10 Boss Weapons That Get NERFED WHEN YOU UNLOCK THEM

Some video game weapons make an incredible first impression....until you get it in your hands. Here are some awesome weapons that get nerfed upon use.
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[@mjr.3st116]

"Just because you're using my pen doesn't mean you can write like i do."

[@damashii_]

Sheeeeshhhh

[@yumri4]

Makes sense unless it literally couldn't be done like in some of them. I get it with the lower damage ones just not the ones that the game just doesn't allow you to achieve it in.

[@mikekazz5353]

The two questions Kim Jung GI (artist) hates to hear is "What's the type pen you're using?" and "If I use that type of brush pen will I become a great artist too?".

[@greendude0420]

Well I was going to say the literal thing but yeah straight facts

[@MrQ12elve]

Nice one! I'll keep that in mind

[@Y0ungSnake]

"You want my legendary lightning sword? Take, it doesn't matter. Any sword in my hand is lightning sword" Some dude from manga

[@0rizza0]

Do you remember the manga? Can I get the name?

[@Y0ungSnake]

@@0rizza0 no, sorry.

[@kchikwete]

Ginyu stole Gokus body and also could not use it

[@buttergolem8584]

Sounds like One Piece where Mihawk says that every sword can be the black sword.

[@Aura96968]

@@kchikwete he just needed to get used to the body

[@LargeMetallicFellow]

The Albert Wesker pistol from RE7 deserves an honorable mention. It destroys Evelyn in her boss fight, but when you use it in new games it's WEAK.

[@liamarcher7969]

They explain it by the fact that the one you get in NG is a replica and uses regular ammo rather than whatever special anti bio weapon ammo the real gun is loaded with in the end boss fight

[@LargeMetallicFellow]

@@liamarcher7969 So a loophole to justify it being nerfed to oblivion. The mag size doesn't even make it worth it. If they're gonna give you the ultimate BOW killer but want balance, just give it a max of 10 bullets in the entire game. Don't nerf it AND give it a tiny mag size.

[@liamarcher7969]

@@LargeMetallicFellow It’s pretty much an aid for completion of madhouse, as is the saw, neither are inherently overpowered and that’s the point. You don’t need to feel like you can blast through entire game in seconds on any mode after you’ve completed it once to unlock a gun. If there’s any unlockable to complain about it’s the running shoes, not the Albert replica. I didn’t feel like the combat in the game was particularly difficult at any point aside from in Ethan Must Die, which is completely unrelated. As far as the main game goes the Albert replica is strong enough, stick some enhanced handgun ammo in that and it’s a breeze.

[@Master_Viccc]

You get the replica version of the gun but it still packs a punch the one you used in the final boss was the actual one

[@LargeMetallicFellow]

@@Master_Viccc Not an excuse. You still get a weak weapon that can't be upgraded, with a tiny mag size of 3 bullets. It's a waste of inventory.

[@boyethewise1728]

6:00 in its defense DS 2 you gotta use it on the left hand and gives access to an stupidly over the top fast super anime Special Attack, if you *Dual wield it* easy to do by reseting the bonfire

[@zzodysseuszz]

In all the clips he uses he doesn’t have the stats to wield the weapon including his ds1 and ds3 clips

[@sirrealgaming6913]

@@zzodysseuszz Funny thing about that if you don't have the stats to use a weapon it's actually swung slower

[@solarflare8445]

I was about to say, he never pulled out the left Dagger to get all his high mobility swirly moves

[@someonerandom8594]

Its funny, most of the time when they talk about Dark Souls they don't know enough information or haven't gotten the full idea on what they're talking about.

[@somerando5360]

Gameranx: [nerfs himself] Also gameranx: wtf this sword nerfs me, useless

[@juancarloang]

In my headcanon, getting an enemy's weapon that turns out to be nerfed is a storytelling device. It tells the player that "the enemy that you just beat was badass not because of his weapon, but because he was badass".

[@MusondaMapaalo]

That's what I think too, especially with Dante taking Vergil's sword, it gets needed because Dante's style is mixing a bunch of moves while Vergil honed his skills only on the sword.

[@MusondaMapaalo]

Nerfed*

[@benjamindeh873]

You are right. You can also some times assume its because you dont have the full weapon (IE: Dr.freeze's weapon does no have enough power if its not plugged to his suit) But some games make it explicit its the weapon that made them so powerful. Some times the character is a lot weaker and with less skill without the weapon, or some times the story explicitly says it

[@MakamaFEET]

For darksouls i assume they just strong boys with a dull sword.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@MakamaFEET Probably since most of the "humanoid" sword-wielding bosses are like three times your size.

[@MrDivineManiac]

"A weapon is only as powerful as its wielder" - Someone, somewhere

[@victoremmanuel3639]

But i beat the wielder, which makes me more powerful than them. By that logic, shouldn't the weapon be even stronger?

[@jahjoeka]

@@victoremmanuel3639 not exactly. A gunman could shoot a swordsman and take his weapon. That doesn't make the gunman suddenly a samurai.

