Top 10 Poison Bosses

You know, if Romeo had waited TWO MINUTES, he wouldn't have had to drink the poison and died for Juliet. Just saying.
Top 10 Poison Bosses!
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[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

"Ah yes the poison. The poison for Kuzco. The poison specifically chosen to kill Kuzco. Kuzco's poison." I freaking love Kronk.

[@seanmcfadden3712]

"And this poison is so potent, you can't even hold it in the bottle. ... uh oh." I know that's Disenchanted, bot Emperor's New Groove, but it's still fun.

[@jaketaller8567]

Yzma: Excellent. A few drops in his drink, then I'll propose a toast, and he will be dead for dessert. Kronk: Which is a real shame, because it's gonna be delicious.

[@seanmcfadden3712]

@@jaketaller8567 "A llama! He's supposed to be dead!"

[@joegreen3802]

I love that movie XD

[@jonmcknight18]

This isn't poison is extract of llama.

[@TheQuarterGuy]

"Toxic work environment" ...I think Ari's sense of humor is rubbing off on you, Josh.

[@bluestreaker9242]

I hardly see that as a bad thing. Though I have to wonder...who shot him with that dart? Hmmm...

[@shadowlinkbds]

Toxic work environment. Aka EA and Konami. 🥁 😂

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

@@bluestreaker9242 My guess is Silver Quill.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

@@shadowlinkbds Aka Activision

[@DMDarren]

@@shadowlinkbds and Activision and Ubisoft

[@christinalittleton5773]

[RPG with poison in a nutshell] Healer: Oh no! The Ranger's been poisoned! *heals them* Ranger: *healed* Thanks for sacrificing your turn to heal me. Healer: You're quite welco- *gets killed by a one-hit move* Hero: Well sh- *yay* [The Party remains shocked. Not because of the swear, but because the Hero spoke instead of being a silent protagonist.]

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

"Healer's down! Need a rez! Out of mana! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

[@aionicthunder]

Completely unrealistic: someone thanked the healer

[@ge789]

@@aionicthunder Maybe that’s why Donald doesn’t heal as much. Because he’ll probably get thanked when he DOES heal.

[@Audiblegaming]

Nocturne just uses Daisoujou to both heal and remove poison

[@kylestubbs8867]

"Zordon, teleport us out!"

[@ericwijaya2119]

"At the end of Phaaze, you come face to face with Dark Samus" Alright, which one of Josh's writers put puns in his scripts again

[@blackliquidsorrow8249]

I am responsible for this tragedy

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

It's scary to think that a not so innocent glitch in a massive MMORPG caught the attention of real life medical professionals over a decade ago.

[@xientau9028]

And what did people learn from the incident? **looks at the current state of the world with the ongoing situation** Apparently; they didn't. >:(

[@megaflop6312]

@@xientau9028 It's been over a decade...

[@xientau9028]

@@megaflop6312 Exactly! They've had over a decade to study that case in order to prepare a game plan in case of a pandemic event like that, and what have we got to show for it? Let's face it; if C-19 had been a bit more lethal, humanity would have been extinct by now.

[@megaflop6312]

@@xientau9028 No, I mean we had over a decade to forget the glitch existed. *W H O O P S !*

[@PhoenixDragon90]

I think people kept putting it down saying it’s just a game blah blah, people act a different way blah blah. Turned out people acted exactly like it.

[@jessepeterson6694]

Corrupted blood: Prepare for trouble. Covid 19: ...and make it double.

[@DragoSonicMile]

Crazy Hand: To protect the world from devastation. Master Hand: To unite all peoples within our nation. Sans: to denounce the evils of truth and LV Papyrus: TO EXTEND OUR REACH TO THE STARS ABOVE. Susie: Jessie! Lancer: James. Crimson Curse: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light! Bubonic Plague: Surrender now or prepare to fight! Influenza: Meowth, that's right! AIDS: Wobbuffet!

[@kylestubbs8867]

You know why that works? Because Team Rocket's first two Pokémon were Poison-Types.

[@matthewgillis393]

@@DragoSonicMile Wobuffet being AIDS made me laugh way too much XD

[@voltingmaster5458]

Josh: Puts Minecraft on a bosses countdown. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@jordanhunter3375]

Still interested for a Top 10 for items that are more harm than good ( Minecraft's Rotten Flesh, for instance)

[@PeterRH432]

I Mention That One On Joshscorcher's KZbin Community Post!

