Top Twenty Legend of Zelda Boss Battles

[@greenscorpion64]

A couple of fun details that came up after upload: -Turns out that it wasn't Helmasaur King that I chose for LttP last time. I actually chose the Dark Links. Even with that context, I still say Trinexx is better and Helmasaur King is still a worthy runner up. -It didn't dawn on me until I started editing that it was the fairy in Phantom Hourglass that was controlling the hammer, but I wanted to do the Hammerspace Hazbin edit so bad that I kept my silly confusion in anyway. -The six cameos that showed up for the SIX FREAKING STAGES callback were Mechassault Man, Quarter Guy, Josh Scorcher, Destiny Dragon Gino, ComicFoil, and Aramau the Fiery Secretary, in case anyone was wondering. Overall I'm super proud of this video and it's a great showcase of how far I've come, but I clearly still have a lot of room to improve and I plan on doing so. Here's to more adventures!

[@erichfiedler1481]

And what a countdown it was, it definitely shows how you've grown and evolved over the years, but we both know your remastered countdown lists ain't done yet, you still gotta do Top 10 Ninjas

[@phantomvaporeon5596]

Phantom Hourglass not Spirit Tracks

[@greenscorpion64]

@@phantomvaporeon5596 Thank you. Corrected

[@phantomvaporeon5596]

@@greenscorpion64 well my user comes from this game My character got a Link Hat Im actually enjoy playing through the games a lot

[@phantomvaporeon5596]

Have a good night

[@bruhsonafes4844]

Your take on Zant is extremely good. I feel like way too many people, reviewers especially, miss the point of his character. Twilight Princess is about power and responsibility, neither of which Zant had. He wanted power so badly that he was willing to sell his soul to some higher power, and when he got it, he just put a facade of what he thinks a tyranical ruler should be. But ultimately, that power still wasn't his, and he never had what it took to be king. When I fought Zant as teen, I loved it because it was wild and unique and fun. Now as an adult, I love it because it tells the entire story of his character and his downfall, *and* all the former factors.

[@jeremytung1632]

I think you mean “lower power” if you catch my drift.

[@TheQuarterGuy]

And now, thanks to Echoes of Wisdom, you can tell all your friends in the Shire that you killed a BOSS with a SEA URCHIN!

[@jaketaller8567]

Speaking of Echoes Of Wisdom, I’m curious what Oscars favorite boss from that game is.

[@weirdalexander8193]

In phantom hourglass, link doesn’t use the hammer… his fairy companion does! Someone’s been eating their singular wheatie! She’d have some more, but she’s full.

[@ElizbethTores]

Yeah, I was about to make the same comment but you did a better

[@TTastic-pb5nt]

Zants' fight is the definition of he's winging it.

[@dinodude8899]

50:18 “I’ve never seen Kohga shoot lasers out of his *FACE.* “ Clearly you never tried his Big Glowy Blast attack. That move is pure awesome.

[@MajinK]

That's not a laser. It's just Kohga yelling angrily at whatever's in front of him 😂

[@joshmccalip6053]

45:50 "C'mon coach! I was aiming for a home run, but I keep hitting fowls!" OH MY GOD! I busted out laughing hearing this pun! This was your best one ever! Keep it up!

[@cupcakegal1903]

fun fact! when i first played totk, i was stupid and did not consider shooting colgera's weak points. i defaulted to the skydiving strategy. this made the fight significantly harder, since i kept getting hit by the spikes trying to make it through, but also *significantly* more fun. using arrows did not occur to me until i saw a countdown complaining colgera was too easy because that's all you had to do. bonus fun fact: when i first beat zant, i said out loud "holy shit that was GREAT" and dedicated a save slot specifically for fighting him because it was so much fun. good times thank you for the great video, i remember watching the original YEARS ago and really enjoying it. i'm so glad that i'm still here all these years later!

[@cameroncooper5941]

Same, I just went full classic Zelda/Mario. Fortunately he didn't die in three hits.

[@munchrai6396]

I love the skydiving strategy for this fight. Would've made my bowless challenge run pretty much impossible if you couldn't slam your face into all his fragile parts lol

[@Shade2800]

Didn't expect that SomeCallMeJohnny reference, but I WHOLEHEARTEDLY approve! One of my favorite moments of his.

[@blizzardforonline1954]

Not to mention that it's from the 64 review as well.

[@Hilversumborn]

I always love franchise specific countdowns because the love the content creator has for the series always shines through.

[@austinmorrison6953]

Oscar you forgot to mention one of the most important parts of the Monk Maz Koshia fight. Just like with the Yiga warriors you can distract Koshia with bananas.

