Boss Analysis # 48

Have you ever played a game and thought to yourself: "Man, these enemies are cool and all, but I wonder what they'd be like as a boss"?
Well, if that's the case, then this video will surely tickle your fancy. Join me as I venture through some of my favourite games from over the years to find the lucky minor enemies which got promoted from meat shields to the bosses in charge.
Now, of course, there may be many instances of this occurring in many games, and as such, I cannot cover every single one of them ever in one video, plus, it's equally impossible for me to have played every single game made. So please, no "You forgot this boss" or "How could you forget [boss name here]?" comments.

[@dededeletethis9940]

The plok boss theme sped up kinda slaps

[@DeltaOdyssey]

Also, green greens sounds nice slowed down

[@valonzoeatsbabies]

oh crap that's a bop

[@genericperson360]

Imagine if something like that was the final boss theme

[@ultimatewinfestation7194]

The entire soundtrack in Plok slaps

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

Plok also slaps enemies with his limbs

[@Sweetestsadist]

This is the first time I ever watched someone else play Minish Cap and this is the first time I realized Link is fighting a giant Kermit head. I'll never unsee it, now.

[@duscarasheddinn8033]

You ruined it!

[@kirbomatic1573]

thanks for that

[@Xman34washere]

Thancc

[@red-man7017]

Speaking of the Gnawty and Necky recolors... In the GBA version, they are made somewhat more unique, with The gnawty recolor having brand new attacks such as stalagmites falling from the ceiling and The necky recolor having the original boss from world 2 join it in the fight, making you fight two bosses at once! In fact, the GBA version actually acknowledges its reuse of bosses through crankys dialogue after defeating them.

[@Underworlder5]

i grew up on GBA ports that i never learned originated on the SNES until years later. super mario bros 3, yoshis island, the DKC trilogy, super mario world... hearing sounds from the SNES originals feel a bit strange IMO, especially the klaptraps sounding like diddy when they die

[@dramaticexit5437]

me: "man, I'm tired, I need to go to bed..." Git: new video me: *halt*

[@Coolmar15]

There's also a dungeon in Minish Cap where the boss is an Octorok (another basic enemy of the game who splits rocks). I think it is in the same dungeon where the blue Chuchu is a miniboss, the Ice Dungeon.

[@duscarasheddinn8033]

Yep!

[@meloelebi1996]

If anything he goes from one of the easiest enemies in the game to one of the hardest bosses in it to boot.

[@SnowBoy1008]

@@meloelebi1996 Fuckin Ink

[@thepoopenfarter]

Damn... The thumbnail was Waddle Dee for a sec. They even got shafted in that regard!

[@powerbolt9495]

I remember

[@powerbolt9495]

I reme

[@Shyguymask]

32:52 I know what you mean, the early bosses from Creaking skull to Big golem have particularly simple patterns and the only "boss" qualities they have is size & inflated HP. There's a huge difference in boss design from Big Golem to Headhunter, the latter who doesn't appear as a normal enemy.

[@zacharyyoungblood7013]

Exactly my thoughts when I played through AoS. Not to mention that every "real boss" also drops their souls on death (and thank God too)

[@xQc_Enjoyer777]

mfw I knew this guy in EmpLemon's Discord.

[@misaelbenton9528]

I guess Im asking randomly but does anyone know a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can give me.

[@maddensterling630]

@Misael Benton Instablaster ;)

[@OmniMon94]

big golem is the only thing that looks the same size

[@MrGoatYouTube]

I'm more impressed with whoisthisgit's dedication to show as much Plok as he can.

[@MasterMarx]

It is an underrated game though.

[@SolEmeralds18]

I'm not complaining, if anything I got very curious about Plok now

[@bluekirby_64]

Minish Cap was my first Zelda game, and I had no idea you had to attack the big Chu-Chu with the sword to kill it, so I just kept sucking all the goo with the Gust Jar over and over. Got stuck on that boss for ages until my noob self woke up and tried slashing it.

