Top 10 Best Castlevania Bosses

[@Awarawazu]

No watchmojo, Trevor attacks with a whip and grant drops knives from the celing.

[@nathenmata]

didnt even mention they were from part 3!

[@nelbelmont]

one of my first games... with contra and rygar...

[@leonardofarias8843]

+Diamond Dog Thats the entry people also choose

[@benbeesley4277]

John, i was waiting for them to mention the shock that you were fighting your long dead companions from Castlevania 3. But when he got their names mixed up, thats all i had to hear

[@alucart1984]

Did you notice how they also say the game that appears at 9:30 is Curse of Darkness when it is actually Lament of Innocence?

[@ScorchtheHawk]

WM: “Grant attacks with a whip” The entire Belmont Clan: “EX*CUSE* YOU!?”

[@killersithlords]

No love for Curse of Darkness. Really feel like that is super underrated in the series.

[@DirranProductions]

Legacy too

[@christlevania5933]

Yeah, Dullahan should have made this list, also what about the Forgotten One from LOI, and Galamoth from SotN?

[@evmergingdarkness5028]

Whats curse of darkness? Never heard of it

[@kratosguy91]

The head hunter from aria of sorrow is one of my favourite bosses. Its just such a neat concept

[@AcidGlow]

*#1 was a great pick! . ✔️😁*

[@bbarrett726]

I think someone mixed up Grant and Trevor.

[@ChatWithAsh]

Would have loved to see more appearances from the NES trio of originals!

[@mrmemes7883]

7:37 watchmojo: "as a means of attack, legion can drop corpses that lunge at the player like zombies." Me: thats because they *are* zombies.

[@SomeGuyandanAmbulance]

And they don’t lunge, they walk!

[@tylerfrey4234]

Uhh… Did he just say "Grant" uses the whip then "Trevor" drops knives from the ceiling at 7:02? I'm pretty sure it's the other way around my friends. :)

[@joebarry3900]

Grant Belmont duh

[@magicargo1232]

These watch mojo guys don’t know what the hell they are talking about they are just reading off of something

[@evandrake6269]

It's about time they say something about Portrait of Ruin, it's my favorite cx

[@emptysaint]

Really would have thought Beelzebub (or Beezelbub), would have made the list. Those fights were epic

[@somacruz7759]

I liked him :D

[@PolaireOfAstora]

Me too.

[@mahmudulhossain7420]

Me too. I liked him a lot.

[@TrueVampGod]

I expected the boss fight vs Soma to be in here. It's one of the enjoyable ones in the entire series.

[@somacruz7759]

Kanker McPatchoo You know that's non-canon right?

[@VGPorage]

06:30 I love how you specifically says that you need to pay close attention to the pattern in the fake trio fight if you want to stand a chance while showing footage where the player carelessly tanks all of their attacks and still wins

[@type026]

For me, the forgotten one from Lament of innocence. uber gory, gave the game an M rating.

[@sarahl9201]

That boss was so motherf***in hard

[@Multienderguy37]

Fun Fact: That’s IGA’s favorite boss, for the same reasons you mentioned.😊

[@rogeriocarvalho6859]

True. If you don’t have the right head dress,you’re doomed.

[@vyersreaver1749]

I love how Shaft, a PRIEST mind you, is 1.5 times taller than hunky Richter. Maybe he's compensating for his... shaft.

[@KuroNoTenno]

Maybe he's wearing high-heels.

[@hendrikoriestianto8279]

+KuroNoTenno you made my day

[@sentinel8534]

For me , Legion is the more representative. and the more scary , a sphere of dead bodies , could turn into zombies, and could regenerate himself .

[@pinchestupidez]

Dopplganger really??, where is Galamoth (SOTN)??, The forgotten one (Lamment Of Innocence), camilla (circle of the moon), Nuculais (Curse of darkness), Maxim (Harmony of dissonance)..... -_-

[@LeonomusPrime]

Carmilla was just your average type of boss, she wasn't really anything special. Maxim was just yet ANOTHER character battle. The forgotten one was cool... at first, but just becomes tedious to face after a while. Nuculais is Curse of Darkness' version of Legion, which they did mention in their list, and as I said in another comment, Glamoth doesn't deserve the hype he gets. His fight is so easily broken with something as simple as anti thunder armor and potions. He can't even touch you at that point.

