7 NPCs Who Won the Boss Fight For You, Pretty Much

[@outsidextra]

These NPCs were the real MVPs. Can you think of any other non-player characters who played a pivotal role in a boss battle? Shout in the comments if so -OX

[@oreotink3979]

Hey

[@wendya881]

Cool

[@oreotink3979]

Can I say, I've always been impressed by the level of detail and hard work you guys put into your videos. I feel like I'm watching a documentary about video games

[@rabidredpanda2888]

In mgs3, ocelot helps the fight against the lighting dude (I forgot his name) by giving you tons of ammo.

[@thebloodmoonwarrior]

Outside Xtra IT is not realy a npc but a Enemy the beast possessed soul from bloodborne can solo a boss in the chailes dungoens

[@tildessmoo]

"Don't they have schools in Hyrule?" Well, Hyrule's underwater in Wind Waker, so... Technically yes?

[@Anxiolf]

@metroboid r/wooosh

[@annana6098]

@David Reynolds schools of fish. I giggled. Though I think there was a bit of lore saying there were no fish in the great sea, except the talking ones you meet. Still a good pun.

[@saiyanfang1047]

@David Reynolds no there's a school on the island with the lighthouse

[@pillse]

Reeeeeeeeeee!

[@johnxina7496]

they did have a school on windfall

[@johnsharplin]

Ah, so the fox says "yip." Someone should tell those blokes who were asking a few years ago.

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Furries already knew the answer.

[@adamshero9641]

Seiyuōkami Himura facts

[@lilchristuten7568]

They "say" a variety of things, some bark, some make the sound snakes make when they are preparing to strike/scare creatures bigger than them away, some bark, some make a screaming sound.

[@deusexvesania1702]

This fox also ripped you off hard for healing...

[@Kefkaesque13]

"All yo yens, yip yip yap!"

[@Pseudowolf]

Everyone friend in the game: "Get up! You gotta finish the fight!" Ellen: "Meh" Fox: *exists* Ellen: ANYTHING FOR YOU!

[@deathbykonami5487]

Totally forgetting that he charged a bloody fortune for those revitalizing leaves

[@filmandfirearms]

@@deathbykonami5487 Wait, a fox is a vendor? Reminds me of Yakuza 0 where you can get a chicken to be one of your financial advisors, and he's actually better than a lot of humans

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@filmandfirearms not really a vendor, he acts as a recovery station while in dungeons And his fee for recovery depends on his S.Link level

[@brianstryker4536]

@@deathbykonami5487 In the original his prices were INSANE in P4 Golden it's much much MUCH more affordable

[@yourboi5492]

But that full ho and sp without leaving the TV is really good

[@YanYanicantbelievethistakenffs]

I love how kanji just says "watch out" and proceeds to dropkick you out of death.

[@kirisakicatsune9983]

Ayyyy Oneshot PFP 👍👍

[@artturisiikanen3843]

everyone shall be sacrificed for Yu!!!!!

[@gingercore69]

Oblivion final battle literally is just "escort this guy to the place where he will take care of everything, turn into a dragon and beat a demon god

[@rangerleaf1505]

Wow fighting the urge to run to the portal so you can get more of those are those ball things that keep the place open for super powerful enchantments

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Well, we are just called the hero of *Kvatch* not the savior of Tamriel or something

[@justjerry199]

Wasn't the original plan for the protagonist to turn into a dragon, but they couldn't get the controls to work or something?

[@gingercore69]

@@justjerry199 no idea but would make sense

[@varunchaturvedi2581]

Black Iron Tarkus, from Dark Souls. Took down the Iron Golem single-handedly.

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

*clears throat *TARRKUSSSSS!!!!*

[@vindicare9915]

He was better at Dark Souls than us

[@SPKotN]

@@vindicare9915 Doesn't he canonically forever die by falling off the first beam in the Cathedral holding the Painted World of Ariamis? Sif in the Manus fight is much more useful. AND THEN HE BECOMES A BOSS

[@lucasm.3864]

@@SPKotN He didn't fall, he just did a plunging attack on the Earth.

[@AshenVictor]

Tarkus isn't even the best Souls example. Biorr from Demons' Souls will easily solo Penetrator for you and can stand in the Blue Dragon's fire for about a week and a half (but forgot to bring a ranged weapon or he'd solo that as well).

[@Icam_here]

Resident evil "insert game number" where someone throws you the weapon to defeat the boss

[@JachAnen]

Like Modern Warfare 1 and 2

[@mohamedahmedelrouie446]

7?

