Top Ten Squad Bosses

[@thetalltitan2235]

In the future, Standalone Bosses (as in “the one and only boss of their respective games”) should be a thing…

[@Jdudec367]

Like Glados?

[@GreenEyedPsycho]

Just for Dragaux to take top spot again?

[@Volvagia1927]

Hmm. That's so rare...that I think that might be only worth a top 5? And Portal as a series would STILL have to get two slots. And you'd have to embrace mild and moderate technicalities for at least two. I mean, I'd imagine that list going like: 1. Wheatley, Portal 2 2. GLaDOS, Portal 3. Bowser, Super Mario Bros (You fight him 8 times, but he's the only boss) 4. Eggman, Sonic the Hedgehog 1 (Again, you fight him a bunch of times in a bunch of vehicles, but he IS piloting every thing you fight in that first game) 5. ? (Because, seriously, I have no idea if there even IS a fifth example of what you're talking about.)

[@thetalltitan2235]

Or the Xenomorph in Isolation or Limbo’s Spider…

[@evagarcia865]

@@GreenEyedPsychothere’s also the four master guys and a bunch of powerful generic monsters in ring fit, dragaux ain’t the only boss

[@McBehrer]

15:30 yeah Sisters of Battle is probably my favorite fight in all of Hollow Knight. I love the music, and how well balanced the challenge of fighting multiple opponents is balanced by their semi-predictable attack patterns. Plus their music absolutely slaps

[@jarrodkopf6813]

11:52 Fun Fact: In the Japanese version of Kirby Star Allies, Zan Partizanne's voice actress, Ryoka Yuzuki, also voices Chkalov from Azur Lane.

[@androsuryaaditiawan-we1ov]

Wow I never knew that fact!

[@Fuyuko-Yuki]

I was not expecting the TRG star Fox animation. Pure gold

[@TheGoodOne1998]

The Axem Rangers having a ship makes sense when looking into the history of Super Sentai, as the original 2 Sentai series (Gorenger and J.A.K.Q.) did not have mechs but ships, it wouldn't till after Japanese Spiderman and airing third Sentai series that the first Sentai mech would appear with Battle Fever Robo.

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

The spider man one is especially funny because the mech got stolen early into the series run...so all mech footage even the final battle was all reused

[@Savagewolver]

@@maverickdarkrath4780they stole the suit? That’s ridiculous.

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

@@Savagewolver yes the Japanese spider man show had it mech suit stolen very early like episode 5 or something, so they had to just sloppily splice the finisher as the only attack he does in the mech , even the main villain gets one shot in the most anti climatic moment in the series

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

​@@maverickdarkrath4780How da heck did they lose track of a giant robot? Lol

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 stolen ....how or why you would steal a fucking mech suit but hoy boy there's probably someone with a very interesting attic in Japan if it hasn't fallen apart yet

[@smashmaster521]

I'm surprised you didn't mention how the Three Mage Sisters are so powerful that, should you face them with a team of Three Mage Sisters, the framerate drops because the Switch cannot process the sheer insanity that is the Three Mage Sisters' teamwork.

[@Bidoof_7]

So glad the God Generals got a spot on this list. I love Tales of the Abyss as it was one of my first action JRPGs to play to 100% completion. And when this list started, they were the 1st group I thought of

[@authorbat5562]

27:13 I appreciate this bit more than you can ever understand.

[@cameroncooper5941]

I understand your reluctance to get into Xenoblade, but I appreciate your willingness to give it the spotlight every now and again. If you ever do a dark reflections/doppelganger boss countdown (if you haven't already) give Consul N from 3 a closer look.

[@averyseldin8485]

I am so happy that you talked about Bug Fables because it is great and honestly SUPER underrated.

[@silverflight01]

5:35 You underestimate the masochism of many Touhou fans

[@shadowlinkbds]

Well this will interesting. We all know that bosses can be solo or a duo but what if they are in a group or squad together? The possibilities can be pretty intense since each boss in a squad can have different abilities and strategies that you have to deal with all at once. Whether it's against a squad of three, four, five, ten or a hundred you better bring you a game and have a good strategy of your own against all odds.

[@luigiboi4244]

5:22 YOOOOOO Respect to the editors for including a Stupendium & Harry101UK reference!

