Top 7 Final Fantasy Bosses Who Just KEEP COMING BACK!

[@DrFaustVII]

Ultros deserves his beatings for a number of reasons but just won't die.

[@Mystwarrior1]

Ironic too that the octopus has interactions with all 3 female characters. Terra celes and relm. (And please dont respond with a comment about gogo)

[@ItzSonar]

When I saw the title, the first thing I thought of was (In Tidus’ voice): “SEYMOUR!!”

[@malkrie1444]

(Insert obligatory steamed hams dialogue here)

[@ProfligateGhost]

The first thing I thought was, "Sorry, we guado are keen to the scents of the farplane."

[@johntrammell5590]

OMG!!! Me too! I wonder how many other people thought that?

[@ecos889]

Say what you like about Seymour he does steam a good ham.

[@lohankarachay476]

SKINNERRRRRR

[@AlmightStick]

Best part about Gilgamesh's various appearances, is the fact that they are all considered the same Gilgamesh. No alternate timeline shenanigans. Its all the same good ol Greg. The power of the Void is a hell of a thing.

[@ballroomscott]

Except for the Gilgamesh fights in FFXV and FF Type-0.

[@marvelgirlxvii]

But when Zidane saw Gilgamesh in Dissidia he said that he hadn’t meet that Gilgamesh because he didn’t have four arms.

[@marvelgirlxvii]

Also where did you hear this? I’ve looked of the ff wiki and nothing remotely like this is mentioned

[@Kokkaku7]

@@marvelgirlxvii It started as a fan theory that I believe was picked up by a dev somewhere and made canon cause they thought it was awesome

[@marvelgirlxvii]

Krashino where did you hear that tho?

[@vincecomuna]

Beatrix: the one true boss that you get to fight multiple times, lose every time and still wished to fight her more or even get her to your party cuz she's so much cool...... Also her theme is just divine.

[@deejmateo832]

I still wish Steiner would have been replaced by beatrix. Shes much more entertaining as a character

[@dantevic]

@@deejmateo832 well if the remake/reimagining of ff9 is true it might still happen.

[@not_eldrick3490]

@@deejmateo832 I would honestly prefer Amarant to be replaced instead. Steiner for me was more powerful

[@businesscatlimbo]

Seymour always scared me, as a kid, whenever he appeared. I knew it was going to be a difficult fight, and even now, a lot of people's first time fighting him in his 3rd form almost always ends in multiple attempts.

[@Neverfate]

Seifer is pitiful by the final encounter. His tattered clothing, his friends abandoning him. No real reason to keep fighting but a childlike pride pushing him to try to best Squall. I always feel sad for him.

[@SpanishArmadaProd]

no he will win

[@Kanerudo]

Well, at least he survived the game and didn't end up in prison/hell/void... and his friends are back So some sort of happy ending for him

[@MrOverHeels]

He was the one abandoning his friends

[@LyntzbartzkyPerez]

I like his happy ending though. He seemed to be at peace by the end of the game

[@AngelofAmbrosia]

Holy cow, that narrative transition into Nord VPN was so good. Very cool way to incorporate sponsors.

[@saladinboss2507]

I love all the entries in the list. I think Ultros deserves some recognition, but also Biggs and Wedge from VIII. Their dialogue alone in those fights crack me up and make them memorable.

[@drewski5150]

Bloody Seymour! Pack it in, man! Take the hint!

[@hemrainsford6920]

No means no Seymour!

[@Emelenyt]

Beatrix is such a fantastic character. She starts as an enemy but was never an evil person. She is extremely loyal

[@mat_musicat]

I would add the Turks from FF7. But get it why they are not on this list since they’re multiple people. But I always loved their „storyline“. Especially when they made vacation on Wutai. :D

[@imunoriginal382]

Ultros isn't here because he's still in debt on that coliseum

[@TheGentry000]

Seymour defeated Me: yuna fucking send him Yuna wasting time standing like a peice of wood Seymour: (evil laugh) Fools this isn't even my final form Me: for fuck sake...again!

[@AtrumNuntius]

A bit ironic that Seifer gets taken out by the most well known reoccurring boss himself.