[@notagamer2452]

I didn't know it's called ChuChu, I used to call it green Wobbuffet

[@MasterMarx]

I want to see more boss promotions/demotions. Those episodes are amazing!

[@ahmetfarukseker2005]

What about bosses becoming playable ? You are an example after all

[@delicioushitlist]

Marx watches the Git 😳

[@SteelCrustacean]

@@ahmetfarukseker2005 "No, no... he's got a point."

[@MasterMarx]

@@ahmetfarukseker2005 Those ones are awesome as well.

[@rmzing]

You've heard of Galsia now get ready for GalsiAAAAA

[@obotprime339]

Gotta love that accidental hardcore remix of the Plok! boss them with the sped-up footage.

[@yunaka_gaming]

MINISH CAP LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@rcblazer]

The one that came to mind to me was Wiggler, who went from a regular enemy you would only anger if you stomped on its head in Super Mario World... to a boss that dies in three stomps in Super Mario 64.

[@bluevoltahoge8695]

He also in Mario Luigi Superstar Saga as a Boss, his fight a wee bit easier tho.

[@xthax9718]

@@bluevoltahoge8695 and also in BiS.

[@mr.sniffly5297]

@@xthax9718 every mario and luigi game has a wiggler fight

[@xthax9718]

@@mr.sniffly5297 lol

[@carltonleboss]

"If goombas were humans and joined a syndicate"...May I introduce you to the Super Mario Bros movie?

[@SamsarasArt]

That Zelda enemy, I'm pretty sure they existed before majora's mask. I believe they made their debut in link to the past and they have electrical abilities in that game too. Attacking normally would damage you so you gotta stun it before attacking.

[@ilikecurry2345]

Link's Awakening, no doubt.

[@SamsarasArt]

@@ilikecurry2345 was that before or after link to the past? I always thought link to the past came first

[@Rexius55]

@@SamsarasArt After.*****

[@Lunarstar57]

@@SamsarasArt Yeah after because the final boss of Link's Awakening references A Link to The Past's Final Boss

[@ScottPillgram20]

Those electrical blob enemies aren't ChuChus, they're Buzz Blobs.

[@logans.7932]

“Oh I remember you” Nora: “you remember me before I got an OnlyFans”

[@snakecake-mw7vw]

What about a series of enemies that become playable characters?, I mean yes, Waddle Dee was a really bad boss, but Bandana Dee is a pretty good character, the embodiment of a pretty good copy ability, Spear.

[@PAINNN666]

Ash, Sheeva, Roo

[@cosmicspacething3474]

I wish we could get a proper boss fight with them. I’m really curious to see how it would turn out

[@CaliCosmicGal]

@@cosmicspacething3474 wasn’t there one in Kirby clash? And super clash?

[@oodogla]

Parasol waddle dee too

[@thefinchbird9353]

You called Waddle Dee uninteresting, and gave him a 2/10. I'm surprised you didn't correct this mistake, so here you go: 10/10 he tries his best.

[@miguelvillegas7049]

@@EvolutionArchive23 Why must people act like the living personification of Reddit

[@SamsarasArt]

Nah. The original assessment makes more sense.

[@kaspervletter290]

Dinomite your cringe you reddit personification

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

The handle of Nora's whip in Streets Of Rage 4 looks way too phallic to be just a coincidence.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

It is actually not that uncommon of a practice in kinky sessions. With proper desinfection you can use handles of crops and whips (if they have no metal ring at the end) to "reward" your partner afterwards. Creates a lovely love/hate-relation between your sub and your instruments.^^ But yeah, that one is definitely custom made.^^

[@apocalfailed8090]

This reminds me of Metroid Prime 2, with some of the bosses being merely bigger common enemies getting possessed by the Ing and getting a slew of new abilities.

