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The topic for praising those well designed enemies fought in video games. Villains, bosses or just plain ol' mooks, they belong here.

I love the Rezbits in Metroid Prime 2.

They're these floating little patrol drones gone rogue. They have tons of attacks, so fighting them doesn't get monotonous. By-far the coolest attack it has is hacking into your power suit and uploading a virus into it, causing everything to go haywire and fake lag the game. It goes away with an easy button combo, and it's fairly obvious when it's coming and easy to dodge, so it doesn't really get annoying or hinder you like you think it would.


What are some enemies you guys think are awesome?

Wolfgang from trap team. nuff said.

Petey Piranha from Super Mario Sunshine is one of my favorites. His entrance in Sunshine is still really awesome after 12 years, he has a really cool design, and in the spinoff games it's really fun to play as this large powerhouse.

Also did I mention he looks really cool?

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Basically everything from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which is full of hilarious enemies; but especially

Considering they SHATTER YOUR MIND right before you die- just from TOUCHING THEM LIGHTLY- Ornes can make wonderful Nightmare Fuel.

Bald Bull from Punch-Out!!
When you see this guy's full sprite show up on the screen, you know that you're in for a whoopin. Bald Bull is pretty much the biggest difficulty spike in the game, with extremely high stamina, fast punches, and his signature OHKD Bull Charge. Don't get me started on his second fight, which is easily the hardest boss in the game.
But I still think that he's my second favorite fighter in the game.

Big Daddies and the Songbird from the Bioshock games.

those are freaking terrifying, especially the Songbird which is basically a massive big daddy with wings.

Magician Type-0, from The House of the Dead series ^-^

Scarfies from the Kirby series. All cute and adorable, until you try to inhale one. 0.0

Marrow fiends from Infinity blade series.

They are living bone essentially, that wield a sweet looking sword and shield, they also scream a lot.

GLaDOS, who I highly doubt needs an introduction.

from Bravely Default, not the most difficult final boss, but certainly a very epic, thematic battle that gives a rush not often felt in turn-based games. And the music, dear La'Cryma the music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLBTIUzPpEQ particularly at 4:40, where full orchestrations of the character themes begin to play and then the main theme, but the entire track is one of the best things I've everheard. And then they did a concert version of it!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nil0qRve4k

from KH3D. After a series where pretty much every main villain has been unbelievably hammy (though still awesome and menacing), to have one that isn't hardly hammy or very over the top evil only serves to make him more ominous, and his boss fight is pretty awesome too. It's been a while since I played but I found him not extremely challenging, but still fun to dash all over the battle field and land hits while listening to that glorious L'impeto Oscuro.

There are plenty others but I can't seem to think of anyone but bosses off hand lol

Phhyron from Kid Icarus Uprising nuff said

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Basically everything from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which is full of hilarious enemies; but especially

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the Aurum for their awesome tunes and fitting strangely well into the game, and Hades for all his hilarious moments (see signature quote). Also, I think Pandora is one of the best bosses in the game, despite her very short appearance. Viridi has some pretty funny lines.

Considering they SHATTER YOUR MIND right before you die- just from TOUCHING THEM LIGHTLY- Ornes can make wonderful Nightmare Fuel.

Took the text right out of my post. Anything from Kid Icarus: Uprising, really!

The turrets from Portal and Portal 2. Cute, deadly, and creepy as he[ck].

I like Gobblegut from Super Mario Galaxy 2. He's about the only boss that is easy enough for me to beat without losing too many lives but tough enough that I don't get bored.

I have no idea what to say other than the Asylum Demon from Dark Souls. I don't know why, I guess I just like his challenge.

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How the hell are those things enemies?

Bonkers, the hammer wielding Gorilla from Kirby, is best. Also, Chill Penguin from Mega Man X.

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Gromps from Herdy Gerdy. Seriously... Seriously.
http://herdygerdy.wikia.com/wiki/Gromp
Also these little boogies can be called baddies two cause they are just so stinking hard to herd.
http://herdygerdy.wikia.com/wiki/Doop
(Also just for kicks I'm going to point out in the Herdy Gerdy game there is two moles that are cousins, when does a "quick save" of your game for you. He is sort of like Resetii but a whole lot nicer and he has a cute voice that says "Do you wanna save?" It is so stinking adorable when he does it you will probably have to go find a video or the game to even hear it though.... )

The 3rd Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus looks rather cool to me.

Mushroom XIII are beautifully designed with the normal mushroom style Heartless changed to look as if it is wearing a black coat.

The Phantom, while difficult to beat in Kingdom Hearts, is also a rather interesting boss with an unusual mechanic used to beat him. Having to follow the color of his heart to know how to attack all while trying to beat his doom clock as you fly around Big Ben in Neverland fighting a mysterious cloaked monster makes it all rather fun.

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Muscle Nix from Calling All Mixels. They just look so funny and they are probably the hardest enemy, harder than even Major Nixel.

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Darknuts from LoZ: Twilight Princess

Indestructible armoured masters of combat that even change behaviour when they take enough damage. The part where you have to fight three at the same time is enough to make you cry....

Magikoopas from Super Mario World

Anyone remember that one castle in super mario world? The one where the entire floor was blocks? and underneath was lava? I bet you do, because these guys appear there, and they make you want to punch the super nintendo.

Mines from N, the way of the ninja

Simple? Yes. Frustrating? Absolutely. The cause of all the deaths? You bet.

Any pokemon with sturdy and explosion from any pokemon game

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Isn't that an app? Apps shouldn't really count as "Video Games" they're APPLICATIONS.

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Isn't that an app? Apps shouldn't really count as "Video Games" they're APPLICATIONS.

While I do agree that apps such as Angry Birds shouldn't count, Five Nights at Freddy's is a Computer Game.

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Isn't that an app? Apps shouldn't really count as "Video Games" they're APPLICATIONS.

While I do agree that apps such as Angry Birds shouldn't count, Five Nights at Freddy's is a Computer Game.

I don't get why Angry Birds wouldn't count, it's still a game, it's just not on a gaming device (Primarily at least.)

All of the Atlantean enemies from Tomb Raider 1 are pretty awesome.

The Skylander equivalent to Dry Bones!

Yep, I think it's pretty obvious I was gonna mention this. There's no shortage on vicious creatures that want to tear you limb from limb in Don't Starve. While a lot of them are just certain animals fused together, I can't help but be fascinated by their designs. The art style certainly helps. Here are a couple of my personal favorites. I might be back with other games.

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^ Nice choice.

SHODAN is the only choice. o_o

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Cool Dragon. What game is he from?

It's the final boss from Tomb Raider 2 on the PS1.

Oh, I was hoping it was on the N64 so could... I mean, I have that game, but I never made it that far. ...Not a fan of Shooting games. ...Still, I might play it again just to fight that thing. Often times I slog through games I don't like just to fight a cool boss.

The UK Tomb Raider games had some really good cheat codes. Some of them are still usable in the US versions, too. I recommend looking them up; it helps to at least have a lot of ammo and the best gun all the time. :D