[@aaa1e2r3]

Surprised the squad battles from Bravely Default 1 and 2 didn't get a mention. the first game's squad battles were a gauntlet of squads specially designed to be able to synergize with one another, be it a BP Farm and Spam team, an all mage squad, etc. With BD2, each of the chapter's villains are all teamed up in a single unified team against you with each of their quirks. with the final Tribulation gate being a team of the original heroes that fought the big bad, showcasing the full power of their jobs.

[@MrSailing101]

The fact that the bravely default entry could be titled "Everyone" is a missed oppertunity.

[@bluestreaker9242]

For as annoying as having to work for the true ending was, the myriad fights against the Duchy Of Eternia was what made playing through all the way well worth it; I like when games play around with the idea of "That was good, but what if it ended like this?" :3

[@darknesswave100]

Arianrhod was terrifying in the crossbell games and even more so in cold steel 3. She just has this presence that says mess with me and die that radiates from her. She's also very......nice too which is surprising

[@davidtimmer596]

Considering she's the Stahlritter's adoptive mom, and even Rean's unknown godmother, shouldn't be surprising. Her reasons for joining Ouroboros are also very noble.

[@SonicBlast4444]

So glad starwolf made it on the list AND U SAW THE ANIMATION OF WOLF THAT WAS FOR A TRG MOMENT! I REMEMBER THAT SCENE! THAT HAD ME DYING OF LAUGHTRR

[@reececollins9212]

Spoilers for number 1 I loved that fan animation for Fox’s dad on TRG. The colab was one of the funniest alongside Sonic Adventure

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

"STOP SHOOTING FALCO!!!"

[@sidneyswope3000]

"PIGMA BALLS"

[@KGKSkull]

Congratulations on becoming a father. May you corrupt your spawn with absolute chaos and love

[@CountShaman]

Don't worry, the Emblem is later recovered near the Caribbean coastlines.

[@SilverClode]

Yay the best Elblem got rescued

[@lunerblade13]

Hope we see THE PRISM RANGERS the most unfortunate group of characters in disgaea.

[@Ramsey276one]

XD

[@pauliepizzo8633]

Loved disgaea

[@McBehrer]

20:00 oh you mean you're biased AGAINST them? Being biased TOWARDS them means you like them

[@Kpimpmaster]

A few minutes in and seeing the Axem Rangers leaves me with a one question What is their boss fight going to be like in the HD Remaster?

[@toonlinkthelegendaryheroof901]

2:19 I thought it was tattooed teenage alien fighters from Beverly Hills. Tfs Vegeta: G*bleep* Damnit!

[@victorhernandez8723]

2:08 I knew you were going to through in some kind of Power Rangers reference for the Axem Rangers!

[@revaryk6868]

24:20 It is pretty cool that you can actually fight his entire squad and win if you're good enough.

[@joshmccalip6053]

Don't worry, Ace Combat. You'll get your time in the spotlight.

[@sontia1]

Thank you for mentioning TheRunawayGuys!!!🤣

[@Horrorcrusher8312]

Wolf's index finger was extended so as far as I can tell he's not flipping us off.

[@Chaos-Zakai64]

A little surprised the Magus Sisters of Final Fantasy 4 didn't make the list. Not even in the honorable mentions.

[@DiabloGuapo88]

This actually surprised me, but in a recent playthrough of Star Fox 64, I learned that your wingmen can actually fight back against Star Wolf. Imagine my surprise when I saw Slippy shoot down Andrew on Venom.

[@ericb3157]

i've never seen THAT happen, but i HAVE seen Falco shoot down Leon.

[@williamcrowe2576]

If seeing the Axem Rangers were to make me feel old, their introduction would be more like this... *USA Night Flight Dynaman Theme* "It's time now for Axem Rangers; five axe wielding goombas from all walks of life!"

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

2:19 That was so far into left field it gave me whiplash! Good thing you're a medic!

[@ChiefScarneck]

Im happy to see Star Wolf number 1 (it was my suggestion back on the original tweet), but the final one in Zero is by far my favorite out of all of them in the series for an epic 1 on 4 dogfight on land and air! The 64 ones are still fun, but the one in Zero blew me away and made the game worth it in the end, even if it was still a weak game.

