History AwesomeBosses / TalesSeries

** Team battle mode in the coliseum of the UsefulNotes/{{PS3}} version. Your chosen party of four will fight Schwann and his brigade (Leblanc, Adecor, and Boccos), then Clint, Tison, and Nan plus a helmeted Karol, ''then'' all four previous Tales cameos - Barbatos, Shizel, Dhaos, and Kratos...and ''then'', just when you think the awesomeness has already overloaded, ''the rest of your party'' comes in to fight the four you chose. Each of these battles is like a full-blown fight against a rival adventuring party, especially the last one, for obvious reasons, and the fact that it's all in a row makes you wonder if even the [=PS3=] is powerful enough to contain such epicness!

** Nebilim has the best Strike and Fonic artes in the game. She has absurdly high stats. She also sports a plethora of Mystic Artes like Big Bang, Mystic Cage, Rending Saber, and Innocent Shine. She also brings a brand new Mystic Arte that will horrendously slaughter anyone caught in it. Prepare to die over and over and very painfully each time, especially when Nebilim uses Indignation or Fragmented End. Did we neglect to mention that [[EvilIsSexy that she's wearing skin-tight leather and sounds like she's really..."excited"?]]

** While not as difficult as other optional bosses, the fight against Zephyr is satisfying to see him take on the whole party including Law in one last moment.

** There are of course the fights with each of the Renan Lords, which are both awesome and quite difficult. And if the regular fights were not hard enough there are the optional rematches during a sidequest.
** While not as difficult as other optional bosses the fight against Zephyr is quite satisfying to see him take on the whole party including Law in one last moment.
** The two part fight against the Great Astral Spirit. Though not FinalBoss it is a difficult fight and the culmination of the party's effort to finally put a stop the suffering for both Dahna and Rena.
** While not as difficult Alphen's DuelBoss fight against Vholran is quite awesome. Especially when in the 2nd half both go all out with their Sovereign powers and Alphen usong the Blazing Sword hands Vholran a satisfying NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Just about all of the fights against the four Abbey members, Oscar, Teresa, Shigure, and Melchior are loved, partly due to how frantic Oscar's is, how Shigure is liked in general, and how cathartic it is to finally get to beat up Melchior. It helps that Oscar is the first armatized enemy with a Malak, and uses artes very similar to Sorey and Rose when armatized with Zaveid or Dezel.

** Without a doubt, the most iconic would be Luke and Asch's [[DuelBoss final duel]], with the brilliant [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SHM-7qMiDs "Meaning of Birth"]] as BGM. Not only is it an exciting duel to play, but also it has an amazingly cathartic scenario, since Luke and Asch finally settle down the score and give closure to their respective arcs. Both characters finally stop defining themselves based on the other one, Luke completely overcomes his CloningBlues and Asch acknowledges once again his identity as the original Luke fon Fabre. The final battle, although it does provide a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome in its own right, actually pales in comparison to the emotional impact of this duel. One of the most unforgettable Boss fights ever seen in an EasternRPG during the 128-bit era, if not ever.

** And if that fight really wasn't good enough, maybe one of the game's many {{Bonus Boss}}es are. Specifically, the cameo battle. ''Tales'' fans must have been wondering when a character from the Gamecube / [=PS2=] generation (i.e., ''Symphonia'', ''Legendia'', ''Abyss'') would show up as an extra boss in the main series. Such a character was finally chosen for the boss fight at the end of the optional Labyrinth of Memories. That character? ''Kratos [[TheStoic motherfriggin']] [[AntiHero Aurion]]'', the only character to ever beat out [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Leon Magnus]] in [[PopularityPower Tales popularity polls]] (besides Yuri himself, ironically), voiced by Cam Clarke as the original was, using all the same powerful techniques, including the first appearance of his [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]], Shining Bind, on Western shores. Clashing swords with him is just as awesome as it was back in Symphonia, if not more so.

** [[BonusBoss Sekundes]] is the {{Expy}} of the BigBad of ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' and the series' original WellIntentionedExtremist Dhaos. He has all of his trademark attacks and the battle has a remixed version of his original theme, Decision. Once Sekundes is below 50%, if you manage to hold him off long enough, Keele or Meredy will recite the incantation for Indignation and hit for 100,000 damage.

