History AwesomeBosses / KingdomHearts

* The TrueFinalBoss fight, i.e. [[spoiler: Aqua vs. Terranort]]. One of the most epic boss fights of the entire series. Why? [[spoiler: Xehanort is a {{Complete Monster}} who has completely ruined the heroes' lives and has plagued the universe with the Unversed. As Aqua, you have lost your master, your home, AND your two best friends because of him. [[CatharsisFactor Now it's payback time.]]]]

* [[spoiler: Young Xehanort, aka The Mysterious Figure from Birth By Sleep.]] He's fought at the climax as the game's [[spoiler:pen]]ultimate boss, and as the [[spoiler: younger form of the BigBad]], he's a truly vile [[spoiler: human being]] who's effectively responsible for [[spoiler: [[PlayerPunch what happened to]] [[MoralEventHorizon the heroes]] in BBS, as well as Sora's [[MindRape fate]] in this game.]] He's fought in an incredibly fierce and agile battle against Riku, the series' resident {{Badass}}, so the battle is essentially a {{Badass}} vs. a {{Complete Monster}}.

* The TrueFinalBoss fight, i.e. [[spoiler: Aqua vs. Terranort]]. One of the most epic boss fights of the entire series.

* [[spoiler: Young Xehanort, aka The Mysterious Figure from Birth By Sleep.]]

** [[AwesomeMusic/KingdomHearts Guardando nel Buio]], Ansem's theme [[WastedSong not heard since KH1.]]

* Also, Chernabog. Disney's ''Night on Bald Mountain,'' crap-your-pants scary Chernabog. Set to the original song.

* Also, Chernabog. Disney's ''Night on Bald Mountain,'' [[NightmareFuel crap-your-pants scary]] '''Chernabog.''' Set to the original song.

** Far better than Hook is the final boss, Marluxia, ''especially'' in the PS2 remake, in which he has three stages instead of just two.
*** Marluxia's [[LightningBruiser first]] and [[OneWingedAngel third stages]] in particular.
** Also from ''Re:Chain of Memories'', Riku's battle with ''[[ManipulativeBastard Zexion]]''. [[BadassAngster Riku]] finally [[HesBack comes out of his]] HeroicBSOD, [[IAmWhatIAm accepts the darkness as a part of himself without letting it control him]], and he gets ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome infinite]] SuperMode''.
*** Zexion is also one of the more creatively destructive bosses in the game, slowly winnowing your card set down and using your own attacks against you.
** Also, pretty much ''any'' time you fight an Organization member the second time, ''especially'' [[ShockAndAwe Larxene]] and [[AnIcePerson Vexen]].

---> '''Sora & Simba:''' '''''TOGETHER!!'''''

* Beating Scar in the Pride Lands, kicking the crap out of the guy for Killing Mufasa! Lying to Simba! And lying to the whole pride! WHOO!

* The bosses in 358/2 Days are all awesome, with the one absolutely stealing the show being the Infernal Engine. You rush through Beast's Castle, trying to find the unidentified Heartless, when all of a sudden, [[TheWorfEffect Beast is freakin' launched over the gates of his castle, landing in the courtyard all battered.]] This makes you start wondering, 'What the hell could take out ''the Beast?'' So, you rush out the gates, and then, [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Vim and Vigor kicks in]], as a gigantic battering ram/siege tower rolls towards the main gates, and from that point on, you're basically reenacting the scene from Return of the King with Grond, if the heroes began viciously attacking it before it could reach the gates. It may be ThatOneBoss to some, but to others, it cemented the game as truly magnificent.
* [[spoiler: Xion]] in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Pure awesome and the music in final stage is just so [[TearJerker indescribable]].

* Another one from BirthBySleep is Ven's final battle with Vanitas. Not only are fighting one on one with basically [[spoiler: an [[EvilTwin evil version of Sora]]]] but it also has ''[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome one the most epic tracks in the entire series]]''. Watch it in full [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BReGlkos6j8 here]].

