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* ''{{VideoGame/Cuphead}}'' has a variation: performing specific actions against certain bosses heavily alters the fight, usually skipping or cutting short a phase of the fight - at the cost of adding additional enemies in later phases.
** The DLC adds a secret boss, found by interacting with specific tombstones, and then examining the strange light while having the Broken Relic charm. Defeating the boss "upgrades" the charm into the Cursed Relic, which turns you into a OneHitPointWonder and forces you to use random weapons.
** The DLC adds a secret boss, found by interacting with specific tombstones, and then examining the strange light while having the Broken Relic charm. Defeating the boss "upgrades" the charm into the Cursed Relic, which turns you into a OneHitPointWonder and forces you to use random weapons.
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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Most bosses are actually optional, for whatever reason.
** The Shardbearers are the main storyline bosses, but there are six of them and you only need two of the Great Runes they hold. So if you want a quick game, you could just fight Godrick the Grafted and Renalla before heading off to Leyendell, but it's totally possible to ignore those and go for [[{{Superboss}} Malenia and Mohg]] instead if you're feeling masochistic.
** All field bosses can be avoided simply by never entering their aggro range. Some also won't spawn outside of certain conditions (the Bell-Bearing Hunter only spawns at night, for example).
** All Evergaol enemies are locked away in extradimensional prisons and can't do anything to you unless you seek them out.
** All of the dragon bosses are avoidable simply by avoiding their territories. Dragonlord Placidusax won't even attack you in his ''boss arena'' until you get too close, and Fortissax is a RouteBoss for Fia's sidequest.
** Both the Ancestor Spirits are bosses of optional areas.
** The Astel fights won't even appear unless you defeat Radahn, who can ''also'' be skipped.
** The Shardbearers are the main storyline bosses, but there are six of them and you only need two of the Great Runes they hold. So if you want a quick game, you could just fight Godrick the Grafted and Renalla before heading off to Leyendell, but it's totally possible to ignore those and go for [[{{Superboss}} Malenia and Mohg]] instead if you're feeling masochistic.
** All field bosses can be avoided simply by never entering their aggro range. Some also won't spawn outside of certain conditions (the Bell-Bearing Hunter only spawns at night, for example).
** All Evergaol enemies are locked away in extradimensional prisons and can't do anything to you unless you seek them out.
** All of the dragon bosses are avoidable simply by avoiding their territories. Dragonlord Placidusax won't even attack you in his ''boss arena'' until you get too close, and Fortissax is a RouteBoss for Fia's sidequest.
** Both the Ancestor Spirits are bosses of optional areas.
** The Astel fights won't even appear unless you defeat Radahn, who can ''also'' be skipped.
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[[BossBattle Bosses]] are are big, scary, and typically await you at the end of each level. Gameplay wise, they serve as the ultimate [[FinalExamBoss challenge of skills]] the player has learned so far. In the story they are typically villains or other opponents that antagonize TheHero is a specific story segment.
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[[BossBattle Bosses]] are are big, scary, and typically await you at the end of each level. Gameplay wise, they serve as the ultimate [[FinalExamBoss challenge of skills]] the player has learned so far. In the story they are typically villains or other opponents that antagonize TheHero is a specific story segment.
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* ''VideoGame/TheSpiritEngine2'' has a variant: the bonus boss, Urtat Underval, is fought roughly halfway through the game rather than at the end. Another variant is that you fight him twice; [[spoiler:once as a human, and once as a hulking zombie]].
* ''VideoGame/UncommonTime'' has an optional boss at the end of each BonusDungeon: [[spoiler:Altair]] at the end of Aubrey's Uncommon Time, and [[spoiler:Arietta]] at the end of Arietta's.
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': In Chapter 1, you get to [[GuideDangIt find]] and ultimately fight the locked-away [[spoiler:[[MonsterClown Jevil]]]], whose fight makes the FinalBoss look tame through sheer BulletHell, with his attacks being fast-paced and leaving little wiggle room to avoid. Depending on how you defeat him, he'll either [[spoiler:give you the best armor]] or [[spoiler:the best weapon in the chapter]].
* Ragu o Ragula is an optional boss in all of the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' games for UsefulNotes/PlayStation, [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]], and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]. Angolmois also appears in some of them. In fact, the Wild [=ARMs=] games have many bonus bosses, often found [[SealedEvilinaCan sealed in crystals]] found throughout the game. Ragu o Ragula is neatly incorporated into all of these titles as the sleeping demon who is fated to destroy Filgaia, centuries after the conflict-of-the-day is finished off. Big extra credit for overachieving heroes. The other bonus bosses can range from CallBack characters, characters who are no longer a part of the main plot and have been more-or-less forgotten by the main cast, and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext nudie mags]]
* ''VideoGame/AWitchsTale'' has a bonus fight with friendly vampire Loue, who suddenly turns not-so-friendly for the fight. If you win, you get a game-breaking doll.
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldIsYourWeapon'': Defeating the Demon Lord is not necessary to get the first ending, but beating him is necessary for the third and fourth endings. He and the FinalBoss can also be fought in rematches so that the player can capture them. In version 2.40+, Weaco will have to fight [[spoiler:a third version of the Demon Lord to get the secret ending]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'':
** Episode 1 has four: two mechas, Din Gareth and Jin Gareth, the sharpshooter Great Joe, and Mintia, an evil version of MOMO.
** Episode 2 has a metric-buttload of optional bosses encountered in the game's many sidequests.
** Episode 3 has two mechas: Omega Universitas [[spoiler:AKA [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} Id Weltall]]]] and Erde Kaiser Sigma. The latter is the only mecha in the game who's fought without the use of E.S.s.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'':
** One long sidequest chain [[SidequestSidestory with its own story]] that covers almost half of the game leads to a bonus boss. Though this one is not overleved, it stands out because the quests that lead to it can be [[PermanentlyMissableContent lost forever]], the battle is under a tune only reserved for a few select {{Hopeless Boss Fight}}s, and [[spoiler:the boss is one of the [=NPC=]s involved in the sidequest chain: Bana, the Nopon Kingpin.]]
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'', much like its predecessor, has numerous tyrants that breach the level cap of 60.
** [[DualBoss Neilnail Albus and Neilnail Furvus]], a pair of [[MiniMecha Skells]] fought in the 'Twin Dolls of Mystery' Time Attack mission, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were originally supposed to be a story boss, but that plot thread was scrapped.]]
* In the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' FanGame ''VideoGame/YourBizarreAdventure'', there are several bosses in the main game that do not need to be fought in order to clear the storyline. Several of them simply stand in the main map and can be challenged at any time (though doing so until the player has leveled up enough is not advised).
** DEO waits in the mountains, using The World against players who try to beat him and complete Dopey's[[note]]a [[WritingAroundTrademarks renamed]] [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Doppio]][[/note]] side quest in the process.
** Joe[[note]]a young Jotaro Kujo from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''[[/note]] can be found outside the Naples train station. Fighting him is necessary to finish a side quest from DEO (who stands nearby).
** Joe Kujoe[[note]]an older Jotaro Kujo from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean''[[/note]] stands in the ocean near the Colosseum in the main map. He puts up a particularly strong fight, boasting an evolved form of his original Stand and having a hefty amount of HP, but he sometimes drops an item necessary to get one of the game's most powerful Stands.
** [[spoiler:Heaven Ascension DEO]] is the climax of Joe's own side quest, only achievable after gathering every part of the Saint's Corpse. Defeating the boss and his extraordinarily powerful Stand will rarely reward you with an item crucial to upgrading one of two Stands available to the player – either turning [[spoiler:The Universe into The Universe Over Heaven (a copy of the boss's Stand)]] or [[spoiler:G-Moon into The Way to Heaven (along with Joe's Disc)]].
* [[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureThe7thStandUser The 7th Stand User]], has quite a few optional bosses, many of them only available on repeat playthroughs or depending on which ending you get. [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Diavolo]] also appears on repeat playthroughs, and if you choose to fight him he has a chance of running away so you don't get the money and EXP for beating him.
* ''VideoGame/UncommonTime'' has an optional boss at the end of each BonusDungeon: [[spoiler:Altair]] at the end of Aubrey's Uncommon Time, and [[spoiler:Arietta]] at the end of Arietta's.
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': In Chapter 1, you get to [[GuideDangIt find]] and ultimately fight the locked-away [[spoiler:[[MonsterClown Jevil]]]], whose fight makes the FinalBoss look tame through sheer BulletHell, with his attacks being fast-paced and leaving little wiggle room to avoid. Depending on how you defeat him, he'll either [[spoiler:give you the best armor]] or [[spoiler:the best weapon in the chapter]].