[@smartboy201]

@@jordanhunter3375 Sadly, I think "Rotten Items" would be its own bundled entry, and include things that are "Rotten" or "Dubious". The effects are identical in any game they're in, after all.

[@Decidukid]

@@smartboy201 Poisonous Potato might count though

[@macaylacayton2915]

Copperhead in any other batman media:a guy in a snake costume. Copperhead in Arkham Origins:A lady able to extremely contort her body and is also from South America. Me:WHY WASN'T SOMEONE THAT COOL THE NORMAL COPPERHEAD?!

[@Wildeye13]

The male version is a legacy character who has been around since the late 60s. He's basically a C-lister who works as an assassin and/thief when going solo and hired-muscle when he's working for someone else. He's not a regular member of any hero's rogue's gallery.

[@redhood7650]

Meanwhile the female version has so much rule 34 art ya wouldn't believe

[@stephanniemorin]

@@redhood7650 I'd say its a fair trade off...for better or for worse...

[@Dragon66898]

Depends on the Copperhead, some of had body modifications to contort his body even more than her and even has some kind of venom like an actual snake.

[@macaylacayton2915]

@@Dragon66898 not a big dc person bud

[@thecornettmultiverse]

"Can you send an ambulance? My husband's been method acting again." I say again, Ari has been making these countdowns AMAZING.

[@deltaket6485]

La-li-lu-le-lo

[@Vigriff]

About time for some Toxic Looooove~.

[@omicrondstarsinger7199]

Sexiest villain song. Period.

[@millerlucerojames]

Mhm from one toxic yet classy villain ~

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!

[@archangelsupreme4963]

🤦

[@topazjolttheelectricitypon3153]

You deserve a pin for this

[@timmyreobed5043]

Just a minor fact check, but Val Hazaak's poison is called "Effluvium," not "Effluvial." "Effluvial" is an adjective to describe its effects.

[@HylianWolfMage55]

Never thought I would see the day that Joshscorcher uses clips from VanossGaming.

[@HylianWolfMage55]

@@OdinTheBruzzer23 Towards the end of the Wither segment.

[@jordanhunter3375]

I still remember that time they blew up Wildcat's house in Minecraft...twice, one by unintentional activation, and the other by surprise Creeper. Not to mention the Homer and Doomsday pranks. Look them up, bound to get you laughing breathless.

[@HylianWolfMage55]

@@jordanhunter3375 You forgot the third time Wildcat's house blew up, where Vanoss activated it himself and blew everyone up including himself.

[@HylianWolfMage55]

@@jordanhunter3375 You forgot when Vanoss activated the TNT and blew up the house for the third time.

[@jordanhunter3375]

@@HylianWolfMage55 Thanks, I had a feeling I forgot something.

[@shadowlinkbds]

I'm addicted to this list. Don't you know that it's toxic? (Yeah I did a Brittany Spears reference. Don't judge me.)

[@TannerThePuppyGamer]

we will

[@redshepherd32]

Guilty pleasure song for me, kudos for the reference.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Who'd judge you? Toxic is an awesome song and anyone who says otherwise can go blow

[@azazeltheundyingdamienkali5700]

No judgement whatsoever from me. Toxic was my jam back in the day, and I still think it slaps.

[@voltingmaster5458]

Judging by the ending, next months boss list has to be top 10 anachronistic bosses as Josh described in a community post.

[@dejaypage1575]

Anachronistic?

[@RedeemingAngelBarb]

@@dejaypage1575 out of place bosses. Such as the Nymphojin.

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@dejaypage1575 a scenario where something from the future appears in the past, like a coffee cup in a fantasy realm accidentally, or The 12th Doctor entering a gladiator arena on top of a tank while playing an electric guitar

[@dejaypage1575]

@@erichfiedler1481 so... Like Rainbow Rocket in the Ultra Pokemon Games?

[@BJGvideos]

@@erichfiedler1481 Or from the distant past exists in the future or present. Like, sure, someone COULD get a suit of plate mail in this day and age but you'd sure double take at seeing it.

[@Mangadude901]

Who would've thought that sixteen years later after that incident, a virtual pandemic foretold a real one.

[@WrathNebula321]

Well fifteen because the pendemic started in 2020, but also we had the movie, I am Legend, which was thirteen years ago. But seriously though...I felt a bit of foreshadowing from both of these.

[@Chokah]

Complete with people trying their best to stay away from it, people trying to heal it, and idiots spreading it.