[@mohamedahmedelrouie446]

@George_B k

[@michaelwilson8461]

except number 5 where your "partner" runs around picking up all the health and ammo rather than help you fight. Then you get to die because you have to wrestle it out of her inventory , while everything keeps attacking you because NO PAUSE. And of course staying right in your way the whole time , only getting out of the way once she has successfully hidden your view long enough to get in trouble then she will take off and steal all the supplies again. Leaving you to fight. RE 5 is one of the only ones I can't force myself to play through again. This NPC partner needs to be on any list about worst NPCs. But other than number 5 , your right about the rest of the series lol

[@isamuokashii]

Seeing the final boss fight with Ganon in Windwaker gives me chills simply because of how epic it was. I'm glad Zelda/Tetra made it here on the list. This was damned awesome and way back when as well; her saying "Link! You have to distract him! Are you ready?! I'll aim for you and you use your *shield* ... Do you get it?" ugh.. so much yes.

[@Ajehy]

When the Hero of Hyrule is the DISTRACTION, you know you’re in the presence of a badass.

[@EzequielGI]

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, in the final battle against Eternatus, you team up with both Zacian and Zamazenta who proceed to boost your entire team up with moves like howl and destroy Eternatus with their signature moves which deal like 10 times more damage than any of your attacks. So, they basically carry you (and Hop) through the whole fight.

[@MrFutago87]

Where's Tarkus? He's better at Dark Souls than you after all.

[@Artaimus]

I remember the first time I watched him solo that boss. Had no idea that was possible.

[@AceAviations2]

Also Paladin Leroy or Witch Beatrice who can freaking solo their respective bosses (except the Four Kings where Beatrice is a liability), though Pinwheel and Moonlight Butterfly are jokes for bosses.

[@daultonr5649]

Don't forget about Mildred pulling weight in the Quelaag fight.

[@Edgelite306]

So what have we established today Almost every NPC Phantom is OP

[@MultiTequilaSunrise]

I'm here, and I'm pissed

[@PristianoPenaldoSUIIII]

TARKUS TARKUS TARKUS Black Iron Tarkus can beat the Iron Golem for you in Dark Souls

[@Majin_Koolaid]

Tarkus is the boi! Shitty fate tho.

[@jojotheswede8444]

Praise the Tarkus!!!!

[@HaakonElseth]

And in DS3, our favourite onion can beat Yhorm with one of the two Storm Ruler's.

[@grantharrison1715]

If you save Solaire he can pretty much solo Gwyn...

[@asherandai1000]

@@grantharrison1715 Pretty much isn't good enough. I've not seen or heard of Solaire actually winning that fight solo. The few times I tried with him he barely managed a quarter of Gwyns hp unless I stepped in and distracted Gwyn. Meanwhile Tarkus and Mildred both regularly beat their respective bosses without any assistance or distraction from me.

[@roanrodenmar5478]

"Look out!" *Flying kick to the face* Gee, thanks Kanji. How about a friendly push next time?

[@Patrick-Phelan]

Kanji doesn't know how to do a friendly push. Kanji can only do anything at THE HIGHEST INTENSITY.

[@LordMalus]

Wouldn't be as funny.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Considering all the crap and fan rumors Kanji has to put up with, a flying dropkick is appropriate

[@sugar-high_kitsune]

Considering this is the same guy that mostly communicates with his *own crush* almost exclusively by yelling? 'Friendly push'? Never heard of him.

[@aronsmith3417]

18:04

[@robodogmech]

"the fox's cries are weak" the only inspiration you should ever need

[@lordbanetheplayer8844]

"The fox making sounds of weak cries fills you with detrmination!" I am filled with determination.

[@mareeeedensos6348]

Preach it, little fox.

[@Traffic_Cone2010]

@@lordbanetheplayer8844 is that an undertale reference

[@lordbanetheplayer8844]

@@Traffic_Cone2010 No..

[@TruCheesy]

18:04 I love how Kanji dropkicks you out of the way.

[@YanYanicantbelievethistakenffs]

Lovely

[@artturisiikanen3843]

i shall sacrifice him teddy and yusuke so chad narukami shall live and continue banging different waifu every day.

[@kaitlinmarley1812]

I was shocked when you chose Brad Vickers for Resident Evil, I was sure it would be Barry Burton. He kills the plant 42 with the flamethrower, knocks out Wesker, one shots hunter... brad shows up in the last 30 seconds.

[@Gloomdrake]

Either a later part or a commenter edition. Place your bets.

[@drmann15]

Ada Wong, Mr X, RE2!

[@JStryker47]

Only if you play as Jill, unfortunately.

[@bradleyallen6883]

What other games do you play?

[@drmann15]

Spyro, checkers, and twister. You?

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

If Andy makes Ellen wax his car, who waxes the roof?

[@rhynlock11]

its a convertible. that's why she doesn't do Mike's

[@jeffreywells1832]

Perhaps she wildshapes into a bear for that.