* Anytime in the series where you can go to an arena for a pleasant BonusBoss experience, but the one that comes to mind is ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheWorld: Narikiri Dungeon 3''. The arena there is all five ''Tales'' heroes in the game (Cress, Stahn, Rid, Kyle, and Lloyd) in sequence, one-on-two versus your matched pair of OriginalGeneration kids. All of them have their full spread of attacks, outrageous HP, unmatched tenacity, and their signature [[LimitBreak Hi-Ougis]]. But the true win comes if you fight your way through all five of them - and meet up with Stahn's sister Lilith, who will proceed to kick your ass by ''channeling lightning through a frying pan''. And if you beat her? You get the ability to dress your heroine up as her and gain all her attacks. '''Thunder Sword!''' This was a real treat for the hardcore Tales fans, considering she was DummiedOut of the original ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' and the remake had not been announced yet.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'': The fight against the Chalcedony squad, even in the DS version. Instead of the normal battle against a rival, you end up facing the entire QuirkyMinibossSquad at ''once'', causing it to devolve into a mass of chaos.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' has the gloriously chaotic fight against Chalcedony, Peridot and Pyrox all at once. Noteworthy in that while most Tales games have the rival character you will have a one-on-one battle with, Hearts puts you up against an entire rival team all at once, resulting in an incredibly fast-paced and frantic fight where managing your party members is more essential to winning than it ever is in any other fight in the game. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPHtv9Mz9U The music is spectacular too.]] The only real downside is that the game can absolutely lag like ''mad'', but this is much ''much'' improved on the Vita version.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Just about all of the fights against the four Abbey members, Oscar, Teresa, Shigure, and Melchior are loved, partly due to how frantic Oscar's is, how Shigure is liked in general, and how cathartic it is to finally get to beat up Melchior. It helps that Oscar is the first armatized enemy with a Malak, and uses artes very similar to Sorey and Rose when armatized with Zaveid or Dezel.
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'': Vholran Igniseri. He is the strongest of the five lords you previously fought, and yet he still is a FragileSpeedster who can be staggered a bit easily. He then gets up for a round two, now bringing a few new attacks to the table such as a second deadly mystic arte. Being able to take him down is a testament to how far your party has come since it consisted of only a masked Alphen and Shionne.

** The iconic fight with [[spoiler:former party member Leon Magnus]]. The fight and what follows are a dramatic peak of the game that sets the tone for the entire second half and its a tough fight with awesome music. In the Remake's "Leon Side" the encounter has even more buildup and is redone so you have the chance to [[spoiler:play the other side, fighting Stahn, Rutee, Philia and Garr as Leon]].
** Most humanoid bosses in ''Destiny:Remake'' qualify since they are so tough. One that particularly stands out is the new fight between Stahn and [[spoiler:Dymlos]].

** The PSP remake has the [[spoiler:Leon]] fight in the BonusDungeon, using a fairly similar moveset to the one he has in the remake. It's tough, but fun, and is made even more epic if Judas is in your party.

** Lloyd's DuelBoss battle against [[spoiler:Kratos]]. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Kickass music]], [[ClimaxBoss awesome build-up]], and the resolution of [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather the subplot about Kratos being Lloyd's father]]]] makes for what's easily the best boss fight in the game.
** Fighting Yggdrasill for the third time at the end of the descent into the Tower of Salvation, when you can- and have to- win. It's quite satisfying to finally be able to fight equally with him and actually be potentially able to withstand his attacks instead of getting one-shotted. The final battle with [[spoiler:him in his child form Mithos]] is not necessarily disappointing, but doesn't have the same impact, although [[spoiler:you are essentially beating up the legendary hero who took on all the Summon Spirits by himself]].
** [[spoiler:The third Sword Dancer]]. He's got tons of HP, with strong physical and magic attacks (not to mention a crapload of TP). Ya best be of high level, especially if you're playing alone; having other people tends to make battles [[ArtificialStupidity a lot easier,]] not to mention way more fun.
** Much earlier on there's the battle against Kvar, whose actions [[spoiler:resulted in the death of Lloyd's mother and Kratos' wife]] and whose defeat is made even more satisfying by Lloyd's line at the end of the battle and the cutscene that follows.
** In the [=PS3=] version, the BonusDungeon pits you against [[spoiler:Magnius, Pronyma, and Forcystus all at once]]! Three of the most signficant Grand Cardinals against four of your own party members in one big, badass battle. It's seriously an awesome experience; be sure you're stocked up on items and your finest equipment.
** [[spoiler:Remiel.]] After spending an entire quarter of the story as the party's guide, accepted by the party and by the girl herself to be Colette's father and guiding her from harrowing trial to harrowing trial as [[spoiler:she loses more and more of herself for the sake of world regeneration]], this ''absolute SOB'' turns on a dime, callously laughs in the face of the notion that he was ever Colette's father, and all but forcibly extracts the final piece required for Colette to fulfill her duty as Chosen: [[spoiler:her soul]]. Then, delighting in the idea that his actions will net him status and influence, [[spoiler:Remiel]] declares the party "inferior beings" - thus revealing himself to be one of the Desians that have regularly been causing them misery - and proclaims that they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness are no longer of use to him]] before attacking. In a single stroke, the tension that has been slowly building over the course of the entire game up until this point ''shatters'' and what ensues is easily one of the most climactic, emotional, and viscerally satisfying boss battles in the entire franchise, all tied together by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZPiZEautg arguably the best battle theme]] in a game brimming with them from top to bottom.

