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1'''Basic Trope''': A boss that requires most of (if not all) the abilities you've learned in the game so far for you to defeat it.
2* '''Straight''': In JRPG ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia 2 :Rise of the Darkest General'', in order to defeat Evil Overlord Tom, Bob has to use everything he's learned from fighting Tom's generals.
3** The TrueFinalBoss, Supreme General Dusk, has plenty of phases, each weak to a different weapon type: Magic, Melee, Ranged, and Summon.
4* '''Exaggerated''': Not only does Bob use what he's learned from Tom's generals, he [[EleventhHourSuperpower learns new techniques]] in the middle of the fight, right before Tom switches to the form said ability is needed for.
5** Supreme General Dusk has a huge amount of phases, each vulnerable to a different individual weapon. He has one for every weapon you obtain in the main story.
6* '''Downplayed''': Tom has multiple forms like any "good" final boss, but Bob only needs to use the [[BoringYetPractical first one]] and [[LastDiscMagic last two abilities]] he acquired prior; the rest aren't needed.
7** Supreme General Dusk alternates between vulnerability to melee and summoner in the first phase, and ranged and magic in the second.
8* '''Justified''': The whole situation is a SecretTestOfCharacter, and Tom wants to make sure Bob has mastered all of the proper techniques so that Bob may one day take his place.
9* '''Inverted''':
10** The boss fight is actually [[HopelessBossFight unwinnable]], as Tom has the perfect counterattack for any and every of Bob's moves.
11** The boss fight requires Bob to use several [[OutsideTheBoxTactic non-standard tactics]] to defeat Tom, [[GuideDangIt none of the techiques required are taught beforehand]] and [[ViolationOfCommonSense Bob has to defy common sense]] in order to pull them off.
12* '''Subverted''': Things seem to be shaping up to a Final Exam Boss, but every one of Tom's/General Dusk's forms are easily dispatched by running up to him and whacking him with your magic sword.
13* '''Double Subverted''': You actually aren't supposed to use your sword on the boss, as [[BatmanGambit doing so is the final key step to his plans]]. You get the Bad Ending.
14* '''Parodied''':
15** Bob tries to defeat Tom, but fails because he neglected to study.
16** General Dusk has all the standard phases, and then one only vulnerable to rubber chickens for some reason
17* '''Zig Zagged''': Tom has counters for every single one of Bob's abilities, and vice versa. The fight goes nowhere because everything is countered by another counter.
18** General Dusk's first form is only vulnerable to magic, his second phase is vulnerable to melee, and his third phase is vulnerable to anything. His fourth phase is then vulnerable to ranged, and his fifth is vulnerable to anything. Never is the summoner class necessary
19* '''Averted''':
20** Tom has one form, solved by [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim shooting him in the face with Bob's crossbow until his health bar reaches zero]].
21** General Dusk has his weakness newly introduced in his casttle, and only one phase
22* '''Enforced''': "The final Boss needs to have some strategy involved."
23* '''Lampshaded''': "Why do bosses make you literally {{try everything}} in order to beat them?"
24* '''Invoked''': Bob learns his abilities specifically so he can fight Tom.
25** General Dusk puts up forcefields of magic resisting a weapon each, believing that no one could get a weapon of each type
26* '''Exploited''': Because villains do this, heroes are taught each weapon type and every trick Bob learned against the generals.
27* '''Defied''': Tom makes sure to have a counter for all Bob's attacks.
28** General Dusk combines his weapon-proof forcefields, making him immune to all weapons
29* '''Discussed''': "All your attacks are useless here!"
30* '''Conversed''': "Why does EVERYTHING I've collected help defeat the FinalBoss?
31* '''Implied''': Bob's abilities are limited-use. The battle happens off-screen, and when Bob walks out of the chamber, a visual cue shows that he has expended all of them.
32* '''Deconstructed''': Bob goes on another adventure, and, when facing the new final enemy, the enemy has learned the skills of his generals and thus can predict Bob's actions.
33* '''Reconstructed''': Bob has experimented with the applications of what he has learned and manages to catch his opponent off-guard with a particular combination, defeating them.
34** Bob learns new abilities to catch them off guard
35* '''Played For Laughs''': Tom is fought at the end of a house level, so you need a stapler, a jar of peanut butter, a ball-point pen, and a tube of toothpaste to beat him.
36* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is missing a weapon, so his LivingMacGuffin girlfriend sacrifices herself to turn into the final weapon and defeat General Dusk
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