[@batti591]

@@rhynlock11 A Brit owning a convertible? That's surely tempting fate

[@brentage5000]

I would think the only slave who can reach that high would (Luke)

[@Sableagle]

Ellen shows up in a suit and Homburg hat, carrying a Tommy gun and sucking one end of a cinnamon stick, tells the car Andy's sick of it asking for more fuel all the time and it's being replaced, puts 20 rounds into its engine and one into each headlight and walks away with 8 left, just in case there are spare tyres nearby. The roof knows, now. It won't step out of line.

[@dwayne601]

Awe man, y'all missed a golden opportunity at the end. Y'all should've had Luke mess up his lines and someone come in at the end with the script to assist him 😂

[@mkay7163]

Since everyone else has already mentioned Tarkus from Dark Souls 1, I'm going to go ahead and give a shout out to Jester Thomas from Dark Souls 2. Summon him for Mytha the Baneful Queen and you can stand back and watch him annihilate her all by himself - which makes it all the scarier when he invades your game later in one of the DLCs.

[@SilentPsychopath]

Mishima, the true hero of Persona 5. Not only does he help the Phantom Thieves throughout the whole game, from admitting the abuse he received from Kamoshida which triggers Joker and Ryuji into action, running the Phan-site and providing info and sidequests, to being the trigger for the support-train at the end. Hell, he even manages to change his own heart when it became distorted without you having to beat the living daylights out of him. Mishima for MVP! ...Plus I just want to give the guy a damn hug.

[@phantomnite]

Well. Mishima only gets the support train rolling if you complete his confidant by that point.

[@SilentPsychopath]

@@phantomnite Yeah, but random unnamed NPC just doesn't feel as good.

[@PatrickLongblkwhtrbbt]

>recruit Boone >casually trot through Mojave as all your enemies heads explode

[@callumdonington2227]

And then forget you left cinematic kills on and poop yourself when the camera snaps to some random Fiend's head exploding two miles away.

[@Majin_Koolaid]

Yeah but Fawkes kills more

[@KaiserZERO]

Patrick Long What about ED-E?

[@johnfreeman7585]

@@callumdonington2227 Boone was fighting fights I didn't even know were happening.

[@richardredmon9016]

I have to turn off kill cams with him or risk non stop cam changes as he murdered everything within miles of you

[@ArtifiSir]

Shout out to the baby Metroid they gave me a hyper beam through osmosis or something?

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Maternal rage.

[@LuckyMacchiato]

What!? No mention of Issun in Okami?!? He literally saves everyone by spreading the word of Amaterasu allowing you to beat Yami! What an absolute legend!

[@siobhanlawper1051]

Issun: Absolute legend and stealth pervert

[@HawaiianBabidoll]

Issun winning the boss fight in a cutscene suits, but a more gameplay related one is Shiranui in the battle against Nechku, right? I mean I remember being able to just run around and open the celestial brush for Shiranui to do all the heavy lifting. You can literally sit back in that boss fight and let the npc do the fight for you....and do it way better than you ever could.

[@gamingemail769]

What about the final boss in Oblivion? Martin Septim basically turns into a giant dragon and beats the bad guy for you.

[@TerrariaGolem]

Still better than having a pathetic fight like we had with Alduin. Elderscrolls has declinined, I am sadly afraid of inevitable further decline. Though didnt decline as fast a Fallout 3 and New Vegas did when the atrocity of Fallout 4 was released & Fallout 76 destroyed my faith in Bethesda completely.

[@hasunoushasu9710]

@@TerrariaGolem well, difficult to decline when you release skyrim 5 time. Though fallout 4 did one thing good in all that horror. Exploration.

[@LordMalus]

You basically soften up Dagon for Martin.

[@TerrariaGolem]

@Kaname you'd be suprised

[@nicholasavasthi9879]

Well he turned into a dragon-god, and that’s hardly sporting.

[@adumbooctopus1115]

Magnus from Kid Icarus Uprising? When fighting Dark Lord Gaol? He's so powerful, you can just let him fight Gaol as you sit back and listen to the dialogue. Edit: Also, in the same game, Dark Pit defeats that guardian thing before Medusa's fight by simply kicking it in the face.

[@peril_ous3151]

The human souls in Undertale when fighting Omega Flowey were pretty helpful lmao

[@MultiTequilaSunrise]

Can we just take a moment and recognize the NEGLECT being displayed by not including myself on this list? I flip Golems!

[@RairyuOrigin]

That's right, give that man the respect he deserves. Thank you btw for killing the Iron Golem for me about a million times. ;)

[@Xhaato_]

Wheres you summon sign ?(im new in the game , i beat demon souls recently)

[@wesleybradshaw2609]

TARKUS!!!

[@Orthanderis]

Tower at the end of the walkway to the right of the fog

[@thedinastyguild]

seriously though, iron tarkus beats the crap out of that golem so good almost every time, eitger by pounding it to a pulp or by Fing throwing it out of the cliff.

