. The alien overlord would return, however, as is common with the enemies of the Metroid series. When chasing down the Baby Metroid back to⛄ Planet Zebes, Samus would encounte🎃r Mother Brain once more.
Unlike their past encounter, however, Mother Brain was no longer confined to a brain in the jar. While the fight initially started as such, Mother Brai꧃n would grow into a colo🃏ssal kaiju and defeat Samus. With the sacrifice of the Metroid Hatchling, Samus would gain the power to finally put away her nemesis once and for all.
7 Baby Bowser - Yoshi's Isl🃏and 🗹
One of the most wicked cool things about this fight is the music. To chase right in, the fight with Baby Bowser starts with the spoiled brat attemptin⛎g to ride Yoshi. As Yoshi rebuffs him in battle, Kamek grows him to a colossal🐼 size.
Yoshi's Island would be the first of numerous games to feature Bowser in his colossal form. Yoshi would have to launch giant eggs across the horizon or risk being♌ crushed by the approaching Bowser. While Bowser could fill a list of epic final boss battles throughout the Mario series, nothing hit quite like Koji Kondo's unprecedented heavy metal melody in Yoshi's Island.
6 Void - Kirby: Star Allies 💜ඣ
The Kirby series is filled with some of the most memorable and𒁃 disturbing final boss fights in the series. Bosses like Zero would bleed when woun🀅ded. Later bosses, like Haltmann, came with tragic lore written in the pause screens.
Initially, as Void Termina, Kirby wou🌄ld defeat this creature, summoned by the Jambastian leader, Hyness, to take over the world. Only through the free updates would the game provide more than the shooter-type boss battle followed by the obligatory massive orb fight. Accompanied by a somber remix of Green Greens, the pause screen lore featured a shocking reveal: Void to be of the same origin as both Kirby and Dark Matter and the player was forced to end its life.
5 🌼 Masked Man - Mother 3 ✅
Mother 3 was no stranger to tragedy. The first chapter ends with the mother of Claus and Lucas, Hinawa, being brutally murdered🐭 by a creature. It's later revealed that Porky Minch, an antagonist from the previous title EarthB🌳ound, is responsible for corrupting the innocent creatures of the Nowhere Islands.
Unfortunately, along with the animals, he also corrupted people including Lucas' long-lost brother, Claus. The emotional encounter starts with him overpowerin🔥g the party while their father, Flint, tries to get in between them. Only as Claus begins to regain his sanity does he fire🌸 one final bolt at Lucas, reflected by the Franklin Badge, in a bid to end his suffering and atone for everything with his life.
4 ꧙ 🍃 Hades - Kid Icarus: Uprising
In the original Kid Icarus, the jealous goddess, Medusa, took Palutena hostage. Pit defeated this fiend and would take her down once more in Uprising. However, it was later reveꦑaled that Medusa was working for the God of 🌃the Underworld, Hades.
This cruel, manipulative psychopath was responsible for the deaths of thousands only to fuel his own army of the dead. The massive overlord took on Pit with the most powerful weapons the latter could throw against him. Thanks to interference from a vengeful Medusa, Pit wou🌞ld succeed in destroying the dark god and putting an end to quite possibly the cruelest and most sadistic villain in all of Nintendo's history.
3 🐷 Ganondorf - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Already versed in incredible boss battles, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Wind Waker surprises you with perhaps the single best fight with Ganondorf in the series. After he loses his bid to conquer Hyrule with the Triforce, 🐓he knew he had lost. Yet with his last-ditch effort, he took the fight to Link and Princess Zelda.
As Link, you battle Ganondorf with everyth𝐆ing you've learned with swordplay while Zelda aids you with Light Arrows. At one point, Ganon knocks Zelda out cold while you duel him solo. Once Zelda wakes up, she forms one last plan to take the evil king down. The finale is perhaps the single most satisfying clash anyone could ever ask for🦋.
2 Nemesis - Fire E📖mblem: Three Houses
This exciting encounter comes from the final encounter in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Golden Deer route. Only in Verdant Wind could the player fight the mysterious group: Those Who Slither in the Da🉐rk. The proud Almyran, Claude, chose to free Fodlan to end the oppression of its people and would not let Nemesis undo his work.
Nemesis was once a powerful, mortal king who was defeated by Rhea in mortal combat. Revived thousands of years later, Nemesis would go on a tirade across Fodlan and challenge Byleth and Claude's army for the sake of Garreg Mach Monastery and the entire country. This powerful king came with an army including the 10 Elites, the most powerful soldiers in Fodlan history. His fight also included perhaps the most magnificent battle theme i💫n the series: God-Shattering Star.
1 🦂 Dark Bowser and Dark Fawful - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story ജ
In an ironic twist of fate, rather than being featured as the #1 final boss, Bowser fights the final boss! When Bowser and the Mario Bros. attempt to rescue Peach from Fawful, they learn of his true intent: possess the Dark Star and rule over the Mushroom Kingdom. Unaware of the Mario Bros' presence within him, Bowser confront🐈s Dark Fawful. Near the end, the Dark Star does the unthinkable and creates a dark clone of Bowser!
This fight is special for being one of Kingdom Hearts composer, Yoko Shimomura's, most remarkable final battle themes. Bowser fights Dark Bowser in a bid for the world and, in doing so, inhales Fawful. 🃏Now possessed by the Dark Star, the once chuckling gremlin transformed into a horrific monstrosity. Mario & Luigi must fight this grotesque abomination in their final bid to save the Mushroom Kingdom.