[@slateoffate9812]

TotK Ganondorf is definitely up there for me. It actually made Deadman's Volley visually threatening.

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

Oh yeah I can easily see that fight being near the top of someone's final boss list. The amount of "oh shit" moments us veteran fans get when certain mechanics show up is so good. The reaction I had to my Hylian Shield nearly breaking after like 3 fucked up parries was something else.

[@slateoffate9812]

@@Triforce_of_Doom And I know that alot of people complain about TotK's story and portrayal of Ganondorf, but right before the fight he had this one line that some people would consider cliche, but to me and how I interpreted it, it made things PERSONAL.

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

@@slateoffate9812 honestly the big thing that hurts Tears Ganondorf's overall story is that the translation effectively left out his motive of believing natural strength is the way to go & thus he resented the Zonai for relying on technology. They basically turned which aspect of the Triforce he represents into his motive & the translation cut most of that.

[@slateoffate9812]

@@Triforce_of_Doom I dunno. "Peace loving cowards running rampant" sounds extremely ableist to me, and that made it personal.

[@speedude0164]

Lemme lay it out on the table real quick: He can perfect dodge your attacks, his gloom projectiles can decay your weapons and shields down to their last hit, his healthbar straight up doubles in length when in his Demon King form, he can swipe your arrows away with his arm, he can permanantly destroy your hearts, and he can perfect dodge your flurry rushes. Yeah, I can totally buy that this guy is powerful enough to ravage ancient Hyrule and create Calamity Ganon.

[@Drawboy66]

"Wait till I tell my friends in the shire that I killed a sea urchin!" Let's see. I see ComicFoil, Josh and Ari, Quarter Guy, Wambu... Who are the others?

[@comicfoil9494]

You also got Yumi Hitosi, Blazing Knight, and Sheikah Arts.

[@jaketaller8567]

That quote was a callback to Top 19 Worst Zelda Bosses, where the OG TLOZ version of Digdogger was #6 the list.

[@tonysonic456]

I'm so happy Twilight Princess was number one. That game is my favorite in the series and one of my favorite games period. I also love how you dissected Zant's fight. To me, Zant was someone who by the end was at the end of his rope. He had been built up by this new power and was so confident throughout, but over the course of the game, you've torn away his control bit by bit, making his confidence wain more and more. By the time you fight him in the Twilight Realm, he knows he's lost his power but can't accept it. So he tries his best to use whatever power Ganondorf gave him he has left, but when that doesn't work, he basically says, "SCREW THIS! I'M DONE WITH YOUR BULLSHIT!!!" and just goes bananas. He's at the end of his rope with nowhere to go but is so critically insane and desperate that he quite literally throws every bit of himself at you, screaming like a madman. Man, I love Zant.

[@andrewhaase1826]

20. ESCALATORS! 12. Goht will always be the GOAT to us! 9. "Now, Stone Soldier! DESTROY THE MOON!" 8. Almost sounds like "Skeledirge." 6. DIVEBOMB!

[@TheImpureOne]

5:03 Holy crap, Oscar knows about SomecallmeJohnny?

[@dudsmoura]

things i'll never understand - shooting arrows at colgera when its clear that the devs wanted us to dive through his weak points.... and also, that sooooo cooool

[@claytonrios1]

I'll bet Tears of the Kingdom will be getting some love. But Stallord from Twilight Princess, Twinrova from Ocarina of Time and Ghirahim from Skyward Sword are great choices too.

[@austintouin1510]

stallord is my personal fave among the TP bosses, but i think it's purely based on design (tho his second phase is genuinely so fun to go through) like dude is a giant skeleton of some dinosaur, ofc i'm gonna love it

[@claytonrios1]

@@austintouin1510 I love the mechanics too.

[@symantares9171]

While it didn't work in the end, Zant is using the valid strategy of "if I don't know what I'm doing, you sure don't either!"

[@Sothe116]

The original countdown is how I found this channel. You've come a long way Oscar. Great video

[@ilseprokosch3534]

I straight-up cackled at the number two end quote. Bastard sword... I love it.

[@jaketaller8567]

I get it, because he’s the opposite of the Master Sword.

[@magolor3219]

That, and there’s apparently a sword called the Bastard (Bah-Star-d) Sword. They are spelled the exact same way, so… am I wrong?

[@danielthomas7222]

As someone who's been watching countdowns in this community since they practically began, the "IN THE FACE" and "how many phases" was such a good throwback

[@Nirvash89]

14:39: "Oh man, wait 'til I tell my friends in the Shire that I killed a Sea Urchin." I seem to recall the lamentation about the idea in your Worst Zelda Bosses List. Surprised and amused to see the change.

