7 Boss Fights You Weren’t Allowed to Lose

Screwed up in these boss fights? No worries, the game is ready to step in and win them for you.
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[@victoriousf.i.g.3311]

In Silent Hill, if you entered the final boss with no ammo, the game would register that you had no way to fight the final boss and said boss would just keel over on its own after a couple of minutes.

[@kyuubinaruto17]

Same with Silent Hill 2. Both games had final bosses that were impossible to melee. It took until SH3 where they finally made one you could, and if you finished it off with a melee hit it got you an infinite submachine gun for your following playthroughs. That's a great way to overcorrect.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

@@kyuubinaruto17 "Oh ffs, HERE! Now stop running out of ammo, damn you!"

[@thomaswang2223]

Well, you can still die, right?

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

That is absolutely hilarious💀

[@musicmasher4503]

So, was it easier to fight the boss or go in without ammo and wait it out?

[@evilanagram]

During the Leviathan battle in Final Fantasy XV, I got suspicious and set my controller on the floor. Noctis kept floating around and taking zero damage.

[@PMux79]

Given the build up to it and the spectacular reveal, that “fight” was so disappointing, you just mash one button and wait for it to finish, although if you pick the right perks, that’s basically the combat for the entire game.

[@near5148]

Scripted fjghts

[@ReggieMidknight]

I just saw the word Leviathan and had a panic attack of Subnautica Reaper Ghost and Sea Dragon Leviathans See what you've done to me Subnautica

[@Seraphim_1172]

Today I learned not to be afraid of dying when I fight Leviathan for the first time. Thank you, stranger 😄

[@Alsebra]

​@@ReggieMidknight, the mention of "Leviathan" brought back bad Magic: The Gathering memories...

[@lukas8670]

Luke may CLAIM he doesn't know anything about fighter jets, but we all know he's secretly the head of F.L.A.M.I.N.G.O

[@thundercookie3214]

I don't know, he said "die" a couple of times. F.L.A.M.I.N.G.O. never say die...

[@SmilinSinner]

@@thundercookie3214 ....I'm gonna regret this, but what does F.L.A.M.I.N.G.O. mean?

[@darklord884]

@@SmilinSinner A joke about H.A.W.X. that somebody made into an actual music video about the gang being ace war pilots.

[@lycanthrochick]

FLAMINGOS, NEVER SAY DIE MASTERS OF DESTINY, LORDS OF THE SKY

[@jcjourneys4432]

Such a callback. XD. Loved that video

[@jakepullman4914]

You know, every time I watch one of these someone says to beware spoilers for the Following, but now that I've watched "The Following " I don't think there were any spoilers.

[@piyam5000]

Dad level humour activated

[@chriswest6988]

Classic Poe

[@TrickyTalon23]

I find it hilarious how in the final QTE sequence of the first Metal Gear Rising boss fight, you don’t have to swing your sword a single time and Raiden will still cut the machine in half at the end.

[@michaelhenderson3662]

Lol yeeee

[@adamdobry5517]

The machine is allready cut in half.

[@TrickyTalon23]

@@adamdobry5517 lol that would be a hilarious explanation

[@michaelhenderson3662]

@@TrickyTalon23 ya lmfao

[@OppoAfw-dx3in]

You Mean, Don't Spamming X Button Right??

[@migsman222]

Luke’s jokes hit different this time. The empty chair in particular killed me for whatever reason - hilarious stuff.

[@NivMizzet89]

The reason seems obvious, you're probably another boss Luke wasn't allowed to lose to.

[@migsman222]

@@NivMizzet89 hahahah well played

[@Zoso14892]

The jokes all around were brilliant on this one. I laughed out loud several times.

[@HIDragonstar]

I remember that battle. Knights of the Round, with a Double or something that made it happen twice for one cast. Then another character Mimicking the previous attack causing it to Double Cast again. We just walked away played another game or took a nap.

[@justinhoyt4170]

Lol you’re not alone, comedy was well struck in the sephiroth bit

[@thedarkoracle4807]

There's also Undertales fight against Asriel Dreemurr. You'd think a final boss would be somewhat difficult to fight, but if your health ever goes to zero the game will step in and keep you alive ensuring that it is impossible to die at the hands of the literal God of Hyper Death. Ironic.

[@Phenom719907]

That's the second one I thought of when I read the title. The first was Flowey who kept reloading the save when you died.

[@Dhalin]

It's called.... DETERMINATION. The greater the power of your foe, the greater power you have to resist and fight back, so an infinitely (I mean infinite, _literally_ as if you check him, the game literally says he has Infinite Attack and Defense) powerful foe, gives you an infinite amount of resistance. It works.

[@azuredragoon2054]

My first thought was Toriel's fight. She refuses to kill you because she doesn't have the heart to do so. Although this could be different on the Genocide route, she also doesn't get the chance to hurt you there.