* Ragu o Ragula is an optional boss in all of the ''VideoGame/WildArms'' games for UsefulNotes/PlayStation, [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]], and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]. Angolmois also appears in some of them. In fact, the Wild [=ARMs=] games have many bonus bosses, often found [[SealedEvilinaCan sealed in crystals]] found throughout the game. Ragu o Ragula is neatly incorporated into all of these titles as the sleeping demon who is fated to destroy Filgaia, centuries after the conflict-of-the-day is finished off. Big extra credit for overachieving heroes. The other bonus bosses can range from CallBack characters, characters who are no longer a part of the main plot and have been more-or-less forgotten by the main cast, and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext nudie mags]]
* ''VideoGame/AWitchsTale'' has a bonus fight with friendly vampire Loue, who suddenly turns not-so-friendly for the fight. If you win, you get a game-breaking doll.
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldIsYourWeapon'': Defeating the Demon Lord is not necessary to get the first ending, but beating him is necessary for the third and fourth endings. He and the FinalBoss can also be fought in rematches so that the player can capture them. In version 2.40+, Weaco will have to fight [[spoiler:a third version of the Demon Lord to get the secret ending]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'':
** Episode 1 has four: two mechas, Din Gareth and Jin Gareth, the sharpshooter Great Joe, and Mintia, an evil version of MOMO.
** Episode 2 has a metric-buttload of optional bosses encountered in the game's many sidequests.
** Episode 3 has two mechas: Omega Universitas [[spoiler:AKA [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} Id Weltall]]]] and Erde Kaiser Sigma. The latter is the only mecha in the game who's fought without the use of E.S.s.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'':
** One long sidequest chain [[SidequestSidestory with its own story]] that covers almost half of the game leads to a bonus boss. Though this one is not overleved, it stands out because the quests that lead to it can be [[PermanentlyMissableContent lost forever]], the battle is under a tune only reserved for a few select {{Hopeless Boss Fight}}s, and [[spoiler:the boss is one of the [=NPC=]s involved in the sidequest chain: Bana, the Nopon Kingpin.]]
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'', much like its predecessor, has numerous tyrants that breach the level cap of 60.
** [[DualBoss Neilnail Albus and Neilnail Furvus]], a pair of [[MiniMecha Skells]] fought in the 'Twin Dolls of Mystery' Time Attack mission, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were originally supposed to be a story boss, but that plot thread was scrapped.]]
* In the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' FanGame ''VideoGame/YourBizarreAdventure'', there are several bosses in the main game that do not need to be fought in order to clear the storyline. Several of them simply stand in the main map and can be challenged at any time (though doing so until the player has leveled up enough is not advised).
** DEO waits in the mountains, using The World against players who try to beat him and complete Dopey's[[note]]a [[WritingAroundTrademarks renamed]] [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Doppio]][[/note]] side quest in the process.
** Joe[[note]]a young Jotaro Kujo from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''[[/note]] can be found outside the Naples train station. Fighting him is necessary to finish a side quest from DEO (who stands nearby).
** Joe Kujoe[[note]]an older Jotaro Kujo from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean''[[/note]] stands in the ocean near the Colosseum in the main map. He puts up a particularly strong fight, boasting an evolved form of his original Stand and having a hefty amount of HP, but he sometimes drops an item necessary to get one of the game's most powerful Stands.
** [[spoiler:Heaven Ascension DEO]] is the climax of Joe's own side quest, only achievable after gathering every part of the Saint's Corpse. Defeating the boss and his extraordinarily powerful Stand will rarely reward you with an item crucial to upgrading one of two Stands available to the player – either turning [[spoiler:The Universe into The Universe Over Heaven (a copy of the boss's Stand)]] or [[spoiler:G-Moon into The Way to Heaven (along with Joe's Disc)]].
* [[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureThe7thStandUser The 7th Stand User]], has quite a few optional bosses, many of them only available on repeat playthroughs or depending on which ending you get. [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Diavolo]] also appears on repeat playthroughs, and if you choose to fight him he has a chance of running away so you don't get the money and EXP for beating him.
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* The ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' [[GameMod ROM Hack]] VideoGame/EquestriaBound has a few optional bosses, who always drop the parties {{Infinity Plus One Sword}}s. According to the hack creator, this was to prevent [[RareRandomDrop Sword of Kings]] situations.
* ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'': There is a ''huge'' slew of optional bosses bosses, one of which opens up before the final boss, and the rest of which appear afterwards, in the PlayableEpilogue.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'': In the dungeon before the PointOfNoReturn, you are given the opportunity to fight the spirits of the three dragons you defeated. They drop some useful attack items, and they're also guarding chests containing powerful equipment.
* ''VideoGame/LiarJeannieInCrucifixKingdom'' has the two elite Pleiades Knights, [[DualBoss Celaeno and Alcyone]], as optional bosses [[spoiler:who guard the exit of the kingdom and must be defeated to get the secret ending.]]
* ''VideoGame/LostOdyssey'' has seven optional bosses: Persona, King Kelolon, the Cave Worm, the Blue Dragon, the Holy Beast, Legendary Spirit Sorcerer Fu, and The Immortal One in the Backyard. Players with access to UsefulNotes/{{XBox Live|Arcade}} can get a new downloadable dungeon with an extra boss [[spoiler:Professor K, aka The Killalon]].
* ''VideoGame/LuminousPlume'': Returning to older areas like the Mystic Forest, Arctic Lake, Tempest's Heart, and Mt. Arzen allows Raven to fight optional berserker bosses.
* ''VideoGame/{{Lunarosse}}'' has two post-game bosses. One is implied to be a GreaterScopeVillain for the creator's future projects and the other tied into the SequelHook.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' has the Epic Bosses in certain missions, which only show up if you fight every battle and complete every deploy (which often require spending rare Command Points to recruit specific heroes) in that mission. The bosses offer stronger weapons and gadgets and higher chances of winning more Command Points as prizes for defeating them, compared to normal bosses.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' has two Bonus Bosses plus another set of nine. Rafflesian and Duckbill Mole gave X, Zero, and Axl new abilities that were useful in what remained of the game by that point. Ninetails and the preceding eight Tails Clan members could only be fought ''after'' beating the final boss, making the rewards for beating ''them'' [[BraggingRightsReward worthless.]]
* The Gundam RPG ''VideoGame/MSSagaANewDawn'' has Ultima Gundam and Omega Gundam, made from a mix of parts from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' mecha respectively. Their names are obvious {{homage}}s to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'''s perennial Bonus Boss pair, Ultima Weapon and Omega Weapon.
* ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' had a few optional bosses in the [[BonusDungeon Chrysler Building]]. While most of the bosses are color swaps of the storyline bosses, the giant cockroach and giant bee were exclusive to the building. [[spoiler:The original Eve is at the very top of the building, and defeating her gets you a different ending.]]
* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfDust'': In the final chapter, the party can find a key that unlocks a secret room underneath a tomb. [[spoiler:This contains a portal to the world in ''VideoGame/ShadowsOfAdam'', resulting in a fight against Kellan, Asrael, Curtis, and Talon.]]
* ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate'' pits you up against [[spoiler:Sullivan and Rebecca]] at the end of [[BonusDungeon Neverland]]. They are generally pushovers, especially compared to what you fought to get to them.
* ''VideoGame/{{Robopon}}'': In the original, you can rematch the first six Legends in Zero Tower post-credits. The second game has several, including Rena's restored-to-youth mother, the younger version of Nick D., the Robopon in Delica Castle's basement, and the W-King.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series, most of the '''game''' is optional, including many of the bosses.
* ''VideoGame/SailorMoonAnotherStory'' has [[spoiler:Esmeraude]] as an optional boss in the fourth chapter. Beating said boss gets you [[spoiler:a second Red Pupil]].
* ''VideoGame/SomaUnion'': The game lets the player save after they beat the game once, allowing them to fight [[spoiler:the Sunset Squad, the Cooler Crusader, and the library's copy machine]].
* ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'': There is a ''huge'' slew of optional bosses bosses, one of which opens up before the final boss, and the rest of which appear afterwards, in the PlayableEpilogue.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'': In the dungeon before the PointOfNoReturn, you are given the opportunity to fight the spirits of the three dragons you defeated. They drop some useful attack items, and they're also guarding chests containing powerful equipment.
* ''VideoGame/LiarJeannieInCrucifixKingdom'' has the two elite Pleiades Knights, [[DualBoss Celaeno and Alcyone]], as optional bosses [[spoiler:who guard the exit of the kingdom and must be defeated to get the secret ending.]]
* ''VideoGame/LostOdyssey'' has seven optional bosses: Persona, King Kelolon, the Cave Worm, the Blue Dragon, the Holy Beast, Legendary Spirit Sorcerer Fu, and The Immortal One in the Backyard. Players with access to UsefulNotes/{{XBox Live|Arcade}} can get a new downloadable dungeon with an extra boss [[spoiler:Professor K, aka The Killalon]].