[@developingopinionmedia2909]

"Knife chucking bird knights...Fokka" To PARTIALLY quote Brawny Buck, "Oh crud, the implications."

[@ponydragon4304]

Phantom hourglass lore drop: THE FAIRY GO BONK WITH HAMMER

[@georgedellapiazza380]

Even eleven years after I started watching your videos, it is still a gift whenever you upload one of your incredible countdowns. Thanks for being here, Green Scorpion. God bless you

[@Baileography]

Really great video! It definitely lived up to that Worst Bosses list from a year or two ago. And the final 4 segments really got me hyped just from you describing just why each was so awesome in their own way. It's nice when you can put into words why something like the Zant fight is simultaneously so goofy, so pathetic, and yet- weirdly epic regardless.

[@Balcon53]

This might be my new favorite video you've made man outstanding work!

[@DR_L3G0]

Let me be honest, Zant is my favorite Zelda character, even tho I'm not one for Zelda. I didn't watch the og vid, and I was just PRAYING Zant would get high up. But seeing the number 2 put shock into me knowing, that TP hasn't been mentioned yet. AND MY GOD I'M SURE GLAD WE DIDN'T! MY BOY GOT THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES! BRING BACK ZANT PLEASE!!!

[@captaincortez4917]

9:26 Eevee (of the Party Crashers): I CAST THUNDER SPELL!

[@zeldasmetaknight]

Leaving a comment without spoiling 20. This guy is smart a few times with decoys 19. Glad this monster comes back, its challenging back then and super challenging today. 18. Thohou Zelda 17. Teamwork is mandatory 16. Be carful or you are your own worst enemy in the fight 15. Thers actually a clever foreshadowing in the room before on how to defeat it 14. This villian uses its powers well, hes present towards the very beginning of the timeline, but only shows up in just one timeline then killed off 13. Gotta love villians that leave a presence through the dungeon 12. Why does this beast need to be frozen? Still fun chase 11. This beast is fun, just dont let your friends suck 10. You are given a warning to bring a magic potion just to fight this thing 9. This guy was shown in the commercial presentations 8. What was this thing alive, at least its fun to fight 7. This guy uses its arena right 6. Nintendo was proud to make this one 5. These creatures give a fun high sky fight that feels high 4. This fight is personal to the story 3. Drop some bananas on the floor, im serious 2. Best villian ever 1. Another best villian ever, its no wonder on Hyrule Warriors that 1 and 2 were placed in the game

[@danielwisniewski6962]

An hour long Green Scorpion dropped this morning? Welp, guess I’m sitting in this coffee shop for an hour then!

[@vincentthelego7967]

14:50 if you remember Durge from Clone Wars fighting Obi-Wan, this is basically that fight.

[@card9247]

Zelda Boss time! Here are my brief thought on each Entry 20: Good Ol' Slime Eel. I remember getting to his dungeon being more of a pain than again I was like 8-11 at the time. 19: An eight bit Hydra, done better in later games but nice to see the OG. 18: Thunder, Thunder, Thunderbird! Never played the game. 17: The big plant is BACK! And he wants to see how your teamwork is. 16: Magnet on! This how to get a puzzle boss a fun gimmick back in the day. 15: Many Hands makes a cool boss. 14: The Wind Minish Mage is back and he did need another phase. 13: The Gerudo Witches here to Flame and Freeze Link to the Bone. 12: GORON RACING! or Fire Arrows... GORON RACING! 11: ICE SNAKE! My buddy and I did great against him. 10: Triple Element turtle snake 9: MY MAN EOX! Time to Drop the Hammer! 8: Sand bending to beat this bony monsters 7: A fabulous rematch! 6: Shout out to the Man on the Internet version this bosses theme! 5: SKY RAY! Love these Manta Ray Monsters. 4: Time to kick some bird butt! RAISE YOUR HAMMER! 3: The Kung Fu Master Mummy 2: The Dragon who stole the show! 1: The Mad Twili Usurper at the top with his Hexafold fight!

[@mr.mister3960]

Ghirahim is basically a prototype Sekiro boss fight when you think about it

[@peytonmacmillan9047]