[@One_Angry_Man]

Remember when the Dragonborn had to fight the World Eater, Alduin? How their fight was epic? Neither do I. If it weren't for the three Nord Heroes the Dragonborn would be Dragonsteak for Alduin to eat.

[@ClownDollThatHasContemptForYou]

Okay but his fight isn't that hard, or maybe it's just me that was over leveled

[@lilchristuten7568]

Ok this sounds like dragons dogma but I don't think that I have heard of these heroes.

[@senhowler]

Or playing with Inigo as your companion.

[@AshenVictor]

You mean the dragonborn and his +900,000 unarmed damage gauntlets? I don't think Alduin would be winning that one.

[@amokriinprolgiid3409]

I mean, who didn't Max out their smithing skills and make the most OP gear they could? When I fought Alduin, the nord heroes were about as useless as the other three legendary heroes from Rising of the Shield Hero. My buddy Argis the Bulwark was way more powerful than those guys. After all, I outfitted him with the second most OP set of gear I created (mine were the first).

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

Solaire from Dark souls has gotta be here. He solo carried me through all the bossfights that I could summon him in.

[@IamaPERSON]

That's why you should praise the sun, it'll help you win!

[@jamesclarkson156]

Solaire doesn't do to well at Gaping Dragon though due to standing in its face. How did you manage to keep him alive?

[@ClownDollThatHasContemptForYou]

Praise the sun ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧

[@bigmurphman]

I fully admit that I couldn't have beaten O&S on NG+ without Solaire ... he had Smough beaten before I even knew what happened. PRAISE THE SUN!

[@IamaPERSON]

@@jamesclarkson156 oh I didn't, because I don't have any dark souls games.

[@solareagle1802]

Skyrim: The first dragon you are supposed to actually fight can mostly be left to the guards. And later, when fighting Alduin, the warriors in Sovngard can take him down as long as you occasionally shout at the might dragon to keep him grounded.

[@persephoneunderground845]

Yep, especially Irileth (the Housecarl to the Jarl), she does tons of damage to that thing. If you have mods making the dragons actually hard you notice that maaaaybe she's carrying you a bit there even more (she's fire resistant due to racial stats and also unkillable)...

[@duskthewolf9884]

Kingdom Hearts 3 when Roxas returns he basically whoops Saix's ass.

[@lucasm.3864]

Tarkus in the original Dark Souls. Granted, the boss isn't that tough, but an NPC who can solo a boss on NG+7 (the highest difficulty modifier) is still pretty cool.

[@Ajehy]

Yeah! His tanky build was perfect for the Golem fight. Alas, gravity was his one weakness.

[@asherandai2633]

@@Ajehy also the bosses weakness.

[@raelafey1759]

Honestly Calicos in Monster Hunter, my little buddy has saved me to many times and let's not forget they make you food!!!!

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

Mine's called Guppy, and he's black and white. He still wears the original Palico hunter helmet, amd I won't let him wear anything else.

[@shasshybear9222]

In Monster Hunter, you are the sidekick

[@griff9288]

The only reason Link dropped the sword is because he prefers rocket launchers and shotguns

[@Banquet42]

Hookshot = long range chainsaw?

[@animefanrk2k]

He is Doom Guy, after all~

[@BogeyTheBear]

Link assumed the sword was defective because it couldn't make a 'wrrrrrr--wrrrrrrr' sound any more.

[@robertagu5533]

So link also served in Gears of War.. memories

[@johnsharplin]

Stay Woke (L=DG)

[@TransGamerNerd27]

A literal butterfinger candy ad played right before luke says ‘butterfingers’ 😂

[@pumaunicorn]

Butterfingers have ads?

[@jackwillard4]

Don't forget Merrian helping you out in the Taron Malicos boss battle in Jedi: Fallen order. She gives that guy a fate i wouldn't wish on anyone

[@CaitlinRC]

Cheeseburger and Peaches from Far Cry 5. You may be an elite cult armed to the teeth but I HAVE A BEAR AND A COUGAR!

[@maxvel0city906]

They should have had their own DLC, that's how badass they are!

[@theelucidator7353]

My friend used that combo for stealth,he wouldn't even mark them all he would just send them in and hide behind a rock for awhile.

[@biohazard724]

Who are both armed WITH teeth!

[@johnsansker7064]

Blasphemer! You mean the skinny not dog and the fat not dog?

[@theelucidator7353]

@@johnsansker7064 actually bears are in the k9 family and are very closely related to dogs,so i think you mean the skinny not dog and the fat almost dog

[@WinterMeadows3141]

Did he just say that Zelda was an absolute legend?

[@Gloomdrake]

Spirit Tracks Zelda is the best Zelda. Tetra would maybe beat her, but they sideline her way too much, and also she does all her coolest stuff as Tetra.