* ''VideoGame/LuminousPlume'': Returning to older areas like the Mystic Forest, Arctic Lake, Tempest's Heart, and Mt. Arzen allows Raven to fight optional berserker bosses.
* ''VideoGame/{{Lunarosse}}'' has two post-game bosses. One is implied to be a GreaterScopeVillain for the creator's future projects and the other tied into the SequelHook.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' has the Epic Bosses in certain missions, which only show up if you fight every battle and complete every deploy (which often require spending rare Command Points to recruit specific heroes) in that mission. The bosses offer stronger weapons and gadgets and higher chances of winning more Command Points as prizes for defeating them, compared to normal bosses.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' has two Bonus Bosses plus another set of nine. Rafflesian and Duckbill Mole gave X, Zero, and Axl new abilities that were useful in what remained of the game by that point. Ninetails and the preceding eight Tails Clan members could only be fought ''after'' beating the final boss, making the rewards for beating ''them'' [[BraggingRightsReward worthless.]]
* The Gundam RPG ''VideoGame/MSSagaANewDawn'' has Ultima Gundam and Omega Gundam, made from a mix of parts from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' mecha respectively. Their names are obvious {{homage}}s to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'''s perennial Bonus Boss pair, Ultima Weapon and Omega Weapon.
* ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' had a few optional bosses in the [[BonusDungeon Chrysler Building]]. While most of the bosses are color swaps of the storyline bosses, the giant cockroach and giant bee were exclusive to the building. [[spoiler:The original Eve is at the very top of the building, and defeating her gets you a different ending.]]
* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfDust'': In the final chapter, the party can find a key that unlocks a secret room underneath a tomb. [[spoiler:This contains a portal to the world in ''VideoGame/ShadowsOfAdam'', resulting in a fight against Kellan, Asrael, Curtis, and Talon.]]
* ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate'' pits you up against [[spoiler:Sullivan and Rebecca]] at the end of [[BonusDungeon Neverland]]. They are generally pushovers, especially compared to what you fought to get to them.
* ''VideoGame/{{Robopon}}'': In the original, you can rematch the first six Legends in Zero Tower post-credits. The second game has several, including Rena's restored-to-youth mother, the younger version of Nick D., the Robopon in Delica Castle's basement, and the W-King.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series, most of the '''game''' is optional, including many of the bosses.
* ''VideoGame/SailorMoonAnotherStory'' has [[spoiler:Esmeraude]] as an optional boss in the fourth chapter. Beating said boss gets you [[spoiler:a second Red Pupil]].
* ''VideoGame/SomaUnion'': The game lets the player save after they beat the game once, allowing them to fight [[spoiler:the Sunset Squad, the Cooler Crusader, and the library's copy machine]].
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* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartVsTheWorld'': If you collect all the Krusty items, you get to fight Itch and Scratchy.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' contains an optional boss only found in an updated re-release on iPhone/Android. It's still Robotnik/Eggman, this time dropping spiked balls which need to be under him when they fire back up in order to get him into range. [[spoiler:To find it, you need to fall down a bottomless pit in Mystic Cave, a pit which in every other version of the game is a very deep spike pit.]]
* ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'': Hinyari is located in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Sherbet Land.]] Amusingly, you can just walk right out of the battlefield through a conveniently placed door.
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* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartVsTheWorld'': If you collect all the Krusty items, you get to fight Itch and Scratchy.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' contains an optional boss only found in an updated re-release on iPhone/Android. It's still Robotnik/Eggman, this time dropping spiked balls which need to be under him when they fire back up in order to get him into range. [[spoiler:To find it, you need to fall down a bottomless pit in Mystic Cave, a pit which in every other version of the game is a very deep spike pit.]]
* ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'': Hinyari is located in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Sherbet Land.]] Amusingly, you can just walk right out of the battlefield through a conveniently placed door.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Everhood}}'' has the Spirit of Light, who, when beaten, gives you one of the three gems needed for one of the MultipleEndings.
* ''VideoGame/FredericResurrectionOfMusic'' has three optional songs/opponents that can be fought in Arena Mode. You need to beat the game three times (once for each difficulty except Too Easy) to unlock them all.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Everhood}}'' has the Spirit of Light, who, when beaten, gives you one of the three gems needed for one of the MultipleEndings.
* ''VideoGame/FredericResurrectionOfMusic'' has three optional songs/opponents that can be fought in Arena Mode. You need to beat the game three times (once for each difficulty except Too Easy) to unlock them all.
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* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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*Lots of missions in In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'', the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for BloodKnight ActionGirl SIE will offer to team up with you during the mission completion. They're where you first encounter her. You can agree to the alliance, or you can attack her (or you can agree, complete the mission, then attack her when you encounter her again at the end of the mission). Not only will she not really harder than die when you win, but [[RelationshipValues your rep with her]] will increase.
* The ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' series:
** Most of thecompulsory aces. On dragons in the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] game are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Twoalso optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is fights, though they give some good rewards after being slain.
** There's also an optional (and completely story-irrelevant) fight against some demon knights in the Underdark.
** The Twisted Rune is an order of evil spellcasters who, when you enter their lair, assume that you've come to foil their plans and attack you. They're sensibly skeptical if you claim to have found them by accident, because the only way that would happen is if you were wandering around a bad part of town while carrying an incredibly rare and valuable type of gemstone and opening doors at random. (This is in likely exactly what happened, unless you looked at a guide. The clues that would lead you to them were never put into the game.)
* ''VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden'' has a few:
** The spirit of Dikembe Mutombo is the boss of a bonus dungeon and gives Barkley the Holy Dunk attack.
** A duergar [[spoiler:(actually Balthios, who is a Wereduergar)]] can be fought if you take the ferry to Liberty Island instead of the Underground Railroad.
** The Ghastly Darklord is encountered by checking a seemingly empty corner in Proto Neo New York.
** Kevin Garnett is the final opponent in the Arena in the optional [[AnotherDimension B-Ball Dimension]].
* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos Origins'': [[spoiler:Nasca, Valara, Heughes, and Wiseman]] are optional bosses fought to tie up loose ends; one of them allows access to the game's TrueFinalBoss. There's also Arma Prototype M, a.k.a. The Wicked Gawd, who is the final boss of the Coliseum and is ''absurdly'' hard.
* The UsefulNotes/Xbox360 game ''VideoGame/BlueDragon'' has several Dragons that don't ''need'' to be beaten, but give the player a useful accessory if they are.
* ''VideoGame/CorruptionOfLaetitia'': When fighting the Predatory Birds in the map north of Gruhnwald, there's a chance that [[spoiler:Hawkzombie]] will show up in the second turn to fight the party.
* ''VideoGame/TheDenpaMen'':
** The first game has two optional bosses. One mid-game dungeon appears to have two bosses -- a Water-type Golem and an Ice-type Golem. The Ice-type Golem is [[PathOfMostResistance more difficult to get to, and is the true boss of the dungeon.]] The Water-type Golem, however, gives you a few extra goodies if you beat it. At the very end of the game, you can also choose to fight [[spoiler: The True King, the final form of the King of Evil. He has his own RareRandomDrop, and each time you defeat him, he drops an emblem that can be sold for a [[ShopFodder tidy sum of money]].]]
** The sequel has ''even more'' optional bosses than the first, most of whom are based around chess pieces. Each of the four [[BonusDungeon Caves of Darkness]] contains a different variation on the Knight, and each one is progressively more difficult -- especially because the Caves are [[TimedMission timed,]] and even though you can keep battling if you run out of time, if you do, you'll be kicked out of the dungeon before you can collect your rewards for completing it. There's also a Pawn who you have one required fight against early on--but he keeps getting stronger and stronger throughout the game, and you can return to challenge him after different story events. [[spoiler: The last two sets are linked -- the "big" BonusDungeon ends with a fight against the Demon Queen, who serves as a combination of this and a TrueFinalBoss. ''This'' unlocks the Bishop, King, and Queen, who fight you back to back in a CallBack to the original game's final boss.]]
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* The ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' series:
** Most of the
* Two
** There's also an optional (and completely story-irrelevant) fight against some demon knights in the Underdark.
** The Twisted Rune is an order of evil spellcasters who, when you enter their lair, assume that you've come to foil their plans and attack you. They're sensibly skeptical if you claim to have found them by accident, because the only way that would happen is if you were wandering around a bad part of town while carrying an incredibly rare and valuable type of gemstone and opening doors at random. (This is in likely exactly what happened, unless you looked at a guide. The clues that would lead you to them were never put into the game.)
* ''VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden'' has a few:
** The spirit of Dikembe Mutombo is the boss of a bonus dungeon and gives Barkley the Holy Dunk attack.
** A duergar [[spoiler:(actually Balthios, who is a Wereduergar)]] can be fought if you take the ferry to Liberty Island instead of the Underground Railroad.