* BBS's Trinity Armor. Out of the Unversed boss fights, that one was the best; unlike the dumb old [[AnimatedArmor Guard Armor]] from the first game(and it's even stupider Reverse Armor form), it's Unversed counterpart is an [[HumongousMecha actual Mech]]! [[CombiningMecha Composed of three different Unversed]]! [[MundaneMadeAwesome And a kickass]] [[TransformationSequence Transformation Sequence]]! Not to mention it's one of the few boss battles in the game where you get allies for adding coolness; in this case, the OTHER two playable characters(so it's Terra, Ven and Aqua vs. Trinity Armor)! Easily one of the best boss fights in BBS.
** The secret bosses of Birth By Sleep qualify as well; [[spoiler: Vanitas' Lingering Spirit, while only having one HP bar, is fast and strong; and if you use Cure spells, he does too. Annoying as heck, but an interesting challenge. The Mysterious Figure, first shown in the NA version of BBS, has a bevy of tricks which make him hard as heck, but beating him is sweet indeed. The Final Mix bosses keep up the pace: Armor of the Master(Eraqus' Armor) uses a spell which whips up energy chains to do all kinds of crap, from tying you up, acting as projectiles, and more, has lightning fast combos, and other painful crap. The other new FM boss, No Heart(Xehanort's Keyblade armor, which happens to look a HECK OF a lot like Xemnas' armor, and even has a mix of the Ansem fight music and the final Xemnas fight music as his theme); first he creates a barrier, sitting pretty on his throne while you bash it. After that, he gets off his rear, and kicks your ass with Keyblade combos, hand to hand attacks, dark energy blasts, impaling you with Keyblades....Holy badass.]]
* Either of the encounters with Braig in BBS. If nothing else for the awesome music, it shows just how powerful Xigbar was before he was even Xigbar.
* The Hunter of the Dark, in [[BirthBySleep Birth By Sleep: Final Mix,]] Perhaps the most badass Pureblood Heartless ever created. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Helps that its theme is epic as well.]]

* Also from Re:coded, the FinalBoss. This guy in a Black Coat's been screwing with you all throughout [[spoiler: Castle Oblivion]], and if you've played ''Chain of Memories'', you're probably expecting Marluxia. [[spoiler: You're ''dead'' wrong.]] Cue CrowningMomentOfAwesome as the man in the black cloack summons [[spoiler: [[OhCrap Oblivion]]. And then [[DualWielding Oathkeeper]]. [[{{Badass}} Enter]] [[EvilCounterpart Roxas]].]]

* BonusBoss [[spoiler: [[RunawayBrain Julius]]]] in ''KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance''. Not only is he [[NintendoHard hard]], not only is he a [[spoiler: {{Disney}} BonusBoss]], not only does [[spoiler: [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome The Encounter]]]] play during this fight [[spoiler:for the first time on a Creator/{{Nintendo}} [[Nintendo3DS handheld]]]], but he's also one of the fairer [[BonusBoss secret bosses]] to recent date in the KH series, being hard because he is legitimately hard, not unfair hard. Quite a refreshing sight after the [[FakeDifficulty unfairness]] that is [[spoiler:Vanitas Remnant and Mysterious Figure AKA Young Xehanort]], especially the latter.
* [[spoiler: Young Xehanort, aka The Mysterious Figure from Birth By Sleep.]] That is all.

* Wargoyle, Riku mode. You're approaching the outskirts of town, when this enormous gargoyle comes up and starts shooting at you. It chases you out of town, then heads back to the tower, where you get to fight it. The music, Majestic Wings, is great, and as much as it's a pain in the ass, escaping the Wargoyle is just plain awesome. Then there's the part where the whole city is lit on fire and you get to ride the heat given off by the flames to attack a giant flying gargoyle with cannons for hands.

* The Hunter of the Dark, in [[BirthBySleep Birth By Sleep: Final Mix,]] Perhaps the most badass Pureblood Heartless ever created. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Helps that it's theme is epic as well.]]

* [[TheBerserker Saix]]. This complete bastard arranged your girlfriend's kidnapping, has you [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Him]], and then tells you to keep slaughtering Heartless for the Organization's EvilPlan. Taking him on as one of the ''last'' surviving Organization members and on the verge of a VillainousBreakdown, fighting this arrogant bastard tooth and nail and then triumphantly finishing him off is ''extremely'' satisfying.

