Top 10 Hardest Bosses In The King Of Fighters Series

With The King Of Fighters being the flagship title of SNK, This series certainly had its share of unforgettable, hair pulling bosses.
In this list, we're putting aside the lore behind these characters (Orochi, Rugal, Goenitz, Krizalid, ...), and we're going to base their order solely on how difficult they are from a pure gameplay perspective.
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"Guitar to Omega to Rugal" from The King of Fighters 95
"The Origin of Mind" from The King of Fighters 97
"Slasher Zero" from The King of Fighters 2000
"Independence From An Aggregate" from The King of Fighters XIV
"Diabolosis" from The King of Fighters XIII
"The Final Door" from The King of Fighters 2003
"Trash Head" from The King of Fighters 96
"Cutting Edge" from The King of Fighters 2002 UM
"An Improvised Concerto" from The King of Fighters XI
"Save The Universe" from The King of Fighters 2002 UM
"Unlimited R" from The King of Fighters 2002 UM
"Who Likes To Party" by Kevin MacLeod
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"Aurea Carmina" by Kevin MacLeod
• Kevin MacLeod ~ Aurea ...

[@iceyjf127]

Me: Orochi was the hardest boss ever. If I can beat him, I can beat anyone. Video: number 10-Orochi Me: Alright imma head out.

[@barss3422]

Lol

[@user-nq2xc1ff9z]

Hhhh you are noob

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

@Hand Hanzo koko desuka?

[@teliraninabam5421]

Nob

[@xgamerxg1277]

Lol

[@billyjeanfiles8408]

The economy was the hardest boss for SNK.

[@fightingforce8498]

yeah.. but they came back.

[@Sam-Lawry]

Now..it's "ok" they Chinese if I remember correctly. After Kof 2000,that was a wtf..aruze..playmore..(some said mafia triades yakusa pashinkos) and a lot of others society take the copyrights of all characters..licences..but after the ex SNK boss bought them and making the actual SNK. Anyway,the latest SNK games were great..Kof 13..14..Samurai..troubles witches neo..

[@Mr_pai_pai]

For some reason I felt like their bankruptcy came from corruption and drugs. They got some good history with good games

[@supm8te751]

Hory shit I’m in tears

[@pokemaniacmasterx3132]

Very nice joke.

[@zomuanasailung5054]

" he forgot how to block low when he gain his new powers" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

I remember Dark Ash also has trouble dealing with Daimon's ground pound. I just spammed that and he went down like a house of cards.

[@lazaro6742]

@@DrEarthwormRobotnik Works against Saiki too

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

@@lazaro6742 That too

[@Ticketman99]

@@DrEarthwormRobotnik I had the same experience. I just facepalmed

[@mfdecay670]

😂😂

[@joshualowe1821]

vs KRIZALID: Good luck..... vs CLONED ZERO: Good luck...... vs ZERO: Good luck....... vs IGNIZ: Good luck...... vs OMEGA RUGAL: DO THE BEST YOU CAN.

[@persondes1180]

No For me omega rugal is the easy boss of all

[@IDyce88]

i always found magaki to be one of the hardest personally...he was a dush bag...but yeah Omega Rugal was just...unfair

[@persondes1180]

@@IDyce88 i never play whith magaki but zero is very hard

[@IDyce88]

@@persondes1180 i never said i played with magaki...i said he is hard to defeat.

[@persondes1180]

@@IDyce88 yep yep he looks hard

[@PretzTrigger]

And now I have to go back to therapy because I was reminded of Genocide Cutter into Genocide Cutter

[@reapervegas]

Same dude XD

[@HumanoidCableDreads]

I remember spending ages trying to find the perfect combo of people in 98 to beat him. Finally managed with the sports team after hours.

[@reapervegas]

@@HumanoidCableDreads My strategy was to throw light fireballs at him with Heidern until the time ran out XD

[@HumanoidCableDreads]

@@reapervegas I spammed Brian's tackle move where he goes back and forward.

[@Dm24B]

Same...

[@alexong2542]

Canon wise, orochi is the strongest among them. But game wise, the hardest to beat is Rugal

[@shaquanthedon6184]

Rugal one of the goat's in KOF

[@ismailtopa3671]

MUGEN fixed that...by simply breaking it

[@Ticketman99]

Magaki says hi.

[@royshaheer]

I think due to company facing problems back in the day may have affected the game

[@okaberintarou5020]

@Elon Snow Jivatma was shit

[@Newsuer6912]

"You know you're screwed when even the game doesn't expect you to win and asks you to do the best you can" 😂😂😂

[@christophergepullano9029]

Timestamp?