** Without a doubt, the most iconic would be [[spoiler:Luke and Asch]]'s [[DuelBoss final duel]], with the brilliant [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SHM-7qMiDs "Meaning of Birth"]] as BGM. Not only is it an exciting duel to play, but also it has an amazingly cathartic scenario, since [[spoiler:Luke and Asch]] finally settle down the score and give closure to their respective arcs. [[spoiler:Both characters finally stop defining themselves based on the other one, Luke completely overcomes his CloningBlues and Asch acknowledges once again his identity as the original Luke fon Fabre]]. The final battle, although it does provide a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome in its own right, actually pales in comparison to the emotional impact of this duel. One of the most unforgettable Boss fights ever seen in an EasternRPG during the 128-bit era, if not ever.

** The FinalBoss is an epic, three-stage ([[spoiler:four if you count the last part with Tear singing the Grand Fonic Hymn]]) clash against one of, if not ''the'', best-written antagonists in the whole series. The music is some of the best in the franchise, [[spoiler:Creator/MichaelMcConnohie]]'s voice work is just ''[[LargeHam tremendously]]'' [[LargeHam glorious]] and the fact that every character gets their own special take on the scene if they're the party leader is just the icing on the cake. It's a wonderful way to end the game and, in hindsight, it's a beautiful sendoff to the [[WellIntentionedExtremist morally grey antagonists]] that the series became loved for during the GC/[=PS2=] generation.

** The DuelBoss battle against [[spoiler:Flynn]]. Some feel it loses a whole lot of impact due to the whole FightingYourFriend aspect, [[spoiler:rather than the ultimate clash of Flynn's and Yuri's ideals it could have been if they were fighting as enemies]]. Others find the duel against [[spoiler:Flynn]] to be awesome for ''precisely'' that reason. [[spoiler:It ''is'' the ultimate clash of their ideals, it's just that they're [[HeterosexualLifePartners such good friends anyway]] that that's how they work things out - by beating each other up. Indeed, part of what makes the fight awesome is how they're [[TalkingIsAFreeAction so casually having a conversation]] ''while they're beating each other up.'']]

'''[[spoiler:Flynn]]''': You do too!\\

'''[[spoiler:Flynn]]''': How many years has it been since we fought like this?\\

'''[[spoiler:Flynn]]''': Of course not! Just, y'know...a lot of stuff has happened. It's-\\

'''[[spoiler:Flynn]]''': It's just different.\\

'''[[spoiler:Flynn]]''': I wonder what it is.\\

'''[[spoiler:Flynn]]''': No no no no no. ''I'm'' gonna kick ''your'' ass.\\

** Team battle mode in the coliseum of the UsefulNotes/{{PS3}} version. Your chosen party of four will fight [[spoiler:Schwann and his brigade (Leblanc, Adecor, and Boccos)]], then [[spoiler:Clint, Tison, and Nan plus a helmeted Karol]], ''then'' [[spoiler:all four previous Tales cameos - Barbatos, Shizel, Dhaos, and Kratos]]...and ''then'', just when you think the awesomeness has already overloaded, [[spoiler:''the rest of your party'' comes in to fight the four you chose]]. Each of these battles is like a full-blown fight against a rival adventuring party, [[spoiler:especially the last one, for obvious reasons,]] and the fact that it's all in a row makes you wonder if even the [=PS3=] is powerful enough to contain such epicness!
** [[spoiler:The fight with Estelle.]] Most of the second act has been building up to the [[spoiler:[[BigBad The fight with Alexei]] and when you finally get there, he's not only got Estelle there to torment you, he forces you to fight her!]] And after [[spoiler:he gets what he's after, he leaves everybody except Yuri immobile, and then forces Estelle to try to kill them again, thus leaving you in a one-on-one battle against her, to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Moon]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BXr3BSy6JM and The Shining Star]]]]. All signs point to Epic.
* Whatever you may feel about the ContestedSequel ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'', it's hard to deny how awesome the final boss fight against [[spoiler:Richter]] is. Firstly, the party gets down to business after a relatively short conversation, a welcome reprieve from the villain going "JustBetweenYouAndMe" for ten minutes before any action starts; second, as they're fighting him, the party tries to [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talk some sense into him]], reminding him of his {{catchphrase}} and ideals; third, the boss is [[IncendiaryExponent on fire]]; and finally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr23K-m2bng the battle theme, "The Wilderness of Sadness",]] is one of the most badass final battle themes ever. Seriously, the game is probably worth it for that song alone. And also, [[spoiler:the two fights after that if you got the true ending]].