[@mistressofdreams6031]

@@Chokah wow

[@asmodeus58XX]

Yeah, alongside idiots I wanted to reach my hands into the TV to strangle, I also found people who made me feel like an idiot. As I tried to safely cling to routine, other shied away from normalcy in fear. Of course, living in Israel, this is now mostly behind me.

[@jacobwells9207]

@@Chokah You realize doctors threw the world into a panic over a virus with a 99% survival rate, right?

[@milady2681]

Fun fact: Vaal Hazak is probably one of the most/more peaceful monsters in MHW, he will not attack unless you attack him...funny one of the most, quote on quote, ‘poisonous’ bosses is also one of the most passive

[@openinginawe5518]

I'm glad I have poison heal as my ability. Also Roxie hype.

[@Kpimpmaster]

I don’t understand why Josh chooses trainers over super Pokémon

[@RemnantElementor]

@@Kpimpmaster I think it is the personality that pushes them over normal Pokemon

[@powerwatched]

I find it interesting you didn't actually discuss any of Hakkar's actual mechanics in his fight, besides that one corrupted blood. Such as the fact that periodically, he would stun the entire raid and drink their blood, healing himself massively. However, if a player happened to be poisoned with the toxic blood of his off-spring, when he drinks from the raid, he gets damaged by that player instead of healing, requiring the entire raid to balance being Poisoned or not poisoned. While focusing on the Plague incident itself is really cool, I feel using it as the only reason to justify his placing on the list defeats the point. As, the incident itself made the game unplayable for low level players who happened to be in the city at the time. If the boss makes the game unplayable, then that isn't a 'good boss fight.' I feel this actually detriments to the goal of the list, which was to show off great boss fights that used a poison mechanic, rather #1 merely being 'Haha, MMO plague goes brrr'

[@Percival917]

Agreed.

[@CryoJnik]

Poison Boss. Not Poison Boss Battle. Important distinction especially since it's the only one that had an effect outside of it's encounter

[@JMObyx]

TOP 10 SCARIEST PROTAGONISTS!

[@aria5614]

Yes!

[@supersaiyandiclonius3056]

This.

[@far_and_near_26]

-Insert Keisuke from Euphoria here-

[@jordanhunter3375]

Scary in what sense?

[@JMObyx]

@@jordanhunter3375 As in "you're scared of what's at the end of that button mash," or, something along that vein.

[@calebsmith1713]

I'm glad that Gen 5 got some love, as it was the gen that I started to play the main series.

[@1003JustinLaw]

Red Poison in the earlier gens were not fun either.

[@nerosoul2506]

And then theres bad poison...

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

"Taste the poison" Who remembers that line from what boss?

[@McBehrer]

Skittles. Easy. Next.

[@CasualFox12495]

The Fear?

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

@@CasualFox12495 correcto

[@andrewhaase1826]

Possible countdown: Top 10 Doppelganger Bosses (AKA any boss fight against a copy of yourself, be it an evil clone, past or future version of you, or whatever)

[@mr.e9502]

I can foresee Dark Link being up on top of that list.

[@ericb3157]

oh, i recently saw a video by someone else called "bosses that were a cooler you". and Dark Link IS near the top of that list.

[@umbreonel5730]

Hi, Metal Sonic!

[@kaptainmanslaughta7887]

Mentions plagues as one of the topics for a poison bosses list, War hammer and Warcraft fans: “oh no”

[@thememeslinger7506]

Don't forget Papa Nurgle loves you

[@kaptainmanslaughta7887]

@@thememeslinger7506 yeah tell dat to my weird boy, he az gone so mad dat 'e eats nurgle deamonz

[@ivanbluecool]

Number 0: toxic communities in gaming. Most dangerous ability to shut down or ruin games and affect the real world.

[@theskullboy8700]

Smash and tf2

[@ivanbluecool]

@@theskullboy8700 also genshin impact. FF and ea games.

[@alijahaskew4644]

Undertale and FNaF.

[@DeadlockDrago]

It's amazing how close #1 is to this.

[@ivanbluecool]

@@DeadlockDrago I wrote this before starting the video.

[@marxyrus4117]

Again surprisingly the first one Also now it's time for the countdown of bosses that use the most annoying smash Hazard ever *poison*

[@theawesome5871]

Interesting to see you here. How are you?

[@marxyrus4117]

@@theawesome5871 I'm good and interesting to see you here too my fellow internet friend AKA vs debater

[@Zivon96]

Nightwish right from the start... Good choice Scorcher. Well played.

[@AnthonyMtheGamerArtist]

I think the term is effluvium, not effluvial. The latter likely means “pertaining to effluvium.”