[@sekira4516]

I mean I also don't think Asriel is really trying to kill you, he just wants to drag out the time he gets to be himself and to have a friend again just a little bit longer.

[@somethingclever4297]

@@azuredragoon2054 you can lose the toriel boss fight. I can link a video explains how it can happen.

[@RicPendragon]

To be fair, the Cloud vs. Sephiroth final encounter does take place in Cloud's mind

[@EntityXIII]

Yeah, it's not like some epic fight on the edge of the universe against someone who just lusts for combat and won't leave you alone until it's done, or anything.

[@seancarroll9849]

Also, to be fair, putting a hurting on Sephy feels well deserved. After all the stuff he put everyone through, it's a good catharsis.

[@rrudeljr]

Actually if you didn't get Cloud's Omnislash then you WILL LOSE.

[@EntityXIII]

VII literally hands you the ability for the one encounter...

[@rrudeljr]

@@EntityXIII it didn't on the original Playstation.

[@bertcornelissen6294]

Ellen wondering about Varric's V-necks is a mood.

[@bg3929Z]

Was the game a but repetitive at times? Yes. Did I make it 5000% harder for myself by having a 3 rogue party (plus Bethany) because I wanted to bring Varric and Isabella everywhere with me all the time? Also yes. 😍

[@deathbykonami5487]

That chest hair is perfection.

[@rootsandbonesart]

"The game is long, and I'm sleepy," is *such* a mood.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Basically, my experience with Star Wars: X-Wing.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Me playing Stellaris:

[@Bastion90]

Not a specific boss fight, King Mickey has saved me from losing several times in Kingdom Hearts 2. Sometimes he randomly appears when you get K'Oed and you can fight as Mickey, revive Sora, and then resume the fight. Sometimes Mickey appears once, sometimes multiple times, and sometimes not at all. I've yet to figure out if there is a particular trigger or particular bosses that he appears for.

[@rpgaholic8202]

It's been years since I played, but there are 10 or so boss fights where Mickey can show up to save you. The first time has a 100% guarantee he will show up and save you, every subsequent time that drops 10% (so, 90%, 80%, 70%, and so on). He can show up against the same boss multiple times. Just know that if you somehow have lucked out on the percentage rolls, he cannot come and save you the 11th time. Fortunately most KH bosses that can trigger him have a save point beforehand, so if you end up needing King Mickey's help 2 or 3 times to beat a boss, you can just reload before the fight and try again. *googles* Okay, found the list of the fights. 1) Shan Yu, 2) Thresholder, 3) Dark Thorn, 4) Cerberus, 5) Hydra, 6) Volcano and Blizzard Lord, 7) Storm Rider, 8) Xaldin, 9) Grim Reaper 1 and 10) Armor Xemnas 1.

[@Bastion90]

@@rpgaholic8202 Oh thank you, that's really interesting info. Mickey Definitely saved me from Xaldin a few times.

[@AlastorNahIdWinRadioDemon]

@@rpgaholic8202 Wait, Mickey can just pop back in through the Door to Kingdom Hearts to help in Armor Xemnas 1??? That's crazy tbh.

[@des4497]

Luke saying "...and I'm sleepy" is a whole mood and I'm here for it

[@oldlemon1087]

Luke managed to get through a whole section on Sephiroth without mentioning how he flaps all over the town. That's growth right there

[@maxvel0city906]

Glad to see Luke taking the Bioshock section.👍 As Ellen hadn't completed it until recently. I imagine every time Bioshock comes up in the script for a list video Luke leaps across the studio and grabs the script out of Ellen's hands shouting "Spoiler protection activated!"😂 Hopefully now Ellen can get to voice over and edit the Bioshock list entries.

[@jongofett]

In the prologue of The Force Unleashed when playing as Darth Vader, his health will never run out (since the dark lord wouldn’t fall to a bunch of walking carpets [smash cut to this exact thing happening in Battlefront, maybe?]). Anyway this unnatural Dark Side ability that prevents him from dying also carries through to the boss fight against the Jedi you’re hunting, Kento Marek, so you’re free to fight him in whatever silly way you want; continuously Force Push him around the arena? Check. Spam saber throw? Check. Indefinitely hold him in a Force Choke because you refuse to press the next QTE button? Check.

[@primeapeisangry923]

If we're counting the Poochyena battle from RS, we can count the first fight in Persona 3 when you first get Orpheus. If you're about to lose, the Shadows will just look around and stop attacking, letting you finish them off.

[@precious_muse]

One of my favorite boss fights that’s impossible to lose is early in “The Neverhood.” Klaymon gets chased by a giant lobster-like monster in a cutscene. Like everything else in the game, you get away from it by solving a puzzle, but before that, if you get too close to the monster, it’s claws chop your head off, but since you’re a claymation character, you just pop another one on.

[@_Quizzical_]

Never thought I would see a Neverhood reference here.

