History AwesomeBosses / KingdomHearts

[[caption-width-right:350:The best part? This came out of ''[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Hans]]''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: You actually get to fight this.]]

* The Demon Tide returns, and while it's largely the same as the fight ''0.2'', this time you fight it as Sora with the expanded arsenal you've been building throughout the game. To say nothing of the end of the fight, where the tide gathers up every Heartless, Nobody and Unversed into itself to become a ''massive'' storm of darkness, and to counter this [[spoiler: the Keyblades of [[KingdomHeartsX past Keyblade wielders]] all show up to fight the Tide, and Sora rides a wave of them straight into the Tide's core to fire them all at it.]]

* Anti-Aqua. Set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efjawvUheG0 some very beautiful music]], you are [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight bringing Aqua back to reality]]. She uses just about all of the things you expected Aqua to have. She [[TeleportSpam warps around]], hits you from a distance, uses all her magic, and makes for an overall nice DuelBoss.

* [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]]. Disney's ''Night on Bald Mountain'', crap-your-pants scary Chernabog. Set to the original piece by Mussorgsky.

* [[Disney/{{Hercules}} The Ice Titan]] may not be as perfect of a fight as Sephiroth, but it's still one heck of an epic struggle. If you're disappointed by the Rock Titan being an AntiClimaxBoss, then look no further! Fighting this thing is interesting in its own right, in that you have to block its icicle attacks to even get it stunned. As the fight goes on, it becomes harder and harder to block as the Titan throws a plethora of ice-based attacks at you while you dodge the onslaught. And after beating it, you're treated to [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments one of the funniest cutscenes in the game]], and an extra Keyblade in the 1.5 version. All in all, more than worthy of being the first Disney BonusBoss.

* The end bosses of [[Disney/{{Hercules}} Olympus]]. No, they're not Hades... they're the TITANS - only one of which (the Ice Titan[[spoiler:'s copy]]) was required to fight in a previous game. The Rock Titan is a multi-phase fight in which you have to AttackItsWeakPoint after knocking it over (just like in the first game). Then, the Ice and Fire Titans are fought at once, culminating with the Wind Titan who alternates between stances and keeps the player on their feet as they retreat. What's more, this is still technically the PROLOGUE.
* The boss of the [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Kingdom of Corona]], the Grim Guardianess, manages to have plenty of fans in its own right. You fight it in the area surrounding Rapunzel's tower, fitting as she's Mother Gothel's Heartless, meaning that the entire large portion of land is your battlefield. It has a great deal of attacks, such as flowers to hold you in place, ''really'' powerful attacks with its own body, and at several points in the fight, it will climb up the tower, forcing you to race toward it and avoid exploding seeds and vine walls. Once you make it up there, you get to knock it clear off the tower and potentially get a dive attack in for even greater damage. Oh yeah, and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbFdqh3Do3M this]]'' wonderful piece of music plays during, highlighting how personal this boss feels to the characters at this point and adding to the sense of scope this fight has.

* Sköll, the final boss of [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Arendelle]], is one of the highest regarded bosses in the game, and it's not hard to see why: it's a Big, Badass Wolf Heartless that strikes a balance of being fun to fight while also being challenging thanks to its aggressive fighting style and pack of smaller wolf Heartless backing it up, and at one point will try to crush the party by dropping the sky on them. But what makes the fight especially fun and memorable is the atmosphere: Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Marshmallow fight it in a frosty, shadowy wasteland set to the same music as the Grim Guardianess. [[CatharsisFactor It helps that]] [[spoiler:you're technically fighting Prince Hans, of whom Sköll is the Heartless]].

* The climactic boss fight in [[Disney/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax... the one that was left behind in hyperspace to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a heartless]] to terrorise San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight - where you have full control over Baymax and Sora, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all it is a pretty epic fight, and for those who identified with ''Big hero six'', it was quite emotional.