** The FightingYourFriend duels aren't all that dramatic, but they're ''very'' satisfying. The battle system is a lot of fun, but with four people on your team and multiple enemies it sometimes feels like just a lot of colour and noise. With just Asbel facing down [[spoiler:Hubert, Sophie or Malik,]] though, it turns into a real test of skill. Beating [[spoiler:Hubert]] by the well in Strahta is ''especially'' satisfying after his unwinnable boss fight earlier in the game. Oh, and special mention to Cheria's duel against Pascal for the same reasons, although slightly cheapened by the fact that she's [[spoiler:just doing it to get Pascal to take a bath]].
** The [[spoiler:Fodra Queen]] at the very end. Not the FinalBoss, but the TrueFinalBoss. The boss actually uses a StanceSystem (somewhat similar to Asbel) and alternates between them at certain points of the fight, forcing the players to adapt their strategies and watch more than just "In front of them".

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'': The BadEnding may be dark and depressing as heck, but the route's FinalBoss is well worth it, as Ludger fights [[spoiler:the entire party. Alone. All of them: Jude, Milla, Alvin, Eliza, Rowan, Leia, Gaius and Muzet, turning on them to protect his brother. It's a brutal BossRush that matches the difficulty of Ludger's choice]].

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Just about all of the [[spoiler:fights against the four Abbey members, Oscar, Teresa, Shigure, and Melchior]] are loved, partly due to how [[spoiler:frantic Oscar's is]], how [[spoiler:Shigure]] is liked in general, and how [[spoiler:cathartic it is to finally get to beat up Melchior]]. It helps that [[spoiler:Oscar is the first armatized enemy with a Malak]], and uses artes very similar to [[spoiler:Sorey and Rose when armatized with Zaveid or Dezel]].

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Just about all of the [[spoiler:fights against the four Abbey members, Oscar, Teresa, Shigure, and Melchior]] are loved, partly due to how [[spoiler:frantic Oscar's is]], how [[spoiler:Shigure]] is liked in general, and how [[spoiler:cathartic it is to finally get to beat up Melchior]]. It helps that [[spoiler:Oscar is the first armatized enemy with a Malak]], and uses artes very similar to [[spoiler:Sorey and Rose when armatized with Zaveid or Dezel]].

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Just about all of the [[spoiler:fights against the four Abbey members, Oscar, Teresa, Shigure, and Melchior]] are loved, partly due to how [[spoiler:frantic Oscar's is]], how [[spoiler:Shigure]] is liked in general, and how [[spoiler:cathartic it is to finally get to beat up Melchior]]. It helps that [[spoiler:Oscar is the first armatized enemy with a Malak]], and uses artes very similar to [[spoiler:Sorey and Rose when armatized with Zaveid or Dezel]].
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'':
** The first fight with Vholran. Much like the other Lords, he is ''not'' going to be easy; because Vholran is fast, immune to Break, is prominent in [[MagicKnight melee and magic]], and will continue to try and kick your ass while you've got him in a combo. However, he has a surprisingly long "Down" animation (giving you plenty of time to breathe), is vulnerable to just about every single Boost Strike and has a mystic arte that is much easier to avoid than the previous Lord's (Almeidrea). He manages to keep you on your toes, but ''not'' in a way that manages to feel cheap. Of course, [[ThatOneAttack then we get to this second mystic arte.]] Got that Omega Elixir you found earlier?
** There is one miniboss in the FinalDungeon. Were it not for plot revelations, it would be an otherwise forgettable BreatherBoss. This EldritchAbomination has multiple faces and pelts you with Astral Artes. The entire boss itself practically spans the arena, giving the player plenty of space to view just what the heck this ''thing'' is. Ending it, however, is a WhamShot of [[spoiler: it Hollowing]]. You may not get any concrete answers, only a hypothesis, but it's very easy to assume that it's correct. [[spoiler: That this is what's left of the previous winners of the Crown Contest]].
** The FinalBoss manages to come off as an apology for ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', in which you [[spoiler: never got to actually fight the Adephagos]]. You fight against the EldritchAbomination that [[spoiler: resembles the summon spirit Shadow]]. It's been compared to an animal, and both phases give that feeling of you fighting an animal. You got it cornered, and now you just need to strike it down. It pulls no punches, even giving a mystic arte of Black Hole. It's easy to spam dodge and counterattacks, but also dangerous if you aren't careful.
** Last but not least is the final phase against [[spoiler: Vholran]]. It's an Event battle, so there's no real way you can lose, but that doesn't make it feel any ''less'' climactic. Bonus points for the fact that [[spoiler: like before, he still maintains his long-"Downed" animation, AND you get to ''spam'' all your Blazing Sword moves and can even consistently beat him with it without suffering ''any'' consequences. And to top it all off? His second Mystic Arte returns but you can completley shrug it off.]]