[@JorgeFabrizio]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembers the Neverhood

[@clone627]

Fable 2. The final boss is not only a 1 hit kill, but also doesnt attack you, and if you dont kill him, someone else will do it for you

[@princesszelda1997]

Fun fact: in the fight with Sephiroth you also always have Omnislash even if you haven't unlocked it during the game

[@furonguy42]

The evil-route final 'boss' in InFamous 2. The characters stand still, AND the game forces you to lock on, so you can't possibly miss or aim away. The boss character, distraught that you chose the evil path, shoots you so slowly that your health will have fully regenerated in-between each shot. The only challenge of this boss is bringing yourself to actually press the R1 button the 3 or 4 times required... which actually makes it extremely difficult, because you'll be too busy fighting back tears to actually do that.

[@rjspiteri5758]

Damn straight! Hated doing that route!

[@lefata]

I was hoping to see the yu yevon fight in ffx where you have autolife cast on you in the last phase of the boss and its impossible for you to die

[@LanceKairan]

Technically, it is possible to lose that fight, but you have to do it to yourself by petrifying your party.

[@hackcubit9663]

I, too, came here to point out that fight. Granted, since they already included FFVII's final boss I can see them maybe deciding to wait and see if fans would mention FFX's as well.

[@geraintthomas4343]

@@LanceKairan never thought of that 😂

[@lefata]

@@LanceKairan 🤣🤣🤣I never thought of doing that.

[@PMux79]

This was the first one that came to mind for me as well. I was surprised to see FF7 as I assumed that you could lose that fight, I’ve just always been OP by the end of the game

[@carlsiouxfalls]

The very first boss fight in Secret of Mana. You fall down a hole into the boss arena, and any time you lose all your health, a visitor to the village named Jema uses a Cup of Wishes on you until you win. Your reward for victory? Exile from your village.

[@Windraesa]

I never knew this!

[@catandfishy]

I love the Dragon Age 2 mention (and true facts about Varric from Ellen). It's one of my favorite games

[@mithos789]

i love it. even tho the fanbase hates it. i think inquisition was way worse.

[@catandfishy]

@@mithos789 can you make your own comment and get your negativity off of mine? thank you

[@redcognito3206]

I had to pause while I laughed insanely at the reaction to Knights of the Round. Well played.

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

It gets even more insane if you chain it with the W-summon materia which then auto-summons it 4 times consecutively. It also is a very effective way of finishing the fight while only technically making one attack: casting the initial summon. So you just do that, sit back, and enjoy a cup of your beverage of choice while listening to one of the best final fantasy boss battle theme ever. What can I say? I am a sucker for anything sung or chanted in Latin. *clings to Liberi Fatali with a death grip* Mi-i-i-i-i-i-ine....

[@immortalfrieza]

@@Ilikecatsismychannelname Fithos... Lusec...

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Knights of Round*

[@geraintthomas4343]

@@Ilikecatsismychannelname then the next 2 people use mime. Though I'm gutted my disk 3 is missing. I wanted to try maxing all my stats to see if just mashing attack would work better 😅

[@nickarispe6030]

You can use 7 mimes and it will go for over 30 minutes and use knights of the round 8 times

[@elizabethw.6154]

Now we know what we need for the next fundraiser stream. Them all doing karaoke, and making Luke sing danger zone! 😆

[@zacherycoates6534]

I was thinking of Final Fantasy X. The final boss fight with Yu Yevon. You have to fight all summons and Yevon with auto-life on, which restores any of your party if they lose all of their hp. Meaning you can die against a bug.

[@sergentboucherie]

You can lose that fight, petrify 2 party members and blow up Kimhari, game over

[@zacherycoates6534]

@@sergentboucherie but is that you doing to you self and not the boss

[@Toshinegawa]

@@zacherycoates6534 I was thinking and commented the same thing bro! Guess the Fayths desperately wanted to finally rest that they had a safe plan just in case LOL

[@theelectricgamer9889]

Can you do a video titled 7 times your best friend or friend was a boss or the final boss? Five suggestions for this list is Riku from Kingdom Hearts Pixy from Ace Combat 0 The Belkan War, any Undertale character, Gunther from Fire Emblem Fates Revelation, and Edelgard,Dimitri, and/or Claude (depending on the route you choice) from Fire Emblem Three Houses.

[@gunnerroo6514]

I'd like to see this

[@coffeekat5066]

I feel like they have a list similar to this, unless I'm misremembering. Something along the line of 'Betrayals you didn't see coming'

[@Cerg1998]

You could also add Lance Vance then

[@kaz_ruin]

You might be able to add childe then, you were at least allies for a bit

[@michaeltortorice9876]

Final Fantasy Tactics. Gotta be on the list also.