[@cameroncooper5941]

It's also a bacteria, not just a gas. But it's easy to think it's just the gas.

[@goroakechi6126]

Somewhere in the video game halls of fame, Plague Knight is juggling bombs.

[@danielhawkins2402]

Here some ideas for possible Top 10 Bosses lists 1. Top 10 Wind Bosses 2. Top 10 Shark Bosses 3. Top 10 Plant Bosses 4. Top 10 RPG Bosses 5. Top 10 Musician Bosses 6. Top 10 Only Bosses (aka video game bosses where they are the game's only boss) 7. Top 10 Snake Bosses 8. Top 10 Undead Bosses 9. Top 10 Demon Bosses 10. Top 10 Confusing Bosses

[@jordanhunter3375]

10 Doppelganger Fights (Dark Link, Dark Pit, that one in Tales of...Berseria I think...between the protagonist and his red haired look alike, Vanitas, Metal Sonic, the one in P5S __in general, any fight against a character's [evil] copy with similar movesets)

[@RedeemingAngelBarb]

Top 10 Dragon Bosses Top 10 Eldritch Abomination Bosses

[@charlieobrien1439]

what about Fire bosses?

[@jordanhunter3375]

Top 10 God Bosses (common staple for JRPG's, though Hades from *Hades* could also work)

[@DarkLord-7]

I'm honestly surprised you put the Blood Plague in the list, but I'm glad you did. It's such an interesting topic. The fact that players behaved as people would in a real pandemic. There's a few people who think it should be brought back, but in secret. Just bring it back for a day and see what happens.

[@BJGvideos]

Well in real life it's less "spreading it in purpose" and more "denying that there's any illness at all even when thousands die around them".

[@alexisrollings4615]

Game theroy made a video on this months ago

[@thearizonaranger9175]

For anyone curious the song after the intro is called rise up deadman

[@williamcote4208]

5:56 TU TU TUTU BANANA BUS! I didn’t expect to see Vanoss, Terrorizer and the rest of the crew here.

[@Acejak1234]

me neither lol

[@bluestreaker9242]

I remember seeing 'em in another video; I think it was Top 10 Capcom Fails ft.The Quarter Guy. I have to wonder if Josh or his colleagues/friends love watching these goofballs on occasion. X3

[@Acejak1234]

@@bluestreaker9242 lol probably and really? its been awhile so i dont remember

[@bluestreaker9242]

@@Acejak1234 Yup yup. I seem to recall that being the one where I did a double-take. XD

[@Acejak1234]

@@bluestreaker9242 lol

[@jacobsale5511]

So the numder one is essentially a god that is so powerful that it literally bypassed the coding made by the programmers in order to inflict as much suffering as possible. DAMN!

[@starmaker75]

I swear nemesis looks like a fire emblem version of a Sith Lord(he even got the yellow eyes), in fact Nemesis sound like a sith name. Darth nemesis

[@mr.e9502]

Staaaaaars

[@tantheman0921]

Can't wait to start golden deer house. Halfway done with Blue lions house after a 3 month hiatus from playing.

[@Aster_Iris]

He also executed Order 66 on the dragonfolk sooo

[@BurningAzure]

@@tantheman0921 Golden Deer was my first route

[@The-Checkered-Room-1313]

Nice countdown as always, was lowkey expecting "The Scale" from Furi in there somewhere, just from the intensity of the fight and the game in general. Forgot how much I appreciated that until after this vid.

[@kidreside1987]

“Probably still too much work for Hilda.” Poison is supposed to be toxic, not burn people.

[@Zodia195]

I know this isn't an Elemental suggestion, but I think a good boss category would be the Twist Boss- Bosses you honestly didn't see coming. Like that boss could have been an ally at first but turned out to be a foe?

[@Jackie-McCann]

25:43 Oh god, that Ferngully reference. I was WONDERING if that song was gonna pop up in this list! 🤣

[@AfroXaolin2023]

16:28 THANK YOU JOSH!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! The Vaal Hazak was such an amazing fight for me.

[@charlieobrien1439]

Vaal Hazak: my power can infect you with a single poke. Acid Man: Hold my Acid Barrier

[@AfroXaolin2023]

@@charlieobrien1439 Blackveil Vaal Hazak: That’s Cute....(Effluvium Spore Burst follows)

[@charlieobrien1439]

@@AfroXaolin2023 I like how we just mess with each other

[@charlieobrien1439]

@@AfroXaolin2023 I like how we just mess with each other

[@AfroXaolin2023]

@@charlieobrien1439 It’s Hilarious.

