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** [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor The second game]] ''also'' has the first fight with the GoldfishPoopGang, Lord Crump. This time around, however, you have full use of action commands.

* ''DoDonPachi II: Bee Storm''[='=]s very first boss (who you face before you even start the first stage) is, of all things, ''the TrueFinalBoss of ''[=DoDonPachi=]''''. [[DegradedBoss Fortunately, you only face his first form, and he goes down quickly without much resistance.]]

* The first boss of ''DonPachi'' can be beaten just by firing one charged shot and watching the 'multi assault tank' blow up!

* ''BattleGaregga''[='=]s first boss, Nose Lavaggin, is a bomber that can be easily defeated by continuously shooting at its center, especially with a ship that uses piercing shots. [[AwesomeButImpractical However,]] doing this instead of destroying the boss's many components means you miss out on hundreds of thousands of points that could [[EveryTenThousandPoints contribute]] to an early OneUp.

* ''VideoGame/HeavyWeapon'' has the Twinblade, a FutureCopter with two homing missile launchers... both of which can be destroyed, along with the missiles they launch. However, it's an EarlyBirdBoss in the [[BossRush Boss Blitz]] mode, where you don't get any power-ups prior to facing it.

* In the first three ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' games, Bowser is the very first opponent you fight (in the case of ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime Partners in Time]]'' it was '''Baby''' Bowser), and you learn the bare basics of battling while fighting solo (Luigi is only at the sidelines at every occasion). In [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam Dream Team]], [[spoiler:Antasma]] takes this role. He goes down in two attacks and he can't hurt you. [[spoiler: Justified as it was a dream of Luigi's]].

* In all three ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' games so far, Bowser is the very first opponent you fight (in the case of ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime Partners in Time]]'' it was '''Baby''' Bowser), and you learn the bare basics of battling while fighting solo (Luigi is only at the sidelines at every occasion).

** ''Origins'' has the umbra in Olgan's mansion. Sagi can't deal much damage to it...but you have [[CrutchCharacter Guillo]], who is controlled by the AI. The whole battle basically boils down to 'keep Sagi alive until Guillo [[CutscenePowerToTheMax goes berserk]] and kills it'.

* The Darkside Heartless at the end of Sora's dream in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' and its Nobody counterpart Twilight Thorn in Roxas' dream in the sequel.

** In SuperMetroid, the first enemy you face is an old enemy, [[ArchEnemy Ridley]]. Unfortunately, you're at minimum strength and he's a giant flying Space Pirate dragon. Thankfully, he flies off after either of you takes too much damage (more likely you). When you fight him again later, [[ThatOneBoss it's a much different story.]]

** Subverted in the harder difficulties where he has full access to his arsenal of weapons and will gladly use them, [[FridgeLogic even when he doesn't acquire the majority of those weapons until later in the game.]]
** Doubly worth noting since he doesn't even have those weapons the last time you fight him in NG. You acquire those weapons personally in Dante's segment, which makes up the second half of the game. Hard mode is the first time you will fight Dante with those weapons.

** In [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigDreamTeam Mario & Luigi Dream Team]], Smouldergeist is this for 'real' world combat and Dreamy Mario is this for dream world combat. Possibly also Robo Drilldigger for giant Luigi battling. They can all turn into either ThatOneBoss or WakeUpCallBoss on [[HarderThanHard Hard Mode]].

** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'''s boss in Palmtree Panic is a contender for easiest boss ever that requires some challenge. As in, you can't just attack it whenever. You have to wait for Eggman to lower his bumper guards. And then after you hit him, you can hit him again pretty much any time. Did I mention he only takes 3 hits to beat?

* Similarly, ''MassEffect2'' throws a YMIR mech at you in Freedom's Progress; it later goes on to turn up as a particularly tough enemy.

** In SuperMetroid, the first enemy you face is an old enemy, Ridley. Unfortunately, you're at minimum strength and he's a giant flying Space Pirate dragon. Thankfully, he flies off after either of you takes too much damage (more likely you). When you fight him later, [[ThatOneBoss it's a much different story.]]

** In SuperMetroid, the first enemy you face is an old enemy, Ridley. Unfortunately, you're at minimum strength and he's a giant flying Space Pirate dragon. Thankfully, he flies off after either of you takes too much damage.(more likely you)

* Regardless of which route you take through Corneria in ''VideoGame/StarFox 64'', the level will end with a really easy boss. The one at the end of the Mission Accomplished Route is the same one as the first boss of the original game.

** While most of the enemies are pretty harmless in ''{{Kirby 64}}'', the Warmup Boss takes the cake. You walk into a cabin, the [[GhostButler door shuts]], and a [[GiantMook giant N-Z]] just ''stands still doing nothing'' while you attack it.

* In ''TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', the first boss, Gohma, is a complete pushover.

* The first ''{{Homeworld}}'' has a variant: where the first level is basically a tutorial and the second level is embarrassingly easy, the third features four assault frigate that you have to defeat while capturing at least one before they destroy all the cryo trays. While destroying them all is rather easy, they still have a chance to destroy all the cryo trays, and if all cryo trays are destroyed or you don't capture at least one frigate you lose.

* ''IWannaBeTheGuy'' has [[PunchOut Mike Tyson]]. He's not really ''easy'' so much as easi''er'', but compared to any other boss he's cake.

* Wyzen in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' has the easiest patterns in the game to look out for, along with being the first of the Asura's former allies to die. Even when he's the [[UpToEleven size of the planet]] he's still one of these.