** There is one miniboss in the FinalDungeon. Were it not for plot revelations, it would be an otherwise forgettable BreatherBoss. This EldritchAbomination has multiple faces and pelts you with Astral Artes. The entire boss itself practically spans the arena, giving the player plenty of space to view just what the heck this ''thing'' is. Ending it, however, is a WhamShot of [[spoiler: it Hollowing]].

** The first fight with Vholran. He is built up as a ClimaxBoss. Much like the other Lords, he is ''not'' going to be easy and he's fast, immune to Break, and will continue to try and kick your ass while you've got him in a combo. However, he has a surprisingly long "Down" animation (giving you plenty of time to breathe) and has a mystic arte that is much easier to avoid than the previous Lord's (Almeidrea). He manages to keep you on your toes, but ''not'' in a way that manages to feel cheap. Of course, [[ThatOneAttack then we get to this second mystic arte...]] Got that Omega Elixir you found earlier?
** There is one miniboss in the FinalDungeon that is an EldritchAbomination. It has multiple faces, and despite being surprisingly easy to beat (a BreatherBoss), it gives a rather disturbing answer to a question brought up earlier. [[spoiler: It's made up of the winners of the past Crown Contests.]] The fact you never get a ''concrete'' answer to this, only a hypothesis from Dohalim, [[NothingIsScarier makes it frightening]], and makes it seem like you just [[MercyKill mercy killed it]].
** The FinalBoss manages to come off as an apology for ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', in which you [[spoiler: never got to actually fight the Adephagos]]. You fight against an EldritchAbomination FlunkyBoss. The second phase really communicates the feeling of it being on the defensive. You got it cornered, and now you just need to strike it down. It pulls no punches, even giving a mystic arte of Black Hole. It's easy to spam dodge and counterattacks, but also dangerous if you aren't careful.
** Last but not least is the final phase against [[spoiler: Vholran]]. It's an Event battle, so there's no real way you can lose, but that doesn't make it feel any ''less'' climactic. Bonus points for the fact that [[spoiler: like before, he still maintains his long-"Downed" animation, AND you get to ''spam'' all your Blazing Sword moves and can even consistently beat him with it without suffering ''any'' consequences. The feeling of being able to shrug off his second Mystic Arte really gives you a sense of power]].
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* ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'': Heldalf's final phase is actually fairly frantic and really gives the feeling of an endurance battle. Oh, and you only fight its torso - because that's just how ''big'' Heldalf has become.