[@darianclark3980]

Very Glad Gen 8 Pokemon Gym Leader isnt in the list! But Very Disappointing Koga Didnt Get in The List, but instead Roxie... Koga did become an Elite 4 Member(even though he's kinda bad) so he should had been in the list..

[@poweruppikawho9007]

He was considered, but ultimately we had to ask ourselves "with what personality and battle style?" "I am ninja. I am hard to hit with minimize" doesn't make a very compelling fight or character.

[@amirgarcia547]

Koga is cool, but Roxie is a way more memorable gym leader imo.

[@ShiningStar5022]

I’m bummed he chose Roxie over Klara since the latter actually has a toxic personality & even fights dirty.

[@jcplays5831]

I like how you used Vanoss crew footage for the nether star And you seriously named your magnamite “Steely Dan”

[@MONSTER743]

I'm lovin' these elemental countdowns you're doing. Elements of any kind have always interested me, even before the Last Airbender came around.

[@keeganguyer5237]

Top 10 Monsters from Monster Hunter? But one list for each of the 5 generations? EDIT: Yian Garuga, Chameleos & Rathian/Rathalos would of been my 3 options to choose from besides Vaal (the first two being the more likely canidates I would choose)

[@Legoluigi26]

It was brilliant from a writing perspective to put the Acid Man bit before The Fear. The "La le lu li lo" bit foreshadows the Metal Gear entry, and the insistance on this being a family channel is a good explaination for not bringing up the _other_ symptom of Brazilian wandering spider venom.

[@jacobwells9207]

Here's another one: the Puffstool from Pikmin. Everything seems to go well, until this bastard gasses your Pikmin army, turning them into Purple Pikmin that will attack you

[@evanslagter3079]

6:55 Nothing but a good time by the band Poison I get it

[@Percival917]

Number 1: *caused a virtual pandemic studied by actual epidemiologists* Me: But... What about the actual fight?

[@gingerkays7362]

As soon as you said characters who use plagues can qualify for the list, I KNEW who would be at the top

[@CEWinick]

Very late on this, but I loved this episode for being creative and unique for the underrated type of bosses. Especially #2 which is one of my favorite bosses from the series, and I should have known #1. Amazing episode FIeryJoker.

[@andrewhaase1826]

Honorable Mentions: *Glados - Portal -Smash her apart and drop her parts into the incinerator before she floods the room with neurotoxin. *Gravelord Nito - Dark Souls -This mass of skeletons can summon other skeletons and unleash a pestilence AoE blast. Also, if you kill the skeletons with a holy weapon, they won't respawn. *Great Centipede - Nioh - You'll need to turn on a machine in the cave that will filter out the poison gas. And it can even split the segments from it's own body to scatter around the room and fill the place with poison gas. *Juzuo the Drunkard - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice -Technically a mini-boss, but he can poison his odachi and breath poison gas. *Bloaters - The Last of Us -You'll fight quite a few Bloaters in your adventures. I also considered The Rat King from The Last of Us 2 for its "memorable design."

[@BugsyFoga]

I find it pretty humorous that a list about poison bosses with a batman game on it , doesn't have poison ivy .

[@amirgarcia547]

Poison Ivy’s boss fights in the Arkham games aren’t that remarkable imo, so I’d say that Coppherhead more than deserves the spot instead. Though the irony is still amusing lol.

[@shadowlinkbds]

Ivy hardly ever uses posion in the Arkham series. She mostly uses her vines or mind control minions to fight Batman and Catwoman. Copperhead on the other hand pretty much drugs Batman with deadly haullunigetic posion which is why it's more fitting copperhead makes the list.

[@BurningAzure]

I think she'd be more at home on a Plant bosses list

[@claytonrios1]

Copperhead for the thumbnail? Nice. I always loved that boss fight!

[@GodzillaMaster1]

I never heard of the Number 1 boss, but I did hear about the Corrupted Blood. Epidemiologists used that plague as a model for how people would handle a pandemic, but naysayers deemed it "unrealistic" because "people wouldn't be that selfish in real life" .... Then COVID happened, and people did the very same things that allowed the Corrupted Blood plague to last as long as it did before it was patched out

[@jasontachin]

rw:@20:39 when you mentioned that Joshscorcher ,talk about a Double Edged Sword.

[@lordfawful9469]

Never though I’d see a Minecraft entry on one of these lists. I am GLAD.