[@mohamedeljaarouri1336]

@@christophergepullano9029 11:40

[@purwantiallan5089]

Its should've been "DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO WIN" message.

[@jahahahaha]

Surprised you didn't mention how Krizalid has a counter, an anti-air, an overhead and a command throw that hits high and hits low all in just one move.

[@atrailofblood]

Almost every character has an anti-air and overhead. Also I don't know of any counter moves in his arsenal.

[@FullAdDariusBR]

@@atrailofblood If you don't know, Krizalid have an Axe kick performed by Qcf + K that does everything he said (not so sure about "Counter" tho).

[@FullAdDariusBR]

@@atrailofblood It is a anti-air, it is a overhead, a form of command grab and hits high and low (you can see that when you block), all in just one move.

[@OmicronX-1999]

He doesn't have a counter, but the rest is valid. Krizalid's moveset was extremely OP, if he had a better AI he'd have been one of the hardest bosses of the entire series. I mean, his SDMs pretty much almost kill you from full health.

[@dooter7382]

Bro krizalid is the easiest for me, zero is hard as hell

[@demerit5120]

6:03 "SIMP" zero using the word before it was cool

[@gutentagd2936]

*Zero is from the future*

[@NukeA6]

Yet another reason why he's better than the so-called Original Zero.

[@vuthasokban5898]

That tho LoL 😂

[@PAINNN666]

I think it's short for simpleton.

[@PAINNN666]

@@NukeA6 Agree. But at least he have nice unique strikers. And he costume and powers have a clone vibe. So it's one of best sub-boses

[@rugalbernstein5913]

I apologize for the therapy so many of you no doubt need because of me and my GENOCIDE CUT-TAH -R

[@MaxMax-qg7gw]

I needed one extras for your freaking Kaiser wave attack in 2002!!

[@kahjunn9427]

0/10 not enough renpukken

[@yerboi1284]

I thought I just beat you

[@kahjunn9427]

@@yerboi1284 did you use drugs?

[@yerboi1284]

@@kahjunn9427 If KOF (with Rugal in it) was drugs, then I guess. But srsly no I don't take those

[@tpatt513]

SNK Boss Syndrome exposes who were really play fighting games out here during the 90s and 2000s. Everybody wanna talk about M. Bison, Shao Khan, and Heihachi, but then Rugal, Goenitz, Geese, and Krauser happened... you wanna talk about Rage Quitting at its finest. Then you'll realize why a lot of people wasn't hip to Geese until Tekken 7. That's when I realized, damn it was worth going through it. Rugal's Genocide Cutter makes Sagat's Tiger Uppercut look like a light Shingo Kick. 😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@tpatt513]

@@ShoryuGame 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hussamkj403]

Damn agree, I played almost every major fighting game during the 90's up to this day. No boss was harder then the easiest boss in SNK list. Absolutely no one. The only that comes close were Judgment and Dizzy from the 1st 2 Guilty gear games.

[@makhdoom65]

Tekken bosses were also shit in some games But i remember kof bosses were invincible I never defeated orochi who here is at 10🤣

[@Wolfedge75]

Hussam Aljamali You mean Justice? She took me several tries just to beat.

[@hussamkj403]

@@Wolfedge75 I guess it depends on how much you know the game. She took me several hoursto beat.

[@zaidmontes8651]

I once managed to dodge a genocide cutter, till he hit me with the barrage of kicks, and then the genocide cutter "anger noises"

[@jaywolfenstien]

THANOS: "I am inevitable." ME: "No, Genocide Cutter is inevitable. You're just a purple dude with a glove."

[@LainWithSweetTea]

Genocide cutter into genocide cutter into genocide cutter into... ._. are you ok? No... No I'm not...

[@LainWithSweetTea]

@@josephyoun19 did the health bar just go to dust afterwards or did someone attempt the fools errand of balancing rugal?

[@LainWithSweetTea]

@@josephyoun19 which kof game is this? Because that sounds like some jank fun I can get behind.

[@mrfadzy5427]

@@LainWithSweetTea ur lucky i get genocide cuttah low kick v. + genocide cuttah low kick v. + gigantic presser then a taunt at that moment i just put down my controller and say finish me !!

[@kewlaldo10]

Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! Koko desu ka! *You dodge and then he grabs you and does the big tornado!