[@MonkeyDLuffy60073]

@@victoremmanuel3639 no, comment that's above me explains it

[@callmeoutifimbeingatwat4650]

@@victoremmanuel3639 no, beating someone doesnt make you have the same stats, it just means you outplayed them. They could have 1000 strength, so their weapon does shit tonnes of damage, maybe you have 100 strength, but you won because of your skill to move and timing...

[@beckhamtana1674]

Zetsu

[@SirAlexOfTheGuitar]

This reminds me of how you can find a legendary weapon or family heirloom that has huge symbolism and everything, but then immediately find another drop from a random npc that's way more powerful

[@Loctorak]

Or Diablo/WoW and the level scaling on items. You could be level 70 and have some ultra rare legendary hunter's great axe with all the gems and enchantments. Then you get to level 72 and some boar drops an uncommon "broken dagger" that does better dps. 😭

[@SirAlexOfTheGuitar]

@@Loctorak hahaha that's infuriating. I hate when that happens. Like how the hell can this dagger be more powerful than this greatsword imbued with the blood of the gods or something

[@apeblackberry3641]

The Giant Killer sword from Dark Souls 3. The sword's sole existence is to slay Giants, yet after the Yhorm boss fight, every other giants are immune to it.

[@King_of_69s]

A: it isn't technically a boss weapon B: it is also broken while others doesn't make sense why it works against one and not the others it does make sense it is relatively weak

[@apeblackberry3641]

@@overused6632 grammar please

[@duncanalbritton5466]

"The best boat will do nothing for the worst sailor." -My uncle

[@ilblacli5489]

A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor

[@Deependra_netam]

Dante can't do anything with vergil yamato more than few moves because yamato need focus and right movement so you can strike that can't be happen with style and take everything easy

[@cooldemon5545]

Was he talking from experience?

[@clapatrongd5068]

"i am not allowed within a 500 mile radius of a school" -my uncle

[@Emil_Stoltz]

@@clapatrongd5068 "Hey, kid, wanna play hide and seek?" -my uncle

[@mikekazz5353]

Boss: I've had years of experience with this exact weapon. You using it for 5 minutes: how the hell do I summon the that meteor or shoot the laser out this thing

[@reniorjd]

Basically me during the Yamamoto

[@Fede0779]

Lol , darn things doesn't come with a manual

[@ransfordflentjar5694]

@@Fede0779 actually technically they do. There's a whole list of moves you can check out in case you forgot how to do a certain move literally in the pause menu. It's been in every DMC game including the remake.

[@semi3488]

@@reniorjd Yamato*

[@pacifistminigun3987]

@@Fede0779 lol

[@mbatistas]

Vergil's experience with Yamato is much higher than Dante's, also Vergil's fighting style is more about speed, mobility, compared to Dante with his all-round mixed style using multiple weapons, including firearms. About Batman, I didn't play the game, but knowing his own rules, he decreased the power of the blaster to avoid killing someone. If he froze a thug whole, he would need to save him shortly after.

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Yeah exactly it's like a story telling thing

[@matti1770]

​@@Dovah_Slayer I wish it was that but I think it's simply because the game's half finished 🥲 Dante is claimed to be an expert with every weapon he uses. I mean using yamato as Dante was just.... Disappointing :(

[@Dovah_Slayer]

@@matti1770 ah that sucks

[@someguy3276]

Also blaster was plugged into a suit.

[@tylercherry7424]

For Atorias' sword, there is actually two versions. The cursed version just does physical damage and the non cursed one does physical and magic damage. Just a fun factoid

[@XHero1330]

And the fact in OG it was needed to be left handed.

[@tiltedhorizon1435]

It's apparent he doesn't play much Dark Souls. Some Boss weapons, especially in DS3, can be some of the most OP weapons in the game.

[@Zansekai]

@@XHero1330 That's only the case in Dark Souls 2

[@st.haborym]

He's talking about the Abyss Greatsword, not the other two you make with SIf's Soul

[@TaintedSoldier115]

and there is the dlc version the abyss greatsword that lets you do the flip in the first game

[@chrisplatt683]

Should make a video on weapons that are bad until you upgrade them and they become super powerful

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

That’s like half the guns in cod zombies.

[@ogquinn408]

Legendary Forks in skyrim

[@reconnect7179]

FF7 Dirge of Cerberus, from model gun to ultima weapon

[@d.g.m.8455]

Like the wooden sword in Ninja Gaiden. It's shit until you fully upgrade it into the Unlabored Flawlessness, then it becomes one of the strongest weapons in the game.

[@ThePraetoriarch]

Falcon: won’t pronounce it because you guys wont like it Also Falcon: “eyesue” Love ya falcon

[@DTPVH]

And not even 30 seconds later. SMH.

[@jaybornex2239]

or when he mispronounced pythagoras

[@irishboy_pa]

Falcon writes his rules and break them as he wants 😂😂

[@DaveXXX]

Lmaooo I was literally like "EESOO MAN" out loud

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@sauronsrighthandman301]

I have one tiny complaint for the Abyss sword in this video. If you use the weapon in your left hand in DS1 and 2 you can use Artorias' moveset. Also it's neither slow nor clunky.

