The 20 BEST Video Game Boss Entrances Of All Time

These boss entrances got players hype for the fight! For this list, we’ll be looking at bosses that made a terrific first impression, even if the fight didn’t measure up to it. Some of these boss fights occur late in the game, so we’re issuing a spoiler warning. Our countdown includes Kraid from “Metroid Dread” (2021), Thor from “God of War: Ragnarok” (2022), Asriel Dreemur from “Undertale” (2015), Ganon from “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” (1998), and more! Which boss entrance got you excited for the ensuing conflict? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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Which boss entrance got you excited for the ensuing conflict? Share your thoughts in the comments! Check out our Hardest Bosses playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLCXa2CCtHXq0cOBCpHxVt3aqDGh01xvnp

[@Leo-pd4fc]

Pokémon Legends Arceus Volo the Final Battle is 1 of the most hardest but greatest Bosses in Pokémon, that make it so cool! Pokémon Legends Arceus is 1 of my favourite games of all time so i'm really hyped for upcoming Pokémon Legends ZA what was relased in Pokémon Day, i'm so proud of Pokémon it's coming in next year 2025 not this year 2024. I love Kalos and defienitily Megaevolutions are back. It's been 3000 years! 🖤💚😢😮⏳️🌌

[@marcusyates3044]

I find your lack of presentation disturbing

[@bluefires6464]

How The Heck Is Isshin the Sword Saint Not Here!?!?

[@Late30sDude]

Tri-edge from dot hack & Genesis from from Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core

[@elisabethnunez4569]

Byleth in Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes

[@theosmith6275]

Darth Vader’s entrance in Jedi Survivor was even better.

[@Khjaden97]

While I do agree, I think when I first saw Darth Vader in Fallen Order…I was filled with dread. I didn’t know if he was about to kill Kal, or if we’d even escape But in Survivor I thought, oh…nobody sees Vader twice, and lives to tell the tale 😅

[@tracemacmillan9718]

@@Khjaden97except kenobi, and Luke, and ahsoka (kind of)

[@Khjaden97]

@@tracemacmillan9718 okay MOST PEOPLE, don’t see Vader twice…and live 😂

[@Tigerz58_prod]

Yeah like 99% of all people who see Vader twice die

[@tracemacmillan9718]

@@Khjaden97 yeah those three built different

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Nanomachines, son. Seriously, though, I don't know if I've ever had a bigger "Oh shit, this is bad" moment than when Darth Vader makes his entrance in Jedi Fallen Order.

[@zander12]

Isshin has some of the most badass entries in all of gaming🔥

[@garveyneal1672]

0:42 20. Master Hand -Super Smash Bros. (1999) 1:41 19. Leviathan - Final Fantasy XV (2016) 2:45 18. Senator Steven Armstrong - Metal Gearr Rising: Revengeance (2013) 3:51 17. Cyberdemon - Doom (2016) 4:49 16. Ryard, Lord of Blasphemy - Elden Ring (2022) 5:51 15. Devil May Cry 5 (2019) 7:00 14. Nosk - Hollow Knight (2017) 7:52 13. Matriarch - The Evil Within 2 (2017) 9:01 12. Jack Baker - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017 10:02 11. Asriel Dreemor - Undertale (2015) 11:10 10. Moon Presense - Bloodborne (2015) 12:11 9. Kraid - Metroid Dread (2021) 13:14 8. The Rat King - The Last of Us Part 2 (2020) 14:19 7. The Great Mighty Poo - Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) 15:32 6. Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) 16:40 5. Thor - God of War: Ragnarok (2022) 17:38 4. Clayface - Batman: Arkham City (2011) 18:38 3. Malus - Shadow of the Colossus (2018) 19:41 2. Ganon - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) 20:40 1. Dath Vader - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

[@DR_L3G0]

I know its not a boss, but for Villain entries, Nemesis deserves to be mentioned. First thing he does in og RE3, is kill a fan favorite character, and in remake, comes out of fricking nowhere, bursting through jill's apartment, and showing her a mere fraction of what he can withstand

[@timothey94]

💯

[@gustavoneri.2297]

Why not a boss?

[@DR_L3G0]

@@gustavoneri.2297 because as a boss… well he justs burst through a wall. Nothing really too significant

[@jeremywilliams5141]

I have two honorable mentions. One is Akuma from Super Street Fighter II Turbo. He appears out of nowhere, incapacitates M. Bison, and you end up fighting him. The second one is Wolfgang Krauser of Fatal Fury 2. Him saying that he'll chisel your gravestone as "Dies Irae" by Mozart starts to play is the stuff of legends.