[@dinothegonzo]

Yes, yes. The Forgotten One. The Black Orb wasn't totally worth it. I prefer the White Orb + Dagger combo over any Black Orb combos.

[@rdanielb.773]

pinchestupidez you read my mind bro i think galamoth,forgotten one,carmilla,MAXIM, nuculais too, they are cool, i like too walter bernhard, death of loi, trevor belmont,dracula ooe,dullahan cod,richter belmont,shaft,dracula castlevania iv,and others but doppleganger?,who doing this top never play castlevania and this list is his random bosses no more no less

[@phastinemoon]

They bring up Nuculais in their combo of all of the forms of Legion -- they just dont' mention all of the individual differences per game.

[@fouadbrahma8731]

Galamoth must be at least number 2

[@Blakobness]

Uhg, Death in Lament of Innocence was a pain in the ass for me.

[@MotherNature101]

+Blakobness I hated it when he does Deadly Tempest that was annoying part with also being unable to use sub weapons against him.

[@TrueVampGod]

Forgotten One from LoS 1 was the most difficult one I've ever played against.

[@MotherNature101]

Kanker McPatchoo That boss had me freaking out the whole time but I agree he's really difficult and it does keep you on your toes since he can take a big chunk out of your health.

[@JoaoGa210]

Blakobness I didn't come to this part yet, but in Aria of Sorrow, he's a pain in my ass, when i on his second form I already with few health.

[@cosmicsoul8042]

Even though Death was kind of hard in LOI, I really enjoyed fighting it, not sure why it was just a hard fun boss.

[@maximussolini]

C'mon! The Forgotten One should be there somewhere! He's a pretty good challenge on high difficulties and has a pretty nice design.

[@rogeriocarvalho6859]

I agree with you. He was a tough cookie to eat.

[@seadx6]

my favorite legion fight is from the under rated Curse of darkness, is true that it is optional but men, it was scary at least at the time

[@JaySweetZ]

This is the first Castlevania video I've ever seen that didn't use the oh so famous "WHAT IS A MAN?!?!" scene from SOTN. Thank you Mojo... You da real MVP

[@Rashaed]

"A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk. Have at you!"

[@riddledknight2755]

roses are red violets are blue, but enough talk have at you

[@MABfan11]

"what is a man?" *throws wineglass* GAME OVER. PRESS R TO TRY AGAIN

[@shockwavemantis101]

Or Your words are as empty as your soul.

[@brunomarceloperezlinares7544]

now if only the rest of the commentary weren't so wrong..

[@TheDracioN]

Grant....attacks with a whip....heh.... Heheheheh....Grant........attacks........with a whip....... You made me numb Watchmojo...

[@michaelsong5555]

I saw Drac + Death boss miles away, but I'm surprised Galamoth isn't even mentioned.

[@cyberend1863]

Because he's a pushover with the right set up.

[@saunderss25]

The game might not have been great but I really liked the Zobek fight from Lords of Shadow 2.

[@somacruz7759]

Lords of Shadow was a major disappointment.

[@THEGAMEMASTER2035]

not the first game.

[@somacruz7759]

The Game Master 2035 First one was okay :/ Mirror of Fate was a little better due to it going back to the classic Metroidvania-style gameplay. Lords of Shadow 2 was just...ugh! DX

[@derpmaycry2885]

The Boss Fights in Lords of Shadow 2 were generally well done. For whatever flaws that game might have, the bosses were not one of them.

[@somacruz7759]

DerpMayCry It was mainly the story that was disappointing.

[@goldenbonez31]

Dracula was bound to be at the top, although I personally prefer the dracula fight from curse of darkness

[@somacruz7759]

And now Dracula is me :D

[@goldenbonez31]

Please spare me XD

[@somacruz7759]

Sterburst none O_o

[@lokasocba]

If you become Dracula, Julius Belmont, Yoko Belnades and Alucard take you down. I think I'd rather stay being the good boy Soma Cruz...

[@somacruz7759]

lokasocba You do know Julius Mode is non-canon right?

[@AlucardTepesVlad]

You guys messed up on the character names in the fake trio. Trevor Belmont is the one with the whip not Grant. Do you guys EVER do your research?