[@medusathedecepticon]

@@Gloomdrake aren't they the same person?

[@Gloomdrake]

The Stealthy Bomber She’s a Zelda incarnation, sure, but that’s not who she wants to be

[@derpaboopderp1286]

Its the title of the game so id hope so

[@toddcox1845]

What about Ook in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess? He supplied Link with bomblings to finish the first boss.

[@arturi3650]

I feel like Roxas from KH3 should be on here for the Saix fight. Literally immune to damage and can do the entire fight by himself.

[@evanolsen6925]

I never knew Roxas was invulnerable in that fight! At the time I was just franticly dodging and sneaking in whatever hits I could, with the occasional glance to make sure that my party members didn't need healing... It was only after I beat Xehanort and started from the beginning that I actually Got Good and learned stuff like the arrows on the left can change your equipped Keyblade or that you can turn the Pirate Ship command thing...

[@shadow6097]

How could you forget the glory of “Black Iron Tarkus” from dark souls he was the Iron Golems boogeyman!

[@PatrickLongblkwhtrbbt]

I think Ellen once tweeted about comments like this one

[@AbysswalkerD]

@@PatrickLongblkwhtrbbt she should make another Tweet about how sorry they are for not recognizing the GLORY OF THE ALMIGHTY BLACK IRON TARKUS!!!

[@grantharrison1715]

If you save Solaire he can pretty much solo Gwyn...

[@victoriawilde6878]

*Starts chanting* Tarkus Tarkus Tarkus!

[@honorguard7616]

Siegeward?

[@yeoldebeardeddude7808]

EarthBound. Everyone the characters met, even the PLAYER, helps with the final battle against Giygas.

[@jamieboydyt7357]

imagine if giygas and gaster from undertale met up

[@espurrmeowstic]

@@absolutephoenix5312 this reminds me that a Deltarune chapter 2 hasn’t been made yet

[@HeartsofDestiny]

Is no one gonna bring up the fact that AI-controlled Roxas can defeat Saix all on his own without any of Sora's help in Kingdom Hearts III?

[@Manganra7]

Came to the comments just for this.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

He does come from to Keyblade Wielders that have done much (Sora + Ventus).

[@rmozo1w]

I was waiting for this comment

[@lux0rd01]

My immediate thought.

[@Gloomdrake]

Makes sense. He did beat Saïx in 358/2 Days.

[@shiny9690]

Shout out to the house leaders in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. THEY FRICKING CARRY YOU

[@diemandtheanimatronicwolf]

Okami: Past Amaterasu can beat Lechtu and Nechtu without your interference.

[@wolvesrfun]

Your fucking past strong self beats up the owls for you and then dies. Like...damn.

[@fireofdawn3515]

Thanks for the tip! I’m playing through it again recently!

[@sjorsfarla3767]

I can't believe you forgot all the friend from the underground in undertale. If you do the pacifist run, the souls will save you from flowey's horrible nightmare form. And if you do the true pacifist run, all your friends will come to stop you from fighting asgore and will try to protect you from floweys attacks once he shows up to kill you and take your soul ( you need to save them again later from asriel dreemuee but okay). But without all those friends we would never have been able to defeat flowey/asriel dreemurr.

[@yushakader4991]

Also ITS SO SWEET

[@jorgeoquendo7514]

Midna? Don't get me wrong, WW Zelda was helpful there, but Midna literally physically grabs beast ganon and pushes him over so you can attack him. She also tries to stop Ganondorf when he first goes to possess Zelda and then later teleports you two away to try and fight Ganon on her own. She was by far the best npc in the entirety of the series. Besides, TP Zelda does almost everything WW Zelda does, but with a cool cutscene where she forms the light arrows from the light spirits. She's on horseback as she aims her shots too.

[@Attaxalotl]

I have played up to the end of Eldin in Twilight Princess, and completely forgot about midna.

[@jorgeoquendo7514]

@@Attaxalotl That's literally impossible, she's involved in all the unskippable cutscenes... don't lie to make a point, you can just disagree. And she starts to change around after you get the last Fused Shadow, up till then she's mostly just sassy (which in itself is pretty funny at times).

[@Razuki5]

I know that baby Metroid gets mentioned a lot, but I feel that it needs repeating as it not only saves your keister when fight Mother Brain ( at the cost to its own life), it also saves you from death by X parasite. In a game it didn’t even appear in.

[@badbloodkiller3471]

16:52 "Did they not have schools in Hyrule?" Well, in that Hyrule, most of the world is ocean.

[@navtektv]

Elizabeth seems to go around drowning everyone she likes.

[@nXca1ibur]

Solaire of Astora carried my shrivelled, pathetic body throughout the entirety of Dark Souls. After getting smashed by a boss my immediate priority was to find the 'brilliant aura' of his summon sign. I was nearly a wreck after having to kill him when he was infected by the sunlight maggot, but on my second playthrough I kept him alive and we brought down Gwyn together.

