History AwesomeBosses / ShinMegamiTensei

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''. [[spoiler:Nyx Avatar]]. [[OneWingedAngel 13 forms]], no stopping. That's where it gets epic. Where it becomes a Crowning Moment is [[spoiler:the battle after that]], wherein the [[spoiler:main character]] unlocks his [[spoiler:true Arcana, that of the Universe, representing ascension/enlightenment]], stands up to a monster which is single handedly [[spoiler:destroying the world,]] takes said [[spoiler:world-destroying blast]] to the face -- ''repeatedly'', [[spoiler:[[PowerOfFriendship ignores it]]]], raises one finger and [[spoiler:blasts him out of the sky.]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu "It's Useless," indeed!]]

** King Kenji in [[spoiler:Infernal Tokyo]], whose SchmuckBait is a stroke of FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:Near the end of the battle, Kenji [[ISurrenderSuckers claims to admit defeat]], and then the game offers you the chance to pick up the remote. If you do pick it up, he sucker-punches you with a physical attack that also inflicts Sick status on the entire party. Yes, he's [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty fighting dirty]]. But considering that Infernal Tokyo is a society where, as Akira puts it, "[[AsskickingEqualsAuthority you can do anything you want, as long as you have the power to back it up]]," it makes sense for Kenji to pull such a cheap tactic on you.]]

** The confrontation with the BigBad. Four forms, the last of which is a hulking monstrosity not unlike [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Senator Armstrong]], a dynamic and often dangerous fight to the finish, and a whole lot of catharsis for all of the suffering he's put everyone through.
*** Part of what makes the bosses of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' incredible is how good the song ''Blooming Villain'' is, but [[spoiler: Shadow Shido]] one-ups even that with ''[[AwesomeMusic Rivers in the Desert]]'', which many players name as the best song in the game's already high-grade soundtrack. It also plays during battle with [[spoiler: the Holy Grail]] and the BonusBoss, but it debuts with and is seemingly tailor made for [[spoiler: Shido]] to make his fight that much more incredible.

** The confrontation with the BigBad. Four forms, the last of which is a hulking monstrosity not unlike [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Senator Armstrong]], and a whole lot of catharsis for all of the suffering he's put everyone through.

** Pluto is also a pretty awesome boss, despite being pretty difficult. [[RocketTagGameplay It has an exploitable weakness, but also has the opportunity to crit with a long string of Press Turns, which it will use to decimate your party with status effects with Sunny Ray and Vulnera]]. Not only that but the fact that [[spoiler:it sounds like a fanatic [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]]]] makes it a really unique boss. Its FamousLastWords are particularly [[FunnyMoment hilarious]]:

* Vritra is one of the most hyped up boss battles in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga 2'', [[spoiler:with it being the dramatic rematch against Heat in a mutated deranged form]] and it more than lives up to that hype. He cycles between a plethora of different wide-spread attacks while beating you senseless with his tentacles. (which each have a dedicated press turn) Should you be frozen, he'll pounce on the opportunity to exploit the battle system ala Vasuki. Even if you take out the tentacles he'll simply regrow them given enough time. He's definitely one of the hardest bosses up to this point and makes stellar use of the second boss theme; [[spoiler:Hunting: Betrayal]]

* ''Jack Frost''. He's not fought often as a boss, but hoo boy is he a damn great boss in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga 2''. Taking a page from the first game's Vasuki, he uses his SignatureMove Breath to freeze enemies, then shatters them into oblivion with physical attacks. Say you come protected against Ice attacks. Fine, then. [[OhCrap Eat Megidolaon, loser]].

* In ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'', you eventually square off against the BigBad, Polaris. She starts off NighInvulnerable, and you break through this by dismantling her defenses. And depending on the route you've chosen, the pace of the fight will differ afterwards. [[spoiler:On Daichi's Restorer route, you face off against Shadow versions of your party members!]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'': Innocent Sin's Final Boss: Great Father Nyarlathotep. The chaos of Humanity's heart incarnate. Extremely vicious attacks, pummeling both HP and SP. Unforgettable boss.
** Nazi warmechs created from rumors. Doppelgangers created by the avatar of madness in your image, wielding your powers. UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. Let Nyarlathotep see what it can come up with; it's going to get junked anyway.

** There is also [[spoiler:Lucifer]], TrueFinalBoss of ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]''... He has a 75% resistance to every attack (even the almighty ones). He can be rationally defeated ONLY if you have the right skill [[spoiler:Pierce]], which you can only get after beating the [[BonusLevel bonus level]])... ''SMT'' has plenty of these bosses.

** There is also [[spoiler:Lucifer]], TrueFinalBoss of ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]''... He has a 75% resistance to every attack (even the almighty ones). He can be rationally defeated ONLY if you have the right skill ([[spoiler:Pierce]], which you can only get after beating the [[BonusLevel bonus level]])... ''SMT'' has plenty of these bosses.