[@decaytale]

Legend of Dragoon for the PS1. i loved that game. there is a whole tournament of heros part (forget wat it is called) where if you lose any of the matches it's revealed the other person was cheating so you actually win anyways (at least until the last fight where you can't win)

[@BlandoGaming]

Legend of Dragoon was fantastic. I really enjoyed the combat system in it.

[@decaytale]

@@BlandoGaming but I am still mad that one section of the game was a buildup to a pun! I mean, you go to the underwater place to get that moot thing and then it gets destroyed and you just have to shrug it off and leave. It was a MOOT POINT! And I realized this while talking to a friend. I literally screamed when I realized it was basically a long form pun

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

…I never considered that was a pun until just now. I just thought it was translation weirdness.

[@decaytale]

@@nightmarethrenody8232 and I'm not sorry for making it known. XD lol

[@TheAnimeRick]

@@decaytale Well, I'm still mad about the game breaking bug that wouldn't let you progress past disc 2. It was *years* before I learned that you can't turn Dragoon against the final boss of disc 2 or it locks up in the post fight screen. By the time I finally learned that and beat the boss without going Dragoon, I had forgotten enough of the story and had moved on such that I just didn't have any interest in continuing the game...

[@KingSun0]

The fight with The End in Metal Gear Solid 3, he shoots you with tranquilizers to make you fall asleep to then be carried off to a nearby prison and then if you just wait one day or set the system clock ahead by one day he dies of old age

[@UncalibratedAimbot]

8 days, but yes.

[@trashcandy.]

From what I understand, that last fight in FF7 is even more unlosable than this video described. Even if your attack did literally no damage, Sephiroth would still die. The devs truly wanted no shenanigans during that encounter.

[@MrEvilbyte]

Yep. Sephiroth will keel over in an exaggerated manner if you use Steal on him xD

[@ButterflyScarlet]

Thank you for the Varric appreciation, the fact that he is the one squad mate we can't kiss is feels like a war crime tbh

[@asahearts1]

Final Fantasy 10. Final battle the game puts auto-life on all your characters, so if they die they automatically revive. The problem is the boss has huge HP and heals constantly, while you don't have summons, which probably carried you through previous bosses. The first time I fought this boss, I got stuck in an endless battle and had to start over, since I couldn't dish out damage quickly enough.

[@azuredragoon2054]

So you couldn't lose, but couldn't win either. Rough.

[@GaZzErZz]

@@azuredragoon2054 eventually morgan dies from old age, so I suppose in that aspect you can be beaten by the final boss.

[@sergentboucherie]

You can still die in that fight, equip Kimhari with a weapon that have the petrifying effect, turn to stone your 2 other characters and explode Kimhari at the end, game over

[@asahearts1]

@@sergentboucherie omg that's hilarious

[@azuredragoon2054]

@@GaZzErZz Yu Yevon can be auto killed with the Zombie Status + Phoenix Down. So... Morgan could've probably still won.

[@nicholasdanger627]

I'm always happy to see the Legacy of Kain series get some representation. Love the videos

[@TadhgMahon]

Not Ellen thirsting after Varric at the exact same moment as me.

[@brandonball5063]

Sad that they didn't mention the Mother Brain fight in Super Metroid. That surprise second phase was by far one of the most iconic battles in the Metroid franchise.

[@GL_099]

But... you can totally lose that fight. Yes, at one point the game is scripted to fully heal you and give you an overpowered weapon, but you have to survive that far on your own.

[@xstarsystemsx]

Good to know that everything is as it should: everyone is still thirsting over Varric.

[@hannarchy6554]

You should do a video (if you haven't already and I've just forgotten) on seven boss fights you had to win so that the game could then make you lose. The ones the game makes you win in-game, so that you can then lose in a cutscene

[@GrimmShadowsII]

I hate those. I forget the games or bosses now but I remember there were a couple where I had trouble beating the boss and had to try several times only to feel like what was the point because after finally winning the fight the game acts like I still lost.

[@Sogeking79]

I believe the first boss in Lost Odyssey can't be failed. There is a revive mechanic in the game where certain characters will come back after a few rounds, but if the whole party is down, game over. In the first fight you only have those characters so if they all fall, they just get back up a few seconds later.

[@Kartissa]

Breath of Fire 4 has something similar, if you make the right (wrong?) decision. At the end of the game Ryu, who you play as for most of the game, meets up with antagonist (and other playable character - it's complicated) Fou-Lu who askes a few questions before the battle. Since both characters are technically halves of the same being, one of the options is to merge into the God you were supposed to have been from the start. You then have to fight your former team-mates who do minimum damage, while your attack can kill one of all of them in a single hit. Yes, this is technically the bad ending, but you can do it if you really want to....

[@GoddessShadowYT]

a bit on the forgiving side since the BoF series has had a *mixed bag of giving out Scripted Win/Lose Boss Battles* before in the past, 2 was *no exception* to that. 😐

[@notalivethenotable4164]

You were forgetting undertale. Surprisingly, the "true pacifist" ending sees omega flowey killing you constantly, but the other human souls refuse to let you die.