[@vnuuu]

I can hear this comment😂

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

Exactly and his grabbing skills were otherworldly

[@awpfa]

i can watch this comment

[@zakhelemkhonta2529]

How do you beat goenitz. I have kof 96, always does that move. I try to block but then " wakaredesu!" happens next. Hpw

[@quex213]

Mada mada desu ne...

[@maxxcreese9911]

IGNIS!!!!! (Cries in game tokens)

[@fxman9071]

The horror the horror😱😱😱

[@FantasyNero]

IGNIS is a cheater boss, that why he's the Hardest Boss of all KOF series

[@ayoubahrbil9063]

igniz is the most hardest boss ever he's damage is too much !!!!!!!!!!

[@unholydanger]

Igniz the hardest agreed

[@boxtank5288]

@@FantasyNero Yeah, infinite Super Meter means he can Super and DM whenever the fuck he FEELS like it.

[@BaTToSai782]

Lets try to see if we can have Max take on this version omega rugal in boss rage.

[@ameernurhaqeem9738]

He though god rugal is op he not even fight the snk version of rugal

[@Ticketman99]

Let's see him take on Magaki.

[@jeremysalinas2463]

Or the final boss of revengeance

[@MrDarkknight914]

I'm sure he has fought them considering during that time streaming didnt exist and he was playing in tournaments, he was even evo.

[@Ticketman99]

@@MrDarkknight914 No one cared about KOF back then. The only reason he knows anything about KOF is because of Capcom vs SNK 2. Max is cool and all, but he's a Capcom guy first. In short, no, he most likely never even touched '90s-2K-2K3 KOF.

[@BlazedtotheMax]

6:03 “You Simp!” 😂

[@PAINNN666]

simpleton

[@luqmaanvisser8518]

Rugal is the type of boss that made grown men cry

[@roadside360]

Rugal, in all of his forms, always gives me trouble. It took me literal hours to get past him in regular 2002 and in 2k2UM, I ended up having to unlock him through the Endless mode. I'm convinced that the boss characters there are in their player state since they were all considerably less bullshit than usual

[@megaman15ish]

I absolutely loathe Rugal with every ounce of my being. Still haven't beat KOF '94 or '95 because of that cheap bastard.

[@aviaretubbs2340]

Good to know.

[@Soldano999]

I beat rugal in all versions except 94....

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Soldano999for me i also beaten Rugal in all versions. Man, Rugal in KOF 2002 UM needed 300 hours before finally defeating him and adding him as the 66th character roster!

[@Soldano999]

@@purwantiallan5089 i had the neo geo version of 2002 and 94. 4 credits. Very frustrating ! I never managed to beat 94.

[@jestar8809]

Ash and his “ORAH ORAH” Spam broke me

[@bjap1563]

isn't it "Hora/Here"!?

[@bjap1563]

isn't it "Hora/Here"!?

[@lonewolffang]

Verse looks more like a devil trigger than a kof boss.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

well, Devil will be unleashed once he's beaten so....

[@_BlackMethod_]

He looks like something out of Asura's Wrath

[@abduljabbarpola332]

"Only then you get to experience the word despair means" hahahahahaha laughed so hard. I feel you man!

[@faheemjerseyxs4222]

Cloned zero is my personal favorite character, his design looks so freaking cool

[@CaptainGinyu]

cloned zero > original zero, yeah i said it

[@LainWithSweetTea]

I wish krizalid kept his coat on whole fight. Bondage harness just kills my character design boner...

[@joanjoestar3252]

All nest bosses have cool designs

[@LoneWolfxX]

The mustache!

[@carrot7215]

Kof 94 gave me nightmares! After the day i reached rugal in kof 94, street fighter became the easiest thing ever

[@SD120TOMB]

Say that to SSF2T CPUs and Akuma. They’re not your cup of tea.

[@xRedJacketManx]

Me at the Begin: If Rugal aint 1 I'm gonna cry about it in the comments Gets to about 2 or 3: Man Idk if Rugal is even gonna show up There was that one flame tiger guy that looked impossible that wasnt even mentioned yet Finally at 1: YES!! YESS!!!

[@akurasubject9617]

Genocide genocide cutter! me: wait, that's illegal!

[@dahitmann]

I'll _make_ it legal!

[@marche800]

*Laughs in international criminal*

[@SD120TOMB]

SD: Oh, I did over 20 genocide cutters in a row, against 8 morons in IKEMEN GO.