[@Chaosm03]

Gilgamesh (strolls in singing): Guess who's back. Back again. Mesh is back, tell a friend. Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back......

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Guess who's back back back back back baxk back bacj back back again. Again.

[@kevind3974]

Gilgamesh literally came back so much it’s the literal reason why he can show up in the other games. Gets pushed into the time stream ends up living a life as if he’s lost in his own spidervers. Sometimes he’s human, sometimes he’s a monster, sometimes he’s a bit of both and got six arms for some reason and other times he has no idea where who or what he is all he know is that wants a sword for some reason. Hell even in disaria where the story was people getting dragged into the multiverse, this dude just walks in lost as fuck with no idea how he got their as if he was zero from one piece tasked with walking in a straight line. Everyone else was summoned by god.

[@caffeinegod]

One of the top hardest parts of the Beatrix battles to me was knowing from what i looked up about each of the battles in advance item wise i knew there were GOOD items to be stolen. Usually most of the majority of the time i failed because the fight ended before i got the item or items i wanted.

[@mrskye08]

what if SE make a last dissidia game, where the ultimate boss is revealed to be gilgamesh all along, because he literally messed up all other worlds ripping every existence along the way, so all final fantasy protagonists and antagonists (yes even them) ganged up in the final world of dissidia, against him, in order to "reclaim" the existence of their fallen worlds.

[@Sin606]

20 TIMES!?!? This guy deserves a spin off!

[@thecorrected7401]

Eventually I can see the Cloud of Darkness showing up on one of these lists. It's the first Final Fantasy end boss to be featured in multiple numbered sequels. Following it's appearance in FFIII, the Cloud of Darkness shows up as the Primary Antagonist of Final Fantasy XI's Rhapsodies of Vana'diel expansion (even becoming the final boss of the entire game as a whole.) As well as Final Fantasy XIV as the main antagonist of the Crystal Tower raid.

[@mekobaby101]

I already anticipate Seymour Guado to be on this list.

[@littleoak5]

Hes literally the most annoying of all the villains listed

[@tylersmith9868]

He's literally in the thumbnail

[@kailajohnson5795]

Barthandelus deserves to be on this list as well 😭 he's such a headache

[@RuruFIN]

Love his battle theme, damn!

[@mulduls]

Square do be loving their thirteens tho

[@RaspberryHugs]

My brother and I had a dumb little joke by the end of FFX. He was called Seymour because you see more of him.

[@Someguyhere111]

Replaying FF8 recently, I found myself wondering if Cid intentionally kept Seifer from becoming SeeD because he was worried that Seifer would be vulnerable to Ultimecia's temptations, given that he forgave Squall, Zell and Selphie for also breaking orders and leaving their posts (Selphie may have had special permission granted in the moment though), and given the fact that Garden's whole purpose was to raise the orphanage children specifically to fight Ultimecia. There are also moments throughout the game where the characters make poor judgements and break code, most notably Quistis' team leaving their post in Deiling City, and they're never reprimanded for it.

[@forevermagus7706]

Squall and Zell were following the squad leaders orders. So if anything they proved that they will follow any order making them more valuable to the garden.

[@LyntzbartzkyPerez]

No i disagree, Seifer definitely brought that upon himself. I don’t think it was a master plan of Cid’s I think it was just the fact that Seifer had a really bad reputation. Also Squall and Zell were just following orders which is a big standard within the Garden. And Selphie is a messenger so I think she had permission

[@clintparsons3989]

Pretty sure most of the fights with sephiroth were actually Jenova as the form of sephiroth, with sephiroths consciousness controlling Jenova physicality. But his actual body was destroyed when he fell into the life stream.

[@nolongeraperson]

I also don't think the final fight was "in the spiritual realm." I'm pretty sure it was in Cloud's own head, as a form of fully breaking free from his influence. (Hence why Cloud has Omnislash, even if you didn't acquire it in game.)

[@beauvsb5230]

Seymour: I will become sin, I will control it from within. *Tidus' Party with fully upgraded celestial weapon and 255 stats* Tidus: umm... you done with your last words brah?