* For those that didn't find it to be EndingFatigue, the final BossRush against Real Organization XIII. Unlike previous games in the series, you mostly get to fight [[WolfpackBoss either groups of two or three]] this time, making things even crazier than they were before, and new party members join you for each battle. As an added bonus, each member has a farewell cutscene when you defeat each boss! These fights bring out some of the most satisfying moments in the series thus far--including [[spoiler:Roxas pulling a BigDamnHeroes moment against Saïx, and Terra finally freeing himself from Xehanort's influence and regaining his body]]. Special mention has to go to the penultimate fight of the game--Sora, Riku and Mickey vs. Ansem, Xemnas and Young Xehanort. The most prominent Xehanorts outside of the Master himself, and you get to take on all ''three'' of them at the same time! And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeyfHmDunS4 the medley proves to be a real sendoff to those three!]]
** It's also technically the first time that Sora has faced Young Xehanort directly in combat. Considering the [[MindRape extremely]] [[GrandTheftMe monstrous]] actions that he put Sora through in ''Dream Drop Distance'', it comes across as a long overdue and highly [[CatharsisFactor cathartic]] act of payback.

** It's also technically the first time that Sora has faced Young Xehanort directly in combat. Considering the [[MindRape extremely]] [[GrandTheftMe monstrous]] actions that he put Sora through in ''Dream Drop Distance'', it comes across as a long overdue and highly [[CatharsisFactory cathartic]] act of payback.

* Rinzler. Unlike the other bosses up until this point, he has a ''much'' more sinister sounding theme playing, [[PlayerPunch and it's much like fighting Tron]]. And then you find he pulls an InterfaceScrew on you... literally turning the battle upside down.

* General Gantu, if only because of the pure size. Despite being an AntiClimaxBoss, he ''doesn't'' stagger, which gives the player a nice feeling of fighting something ''much'' bigger than they are, big enough that eating keyblades or even ''fire'' doesn't hurt him.

* The new Data rematches for the Real Organization XIII in the DLC's ''Limit Cut'' are not only [[ThatOneBoss incredibly challenging]] but also some of the most impressive boss fights in the entire series, all being intense [[DuelBoss 1-on-1 duels]] against the XIII Seekers of Darkness fighting at their full canonical strength according to WordOfGod, being not merely stronger and more aggressive like the Data rematches in ''Final Mix II'' but using altered and expanded movesets too, including some very climactic [[DesperationAttack Desperation Attacks]] that often call back to the more famous/infamous attacks and tactics used by the Organization members previously. Further enhanced by each member having their own unique boss remix of a theme that previously played when fighting them, ranging from elegant and beautiful to outright rocking and heart-pumping.

* The new Data rematches for the Real Organization XIII in the DLC's ''Limit Cut'' have proven to be not only incredibly difficult but also some of the most impressive boss fights in the entire series, all being intense [[DuelBoss 1-on-1 duels]] against the XIII Seekers of Darkness fighting at their full canonical strength according to WordOfGod, being not merely stronger and more aggressive like the Data rematches in ''Final Mix II'' but using altered and expanded movesets too, including some very climactic [[DesperationAttack Desperation Attacks]] that often call back to the more famous/infamous attacks and tactics used by the Organization members previously. Further enhanced by each member having their own unique boss remix of a theme that previously played when fighting them, ranging from elegant and beautiful to outright rocking and heartpumping.

* The new Data rematches for the Real Organization XIII in the DLC's ''Limit Cut'' have proven to be not only incredibly difficult but also some of the most impressive boss fights in the entire series, all being intense [[DuelBoss 1-on-1 duels]] against the XIII Seekers of Darkness fighting at their full canonical strength according to WordOfGod, being not merely stronger and more aggressive like the Data rematches in ''Final Mix II'' but using altered and expanded movesets too, including some very climactic [[DesperationMove Desperation Moves]] that often call back to the more famous/infamous attacks and tactics used by the Organization members previously. Further enhanced by each member having their own unique boss remix of a theme that previously played when fighting them, ranging from elegant and beautiful to outright rocking and heartpumping.

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* The climactic boss fight in [[Disney/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax... the one that was left behind in hyperspace to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a heartless]] to terrorize San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight - where you have full control over Baymax and Sora, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all it is a pretty epic fight, and for those who identified with ''Big hero six'', it was quite emotional.