[@NexGenSaiyan21]

Loving these countdowns you're doing. But, I do have a suggestion... Not exactly an element, but top 10 sword wielding bosses? Only rule is no fighting games that use only weapons.

[@LiamGers-cx1kn]

Josh: Starts talking about fire emblem. Me: Expecting Jedah and/or Nemesis *God-Shattering Star starts playing* Me: LOL

[@deltazero7262]

Ngl I agree with Hunt being the Transition It fells Right and also It’s theme? Absolute banger

[@kahlorquiver1744]

the blood plague was a beautiful disaster for those who want a description of what went down: During the intial "outbreak" there were many.... factions as to what to do with the DoT as once it hit the major city it exponentially exploded in how many people got it (what's worse is NPCs could also catch the debuff but not die) so when it started the split of the player base turned into a war field. There was the healers who tried to keep low level character alive (as if I recall if one dies with it the debuff explodes) The neutral zoners who tried to set up safe zones for players to hide from the blood plague Then finally there was the chaos faction who did nothing more than spread the plague as far as they could going into the raid and hiding their pet to go to certain areas to cause mass chaos (it got to the point that pet classes were straight up banned from entering the "neutral zones") there is a 4th "faction" but that was just the people who literally refused to log in so not really relevant to the story at hand Anyway thanks to this Epidemiologists got to see what would happen in real time what an outbreak would do as well this was a simulation with numbers floating by this was real people doing real things with a plague in game - this was real data that they could work with which is EXTREMELY rare because well you can't just randomly infect a community with a horrific bloodborne plague. But the blood plague incident is infamous because during the outbreak you would have these 3 factions working around the clock thanks to either aligned or conflicting goals, it got to the point that basically no one ever entered the cities. With that the in game economy absolutely tanked as no one was using the auction house, no one was selling items online (more often than not it was a scam to get blood plagued), no one was crafting, no one was really trying to make statics, and well it was more common to see players just wandering the PvE areas than anything else because well it was just safer. Now on to the 3 factions: when the initial outbreak started Faction 1 was created as well at first it seemed logical to just heal people through the affliction than anything else why sacrifice your entire game livelihood when like 10 seconds of your time was needed to keep a player alive? this faction still was active until the patch rolled out but they mostly relegated themselves with Faction 2 as well there were still incidents when Faction 3 would sneak into these "neutral zones". Faction 3 was by far the most inhuman faction of them all as well what they were doing wasn't technically(?) bullying as well it was just "walking around not my fault Blizzard didn't patch this" and what they did was actively sign up for the raid with others in the faction, get to the final boss, get all their pets and minions infected, and then leave to spread it even faster as to why they did this is on a person to person basis but they darkest and most common answer was just boredom and wanting to see how far they could have this progress cause hey it's funny and we could be a part of internet history "win/win". This Faction with this weird twisted mentality actively ran from city to city and with horrific efficiency made sure to pull their pets out infect NPCs, low levels, each other reset, and hide their pets when it was about to run out to infect themselves and feedback loop on their pets. It got so bad that at one point there was a petition from players to turn the game into full pvp (cities included) to try to rout the players who were causing it literally starting a witch hunt.

[@shadowmarth32]

Loveing that Hunt showdown hum... great tune

[@nanardeurlambda]

OKay, your choice for number is kinda clever, not gonna lie. also, what the studies were interested in was the way players reacted to the epidemy.

[@lord_boneman]

Honestly think Chameleos deserves the spot over Vaal. Like I do like Vaal, favorite monster from World; but Chameleos is the poison elder dragon. And despite going invisible and stealing items, it’s still fun to fight.

[@datakenzington7342]

Honorable mention: Miraak, he uses that staff and poison sword

[@purplekt1722]

28:54 Looks like the acid from earlier has worn off completely yet.

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

I never figured out how I managed to beat the Blood Starved Beast when going in blind on my first try. Now I know. I tend to dodge to the left unless I KNOW that it's a mistake and also have a love of fire that's probably only second to Josh.

[@johnprice6271]

The "Butterfly" boss from Code Vein was a decent boss fight, it was just a rather steep difficulty curve early game.

[@c31l]

I fully excepted the Butterfly of Delirium to be on this list. Glad to see I'm not the only one that thought about it.

[@TheNightmareAngelYT]

Hey, for number #1, what about the boss fight itself and not what happened with the in game pandemic? Also, Blackveil Vaal Hazak was NOT easy or fair!