[@TheTriforceDragon]

Personally I dont think anything beats having Yuna summon Anima and then wiping the floor with Seymour with a single limit break.

[@lydianaxxx5902]

Oh, the irony...

[@AURON2401]

Goodbye social life.

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Tidus and Yuna just need to laugh. That sound will do max damage plus causing the "Fall" - ailment on their enemies and allies.

[@pbac9570]

Something that just occurred to me is that only games up to FF7 had a decent variety in the character's ages and backgrounds. FF7 was actually a pretty inclusive game with main characters ranging from 16 to almost 60. It seems like most of the games since 7 have tried to focus on the younger market by including younger characters. I don't even know if it works because FF7 smashed their records and expectations. It's literally the only reason the franchise sells so well today.

[@myrasoonge]

In actuality, the most memorable recurring boss to fight is Wiegraf in Final Fantasy Tactics. Considering there is the fact that if you didn't prepare for that one boss encounter, you had to restart the entire game. I mean... Yikes!

[@seand7042]

You gotta outspeed outspeed

[@Chknfrdstk]

Bruh. It was so easy to get softlocked in fft q.q

[@theorenfrench5240]

Yesss thank you for mentioning Final Fantasy XIII-2. I really enjoyed the game even though it gets a lot of slate

[@Dafaillord]

i havent played it but i did watch a walkthrough of it. I find caius a great character. also his final boss theme is amazing.

[@Omnicloudx13]

Sephiroth never stays dead for long.

[@mrkarate8134]

I still think that Kefka is the best FF boss character ever. He actually destroyed the world

[@Delicashilous]

That's ma Boiii!

[@mrkarate8134]

@@Delicashilous Hell yeah!

[@restionSerpentine]

Yeah he is my favorite villian too, just so fun... But in terms of combat, could be killed in 1 attack. Genji Glove, Offering, Atma Weapon x2.

[@mrkarate8134]

@@restionSerpentine That's so true lol

[@kidrm19]

With Beatrix it's more the party coming back for more punishment than anything, really.

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Hit them, Pala, one more time?

[@Gang3rs]

i never played FF9 and i gotta say that is really impressive and surprised that there is a boss that you fight multiple times and still lose.

[@astrisperspecto4130]

She is Lady Commandant Beatrix of the Venus troops. Paladin and protector of her majesty and the kingdom of Alexandria. Single handedly she has slain a hundred knights with one cut of her blade.

[@battlefries]

I know opinions are mixed on the character, but where is Zenos on this list? The guy just does not quit. At first, he's just too tough, and eventually he seems to simply live for the chance to fight against you once again. He's a complete and total monster, but he is most definitely relentless in coming after the Warrior of Light.

[@kevinstreetgaming]

Where's Ultros!? 😂

[@cloud7470]

Some Honorable Mentions The four fiends in 1 and 9 Kain in 4 Ultros in 6 and 13-2 The Turks in 7 Kuja in 9 Bart in 13 Great content I guessed 3 of the 7 in your list

[@FragmentedR_YT]

The Turks and Ultros are good suggestions, although don’t you only fight Kuja twice? I could be remembering wrong.

[@usagirogers2165]

Even though I haven't played all the Final Fantasy games. I sure do have a list with the ones that I did play. Barthandulus. Cauis Seymour (And stay up there!) Sepiroth. Gilgamesh (Even though I haven't played the game that made his first appearance, he was sorta annoying in WOFF. He also appeared in other main Final Fantasy titles for crying out loud!) Adryn (Even though we didn't fight him every single time we saw him, he sure kept popping up)

[@_revmatched]

i remember fighting beatrix for the first time when i was a kid, and i thought getting knocked down to 1hp and losing was sooooooo coooool

[@YUXKE]

My vote goes to Nael Van Darnus from FFXIV. For those unfamiliar with this antagonist she appears as the main story end boss for 1.0 which also had a hard mode, appears again as part of a raid series in 2.0 with 2 difficulties, appears again in 4.0 as part of an ultimate encounter, and appears again in 5.0 as part of the Ruby Weapon trial fight, also with 2 difficulties.