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* The final Xemnas fight in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts II'', when he finally faces off with you in person in the void after a ''long'' SequentialBoss fight. It culminates with two Keyblade wielders fighting off literally thousands of laser beams!

* The climactic boss fight in [[Disney/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax... the one that was left behind in hyperspace to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a heartless]] to terrorise San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight - where you have full control over Baymax and Sora, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all it is a pretty epic fight, and for those who identified with ''Big hero six'', it was quite emotional.

* Sephiroth's fights, especially the one in the colosseum in the original ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'', where there's no weird, {{Filler}} plotline between him and Cloud to present it with; he just appears and awesomeness ensues.

* The final Xemnas fight in ''Videogame/KingdomHearts II'', when he finally faces off with you in person in the void after a ''long'' SequentialBoss fight. It culminates with two Keyblade wielders fighting off literally thousands of laser beams!

** Since ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' came out in 2010, players have seen the true depth of Xehanort's monstrosity and cruelty, and he managed to get even ''worse'' in 2012's ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance'', when he came BackFromTheDead and proved to be a KarmaHoudini. For the better part of a decade many players have fantasized about making this bastard pay for the horrors he perpetrated by smashing a giant key in his face, and ''now you finally can''.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[HolyShitQuotient You actually get to fight this.]]]]

* For those that didn't find it to be EndingFatigue, the final BossRush against Real Organization XIII. However, unlike previous games in the series, you mostly get to fight [[WolfpackBoss either groups of two or three]] this time, making things even crazier than they were before. Not only that, but new party members join you for each battle. Each member also has a farewell cutscene when you defeat each of them, as an added bonus! Not to mention, these fights bring out some of the most satisfying moments in the series thus far--including [[spoiler:Roxas pulling a BigDamnHeroes moment against Saïx, and Terra finally freeing himself from Xehanort's influence and regaining his body]].
** Special mention has to go to the penultimate fight of the game--Sora, Riku and Mickey vs. Ansem, Xemnas and Young Xehanort. The most prominent Xehanorts outside of the Master himself, and you get to take on all ''three'' of them at the same time! And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeyfHmDunS4 don't forget the medley that proves to be a real sendoff to those three!]]

* For those that didn't find it to be EndingFatigue, the final Boss Rush against Real Organization XIII. You fight more than one of them at a time! And you get different party members for each fight! And several of the fights have very satisfying story moments happen during or after them, such as [[spoiler:Roxas coming back, or Terra finally fighting off Xehanort's influence!]] Every one of them you defeat gets their own farewell cutscene mid-battle, too! And it all culminates in fighting Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort at the same time, with an absolutely incredible medley of their boss themes from previous games! And after all that you still get one final, knock-down, drag-out, multi-stage fight with Xehanort himself!

* Captain Hook is a fun boss fight where you must sword fight him. However, what makes this stand out more is the VideoGameCrueltyPotential - hitting him with Fira spells will light his pants on fire, and if he goes over the ship edge towards the water, he'll shout "You'll not get me ''other'' hand!" and jump back onto the ship. Bonus points if you successfully get a finisher on him and you send him flying off the ship.

* The secret bosses of ''Birth By Sleep'' qualify as well; [[spoiler: Vanitas Remnant, 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.]]

* [[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. Also, Master Xehanort is possessing his younger self, which is why he's able to move during Mickey's Stopza attack. So you, as Riku, are fighting the overall antagonist of the game at his physical prime - and Xehanort still loses.

* The King of Toys boss of the Toy Box is an interesting candidate if only for the VisualEffectsOfAwesome on the stage. The King of Toys is fought on top of a giant playmat, surrounded by blocks and toy buildings... and [[TrashTheSet sure enough, they all get knocked around]], and at one point the boss even [[BlowYouAway whips up a tornado]] that sends all the objects flying. This then requires Sora to use the floating blocks to jump up and deal damage to the boss. It has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uz5BF-_HKE awesome]] boss theme as well.