[@sephiroth21347]

The finale credits after the KABOOM list this as Top Ten Fathers, btw Josh!!

[@Ori_Kohav]

2:15 - Beetleborgs? Now THAT’s a blast from the past

[@joshrobinson2409]

Ah the nineties, I watched the beetleborgs as a kid good times

[@josepadron335]

25:34 PIGMA BALLS!!!

[@blockeontheleafeon]

Touhou and Bug Fables on a List about Squad Bosses? Best Countdown Channel ever!

[@LucarioBlade]

2:16 Don't feel bad. I used to think that Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog was a fever dream

[@Riku006]

Glad to see the Star Wolf fights from 64 (or, as it’s known outside America, Lylat Wars) get its due. Honestly, the gameplay for that entire game still holds up today.

[@GreenEyedPsycho]

You added it… You Added the Pigma balls. *Thank you*

[@jedimasterpickle3]

I honestly loved Engage Chapter 17. We get two clear paths to start, I felt the need to raise more units, and bosses moving made things a fair challenge. Gris was unpredictable, and Veyle was a powerhouse that required good positioning, good luck, and several of my units to take down. I ended up liking Engage a lot more than I thought I would. It's no Three Houses, but it does its simple story well. It's fun to just sit back and enjoy the goofiness of it all....after Chapter 10 anyway. Before that point it's a bit of a slog.

[@CountShaman]

For me, chapters 10 to 23 _made_ Engage. Everything else before and after that... Yeah, let's just say there's a reason I don't recommend Josh give the game another shot, even despite me being able to stomach the lows.

[@jedimasterpickle3]

@@CountShaman I thought the endgame was perfectly serviceable. I call bullshit on Zephia and Griss's motives on their death beds, but otherwise no major complaints. Definitely not as strong as the midgame, but it was fine. Sombron isn't an interesting villain, but I didn't expect him to be either. Curious about who that Zero Emblem was, though.

[@CountShaman]

@@jedimasterpickle3 Griss was fine. He was abandonded and only had Zephia to look up to. Zephia's the odd one, and I do think hers could have much better buildup. Sombron sucks in general, bit at least he doesn't hurt the story. It's Lumera's stupid second death scene that I consider the straw that breaks the camel's back, since the first death was the big reason Josh stopped playing to begin with. As for Zero Emblem, my guess it's Marth's predecessor Anri, since he set the foundation for Marth's story. Ending is solid though. After the bullshits that are Awakening's "lol Robin isn't actually dead", Fates' "everyone gets along" and Three Houses' "all problems are solved offscreen", Engage having a simple, concise ending that doesn't half-ass anything is very respectable.

[@jedimasterpickle3]

@@CountShaman Lumera's first death? The one that was in the trailers and we all knew was happening? Zephia I hated because she was looking to Sombron as an example of "family" but the game was trying to treat this like the Hounds were this super happy family like Zephia constantly wasn't punishing them for stepping out of line. I do agree about the actual ending of the story, I just thought the final arc as a whole was a bit weak.

[@CountShaman]

@@jedimasterpickle3 Problem with Lumera's death is that it goes on for way too long and is way too overdramatic to the point where it's hard to feel bad for her. It's an immediate giveaway that Engage's writing will be on the lower end of FE's standards. And the fact that it happens twice is rubbing salt to the open wound. It actually reminds me of an old movie I used to watch where they actively make fun of a character taking too long to die during a play and he got strangled for it. It's bizarre because the other character deaths in the game aren't as narmy and badly paced. Lumera is just the one annoyingly melodramatic character for some reason.

[@anamcnamara9]

Mantis lords is my favorite fight, peroid. Sisters of battle was a cherry on top for me. It reminds of a dance, and I happen to love rythmn games!

[@Vania1669]

Finally someone mentions how badass the showdown with Akhos, Mik And Patroka is in Xenoblade 2 And the music, the most criminally underrated track in the game.

[@kirbo4964]

25:19 i can't stop thinking about it

[@kirbo4964]

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[@v1ct0r10uz]

Honestly, I was just glad for the mention of the Axem Rangers fight right off the bat. Thank you for not making me wait. But then, you went ahead and mentioned the BIG BAD BEETLEBORGS... I also still question how I remember them. Now, I must 1-UP your reference by mentioning the VR TROOPERS!