[@ricardocat7408]

Idk why I keep watching this over and over

[@ricardocat7408]

Thx ShoryuGame :)

[@oozarusama]

NOBODY NOBODY: OMEGA RUGAL IN KOF 95 IM HARD MODE who has the balls?

[@gonzalogca4907]

**koko desu ka intensifies**

[@otakuthegreat]

ここですか？ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHjTmGmEjN54l8U

[@otakuthegreat]

@Qtri Nity nope don't think i can press quarter circle forward + P for that long lol

[@Direk_Carla]

ALL HAIL RUGAL!!! ALWAYS FRICKIN HARD TO BEAT!

[@Kingiron88]

Rugal is a S.O.B.

[@fightingforce8498]

lol.. you don't know magaki

[@Ticketman99]

@@fightingforce8498 Not many do. It's better that way.

[@fightingforce8498]

@@Ticketman99 not better.

[@Ticketman99]

@@fightingforce8498 Think of it this way: it'll save them from insanity.

[@nyaknyaknyak]

NeoWave Geese Howard and his cross up jumping chops... and his double side kicks... oh and his REPUKKEN!!!

[@Ticketman99]

AOF2 Geese? He's bullshit in both games lol

[@shaquanthedon6184]

Soaring sun slash was a nightmare for y'all he has it in tekken 7

[@ReisSns]

Don't forget that his desperate move cannot be blocked.

[@omegadragoon1544]

Don't forget that his gauge recovers during the fight

[@GMdelsXT9]

Or as Wiidude83 would say: "His RE-BROKEN"

[@stolasthegreatprince4166]

96' Chizuru was such a pain in the ass too. The damage she makes is ridiculous. I actually find her harder than Goenitz.

[@gabrieljohn2282]

I agree she was very very tough

[@chimuoma390]

@@gabrieljohn2282 She Is So Beautiful Though!The Virgin Mary Of KOF!

[@SD120TOMB]

@@chimuoma390 she’s not Virgin Mary. That would be her sister Maki Kagura.

[@memesandhoi2924]

Canonically, Orochi would wipe out every boss.

[@aarongallardo3684]

YES SO UNDERRATED WE NEED A BETTER A.I. FOR OROCHI IN ORDER TO MAKE HIM LIKE HIS CHARACTER ORIGINALLY

[@atacolypse3039]

Aaron Gallardo chill out with the caps

[@hamper6511]

If orochi wasnt stopped when verse got rekt Then we mightve gotten an orochi worse than rugal with better a.i Possibly adapting all annoying moves that made pros cry in all kofs

[@doxiedaddy7784]

God Orochi in MUGEN does that

[@arifinilham2558]

@@doxiedaddy7784 which one? You mean Apollo?

[@RexVergstrong]

Magaki was always like a What If Orochi had SNK Boss Syndrome.

[@NakiriErina07]

Orochi is my all time fav boss. But ye I guess Igniz are even scarier than him.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Magaki is to me the hardest canonically - not strongest, there's a difference-

[@TheBlacknoah]

You make valid points about UM 02 Rugal. Major props.

[@RuhabDabeer]

7:05 I was waiting for that so badly 😂

[@alvinbautista1450]

We Filipinos have no match for the SNK Boss Syndrome. Thanks for this video, ShoryuGame! :)

[@SuperRvince]

Being Filipino, yes. Uh, funny thing, playing KOF games in the GBA, Geese isn't really a problem. But in Howling Blood, I just hate the Goenitz there...

[@hell_kaiser-01]

Rugal wasnt hard, btw filipino here

[@gaskott7023]

Omega Rugal: Im a God how can you kill a god, what a grand and intoxicating innocence

[@samoorize3103]

There's no way zero said "you simp!" XD 6:02

[@addorsubtract650]

He was ahead of the times 🤪 tbfair though he meant simpleton not simp as in today’s context

[@SylentEcho]

"koko desu ka" "is it here? How about here? Is it here?" that will haunt me for all my life lol.

[@otakuthegreat]

ここですか？ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHjTmGmEjN54l8U

[@123arskas]

Igniz is the most beautifully designed character in entire KOF series. To me he goes par to par with Mr.Goodman from NGBC and Koryu from Last Blade 2 in terms of awesome design and OP powers.

[@Fedorchik1536]

Maybe Orochi is supposed to be less crazy because, if I understand the plot, Orochi was not interested if destroying the world when he was awakened. He just fights a bit and goes to sleep again.