* Captain Hook is a fun boss fight. Much like in the film, you must swordfight him... but ''un''like in the film, you outmatch him ''greatly''. But he'll summon some help to even the odds against you. And these aren't just standard enemies, but [[EliteMook pirate ships]]. Adding onto this, the game lets you [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential make his day absolute hell]] and make his HumilationConga even ''worse''; if you (or Donald) try to hit him with Fira and it connects, Hook will run around the air with his pants on fire. And if you trick Hook into jumping off the ship, he'll jump back on shouting "[[MostWonderfulSound You'll not get me OTHER hand!]]" Bonus points if you manage to successfully combo Hook, and send him flying off the ship, trick him into jumping off the ship to get at you, or light him on fire and he puts himself out ''right'' above the water. ComedicSociopathy at its finest.

* Captain Hook is a pretty fun boss fight. Much like in the film, you must swordfight him... but ''un''like in the film, you outmatch him ''greatly''. But he'll summon some help to even the odds against you. And these aren't just standard enemies, but [[EliteMook pirate ships]]. Adding onto this that the game lets you [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential make his day absolute hell]] and make his HumilationConga even ''worse''. If you (or Donald) try to hit him with Fira and it connects, Hook will run around the air with his pants on fire. And if you trick Hook to jump off the ship, he'll jump back on shouting "[[MostWonderfulSound You'll not get me OTHER hand!]]"
** Bonus point if you manage to successfully combo Hook, and send him flying off the ship, trick him into jumping off the ship to get at you, or light him on fire and he puts himself out ''right'' above the water. ComedicSociopathy at its finest.

* Captain Hook takes the cake. He uses cards, like you, but by that point in the game you'll be used to fighting against card-users. You really have to think strategically, especially during the part where you have to play your cards later or he'll counter yours.

* Also, [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]]. Disney's ''Night on Bald Mountain'', crap-your-pants scary Chernabog. Set to the original piece by Mussorgsky.

* As for ''Chain Of Memories'', Captain Hook takes the cake. he uses cards like you, but by that point in the game you'll be used to fighting against card-users. You really have to think strategically, especially during the part where you have to play your cards later or he'll counter yours.

* Pretty much ''any'' time you fight an Organization member the second time, ''especially'' [[ShockAndAwe Larxene]] and [[AnIcePerson Vexen]].

* Just as good as the World Of Chaos, the battle between Xemnas and his fortress is pretty epic, taking place ''inside Kingdom Hearts itself'' and being the last time you can use Donald and Goofy in the game, thus giving them a chance to go out with a bang.

* Another one from ''Birth By Sleep'' 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 ''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic one the most epic tracks in the entire series]]''. Watch it in full [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BReGlkos6j8 here]].
** All Vanitas battles are awesome, though the final one above does take the cake. Coming in close second is [[spoiler: Vanitas possessing Ven, in which you fight him as Aqua with King Mickey himself on your side.]]

* Captain Hook. Much like the first game, you're able to make his day absolutely miserable. He lacks ContractualBossImmunity to almost every status ailment Ventus has. You can slow him, stop him, light him on fire, freeze him, just about anything. On top of this, if you lure him to the edge of the island it's possible to throw him off... right into the Crocodile's jaws. VideoGameCrueltyPotential has never felt so satisfying.

* Another one of Aqua's fights is General Gantu, if only because of the pure size. Despite being an AntiClimaxBoss, the fact that he ''doesn't'' stagger gives the player a nice feeling of fighting something ''much'' bigger than they are, big enough eating keyblades or even ''fire'' doesn't hurt him.

* The King of Toys boss of the Toy Box is a pretty interesting candidate if only for the VisualEffectsOfAwesome on the stage. The King of Toys is fought on top of a giant playmat, surrounded by blocks and toy buildings... and [[TrashTheSet sure enough, they all get knocked around]], and at one point the boss even [[BlowYouAway whips up a tornado]] that sends all the objects flying. This then requires Sora to use the floating blocks to jump up and deal damage to the boss. It has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uz5BF-_HKE rather interesting]] boss theme as well.

* Aqua has some ''very'' good boss fights - one of them is Maleficent. Sure, Ven fought Maleficent before... but Aqua fights the ''dragon'' form of Maleficent. ''With'' Prince Phillip. It feels quite epic knowing that he even throws you on her back.