[@AlucardTepesVlad]

Elise Leon That's true. They fuck up every name they try to pronounce.

[@Chernobog2]

Elise Leon if you mean how they pronounce Sypha, that is actually the correct pronunciation.

[@SirBuzz]

They don't care about proper pronunciation or research. They just crank out as much shit as fast as possible for profit.

[@cyberend1863]

The fight must be conflicting for Alucard, considering he fought alongside the three real versions of them hundreds of years ago.

[@welcomehome7628]

The nucleus from curse of darkness was extremely difficult.

[@samwhoevencares8305]

I don't even care. I just thank you for making this top, since Castlevania is such an underrated game, (and the whole LoS saga has been misundertood by idiots who think every H&S is a GoW), it is very awesome that you had taken the time to say something about it. My favorite franchise ever.

[@demonicwolf1583]

9:33 That's actually Lament of Innocence, not curse of darkness

[@dustinethridge7084]

Some of my favorites are Abbadon from dawn of sorrow, The creature & The whips memory from portrait of ruin, Blackwell & Baccura from order of ecclesia, Count Orlox & Galamoth from symphony of the night, The dracula fight in bloodlines, & Retro The count & Ryukotsuki from harmony of despair.

[@rogeriocarvalho6859]

True.

[@91HuNt3rxXx]

Awe, No Circle of The Moon? The Nathan VS Hugh's Fight is pretty bad ass!

[@KuroNoTenno]

CotM was one of the best games in the series.

[@MarilynMonRover]

Good call on the #1 here. That was easily one of the most intense boss battles in the entire franchise. The fake trio, however, is also found in this same game... they're just not a required battle like in SOTN. They're basically a bonus fight, as they are in the Nest Of Evil, which isn't required to conquer to finish the game.

[@eu8165]

Stella and Loreta from portrait of ruim, best boss fight

[@bastbat]

Capitão Referencia ah I totally agree

[@miciso666]

Capitão Referencia sister! Right sister! Yeah it was awesome battling them and using them as a playable duo

[@MarilynMonRover]

That was definitely an interesting fight. The strategy you had to use to get Charlotte's _Sanctuary_ to work was one part frustrating and one part awesome.

[@michaelsong5555]

It's one of the tougher ones (because you're trying to use Sanctuary for true ending). But my fav part about that fight is the music. I loved that music.

[@sonnyvlad4958]

I totally agree. Nice Top. my favorite boss is mmh, it's so hard to pick one. True Dracula from Circle of the Moon.

[@TonyCaps]

There should be Beelzebub and Galamoth among the list.

[@conorl1894]

Agreed

[@xinfr4z893]

Doppelganger.............😶😶

[@ltdorcaso]

Grant is the one that throw knife from the ceiling and Trevor is the one to use the whip. if you were a true fan or old school gamer who spent hours in this game like many fans here, you probably would already know that. I guess that you don't know that these three were the protagonist and friends of Alucard back in 1400 during the events of Castlevania III.... But, to be fair, that's an amazing list.

[@riddledknight2755]

haven't seen a recent castlevania video in awhile on youtube, too bad konami dosent want anything to do with franchise anymore, screw you konami

[@HollywoodLego]

Now thats what im talking about! The number one spot is in my opinion, one of the best final bosses ever in a video game. it was the first castlevania game i ever beat and it felt so satisfying.

[@danielwex]

no Galamoth , really?

[@AkaneaKurayami]

Right?! that boss was a pain!

[@LeonomusPrime]

Eh, I don't get the hype train for Galamoth. That boss fight can be horribly broken and trivialized in so many ways... A couple of anti thunder potions and anti thunder armor and he can't even touch you.

[@PerceptionsofFate]

and yet Doppelganger who can be frozen and killed in seconds was on the list... shame

[@LeonomusPrime]

+Frank S I don't think Doppelganger really deserved a spot all that much myself, but the doppelganger they showed was his first iteration. You don't have anything to freeze him with in that fight. Galamoth on the other hand, you have everything you need to break his fight by the time you run into him, and then some.

[@PerceptionsofFate]

... you get the freeze time sub weapon before the fight, right after the clock room

[@triadriangle]

Legion is just one of the most horrifying bosses I have encountered in Castlevania.