[@stevencollins8348]

From XIV I would say Zenos. Looks like we will be dealing with him for quite a while

[@SaskatoonBerryPie]

Great video! I just remembered that Gafgarion is a good example from FFT. I believe you fight him three times (Zirekile falls, execution site, castle). All very interesting battles.

[@silverwolfcat777]

Bosses who keep coming back? Jack Baker is now laughing at them all while saying "noobs..." XD

[@JackBartholomew90]

As a last jokey option, Leblanc Ormi and Logos should have been mentioned. I think I faced them 10 times or more in FF x-2

[@Dapperganker]

Gilgamesh's theme is so freakin good. I loved encountering him constantly in FFV!

[@TheRealmDrifter]

Sephiroth was also in Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring on PS1

[@mikeduff3431]

yes so was tifa and cloud, i beat that game with every character, sadly tifa seph and cloud all had the same damn ending.

[@tylersmith9868]

That game was trippy

[@paperluigi6132]

And now he's in Smash Bros.

[@tylersmith9868]

@@paperluigi6132 ya we know.

[@Firestar1992]

I just did the Gilgamesh quest line in 14, and...that was...a thing...

[@TehSniper]

Jenova Birth, Life, Death and Synthesis

[@havocbringer2100]

Caius is so cool, every opportunity to fight him is welcome.

[@ballroomscott]

Beatrix is awesome! I hope if FFIX gets a remake like FFVII that they add Beatrix as a permanent party member.

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Tuck dem dull face Steiner.

[@austinmatus1804]

Bartandelus is a worthy note at least just to throw in as an honorable mention

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

And again, I appreciate the fact FFV footage doesn't come from this puking atrocity that is the Steam version. What were they even thinking?

[@gameplaymlt1332]

Seymour didn't know when to quit

[@doubleclick4132]

the mental gymnastics you had to do to segue seifer being an antagonist since childhood into "4 friends in 2012 created a vpn program"....

[@grahf4215]

But what about "Uncle Ulty"? Hell, even Kefka can fit the bill. He might not have been a boss fight in the imperial camp but you do fight him multiple times there. You can technically even kill him in each fight too. Then there's the fight for the Esper in Narshe and finally the final boss fight. You do kinda fight him again at the door to the sealed gate but it only uses the battle scene and you're never fast enough to get a turn before the Espers come crashing through.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

And don't forget his fight with Leo in Thamasa. He does fit perfectly.

[@FragmentedR_YT]

@@shytendeakatamanoir9740 isn’t there also the encounter at the entrance to the Esper World, where you basically have to just last long enough for Terra to open the gate? That was barely an encounter so I understand not counting it.

[@sleepyprinny]

Caius is honestly my favorite antagonist in the whole series since everything he does is all at once weirdly relatable, heartbreakingly human, and pretty sympathetic in his motivations. Oh, and unlike every other Big Bad in the series... You never really decisively defeat him in any meaningful way... and he gets what he wants. He destroys all of time.... AND still manages to save Yeul in the end. Oh, and he is literally unkillable in every way possible. Even across multiple timelines. Caius is so utterly broken that it's not even funny and calling him OP would be an understatement.

[@hariumonoke5071]

Sephiroth feels like a cheat entry for this list

[@amethist6774]

Nord VPN is a boss who just keeps coming back.

[@PAINNN666]

Because Sephiroth was in 1 part, we fight him again and at least in remake he fits in traditional way

[@UnderdarkTrans]

"Damn! I've been defeated, but I can't stop here!"

[@wendywhalims1257]

Lets be real. Beatrix should have been a permanent party memeber. Best side character periody

[@silverwolfcat777]

I always thought so I kept telling myself that at least all her skills and magic could be learnt by either Steiner or Dagger/Garnet.

[@defiantking7777]

The 3rd Seymour encounter WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME AS A KID 😂😂😂

[@Tesko91]

I would like to add Kain from IV.

[@gabestaton9404]

The fact that Ultros isn’t here is a federal crime

[@mikeduff3431]

i know right, he even made into a movie.