* BonusBoss [[spoiler: [[RunawayBrain Julius]]]] in ''KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance''. Not only is he [[NintendoHard hard]], not only is he a [[spoiler: {{Disney}} BonusBoss]], not only does [[spoiler: [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome The Encounter]]]] play during this fight [[spoiler:for the first time on a {{Nintendo}} [[Nintendo3DS handheld]]]], but he's also one of the fairer [[BonusBoss secret bosses]] to recent date in the KH series, being hard because he is legitimately hard, not unfair hard. Quite a refreshing sight after the [[FakeDifficulty unfairness]] that is [[spoiler:Vanitas Remnant and Mysterious Figure AKA Young Xehanort]], especially the latter.

* [[{{Tron}} Master Control Program and Commander Sark]]. Such an awesome ShoutOut to the movie, and the MCP's constant taunting you during the fight ("IS THAT THE BEST THE USER CAN DO?")

* Alongside Chernabog, there's also Maleficent, Monstro the Whale, and every other hellish spawn of Disney's sinister mind that robbed you of sleep for nights on end as a child. Regardless of how good or boring the boss fight is, you cannot deny that getting vengeance on just about every last one of those bastards was '''''sweet'''''. For example, kicking the godly ass of Hades in Kingdom Hearts II is freaking awesome - mostly because Hades explodes before the fight... and I mean LITERALLY explodes.

* While not technically a boss fight, it may qualify as the most epic battle for ''II'', if not the entirety of the franchise. On one side: Sora. Alone. On the other: 1,000 Heartless. ONE. THOUSAND. HEARTLESS. And your task? '''''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome WIPE THE FLOOR WITH THEM.]]'''''

* Chill Clawbster! You've just seen Monstro [[spoiler:swallow Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket]] and as you're preparing for a fight, it comes out from nowhere and [[spoiler:freezes Monstro alive]]! What follows is a battle around [[spoiler:the frozen Monstro]] as it flies away from you, smashes down the ice platforms, fires lasers, and is an all-around dick! When you've whittled down its HP, it decides to tuck its tail and flee! What follows is that [[spoiler:you must smash a crack on the frozen Monstro to free a part of it, then proceed to Reality Shift and blow bubbles on the freed crack]]. The result is at the end of the boss fight, you are chasing down Chill Clawbster '''''using''''' - yes, you guessed it - and by god, of all the awesome battles in the series, and there are many - this is by far the most awesome - '''''Monstro the whale!'''''
* [[spoiler:Xemnas.]] He is [[spoiler:the last boss in Sora's story]] and you fight him after one hell of a WhamEpisode! From the awesome line he spouts at you before the battle starts, to throwing buildings at you (again), to teleporting and floating all around the place, he is one satisfying bastard to beat! At one point, he'll throw a building at the platform you're on, and you have to use Reality Shift to cleave another in two, which allows you time to go '''''completely''''' nuts on him.

* Chill Clawbster! You've just seen Monstro [[spoiler:swallow Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket]] and as you're preparing for a fight, it comes out from nowhere and [[spoiler:freezes Monstro alive]]! What follows is a battle around [[spoiler:the frozen Monstro]] as it flies away from you, smashes down the ice platforms, fires lasers, and is an all-around dick! When you've whittled down its HP, it decides to tuck its tail and flee! What follows is that [[spoiler:you must smash a crack on the frozen Monstro to free a part of it, then proceed to Reality Shift and blow bubbles on the freed crack]]. The result is at the end of the boss fight, you are chasing down Chill Clawbster '''''using''''' - yes, you guessed it (and by god, of all the awesome battles in the series, and there are many, this is by far the most awesome - '''''Monstro the whale!'''''

* Chill Clawbster! You've just seen Monstro [[spoiler:swallow Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket]] and as you're preparing for a fight, it comes out from nowhere and [[spoiler:freezes Monstro alive]]! What follows is a battle around [[spoiler:the frozen Monstro]] as it flies away from you, smashes down the ice platforms, fires lasers, and is an all-around dick! When you've whittled down its HP, it decides to tuck its tail and flee! What follows is that [[spoiler:you must smash a crack on the frozen Monstro to free a part of it, then proceed to Reality Shift and blow bubbles on the freed crack]]. The result is at the end of the boss fight, you are chasing down Chill Clawbster '''''using Monstro the whale!'''''