[@heedthegreatness3136]

how could you NOT include Galamoth (sotn) and The Forgotten One (LOI)...not even an honorable mention

[@TwesomE]

I liked also head hunter from aria of sorrow with all those heads change and all,yeah we saw that in the classic wonder boy arcade in the end but its much creepier to see it on a castlevania game.Also the trio boss in symphony of the night isn't called fake trio but zombi trio as i know.Also a hint for the doppelganger in symphony of the night,just use stop watch get close and start hitting him,works if i remember correctly in the first encounter only.

[@kvbowfmfa225]

The fight against satan in los 1 shouldve been there or atleast the battle against pan.

[@Blakobness]

The Satan battle was pretty good, for all its misteps Lord of Shadow knew how to do a finale.

[@lazerbeams2536]

Satan was too easy, Pan was much better.

[@kvbowfmfa225]

+Char Aznable nah mirror of fate was ok but los 2 really sucked especially with that final boss battle. The only good one was the first one.

[@kvbowfmfa225]

+Char Aznable well yeah they were trying to give a turn to the whole dracula and belmont story and it was good, gameplay sucked and that ending was pretty weak.

[@Blakobness]

Char Aznable Different isn't better. I didn't like the origin to Dracula as portrayed in LOS, Lament of Innocence's origin for him was better, and even that game was panned by most.

[@dantemustdie00]

No Galamoth, Gergoth, Adramelch or the Twin Dragon Zombies?

[@VGPorage]

Nah why would any of them be on the list? They pale in comparison to dubbleganger in Symphony Of The Night:P

[@shadowslayer1985]

+VGPorage pale? doppleganger both of them were shit compared to Galamoth, specially when playing with richter

[@dantemustdie00]

I found doppelganger the easiest boss.

[@VGPorage]

Chill dude I thought that the :P and the fact that I would dare to make a such ridiculous claim gave away the fact that I was just joking

[@Kafka779]

Doppelganger was actually the hardest SotN boss for me. After him, all of Alucard's new powers make short work of the other bosses. The last boss takes barely a minute to beat with the magic shield.

[@fatbeardie5353]

i dont know what I was expecting for number 1. I think the Soma boss battle from Dawn of Sorrow should have been on this list.

[@Sistik123]

the egyption boss in upside down symphony of the night shoulda at least been a honorable mention, if you don't cheese the fight it is very difficult.

[@thesnuggler9606]

You mean Galamoth.

[@cassioazevedo1482]

lol. Doppelganger!? really!? Very forgetable boss in my book.

[@ganondorfchampin]

There is NOTHING forgettable about Doppelganger, easily one of the most iconic bosses in the series.

[@KingToll]

I always was a fan of the Zombie Dragons from Circle of the Moon.

[@OasisEnLaLunna]

it took me 3 days and lots of patience to finally beat that guy. And that rarely ever happens for me when playing these game! Having one weapon. limited health. no store to buy potions makes circle of the moon super challenging!

[@slowmoe1686]

I'm glad not a single LoS boss was on the list. I don't even consider that game a real castlevania.

[@anonimousman6706]

Nobody cares

[@argreetha]

Slow Moe he is right though, los is an insult to the original castlevania

[@MarilynMonRover]

It's _not_ a real Castlevania. It was not initially intended to be one.

[@alexvenom4748]

for me the trilogy lords of the shadow is better than many other classic games including fights against bosses, but good for color tastes, I love the lords of the shadow much more than symphony of the night

[@noshgaming]

Imo Lords of shadow is the best one .

[@SwagBroPlays]

The Sorrow series real needs another installment

[@dakotajones9922]

slightly disappointed that none of the LOS bosses were on this list

[@Tylerbolical]

Lords of Shadow was terrible but the lucifer fight was cool

[@dragon47208]

+LavendreTownSyndrome Los is one of the best in the series, I don't know where you got its terrible

[@dakotajones9922]

SOTN is my favorite in the series but i really enjoyed LOS 1, LOS 2 was ok but it wasnt what i thought it was going to be.

[@Tylerbolical]

Werewolf did you play it?

[@dragon47208]

+LavendreTownSyndrome of course I completed both of them. just cause people feel castlevania should be 2d due to nostalgia doesn't mean it can't be good in 3d

[@utronpool506]

I think that The Forgotten One from Castlevania los is consider to be very difficult as well,and deserve to be on top 10 or higher

[@rogeriocarvalho6859]

I highly agree. The poisonous worms. Yuck!!!