[@Poldovico]

Don't need to wait until DS3 to emulate artorias' moves. He was actually left handed, he uses his right against you because his left arm is broken. Equip his weapon to your left hand and you'll be able to use some of his moves even in DS1.

[@lanterns_glow]

And this is considering he was greatly weakened by exposure to the Abyss, which drove him mad. So he's basically fighting you with numerous handicaps... And yet he still can destroy you

[@Zansekai]

It's never been confirmed that he's left-handed. Only in DS2 you get access to his special moves with the weapon in the left hand. His armor and damaged shield suggest that he's right handed and broke his arm by trying to block Manus' attack

[@Poldovico]

@@Zansekai It's been a long while, but I am quite convinced that you get his moveset in the left hand on DS1, too.

[@shoken4421]

The reason yamato is nerfed for dante is because vergil has been using that sword since birth and can unlock its full potential. Its just the same thing that would happen if you gave vergil rebellion he wouldn't know how to effectively use it. Its like giving conan a katana. Lol

[@Insane234]

Conan The Barbarian or Conan Edogawa the detective?

[@shoken4421]

@@Insane234 the barbarian.

[@chrisherring6187]

Agreed. I was gonna say it's like owner oriented like inuyasha vs sesshomaru

[@shoken4421]

@@chrisherring6187 thats with any sword. Lets say i visit Japan and watch a trained sword master use a katana . he can do all these crazy moves with it then he hands the sword to me and try the same thing and drop it or swing too hard and flip myself. Just because you have that bosses weapon (as in swords knives or staffs) doesn't mean youll pull off all the crazy stuff they can

[@chrisherring6187]

@@shoken4421 true but these games also involve demons and magic, so it wouldn't be a far stretch to say that dante can only bring out the full power of his rebellion and and virgil can only bring out the full power of his yamato

[@beardedfool5865]

I like that falcon says he won't pronounce the name of Hermes' staff because we'll get mad, but then proceeds to pronounce Isu incorrectly 😂

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@WolfySnowy]

He had one job! *Mispronounces Isu* :D well done.

[@hentaidancer]

Jahto league, never forget

[@imaginarycorgi7312]

What about God of War 2’s Euryale (You’re-Ale).

[@samueljacobson6016]

Damn you got to it before me XD

[@kurisu7885]

I sort of had this recently. There's a mission in Sunset Overdrive to get a sword. You track one down, but then need to make your own, which you do, and it''s awesome and totally wrecks face, but as soon as the mission ends it gets massively nerfed and only really works like any other melee weapon

[@kurisu7885]

@@ewanmorris2618 It's a main story one so unfortunately just not finishing it really isn't much of an option.

[@Yozan2263]

@@kurisu7885 I don't remember but isn't it nerfed because you literally break it

[@lokehge6286]

Love how when showing Artirias' blade in Dark Souls 2 they literally don't have the stats to use it.

[@luissantiago5163]

That thumbnail is quality. Whoever did that props

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks.

[@kingshadow8782]

😎👌🏼

[@Kyogen.]

It's amazing how accurate it is

[@kenrickeason]

@@gameranxTV Falcon Punccccchhhh!!!!!

[@SDSypher]

it's literally 2 pngs and some text bro

[@TheDuckumz]

I think its harder honestly for me to think of 10 weapons from bosses that didn't end up a major let down...

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

Honestly, that’s why mods are a thing.

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

I’d say the nemean cestus from god of war 3 is one of the only ones I can think of.

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@NAcHO-wx5vg Or the Mastermind Minigun from Doom.

[@AgnusCavichioliPereira]

Igni & Rudra and Bewulf from Devil May Cry 3 should be in that list

[@jacobfaro9571]

Use terraria boss weapons. They work well.

[@lukejohnson2669]

literally every dark souls weapon he talked about you could see that he didnt have the proper stats to wield it lol. the game literally tells you "you do not have the required stats to wield the weapon effectively". once you do have the stats they kick ass, and you can upgrade them to +5 if you are able to get enough of the upgrade materials to make them crazy op

[@antman674]

In a way this applies to most games in general, not just the boss weapons. The more you level up, the stronger the enemies and bosses get too. Thus effectively making your power increase moot.

[@robberesford7939]

This also applies to really, really really fast enemy cars that ram you at lightspeed during a chase but when you hijack one it's a granny scooter.

[@neronah7349]

Rubber banding

[@TheFoolTohru]

Scripted Speed.

[@Fallen2811]

Are you kidding me? The Majestic Greatsword was one of the best weapons in Dark Souls 2. You equip it left handed for access to the special moves, the right handed moveset is still a good moveset, it has great damage scaling, and it had a powerstance when you dual-wielded them. It was one of the most commonly seen weapons in the fight clubs at the bridge

[@Zansekai]

Ikr, and the powerstanced L2 is one of the coolest moves ever

[@chosen729]

Johnny silverhand’s gun was really op in his flashback missions. Then when you get the weapon in game it’s literally garbage, only being good for its penetration.