** Hades. When you finally fight him, [[VillainousBreakDown he's lost his temper]]. [[FinalFantasyX Auron]] is no longer his puppet, Hercules is over his HeroicBSOD, and now everyone wants to give Hades a piece of their minds. On top of that, their battle is also set to [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome The Encounter]]. Heck, any Disney boss with this music could qualify for the nostalgia value.

* Alongside Chernabog, there's also Maleficent, Monstro the Whale, and every other hellish spawn of Disney's sinister mind that robbed you of sleep for nights on end as a child. Regardless of how good or boring the boss fight is, you cannot deny that getting vengeance on just about every last one of those bastards was '''''sweet'''''.

** Also from ''Re:Chain of Memories'', Riku's battle with ''[[ManipulativeBastard Zexion]]''. [[BadassAnster Riku]] finally [[HesBack comes out of his]] HeroicBSOD, [[IAmWhatIAm accepts the darkness as a part of himself without letting it control him]], and he gets ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome infinite]] SuperMode''.

* Of course, once Final Mix+ came out, we got the TRUE Crowning Boss of Awesome. Roxas. Oh. My. God. ROXAS! Also gets points for having quite possibly one of the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome best/most heartbreaking battle themes ever]], "The Other Promise."

---> Simba: '''''TOGETHER!!'''''
--->Sora & Simba: * proceed to rip everything in the immediate area to shreds*

* The Lingering Sentiment is ThatOneBoss certainly, but that doesn't stop him from being insanely awesome. His relentless attacks are all the most unique and powerful attacks in the entire game, and ridiculous amount of health and defense makes it even better when you finally bring him down. And the song, Rage Awakened, makes the battle even more epic than it already was.
* Luxord. He begins the battle by turning you into a die. A die that can't attack, save for a weak body blow, and can't move without using that same move. After you wait that transformation out, your main method of attacking Luxord is accepting his games of chance, [[PressXToNotDie Pressing /_\ To Not Turn Into A Card]], and using the ActionCommand that gives you. And even after you've used the games to whittle down his health (or rather, "time." It's a TimedMission for both you and him, and attacks speed the time up.), he spreads cards all over the floor, turns into one himself, and hides among the pile. For a gimmicky battle, it is kind of fun and exhilarating.

** Spellican is also awesome for a similar reason- during his boss fight, you get to listen to the song from Sorcerer's Apprentice. Not to mention getting payback for that lousy bird summoning all those Dream Eaters in Traverse Town.

* Wargoyle, Riku mode. You're approaching the outskirts of town, when this enormous gargoyle comes up and starts shooting at you. It chases you out of town, then heads back to the tower, where you get to fight it. The music, Majestic Wings, is great, and as much as it's a pain in the ass, escaping the Wargoyle is just plain awesome.
** You forgot to mention the part where the whole city is lit on fire and you get to ride the heat given off by the flames. I repeat. You get to ride fire to attack a giant flying gargoyle with cannons for hands. I loved every part of that sentence.

* Wargoyle, Riku mode. You're approaching the outskirts of town, when this enormous gargoyle comes up and starts shooting at you. It chases you out of town, then heads back to the tower, where you get to fight it. The music is great, and as much as it's a pain in the ass, escaping the gargoyle is just plain awesome.

* The Anti Black Coat. You fight it after a particularly cool BadassBoast from Riku. It's certainly tough and can easily defeat you if you get careless or lack the proper abilities, but the fight is made awesome by the epic and nightmarish music, the shadowy arena, and the bright attacks. You have constantly dash about to prevent the Nightmare's attacks from hitting you. Combine with this and the eager anticipation of what the story's gonna throw at you next, it's a pretty exhilarating boss fight.

* The Anti Black Coat. You fight it after a particularly cool BadassBoast from Riku. Its certainly tough and can easily defeat you if you get careless or lack the proper abilities. But the fight is made awesome by the epic and nightmarish music, the shadowy arena, and the bright attacks. You have constantly dash about to prevent the Nightmare's attacks from hitting you. Combine with this and the eager anticipation of what the stories gonna throw at you next, its a pretty exhilarating boss fight.

* [[spoiler: Xion]] in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Pure awesome and the music in final stage is just so [[TearJerker indescribable]]. Also, Ruler Of The Sky.