Something that should be done if they do a faithful remake of Zelda 1 is Clarity on Digdogger by adding a single new cave for the hint which is "Digdogger hates harmony of all kinds" (maybe with a picture as many newer fans will not know what he is) but the harmony in question is referring to musical harmony (something that isnt actually at play due to zelda being a solo game but the point is music) and it functions as a direct and indirect hint, it narrows it down but is still open enough to feel proud about figuring it out, while also allowing the "fight" to remain unchanged for the hardcore fans, he also is in my opinion closer to mini-boss level of monster (darknut, lynel, or talus. lynel even has the color=strength idea from the other standard foes and hinox in botw/totk) as outside of OoS he seems a random enemy dropped on you from nowhere rather then a dungeon boss. His difficulty is entirely artificial due to lack of Clarity and your just trying to find the answer as when you have it hes an utter joke. If a remade zelda 1 happens they could add a "challenge mode" little challenges that arent important to the main game at all like in pikmin 2, one challenge could be your in a room full of strong enemies and a digdogger when the challenge starts the recorder is used automatically and digdogger is immediately vulnerable, seems easy the puzzle was done for you, you gotta just finish it, heres the kicker, in links awakening there was a puzzle where you had to beat three enemies in a certain order and here digdogger is LAST, if you kill digdogger before all the others are gone you have to restart the challenge so his vulnerability is actually an impediment as now your dealing with idk a pair of ghoma, gleeok and now this small eyeball is bouncing around where if you kill it you immediately lose and gleeok is also a chaotic fight, things are flying everywhere and whos to say you wont confuse the digdogger for a fireball and shoot thinking your safe? A full on awareness challenge of keep your eye on this small creature while projectiles are flying at you at the same time.

[@peytonmacmillan9047]

Something i find fascinating about Twilight Princess is it seems to use Twilight in a interesting way, the people of the Twilight realm definitely seem content in a Quid-pro-quo mentality/Lifestyle (i do X for you and you do Y for me) and i love that the people between light and dark are seemingly Morally Grey, even midna is not exempt, she only helps link out of the dungeon to more or less force him to help her. And Zant has this too, he IS the antagonist for the Entire game until nearly the end when ganondorf is revealed as only then ganon makes his first true appearance, and i feel Zant did have if only a sliver of it some of ganon's magic left but didn't use it out of fear (a magic based safety blanket) which is very important when you think to after beating ganondorf, he tries the same trick from his failed execution when he killed the sage, this time zant shows up cracks his neck and ganon keels over, Why? Picture this, here you are fighting with the power a divine being has gifted you, but you lose to a being who is in ways your equal a man blessed by the divine, this was a potential outcome, you KNEW that. The outcome you did NOT see was this same warrior toppled for all purposes what was SUPPOSED to be unshakeable, the very god who gifted you your power, and then something not even the most sacrilegious would even think of, this GOD is asking for YOUR Help, YOUR Power, to beat a MORTAL who you could have possibly lost too but your god losing was unfathomable , thus you reject the request and leave this false god to his fate. Zant's faith was not just shaken, it was utterly annihilated, he saw the true face of his god, and instead of giving that power to Spite link, he chooses to be the bigger man and refuses, effectively making Zant the one to ACTUALLY kill ganondorf but the people of both worlds will never know as he is still the source of their plight and was presumably only visible to ganondorf. But that single scene shows a LOT about him, hes a guy who understands that he made an immense mess by paving the way to ganondorf's reign, hes here to help start the clean-up by removing the biggest thing first, the source of the entire problem.

[@shadowlinkbds]

Man how long has it been since the old list? Little over 10 years just about? Man I'm getting old. Anyhoo I really love the Zelda series and like many great franchises the bosses for the most part are pretty epic. Looking forward to some old and new entries for this list.

[@TurquoiseStar-tv9je]

The no final bosses rule made me sad that we didn't see the fight vs Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom on this. I would argue it is the best final boss in the series aside from Wind Waker.

[@tossingturnips]

I love the humor in your vids and I love how your avatar in the thumbnail is an adaptation of a character relevant to the video. I've only ever seen the top desert stages countdown before, and with this one, I've decided I can't let the injustice of not being subscribed to you go on any longer.

[@espinoth9913]

I really wish the other TOTK bosses had the same musical attention as Colgera. Imagine Mucktorok with hints of Barinade and Bottom of the Well to remind you of OoT and Ruto, Seized Construct with hints of Ancient Cistern and Ghirahim's theme to remind you of Fi and SS, Queen Gibdo with hints of Stallord and the Palace of Shadow to remind of Midna and TP, and Marbled Gohma with hints of Veran, Onox, and the Twinrova (or some third mystery motif to hint at Oracle remakes coming next and Mystical Seed of Courage finally being a full game Nintendo pLEASE-) representing the flames of sorrow destruction and despair, and reminding of the Oracles Din, Nayru, and Farore.