** The Ghastly Darklord is encountered by checking a seemingly empty corner in Proto Neo New York.
** Kevin Garnett is the final opponent in the Arena in the optional [[AnotherDimension B-Ball Dimension]].
* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos Origins'': [[spoiler:Nasca, Valara, Heughes, and Wiseman]] are optional bosses fought to tie up loose ends; one of them allows access to the game's TrueFinalBoss. There's also Arma Prototype M, a.k.a. The Wicked Gawd, who is the final boss of the Coliseum and is ''absurdly'' hard.
* The UsefulNotes/Xbox360 game ''VideoGame/BlueDragon'' has several Dragons that don't ''need'' to be beaten, but give the player a useful accessory if they are.
* ''VideoGame/CorruptionOfLaetitia'': When fighting the Predatory Birds in the map north of Gruhnwald, there's a chance that [[spoiler:Hawkzombie]] will show up in the second turn to fight the party.
* ''VideoGame/TheDenpaMen'':
** The first game has two optional bosses. One mid-game dungeon appears to have two bosses -- a Water-type Golem and an Ice-type Golem. The Ice-type Golem is [[PathOfMostResistance more difficult to get to, and is the true boss of the dungeon.]] The Water-type Golem, however, gives you a few extra goodies if you beat it. At the very end of the game, you can also choose to fight [[spoiler: The True King, the final form of the King of Evil. He has his own RareRandomDrop, and each time you defeat him, he drops an emblem that can be sold for a [[ShopFodder tidy sum of money]].]]
** The sequel has ''even more'' optional bosses than the first, most of whom are based around chess pieces. Each of the four [[BonusDungeon Caves of Darkness]] contains a different variation on the Knight, and each one is progressively more difficult -- especially because the Caves are [[TimedMission timed,]] and even though you can keep battling if you run out of time, if you do, you'll be kicked out of the dungeon before you can collect your rewards for completing it. There's also a Pawn who you have one required fight against early on--but he keeps getting stronger and stronger throughout the game, and you can return to challenge him after different story events. [[spoiler: The last two sets are linked -- the "big" BonusDungeon ends with a fight against the Demon Queen, who serves as a combination of this and a TrueFinalBoss. ''This'' unlocks the Bishop, King, and Queen, who fight you back to back in a CallBack to the original game's final boss.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ArmedPoliceBatrider'' has a crapton of optional bosses, all of which appeared in the ''Mahou Daisakusen'' series and ''VideoGame/BattleGaregga''. Said bosses include Bashinet, the Stage 1 boss of ''Mahou'', and [[ThatOneBoss Black Heart]], the Stage 5 boss of ''Garegga'' that, thanks to the stage edit feature, you can [[WakeUpCallBoss fight as early as Stage 2]].
* ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu]]'' has the six normal bosses of ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi]]'' (Suzaku, Senkou, Kakou, Raikou, Rankou and Ryuukou) as bonus mid-bosses, triggered by fulfilling certain conditions.
* In the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', continuing to fire at the end of Stage 19 results in the game continuing for four more stages, with twin fire dragons Haya-Oh awaiting at the end of #22.
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[[folder:Simulation Games]]
* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' features an optional battle with Elidibs and the Zodiac summon.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', in the Final Chapter, Areone is flying around with a squad of Wyvern Knights. However, the chapter can be cleared without ever fighting him, and he'll even become an NPC ally if Altenna talks to him.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' has General Bryce of Daein. Appearing in the last level of the game, Bryce stands in the centre of the map, astride the easiest path to the FinalBoss, Mad King Ashnard. If you take him on and take him out, you can loot the most powerful lance in the game, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the Wishblade]]. It is, however, entirely possible to avoid fighting Bryce by taking another route.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' has Levail, General Zelgius's apprentice and Bryce's successor as the wielder of the Wishblade. While Ike fights a DuelBoss battle with Zelgius, the rest of your team takes on Levail and his army. Defeating Zelgius is all that you have to do to beat the level, and the rest of your troops don't even have to move, let alone fight Levail (who as a top level Sentinel equipped with the Wishblade is one of the few genuine threats you'll meet in the last quarter of the game). Many choose to engage him though, out of the desire to kill a few more opponents and maybe get their hands on the Wishblade.
* In the postgame of ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMonsterCapsuleGB'', you can duel Joey, Tea, Tristan, Ryou, Grandpa, Pegasus, Bandit Keith, Shadi, Yami Bakura, and a freed Seto Kaiba. The latter two have the toughest monsters in the game.
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* ''VideoGame/ArmedPoliceBatrider'' has a crapton of optional bosses, all of which appeared in the ''Mahou Daisakusen'' series and ''VideoGame/BattleGaregga''. Said bosses include Bashinet, the Stage 1 boss of ''Mahou'', and [[ThatOneBoss Black Heart]], the Stage 5 boss of ''Garegga'' that, thanks to the stage edit feature, you can [[WakeUpCallBoss fight as early as Stage 2]].
* ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu]]'' has the six normal bosses of ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi]]'' (Suzaku, Senkou, Kakou, Raikou, Rankou and Ryuukou) as bonus mid-bosses, triggered by fulfilling certain conditions.
* In the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', continuing to fire at the end of Stage 19 results in the game continuing for four more stages, with twin fire dragons Haya-Oh awaiting at the end of #22.
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[[folder:Simulation Games]]
* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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[[folder:Turn-based Strategy]]
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' features an optional battle with Elidibs and the Zodiac summon.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', in the Final Chapter, Areone is flying around with a squad of Wyvern Knights. However, the chapter can be cleared without ever fighting him, and he'll even become an NPC ally if Altenna talks to him.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' has General Bryce of Daein. Appearing in the last level of the game, Bryce stands in the centre of the map, astride the easiest path to the FinalBoss, Mad King Ashnard. If you take him on and take him out, you can loot the most powerful lance in the game, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the Wishblade]]. It is, however, entirely possible to avoid fighting Bryce by taking another route.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' has Levail, General Zelgius's apprentice and Bryce's successor as the wielder of the Wishblade. While Ike fights a DuelBoss battle with Zelgius, the rest of your team takes on Levail and his army. Defeating Zelgius is all that you have to do to beat the level, and the rest of your troops don't even have to move, let alone fight Levail (who as a top level Sentinel equipped with the Wishblade is one of the few genuine threats you'll meet in the last quarter of the game). Many choose to engage him though, out of the desire to kill a few more opponents and maybe get their hands on the Wishblade.
* In the postgame of ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMonsterCapsuleGB'', you can duel Joey, Tea, Tristan, Ryou, Grandpa, Pegasus, Bandit Keith, Shadi, Yami Bakura, and a freed Seto Kaiba. The latter two have the toughest monsters in the game.
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* ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' has two optional bosses with similar conditions; if you get through Story Mode on Normal difficulty or higher without losing or restarting a match, then upon defeating Rudy, whichever character you're not playing as will challenge you one last time for the rights to the Megavitamin bottle. If you're playing as Mario, then Wario will power up into [[VideoGame/WarioLand3 Vampire Wario]]; conversely, Wario will have to contend with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Metal Mario]]. Defeating them first try will unlock them in Versus Mode, where they're not only [[DefeatMeansPlayable playable]] but also have the hardest AI.
* Collecting all 24 tickets in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' [[spoiler:changes the ending to [[BigGood Hopeless Soul]] telling you that he now understands that you want a satisfying reward for getting full completion and fighting you in a [[SequentialBoss three-stage]] boss battle using different gameplay segments to supply that reward]].
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]] has played the role of optional boss twice in the series. To wit:
** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', he can be fought in Schezo's story without using a continue.
** In the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'', he can be fought either by reaching Accord on the Hara Hara route without continuing (while ensuring that Fever mode is used either less than four times or more than twelve) and defeating her or by continuing with a multiple of 7 when defeating her.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest 2'' has five optional bosses: Kurak the polar bear, the Yeti, the Cave Ogre, the Arch Lich, and the Green Dragon. They're unlocked automatically as you level up, so you can tackle them at your leisure or not at all. Since the rewards they yield aren't any better than most high-end enemies in the game, they aren't worth the effort to beat, unless you're a [[OneHundredPercentCompletion completionist]], an achievement hunter (which you don't even get, depending on the platform) or for the [[BraggingRightsReward bragging rights.]]
* ''VideoGame/SutteHakkun'' has the Purple Makkun, an [[UniformityException odd-colored]] Makkun that hides within specific crevices in certain stages in every world, serving as the replacement for the [[BonusStage Bonus Stages]] of the Satellaview versions. He's the only character in the entire game that attacks you in any form: upon finding him, he'll scoop you up and challege you to [[RacingMinigame a race]] in one of his ten Battle stages (which have the same level of [[NintendoHard difficulty]] as the regular stages). Beat him, and you'll [[spoiler:get a segment of the Solution code to write down.]]
* ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' has two optional bosses with similar conditions; if you get through Story Mode on Normal difficulty or higher without losing or restarting a match, then upon defeating Rudy, whichever character you're not playing as will challenge you one last time for the rights to the Megavitamin bottle. If you're playing as Mario, then Wario will power up into [[VideoGame/WarioLand3 Vampire Wario]]; conversely, Wario will have to contend with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Metal Mario]]. Defeating them first try will unlock them in Versus Mode, where they're not only [[DefeatMeansPlayable playable]] but also have the hardest AI.
* Collecting all 24 tickets in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' [[spoiler:changes the ending to [[BigGood Hopeless Soul]] telling you that he now understands that you want a satisfying reward for getting full completion and fighting you in a [[SequentialBoss three-stage]] boss battle using different gameplay segments to supply that reward]].
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]] has played the role of optional boss twice in the series. To wit:
** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', he can be fought in Schezo's story without using a continue.
** In the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'', he can be fought either by reaching Accord on the Hara Hara route without continuing (while ensuring that Fever mode is used either less than four times or more than twelve) and defeating her or by continuing with a multiple of 7 when defeating her.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest 2'' has five optional bosses: Kurak the polar bear, the Yeti, the Cave Ogre, the Arch Lich, and the Green Dragon. They're unlocked automatically as you level up, so you can tackle them at your leisure or not at all. Since the rewards they yield aren't any better than most high-end enemies in the game, they aren't worth the effort to beat, unless you're a [[OneHundredPercentCompletion completionist]], an achievement hunter (which you don't even get, depending on the platform) or for the [[BraggingRightsReward bragging rights.]]
* ''VideoGame/SutteHakkun'' has the Purple Makkun, an [[UniformityException odd-colored]] Makkun that hides within specific crevices in certain stages in every world, serving as the replacement for the [[BonusStage Bonus Stages]] of the Satellaview versions. He's the only character in the entire game that attacks you in any form: upon finding him, he'll scoop you up and challege you to [[RacingMinigame a race]] in one of his ten Battle stages (which have the same level of [[NintendoHard difficulty]] as the regular stages). Beat him, and you'll [[spoiler:get a segment of the Solution code to write down.]]
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* Collecting all 24 tickets in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' [[spoiler:changes the ending to [[BigGood Hopeless Soul]] telling you that he now understands that you want a satisfying reward for getting full completion and fighting you in a [[SequentialBoss three-stage]] boss battle using different gameplay segments to supply that reward]].
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]] has played the role
** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', he can be fought in Schezo's story
** In the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'', he can be fought either by reaching Accord on the Hara Hara route without continuing (while ensuring that Fever mode is used either less than four times or more than twelve)
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* In ''Tekken 6'', there's Nancy. She's one of several [[HumongousMecha giant robots]] developed by the Mishima Zaibatsu, perhaps to combat [[BigBad Azazel]], who [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers is finally free after 10,000 years.]] Her appearance is sort of a BigLippedAlligatorMoment in that you
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* '''VideoGame/Pikmin3Deluxe'' features a new boss at the end of the "Olimar's Comeback" sidestory: [[spoiler: a golden mix between a Shaggy Long Legs and the otherwise-absent Raging Long Legs from ''Pikmin 2'']]. Since it's not part of the main game, it lacks a Piklopedia entry and thus goes unnamed.
* '''VideoGame/Pikmin3Deluxe'' features a new boss at the end of the "Olimar's Comeback" sidestory: [[spoiler: a golden mix between a Shaggy Long Legs and the otherwise-absent Raging Long Legs from ''Pikmin 2'']]. Since it's not part of the main game, it lacks a Piklopedia entry and thus goes unnamed.
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* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals and hostile bugs fought as mini-bosses in sidequests or by exploring, the Mother Chomper, encountered in an optional dungeon, the Broodmother in the power plant sidequest, and the five Bounty Bosses you can take from Underground Tavern's side quests that are a major step up in difficulty compared to the storyline bosses.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': There are four optional bosses that become [[SummonMagic Eidolons]] once you beat them: Asura, Leviathan, Odin, and Bahamut. Only one of these was [[{{Superboss}} particularly difficult]]. The others required very specific strategies rather than a high-leveled party to defeat, making them closer to {{Puzzle Boss}}es than anything else. This was fitting, as the battles were intended to be [[DefeatMeansFriendship tests of your skill]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the Ghost Knight (encountered in Osohe Castle) and Li'l Miss Marshmallow (encountered at the top of Thunder Tower), both of whom will ignore you if you choose not to engage them; Li'l Miss Marshmallow, in particular, will only attack you if you try to examine the yo-yo in the playroom at the top of Thunder Tower (you get to keep the yo-yo and [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]] if you defeat her). The Ghost Knight is an animated suit of armor with a sword and a shield, and Li'l Miss Marshmallow is [[spoiler:Porky Minch]]'s {{robot maid}}.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder than the last. The boss lives in Monstro Town.
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
[[folder:Simulation Games]]
* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals and hostile bugs fought as mini-bosses in sidequests or by exploring, the Mother Chomper, encountered in an optional dungeon, the Broodmother in the power plant sidequest, and the five Bounty Bosses you can take from Underground Tavern's side quests that are a major step up in difficulty compared to the storyline bosses.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': There are four optional bosses that become [[SummonMagic Eidolons]] once you beat them: Asura, Leviathan, Odin, and Bahamut. Only one of these was [[{{Superboss}} particularly difficult]]. The others required very specific strategies rather than a high-leveled party to defeat, making them closer to {{Puzzle Boss}}es than anything else. This was fitting, as the battles were intended to be [[DefeatMeansFriendship tests of your skill]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the Ghost Knight (encountered in Osohe Castle) and Li'l Miss Marshmallow (encountered at the top of Thunder Tower), both of whom will ignore you if you choose not to engage them; Li'l Miss Marshmallow, in particular, will only attack you if you try to examine the yo-yo in the playroom at the top of Thunder Tower (you get to keep the yo-yo and [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]] if you defeat her). The Ghost Knight is an animated suit of armor with a sword and a shield, and Li'l Miss Marshmallow is [[spoiler:Porky Minch]]'s {{robot maid}}.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder than the last. The boss lives in Monstro Town.
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
[[folder:Simulation Games]]
* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals
* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' has some in
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': There are four optional bosses that become [[SummonMagic Eidolons]] once you beat them: Asura, Leviathan, Odin, and Bahamut. Only one of these
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the Ghost Knight (encountered in Osohe Castle) and Li'l Miss Marshmallow (encountered at the top of Thunder Tower), both of whom will ignore you if you choose not to engage them; Li'l Miss Marshmallow, in particular, will only attack you if you try to examine the yo-yo in the playroom at the top of Thunder Tower (you get to keep the yo-yo and [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]] if you defeat her). The Ghost Knight is an animated suit of armor with a sword and a shield, and Li'l Miss Marshmallow is [[spoiler:Porky Minch]]'s {{robot maid}}.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
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* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
** ''Wrath of the Lich King'' introduced optional bosses bosses in some of the regular dungeons that are only accessible on Heroic difficulty. However, the [=WotLK=] optional bosses tend to be much easier than the the FinalBoss of their respective dungeons.
** The Bug trio, Viscidus, and Ouro were all optional bosses in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj. Most, if not all guilds, did the Bug trio because the fight wasn't very difficult and it rewarded good loot. Viscidus is a fight that many guilds skipped because, even at level 80, it's still [[PuzzleBoss a pain]] in the ass. To defeat Viscidus, he must be frozen; naturally, he can only be frozen by Frost-based attacks, such as Mages' Frostbolt or Shamans' Frost Shock. Once Viscidus is frozen, then everyone in the raid must melee him (yes, even the healers need to). If melee'd enough times, he will shatter. All while attempting to freeze and shatter Viscidus, the raid must survive near-constant [=AoE=] Poison damage. Ouro is a fight that most Alliance guilds would skip in favor of C'Thun because A) he offered better loot and B) killing C'Thun at 60 was a significant achievement for raiding guilds. (Horde guilds would run him over due to Poison Cleansing Totem.)
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* ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' has two optional bosses with similar conditions; if you get through Story Mode on Normal difficulty or higher without losing or restarting a match, then upon defeating Rudy, whichever character you're not playing as will challenge you one last time for the rights to the Megavitamin bottle. If you're playing as Mario, then Wario will power up into [[VideoGame/WarioLand3 Vampire Wario]]; conversely, Wario will have to contend with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Metal Mario]]. Defeating them first try will unlock them in Versus Mode, where they're not only [[DefeatMeansPlayable playable]] but also have the hardest AI.
* Collecting all 24 tickets in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' [[spoiler:changes the ending to [[BigGood Hopeless Soul]] telling you that he now understands that you want a satisfying reward for getting full completion and fighting you in a [[SequentialBoss three-stage]] boss battle using different gameplay segments to supply that reward]].