[@DoubleO88]

Been playing Beserk: Band of the Hawk recently, when you fight Zodd he's the beast form for the whole boss fight, when you unlock hiim you can only be that form for like 10 seconds...15 max maybe.

[@logando3305]

"Most boss weapons just arent that impressive" *literally doesnt meet stat requirements*

[@noobloobe7703]

And use a weapon meant for left hand with the right one

[@Alenara12349]

@@noobloobe7703 exactly what i was thinking

[@noobloobe7703]

@@Alenara12349 "later they implemented the moveset, the spins from artorias" - bitch you literally used the weapon that says "famous users used with the left hand" in the description with the right hand. How did they let this pass. Omg...

[@eldrtch_3nt1ty12]

gameranx just needs to git gud

[@NamelessKnightt]

Not to mention he bitches about how artorias buffs himself when you can easily stop it and get free hits.

[@bisdakbrad7848]

The way you simplified AC story made me remember why I just stopped caring about the Lore 😂

[@danielflanard8274]

Rogue is the only entry where I cared about the story

[@NightHao]

@@danielflanard8274 I only paid attention to the story in Black Flag, but only to Kenway's story. It was fun and nice, nothing to do with the fucking templars, assassin's or shit. And whenever they appeared, Kenway just told them to fuck off

[@Lord_ofcinder]

@@NightHao Black flag was the bad company 2 of ac games, Ubisoft has no clue why it was a great game

[@bisdakbrad7848]

yes! and the thing that hooked me to the story is how edward changed from a full-on pirate to a disciplined assassin, not the eden sht going on.

[@danielflanard8274]

@@NightHao I played Black Flag but for whatever reason, I remember almost nothing about it. Might be time to give it another spin.

[@satevo462]

"Slightly intimidating snowball" made me laugh out loud.

[@Shirley_Serious]

For some of these, arguably, its not the weapon that gets nerfed, but more so you're character is unable to unlock its full potential immediately after picking it up.

[@thecaspeer]

I love that you can hear the discontent in Falcon's voice when talking about the ice grenades

[@mitchbaker5995]

Does he have his own channel

[@pg5650]

Bruh, vergil is the only exception to the meme when u unlock the final boss as a playable character, same goes for his weapons

[@yeshua7238]

main things setting his playstyle apart from the rest of the cast are doing way more damage and having a lot more control over his movement

[@alejandroobregonambrossi4190]

Yeah

[@What-wm2fu]

Playable Vergil is actually more powerful than boss Vergil so the Meme when it comes to DMC would actually be switched around.

[@knightmare3706]

@@What-wm2fu no kidding. If playable Vergil became the boss Vergil you'd have to fight in 3 and 5 then.....good luck ever completing the game.

[@knightmare3706]

@Logan McTarsney same. I just look forward to being an unstoppable demon slaying machine.

[@theblackbaron4119]

6:15 in ds2 you also get all those moves if you hold it in your LEFT hand. also if you powerstance the "majestic greatsword" you even get some unique moves out of it, which no other GS offers when powerstanced.

[@omoriperocondrip9130]

Well, the weakness of the Yamato when Dante uses it makes sense, Dante isn't that familiarized with the weapon and Vergil's fighting style, Vergil on the other hand uses it as his main weapon, the potential of the sword is unleshed with mastery. And then there's Nero, who uses it with his demon arm

[@zarakikenpachi7359]

to me the most disappointing dark souls boss weapon is the dancer's sword. very very bad scaling on those beasts

[@JLee118]

Using it was like being one of those ripoff beyblades that light up and stuff but weigh a fraction of what a real beyblade does, so it just gets yeeted out the arena after bouncing off the real deal

[@killjoix]

Friedes sythe is pretty bad too. It hurts.

[@proximityclockworkx1572]

Like 50% of the boss weapons s u c c d i c c in ds3 lol

[@clowntrooper61]

But the boss fight was amazing because the music is off beat so it screws you over.

[@khalidpapa6299]

yeah, it's cool tho

[@adnanrivera7795]

Let’s be honest the Yamato is OP when Vergil use it, because it is Vergil’s sword.

[@TheGary108]

That and Vergil had years to practice and hone his skills, same for Dante with Rebellion. It’s actually an testament to Dante’s skill and experience that he was able to use a degree of Yamato’s power effectively in short time without any prior experience of actually using it. As someone once put it “I do not fear the man that practices thousand kicks, I fear the man that practiced a kick a thousand times”. I always thought it was why Vergil is so OP with the Yamato, but Dante was able to beat him due to having variety of experience using different weapons and skill sets that Vergil wasn’t quite experienced in.

[@ransfordflentjar5694]

@@TheGary108 Did you just steal that line from an anime? I've heard that line in an anime somewhere.

[@ransfordflentjar5694]

@@TheGary108 Also not to mention Dante ends up getting more stronger than him in DMC 3 after he fights him the second time because the first time he lost and gets stabbed only to come back with a Devil Trigger and more weapons.