[@Callidus7SSM]

The final phase of the last boss fight in Tales of Arise. Panicked hard until I realized my HP suddenly didn’t matter. A bit anti-climactic but I’m not complaining because I did NOT want to go through two multi-stage final bosses again!

[@arachnid9873]

Another example would be in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 the secound Phase from the first fight against the fusion of Konsul/Moebius D and J. You literally cannot die there due to being stuck in the unkillable Ouroboros form, which would normally have a timer decreasing faster when hit, which is not the case in this fight due to being some kind of tutorial bossfight. I just wanted to mention it due to getting my a** handed over to me by them several times in their first phase!

[@shadowmancy9183]

Legend of Dragoon, Disc 1 has a tournament where almost all of your opponents get DQ'd for various reasons. There is also an unwinable fight at the same place, so bonus for covering two lists at once.

[@ZevVeli]

In the first disk of the game "Legend of Dragoon" there is a tournament to determine who the "Strongest in all of Endiness" is. You have to fight four bosses to qualify for the final round, and while it is technically possible to lose the individual fights, you do still wind up technically "winning" the battles. In the first round against Gorgana if you lose then he gets disqualified for using poison on you on the first turn of combat. In the second round you fight Serfius, and if you lose then he withdraws because he has a chronic illness that suddenly flares up. In the third round fight against Danton if you lose then in a cutscene he trips and falls trying to land the final blow and, unable to stand up due to his heavy armor, you are again declared the winner. In the semifinal round against the archer Atlow if you lose then it is discovered that the arrows of the enemy were tipped in an illegal poison and he is disqualified, allowing you to move on to the final round. Where it is literally impossible to win or even hit the opponent.

[@caden4725]

The noise of pure happiness I made at seeing Legacy of Kain mentioned. One of my all-time favorite series, glad to see it getting recognized.

[@Biklingchan85]

Same here. I was starting to think that the OX team hadn't played the games at all, but I'm glad to see them finally use an example from one! :D

[@Nazbaque]

Secret of Mana Mantis Ant. You can't lose against the first boss of the game. If your health drops to zero, your soon to be good friend Jema will heal you.

[@limbobilbo8743]

I do love how outsidexbox and outsidextra make listicle videos that are actually on interesting and not just generic things

[@kiadinetheanomalous4175]

Another good one is Undertale, where Toriel actively tries to miss you whenever she attacks, and if you somehow do still die, she makes a little “oh shit” face before the screen goes black

[@tarvoc746]

How can you make a video like this and not include Undertale's Asriel bossfight? The line "But it refused." still gives me chills.

[@JorgeFabrizio]

Nier: Automata. The final shooter sequence. Seems hard as hell but then the game lets prior players help you out. You made the right choice at the end, I'm sure

[@johncameron1935]

That sequence is absolutely brutal if you aren't connected to the internet, and thus can't get other people to help you out.

[@Amaritudine]

_The Pathless_ features epic archery battles against the corrupted souls of fallen gods. This game also has no health gauge, no player deaths, and no Game Overs. It's a testament to the developers' skill that the combat consistently feels tense, challenging, and fast-paced, despite technically lacking in stakes for the player.

[@Cerg1998]

Considering that you fight Big Daddies to get the Little Sisters and they can indeed run away and hide while you're on your way back from the chamber I'd say that's only technically a win.

[@niceguy169]

A POTENTIAL candidate is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. I was a game tester on it, and it was revealed that in the first level, where you play as Darth Vader, he can't die. No matter how much damage you receive you keep a sliver of health. That level ends in a boss fight, I THINK that this still holds true for that boss fight. :) Back in the 90s word was passed around that LucasArts didn't put core characters in games, particularly Star Wars, because they had a policy that main characters weren't allowed to be depicted dying, hence Kyle Katarn starring in Dark Forces/Jedi Knight instead of Luke. :) (The DLC for Force Unleashed shows they no longer had this policy, but it feels like this Vader thing was a holdover from that).

[@JABRIEL251]

Rei from Solar Ash. The final boss of the game. You'd think she would be a challenge and she is, but i thought i was screwed caause she is the only boss not surrounded by health packs. Until i realize you don't have a health bar anymore and cannot die.

[@jameshart2622]

Note that it's only the absolutely last fight with Sephiroth that you can't lose. My current personal ending for FF7 is that Sephiroth TPK'ed my party with supernova and then destroyed the world.

[@bustinarant]

It's what Zack would have wanted.

[@darkdragoness5]

Is Toriel on this list, cause if she isn't her attacks literally avoid you if you take too much damage.

[@thecreatorofpc7929]

I would go for Asriel.

