At least these guys put up something resembling a fight, unlike certain other bosses. From a boxer who can't throw a punch to save his life to an angler fish who gives his species a bad name, join me as we count down 15 video game bosses who are easier to beat than flies.
#15: Quake: Shub-Niggurath
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| She may be bigger than that Shambler, but she can't kill you directly. |
This version of H.P. Lovecraft's abomination is far from the most difficult final boss. She summons Shamblers and Vores to destroy you, but the level gives you plenty of ammunition and places to hide from their attacks. To kill this boss, you have to walk into a teleporter when a floating spiked sphere is inside her.
#14: Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Eggman's drill tank
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| Far from Eggman's most intimidating weapon. |
This machine's entire strategy consists of slowly moving from one side of the screen to another. You can easily jump onto it as it makes it rounds. Thankfully, Eggman's later machines become harder and harder to destroy as you progress.
#13: Beauty and The Beast on NES: The first boss
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| Just imagine if this guy was in the movie! |
This obese dwarf thing does little more than walk slowly towards you with his spear at the ready. To defeat him, all you have to do is hit him with tea until he dies. First boss or not, they definitely could've done something better with this guy.
#12: Dark Souls II: Covetous Demon
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| This thing makes Pinwheel look impossible to defeat! |
This fat slug-like beast really stands out in this incredibly hard game. He tries to pounce on and bite you, but his attacks are too slow to be of any use. Just keep smacking him with your weapon and you'll be finished.
#11: Cuphead: Goopy Le Grande
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| This blob's ego is bigger than his body! |
This blue blob's moveset consists of jumping around and trying to punch you for the 1st two stages. In his third stage, a large tombstone crushes him and tries to do the same to you. His attacks are slow and very easy to avoid.
#10: Terminator 2 GB: T-1000
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| I'll give him this: He's pretty fitting for an LGN game. |
In stark contrast to the nigh-unstoppable killing machine that was the movie version, this punk doesn't move at all unless you get close enough. When he does attack, he just tries to stab you with either his hand or the stick he's holding. To beat him, you have to hit him until he loses his cop disguise and knock him into the molten steel pit behind them.
#9: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder
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| Meet the franchise's weakest version of Shredder! |
All you have to do is get onto the platform he spawns on, knock him off and hit him everytime he tries to get back onto it. This is after taking down down the Technodrome and going through the Hell that is inside of it. This especially insulting because the Shredder in most of other TMNT media could dominate all 4 turtles singlehandedly.
#8: Mega Man 4: Toad Man
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| At least beating this guy nets you a really useful ability. |
This guy attacks you by making it rain acid and jumping at you. The acid rain covers the whole screen, but he won't use it if you keep firing at him. If you time your shots right, you won't even need to move at all!
#6: Tom Sawyer NES: The first boss
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| Octopus bosses are supposed to be intimidating, but I guess this guy didn't get the memo. |
This guy doesn't move at all. Instead, he just sends swarms of smaller octopuses in an obvious pattern. To kill him, you just have to launch a bunch of rocks into his eyes.
#5: Punch Out!: Glass Joe
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| Why did this guy get a career in boxing? |
Even for a first opponent, this guy's a joke. His punches are slow and he can only block one part of his body at a time. In fact, one of his challenges in the Wii game is to let him win.
#4: Yoshi's Story: Cloud N Candy
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Monster made of food + character with endless appetite = one-sided fight!
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This living pile of cotton candy attacks by slowly jumping your way. To beat him, all you have to do is lick him until he disappears. Even if he does make contact, you'll be healed everytime you eat him.
#3: Banjo-Kazooie: Yellow Flibbits
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| Bubblegloop Swamp needs a better boss battle! |
These yellow versions of Bubblegloop Swamp are only slightly stronger than their red counterparts. Just hit every one of them twice and you'll get their Jiggy no problem. If you got the Wonderwing ability from Clanker's Cavern, you can just use that and let them kill themselves on contact.
#2: Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening: Angler Fish
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| Aren't angler fish supposed to be scary? |
This guy just sits there while you slash his lure. If you wait around long enough, he just sends rock and smaller fish at you and slowly tries to ram you into the wall, all of which cause little on impact. You actually
can lose to him if you let him kill you, but in the time it takes that to happen, you can go through the entirety of Abobo's Big Adventure, consume 3 plates of nachos, write a 5 page story and run 3 laps around a football field.
#1: Kirby Super Star: Waddle Dee
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| And yet this guy of all people gets the Chuck Norris treatment. Why? |
At least the previous bosses put up something you could call a fight. This boss version of Kirby's weakest foe does nothing but stand in place and wait for you to defeat him. You can still be hurt if you run into him, which makes him a slightly bigger threat than the
bosses on my other easy boss list.
And there are some bosses that be curb-stomped by a toddler. There definitely are some bosses I've missed, so feel free to make some suggestions. I'll see you later. Have a good day or night depending on what time it is.
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