[@theonetruephobia]

Why do people love Lords of Shadow so much? It's just a shitty God of War clone.

[@djlore2699]

I think someone's mad

[@theonetruephobia]

Johnny Dang Not mad, just confused.

[@theonetruephobia]

***** I almost fell asleep playing it.

[@biphronte]

+theonetruephobia I never finished it

[@shadowpumper]

I think, at least for me, the game was a return to the original formula, you know, going from stage 1 to stage 2 mixed with modern styles, the game was good and it did it's job, it was a change of pace from the metroidvania style. Overall the game is great and show you different places. Sure, the game takes some point from GoW, but that make the game a little bit better, otherwise, it would be another castlevania 64

[@majo0303]

Galamoth (SoTN) and Fina lform Dracula (Circle of the Moon) should've been there. I have to agree with your #1 pick. That's also my favorite Castlevania boss of all time.

[@tnecniw]

Castlevania curse of darkness... ooh, I remember that one

[@serginho3000]

awesome list

[@MrSentinel07]

I'm guessing The Quarter Guy will LOVE the No. 1 pick here. :)

[@johnthieman419]

You guys should do a TOP 10 DARK SOULS BOSSES if you haven't yet . That would be AWESOME!

[@Arkhaos-1]

9:31 Uh, guys..? That's Lament of Innocence not Curse of Darkness.

[@bluaspid5658]

7.30 Trevor is the whip,Grant is the knife,Itu also exists on portrait of ruin

[@gregd9887]

Heart of Fire that plays during the Julius fight is one of the best tracks from the entire series...except maybe the awesome remix of it from Harmony of Despair.

[@SwagBroPlays]

Chaos was one of the most awesome secret bosses ever

[@westcn6]

Gergoth, também é muito fera... lembro quando a gente vem caindo da torre, fiquei impressionado a primeira vez que lutei com ele

[@4sevn]

trevor was the one with the whip, grant was the one on the ceiling

[@alvaroperez2349]

I find the Puppet Master rather goofy then terrifying

[@noelgomez90]

Fun fact: The Fake Trio are actually the playable characters from Castlevania 3 on the NES. Also, this is the game that introduced us to Alucard

[@lazerbeams2536]

I thought the headhunter from Aria of Sorrow was more fun than chaos personally. But chaos was more epic.

[@elementalguardian101]

Glad at least one of the los bosses got a mention on the list

[@Azurefistify]

did...did he just say "Grant attacks with a whipe and trevor attacks with knives from the ceiling?...i'm hurt.

[@MrKULVIS]

i love how the fake trio footage shows how easy sotn got towards the end. i mean, those attacks they use are hitting so hard, 1 hp and 8 hp out of a 400 plus hp pool. soooo scary of a fight....

[@dragonblade7764]

Castlevania is one of if not the best game series ever! I have all 3 collections to date on my Nintendo Switch.

[@SlyDogStudios]

Really expected The Forgotten One and Galamoth to be on this list.

[@nuculaisvoidwalker5866]

Dracula 2nd form of Circle of the Moon is just epic. The battle may be easy after a while, but, it's still the most epic: The music, the scenario, Dracula, it's just perfect. the fight against the Undead Parasite in Castlevania Lament of Innocence was... weird. I wasn't expecting a brain with multiple eyes as a boss. The battle against Richter (Whip Memory), Trevor&Grant&Sypha, and also against Julius are the best ones imo.

[@Areku-ol1nk]

Succubus? An honorable mention. I usually killed her in one kill in sotn

[@jimmythegrunt7371]

I was so glad that the fake trio appeared so high on the list, yet EXTREMELY disappointed when he got Grant and Trevor's names mixed up and didn't mention/know they were the trio from Castlevania 3.