[@Leo-pd4fc]

Darth Vader: No, i'm your father. Luke: Na-aa! 😂

[@marcusyates3044]

Darth Vader: "I find your lack of presentation disturbing"

[@Leo-pd4fc]

Luke: Na-aa!

[@maruwatchesyou8281]

Darth vader: wha- what do you mean Na-aa!?

[@DR_L3G0]

THE F- DO YOU MEAN "NUH UH"

[@maruwatchesyou8281]

@@DR_L3G0 luke: YOU'RE NOT MY DAD!!!

[@Mustafa_9628]

Hades from gow 3 gotta be here A QTE and a jump scare (if you can count it as) and you have a perfect mix of badassery and threat

[@rileywhalen6554]

Holy shit! I was about to say that too

[@lepyrolink182]

No Radagon from Elden Ring?

[@mikeyBe9]

The scene, the theme 🔥🔥

[@lepyrolink182]

@@mikeyBe9 the whole buildup towards it. Like, getting to know who he is little by little to then see that epic moment when the music hits. Man....

[@mikeyBe9]

@@lepyrolink182 :,)

[@askmnx1225]

For me the better entry is Radhan’s from Elden ring

[@evzenkastl6386]

Poooom, pooooom, pooooom poooom, poooom pooooom pooooooooooooom. Ah nice music so i am dead. Good i can listen to it again

[@rick330]

I'm pretty sure Elden Ring would rule the whole countdown if it wasn't one game per entry.

[@darksunwithin]

Exactly. Radagon ftw!

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Agreed

[@thelastpersononearth9765]

I could fill the entire list with FS games and list wouldn't be wrong. Tho Darth Vader definitely deserves the spot tho.

[@darksunwithin]

@@thelastpersononearth9765 thoUGH*

[@earlmoore7003]

Facts 💯 😎 🙏

[@paperluigi6132]

Like Megamind once said: it’s all about… *PRESENTATION!!* Also, a top pick for me would be Hades’s introduction in Kid Icarus Uprising.

[@yofiolo]

vader in fallen order easily has to be the best entrance of all time. the build-up, the fear, the hope leaving your soul and just the clanking of his feet. Actual perfection. While his raw entrance was more exciting in jedi survivor, it was expected. No one expected vader in fallen order by this point in the game

[@Ichbinsnur2181]

Couldn't agree more

[@videogames4life475]

Glad to see you used footage of the better version of Spider-man (2018).

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Knight Artorias Of The Abyss

[@puckstopper25]

Genuinely surprised not to see anything mentioned from the Borderlands franchise. Fun, stylish, ridiculous, you name it.

[@LampyGames]

No Sepiroth from Remake is INSANE

[@sync9072]

How did you not include sword saint isshin?

[@Irlsh09]

Loved the video if you make a second one I would recommend the great ape from Sekiro his first entrance and his revival

[@mattz1lla]

Icon Of Sin, and the Khan Makyr for me personally.

[@BlazerK1914]

I never played the old games until DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal. 2016 game informed me about the Icon of Sin, but Eternal introduced me to the Icon of Sin.

[@zed332]

No way they talked about boss entrances without mentioning sword saint isshin from sekiro 💀

[@miker2000]

Omg so true. The Great Mighty Poo belongs here!

[@jabroniboy330]

Nameless King was the most epic entrance for me

[@arthurleywin3456]

Gives me the chills🔥🔥

[@dx91mike]

Red from Gold and Silver. "...", send out level 81 pikachu.

[@IHatePortals]

"First day, they come and catch everyone. Second day, they beat us and eat some for meat. Third day, the men are all gnawed on again. Fourth day, we wait and fear for our fate. Fifth day, they return and it's another girl's turn. Sixth day, her screams we hear in our dreams. Seventh day, she grew as in her mouth they spew. Eighth day, we hated as she is violated. Ninth day, she grins and devours her kin. Now she does feast, as she's become the beast. Now you lay and wait, for their screams will haunt you in your dreams. Broodmother."

[@Seinari]

Isshin, the Sword Saint should have been here. I mean you beat Genichiro and when you think the fight is over the dude literally crawls out of the corpse of his grandson

[@Rocker543]

Master Hand! OMG! So many nostalgia with this boss!