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]] has played the role of optional boss twice in the series. To wit:
** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', he can be fought in Schezo's story without using a continue.
** In the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'', he can be fought either by reaching Accord on the Hara Hara route without continuing (while ensuring that Fever mode is used either less than four times or more than twelve) and defeating her or by continuing with a multiple of 7 when defeating her.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest 2'' has five optional bosses: Kurak the polar bear, the Yeti, the Cave Ogre, the Arch Lich, and the Green Dragon. They're unlocked automatically as you level up, so you can tackle them at your leisure or not at all. Since the rewards they yield aren't any better than most high-end enemies in the game, they aren't worth the effort to beat, unless you're a [[OneHundredPercentCompletion completionist]], an achievement hunter (which you don't even get, depending on the platform) or for the [[BraggingRightsReward bragging rights.]]
* ''VideoGame/SutteHakkun'' has the Purple Makkun, an [[UniformityException odd-colored]] Makkun that hides within specific crevices in certain stages in every world, serving as the replacement for the [[BonusStage Bonus Stages]] of the Satellaview versions. He's the only character in the entire game that attacks you in any form: upon finding him, he'll scoop you up and challege you to [[RacingMinigame a race]] in one of his ten Battle stages (which have the same level of [[NintendoHard difficulty]] as the regular stages). Beat him, and you'll [[spoiler:get a segment of the Solution code to write down.]]
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* '''VideoGame/Pikmin3Deluxe'' features a new boss at the end of the "Olimar's Comeback" sidestory: [[spoiler: a golden mix between a Shaggy Long Legs and the otherwise-absent Raging Long Legs from ''Pikmin 2'']]. Since it's not part of the main game, it lacks a Piklopedia entry and thus goes unnamed.
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* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals and hostile bugs fought as mini-bosses in sidequests or by exploring, the Mother Chomper, encountered in an optional dungeon, the Broodmother in the power plant sidequest, and the five Bounty Bosses you can take from Underground Tavern's side quests that are a major step up in difficulty compared to the storyline bosses.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': There are four optional bosses that become [[SummonMagic Eidolons]] once you beat them: Asura, Leviathan, Odin, and Bahamut. Only one of these was [[{{Superboss}} particularly difficult]]. The others required very specific strategies rather than a high-leveled party to defeat, making them closer to {{Puzzle Boss}}es than anything else. This was fitting, as the battles were intended to be [[DefeatMeansFriendship tests of your skill]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the Ghost Knight (encountered in Osohe Castle) and Li'l Miss Marshmallow (encountered at the top of Thunder Tower), both of whom will ignore you if you choose not to engage them; Li'l Miss Marshmallow, in particular, will only attack you if you try to examine the yo-yo in the playroom at the top of Thunder Tower (you get to keep the yo-yo and [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]] if you defeat her). The Ghost Knight is an animated suit of armor with a sword and a shield, and Li'l Miss Marshmallow is [[spoiler:Porky Minch]]'s {{robot maid}}.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder than the last. The boss lives in Monstro Town.
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
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* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
** ''Wrath of the Lich King'' introduced optional bosses bosses in some of the regular dungeons that are only accessible on Heroic difficulty. However, the [=WotLK=] optional bosses tend to be much easier than the the FinalBoss of their respective dungeons.
** The Bug trio, Viscidus, and Ouro were all optional bosses in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj. Most, if not all guilds, did the Bug trio because the fight wasn't very difficult and it rewarded good loot. Viscidus is a fight that many guilds skipped because, even at level 80, it's still [[PuzzleBoss a pain]] in the ass. To defeat Viscidus, he must be frozen; naturally, he can only be frozen by Frost-based attacks, such as Mages' Frostbolt or Shamans' Frost Shock. Once Viscidus is frozen, then everyone in the raid must melee him (yes, even the healers need to). If melee'd enough times, he will shatter. All while attempting to freeze and shatter Viscidus, the raid must survive near-constant [=AoE=] Poison damage. Ouro is a fight that most Alliance guilds would skip in favor of C'Thun because A) he offered better loot and B) killing C'Thun at 60 was a significant achievement for raiding guilds. (Horde guilds would run him over due to Poison Cleansing Totem.)
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[[folder:Puzzle Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' has two optional bosses with similar conditions; if you get through Story Mode on Normal difficulty or higher without losing or restarting a match, then upon defeating Rudy, whichever character you're not playing as will challenge you one last time for the rights to the Megavitamin bottle. If you're playing as Mario, then Wario will power up into [[VideoGame/WarioLand3 Vampire Wario]]; conversely, Wario will have to contend with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Metal Mario]]. Defeating them first try will unlock them in Versus Mode, where they're not only [[DefeatMeansPlayable playable]] but also have the hardest AI.
* Collecting all 24 tickets in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' [[spoiler:changes the ending to [[BigGood Hopeless Soul]] telling you that he now understands that you want a satisfying reward for getting full completion and fighting you in a [[SequentialBoss three-stage]] boss battle using different gameplay segments to supply that reward]].
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]] has played the role of optional boss twice in the series. To wit:
** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', he can be fought in Schezo's story without using a continue.
** In the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'', he can be fought either by reaching Accord on the Hara Hara route without continuing (while ensuring that Fever mode is used either less than four times or more than twelve) and defeating her or by continuing with a multiple of 7 when defeating her.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest 2'' has five optional bosses: Kurak the polar bear, the Yeti, the Cave Ogre, the Arch Lich, and the Green Dragon. They're unlocked automatically as you level up, so you can tackle them at your leisure or not at all. Since the rewards they yield aren't any better than most high-end enemies in the game, they aren't worth the effort to beat, unless you're a [[OneHundredPercentCompletion completionist]], an achievement hunter (which you don't even get, depending on the platform) or for the [[BraggingRightsReward bragging rights.]]
* ''VideoGame/SutteHakkun'' has the Purple Makkun, an [[UniformityException odd-colored]] Makkun that hides within specific crevices in certain stages in every world, serving as the replacement for the [[BonusStage Bonus Stages]] of the Satellaview versions. He's the only character in the entire game that attacks you in any form: upon finding him, he'll scoop you up and challege you to [[RacingMinigame a race]] in one of his ten Battle stages (which have the same level of [[NintendoHard difficulty]] as the regular stages). Beat him, and you'll [[spoiler:get a segment of the Solution code to write down.]]
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[[folder:Real-Time Strategy]]
* '''VideoGame/Pikmin3Deluxe'' features a new boss at the end of the "Olimar's Comeback" sidestory: [[spoiler: a golden mix between a Shaggy Long Legs and the otherwise-absent Raging Long Legs from ''Pikmin 2'']]. Since it's not part of the main game, it lacks a Piklopedia entry and thus goes unnamed.
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* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals and hostile bugs fought as mini-bosses in sidequests or by exploring, the Mother Chomper, encountered in an optional dungeon, the Broodmother in the power plant sidequest, and the five Bounty Bosses you can take from Underground Tavern's side quests that are a major step up in difficulty compared to the storyline bosses.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': There are four optional bosses that become [[SummonMagic Eidolons]] once you beat them: Asura, Leviathan, Odin, and Bahamut. Only one of these was [[{{Superboss}} particularly difficult]]. The others required very specific strategies rather than a high-leveled party to defeat, making them closer to {{Puzzle Boss}}es than anything else. This was fitting, as the battles were intended to be [[DefeatMeansFriendship tests of your skill]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the Ghost Knight (encountered in Osohe Castle) and Li'l Miss Marshmallow (encountered at the top of Thunder Tower), both of whom will ignore you if you choose not to engage them; Li'l Miss Marshmallow, in particular, will only attack you if you try to examine the yo-yo in the playroom at the top of Thunder Tower (you get to keep the yo-yo and [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]] if you defeat her). The Ghost Knight is an animated suit of armor with a sword and a shield, and Li'l Miss Marshmallow is [[spoiler:Porky Minch]]'s {{robot maid}}.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder than the last. The boss lives in Monstro Town.
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
[[folder:Simulation Games]]
* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the Ghost Knight (encountered in Osohe Castle) and Li'l Miss Marshmallow (encountered at the top of Thunder Tower), both of whom will ignore you if you choose not to engage them; Li'l Miss Marshmallow, in particular, will only attack you if you try to examine the yo-yo in the playroom at the top of Thunder Tower (you get to keep the yo-yo and [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]] if you defeat her). The Ghost Knight is an animated suit of armor with a sword and a shield, and Li'l Miss Marshmallow is [[spoiler:Porky Minch]]'s {{robot maid}}.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperGearQuest'': As [[PlayerCharacter Starter]] makes his way up [[DeathMountain Mt. Mokula]], [[HearingVoices he repeatedly hears voices from a random assortment of characters telling him to follow them.]] Eventually, the voices will attempt to lead him away from where he's supposed to be going. If he decides to continue following them, [[SchmuckBait despite being warned not to do so]], he will end up finding himself face to face with [[spoiler: a Khraosis Entity known as Dimula.]] Considering that [[spoiler: the only other Khraosis Entity he fights in the game is the TrueFinalBoss]], he's in for a difficult fight.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder than the last. The boss lives in Monstro Town.