[@yagwickthedarkness3912]

But he is very powerful then other

[@GodOfOrphans]

I figured it was more the fact that he was essentially groggy from not being a morning person lol, or him not being used to the host body yet.

[@YukitoOnline]

Yep, I was right. 2002 Rugal is the strongest A fellow man of culture who knows his stuff. Greetings from the Philippines btw

[@ShoryuGame]

Hi there.

[@gian323]

I remember watching people play KOF in the philippines in the 90s and thinking it was the coolest game ever. Still is lol. Mabuhay pare

[@lonelywolf5659]

Oh god not again crawls into a corner. So many genocides cutters. Also F dark ash

[@lonewolffang]

Just when you think you're safe from the genocide cutter, KRAUSER WAVE!!

[@kingninja1781]

blade wind exactly fuck ash crimson

[@atrailofblood]

fuck Ash? sounds like a good time to me

[@SD120TOMB]

@@lonewolffang **Kaiser Wave**

[@undyne1]

Magaki haunted my childhood because of how stupidly hard he was to beat, I've only beat him one time without service. Even with service it's hard to beat.

[@yuisure6755]

Use Shion she can pierce through his attack with her projectile spam until he's K.O.

[@epic7633]

​@@yuisure6755"he"

[@sanil369]

KRIZALID sound track is 🔥 Best ever there

[@purwantiallan5089]

KOF 96 and 98 soundtracks to Krizalid OST: Hello there.

[@baskogitlog7276]

I've been searching for a a youtuber that is a fan of king of fighters or fatal fury,thank heavens that i saw this channel.

[@Novapoid]

I think it's actually a shame that they decided the "no retries" rule with 02 Rugal.

[@griffingower1883]

Hey here's a tip for fighting Omega Rugal in kof 2002 just use Igniz or Krizalid.

[@FullAdDariusBR]

@@griffingower1883 Krizalid* Igniz succcccc Krizalid is literally just spam Typhon's Rage on block and Desperate Overdrive lvl 3 when he runs.

[@griffingower1883]

@@FullAdDariusBR Krizalid can also reflect Rugal's projectiles.

[@FullAdDariusBR]

@@griffingower1883 on PvP it's possible, but the boss it just disappears I guess.

[@griffingower1883]

@@FullAdDariusBR It actually send his projectiles back at him.

[@ismailtopa3671]

You: orochi was disappointing MUGEN: hold my +18 contents

[@aarongallardo3684]

Hahaha nice

[@SenatorArmstrong2018]

Rana I’m sorry I don’t speak wrong.

[@SD120TOMB]

ShoryuGame: Orochi was disappointing. MUGEN: We have Salvation Orochi, Elegant Orochi, Apollo, Mizuchi, Crazy Catastrophe, Exile Haiaosi, Murochi, Zerochi, Stone Orochi- SD: Just pick Elegant Orochi. Stupid “simp” of mine (Elegant Orochi) hogging me like Chae Yul while cosplaying as Orochi and Lee Chaolan. ShoryuGame: Rigggghhhttt…. Don’t know what you said, but ok, Elegant Orochi- wait a second. This guy is an Oswald edit! SD: ………..Salvation Orochi will do.

[@prince_mar_mar2458]

Holy crap I was thinking of making content specifically fighting the kof Bosses but man that info of Omega Rugal in 2002 has me shaken but I will do it no matter how long it takes

[@ShoryuGame]

You can do it!

[@addorsubtract650]

No kof boss could compare to the effortlessness and coolness of Goenitz. Even though he’s taken out Rugal’s eye and killed so many ppl, the guy speaks in such a sophisticated and calm manner that u can’t help but route for the guy

[@chimuoma390]

My Lyrics To His Theme Is Literally GO GO GO GOENITZ!

[@SD120TOMB]

He’s polite, speaks polite. Does savage moves politely. Has polite arrogance. If you’re talking about how Goenitz’s lifestyle is; he’s just a priest inside a forest. Also to abuse the guy, you just need him to read as many books as possible.

[@Mateo-kf1ud]

I was thinking "If Rugal isn't top of this list, I will throw my phone into a wall."

[@user-xl3fy2rh1u]

Rugal‚ Igniz‚ Orochi and Evil Ash are the hardest villians. While Jivatma is the most savage one.

[@GMdelsXT9]

YO! That bitch is so broken!!

[@md.sk-rahim6428]

Goenitz Dialogue- Japanese: *Koko Desu Ka* English: *Is It There*

[@reapervegas]

Honorable mentions go to Duke from KOF Maximum Impact because he has infinite meter with super high damaging DMs and Geese in KOF Neowave because he input reads you to no end.