[@thecastawaydc]

Fawkes completed half of Fallout 3 for me. He was great! Until the end, when he wouldn't go into the radiated chamber despite being immune to radiation... And DLC to fix the problem was a bit late for my poor Fawkes following character....

[@coyotearmory]

Total dick move fawkes "Yeah I'm immune to radiation but it's your destiny lol"

[@Hangman-yq5uh]

@@coyotearmory Yeah that annoyed the shit out of me, lol Just an excuse by the devs, clearly.

[@jameswillis4413]

Am I mistaken here or are we forgeting Martin Septim finishing off Mehrunes Dagon as an dragon avatar of Akatosh, while the Hero of Kvatch just kind of stands there watching.

[@wilfredynunez5263]

He was the hero there, not you. There was nothing you could have done.

[@sabrakt]

Really surprised to see Persona 4 final boss here, instead of the scene where Teddy kicks Shadow Rise’s ass all by himself after the team you were playing got owned. It would have worked better with the theme of the video.

[@bluefang05]

Barbas from Elder Scroll Skyrim killed so many enemies that I felt like a side kick during the quest. PS: Barbas was not a warrior, it was a talking dog.

[@calar8]

Was going to mention Tarkus, but I see chat has that one covered.

[@ozunac13]

What about Kingdom Hearts 3? In the battle against Saïx, Roxas basically manhandled him

[@A117-b7g]

Exactly, you could sit down and watch the whole fight, or go grab something to eat if you were hungry.

[@CryptidValentine]

I kept thinking “what about liberty prime from fallout” throughout this video because I mean you can like walk behind him and do nothing and still get through.

[@Blargerhonk]

You mean there's an option to not just follow the murder robot?

[@CryptidValentine]

Matthew Stone i mean if you want you can *try* to score some kills, but thats a pretty difficult challenge

[@Blargerhonk]

@@CryptidValentine I thought it was more fun to watch the carnage. Get some popcorn, nice sofa. The works.

[@CryptidValentine]

Matthew Stone Well thats pretty much inevitable if you have a Melee character. definitely a time to just sit back and let Liberty prime and the brotherhood do the work

[@Blargerhonk]

@@CryptidValentine It wasn't a melee character though. lol I was just all "Lert's not shoot the death robot and piss it off..." Was unaware it was literally invincible. It's immune to /kill AND /disable.

[@Sunprism]

"Nanomachines, Son" is apparently my favorite video game line ever, It never fails to crack me up

[@justanormalcat1839]

B L A C K I R O N T A R K U S Weighed down by his armor, lifted up by his Vitality.

[@maxvel0city906]

Please can we have Ellen's new catchphrase be: "NANO-MACHINES SON!" 😋

[@Gloomdrake]

That explains why she’s so short. She’s just the shell.

[@shasshybear9222]

I'm still a giant fan of "That's Freaky Deaky!" That's Freaky Deaky for life!

[@knightmarecx2069]

Parcel Form hey she’s short, but cute asf

[@acidrain812]

Boone from New Vegas, you’re lucky if you can even get a kill in with him blasting heads left and right lol

[@shadyboigaming6466]

He is definitely the reason they added companion kill xp to new vegas

[@Tiarrahenderson]

Dude yes

[@OliverOnSky]

Ah yes, cottonwood cove. Its nothing but a shooting range for boones equipped with anti-materiel rifle.

[@john_tgb4457]

I have a few npcs that should've been on here. 1. Cloth: Cloth is an npc from hollow knight and doing the right things, she kills the traitor lord for you at the expense of her life. 2. Quirrel: Quirrel is also from hollow knight and helps you in the fight against the jellyfish creature uumuu. Uumuu can't be damaged until Quirrel attacks. 3. Basically all the npcs in A Hat in Time: Enough said. They all help you in the final boss fight.

[@medusathedecepticon]

Same goes for quite a few Rune Factory games. Teamwork makes the dream work

[@Nemer49994]

Cloth is completely useless, she may not even appear for the boss fight and when she does she can barely land a hit before dying.

[@Meowdyzone]

Quirrel is my guy. He often waxed philosophical throughout the game but during the fight against Uumuu in Monomon's Teacher Archives, he was the one to actually have the strength to pierce through that monster's shields so the player could kill it off.

[@micahsimpson9091]

There's A Hat in Time, when Snatcher and the Conductor, two earlier bosses, help you out against the final boss Moustache Girl, a former friend. The Conductor gets a mafia ball formed when Moustache Girl keeps teleporting away, and Snatcher throws you cherry bombs to help with her barrier. Then, the entire crowd starts to sacrifice themselves as the battle reaches its climax.