* The FinalBoss fight against [[spoiler: Yaldaboath, God of Control]]. Not only is the boss by far the largest boss in the ''Persona'' series but the concept of the fight alone is amazing, [[spoiler: essentially fighting the Demiurge, the antithesis to Igor, and Persona's answer to YHVH]]. The fight itself is a massive war of attrition as the boss summons weapons throughout the fight that have their own healthbars and movesets based off of the SevenDeadlySins requiring the player to constantly change party and tactics on the fly. Following the fight is an awesome scripted moment [[spoiler: where Joker takes the belief of everyone to summon his ultimate persona Satanael, who is just as large as the boss and finishes it off with a BoomHeadshot from a revolver]].

** The confrontation with the BigBad. Four forms, the last of which is a hulking monstrosity not unlike [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengance Senator Armstrong]], and a whole lot of catharsis for all of the suffering he's put everyone through.

** The confrontation with the Traitor, [[spoiler: Goro]]. Like Strega and [[spoiler: Adachi]] before him, he's a Persona-user which makes the fight unique. Unlike the previous Persona-user bosses however, Goro can actually pose a threat, [[spoiler: especially after he starts using his '''other''' Persona, Loki.]]

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' has great bosses. Alilat has Diarahan, fully healing herself at whim, and being capable of firing off Mind Charged Megidolaons for complete wipeouts, and bounces off physical and Gun attacks. Mother Maya insta-kills anybody who dares use magic against her. Ouroboros uses an attack to randomly slap you with any ailment it wants and heals itself constantly in its first phase, then uses a ''very'' strong physical attack on the second. Morax, the ''very first boss'', can be a nightmare if it begins using Bobasma, as can be Asura with Asura Roga. Mother Mem Aleph uses intensely destructive magic of all alignments and random physical attacks that are ''very'' capable of killing entire parties. Demiurge loves spamming Big Bang (Almighty-type attack, stronger than Megidolaon) and equally vicious offensive magic. And they're all awesome.

* The boss fights in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' are alot more dynamic than in previous games, but there are a few that stand out.
** Kaneshiro's boss form, Baal, is at first much easier than the previous two bosses, only throwing out weak attacks and status effects. The midboss theme even plays instead of the boss theme to drive home how easy the fight is. However, then the boss reveals that his vault is actually a giant robot piggy bank and the actually boss theme kicks in.

** The confrontation with the BigBad. Four forms, the last of which being a hulking monstrosity not unlike [[MetalGearRisingRevengance Senator Armstrong]], and a whole lot of catharsis for all of the suffering he's put everyone through.
** The BonusBoss [[spoiler: against the Velvet Twins]]. Like the previous [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]], [[they have an arsenal of Personas to take you on with and will switch between them throughout the battle, and they will take advantage of any weakness they find. Unlike the previous fights however, the Twins fight together as a DualBoss, sharing their Persona arsenal between them, and since the fight as a team, that means they can also use Baton Pass to further exploit weaknesses, and even use All Out Attack.]]

** The final boss, [[spoiler:none other than the big G himself, YHVH.]] In addition, there is [[spoiler:the ultimate boss Stephen, who is fought with not only Nanashi and Flynn, but also the Hero, Aleph, and the Demi-fiend]].

** En No Ozuno in the DLC that unlocks him as the final part of the Fiends dungeon, where defeating himself causes all the Fiends to [[CameBackStrong revive stronger than before]] with each respawn of the group.

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVFinal'':

** [[spoiler: Lucifer]] also makes a comeback. Calling the fight a feast and calling itself your father, summoning some of the most powerful DemonicSpiders of the game, reflecting any and all physical attacks, and viciously, gleefully abusing the evil that is Megidoladyne. Oh, yes. You're goin' down, pal.
*** And his speech when you finally destroy him. [[spoiler: Lucifer himself]] trash-talking Belberith is a thing of beauty.
-->'''[[spoiler: Lucifer]]''': Haha... Belzaboul was doomed. No soul should possess your wisdom, strength and beauty... Go, [[spoiler: Abel]]. Belberith will fall before you. The scarlet snake is at your side...

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVFinal'' offers its final boss, [[spoiler:none other than the big G himself, YHVH.]] In addition, there is [[spoiler:the ultimate boss Stephen, who is fought with not only Nanashi and Flynn, but also the Hero, Aleph, and the Demi-fiend]].

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVFinal'' offers its final boss, [[spoiler:none other than the big G himself, YHVH.]]

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVFinal'' offers it's final boss, [[spoiler:none other than the big G himself, YHVH.]]

* ''Jack Frost''. He's not fought often as a boss, but hoo boy is he a damn great boss in ''DigitalDevilSaga 2''. Taking a page from the first game's Vasuki, he uses his SignatureMove Breath to freeze enemies, then shatters them into oblivion with physical attacks. Say you come protected against Ice attacks. Fine, then. [[OhCrap Eat Megidolaon, loser]].

** [[spoiler:Kagutsuchi]], the regular FinalBoss, is also pretty awesome in his own right. A pure DamageSpongeBoss with a total of 60,000 HP between his two forms, the first form has you monitor the Kagutsuchi phase as he charges up his ultimate attack, and the second form has him used a buffed up version of said ultimate attack. Oh, and [[spoiler:he's another form of the final boss of ''Shin Megami Tensei II'', AKA God]].