[@danielhill8926]

Dude duke gave me fucking hell. I couldn't Imagin omega Rugal.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Duke slaggger hammer is annoying lol.

[@omegadragoon1544]

Don't forget in neowave, young geese's gauge bar automatically regenerates

[@TheAssirra]

Is he the asshole that just spams supers?

[@petery4801]

The original planned Rugal would have been the hardest boss to beat cause he would have access to all the movesets and desperate moves of the entire roster.

[@mikaela5938]

feels pretty nice seeing Krizalid that high, he was my first SNK boss and definitely lived up to the hype

[@davidtorres5500]

Geese Howard from KOF Neo Wave was missing.... By the way, the colors of Terry Bogard at the 8:45 appears in Smash Bros.

[@Ricki_47]

Krizalid may not be the most broken but he's my favorite boss hands down, badass

[@shamlix]

Ricki47 and i love his kof02um stage music

[@Ricki_47]

@@shamlix oh yeah man and his moves are raw too

[@alfinsanfxu7609]

The least anime-like boss was based off an anime character tho. Rasho Han from Hokuto no Ken.

[@xOmniCloudx]

Krizalid was my entry to SNK boss syndrome. Until I learned how to exploit his AI Krizalid beat me a countless amount of times. Infuriating when you are close to winning.

[@SD120TOMB]

To me: Rugal.

[@schniederredengalono4507]

Igniz, my most favorite boss to fight.. i agree that he's almost the toughest boss in KOF series..

[@omariblake21]

for me the hardest boss ever other than ignitz, Is Omega Rugal KOF 95 at the highest difficulty level

[@PAINNN666]

I hate fight with him. but I love character. Design, moves, voice( it's fucking NORIO WAKAMOTO)

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

@@PAINNN666 Yeah Man..

[@vitorsantos8822]

I've played al the kof series and i agree with all your words, kof 2002UM Rugal makes me think the developers of the game have tried to create a invencible boss

[@tenryuublackrose2176]

Canon wise orochi is the strongest snk syndrome wise def magaki aka touhou boss in a fighting game

[@rpgfans4537]

Sadly grazing doesn't work in KOF.

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

MAgaki isn't that hard if you know the exploit.

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

@@sladejosephwilson2300 any boss isn't that hard once you know their exploit. Which is why general laughs at all those pansies

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

@@Kain_R_Heinlein Meh. I don't believe the general is the hardest unless it was verified by someone who beat most SNK and Capcom bosses. I don't trust wiki. It's just a rumor. Most people who said that didn't even beat most snk or capcom bosses. I have seen a person who compared the general to Gill only.

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

@@sladejosephwilson2300 what wiki? Most of the people who have attempted to defeat General have defeated SnK bosses. It doesn't matter if you believe it or not it is undeniable truth that it took years to defeat him. You have no idea how hard it is until you face him yourself. Simply getting to him is already very difficult. You don't understand what frame data is and what makes him so broken especially within the context of the game People have very much verified how untouchable he is. Also it's obvious you don't know much about bosses considering you only know Capcom and SNK ones. Usually more obscure bosses have the most difficult. Matter of fact I'm debating whether to put a single SNK boss in my top 10 list lol. Also the comparison to Gill was a joke, Gill is a baby compared to him. You must lack reading comprehension or something to have not understood it. It was an inside joke made by a terrible boss poll voted people who don't know many bosses

[@repentertohislord]

Great stuff, you can never miss a moroccan accent lol great work keep on.

[@SandanxStrike]

Yeah! This is what I am talking about! Love your channel man, happy to see this for sure!

[@joshualowe959]

Right now, the whole world is fighting a KOF boss: THE CORONAVIRUS

[@Zyman-iv4jb]

Now I'm back to this video not just because Rugal is back but to hear the funniest quote about a SNK boss ever: *"Rugal was like: You hated my Genocide Cutter before how about I put my Genocide Cutter inside my Genocide Cutter."*

[@SD120TOMB]

All other bosses: Cheap. SD (as Rugal Soul himself): Piece of Cake. Want the whole cake? Try Genocide Glockter at Level 10.

[@davidtorres5500]

Almost agree with you, but I think Krizalid must be at the #9, Geese Howard (KOF Neo Wave) must be in the top 5, and the most hard boss in KOF history is Omega Rugal (but from KOF 95). Dark Ash do not deserve to be here.