** The first fight with Vholran. He is built up as a ClimaxBoss. Much like the other Lords, he is ''not'' going to be easy and he's fast, immune to Break, and will continue to try and kick your ass while you got him in a combo. However, he has a surprisingly long "Down" animation (giving you plenty of time to breathe), has a mystic arte that is much easier to avoid than the previous Lord's. (Almeidrea) He manages to keep you on your toes, but ''not'' in a way that manages to feel cheap. Of course, [[ThatOneAttack then we get to this second mystic arte...]] Got that Omega Elixir you found earlier?
** There is one miniboss in the FinalDungeon that is an EldritchAbomination. It has multiple faces, and despite being surprisingly easy to beat (a BreatherBoss), it actually gives a rather disturbing answer to a question brought up earlier. [[spoiler: It's made up of the winners of the past Crown Contests]]. The fact you never get a ''concrete'' answer to this, only a hypothesis from Dohalim, it [[NothingIsScarier makes it frightening]], and makes it seem like you just [[MercyKill mercy killed it]].
** The FinalBoss manages to come off as somewhat of an apology for ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', in which you [[spoiler: never got to actually fight the Adephagos]]. You fight against an EldritchAbomination FlunkyBoss. During the first phase, you get to chase it around
*** The second phase really communicates the feeling of it being on the defensive. You got it cornered, and now you just need to strike it down. It pulls no punches, even giving a mystic arte of Black Hole. A very easy way to spam dodge and counterattacks, but also dangerous if you aren't careful.
** Last but not least is the final phase against [[spoiler: Vholran]]. It's an Event battle, so there's no real way you can lose, but that doesn't make it feel any ''less'' climactic. Bonus points for the fact that [[spoiler: like before, he still maintains his long-"Downed" animation, AND you get to ''spam'' all your Blazing Sword moves and can even consistently beat him with it without suffering ''any'' consequences. The feeling of being able to shrug off his second Mystic Arte really gives you a sense of power.]]

** The iconic fight with [[spoiler:former party member Leon Magnus]]. The fight and what follows are a dramatic peak of the game that sets the tone for the entire second half and its a tough fight with awesome music. In the Remake's "Leon Side" the encounter has even more buildup and is redone so you have the chance to [[spoiler:play the other side, fighting Stahn, Rutee, Philia and Garr as Leon.]]
** Most humanoid bosses in ''Destiny:Remake'' qualify since they are so tough. One that particularly stands out is the new fight between Stahn and [[spoiler:Dymlos.]]

** Lloyd's DuelBoss battle against [[spoiler:Kratos.]] [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Kickass music]], [[ClimaxBoss awesome build-up]], and the resolution of [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather the subplot about Kratos being Lloyd's father]]]] makes for what's easily the best boss fight in the game.

** [[spoiler:Remiel]]. After spending an entire quarter of the story as the party's guide, accepted by the party and by the girl herself to be Colette's father and guiding her from harrowing trial to harrowing trial as [[spoiler:she loses more and more of herself for the sake of world regeneration]], this ''absolute SOB'' turns on a dime, callously laughs in the face of the notion that he was ever Colette's father, and all but forcibly extracts the final piece required for Colette to fulfill her duty as Chosen: [[spoiler:her soul.]] Then, delighting in the idea that his actions will net him status and influence, [[spoiler:Remiel]] declares the party "inferior beings" - thus revealing himself to be one of the Desians that have regularly been causing them misery - and proclaims that they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness are no longer of use to him]] before attacking. In a single stroke, the tension that has been slowly building over the course of the entire game up until this point ''shatters'' and what ensues is easily one of the most climactic, emotional, and viscerally satisfying boss battles in the entire franchise, all tied together by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZPiZEautg arguably the best battle theme]] in a game brimming with them from top to bottom.

** Nebilim has the best Strike and Fonic artes in the game. She has absurdly high stats. She also sports a plethora of Mystic Artes like Big Bang, Mystic Cage, Rending Saber, and Innocent Shine. She also brings a brand new Mystic Arte that will horrendously slaughter anyone caught in it. Prepare to die over and over and very painfully each time, especially when Nebilim uses Indignation or Fragmented End.

*** Did we neglect to mention that [[EvilIsSexy that she's wearing skin-tight leather and sounds like she's really...''excited''?]]

** [[spoiler:The fight with Estelle.]] Most of the second act has been building up to the [[spoiler:[[BigBad The fight with Alexei]] and when you finally get there, he's not only got Estelle there to torment you, he forces you to fight her!]] And after [[spoiler:he gets what he's after, he leaves everybody except Yuri immobile, and then forces Estelle to try to kill them again, thus leaving you in a one-on-one battle against her, to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Moon]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BXr3BSy6JM and The Shining Star.]]]] All signs point to Epic.
* Whatever you may feel about the ContestedSequel ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'', it's hard to deny how awesome the final boss fight against [[spoiler:Richter]] is. Firstly, the party gets down to business after a relatively short conversation, a welcome reprieve from the villain going "JustBetweenYouAndMe" for ten minutes before any action starts; second, as they're fighting him, the party tries to [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talk some sense into him]], reminding him of his {{catchphrase}} and ideals; third, the boss is [[IncendiaryExponent on fire]]; and finally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr23K-m2bng the battle theme, "The Wilderness of Sadness",]] is one of the most badass final battle themes ever. Seriously, the game is probably worth it for that song alone. And also, [[spoiler:the two fights after that if you got the true ending.]]