[@manwithaphone8991]

30:01 faris: *throws 3 dvds* purobolos: *O H I M H U R T*

[@hazzesanimations8212]

14:23 "you'll quickly learn that the rock in its name isn't just for show - he never stops chucking the damn things at you with his four hands!" Gets me every time.

[@snakecake-mw7vw]

Waddle dee wasted his chance *Laughs in Bandana Waddle Dee*

[@snakecake-mw7vw]

@Daniel Borton , yes, but he was reivindicated in Return to Dream Land and Star Allies, also, Parasol Waddle Dee reivindicated in Super Star, Super Star Ultra and Star Allies

[@snakecake-mw7vw]

@Daniel Borton , why battle the Pink Puff Hero when you can be his BFF?

[@extremmefan7305]

"If Goombas were human--" the internet: "Say no more!"

[@em5345-]

Also the internet: Time for feet pics!

[@Bacony_Cakes]

Buena Vista Pictures: *f o o l s*

[@RandomMcSomethin]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately liked. Yes.

[@Bora_slash]

55:53 Saying, that Floyd is your favorite character in SoR 4, isn't surprising for me, considering you liked Max from SoR 2, because he is a slow powerhouse as well.

[@neosaver]

30:14 : You're right, the best strategy is the pay to win, as always.

[@thel-iteralone4592]

The slowed down Green Greens theme managed to sound pretty surreal there.

[@dmas7749]

37:32 yeah you're definitely more masochistic than i am 37:45 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

[@PunkDisciple23]

rip Waddle Dee thumbnail

[@VonFirflirch]

Green Greens is strangely ominous when slowed down. 2:10 Hell no! The "No Ability Challenge" is already boring enough x) 39:00 Gotta love stupide bosses for the sake of gameplay fairness xD I love OoE's level 1 hard mode. I agree about Skull Cave being rough. The turrets firing at insane speeds, the many flying guys, the dinosaurs I can't figure out... I never go there without a Magic Ticket. One trip is enough!

[@SteelCrustacean]

I KNEW I recognized that Thumbnail enemy! Minish Cap was one of my first Zelda games, along with Wind Waker. I only managed to beat the first boss, before I was too confused by the game. I was only, like, nine at the time. I need to get back to it.

[@bluekirby_64]

Lucky you, I couldn't even beat the first boss for a very long time back then.

[@ilikecurry2345]

@@bluekirby_64 Hah, you shoulda seen me when I first played Link's Awakening! I couldn't even get past the raccoon because I had no idea you could go to the witch's house to grab some magic powder and throw it at him to turn him back into Tarin, and therefore I couldn't get the Tail Key to go to the first dungeon, Tail Cave!

[@kristinhorner4628]

​@@ilikecurry2345Oh, so that's how you get in there.

[@hayato1886]

Ya know, even before doing boss rush, I thought Man Eater was a boss I was missing somewhere or something, it really confused me. Still have no idea why it wasn't a boss somewhere

[@pleaseenteraname3684]

Is it just me or have some of the YT notifications been really delayed recently?

[@arthurcostafranca4221]

nope, not really

[@CoryTrevorson4570]

its always been like that for me at least one time i went on nile reds channel to watch a video when i new one popped up and i got the notification for it half way through the video

[@OhCrapI_He]

Yeah. Iteachvader made a new music video, which I watched the day it was uploaded (January 31, 2021), then I got a notification for it the next day.

[@voidnoodle8911]

Paused mid-maneater to check it, and in both of it's other appearances it serves a boss roll. In it's first debut, it was a miniboss in Super Castlevania IV, and in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, it was a full boss. This leads to two possibilities- one is it was there as just a reference, and two is that it was, indeed, once supposed to be a full on boss but got cut from it's original role. Edit: Fuck me I should have watched the rest of the way-

[@gabrote42]

Man. These videos are so well made!