[@Mateoski97]

Igniz and 2002 Rugal both gave me hell. O.Zero and Krizalid were my favorite bosses to fight.

[@vanessamicheline6628]

You deserved more views!! Big job 🙌 #Respects

[@LordRaptor]

In terms of difficulty, from hardest (1) to easiest (10): 1.Rugal (94,95,2002/UM), most difficult boss in the series, in UM, I couldn't beat him in a regular setting. 2.Magaki, really tough, probably rivals Rugal, but since XI is my most played KOF, I have an easier time with him. 3.Original Zero (2001), very difficult, I find him even harder than Igniz personally. 4.Igniz, very close to Original Zero in terms of difficulty, but I had an easier time against him personally. 5.Goenitz very cheap, but exploitable, can be very tough if you're not familiar with him. 6.Clone Zero (2000), like the video said, very exploitable, still somewhat tough. 7.Ash, similarly to the previous two, exploitable, slightly less tough than Clone Zero. 8.Krizalid, this is where the easy territory begins, he's not too easy, but definitely not tough. 9.Mukai, kinda easy tbh, never had too much difficulty handling him, ever. 10.Orochi, awful AI, just stands there most of the time, but his broken tendencies put him higher than Verse. 11.Verse...he just sucks lol, he's really easy to beat.

[@silverfoenix]

I can sweep dark Ash??? (I gave up after many painful tries) I defeated Omega Rugal KOF98 twice in my entire life (First time almost drove me into paralysis)

[@doggyd5874]

I just saw Omega Rugal in Kof 2002 UM this morning for the first time and... He destroyed me... But I was so happy to meet him :)

[@ShoryuGame]

Ikr? fighting him is a reward in itself.

[@greensun1334]

Thank you for the good advice. Dark Ash brought me to ragequit KoF13, he's so cheap by spamming his projectiles for the whole round... And now, let's sweep him to death!

[@poison6084]

My list: 11.Otama Raga 10.Orochi 9.Verse 8.Clone Zero 7.Krizalid 6.Dark Ash 5.Igniz 4.Goenitz 3.Mukai 2.Magaki 1.Omega Rugal(2002 UM)

[@SD120TOMB]

Say that again with KOF XV Boss Goenitz.

[@rosemarydwitasari4693]

M.U.G.E.N: "i have Dark God Rugal, Ultimate Orochi, Gustab M, Zerochi, Original Rozwell Gustab, Kulou, Dark Donald, Rare Akuma, Stone Orochi, Boss Kyo, Boss Nao, Boss K', Lord Goenitz, Orochi Kyo, Dark Athena, and Chuck Norris😎"

[@instanthellmurderer]

LMAO!

[@holomanic]

those are just fanmade characters

[@coleturnbow2213]

Don't forget Archimonde, Rugal's final form

[@cardiocain2122]

Njir indo

[@YophiSmith]

Magaki was the most rage inducing boss I have ever faced. Every SNK boss has SOME AI you can exploit, even 2002 Rugal (Although you'll probably still lose TBH). Magaki in KOF XI had TOO MANY options. No reflector worked on his projectiles, even many DM had less priority over his projectiles, even many Leader Super Specials could be stopped if ANY of his projectiles hit you in the middle of the move. 98 Rugal began to get easy after awhile. 2002 Rugal was stupid because of the lack of continues...but if Magaki didn't allow you to continue either? THAT boss would be number 1 for me easily.

[@ShoryuGame]

I agree with you on that.

[@djpegao]

*GENOCIDE CUTTER* HAHAHA those words are burned into my mind.... F the SNK boss syndrome.

[@THEDERPYARBITER]

Micro brain: maining a top tier Big brain: maining a bottom tier GALAXY BRAIN: BEING A RUGAL MAIN

[@tbc1880]

Screw krizalid and his anti air grab kick. Along with his tornado spam, into dp.

[@xyzain_1827]

Lol I didn't expect to agree with your list but I actually do. Spot on!

[@xyzain_1827]

@@ShoryuGame Yeah you got the same experience as I did with the bosses. Personally Orochi is my favourite boss and I think he is the strongest if it wasn't for his passive AI. But Rugal 2002 just takes the cake.. Very difficult to defeat

[@cryal89]

Hey Shoryu! This vid truly gave PTSD and your vids are amazing and made me go back to marathon the Fatal Fury/KOF games thank you! 🙏

[@ShoryuGame]

And thank you for the kind comment!