[@quackerjack0118]

The end of Super Metroid when the Baby Metroid saves Samus and gives you the rainbow beam to one shot Mother Brain

[@jethiliusavalar6449]

I hope I'm allowed to do suggestions but how about 7 times when you're totally winning a boss fight but the cutscene afterwards disagrees

[@OKIGorgon]

In Kid Icarus: Uprising, if you take too long in chapter 3's air battle against Hewdraw Palutena will kill it for you. And then you get help from Dark Pit in chapter 21 and Magnus in chapter 2. With so much NPC help, it's strange it wasn't even mentioned.

[@danielalvesdarocha938]

The most notable one for me is the first one I remember doing something of the kind: the Prince of the Darkworld in Genesis Wonderboy in monster world. Wonderboy was getting the butt kicked before this guy came in destroyed the armor of Biomeka. Dark Prince even taunt Wonderboy something like "great hero you are, is this all you can do?"

[@7eevee572]

I know this video is old, but I feel there are two other instances worth saying in the same vein as the Persona entry. In the final boss fight of Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door every good npc you have met will chime in with their words of encouragement and make it so you can actually fight the big bad. Similarly, Fire Emblem Awakening's final boss has you hear from every unit you brought into the fight, allowing you to find the strength to break out of the spell you are under and get up and fight. While that might not be enough on it's own, if you strike the final blow in the fight then everyone still alive in your army will send their heartfelt appreciations out into the world, allowing for you to beat the deadly odds of your sacrifice and come back to fight another day

[@MrAuthor3DS]

Are we forgetting about how Hercules was the main reason Sora could stop Hades in Kingdom Hearts 2? Or how we needed Tron's help to delete the MCP?

[@TheLurkingWriter]

TRON is the ultimate example for this list's topic - he always fights for the users, after all.

[@TheMerryMagpie]

How about Cloth from Hollow Knight? If you've talked to her enough times and reach the Traitor Lord, she'll help you out, one warrior to another.

[@3rdRateGamer]

old comment but i wanna piggyback off of this by also suggesting: Quirrel during the Uumuu fight

[@TheMerryMagpie]

@@3rdRateGamer Absolutely. I Think in the Godseeker dlc you have to fight Uumuu all by yourself, they may move slower, but Quirrel's armor piercing attacks sure would have been a sight better than the new summoning trick the boss pulls.

[@Halloweddd]

YES HOW COULD THEY NOT INCLUDE HER AND QUIRREL

[@firespark0774]

Well tbh with sharp shadow the traitor lord is pretty easy, and cloth’s quest is completely optional, and so is the boss you are fighting since you can beat the game without fighting the traitor lord, but quirrel does help and also make the fight against Uumuu possible. Unless you are in godmaster but still.

[@waixler83]

Quirrel helps you defeat Uumuu so...

[@melodysymphonystar]

I mean, I think we all felt relief when we saw the message pop up: "Elizabeth can take care of herself". And indeed she can. Better than I took care of Booker, at any rate. :p

[@LinkDawnbringer]

"Time for my secret weapon! You'll feel it in the morning!"

[@dwightmorgantheduck2139]

Lol

[@ZorotheGallade]

The Legendary Dogs in Pokémon Sword and Shield. There you are fighting a huge interdimensional dark dragon together with your rival, with your moves having no effect...until in come the two Legendary Pokémon who not only join the fray, but also react with the two items you and your rival have acquired to unlock their ultimate forms, which have attacks specifically made to destroy said final boss.

[@victoriawilliams8771]

So true sword and shield are super good games

[@Toshinegawa]

Where's Roxas from Kingdom Hearts 3? All you had to worry about was not dying while he took care of Saix

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

I wish I remember this, having done everything in that game.

[@user-lh3bw4vy7r]

Wasn’t there a similar fight with Riku doing this too?

[@keane2224]

HUGE SPOILERS FOR OKAMI I'd have to say LITERALLY EVERYONE in okami, at the beginning of the final boss fight waka protects ammy from a deadly blow, then when the Lord of darkness seems beat he destroys all of ammy's powers but issun using his artwork and a heartwarming speech convinces everyone you've met on your journey to pray, powering you up immensely and allowing you to win the battle

[@KyrosTheWolf]

YESS! I LOVE THAT GAME!! Shame not many people have played it or even heard of it

[@devilmaycry09dante]

Cloth from Hollow Knight for me. I was in shock when she came to help with the Traitor Lord and really took that shot. I should have try to keep her alive :(

[@inept1286]

That time I was wailing on Miraak and Hermaeus Mora "helped".

[@lego007guym8]

In my first playthrough of Fallout New Vegas, The Mysterious Stranger shot and killed Legate Lanius about 1/3 into the battle.

[@Edgelite306]

So we have no Black Iron Tarkus from Dark Souls? He could literally kill the Iron Golem without us! Edit: wow i did not realize so many had the same idea!