[@Dhalin]

@@thecreatorofpc7929 Both of them, really. Well. Actually, no. you *CAN* die against Toriel. It's just incredibly hard to do, and it takes very awesome timing to do so. She gets a surprised "oh no what have I done!?" look on her face for a split second.

[@LittleGamerGal]

She can still accidentally kill you if you get hit at the exact wrong time (Happend to a friend of mine, twice). She even has a shocked sprite for when she does. The only normal boss who can't kill you at all is Papyrus who will always leave you at 1 HP. The fight against Asriel's final form won't let you lose as well, but that's due to Determination

[@immortalfrieza]

@@LittleGamerGal DETERMINATION.

[@genericname2747]

Lancer could be on this list. Specifically when he fights Susie.

[@neverid02]

“...when dracula hadn’t had time to paint textures on his castle yet” idk why but it’s a bit funny for me

[@NoMoreCrumbs]

Last boss of Final Fantasy X has your entire party equipped with auto revive, so as far as I know you cannot lose against it

[@sergentboucherie]

Petrify 2 party members and explode Kimhari, enjoy your win against the game

[@andrewdwilliams]

Perhaps not quite the same thing, but I feel it's worth mentioning the final battle with LeChuck at the end of "Escape From Monkey Island". Prior to this point, Guybrush has had to learn a form of insult fighting known as "Monkey Kombat" (seriously). Now, inside a giant monkey mecha, he faces off against an equally giant statue of LeChuck. However, this battle has a twist to it. No matter how quickly you strike, LeChuck's health constantly regenerates. You cannot win. But on the other hand, the mecha's health is also constantly regenerating. No matter how badly you fight, you can't lose, either. The trick is to play to a draw. Mirror his moves three times, and LeChuck turns on your mutual foe instead.

[@abuvavgdude7021]

I remember the first time I killed sephiroth I had the "counter" materia equipped so I didn't get to see the cool omnislash animation. Sure, I already had the ability to use it so it wasn't the end of the world. But my dad was in the room at the time and was dying of laughter

[@FreeloadingBird2584]

Same. I had counter materia. My brother said "so a slash is all it took to take down Sephiroth."

[@Windraesa]

you still have plenty of time to onmislash sephiroth before he attacks cloud. Also the counter-attack cloud does is automatic, it doesn't matter what materia you have equipped.

[@thesuperginge1348]

Luke and Ellen are the two from this team that share my sense of humour the most, and I'll always be here for it

[@marekpopioek7259]

We need Soul Reaver and Dark Omen remake! So many great ideas in those games

[@thematiasmadness7010]

How about seven bosses that don’t want to fight you

[@twilightfyre6902]

The after burner game reminded me of Project Wingman, a game where the last plane you can buy makes the final boss quite easy even on the hardest difficulty

[@drabnail777]

Is it impossible to play After Burner anymore?

[@VonBlade]

@@drabnail777 Nope. All the Afterburners are available via various methods. Even Climax is on the 360.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Ah, nice to see someone talk about Project Wingman. ...Oh, great, I can see and hear the blasted Calamity Events again.

[@kleioslibrary5451]

My first "You Can't Lose" fight was against Rico from "Xenogears." He's the arena Champion and, if you lose to him, he will immediately demand a rematch claiming you were holding back and he isn't going to keep the title of Champion through your pity.

[@fictionalcricket6789]

As a Dragon Age fan, thank you Ellen, your defense is appreciated.

[@kawliga9890]

Albedo in Xenosaga episode 2. Albedo spends the entire fight doing absolutely nothing. Sometimes he'll heal back to full health when he's defeated but otherwise he'll never attack. The only way to lose against him is rage quitting after he heals back to full health for the hundreth time.

[@otterspotter]

I wouldn't know about Bioshock respawn chambers. When a former girlfriend encouraged me to play, I was so terrible at the controls for not having played many games since the end of the 90's, I died at the first opportunity every time. I was also so bad with the controls that she told me I was "making her nauseous." The controlled was thus removed from my hands. I might be terrible at them, but I do enjoy watching others play them.

[@josephjennings3146]

The thing with emerald has me kinda....surprised. as it only just constantly howls at me instead of hitting. For it to run after making you syffer is....interesting

[@naminethewitch]

What about Paper Mario? During the final boss, once Bowser made himself invincible with the Star Rod and Kamek's machine, you switch to Twink who, together with Peach, wants to help Mario by wishing upon the stars. Kamek tries to stop them and a mini boss fight starts which is entirely scripted since there is only one thing you can do as both Twink and Peach which inevitably leads to Kameks defeat.

[@paultapping9510]

there can't possibly be a paper mario char called Twink! Who fell asleep at Nintendo localisation and let that one through?