[@paw-paddedcalamity216]

I keep playing the Third Strike parry SFX in my head every time Kirby damages Waddle Dee with a block and somehow it seems satisfying immediately.

[@PikangsFutaba]

There's another Waddle Dee fight in the DS version of Kirby Super Star, and if you try to inhale him, you get insta-killed instead.

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

Streets of Rage 4, all I can say is, uh... Blaze, you certainly haven't aged a day.

[@diobrando1325]

Waddle Dee is like if shedinja only had struggle

[@uandresbrito5685]

Except with Blissey's HP

[@starling3029]

With this kind of thing, I always think of Prinnys from Disgaea. If you defeat the hardest boss of the game, then try to do it again, its soul has possessed the body of an exploding penguin. Its awesome.

[@shinysilverstardust]

I never encountered him, but in Pokemon Sun and Moon (or their Ultra versions) you have a chance for the first trainer to challenge you after the elite 4, when you are champion. A pretty cool thing from back when pokemon games had care put into them.

[@amethyphoenix]

The title defense contender is random, so those chances are rather low, especially since they're in the same pool as Hau, Kukui, and Gladion, just to name a few.

[@cameronballz6154]

My man Waddle dee needs a good boss fight

[@krullachief669]

I saw the minish cap boss and I had to run here as fast as I could

[@JackSparm]

31:30 : the Mindless Beast from Spatterhouse, phase post-decomposition

[@LokiThePug]

Ahhhh minish cap, what times

[@rmzing]

Green Boss ChuChu requires 16 hits, where it normally required only 2. That means Link in Minish form only does 1/8th of the damage he does while normal, or 1/16 of a heart if damage is normally 1/2 a heart. At least, I counted 16. If Git's analysis is to be true, then the damage of Minish Link is actually divided by 10.

[@darknessinc.5360]

Oh yes, 58 minutes of greatness. In a bad day, that's perfect

[@drnubber3069]

How is a tree weaker than a freaking waddle dee

[@kirbomatic1573]

how is Kirby stronger than an absolute god of hyperdeath?

[@epikkondor7803]

@@kirbomatic1573 because kirbe

[@kirbomatic1573]

@@epikkondor7803 exactly.

[@RaceBandit]

26:20 | Shit, I forgot about Purobolos... thought you were going to talk about a Mom Bomb fight, like the one in 4.

[@KingShade1]

Yet another fantastic video! Thank you Git, you make my bees be my Wax all the time! Here is an idea for a next Boss Analysis: Boss characters who can become playable characters, and how much weaker they get after. ie. *SPOILERS from some games* Magus from Chrono Trigger, Calamity Ganon from AoC, Garr from BoF3.. etc.

[@thechugg4372]

Don't know how I ended up here but this series sounds amazing and underrated!

[@Nicius-]

Waddle dee Is POWERFUL AND CAN DESTROY THE KIRBY.

[@dicksonmattxenoblade6491]

2:12 I actually tried to do a run of Kirby Super Star without attacking. Ironically the worst boss in the series is the hardest so far.

[@SteelCrustacean]

The worst boss in the series? Which one is that, again?

[@dicksonmattxenoblade6491]

Whispy Woods. I probably should have specified that I meant weakest. Well aside from Waddle dee.

[@uandresbrito5685]

Can you actually beat all other bosses just by contact damage?

[@dicksonmattxenoblade6491]

You can guard to beat most of the bosses in the game. That chips away at their health. The only other exceptions are Twin Woods and Computer Virus. Though for the latter you get Copy essences so you might be able to get Plasma and charge to deal damage or get Parasol and just deal damage by walking up to them and letting the contact damage from the Parasol do most of the work. Revenge of Meta Knight is a pretty big problem as well due to that pesky timer.

[@dicksonmattxenoblade6491]

You probably can't beat most of Revenge of Meta Knight that way honestly. Haven't tried that one yet. Though I'm fairly certain most of Milky Way Wishes is easy enough due to getting permanant access to Copy Abilities that deal passive damage.