[@apostolicwatchman8824]

Everybody knows Rugal is the greatest boss ever. For crying out loud, the man has a black panther for a pet inside of an underground lair. He puts batman to shame and even Bruce is scared of that genocide cutter and he's a ninja. Soon as that music hits you know you're in for a rather quick beating. Doo, doo, doo, da-doo da-doo. "Run it's Rugal!" :) And now that I have my Neo Geo arcade stick pro, I'll have many more failed jumping c's with my beloved Kyo.

[@Dirty_Noob_X]

My List 10: Orochi 9: Krizalid 8: Dark Ash 7: Clone Zero 6: Geese (Young) 5: Igniz 4: Saiki (True Form) 3: Magaki 2: Geonitz 1: Rugal

[@LoneWolfxX]

Holy shit I just got reminded of young Geese in Kof neowave, that was hell!!!

[@jesusdelcanto9715]

In order to defeat Goenitz, I've noticed he does not guard against supers that consist in punchs and/or kicks: Robert's, Kim's, Ralph's, Chang's, etc. Ypu can perform it almost anywhere in the screen and if you are not hit by his winds, it's almost sure you hit him.

[@ShoryuGame]

Thanks for the info.

[@jesusdelcanto9715]

@@ShoryuGame Goenitz can also be easily harmed by long distance projectiles, such as Athena's and Kensou's magic balls, and Mai's hand fan. Omega Rugal from '98 has this same weakness.

[@MilenAnessar]

Igniz is a walking Nightmare, but 2002UM Omega Rugal is a Trauma that will haunt you for eternity.

[@joshuaqamar9252]

It's the one and only rugal... So perfect.... He's the one who's hard to beat

[@zakhelemkhonta2529]

He's freakin easy. His weakness is orochi yashiro

[@quakdwaynes]

@@zakhelemkhonta2529 Not everything is easy

[@solid7442]

@@zakhelemkhonta2529 Try his 02um version with 10 frame invincible genocide cutter at level 7

[@shadydog3127]

I never thought Dracula could be a youtuber. 😂

[@VixXstazosJOB]

lol he sounds nothing like Dracula... wth XD

[@eymaslacker]

When Igniz (computer AI) performed an infinite whip combo on me, that's when i ranked it as forever number 1.

[@TomRayner-gi8dz]

My Ranking: 10.Verse(KOF XIV) 9.Rugal(KOF 94) 8.Omega Rugal(KOF 2002) 7.Mukai(KOF 2003) 6.Krizalid(KOF 99) 5.Omega Rugal(KOF 95) 4.Omega Rugal(KOF 98/KOF 98 UM) 3.Igniz(KOF 2001) 2.Magaki(KOF XI) 1.Omega Rugal(KOF 2002 UM)

[@ElPINGAS9000]

Ultimate Mention of All Fighting Games goes to MUGEN's Vanilla Ice from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Heritage for the Future. Literally breaks the game just to beat you. You have to outsmart the game itself.

[@doxiedaddy7784]

Crazy-Catastrophe,ONI-MIKO-X,M-Reimu,Horror Magaki,and the other Uber cheaps:Are we jokes to you?

[@BinaryDood]

found Saiki to be more difficult than Saiki. For me the hardest will always be the trio of Magaki, Original Zero and Igniz.

[@ceridwennavarro6987]

Igniz is useless to kensous triple kick combo. Just a tip

[@ryuzxa]

Top 5 reason why I hate Rugal 1. GENOSIDE CUTTER 2. GENOSIDE CUTTER 3. GENOSIDE CUTTER 4. GENOSIDE CUTTER 5. GENOSIDE CUTTER

[@felixgijon8621]

Omega Rugal stole my lunch money.

[@MentalDeviant]

Krizalid is hard AF in his true form! Especially since you have to start over when you lose at his first form.

[@PikangsFutaba]

And if you use the continue services, those ONLY affects his phase 1 fight, the 2nd phase is just good old KOF97 or earlier where continue services wasn't (yet) a thing.

[@DanPankrat]

When I face dark Ash, I thought, that I fight with f*cking Flash

[@asadmalikstitcherssanaulla1534]

I would miss my childhood when I watched video games

[@FewRxi]

But then, Bao learned from his master chin how to turn stupid a cheap boss, the bouncing psycho ball of bao that goes to the ground and bounces on the floor and goes up, tricks rugal AI, and he throws a genocide cutter eating the fireball you can corner him and psycho all his ass to dead, or to time over