[@EmicalFire055]

I know I'm late. I've been on vacation. But here we are! 20. Yeah this thing is one of the stand-outs from that game, even in the remake. 19. To think this inspired many incarnations including one in the most recent addition. 18. Flame Shield up! Wait that doesn't work against lightning! Crap! 17. This was no surprise given your worst bosses countdown. 16. The sea urchin fight that rocks! This is how you do a remade fight! 15. This one I actually remember from the last list. 14. Yeah I miss seeing him too. 13. The surprise here was that it was so low. 12. This one was no surprise. 11. This game was good I agree. I would have gone with the lady but your choice works too. 10. Well well a boss I had no idea about. I blaim Moldorm. 9. Not a surprise here and I agree, these games are underappreciated. 8. I'm sensing a pattern with the DS bosses. 7. Eh stalblind is more memorable for me but I do appreciating glowing up an old classic. 6. I'm actually in agreement. I went for this guy first and it was an adrenaline rush the whole time. 5. Another choice that isn't surprising. And finally a gyorg that doesn't suck! 4. I can understand your pick but gosh dang it I love Molgera's theme too much. 3. I honestly think this was the better reward than the motorbike. And that's saying something! 2. Another surprise that isn't one and while I do like Koloktos more, this guy makes an impression. 1. The more things change the more they stay the same. Honestly Blizzetta's the best for me with this guy right behind.

[@phantomvaporeon5596]

In Phantom Hourglass Its Ciela that wields the Hammer Link just instructs her to slam it They fought Eox together

[@phantomvaporeon5596]

And i never had a problem with the Temple of the Ocean king cuz i just got good at planning ahead and know a lot of tricks Its not a good idea to try to rush I do think if u do top 20 worse bosses Cyclok would still be worst in the game Don’t know how u think about the 3 phase Bellum battle though At least its better then Breath of the Wild’s Ganon fight

[@Shantae1188]

Here’s what I think of the Temple of the Ocean King. Bleh (not bad though) for story, but for completion, I am sorry that I was ever mean to you

[@UnrealNeoBat]

Am I the only one who thinks Mark Hamill is the perfect voice for Zant?

[@jaketaller8567]

That would be awesome.

[@superspider64]

27:00 ah man I remember watching Joshjepson and his friends play this bossfight, it was hilarious because near the end of the fight the team was on low health and Blizzagia was just straight up coiling around josh solely while the other two were scrambling to find hearts, and josh ended up taking it down himself lmao Also the hammer in Phantom Hourglass is literally being carried around by your fairy companion lol Also Also while the canon is dubious at best in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Kohga does have a big glowey blast lol

[@colbykong1325]

5:02 to 5:17 was the funniest thing that I saw. I gotta admit it.

[@bluestreaker9242]

Funnily enough, I thought the strat for Colgera was to do BOTH diving through the segments and shooting it with slo-mo. Still the best boss in the game, imo. Gibdo Queen (side note, as if I needed MORE nightmares about Gibdos, thanks TotK, I so needed an entire chapter to shit bricks to envisioning the mental image of Mothula & Redead getting freaky in the sheets to produce...whatever in the 9 Hells THAT eldritch abomination was! O.o), Marbled Gohma, Mucktorok (okay, maybe not him >.>), all pretty decent fights, but Colgera...I don't care if he's piss easy; for me, what really matters in a Zelda boss fight is how it FEELS to fight, and this...mmmm feels GOOOOD, man! That Dragon Roost Island leitmotif...just...it's so damn triumphant! Almost like it's not just celebrating YOUR inevitable triumph over the threat of an infinite winter plaguing the Rito people, damn-near forcing them to invade the far corners of Hyrule to survive, but also Tulin for coming in to his own as a competent archer, bestest birb companion, and gosh-darn handsomest cutie-cute-cute-... AAAAAH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!! I still want a plushie of this adorable little boi! Really helps he is the most helpful companion you acquire on your journey (seriously, dude damn-near puts Skeleton Archers from Minecraft to shame: hawkeyes here is a cracked crack-shot that could put Robin Hood to shame and I love him for it...which is really funny when you think about considering Link is practically Nintendo's Robin Hood!) What was I saying again? Oh yeah, Colgera...best boss fight in the game that isn't the final boss fight. Actually, funnily enough, if you think about it, Colgera is the perfect first boss since he teaches you what you'll later need to do for the final fight of the game. PHENOMENAL first impression, especially from a dungeon that's memorable for all the right reasons. Seriously, the Rising Island Chain and the Legendary Stormwind Ark, aka the Wind Temple, are SOOOO much fun to navigate through, I don't care what ANYONE says. XD

[@magolor3219]

4:42 “Eeels.” Is perfect. Good SpongeBob reference placement. It WAS right at the beginning, but hey. Better than have to say “Not a fake, not a fake, not a fake” grabbing a fake and groaning and going “Fake?!” I would have done that during that fight. I’d do that as a bonus SpongeBob reference, replicating his “Escalators, escalators, escalators” chant from that same episode.