[@Alex_FRD]

I'll always remember the disappointment I felt when I got Assassin's Creed Unity's shiny golden lightning sword, only for it to be nerfed into oblivion and just be a regular sword.

[@deonm4759]

This is why Elise is the worst person. She broke my sword

[@belcurve]

The most obvious one in recent times is Serpent Hunter from Elden Ring. During the Rykard fight you get this amazing, boss-specific spear that enables you to hit the boss' giant form while still avoiding the lava with these powerful sweeping wind beams, but outside of the boss arena, it's just a regular spear. It's still really useful in speedruns and a lot of people like it cause it has amazing strength scaling, but to say I was disappointed that you couldn't harness just a little bit of that power was an understatement. Like it even has a specific ash of war that does nothing, to troll you

[@LuckyTrouble777]

I don't think that really fits the ticket for this. First off it's a weapon specifically for a boss, not a weapon used by the boss. Beyond that, it isn't just popular for its scaling, but because of its total lack of stat requirements making it usable with any build, from level 1 to the most otherwise magic slanted character. It's one of the best weapons you can use for plain 'ol damage that isn't even that heavily gated, making it possible to get much earlier than many other weapons that would outdo it majorly in a more specialized build. It actually has the honor of being the most usable version of this style of gimmick weapon too. Comparatively, the Storm Ruler is absolutely useless outside of its respective fights in Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 3.

[@OgBadlaws]

@@LuckyTrouble777 I wouldn't say completely useless in demon souls because it has massive knockback where you can troll pretty hard with ledges.

[@colenelvogel7001]

I'm seeing a lot of Soulsbourne weapons in the comments section, so I'll include my own. The Firelink Greatsword, from Dark Souls III. During the entire fight against Soul of Cinder, he switches the kind of weapon he uses from straight sword to curved sword to a lance and even a catalyst - then in his second phase he transforms it into an imitation of Gwyn's sword, and every time it switches his moveset changes. Instead of the Firelink Greatsword we get from soul transfusion being able to change forms like the boss's did, we instead have get a greatsword with an unremarkable moveset and a similarly forgettable weapon art: which is just a narrow wave of fire with a knockback effect. Why?

[@Ali-Sensei]

yeah and dont get me started with the dancer twin blades

[@CriminalizeObesity]

Similar story with Gwyn's own sword from DS1, The Greatlord Greatsword. Was it bad? Absolutely not- in fact, it was amidst the better boss weapon in DS1- but it's still just a shadow compared to the blazing one wielded by Gwyn's husk.

[@Deasty]

Moonlight blade, old hunters dlc, bloodborne. U can die in one hit during the fight. And when you get the weapon, you discover it's trash if you don't get a bunch of arcane levels.

[@blowmonkey51]

@@Deasty its an arcane weapon what did you expect.

[@Assassin21BEKA]

Artorias was left handed, so ofcourse we can't fight like him.

[@Jgaje95]

indeed, if u equip de artorias sword on the left hand in dark souls 2 u unlock all the combos ;)

[@flareboy166]

Swing that sword around like it's The Rebellion

[@senditall152]

Also he is a gient compared to the player and in DS at least you can see how heavy and hard some of the weapons are.

[@dovachill12]

@@Jgaje95 yep

[@JakeTomphson1]

he doesn't match the requirements in the video aswell....

[@caseydarrah]

I'd include the Minigun and Flamethrower from Saints Row 3. Granted they're not boss fights, the Brutes are more minibosses, but pick one up and you slow to a crawl walking around, plus you can't use it as a melee weapon and hit people with it like Brutes can. In game the explanation is that you're simply not strong enough- the Brutes are like 8 feet tall and solid muscle.

[@InsaneCarverUpqik]

The Abyss Greatsword has had the spin move and flip move in all three games most people miss them in DS2 since they dont realize you have to put it in the left hand to use them and access its full damage, which is a nod to Artorius being left handed.

[@alcole-holic8779]

I don’t think he’s left handed, it’s just that his right arm is fucked to high heaven. Thing is literally useless, so of course he uses his left.

[@InsaneCarverUpqik]

@@alcole-holic8779 his left arm is the one that got messed up he uses his right to fight you and the only things that implies what his handedness is, it that the swords full moveset and damage is in the left hand (aside from ds1 where weapons just block in the left hand)

[@alcole-holic8779]

@@InsaneCarverUpqik Oh, I see. I guess I must have remembered incorrectly. Though, either way, it’s a nice Easter egg

[@abubakkar4499]

I just finished replying AC Unity and I was thinking exactly the same about sword of eden.🤣🤣🤣

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Terrible game. Still to date my least favorite assassins creed

[@abubakkar4499]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 The game is bad compare to others but for the last 7 years all assassin's creed didn't feel like I am playing as an assassin compare to unity.

[@ryanrich1754]

For real! I’m thinking it would shoot lighting and mow down people like Sauron in lord of the rings. Nope...it sucks.

[@Pwnopolis]

Awful game, worse company.

[@danielflanard8274]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 Can't speak for the story or the gameplay of Unity but I did play Syndicate and it looked and felt like a less ambitious version of its predecessor. Unity had some really clean looking climbing, fighting, and assassination animations.