[@naminethewitch]

@@paultapping9510 Well, the character is a little star and the game came out in 2001 so they might have not known about the meaning of the word 😅

[@UniverseCity17]

In the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game, losing a duel sends you to your knees and lets you restart, which would be neat if any of the fights were difficult. The fight against VOLDEMORT while playing as Dumbledore, however, is ridiculously hard. It’s all fine though, because even losing the fight triggers the ending cutscene :/

[@emilydefrances5981]

The empty chair during the unskippable FF summon cutscene is *chefs kiss*

[@wariodude128]

Pretty sure in the game Killer 7 when facing off against the Handsome Men there isn't really any way for you to lose. The game basically forces you into a fight where either a Smith or a Handsome Man one shots the other leading to a tally of 3-3. It's then down to Garcian and Handsome Pink, at which point the game moves to a cutscene and you just win because it turns out she's actually a secret agent for an organization trying to get at the artist of the Handsome Men for years, who Dan killed before the fight... or something.

[@DOC_951]

Had no idea the ff7 fight was impossible to lose. You’re right, all of us were so nervous that we got this far and mashed LIMIT BREAK as soon as possible in fear we would lose and start all over. I heard rumors decades later that he only had 1 hp. Though didn’t know until now that you had auto counter and Sephiroth always takes off ~97% of your hp so you can’t die.

[@Blayne06]

People did take a look into the game files --- Cutscene 'Roth only has 1 HP. You're guaranteed to overkill him no matter what you do.

[@mechafreak7938]

Don't forget Undertale in the true pacifist route where in the final fight, if you were to have your health drop to zero, your soul literally pulls itself back together and says "But it refused". You literally say no to losing.

[@kevinthomas4064]

"You'd die instantly flying through a series of tunnels at high speeds" Me: Laughs in Ace Combat

[@scottlil01]

I can think of at least one more occasion in Pokemon where you can't lose, and that's in Scarlet and Violet. *Major Endgame Spoilers below:* In the final fight where you have to use the cover legendary in a mirror match, it will always survive any moves that would have KOed it, as it will "tough it out so that you wouldn't feel sad"

[@paperip1996]

What's more, if you mod the game to ensure any attack your opponent uses is a OHKO and FORCE the game to knock out your legendary... it simply proceeds to the cutscene where you've won.

[@joedkat]

LOL

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I mean it has always been pretty ludonarrative dissonant that failing to beat the villians in pokemon battles doesn't mean they hurt you and carry on with their plans. Because it isn't like most game overs, where you reload from the latest save or checkpoint. In-universe you just run away to the nearest pokemon center after paying out thr required amount.

[@AlastorNahIdWinRadioDemon]

So they can design that but can't put all the Pokémon in or keep it from glitching. Lame.

[@zhyaisme]

I guess this video draws inspiration from that part of the game. Luke probably played it and was like: "Heeey..."

[@christopherwiessner555]

Sly 3 has 2. 1 in the prologue, and one with the panda king as a flashback where you relive the boss fight from sly 1.

[@derGameplayDJ]

Reminds me of Silver. During the better half of the first level, protagonist David will be accompanied by his grandfather. In Silver characters will only use consciousness, if their HP drops to 0, but they will all die, if the HP of all party members is 0 at the same time. The grandfather is invincible, however. So as long as he's around, you can't die. And he's still there during the first boss fight (well, provided you didn't miss that optional boss). If you know this, you can actually save lots of health items during this phase of the game.

[@theimortal1974]

there has been a few really hard boss fights i thought i had to lose until it said game over and i was like WTF?

[@beladendron]

"The only way to see their names in the credits" 🤣🤣🤣 Not anymore. You can see it before ever starting the game.

[@ScarletMarie0007]

I can't believe in all the times I've played bioshock I never noticed that when I died and went back to the big daddy fight his health was still where I left it although I was restored...

[@odio3965]

3:58 Once I intentionally let Sephiroth attack me, and too my surprise, Cloud died in one hit. I have no words. Random fluke?

[@eddthehead123]

Carriers destroying missiles with CIWS is pretty realistic. There is a constant race of Missile vs Anti-Missile.

[@Thrythlind]

There's a couple of games that do the health thing now and again... I think I've seen it in some MMOs.

[@SinnerChrono]

To the crew at outside xbox. In case nobody told you yet today. Your all lovely wondeful people and as a fan im happy your all here and providing content. Thanks for being who you are.

[@josephkrick2793]

I actually switched my weapon to the buster sword, equipped all the material that gave me the biggest strength penalty so that I did the least amount of damage possible and it's true the game will not let you lose this fight against sephiroth. Even a one-off limit break isn't enough to kill him with a buster sword and all the strength penalty you can muster you have to continue attacking him until you eventually do enough damage to kill him there is no other way to pass this point in the game

[@MrEvilbyte]

Sephiroth literally has 1 HP there. And he's coded to die if you do anything to him (even something harmless like Steal, which can only be done via hacking or modding).