[@RairyuOrigin]

It almost happened to me to. But to answer your question: Tarkus is that damn awesome he has to be mentioned, even if dozens of people already did so. ;)

[@alandavies5235]

The pawns from Dragons Dogma, the only companies I can't live with out

[@cryoshinigami6260]

Yes!

[@redtycooner1038]

My main pawn pretty much solo'ed Grigori

[@zigtailzapper3723]

The perfect throwable projectile for any adventurer!

[@ivanmarcusdegoeslopes1705]

where the heck is tarkus? you don't even need the "pretty much" he outright kills iron golem for you.

[@joeyshadeslayer9792]

What about Quirrell from Hollow Knight? Not only does he enable you to kill Uumuu, but he also unlocked one of the Dreamers for you. Finally, his voice line when he attacks is pretty cool. KASSHAAA!!

[@Infurnadox_Gaming]

(Monster Hunter World Iceborne) After you "defeat" the final Boss A monster that you fight right before it steps in when the final boss wakes up after thought to be dead to finish it off while you just stand there.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

What about Sergeant Johnson in Halo 2, you can't even damage Tartarus in the final level of the game without him shooting Beam Rifle shots at the Brute.

[@Draeckon]

Fun fact: you can squeeze a banshee into that boss room and win super easy! Just shoot him until he stops moving!

[@KaiserZERO]

I agree. And what about Halo 3? He gives you a Spartan Laser in the battle with Guilty Spark

[@Jedi_Spartan]

@@KaiserZERO good point, but that's more "Here's a Spartan Laser, kill that light bulb." than a full boss fight...

[@Jedi_Spartan]

@@Draeckon yeah, I've done it... multiple times.

[@martinrussert1871]

Final Fantasy IV where everyone previously in your party prays you back to life against the final boss

[@Crayola1209]

You forgot in Kingdom Hearts 3 during the Saix fight if you let Roxas do his thing he would win the fight for you

[@RadiantBeachShulk]

So right! He gets in one combo and does almost an entire HP bar!

[@FischerFilmStudio]

Number 8: Literally everyone, Avengers: Endgame.

[@throwachair4574]

“Raiden’s buddy Sam” is definitely one way to put it

[@petermarsella6537]

Literally any Skyrim companion. Just jump on top of a nearby rock and let them deal with whatever draugr or daedra you need to kill

[@theelucidator7353]

Actually not always,i was wandering with faendel one time when he just started sprinting at some giants, one of them hit him and activated that weird physics glitch where it sends you into the air, naturally I booked it cause this was a low level character but about 3 minutes later while I was still running I noticed a tiny blur on my screen for just a split second,turns out it was faendel plummeting back to nirn from being launched into the stratosphere, I went to check on him and he was somehow fine

[@joshuahadams]

Fought Alduin as a vampire once. Hid behind a boulder and kept tossing Dremora at him.

[@Amaritudine]

Thanks to Luke, the concept of "going absolutely ham" has now entered my daily lexicon. My day job is in administration, so it'll be a challenge to get much use out of it, but I'm determined to try.

[@rikdawson9165]

"After an awkward initial meeting in which she tries to kill you with books..." This rings so true for me. It's why I don't go to libraries anymore.

[@BloodredFox]

8:04 "look out!" *Proceeds to drop kick protagonist outta the way* XD

[@AmadisLFE]

18:04 lmao

[@niceguy169]

The topic of this list made me think of Deus Ex, if you interact with Jaime Reyes the right way, he gives you Gunter's killphrase and you don't have to fight him. (I think when I played I just happened to make the right choices and had that option). Who I think otherwise is a rather challenging fight.

[@Freshcav]

What about Paula praying in the battle against Gigyas in Earthbound? Literally every NPC you encountered across the world comes to your aid.

[@pauldavis8242]

Similar to the Persona 4 entry, everyone you've met so far helps you in Earthbound. Giygas's final phase is only vulnerable to prayers from story characters after Paula prays and they remember you.

[@phylion6067]

Me: Buys Sekiro three days ago Oxtra: Shows that god damn drunkard boss Me: SEVERE SUDDEN BLOOD PRESSURE SPIKE

[@local_cryptid]

All of the Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild, and specifically Mipha and Darunia's abilities, assuming you didn't just rock on up to calamity ganon simply because you could right out of the gate. Also, Barbas from Skyrim if you just never complete his questline. Immortal dog. That's all I have to say on the matter.

[@thomaspiekos3440]

🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔 They're far worse 🤪

[@phantomnite]

Mipha and Darunia don't count. Links still the one doing the fighting. They just help

[@thefriendlyknight]

Sergeant Johnson in Halo 2. During the battle against the brute chieftain, he took down the brute's shields long enough for me to get a few shots in.