[@SnowB34R]

GOD i havent seen that chuchu sprite in years thank you

[@ChingmireRisingRevengence]

in enter the gungeon theres a boss called blobulord, which is a much larger and more difficult version of the blobulons, didnt see it in this video

[@kingping3555]

true

[@ShadeMeadows]

Darn LOVE these kinds of Videos!

[@yoshiisland8263]

But Yoshi games does improves enemies-to-bosses having more unique movesets than just bigger and sturdier, with some returning ones gaining some new tricks or even behaving a lot differently in later games, though not saying yoshi island had unique boss fights. Honestly it was the game that inspired the category besides some other games that droved into the concept during that time, though correct me if I'm wrong.

[@BladeShadowWing]

When I saw the topic, I immediately thought of Nora from Streets of Rage 1 & 4. Glad to see you covered her at the end. I freaking love Streets of Rage 4.

[@the-chonk]

Boss analysis and you talk about both PLOK and Dynamite Heady? Must be a lucky day!

[@juanitoguanobacoa4228]

I really love Minish Cap, it was my first Zelda Game and the first videogame I completed at 100% by myself, also started my hate for the Ice levels hahaha

[@jadendafinger]

Armordillo also shoots his shields like a fist at certain points

[@mistery8363]

57:38 they were just there to act as bodyguards i swear

[@robertlilly3671]

Uh huh... Sure😒

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Speaking of Waddle dees I wish Bandanna dee would get a proper boss fight...

[@kimberlyfrye7688]

But as a boss waddle dees movement is reduced to 0 making him technically weaker than normal

[@qty1315]

I'd suggest King Vermin from Hades, mainly just to see you talk about Hades.

[@badynlawrence5549]

You think worms living inside of skulls are unettling? Watch the skull after defeating all 3 worms.

[@Larkatiel]

I find it a little interesting how the only other time Waddle Dee has been a boss in the Kirby series was in Mass Attack, with the Waddle Dee Block Golem.

[@michaelhaverbusch9142]

Waddle dees are less of soldiers and more like peaceful walking people who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time they aren't know for being intentionally hostile

[@ambience4245]

39:57 just imagine getting slapped in the face irl by a giant worm

[@MasterKnightDH]

Covering the King Mooks, I see.

[@pokerang007]

One of my favorite enemies that becomes a boss is the Black Rabbite from Trials of Mana.

[@uandresbrito5685]

Such overkill

[@WhiteFangofWar]

38:28 Watch out boy, he'll chew you up (oh, here he comes) RPGs do this a lot, usually with the 'weakest' enemies like Slimes in Dragon Quest or Rabites from the Mana games to add to the humiliation. Chrono Trigger has the Mud Imp, which despite being just as pathetic a fighter as regular Imps at the start of the game is allowed to command and ride 2 powerful beasts that protect him, and he can sit back and heal them. If they die he'll quickly run away, knowing better than to try and fight you without support. Guess the Kingdom of Zeal was scraping the barrel when they needed to hire someone to guard the Mountain of Woe... Weird to see the weakest enemy controlling strong ones, like a Goomba directing a squad of elite Hammer Bros.

[@lilmanjoshplayz7478]

You know, I just got an idea. Maybe in the next Kirby game, thu could have a waddle dee Voss, who gets really big and uses copy abilities to help him, like miracle matter from Kirby 64. So he gets a giant sword and slashes across the screen, shooting little beams out, and then throws a huge boomerang, sweeping the top half, then the bottom of the screen, and follows that with a burst of fire along the ground, setting the arena on fire.

[@AE-jo2fy]

The ship in streets of rage 4 is gonna need a hose down before it's next captain/owner/anyone inside it come around.