[@Angelalex242]

Sephiroth also has those two Kingdom Hearts games. And Smash. Etc. :P

[@Angelalex242]

Gilgamesh can also be found in FF Type 0, though that Gilgamesh is a Black Tortise L'Cie.

[@jameskehoe5275]

Final Fantasy 9 had so many of these Baku and Steiner at the start then Beatrix and Thorn and Zorn through out. There were more but no point listing all the end game bosses

[@RuruFIN]

Beatrix

[@astrisperspecto4130]

And à better written woman than Garnet. Not a real challenge, I know, but still! And I don't get rid of the feeling that *she* was supposed to take Steiners place

[@JonBc14]

Don't you fight Golbez like 3 time? Or do we just use that trope for the 4 fiends?

[@mikeduff3431]

honestly a mention should be sin, damn guy was defeated every 10 years for a thousand years, only too come back wreap terror throughout spirra, you only fight him a number of times, and he has multiple forms throughout his own fight, he should be number 1 not on appearances, but on the most returns, hes more of a damn pheonix.

[@Gorgon_Tanza]

Ultos is my pick for this list.

[@imtired7068]

Beatrix when u finally got her in your party 👌👌👌💯💯💯💯

[@antonjamal6993]

Thanks guys!🤘

[@lucasqguerra]

Can someone tell what's the song playing in the video?

[@KyleTaylorDesigns]

Not only does Gilgamesh appear in multiple titles, so too does his iconic battle theme.

[@Stachelbeeerchen]

Damn, i've been defeated! But I can't fall here! I must make my retreat!

[@Parkersnumberonefan]

Seifer a thorn in my side lol. He was face down always.

[@moowilliams731]

"Face down! Ass up! Thats the we line to... *BIB*"

[@ace-trainer-aj]

How many times did we kill Seymour anyway? He kept coming back over and over again.

[@senatorarmstrong9459]

Four times exactly.

[@jacobawojtowicz]

Not nearly as many times as he killed me.

[@Borgdrohne13]

you cannot kill the undead. death doesn't stack.

[@Onishiro]

Damn this goes to show just how efficient Noctis and co were. I don't think anyone came back who was defeated in FFXV.

[@Malacite]

Eh, to be fair the world of XV is basically screwed anyway lol it's maybe not quite as devastated as 6 was but it's still pretty bad even after the ending

[@mikeduff3431]

i dont know, technically not cannon but you can fight the adamantoise as many times as you want.

[@Runescapedocumentary]

best vpnsponsor storytelling ever

[@grawlix311]

What about some bosses across multiple games, IE Gilgamesh? Bahamut, Demon Wall, Ifrit, Ochu

[@j.m.3600]

The initial sequence of this video covering ff8,9 then 10 makes for great content

[@Malacite]

Wow, Greg's appeared 20 times huh? Also you kinda messed up by not including Garland/Chaos.

[@theocnetwork614]

Right Garland is an annoying one lol

[@Malacite]

@@theocnetwork614 He's sort of the ultimate example honestly, as (until you finally kill Chaos in the past) he is part of an infinite time-loop.

[@mikeduff3431]

Garland showed up 2x in 1, and 1 time in 9 and chaos was teh boss teh second time garland showed up and was in ff7 ff7 doc technically if you want to count it basically the same being as vincents tranformation.

[@ClexYoshi]

I'd have given Beatrix's spot to Zenos Yae Galvus on this list, given that he canonically is the only foe outside of like... Gilgamesh and Diabolos that the Warrior of Light has had to contest with so many times, and that Zenos actually finds purpose in his life because he is filled with so much enjoyment fighting the WOL.

[@LordDrail]

As recurring bosses go, I think mentioning Omega or Shinryu is appropriate here. Yes, optional bosses as they might be, they still cross multiple games.