[@trissylegs]

Luke: "unless doing a great karaoke version Danger Zone by Kennuy Loggins makes you an export" Card: "7 Cruel Achievements that made you Die Repeatedly" That's the funniest card time I've seen.

[@rogankane6901]

The Guardian Knight from Crystal project: After you collect enough crystal and go the Proving grounds and talk to the Knight guarding the entrance to the temple that leads to the Capital City of the game you will engage an boss fight where the boss attacks you like 6 times in the beginning of the battle but get this, His attacks deals pathetic amounts of damage, Even if he's targeting an low def classes like Cleric or rogue and add into the hilarity, You can literally oneshot him, Its an really big contrast compared to the later game where it in my words, Literally starts to turn into SMT Nocturne levels of difficulty and add insult to the injury, The bosses you fight before the Knight is Way harder than the Knight himself as the one of the easiest boss, the Bone thief (if i remember correctly) Took me few tries to beat and Turn-based RPGs is my bread and butter and you getting to the Capital City is basically the real Start of the Early game!

[@Linkforlife199]

FFX, the fight with Yu Yevon is impossible to lose because it gives you a permanent auto-life, so every time your party members die, they just get back up and shrug it off.

[@Glimare]

There are two in Tales of Symphonia (you guys really need to play it). First one is against Kratos the first time. If you win, the dialog goes a certain way before going straight to the same scene as when you lose, which has a great dramatic point that must happen. The second is when you're escaping the tower the first time and fight Yggdrasil. After a certain amount of time, you automatically cut the fight short and he sorta loses to you so you can escape. Doesn't matter if you're doing well or kicking the bucket, you will go straight to the cut scene where you get a good blow on him and can run away.

[@trinity3631]

Undertale: Against Toriel, if your health gets dangerously low, she'll feel regret and her attacks will avoid you, even if you try your very best to aim for them. Also, in Asriel, if you lose all of your HP, your heart will put itself back together and you'll continue where you left off in the battle.

[@dogishappy0]

The final boss of Dragon Ball Fusions gives you unlimited health. I know, because I couldn't stop laughing at how funny it was to watch my character get slapped.

[@jamesphillips4009]

I know in the first few LEGO Star Wars games you can't actually be stopped - you just pop apart, dropping some of the studs you collected, and respawn briefly after. The studs are just to unlock more stuff and unlock True Jedi status on the level, which won't go away if you earn it and then die.

[@metaloverlord99]

God of War: Ragnarok did this during the first fight against Thor. Granted, this probably only happens once and it's scripted, but at one point, Thor kills Kratos only to revive him due to being dissatisfied. Also, Dragon Quest XI had Vince Vanquish, the guy you team up with in the Masked Martial Arts Tournament. He starts every fight by drinking some liquid he got from a monster he made a deal with. Then after the monster's defeated, you and Vince are about to be crowned champions, only for Vince to challenge you to a one on one showdown for the Rainbough. Now, you might be wondering what happens if you lose, to which I say: How can you lose to someone whose attacks don't deal any damage? In fact, the Definitive Edition has another one in Jade's chapter. Now, I don't remember the boss' name, but she looks like a blue version of the Jockilles enemy. The reason this fight's impossible to lose is because the bunny suit she's wearing at this bit (begrudgingly I might add) has an auto-resurrection ability, thus making it impossible to die.

[@coffeekat5066]

The amount of times I played Dragon Age 2, gave Bethany the heal spell and assumed it was her topping my health up is honestly a little embarrassing lmao. It wasn't until my....I don't know 700th playthrough that I realised that in some of those playthroughs Bethany had been..Indisposed. It was a big, uh who's healing me?!.......Game?! Moment.

[@jaredlucev2705]

You absolutely can cancel out your attacks in active mode and be killed by Sephiroth for a game over. It just takes more than one swing.

[@BuppersMedia]

Great list! I could also recommend for this category both Final Fantasy X and Undertale. In final fantasy X the first real "boss" you come across is a tentacle of Sin that casts a very imposing "Demi" spell that hits hard. You might panic and go to heal, but in fact, Demi takes 25% of your HP so as you take more damage, it does less, meaning it becomes less and less imposing and very hard to actually kill you since it only casts this one spell and has no other means of attack. Similarly the intimidating first boss of Undertale, Toriel, seems hard at first taking chunks of your HP off if you get hit however progress far enough/take enough damage and her tough façade begins to falter as she becomes more and more distraught and begins to purposefully avoid the low health player character with her attacks, worried she may kill them.

[@freakyneil]

Hold on..no Lucien Fairfax from Fable 2? Even if you don’t hold the button, Reaver gets bored and shoots him for you

[@Nature9000]

I'm surprised not to see God of War: Ragnarok, it was one of the first times I've seen this happen, and it was epic. Fighting Thor at one point, I believe the first encounter, if you die, Thor literally shocks your heart back to life with the line "Oh no, I say when this is over"