[@lohitsai12]

As far as I know, most soulsborne bosses would've made this list like Radagon, Isshin etc. But yeah i agree, Darth Vader's entry was truly unexpected especially when u thought u beat the damn game and then he appears outta nowhere😂

[@markmcbee2520]

DS3 abyss watcher cut scene and fight has been one of my favorite Dark Souls experiences/ memories in gaming so far

[@BiyikFrostDiaz]

Here is one to add Chaos Elfilis from Kirby and the forgotten land has an awesome entrance along with his own title card that is transitioned excellently

[@chuckokler7021]

Chaos Elfilis or just Fecto Elfilis? Cuz I think Fecto’s was better

[@BiyikFrostDiaz]

@chuckokler7021 chaos Eflilis from the Z cup arena But Fecto Elfilis the first time entrance is also pretty sweet

[@nakenunderburkan]

The Berserker from Gears of War should be on the next part. It Gave me and my brother nightmares after playing the game first time.

[@Joecbg100]

I can't see that Senator from Metal Gear without thinking Jim Cornette.

[@KadeemG61]

Corny is Naked Snake.

[@ktwenter77]

Re7 Jack Baker over Nemesis????…..really????

[@datboidrummer29]

God master hand was a god 😂

[@slystone4892]

Beautiful video, video games are really art.

[@marcellofp7465]

Sekiro’s Isshin Sword Saint deserved to be here

[@gigaflamer]

BG3 Raphaels final Act boss fight left me in shock just because of the epic singing and soundtrack 🔥🔥🔥

[@retrogenesis9088]

I feel like the first berserker in the first gears of war deserves an honorable mention. Such an awesome intro for a mini boss

[@mikeburkhart8336]

The giant Digger Robot's entrance for the final battle with it in Metroid:Return of Samus on 3DS was epic. (It's exit was just as epic....)

[@nicholaskaplan3802]

Helldivers 2 is literally the embodiment of the "suffering from success" image, a lot of people are comparing it to space troopers but then there's me in the background quote Warhammer 40k

[@ACerrerak]

Imo, I'd say Renala in Elden Ring, the moon backdrop is fantastic, the fight is gorgeous and her movements are almost a dance.

[@n7sorcerer419]

Sephiroth’s entrance in FF7 Remake was pretty badass, especially with the new version of his personal theme.

[@ZeldaSam1]

I nickname him: "The Snow White Anti-Christ".

[@loganbulmer]

Out of all the bosses in the metroid franchise they chose Kraid over dark samus, raven beak, meta Ridley, and mother brain in super? Bruh.

[@Lorronzo]

Grigori from Dragon's Dogma was a great one. And one terrific boss fight for the ages.

[@udaykasturi7986]

Dahaka from Prince of Persia Warrior Within was pure nightmare fuel.

[@Meatwad628]

Isshin crawling out of Genichiro’s body was my most memorable for sure.

[@TheRedLaw]

that was the best scene in all gaming history its sad they didn't included it

[@eetfuk3571]

@@TheRedLaw FromSoftware can easily fill up a top 10/20 list, and to respect their viewers they need to put a lot of games in their list because it is dedicated for a lot of games after all, although we know that FromSoftware is the peak gaming nowadays. Gehrman, Isshin, Malenia, Radagon, Morgott, and a lot of FromSoftware bosses can easily make this list.

[@fakade2987]

Sin from FFX should have been here instead of Leviathan. The music the destruction the looks of terror on everyone around it was insane.

[@Memelord2020]

[a giant hologram of Megamind's head appears in the sky above Metro City] Megamind: YOU DARE CHALLENGE MEGAMIND? Titan: This town isn't big enough for TWO super-villains! Megamind: Oh, you're a villain, alright! Just not a SUPER one! Titan: Oh, yeah? What's the difference? [Megamind's giant hologram head opens its mouth and from the inside appears Megamind] Megamind: PRESENTATION!

[@_Dedleef]

One entrance that not many people talk about is Giratinas entrance in Pokémon legends arceus, you think you’ve beaten Volo and your last Pokémon is on a fraction of a healthbar, then Giratina shows up to finish you off

[@leckey119]

How could you choose the Moon presence over Ludwig???? Broke my heart

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

Leviathan was a memorable boss fight.

[@isabellasears3569]

In my opinion, an underrated boss entrance is Metal Face from Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

[@KoreanSpy1997]

King of puppets/Romeo from Lies of P deserves a spot.

[@davidmurauski9586]

They really enjoy putting the senator on their games list

[@HectorHernandez-pl2ee]

No Alma from Ninja Gaiden on Xbox? What!!!

[@amanikion]

The End, Msg3 was pretty cool

[@BlazerK1914]

Luke: “Sorry that my father killed padawans, including yours.” Cere: 😠 Force Ghost Mace: “You seriously made this awkward.”

[@darmasa11]

TOGETHA, WE SHALL ENJOY THE MOJO LIST!