[@MrEvilbyte]

Disgaea games has Prinnies. Penguins which say the word d00d in every line, tend to combust, and are generally treated as punching bags by the rest of the cast. And yet in every game, there's always this obnoxiously super powered prinny, which is usually 1000's of times stronger then the final boss. From the Legendary Overlord Baal reincarnating as a Prinny.... .... to Pringer X (basically a robot Prinny terminator on super steroids).... ... to the Carnage Overlord (while a simple scrub boss in his own dimension, that dimension is a MUCH stronger parallel dimension then the normal one).

[@willycheez7218]

Must give credit to boss Waddle Dee, he has more health than a massive tree

[@RJ.Shakan]

Not sure if someone already said it before me but for the Dynamite Headdy boss fight, the enemy refuses to jump only if you have a head equiped (tri-head or protector head) when he's rolling (The best way to fight him is to wait for him to do the jumps then pick a head :D)

[@arcturus64]

57:49 That whip handle...Yeah, it clearly was designed with something specific in mind.

[@robertlilly3671]

Oh NO 😂😂

[@ericwijaya2119]

Personal honorable mention : 1. Origami King's Boss Sumo Bro Pros : - doesnt take 3 hits - can skip your turn - steals panels like the douches they are - unavoidable thunder attack Cons : - super effective against fire Promotion rating : 7.8/10 2. Origami King's Handaconda Pros : - you can't jump it - cannot be hurlhammered - ineffective to items (except the Tail idk) - hand will get bigger should there be a tie in phase 2 Cons : - if you win you can rush attack it - gesture hints at what he'll use, so you can pretty much cheese this dude easily Promotion rating : 5/10 3. Mega Goomba from NSMB DS Pros : - jumps are ineffective - tanks more hits than a normal Goomba Cons : - can still be groundpounded - you dont even need the platforms - can be killed with fire flowers Promotion rating : 1.5/10 4. Goomboss from SM64 DS Pros : - tanks more hits (duh) - gets faster each phase Cons : - still behaves like a normal Goomba - his pack is his weakness Promotion rating : 2/10 5. Prince Bully Returns from Mario 3d World Pros : - no lava to push him to - spits fireballs Cons : - abundance of clear pipes - 3 hits only, which doesnt sound bad if not for con no. 1 Promotion rating : 2.5/10 6. Paper Macho Shy Guy Ballet Miniboss from Origami King Pros : - banger remix of Swan Lake - unpredictable pattern Cons : - takes 1 hammer smash to kill instead of the usual 3 - the dead Shy Guys occasionally drop health pickups - at a certain point in battle, all the Shy Guys will explode to death Promotion rating : -4.5/10

[@upsidedowntriangle]

Dynamite heady I love this game too much.

[@WaddleBih]

Oh boy the Nora fight in 4 Some amazing stuff happened there before release Galsias with yellow auras instead of yellow hair, rainbows with all kinds of Galsia alts instead of just the blue ones (those predated Galsiaaaa I think), racking up infinite points by keeping one guy alive and have him continuously healed by Nora before that got fixed... I blame this stage for starting my now year and a half-long Galsia obsession. Up to 16 of the little guys can spawn during this fight, by the way. Funnily enough these ones are separate from all others in the game, as they have a shorter struggle time (which ironically goes back up after getting whipped), can't use as many weapons as the regular ones (only knives), and get out of weapon run state once they're done running. Funny thing, they actually can be knocked down with regular attacks if the player manages to hit them at the same time as Nora does, even after they go super. And yes, if through any means Nora is placed in the same room as a regular one, she will go whip him, and that will kill him instead. And as for Nora herself, her AI will prioritize hitting her allies instead of the player, so danger-wise she's not really that agressive even on highest difficulties. Might in fact be the chillest boss in the game ignoring some incomplete-moveseted retros. Did I spend way too much time studying them? Yeaaah probably. Do I have any regrets? Heck no, any reason that leads to me hoarding over 1000 screenshots is a good reason.

[@MH_Zard]

*hears mvc2 music* yep you're really grabbing me now.