[@TheLunarLegend]

omg someone else remembers beetleborgs! It wasn't a fever dream!

[@kdsthewingedcat8081]

I wish V’s Demons from DMCV got an honorary mention. (Spoilers) Griffon, Shadow and Nightmare are the core way that V (One of the 3 main characters in the main story not including Vergil) fought during his missions and if you upgraded their abilities during your Playthrough, Dante fights them with those same abilities. Not only that, but in the context of the story, all three Demons can’t actually kill Dante, they all decided to not return to Vergil because they represent his trauma as Nelo Angelo and basically went on a suicide mission trying to “fight” Dante. It’s such a sad but thematic fight, right before you get to fight the main Motivated Devil himself, Vergil. Rip little chicken, kitty and golem 💙❤️💜

[@UltimateGamerCC]

being a 41 (almost 42) year old gamer, i feel the feeling old joke when referencing Beetleborgs AND SMBZ.

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

In Battle for Atlas, you get Starfox as a DLC pilot that somehow tie into the story, and guess who is not far behind... At first you hunt them down and defeat them separately, but on the final fight, BOY do they know how to raise the stakes !!!

[@davidtimmer596]

Also, in Azure, you can use pure Evasion Tank Lloyd, and spam Tio's S-Craft to negate all the damage entirely, as well as using Wazy for Magic Defense and Elie for healing.

[@jasonryan5572]

Somebody else knows what beetleborgs I haven't seen that show In years

[@davidelliott2501]

25:36 PIGMA BALLS.

[@MicahBlaze17]

In terms of difficulty and build up, there's no boss squad that I feared more as a kid than the Five Kings of Cinquleur from Final Fantasy Tactics A2. You first encounter them one by one early on as an optional side quest where the first King, Red Mage Ruuj, is WAY higher level than your team. You have to beat each King on by one in five separate quests where they continue to get harder and harder with higher levels and unique builds utilizing every colored mage in the game. Then, when you finally beat them all, there's one final challenge left, and its all five of them at once, all of them lv99, and all of them will obliterate your clan if you don't have the right builds and strategy. You then challenge them one more time during the game's "Final Quest," an optional final challenge where its an arena style showdown against Five different clans... and the first clan you fight are the Kings of Cinquleur! I have yet to beat them in my old game file, but one day... ill show them!

[@BJGvideos]

Been over a year since you said this so have you been able to do so?

[@far_and_near_26]

18:22 JOSH KNOWS JIMMY AND THE PULSATING MASS BASED

[@DXUnlimitedGamer]

An honorable mention I'd recommend would be the grunt squad from ORAS

[@BJGvideos]

Oh yeah where you fight quintuplet grunts?

[@WrathNebula321]

My one complaint about the Four Hounds in Ch. 17 is that both Zephia and Griss are easy to bait, especially if you use the right unit to bait them, Mauvier isn't too bad to fight against, but Marni... My LORD Marni is a pain in the rear with Roy's Emblem Ring, even if you have your stats high enough to mow her down, it won't help that she has the ability to survive fatal wounds with 1 HP, EVEN WITH REVIVAL STONES!! And Josh, you have your opinions about Engage, and I'll respect them, but at least it can be more fun than Fates at times.

[@laggalot1012]

On Maddening, she moves on the same trigger that Veyle and Hyacinth do instead of just her own attack range, which, trust me, makes her considerably more difficult to bait safely. You definitely need to have a plan when going into that part of the map.

[@WrathNebula321]

​@@laggalot1012 Well damn, I didn't know they changed her AI on Maddening.

[@laggalot1012]

@@WrathNebula321 Oh yes. There's a couple such instances throughout the game where they make some very specific changes to make a given map substantially more difficult compared to Hard, even besides the general stat and enemy numbers increases that you'd expect. This is just one such case. Another example is how on the penultimate map, the stream of reinforcements begins way sooner on Maddening than on Hard, forcing you to play really fast or risk getting overwhelmed (if you don't Warp-cheese it).