[@ShadowWizard224]

Molgera is objectively the best boss in Wind Waker

[@BaxterAndLunala]

14:40: I see Wambu, QG, Ari, and Josh. I don't recognize the rest.

[@adekaiwamisou]

I always loved to see number 1 and 2 together. XD

[@alcatrazjyh6293]

Ooh, I've been looking forward to this countdown remake ever since you announced it in your 2024 update video!

[@Nassaro30]

32:12 nice Yugioh refrence bro

[@shadowsnake5133]

Honestly, another fair point when discussing stuff is what version of the fight. For example, wind waker or wind waker hd, or skyward sword vs skyward sword hd. The features in the hd, alongside control differences, can affect boss rankings. I'd personally rank them separately, despite being the same fights, skyward sword hd just can't read stabbing inputs with motion controls at all, and that's a huge problem given the point of the game.

[@squeakylenny]

You know, Midna killing Zant by popping him like a balloon is kinda fitting, he's very much a clown, so she pops him like one of a clown's main tools.

[@ThePlantCommander]

We have the same number 2 for opposite lists lol For real though, my thoughts from that video haven't aged the best but I stand by a lot of what I said in my first vocal countdown and that's one of them. I don't think I'd place him as high if I were to remake that list today, but I'm still not a fan for the same reasons I said way back then. Always love to see different takes from others though. Seeing someone love what I can't stand only further proves to me that while there really is no such thing as perfect media, there's no such thing as valueless either. Aside from that I think I'd agree with a lot of your picks. I think your number one pick is objectively the best fight in the franchise by a landslide even if it might not be my personal favorite, the sheer variety of the battle itself combined with the brilliant tonal shift is something that will always stand as a series highlight. Maybe I should do a video of my own sometime...

[@WolfRider2002]

No joke, I thought that diving into Colgera was the intended method to beat it. My bad?

[@keybladeknight5289]

No worries. TOTK is a do whatever works kind of game.

[@spyrocrash19]

Same here. I'd learned by accident beforehand that you could just jump/dive into ice to break it, so it never even occurred to me when fighting Colgera to pull out the bow.

[@HRR-]

Extraordinary List! I fell in love with The Legend of Zelda as a stand-alone franchise (Not just as part of the all-star cast in Super Smash Bros.) only a few years ago, and this list really makes me hope for a chance to play more of Zelda’s greatest entries like Wind Waker or Twilight Princess. I was ecstatic to see that you picked Ghirahim as the best Skyward Sword Boss instead of the expected Koloktos because Ghirahim is my favorite Zelda villain other than Ganondorf. I was expecting Stal-Lord to be the top pick because I’d first learned about it in your video on the best Desert levels (Which convinced me to try out the Shantae series btw) but you’ve surprised me with how extraordinary Zant is. I hope to experience more of these great bosses for myself some day. And also brace myself for the likes of Gyorg from Majora’s Mask! LOL

[@Neutra77]

50:15 Age of Calamity: "Should we tell him?"

[@travish7104]

For Zant you should've talked about his Hyrule Warriors move set I know the Hyrule Warriors isn't really cannon but it gives you a good idea how characters operate from their perspective games and for Zant yeah he's a goof when using magic but when it comes to his sword fighting ability it's a bit nuts

[@kag2576]

Never would have thought to view Zant throught the perspective of being a pawn with more power than they know to do with, makes an already awesome fight even better. I would love to see a LoZ final boss fight list in the future, if only so I can hear someone gush about ToTK's final boss

[@Slashstar314]

A Zelda boss countdown was my first countdown too. Almost makes me wonder if I should do something similar too. Appreciate the list and inspiration. They were really amazing choices!

[@ThePlopem]

The way you put respect on my boy zant, you earned a subscriber

[@TheAAJYu]

One thing you can try during Maz Koshia’s fight during the clone phase: use the camera. The camera scans enemies that can be added to the compendium, and the monk counts as a humanoid enemy.

[@Nazo-kage]

One of the things that I absolutely loved about the boss fights in tears of the kingdom. Oddly enough, they felt like the only boss fights in all of the legend of Zelda series except for maybe a few, In which you felt like you were actually saving the day by defeating these bosses. With the other boss fights in the series, they felt more like you’re taking them down to take with their guarding. And that’s the only reason why you’re there in that particular temple. But with tears of the kingdom as you’re fighting each boss, it feels like you were actually saving each region. But this is especially true with Colgor. Maybe it’s thanks to the dragon roost theme playing as your battling. But you really feel like you were taking on massive beasts to save peoples lives. They don’t feel like it’s a coincidence that you’re saving people on your quest. And when it came to me in the fight, I had unintentionally made things harder for myself. Because I thought I needed to use bomb arrows, and fire arrows to break the ice on the bosses, weak points. So when I fired that last bomb arrow I had. That was when the dragon roost theme started playing. And it’s just made the whole thing feel so epic.