[@scottygagnon4287]

+new ground slam -ground slam ha exploitable AI Ahh, the duality of man(eater)

[@JJ3792]

AWESOOOOOOOME Boss Videos As Always

[@ilikecurry2345]

0:18 This sounds more like a slice-of-life remix of Green Greens that I'd personally like to implement in a GOOD show about Kirby.

[@eric.from.statefarm]

video's nice and all but git using music from marvel vs capcom 2 is without a doubt my favorite part

[@musicmishaps9404]

Zelda minish cap will always make me cry cause of its ending ;-;

[@generalrabid9572]

About the plok boss: wasn't there another whack a mole boss fight that was featured in boss analysis?

[@VGK761]

If I remember correctly in the Java version of Aria of Sorrow, Man Eater is a boss and Legion just isn't in the game. It has been a long time since I played it though.

[@furiouscorgi4812]

@whoisthisgit You should do a boss analysis for all the Splatoon bosses. They are actually semi complex, especially in Octo Expansion. Also, in a way, Sanitized Agent 3/Inner Agent 8 follow this video's idea, as you will fight Octolings with basically the same abilities a lot, just now, (s)he has Specials and buffed attributes.

[@silvernado8644]

18:13 I need an extension of specifically THIS.

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

There's plenty of fun examples of the trope, but recent memory brings The Vermin from Hades to mind. Hades likes this trope with its mini-bosses, but I feel the Vermin deserves special mention. Rats are normal enemies at the last stage in the game, very quick but lacking any real health, damaging options, or threatening presence. Cannon fodder below cannon fodder. Then you get to the end of the tunnels you're exploring, and you see this tiny, lonely Rat at the end where there should be a "mini-boss" monster. You've probably run into the Giant Rat mini-boss by this point, so you laugh this off as a joke subversion, as does your player character. Maybe the game is throwing you a freebie. Then it screams, and the screen turns red. The Vermin is no freebie. It's one of the hardest fights in the game, and can easily take off one or more revives if you aren't ready for it. It attacks just like a normal rat would, by biting you, but it's two-part dash attack has been hyper-extended so it can chase you down. And it hits HARD. Every once in awhile it will summon a small swarm of other enemies to assist it, making sure you never have a safe spot to run away from. And with the hyper-aggressive enemies never giving you breathing room, it can be easy to lose the smaller Vermin and miss when it's going to attack. The Vermin will also slowly fade away and back again at different points of the room, like a slow teleport. This allows it to chase you down by getting closer safely, escape from hazardous effects or traps you may have activated, and prolong the fight in safety so that its companions have more time to wear you down. Couple all of this with the normal traps found in the arena (which The Vermin is very hard to hit with due to its size) and you have the recipe for what could easily have been a joke enemy turning into a nightmare if encountered wrong. It's not the most mind-blowing transformation (The Vermin is still a rat after all), and it technically is still a mini-boss, but I like how the developers took an enemy that you normally don't even consider a threat, hyper-inflated its health, speed, and attack, gave it some extra dangerous elements to keep the fight hectic, and ended up making one of the key factors in whether a run is going to end successfully or not.

[@freddywilliams9837]

Atlas from Dragon Quest is a good contender, given he's an impressively powerful recolour of a normal enemy.

[@jonnoQuinn]

When it comes to Video Game Bosses Whoisthisgit always the Best at them

[@elitebleb943]

11:18 This ChuChu boss looks like Toe Jammer

[@BlusterTheBenevolent]

Aw, no Shroobs from Mario+Luigi? They go from Enemy, to Boss, then to another Boss, THEN back into an enemy!

[@bluekirby_64]

When are their "another boss" and "back to enemy" battles? I only remember them being a boss in BiS, if you don't count the remake.

[@YukiSenmatsu]

Arise for multiple targets? That's illegal

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

20:10 Can shoots many rocks