[@frostbitemelondemon2969]

I created my own Batman Villain called Corruptor; he's all-black and different shades of pink with thorny tendrils sprouting from his back, a single red eye in the center of his head, four thorny horns on the sides of his head and five glowing pink claws on each hand and foot. He acts as a sort of partner to Copper and follows her around wherever she goes and obeys any commands she gives him, and he can use his tendrils to Evilize people and turn them into Evil Ones or to stab, impale and whip Batman into submission.

[@michaelgunnels9694]

and one of my favorite typing of pokemon this is my list lol, but in all seriousness I do agree that finding a good one is a royal pain

[@ThisIsCSDX]

You know what's poisonous? Deflecting from answering a question or admitting to something by stating what type of argument the question allegedly is and then acting like that's a suitable response.

[@Leostar-Regalius]

i remember the fear, i would let him fill snake with arrows and then remove certain ones, i had one that was directly in the center of snake's head, you could heal up and leave the arrow, kind of like a badge of honor

[@anajohnson3188]

"Colonel, I'm trying to pretend to be a unicorn, but this arrow keeps jabbing my brain."

[@gamerk1058]

Well, good to see I'm not the only one who likes the copperhead boss. Also any ideas for Plant bosses

[@Darkman9000]

Nosferatu from Resident Evil: Code Veronica was a pretty interesting case. He actually could inflict a permanent poisoning on Claire that will require a serum to be found as Chris later on, making it one of the few instances in the entire franchise where a boss could have a lingering effect on the player that wasn't just the nightmare fuel many of them tend to be.

[@vulpixle9659]

Oh heck yeah nosferatu was awesome now if only capcom would remember that code Veronica exist and give it a great remake like 2 and 3

[@amirgarcia547]

The Yawn (giant snake) from RE1 had a similar affect, but it was with one of the STARS members instead of the player themselves. Where if you got the antidote in time he’d help you when you eventually fight the snake boss, but if not then he’d die from the poison.

[@steveozanshin]

Before countdown: Oh wait we could have a monster hunter "boss" like Gigginox (although creepy but still fun and great armor for Kelbi Bow) or Pukei-Pukei, or classic Yian Garuga. After countdown: Ayyy Vaal I'll take it as "poison" I guess effluvia counts under these rules. Thanks Josh!

[@Souvlaki96]

9:30 I’m surprised Ari didn’t burst through the door there!

[@TheWDerp]

*Starts video* Kronk: oh right, the poison. Epic Funny *dramatic music* I'm seriously not even 10 seconds into the video and already dying...

[@sasir2013]

9:43 "Elder deities taking central stage" *shows edelgard* Did he... Did he understand hegemon edelgard as "She is posessed"?

[@BurningAzure]

I wouldn't say possessed. More like becoming a monster (literally) due to her ambitions for Fodlan.

[@sasir2013]

@@BurningAzure yeah, I know, I'm saying what HE seemed to understand

[@thomasthecoolkid7228]

If you make a thing with secret bosses (not necessarily super bosses, just ones where you have to go out of your way to encounter them), I really hope you include Oktavia von Seckendorff as shown in Grief Syndrome as _atleast_ an honorable mention. Because let's be honest here, having to kill off the absolute tankiest playable character in the game is quite a requirement.

[@BlueCrimson10]

Wait a minute. A substance that makes you vastly more powerful, in exchange for potentially harming you... Me: Red Flowers from Cave Story?

[@MUMUMUMUist]

15:42 He would make a good Raimi Spiderman villain.

[@lanterns_glow]

#1 is used as a study for epidemiology these days.

[@katarinadreams6955]

You had the opportunity to say "all these squares make a circle" in your acid gag and you wasted it. I've never been so disappointed

[@jcmahrt5100]

Huh, that reminds me that Blizzard actually made a canonical lore event that was like this in the Chronicle Books as well as being mentioned in BFA.

[@aidantrautsch8737]

it's countdowns like this that make me think people are coping green scorpion's weapons month lists (not saying thats a bad thing)

[@CaylenHeeler]

I once spawned the Wither in the Nether. It got stuck in a 3x3 hallway. And I killed it in no time

[@G3T_Racket]

Kind of hoping to see King Joko, A theatrical lich king who succeeded in starting the plague in Guild Wars 2, to show up here. I think Josh would've like the character.

[@TheMistyPhantom]

Hey Josh! Great countdown. Can't wait for the next one.

[@222CBK222]

Quite frankly I'm surprised none of the Darkspawn let alone the Archdemon made it to this list considering that they poison everything they touch, and not to mention their blood is highly infectious if it gets into your eyes, your mouth, or a cut, hence the need for Grey Wardens.