[@Silent-ox1sp]

This was awesome

[@spawnofchaos9422]

didn't expect that one coming

[@KiethSomataw99]

If it would quality for this list, #1 Castlevania Boss would be Dracula, specifically his rendition in Castlevania Fighter, a homebrew fangame by Serio. Castlevania Fighter uses the M.U.G.E.N. Engine and follows multiple alternate timelines and universes, its main mode is a long boss rush styled after the platformers. Dracula in this has his two forms but the boss fight actually consists of four phases. 1. His regular form with his basic vampire powers. 2. His true demonic form resembling that of Circle of the Moon. 3. After vanquishing his true form, Dracula returns to his vampire form, turns the moon red, and the fight heats up with more powers. The most epic part of the boss fight. 4. Dracula summons guardian bats and prepares a final spell to destroy you unless you defeat him first. Basically, the enrage phase.

[@lalchandtudu4471]

my favourites are All Dracula boss fights, Forgotten One (Lament of Innocence, Lords of Shadow DLC)

[@LeFrenchProut]

No one los in this top.... thank you so much

[@Vindicator12Music]

my fav is IV on the SNES. the gameplay isn't nearly as good as a lot of the other castlevania games, but i love it purely for the atmosphere. i haven't seen another castlevania game nail the aesthetics and atmosphere like that game had.

[@heatranleboss]

And albus was a good guy during all the story, making him even more interesting

[@OasisEnLaLunna]

it took me 3 days and lots of patience to finally TWIN DRAGONS from Castlevania Circle Of The Moon (2001 GBA). And that rarely ever happens for me when playing these game! Having one weapon. limited health. no store to buy potions makes circle of the moon super challenging!

[@DamascusTest]

The 2 vampires bosses in Villa in Castlevania 64 were epic in scenery (with the mirror, and at the end of level with the lady). I"d also add Whip Memory (though Julius in AoS is equally awesome) and Sisters, from PoR. For SotN Doppleganger... just lol. Bring the Stopwatch and ggwp.

[@oldDNU]

My favorite is Beelzebub from Symphony of the Night. He's a giant corpse hanging from chains who you have to take apart limb from limb. He doesn't attack you, but the giant bees who took up residence in his body do. He's the most imaginative, hilarious, and gruesome boss I've seen.

[@tonesdad0408]

That and Galamoth, I guess Count Olrox can be thrown in there as well.

[@MotherNature101]

+Erik Dresner Beelzebub was pretty gruesome and he reminds me of the the very disturbing Forgotten One from Lament of Innocence.

[@SomeGuyandanAmbulance]

The doppelgänger first appeared in Castlevania 3: Dracula’s curse on the second to last level. Like the SOTN one, it takes the form of the player’s current character. If you try to change into another character, it will pause for a few seconds to change. This can be exploited, however, since you can gain some ground while it pauses to change.

[@jericobautista3701]

Oh boy...this got me excited for Bloodstained: Ritual of the night. : )

[@nicoloreynolds4979]

Death from castlevania lament if innocence should've been on this list or at least the forgotten one

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

I can't believe you put Doppelganger in there

[@zenitpro]

Man, there are so many aesome bosses in Castlevania that breaking it down to 10 is nearly impossible! XD

[@thestormwizard6447]

Quarter Guy would approve the Number 1 pick.

[@dryisi]

Symphony of the night is on my top 3 games of all time, but I have to say all the gameboy series were also badass.

[@niers4060]

Julius was the hardest and cool boss i have fighted when the guy is half of his health he do the Grand Cross who is the strongest one i have seen in all the franchise and the castle starts trembling and falling apart

[@AT-qm8gv]

The Dancing Spirits were originally named "Paula Abghoul and Fred EsCare".

[@rosedernacht8985]

Isaac and the Fish Man, i love Curse of Darkness the Story was so Sorrow and The Boss with the Crimson Stone Walter, i played all games, i 'm starting with 9 years.I have Books,all Games and Clothing from Castlevania

[@FIowMotion]

shaft from rondo of blood is probably my favorite castlevania boss battle

[@stavage7342]

the fake trio are the 3 other characters that along Alucard, were playable in castlevania 3. so pretty cool :D

[@Elsantopo]

Grant ..attacks with a WHIP...GRANT DANASTY ATTACKS WITH A F***ING WHIP!..nice one

[@KevinYannutz]

Great list, but I think legeon should have been in one of your hardest bosses lists

[@mf_from_hell]

Not even a mention of The Fogotten One?! I was waiting for him earning a high spot on the list and he's not even mentioned!

[@saifhuchaimi4770]

Galamoth should be on top of the list. It's a hell of a boss.