[@KiethSomataw99]

What about Gonarch in Black Mesa? This beast announces its appearance by unburrowing and wrecking the teleporter Gordon Freeman was using, knocking him off it.

[@zprodigy1018]

the best video game boss entrance is very clear. it is and always will be Poseidon’s entrance.

[@ludovicacuoghi]

Cliff Unger from Death Stranding deserves a honorable mention. You get teased through the BB cutscenes and then you get It. Daddy's Comin.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, very nice List.

[@FamousAaron99]

If we're talking about of all time? The T-Rex entrance through the giant pane glass window in Dino Crisis...

[@Chad2k95]

Vader's Entrance is always Cool no matter the media Form

[@whirab3556]

There is no better villain intro then Revolver Ocelot in MGS1. Never were, never will.

[@killeing]

Oh you are SO not ignoring Sephiroth's final boss fight from FF7! Everything from the eerie and mysterious screams of the planet, the epic music, then the backdrop of what appears to be you fighting in front of the freaking meteor heading towards the planet with that kickass Final Boss theme playing?! 10/10!!!

[@Late30sDude]

Tri-edge from dot hack & Genesis from from Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core

[@nathank2289]

Im going to add Reaper from Subnautica here since in has the highest noob kill count and causes the most fear.

[@ff3player]

12:43 Samus: Fuck You Kraid

[@Bluestar-bh3bf]

I would’ve also added Osmund Saddler from Resident Evil 4 remake

[@Baroncrossspartan3838]

I think sword saint isshin and baldur should have been on the list. Especially when Thor is just a re shed of baldur and issin’s entrance mark the end of gernichiro’s story and end the game off with a bang.

[@alejandrogranadosgonzalez3182]

Ludwig entrance (specially the second face) bodies all the choices but good list nonetheless.

[@Adrian-cg3my]

For entrances the rat king is no1. The perfect level of tense

[@Saeshy04]

No Handler Walter from Armored core 6? This one was so suprising and epic and everything and you include something like Goliath from DmC? C'mon

[@aaronlikeboss6152]

I’m assuming they’re trying not to include numerous entries from one game. Because honestly Radagon, Rennala, Morgott, Radahn, and Melania from Elden Ring. All could’ve taken slots

[@kryptxkz]

Definitely want another evil within game

[@bearerofthecurse7827]

Radagon, Isshin the sword saint, Ornstein and Smough, Artorias the abyss walker...

[@just_cade]

Sister Friede’s entrance or Radagon/Elden Beast

[@ff3player]

Dancing Mad and Otherworld should have made the list

[@farhadkader]

How is the Marauder’s entrance from Doom Eternal not in the list?

[@gregphilips7718]

Amazing intro, but technically not a boss..

[@ZeldaSam1]

​@@gregphilips7718Mini-boss @ most.

[@thegamerword.9739]

Gabriel from Ultrakill deserves number 1.

[@GeorgeMartinez-qs3wi]

Poseidon still got the best entrance from GOW franchise 👌🏻

[@tommydixon4871]

darth vader is easily one of the best entrances of all time the music is so iconic and amazing

[@brandongainer9434]

Ironically Vader did it again in Jedi Survivor

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Cal: "yeah probably."

[@SayNoToPussy]

A boss entrance list without Alma from Ninja Gaiden is simply not a boss entrance list

[@Phillip-hh6pc]

Isshin the Sword Saint from Sekiro

[@Slimerson93]

I came to see if Penatrator is on here lmao

[@aidannevo9216]

You could put oryx entrance in the top five at least!

[@restricted4you589]

Fortinbras from onimusha dawn of dreams was a site for it's time

[@jjcf84]

Sephiroth One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII it's one of the best video game bosses ever

[@ConsciousStoner08]

Darth vaders entrance is very hard to beat, it's the best boss entrance imo

[@WenchtitsMcWench]

You guys really left out Kuze from Yakuza 0, huh?

[@Gonzo2288]

Poseidon from God of War 3 not being on here is crazy

[@ZeldaSam1]

It was an honorable mention.

[@aramis4347]

MGR:R is literally in every single one of these videos, because it f*cking has it all And it's always on the high end of the list, too

[@khyber8455]

no liquid ocelot is crazy

[@georgegoku2696]

Ivory king dark sous 2

[@primalspongebob6144]

Fr the disrespect by not having him is insane. Unbeatable in the coolness factor.

[@Swainwade]

No raphael from baldurs gate 3?

[@rick330]

My 2nd comment here. I thought for sure lady D would be high on the list but she didn't even make it

[@thegamingchef3304]

I feel like there were much better boss entrances than 90% of this list.