[@ouija6196]

Kinda feels like when you finally find your moms magic wand in the bottom shelf of her dresser and there's no batteries in it :/

[@Gigadander]

You the "back massager".

[@ladboii2901]

Wait....

[@ouija6196]

@@ladboii2901 how you think i managed to get the wand? I waited in moms closet for what seemed like hours before she left.

[@whatdoesthisthingdo]

Bruh.

[@shoken4421]

Lol mom knew her wand was being missused .

[@Sankorako]

The yamato for Dante is pretty good, you just gotta know when to use it, played dmc4 for a while and I gotta say that the Yamato is honestly a pretty fun combo maker

[@possiblyaspy9509]

2:08 i also remember the sword of eden being underpowerd but that was because it "ran out of power" or somthing

[@RynKen]

In dark Souls 2, to properly experience Artorias's Weapon, you need to wield it in your left hand. You can also take it a step further and pair it with another weapon in power stance to get a neat looking strong attack. On the downside, the stats you need for all that are crazy and it will drain your stamina in the blink of an eye.

[@alilweeb7684]

not only that but in dark souls 1 it was one of the contenders for best weapon in the game, it was never a bad boss weapon

[@ThunderWolfUE]

@@alilweeb7684 it was always a bad weapon waaay worse than zweihander or claymore

[@alilweeb7684]

@@ThunderWolfUE okay bro nice crack. It was literally the weapon with most attack in the entire game

[@abhilash9918]

These were my stats in ds2. Are these enough? Ds2 main charac Vgr 55 End 60 Vit 60 Atn 9 Str 80 Dex 53 ADP 37 Int 12 Fth 8

[@RynKen]

@@abhilash9918 You're gonna have to boost that Intelligence and Faith; Nothing a Soul Vessel cant solve.

[@SnugglesPrime]

Lmao that Falcon introduction.

[@TheLuri89]

And as megaman 13:10

[@enderhx]

I loved that too XD

[@ShadowCeltic]

0:11 idk why it's so funny lmao

[@valo2229]

When a weapon isn't that special it means the talent of the wielder is the real thing to behold.

[@vladyvhv9579]

Except that we killed them and took their stuff. Therefore, we should be an even better thing to behold.

[@bubblebutbandit1666]

Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Actually you don't have to have the Atlantis dlc to unlock the staff of Hermes T. You unlock after the mission when you get it from him.

[@wallofshiba-3524]

Prime example of when you unlock the boss as a playable character

[@cptxball8023]

Mortal Kombat 😂

[@JonatasAdoM]

god of war

[@Aliens1337]

DMC 5 Vergil is nuts as playable character. Boss Vergil has one weapon. Playable Vergil has 3 weapons, bigger move sets, can even summon V for AoE nuke AND a dope ass theme song.

[@ventexovakon2178]

Timesplitters

[@boiartist6801]

@@Aliens1337 Yeah it's cool as heck, except you can't fly like in the vergil boss fight

[@wolfkissed8274]

Super glad you mentioned the banshee tanks

[@christianzulueta6581]

when it comes to swords, specially Japanese samurais, ancient warriors, and legends, the power actually comes from the wielder who channels his energy to his weapon, that's why only virgil can do those unique badass combos with yamato.

[@teero121]

my headcanon for the dark slayer style in dmc4 has always been that dante simply isn't familiar enough with how to wield Yamato and do proper judgement cuts and so on. only vergil really can

[@TheDarkAngel969]

Supposedly, that is the canon reason why Dante using it is underwhelming in dmc4

[@franklinturtleton6525]

@@TheDarkAngel969 Also Dante uses his weapons as toys, whereas Vergil uses them as weapons. So naturally Vergil would be deadlier.

[@durrellbennett947]

"The head isn't even as good as it was in the first game." Preach, Brotha lmaooooooooo

[@robinthrush9672]

Sounds like commentary on the mini-games.

[@yamatojoe7327]

The ADFX-02 Morgan from Ace Combat Zero (justified by the playable version by a different variant.) The Kyūshū Hikkoki K.K. J7W1 Shinden in Heroes of the Pacfiic, and the most notable case I’ve seen, the Sanka MK.IIC from The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces. That thing is a beast in the campaign, not so much in the bonus mission but in the campaign it easily withstands shells and rockets.

[@imkrakra5039]

I’m dark souls 2 you can use the artorias move set but you have to put it in your left hand and it would either be your left trigger or left bumper to do the moves

[@maitreyamanasvin2494]

Falcon: I won't try to read the name of this weapon cause I don't wanna offend anybody. Also Falcon : Aiisu (ISU)

[@lefrancecat6280]

Are u a rev main too?

[@AngryMaid]

About this sword from 6:08 At least for dark souls 2, afair, to get his original moveset(not most of it, but still) you have to offhand this sword(put it into left hand, not right) also you can unlock more moves if you dual wield 2 this swords.