** The FightingYourFriend duels aren't all that dramatic, but they're ''very'' satisfying. The battle system is a lot of fun, but with four people on your team and multiple enemies it sometimes feels like just a lot of colour and noise. With just Asbel facing down [[spoiler:Hubert, Sophie or Malik,]] though, it turns into a real test of skill. Beating [[spoiler:Hubert]] by the well in Strahta is ''especially'' satisfying after his unwinnable boss fight earlier in the game. Oh, and special mention to Cheria's duel against Pascal for the same reasons, although slightly cheapened by the fact that she's [[spoiler:just doing it to get Pascal to take a bath.]]
** The [[spoiler:Fodra Queen]] at the very end. Not the FinalBoss, but the TrueFinalBoss. The boss actually uses a StanceSystem (Somewhat similar to Asbel) and alternates between them at certain points of the fight, forcing the players to adapt their strategies and watch more than just "In front of them".

** The iconic fight with [[spoiler: former party member Leon Magnus]]. The fight and what follows are a dramatic peak of the game that sets the tone for the entire second half and its a tough fight with awesome music. In the Remake's "Leon Side" the encounter has even more buildup and is redone so you have the chance to [[spoiler: play the other side, fighting Stahn, Rutee, Philia and Garr as Leon.]]
** Most humanoid bosses in ''Destiny:Remake'' qualify since they are so tough. One that particularly stands out is the new fight between Stahn and [[spoiler: Dymlos.]]

** The PSP remake has the [[spoiler: Leon]] fight in the BonusDungeon, using a fairly similar moveset to the one he has in the remake. It's tough, but fun, and is made even more epic if Judas is in your party.

** In the [=PS3=] version, the BonusDungeon pits you against [[spoiler: Magnius, Pronyma, and Forcystus all at once]]! Three of the most signficant Grand Cardinals against four of your own party members in one big, badass battle. It's seriously an awesome experience; be sure you're stocked up on items and your finest equipment.
** [[spoiler:Remiel]]. After spending an entire quarter of the story as the party's guide, accepted by the party and by the girl herself to be Colette's father and guiding her from harrowing trial to harrowing trial as [[spoiler: she loses more and more of herself for the sake of world regeneration]], this ''absolute SOB'' turns on a dime, callously laughs in the face of the notion that he was ever Colette's father, and all but forcibly extracts the final piece required for Colette to fulfill her duty as Chosen: [[spoiler: her soul.]] Then, delighting in the idea that his actions will net him status and influence, [[spoiler: Remiel]] declares the party "inferior beings" - thus revealing himself to be one of the Desians that have regularly been causing them misery - and proclaims that they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness are no longer of use to him]] before attacking. In a single stroke, the tension that has been slowly building over the course of the entire game up until this point ''shatters'' and what ensues is easily one of the most climactic, emotional, and viscerally satisfying boss battles in the entire franchise, all tied together by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZPiZEautg arguably the best battle theme]] in a game brimming with them from top to bottom.

** The DuelBoss battle against [[spoiler:Flynn]]. Some feel it loses a whole lot of impact due to the whole FightingYourFriend aspect, [[spoiler: rather than the ultimate clash of Flynn's and Yuri's ideals it could have been if they were fighting as enemies]]. Others find the duel against [[spoiler:Flynn]] to be awesome for ''precisely'' that reason. [[spoiler:It ''is'' the ultimate clash of their ideals, it's just that they're [[HeterosexualLifePartners such good friends anyway]] that that's how they work things out - by beating each other up. Indeed, part of what makes the fight awesome is how they're [[TalkingIsAFreeAction so casually having a conversation]] ''while they're beating each other up.'']]

** [[spoiler: The fight with Estelle.]] Most of the second act has been building up to the [[spoiler: [[BigBad The fight with Alexei]] and when you finally get there, he's not only got Estelle there to torment you, he forces you to fight her!]] And after [[spoiler: he gets what he's after, he leaves everybody except Yuri immobile, and then forces Estelle to try to kill them again, thus leaving you in a one-on-one battle against her, to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Moon]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BXr3BSy6JM and The Shining Star.]]]] All signs point to Epic.