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has three:
** Tiny martial arts master Jinx, who you can fight three times after defeating his apprentice, Jagger, each fight harder than the last. The boss lives in Monstro Town.
** Mokura, a green cloud miniboss that may appear in Land's End or Belome's Temple, dodges the player unless they track the boss down, and has two forms.
** The game's {{Superboss}}: the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' ShoutOut Culex, a powerful magic-using entity from another dimension who attacks using four elemental crystals and is harder than the game's FinalBoss. It too lives in Monstro Town.[[/folder]]
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** ''VideoGame/Castlevania64'' has the demon Renon, who's been running the DungeonShop throughout the game. If you haven't used his services too much, he appears near the end of the game to say he's leaving for better business opportunities elsewhere. But if you've spent more than 30,000 gold at his shop, instead he invokes the fine print in the "contract" on the scrolls you've been summoning him with to try to claim the player character's soul, at which point he [[OneWingedAngel turns into his true form]] and attacks.
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* In ''Yu-Gi-Oh GX Duel Academy'' there is an event where you can challenge and duel Pharaoh, Dr. Banner's cat. To do so, you must be a member of the Slifer dorm, and have defeated Jaden, Syrus, Chumley and Banner three times each. If you then talk to Banner on a Saturday, you can duel Pharaoh, and get a card afterwards. (Panther Warrior for winning, Bone Mouse for losing, and Outstanding Dog Marron for drawing).
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* In ''Yu-Gi-Oh ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy'' there is an event where you can challenge and duel Pharaoh, Dr. Banner's cat. To do so, you must be a member of the Slifer dorm, and have defeated Jaden, Syrus, Chumley and Banner three times each. If you then talk to Banner on a Saturday, you can duel Pharaoh, and get a card afterwards. (Panther Warrior for winning, Bone Mouse for losing, and Outstanding Dog Marron for drawing).
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': There are four optional bosses that become [[SummonMagic Eidolons]] once you beat them: Asura, Leviathan, Odin, and Bahamut. Only one of these was [[{{Superboss}} particularly difficult]]. The others required very specific strategies rather than a high-leveled party to defeat, making them closer to {{Puzzle Boss}}es than anything else. This was fitting, as the battles were intended to be [[DefeatMeansFriendship tests of your skill]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Brothers are optional bosses, as are the Jumbo Cactaur, Odin, Tonberry King and Bahamut.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'':
** The Experiment, a Machina the Machine Faction in Djose Temple are working on throughout the game, which can be upgraded with parts the player obtains from digging in the Bikanel Desert. It is completely optional, and you only have to fight it for two points in the HundredPercentCompletion: the Djose Temple Episode Complete, and the Annihilator [[PowerCopying Blue Bullet]].
** Angra Mainyu, a ''gigantic'' snake-like Fiend slumbering in the Bikanel Desert. It can be encountered as early as Chapter 1 during digging sessions if the player is unlucky, but to actually fight it in a proper battle, the player must complete a long sidequest first, one that begins in Chapter 3 and can only be concluded in Chapter 5.
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* Via ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' DLC, two optional bosses that have nothing to do with the main game story are [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Akuma]], who become Evil Ryu and Oni respectively.
* The Red Dragon features as an optional boss in both of the ''VideoGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' {{Beat Em Up}}s.
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'' has Kimmy, a school girl with an [[{{Yandere}} unhealthy obsession over Travis]]. You only fight her if you don't go back to the Motel between fights with Charlie and Matt, making her the only assassin in the series who's optional.
* In ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'', [[DualBoss Benny and Clyde]] are the only bosses that you don't have to defeat in order to access River City High School. Once inside, you can also [[SkippableBoss skip]] Tex as well, since only Otis has to be defeated in order to fight the Dragon Twins, and then Slick, [[spoiler:who is actually Simon]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'': Virtually every main game in the series has a coliseum where you can fight various enemies that you can't fight otherwise, including members of the aformentioned Amon clan, other protagonists, the masters who trained you, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick bears and tigers]], and [[CelebrityCameo real-life professional wrestlers]].
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* Via ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' DLC, two optional bosses that have nothing to do with the main game story are [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Akuma]], who become Evil Ryu and Oni respectively.
* The Red Dragon features as an optional boss in both of the ''VideoGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' {{Beat Em Up}}s.
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'' has Kimmy, a school girl with an [[{{Yandere}} unhealthy obsession over Travis]]. You only fight her if you don't go back to the Motel between fights with Charlie and Matt, making her the only assassin in the series who's optional.
* In ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'', [[DualBoss Benny and Clyde]] are the only bosses that you don't have to defeat in order to access River City High School. Once inside, you can also [[SkippableBoss skip]] Tex as well, since only Otis has to be defeated in order to fight the Dragon Twins, and then Slick, [[spoiler:who is actually Simon]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'': Virtually every main game in the series has a coliseum where you can fight various enemies that you can't fight otherwise, including members of the aformentioned Amon clan, other protagonists, the masters who trained you, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick bears and tigers]], and [[CelebrityCameo real-life professional wrestlers]].
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* '''VideoGame/Pikmin3Deluxe'' features a new boss at the end of the "Olimar's Comeback" sidestory: [[spoiler: a golden mix between a Shaggy Long Legs and the otherwise-absent Raging Long Legs from ''Pikmin 2'']]. Since it's not part of the main game, it lacks a Piklopedia entry and thus goes unnamed.
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* '''VideoGame/Pikmin3Deluxe'' features a new boss at the end of the "Olimar's Comeback" sidestory: [[spoiler: a golden mix between a Shaggy Long Legs and the otherwise-absent Raging Long Legs from ''Pikmin 2'']]. Since it's not part of the main game, it lacks a Piklopedia entry and thus goes unnamed.
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* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals and hostile bugs fought as mini-bosses in sidequests or by exploring, the Mother Chomper, encountered in an optional dungeon, the Broodmother in the power plant sidequest, and the five Bounty Bosses you can take from Underground Tavern's side quests that are a major step up in difficulty compared to the storyline bosses.
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* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': There are multiple criminals and hostile bugs fought as mini-bosses in sidequests or by exploring, the Mother Chomper, encountered in an optional dungeon, the Broodmother in the power plant sidequest, and the five Bounty Bosses you can take from Underground Tavern's side quests that are a major step up in difficulty compared to the storyline bosses.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'' has a number of optional bosses, but many consider Simon Says to be the most interesting. He's well-hidden, and you don't actually fight him -- instead you play, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Simon Says]], with a very useful third cooking slot as your reward for playing well.
* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series:
** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia'' gave you the option to fight the Chinese vampire, Jiang Shi, in the Large Cavern bonus dungeon. He's not very hard, though, seeing as how proper use of Melio Scutum and any slashing Glyph would easily reduce his 6000+ HP down to nothing. Though this boss is interesting in the fact that when he dies, a seal is placed on his face, but if you break it off with an attack, he comes back to life, allowing you to fight him again as many times as you want. Not worth the attribute points though (30, 60, or 120).
** The Whip's Memory, an image of Richter Belmont in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'', is part of a ritual to unlock the [[InfinityPlusOneSword true power]] of a [[MagikarpPower weakened Vampire Killer whip]]. Unlike the rest of the game, you can only battle this boss with Jonathan. Thankfully, "dying" in this battle just boots you out of the battle with full HP and MP instead of yielding a Game Over.
* ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'' has Solid Arm, [[LegacyBossBattle a boss originally from the first game in the series]], ''VideoGame/SoulBlazer'', who's [[GuideDangIt only fightable]] if you [[GottaCatchThemAll collect all fifty Red Jewels]].
* ''VideoGame/IttleDew1'' has one at the end of the [[BonusDungeon Master Cave]]. Oddly, it's the one boss you beat through brute force rather than [[PuzzleBoss some kind of puzzle]].
* The UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' for Game Boy Color featured a BonusDungeon based on color. The boss of the dungeon wasn't more difficult than the other bosses, but you could only enter the dungeon if you knew the color of the stalfos' clothes at the entrance. There were also a number of color-based puzzles that would be frustratingly difficult if you managed to get in anyway.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': The Champions' Ballad DLC is an involved quest administered by one of the Sheikah monks, mirroring your journey in the main game by adding new trials to the key areas on the map. After going around Hyrule and completing several tests, a new dungeon opens up. [[spoiler: The monk, Maz Koshia is at the end, and looks like any of the other inanimate mummified monks, giving the typical speech once Link reaches the end of a shrine. But then he starts ''moving'', tells you he has a final test, and teleports you both into a boss arena--he is your opponent. Maz Koshia turns out to be the most challenging boss in the game (more than ''[[FinalBoss Calamity Ganon]]''), borrowing from many previous bosses and tough enemies while adding tricks of his own. For a shriveled mummy, he's pretty strong, with a lot of health, hard-hitting attacks, and multiple phases that keep you constantly on your feet. Hearts, armor, food buffs, and the upgrades to your Champion powers obtained during the DLC certainly help, but even so, they still don't make him easy.]]