[@ChaseSchleich]

My problem with DMC in general is seeing how fast and powerful Dante is in cut scenes, but being nerfed as soon as you take control. Hopefully one day we get a DMC game where we can run up walls and move at super speed. It would require a pretty big overhaul to the mechanics and level design DMC is known for though.

[@dancingcarapace]

In the game’s defense, if Dante’s nerfed it just means you suck. The thing about DMC is you can literally do *everything* shown in the cutscenes. Nero riding one of the Scarecrows with Red Queen? That’s a move you can perform. As other players on KZbin have shown, Dante *can* be wielded to the same potential as his cutscene counterpart. You (and I don’t worry) just suck because his play style is hard to get a hold of. In my case I end up handicapping myself to one specific melee and one specific gun (In DMC5 it’s the Devil Sword Dante and the Double Kalina Ann) Now NERO? Oh the moment I played him I fell in love! His play style makes it so easy to rack up style points!

[@emmz34chills17]

Could we talk about Aldrich’s bow that could fire a storm of arrows in the boss fight. But when you transmute his soul you get a bow that makes your arrows do magic damage

[@Tenchigo100]

I see they didn't equip Artorias's sword to their *left* hand in Dark Souls 2.

[@jessejordan5658]

Kinda ticks me off

[@yeeessimusprime3422]

Just made a huge comment about that

[@Wulfken]

canon, Artorias was right handed. He used his left arm in his broken state and still kicked ass.

[@Tenchigo100]

@@Wulfken Yup. Fucking love that dude

[@r3dGilgamesh]

@@Wulfken irrelevant.

[@ratboy275]

Just shows having the knowledge and experience of handling a weapon is more powerful than the weapon itself

[@joshjohnson6891]

We need a list that's like this, but it's bosses in games that end up being 'just minions'in later parts of the game. I know Final Fight, Doom and Streets of Rage tended to do that often. They'd give you a boss battle and in the next stage or game, they just show up as regular fodder to beat up in your quest to beat up an even more tougher boss.

[@C-M-E]

It's been awhile since I played it, but as I recall, in Witcher 3 you were constantly picking up gear you were level-locked out of, and by the time time you did unlock it, basically any Blue level gear was better. I remember using Aerondight on ng+ that was instantly outclassed by virtue of the way ng+ works, but had to keep using it out of spite due to how much I spent upgrading it previously.

[@chonwai]

“Every weapon have the same weakness…its user!”

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

"This is not a fight between two weapons, this is a fight between YOU and ME !" I.E. : the bosses are boss and wielding their weapon doesn't make you one.

[@vladyvhv9579]

Killing the boss makes you inherantly stronger than them.

[@dumpywhite]

I think there are weapons that have to have a certain person wield them: Mjolnir, Excalibur, etc. And then there are weapons that require proficiency, both generic (melee vs ranged) and specific (swords vs maces, bows vs guns) and then subcategories (rifles vs handguns, longswords vs. katanas) which also have subcategories. So there’s like skill trees for weapons proficiency. But then there’s the obviously nerfed weapons or like two weapons that are basically the same, like a Glock 19 vs a S&W M&P, that fire the same round, are basically the same size, yadda yadda, but for some reason have different dps values.

[@KoabraFang]

One of my favorite boss weapons is that 20 barrel shotgun from the western game GUN. YES that many barrels and yes it was op

[@javitwg7958]

2:45 Ice-oo? 2 seconds after saying he doesn’t want to mispronounce things bro

[@josefkrenshaw179]

Silent Hill 2 is everywhere but here. The weapon I have been most disappointed after getting is Pyramid's head's giant knife. Of course, it should have been obvious that James would be slowed to a crawl when equipped with it. Useless for general use, though it can one-hit Eddie.

[@jotarokujo4727]

And let's don't forget the Knife that you can't even use

[@HueboMoment]

God in so thankful I found this channel lol 1400 videos to watch is such a treat

[@DarksteelHeart]

The Abyss Greatsword is used in the left hand it gets different moves that are way better.

[@Pub2k4]

Blade of Olympus would have been a great “honorable mention”

[@Ali-Sensei]

what are talking about. Blade of Olympus is broken in that game only down side you cant use it all the time only on rage mode

[@Pub2k4]

@@Ali-Sensei In God of a war 2, when Zeus used the Blade of Olympus, he was able to defeat all the Titans in a single blow. When he used it against Kratos’ army, he made a single swipijng gesture that wiped them ALL out. So in keeping the theme of the video, the blade of Olympus IS SUPER nerfed when Kratos got it.

[@hawk647]

In dark souls 2 I’m pretty sure the weapon is actually pretty fast and fluid. You just need the correct stats and to put it in your left hand, although I may be mistaking it for a different sword!

[@thekillers1stfan]

Yeah, that sword is sick in DS2 if you use it in your left

[@emmettstinnett7918]

Yeah I can also get a unique moveset when power stances while in left hand

[@nathan900130]

The Dark Dragon Blade from Ninja Gaiden/Sigma. When the final boss uses the sword, it's stupidly powerful, able to summon a large dragon to nuke Ryu. When Ryu gets it (Must collect all 50 Gold Scarabs on HARD MODE and above), the sword is still powerful (one of the strongest in the game next to fully leveled wooden sword at low health) but it has a very small move set, Although its ultimate technique can decimate almost all small enemies.