** The FightingYourFriend duels aren't all that dramatic, but they're ''very'' satisfying. The battle system is a lot of fun, but with four people on your team and multiple enemies it sometimes feels like just a lot of colour and noise. With just Asbel facing down [[spoiler: Hubert, Sophie or Malik,]] though, it turns into a real test of skill. Beating [[spoiler: Hubert]] by the well in Strahta is ''especially'' satisfying after his unwinnable boss fight earlier in the game. Oh, and special mention to Cheria's duel against Pascal for the same reasons, although slightly cheapened by the fact that she's [[spoiler: just doing it to get Pascal to take a bath.]]
** The [[spoiler: Fodra Queen]] at the very end. Not the FinalBoss, but the TrueFinalBoss. The boss actually uses a StanceSystem (Somewhat similar to Asbel) and alternates between them at certain points of the fight, forcing the players to adapt their strategies and watch more than just "In front of them".

* ''VideoGmae/TalesOfXillia2'': The BadEnding may be dark and depressing as heck, but the route's FinalBoss is well worth it, as Ludger fights [[spoiler: the entire party. Alone. All of them: Jude, Milla, Alvin, Eliza, Rowan, Leia, Gaius and Muzet, turning on them to protect his brother. It's a brutal BossRush that matches the difficulty of Ludger's choice]].
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Just about all of the [[spoiler: fights against the four Abbey members, Oscar, Teresa, Shigure, and Melchior]] are loved, partly due to how [[spoiler: frantic Oscar's is]], how [[spoiler: Shigure]] is liked in general, and how [[spoiler: cathartic it is to finally get to beat up Melchior]]. It helps that [[spoiler: Oscar is the first armatized enemy with a Malak]], and uses artes very similar to [[spoiler: Sorey and Rose when armatized with Zaveid or Dezel]].

** In the PS3 version, the BonusDungeon pits you against [[spoiler: Magnius, Pronyma, and Forcystus all at once]]! Three of the most signficant Grand Cardinals against four of your own party members in one big, badass battle. It's seriously an awesome experience; be sure you're stocked up on items and your finest equipment.

** Cameo team battle. You fight [[VideoGame/TalesOfEternia Reid]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Mint]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Philia]], and [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Nanaly.]] The battle is basically a mirror fight; Reid is the sword-user, Mint is the healer, Philia is the black mage, and Nanaly is a hybrid of melee/caster. The cameo team can and will revive their teammates and use their own Mystic Artes, including Reid's trademark LimitBreak, Aurora Wall, which will revive all dead party members and kill anyone caught in it. Aurora Wall is complete with its very own ThemeMusicPowerUp with a remix of Eternal Mind from ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''.

* ''VideoGmae/TalesOfXillia2'' The BadEnding may be dark and depressing as heck, but the route's FinalBoss is well worth it, as Ludger fights [[spoiler: the entire party. Alone. All of them: Jude, Milla, Alvin, Eliza, Rowan, Leia, Gaius and Muzet, turning on them to protect his brother. It's a brutal BossRush that matches the difficulty of Ludger's choice.]]

** In the PS3 version, the BonusDungeon pits you against [[spoiler: Magnius, Pronyma, and Forcystus all at once]]! Three of the most signficant Grand Cardinals against four of your own party members in one big, badass battle. It's seriously an awesome experience, be sure you're stocke dup on items and your finest equipment.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' has the gloriously chaotic fight against Chalcedony, Peridot and Pyrox all at once. Noteworthy in that while most Tales games have the rival character you will have a one-on-one battle with, Hearts puts you up against an entire rival team all at once, resulting in an incredibly fast-paced and frantic fight where managing your party members is more essential to winning than it ever is in any other fight in the game. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPHtv9Mz9U The music is spectacular too.]] The only real downside is that the game can absolutely lag like ''mad''.

** [[spoiler:Remiel]]. After spending an entire quarter of the story as the party's guide, accepted by the party and by the girl herself to be Colette's father and guiding her from harrowing trial to harrowing trial as [[spoiler: she loses more and more of herself for the sake of world regeneration]], this ''absolute SOB'' turns on a dime, callously laughs in the face of the notion that he was ever Colette's father, and all but forcibly extracts the final piece required for Colette to fulfill her duty as Chosen: [[spoiler: her soul.]] Then, delighting in the idea that his actions will net him status and influence, [[spoiler: Remiel]] declares the party "inferior beings" - thus revealing himself to be one of the Desians that have regularly been causing them misery - and proclaims that they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness are no longer of use to him]] before attacking. In a single stroke, the tension that has been slowly building over the course of the entire game up until this point ''shatters'' and what ensues is easily one of the most climactic, emotional boss battles in the entire franchise, all tied together by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZPiZEautg arguably the best battle theme]] in a game brimming with them from top to bottom.