[@helluvasinger3548]

Hell yeah your awesome green scorpian

[@Zodia195]

I actually made a Fav Zelda Bosses list (written one) some years ago too. Latest game in the franchise at the time was Link Between Worlds. My fav boss still remains the same since then too. Hopefully it's on this list. I might remake that list one day myself, but I can say that #1 would stay the same for me. Now, I don't have time to watch this video now, but I will eventually since I still enjoy the franchise.

[@auraknight5767]

32:50 MY BOIS!!!

[@kurisu7885]

Zant also kinda got the final blow on the being who manipulated him, when he made that neck motion and you hear that sickening crack right before Ganondorf dies.

[@jaivonpyatt6905]

5:00 Why did that Eel sounded like Godzilla?! 5:10 Well I can't blame Green Scorpion on that one

[@kammieceleek5113]

Minish Cap is my nostalgic favorite Zelda game, as well as being among the first I ever played. It was my first exposure to Zelda outside the timeline of the OG (my first were Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, and the Oracle Games) and I love every part of the game. Ironically, the Gyorg fight was the hardest for me as a kid, and I hated it so much that I didn’t actually finish the game until my first year of college. I'm glad to see the game get some love and JUST FREAKING REMAKE IT, NINTENDO, AGGHHHH

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

1:00:13 This is just the best description of Zant and his final phase ever, the funniest one in bonus.

[@peternguyen7530]

I guess Twinrova goes to heaven because Dim forgives them of their sins?

[@DetectiveDorian]

I'm glad you gave Zant a fairer shake than most have done in the past. I actually really like Zant, not as the main bad guy and final boss, but *as* that puppet to the bigger bad, and didn't think his mental breakdown at the penultimate dungeon was nearly as bad as others have made it out to be. Would I have preferred if Ganondorf got more foreshadowing than basically shoving him into the plot at the halfway mark? Sure, but Zant really made for a menacing, constant presence before then, and wasn't really shoved aside nearly as much as I've seen people complain. Also the final boss with Ganondorf was awesome, just as good as Wind Waker in my opinion.

[@blazesona12]

Btw a neet bit for hemorok king when it does it's swooping attack it can hit it's head on the ship tower thing..... a funny thing too since that swoop only happens (if i recall right) when it's mask is broken

[@Rabbitlord108]

20. That bit at the end was unexpected. But absolutely hilarious. 19. I was going to make the joke you did at the end. Great minds think alike. 18. Remember. The ONLY CHECKPOINT IN THE GAME is at the entrance of the Great Palace. 17. No comment. 16. This is a pleasant surprise. 15. And then they gave the head & hands treatment to Stallord in Link's Crossbow Training. LAME! 14. Seriously thought Wizzro from Hyrule Warriors was a new version of Vaati when I saw him. 13. No comment. 12. Why did the folks at Grezzo give all the bosses eyes that you're supposed to hit? It's repetitive and dumb. 11. Yeah. Though personally. I seriously think they should've held off & put out this game on the Switch instead. 10. Must. Resist. Making. A joke. About. Turtle. Rock. From Link's. Awakening. 9. No comment. 8. And then the Sand Wand came back in A Link Between Worlds. 7. No comment. 6. Still sad that this is Nintendo's first 70 dollar game. 5. I'm getting Jet Stingray flashbacks. 4. Bird is the word. 3. No comment. 2. Oh look. He became Dark Mist. 1. Zant going crazy. I think this sums up my thoughts perfectly "Is this the human condition of madness leader? It is"

[@Shantae1188]

40:09 A theme that I never experienced until the Depths rematches 40:24 Which is exactly why I feel like this boss isn’t especially memorable

[@GamingBiology64]

I just notice maybe trinexx is a reference to the black turtle from chinese myth mostly cause is always depicted a turtle with a snake in his back

[@jvts8916]

I have a soft spot for the Moldorm fight in Four Swords Adventures. This time the game *does* remember how many hits he has, his redesign looks much more intimidating and he incorporates Shadow Link's colour changing except after every attack, meaning everyone will have to work together on multiplayer. He also duplicates after taking enough damage, leading to them becoming more dangerous than the annoyance he was in past games.

[@JD10503]

I've watched a lot of your countdowns, and I can definitely see the improvement as time went on. Not saying your first videos were bad, but as someone once involved in creative arts, that kind of growth can't be faulted. Great job. Think you might rank the Zelda final bosses? Even if most of them would be Ganon, I think it'd be interesting.