[@Kanerudo]

Spoiler So we have 5 Jenova battle right now (Pulse, Birth, Life, Death, Synthesis) and 9 Sephiroth battle And yeah, I also think that FF7r is actually a sequel to the original universe. Sephiroth lost in the movie and then somehow traveled to a parallel universe. Would explain a lot like how Aerith called him "all wrong", Cloud remembering the future not happened in his world yet (this Cloud still has Jenova cells, so a connection to Sephiroth) and hiw Sephiroth was able to use the meteor. It also explains the Whispers since they are born from the planet. So yeah, Whisper Harbinger is another Weapon and the third weapon without "weapon" as a part of their name. (The others are Minerva and Chaos)

[@stewartglencrose9023]

I feel there could have been an honourable mention for Sephiroth’s appearance in kingdom hearts

[@lablunt6190]

In FF7 the Turks kept coming back and so did Jenova.

[@blastortoise]

Sephiroth having 9 appearances is stretching it a bit, I consider the final battle in 7 one fight, you don't fight one form and then get time to regroup before the other two, or two then regroup, it's all one battle. Similar to how in KH2 you fight Xemnas at the end and even though battles are seperated by cutscenes, you don't get time to check your items and equipment in between, so it's all one fight in the war.

[@minakohiashi8882]

Seymour guado. Final Fantasy X I am waiting for them to announced a final fantasy x-3 where Seymour was secretly the main villain all along.

[@mikeduff3431]

no no.... the return of sin!!!!

[@fara.r.8181]

Too bad Seifer can be more than just a boss. Either he can be the the final villain like the promotional poster or redeemed as a member in your party. Imagine using him against Ultimecia

[@mikeduff3431]

ppl have with mods on pc. its on youtube.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Of all the recurring bosses, the only one that ever annoyed me was Beatrix.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

In short, this is a list of bosses who frequenly reintroduce themselves by simply saying "Hello there!"

[@mex321]

My list: 1- Beatrix 2- Seymour 3- Gilgamesh 4- Those 2 jesters from FF9 that i forgot the name of

[@mumiaguan]

Zorn and Thorn

[@mex321]

@@mumiaguan Oh yeah, thanks.

[@logan6034]

Video starts at 2:55

[@matrickjohnson6246]

I'm gonna have to remember Gillamesh's poem: "Starkle, starkle, little twink!"

[@sleepyprinny]

What was even more impressive about Seifer was that he had no junctions, had no para-magic, and fought by himself... REPEATEDLY. Objectively, had Seifer dueled Squall and wasn't as exhaysted... he honestly probably would've won. I mean, the guy learned fire magic through sheer willpower alone! He cut Odin in half with the power of sheer stubbornness alone! Say what you want about the guy, but his raw combat potential alone is straight ridiculous! H9nestly, if he had less of an ego, was a bit more level headed and mature, and could better utilize his natural charisma... I could see Seifer outclassing Squall a lot more often than not. I mean, troyblemaker with an ego or not, there's a reason he was a squad leader and why they tended to go easy on him when he screwed up.

[@guilhermeklippel9952]

Zenos in FF14, for sure

[@sjorsvanhens]

Beatrix didn’t join the party permanently. I’ll never get over it.

[@Malacite]

She wasn't supposed to, she's a tribute to General Leo

[@astrisperspecto4130]

@@Malacite and steiner sacrificing himself could have been a nice tribute to final fantasy 4. You know, the game you couldn't play without somebody sacrificing themself for 5 minutes.

[@Schenkel101]

Yeah I mean when you literally kill Seymour and he goes "Nah"

[@c0dycode]

Great video, as always :) Be careful with NordVPN though, if you consider using them.

[@groudon5122]

Wait wait wait, Sephiroth only died once, when cloud threw him down the mako reactor. Everything Sephiroth after that was just a clone, except maybe Bizarro-/Safer-Sephiroth, but he still was dead when we fought those versions. Ok, we don't know about the remake, but if he would be sephiroth's real body the story would be COMPLETELY different.

[@barneyclarke7051]

It was mostly Jenova, but Sephiroth was controlling Jenova as proxy through the lifestream (source: books). The final, final stand-off that occurs in Cloud's mind is considered to be the real Sephiroth. So I would say that while only once has the real Sephiroth body been fought, Sephiroth himself has been fought many times.

[@FragmentedR_YT]

Are you suggesting that the body we see encased in the Northern Crater is a clone? I thought it was clear that Sephiroth didn’t die in the lifestream, but was still in the crater recovering for the past 5 years.