[@danieledwardsen7912]

Shapeshifting is the aspect of a being changing form transmutation is when an Item changes its form but not into a being such as a slug or even an eye, it changes into an item so shapeshifting= being to a different being transmutation=object into another object.

[@kingmidas1310]

The final boss’s sword from castle crashers is a perfect example of this imo. You fight the boss, he uses the sword for a weird spinning attack, he shoots fireballs with the sword, everything. He even shapeshifts into a giant spider looking thing, but when you get it? Sure, it has very good damage and a chance to set enemies on fire, but it doesn’t have anything really special about it. I get that no weapon in the game really has any of those kinds of abilities or whatever, but you would’ve thought that the reward for beating the final boss of the game would be somewhat unique

[@Loctorak]

Ahh Castle Crashers... Good times

[@jicudi]

Falcon, your mispronounced words are some of the most endearing things about your videos. It is not anger; it is the hazing of a beloved content creator. Carry on, be brave, speak chaos.

[@SKai2609]

Wasn’t expecting bravely default to pop up on this list, but i totally agree

[@xinazhong7771]

Left handed the artorias’ sword in ds2 gives you new movesets

[@DedikateSSB]

Dancers swords from DS3 better be here

[@dylansmith4244]

Read my mind

[@StallionFernando]

Every DS boss weapon should be on here

[@harambe7328]

It actually isn't only 10 swords it is literally all of them

[@irinajacobson5615]

I like how he showed the crucifix of the mad king in the bad weapons thing even though its one of the best

[@winterssunshine]

Resident Evil 7 & 8's Albert Pistol. In the RE7 Boss Fight it takes out Eveline in like 5 shots. In the game for 7 and 8 once you unlock it, it does slightly more damage then the normal pistol but not mush

[@2pacchak528]

The weapon doesn't matter, it's the person who carries it

[@eliasnkhme6665]

So true

[@Michu0609]

The owner have the power, the weapon is your tool.

[@luisdavidsanabriarios3067]

Fable TLC Sword Of Eons, 60% of the game looking for it, 'can control the world' the villain performs some amazing magic with it, and you have to sacrifice your sister and good rep. to get it yet it (in some versions) reduces the damage a LOT after getting it for real and the good path also gaves you a sword with pretty much the same quality...

[@tannerteevsb8963]

Lego games are deviously known for this, I remember playin and fighting general grievous, and when I got him he was insanely weak

[@abrhamseyoum9503]

“It’s not the sword it’s the guy swinging it that scares me” - I don’t know

[@StardustSpiritofTheMostHigh]

Artorias’s Boss Fight Was One of The Best.

[@clowntrooper61]

Yeah, it was great but fighting his wolf was even better and sadder.

[@jotarokujo4727]

@@clowntrooper61 Especially after completting the DLC

[@clowntrooper61]

@@jotarokujo4727 😭 IK. It was so sad. He didn't wanna fight you

[@LaneyStudios5]

The DLC as a whole just smashed the bosses, it was really needed because after O&S the main game bosses really take a dip in difficulty

[@davidarnold7147]

After playing NG+ in The Witcher 3 recently, I saved a Steel Sword from the previous game I carried over that was excellent, rarely got damaged, and after 600 hrs, I was still using it. What sword: Toussaint Steel Sword. That's what this video reminded me of: how there are all these special, sometimes difficult to obtain weapons yet sometimes a simple weapon works just as good or better, in some cases. Well, that and when I find an item I like: I use it until it falls apart. You know: like reality.

[@checkthestache]

You didn't mention that, in Dead Rising, the guys in the jeep respawn as soon as you leave the area. They're a constant, cheap, nuisance until the military comes.

[@faerieknight2298]

For Virgil's sword in the DMC series, one thing to remember is that devil arms have abilities based on the person using them. As such, it kind of makes sense that Virgil has different abilities with his sword then Dante or Nero do.

[@dancingcarapace]

Also the dude bitches about Dante not knowing how to wield Yamato… When this is canonically the first time he’s ever unsheathed her, let alone wielded her. He’s used Rebellion his whole life, he’s not Vergil, of course he can’t use Yamato’s full strength. She’s bonded to Vergil and those of his blood (like Nero who when using Yamato in DT does a buttload of damage)

[@FearIsAPowerfulWeapon]

@@dancingcarapace who bitches

[@dancingcarapace]

@@FearIsAPowerfulWeapon the narrator of this video.

[@horrificbeauty1666]

When you get his actual great sword from Arturios him self, you hold it in your off hand and you move like he does

[@BulletDrop-1200]

In dark souls 2 you’re supposed to use the Artorias greatsword in your LEFT hand, as the description of the weapon says, then you’ll see the fancy moves.

[@thatzombiplayer7993]

a more recent case of this: The Hand of Melania, which turns the red mist that was previously your Tarnished into its own red mist, but once unlocked feels very unworth the hours of dying you just did