[@Apophis324]

Spoiler warning for high ranked Zelda boss. Yeah, Zant was fun. His insanity made him very interesting and unique in Hyrule Warriors too, if a bit hard to master. Who gave that man an insanity bar? ^ -^

[@mangomage33]

Zelda final bosses ranked collab with wambu when 👀

[@Gokuzard97]

I'm glad you went with Maz Koshia instead of Thunderblight, because whether you love or hate Thunderblight depends on how good you are at perfect dodging and/or if you had electric resistance. For example, I am the latter.

[@sladeanderson262]

Zant really said, I shall steal the most difficult sword technique. Hurricane spin. Zant said, toon link, you're not very special anymore 😂

[@krvgames9258]

A best bosses in Zelda games list that doesn’t spoil the final boss fight of Tears of the Kingdom for those who haven’t played the game or gotten to the final boss yet? Heck yeah!

[@undergroundhiphopfan6335]

The way the game makes you dive through ice leading up to the, the diving is 100% the intended way to do it.

[@treybrzezowski3259]

1:00:45 I never noticed Link's Shocked expression before! XD

[@masonstewart6232]

Surprised Demon King Ganondorf from Totk wasn't on this list, especially since he has one of the best actual fights in the series

[@shadowlinkbds]

He said no final bosses. They may get their own rankings in the future.

[@cato3277]

If the list included final bosses totkdorf solos nearly every other boss. I can’t think of many that beat it.

[@masonstewart6232]

@@shadowlinkbds Oh, understood

[@MajinK]

Whats amazing about Colgera is that i didnt know you could hit it with arrows. I thought the icy weakpoints were too hard for an arrow to penetrate, so I just had Link divebomb him the entire fight. It wasnt til my....6th rematch in the Depths that i realized the arrows work

[@Dudeman23rd]

I'm continually astonished that more people DON'T know you can skydive into Colgera's weakpoints to hurt it. The game tutorializes the mechanic for you, there's pools of ice you dive through to break on the way up to the dungeon! It's how I beat the boss my first time!

[@cato3277]

I think the issue is there’s a few ice dives in the rising island chain that actively discourage the mechanic by placing hard surfaces underneath them. It’s a blemish on otherwise masterful level design, because if I didn’t try again later on one that lets you hit a bounce pad underneath, I wouldn’t have tried it on Colgera.

[@topfranluis1]

17:01 You just answered your own question as to why he doesn’t show up anymore. Being in Minish Cap really doesn’t give you much to brag about

[@comfyghost]

i actually talked with a friend of mine about why colgera was so easy, since she found it frustratingly easy coming off the other bosses, while i thought it was perfect as the first boss. however, we chose our first dungeon based on the logic of what the first dungeon we beat in breath of the wild was (for me it was the rito, for her it was the gerudo) so neither of us were paying attention to where the game was actually pushing us and came to a different conclusion; revali's gale was the most useful ability in breath of the wild, so most players would be heading to rito village expecting something similar, and well, they'd have been right.

[@skid_does]

Temple of the ocean king broke me, not because it was hard but because I was sick of doing it. I remember coming up to the temple for the last climb of the game. I just stood in front of the door and turned off the game to never play it again. Aside from not play the final boss it had really great boss. The crab vision boss was definitely the most fun and creative one for me. This game was the whole reason why I never played spirit track s either. 🤷‍♂

[@developingopinionmedia2909]

The first time I fought a gleeok was in TOTK in a side mission to rescue Zelda's golden steed. It's bosses like that which make noobs like me realize, "I should strengthen up a bit if I wanna tussle with this bruiser." The only thing scarier than a gleeok in that game are the Phantom Ganons #gloomdamage #bombfloweraresenal

[@jaivonpyatt6905]

8:33 I don't know what was anyone was thinking of with ThunderBird⚡🐦 "& apparently The Green Scorpion 🦂 doesn't know what he was thinking at the time cuz Lightning just struck twice 🌩 !" Honestly I wouldn't blame him, that Legends of Zelda boss is pretty old for its time

[@zaileebeauchamp7191]

I LOVE THE THUMBNAIL!!! watching the vid now uwu

[@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779]

14:40 THE CALLBACK?????????

[@jaketaller8567]

I know right?!

[@jeremytung1632]

10:18 ya know what screw this, corner crouch mode engaged!

[@Mangadude901]

It's fitting Ghirahim and Zant got the 2nd and 1st spots....after all, in Hyrule Warriors they were the ones Ganondorf resurrected to fight alongside him. Proving they were standalone threats even without their master.

[@beterbomen]

32:39 It's actually the fairy compannion that uses the hammer. If you look closely, you can see it clearly. Pretty scrappy for such tiny creatures.