* ''VideoGame/TribalHunter'' has four optional bosses spread out over the latter half of the game: Laura, who you find at the end of a passage way in the Jungle filled with ko'd pirates, Wave, who you meet in the Hive in a not so hidden passage that ends in a room with him and a bunch of boxes and chests, The Queen Bee, who's arena is to the right of the exit to the mountain top, and The Alpha, who's arena is in the mountain top area, it's entrance in the same room as where you first find the wolf enemies.
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* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' has the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series's first bonus boss. If you play the post-credits sequence for 100% and the extra ending, you have to butt heads with [[spoiler:Phantoon from ''Super Metroid'', who not only has new powers, but is also much scarier-looking than before. For technical reasons (namely the absence of items and thus the impossibility of a PlayableEpilogue), the Phantoon fight was intentionally left out of Hard Mode.]]
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* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhReshefOfDestruction'': If you visit Italy at a specific part of the game, you'll duel Jean-Claude Magnum a second time, who has a better deck than the first time. Second, at another part of the game, Tea is standing at the town square. If you talk to her, you'll have to deal with Johnny Stepps and then Krump, one after another.
* In ''Yu-Gi-Oh GX Duel Academy'' there is an event where you can challenge and duel Pharaoh, Dr. Banner's cat. To do so, you must be a member of the Slifer dorm, and have defeated Jaden, Syrus, Chumley and Banner three times each. If you then talk to Banner on a Saturday, you can duel Pharaoh, and get a card afterwards. (Panther Warrior for winning, Bone Mouse for losing, and Outstanding Dog Marron for drawing).
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* ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' has two optional bosses with similar conditions; if you get through Story Mode on Normal difficulty or higher without losing or restarting a match, then upon defeating Rudy, whichever character you're not playing as will challenge you one last time for the rights to the Megavitamin bottle. If you're playing as Mario, then Wario will power up into [[VideoGame/WarioLand3 Vampire Wario]]; conversely, Wario will have to contend with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Metal Mario]]. Defeating them first try will unlock them in Versus Mode, where they're not only [[DefeatMeansPlayable playable]] but also have the hardest AI.
* Collecting all 24 tickets in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' [[spoiler:changes the ending to [[BigGood Hopeless Soul]] telling you that he now understands that you want a satisfying reward for getting full completion and fighting you in a [[SequentialBoss three-stage]] boss battle using different gameplay segments to supply that reward]].
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]] has played the role of optional boss twice in the series. To wit:
** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', he can be fought in Schezo's story without using a continue.
** In the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'', he can be fought either by reaching Accord on the Hara Hara route without continuing (while ensuring that Fever mode is used either less than four times or more than twelve) and defeating her or by continuing with a multiple of 7 when defeating her.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest 2'' has five optional bosses: Kurak the polar bear, the Yeti, the Cave Ogre, the Arch Lich, and the Green Dragon. They're unlocked automatically as you level up, so you can tackle them at your leisure or not at all. Since the rewards they yield aren't any better than most high-end enemies in the game, they aren't worth the effort to beat, unless you're a [[OneHundredPercentCompletion completionist]], an achievement hunter (which you don't even get, depending on the platform) or for the [[BraggingRightsReward bragging rights.]]
* ''VideoGame/SutteHakkun'' has the Purple Makkun, an [[UniformityException odd-colored]] Makkun that hides within specific crevices in certain stages in every world, serving as the replacement for the [[BonusStage Bonus Stages]] of the Satellaview versions. He's the only character in the entire game that attacks you in any form: upon finding him, he'll scoop you up and challege you to [[RacingMinigame a race]] in one of his ten Battle stages (which have the same level of [[NintendoHard difficulty]] as the regular stages). Beat him, and you'll [[spoiler:get a segment of the Solution code to write down.]]
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* Lots of missions in the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games feature enemy aces whose defeat is not necessary for mission completion. They're not really harder than the compulsory aces. On the other hand, there is a more traditional one in ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'': [[spoiler:Mobius One and his Raptor]] are encountered in an Ace difficulty run of [[BossRush The Gauntlet]] if you do well enough. Similarly are [[spoiler: Scarface One and ZOE Commander]] in a certain mission in ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception''.
* Two optional bosses are available in the combat sequences-filled DatingSim ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' : [[spoiler: Zeelbis the Bloody]] and [[spoiler: Salishuan the Spy]] of the Eight Generals of Valpha-Valaharian, the main enemy squad of the game. While not a storyline-related boss unlike the other two, [[TheCameo Sparkster]] of the ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' series is also an optional boss.
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* ''VisualNovel/LuxPain'' zigzags between regular optional boss and SkippableBoss. Most bosses have to be fought as part of the game, but some can only be encountered by following the right events (or even sequences of events) that only become available at certain points and lock again afterwards (hence the zigzag - there is no 'default' way through most of these sections, so whether you encounter them or not is just down to where you looked when you had the chance). This includes battles with the SILENT in the minds of Honoka, Sakai and even Mint the ghost cat.
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[[BossBattle Bosses]] are are big, scary, and typically await you at the end of each level. Gameplay-wise they serve as the ultimate [[FinalExamBoss challenge of skills]] the player has learned so far. In the story they are typically villains or other opponents that antagonize TheHero is a specific story segment.
But not all bosses are like this; some you just don't get to fight normally. Sometimes the developers want the player to have something else to do and challenge themselves with extra fights. It can be a good opportunity to add some {{Worldbuilding}} with side-quests and problems irrelevant to the MythArc. The player ''doesn't have'' to solve every trouble the townsfolk have, but it's often encouraged. The reward can be just extra loot to help yourself (especially in ForcedLevelGrinding), a DiscOneNuke, or an unlockable secret.
But not all bosses are like this; some you just don't get to fight normally. Sometimes the developers want the player to have something else to do and challenge themselves with extra fights. It can be a good opportunity to add some {{Worldbuilding}} with side-quests and problems irrelevant to the MythArc. The player ''doesn't have'' to solve every trouble the townsfolk have, but it's often encouraged. The reward can be just extra loot to help yourself (especially in ForcedLevelGrinding), a DiscOneNuke, or an unlockable secret.
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[[BossBattle Bosses]] are are big, scary, and typically await you at the end of each level. Gameplay-wise Gameplay wise, they serve as the ultimate [[FinalExamBoss challenge of skills]] the player has learned so far. In the story they are typically villains or other opponents that antagonize TheHero is a specific story segment.
But not all bosses are like this; some you just don't get to fight normally. Sometimes the developers want the player to have something else to do and challenge themselves with extra fights. It can be a good opportunity to add some{{Worldbuilding}} {{worldbuilding}} with side-quests and problems irrelevant to the MythArc. The player ''doesn't have'' to solve every trouble the townsfolk have, but it's often encouraged. The reward can be just extra loot to help yourself (especially in ForcedLevelGrinding), a DiscOneNuke, or an unlockable secret.
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Optional Boss may refer to:
* BonusBoss: An out-of-the-way BossBattle that isn't required to finish the game.
* SkippableBoss: A boss that is encountered normally but has a way to avoid fighting it.
* TrueFinalBoss: An extra or alternative FinalBoss that will only appear if certain conditions are met, such as HundredPercentCompletion or playing on a high {{Difficulty Level|s}}. May or may not have overlap with BonusBoss.
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* BonusBoss: An out-of-the-way BossBattle that isn't required to finish the game.
* SkippableBoss: A boss that is encountered normally but has a way to avoid fighting it.
* TrueFinalBoss: An extra or alternative FinalBoss that will only appear if certain conditions are met, such as HundredPercentCompletion or playing on a high {{Difficulty Level|s}}. May or may not have overlap with BonusBoss.
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* RoamingEnemy: A boss that doesn't stay in one place, so you may avoid it or miss it completely.
* RouteBoss: A boss that is only encountered in one particular story branch and not the other.
* SkippableBoss: A boss that is
* {{Superboss}} (formerly BonusBoss): A boss that ''is designed'' to be NintendoHard and [[DamageSpongeBoss tougher]] than any other boss. May give a DiscOneNuke or BraggingRightsReward on defeat, turning the FinalBoss into an AntiClimaxBoss.
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* BonusBoss: An out-of-the-way BossBattle that isn't required to complete the game.
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