[@HunterX05]

Nice touch using the Witherstorm theme from Minecraft Story Mode for The Wither

[@amirgarcia547]

I remember the Copperhead boss fight in Arkham Origins being legitimately fun, so it’s great to see her in the thumbnail as well as #2.👌🏽

[@EmicalFire055]

A little late but that's okay. 10. Okay I understand this thing being at the bottom and being weak to fire was obvious. But this thing is right handed? Nice detail! 9. Well this is an interesting choice. Still it's a great one! 8. Okay this is unsurprising. She has so much more personality than Koga. But less terrifying that Eternatus. 7. Didn't expect a D&D reference but yeah this boss is brutal! The only final boss I faced in this game. My backlog's large, deal with it! 6. Oh a recent entry! And also he has one of the best shield weapons in the series. 5. No surprise. He was on GS's list for a reason! 4. Geez the creepiest monster in Monster Hunter period! Him and his normal variant. 3. Yeah this boss is awesome... but her 2nd battle in the 2nd game was better, at least to me. 2. Well this is a batman villain I knew barely anything about. Thank you justice league for introducing me to him. 1. A WOW entry... here's hoping you got nothing wrong but ooooof that is topical. And it seems we're getting crazy next month.

[@PansexualDumbass9169]

*sees crazy hand* Me:Please scorcher-san put Goro majima on the list he is one of the best insane bosses of all time

[@supergamer1388]

10. I have no connection to Dark Souls so this boss means nothing to me. 9. Still trying to work up the courage and equipment to tackle that thing. 8. I liked Roxy. I dislike using a random wild just to cheese a boss so I had fun with her ability to rip Snivy apart and do some significant damage to Riolu and Azumarill as well. 7. That's the route I'm currently playing through. Thanks for the tips. Probably won't remember them by the time I get there, but yeah. 6. I remember watching that fight. The guy playing had no issue with this guy directly but his performance on the level was abysmal. 5. This is still on my list of games to play eventually. Not sure why I haven't yet. 4. I like the giant monster slayer aspect so I might like this game if I got around to trying it. 3. Ah yes, the Great Poison Given Form. Fun thing about Prime 3. You can have infinite time on Phaaze if you are really fast at button mashing. If you mash fast enough, you can see the meter going back down. Of course, your hand is likely to give out if you do that too long. 2. That is one scary woman. 1. Hakkar the Soulflayer... There's a name that I had started to forget about. It was interesting how long it took Blizzard to figure out what the hell happened and more importantly, how to fix it. The same oversight that allowed this also lead to the occurrences of Pet Bombs. I also firmly believe that this accident inspired the Wrath of the Lich King pre-expansion event.

[@DrakeVagabond]

I was expecting Poison from Final Fight to be referenced

[@jinhunterslay1638]

But do we see players hoarding toilet papers in WoW during the corrupted blood incident?

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Thankfully no one claimed it was a hoax either.

[@tromedlovdrolmai]

Ah the wither. Very cheeseable if you know how. Just spawn it in an obsidian cage deep underground surrounded on 4 sides by 4 iron golems on each side. Easy

[@Lar_me]

I've cheesed the fight by spawning the Wither at the Nether's bedrock ceiling since the Wither is capable of breaking obsidian with its blue skulls.

[@smartboy201]

"One little _glitch"_ I resent that, Josh! That was an "oversight". The difference between them being how something that can be easily replicated in real life (Just add water!... & ignorance!) will always be judged on a much more critical scale than any glitch.

[@Sovreign071]

Greatly appreciate you using Hunt: Showdown's Spider and music as the transition! I humbly accept this honorable mention!

[@gilded_lady]

I haven't played Hunt but that song is 🔥🔥🔥

[@Percival917]

What song is that, anyways?

[@Sovreign071]

@@Percival917 Hunt: Showdown. Rise Up Dead Man (or Humming Theme) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafHZoCon9ZmoMU

[@ogre589]

...Vaal was easier?! I hated that boss during my time playing MHW especially seeing as how as a charge blade user(at least as far as I know), you can't guard cancel ANY of its effluvial attacks. I can stand down the black diablos thats horny on maine 24/7 but I can't guard against that.

[@jedediahfuller1940]

If he is doing a "nonsensical" boss list, I could suggest Apollyon...her motives make no sense, even when it does.

[@bluestreaker9242]

I wager it's gonna be a list of crazy bosses or bosses that come right the heck-aroni outta nowhere...oni.