[@WrathNebula321]

@@laggalot1012 Well god damn, I'll take back what I said lol

[@laggalot1012]

@@WrathNebula321 Intimidating as it sounds, I found Maddening Engage surprisingly enjoyable, actually! Definitely not as brutal as the equivalent in previous games. But they still know how to make you sweat.

[@codebreaker4866]

Got to say I wasn't expecting Arianhrod on here, but nice to see Trails represented once more.

[@austinmorrison6953]

Got a good one for the list. The Queen’s Servants from Dead Cells Queen of the Seas DLC. You enter the lighthouse and accidentally start a fire. The first servant, Calliope gets mad and chases you up with running from the fire. After stopping to fight her you resume and meet the second servant, Euterpe, and repeat til you meet servant number 3, Kleio. Then it becomes a fight against all three at once. Calliope dual wields oversized morningstars ready to flatten you. Euterpe tries to snipe you from a distance with a bow. And Kleio tries to slice you up with bladed tonfas. All three are incredibly agile and love to hop and jump around the arena while attacking. Oh and after each fight before the third round they down a healing potion.

[@carlosortiz8432]

I remember Beetle Borgs, trust me Josh isn’t the only one. Great video by the way, keep up the great work.

[@alvaroperez2349]

I like the Power Rangers theming with the thumbnail, that’s a nice touch.

[@abareamphibia6812]

You and me both

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

I approve!!! For obvious reasons!!!

[@Aslimb6gd]

Feel like I missed an opportunity to recommend some squads I've seen in obscure games. There's Red, Blue, and Green from DragonFable Book 3 Void Saga (which is a tragic story in many ways, and you get to fight back with your own squad to boot), but I feel like the Worlds Saviors from Mardek would make the list better due to their squad abilities and teamwork. Now there's a real tragedy in the fact that Flash Players are dead, meaning you can't play those games anymore.

[@stefanulbing2048]

Loved the list, would've loved if Leblanc, Logos and Ormi from ff X-2 got an honourable mention. They have one solid fight where they play off each other really well and throughout the story are always great to have appear on screen.

[@adityawidarma3803]

13:15 The fight is so complex that tanks the Framerate. One of a kind Kirby Boss Fight where the Framerate is your enemy

[@LordShonji]

Papa Scorcher with the new intro, i love it Yeah remebering SMBZ definitely makes me feel old too waiting for new episodes, even for the remake version

[@Shantae1188]

Those later episodes, assuming we get them and the creator doesn’t get burnout, are definitely going to be interesting

[@TonySilvey13]

wait, im not the only one who remembers big bad beetleborgs?!

[@lunatic0verlord10]

4:11 Same here. We're old enough to see some official work referencing the web series.

[@MinusWorldInterviews]

My pick would be the civil war battles with the freedom pals in south park the fractured but whole. The very best of south Parks superhero squadrons engaged in a fierce battle for relevance.

[@RoadrunnerMoose]

Wasnt sure where Star Wolf was going to rank. I would've just been satsified if they were an honorable mention. I'm tickled pink that they're Number 1. Thanks Josh

[@WillTBear1]

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking for The Mad Midget 5 from God Hand...

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

Before the number one post I was thinking during all the video if Star Wolf wasn't on the list I would be really dissapointed. They were the first squad boss I ever faced. One funny memory I have on my first time on True Venom, Slippy SOMEHOW managed to make Leon crash and die against a pillar of the entrance of Andross's lair. I don't know how, I jsut saw them flying by the pillar and then Leon was gone but Slippy was fine. Also, in all honestly, in real Venom they are more challenge than Andross himself.

[@Silteam6]

Predicted number one. Super happy with that.

[@korhol2065]

Bug fable’s team maki may have been the first time where I actually had to write down a strategy just to have a chance since I was working with a strategy with Vi and found her pierce skills underwhelming for most bosses even the final boss

[@KingOfMumbles485...]

Or in tv tropes WOLF PACK BOSSES. Also are the top ten EARTH bosses coming?

[@Rotom2304]

Only just started Hades recently. Not looking forward to having to fight multiple furies at once. The two that aren't Meg are a lot even solo.

[@jvts8916]

Funny you mentioned fighting four Prismriver Sisters, according to side materials Raiko Horikawa has officially joined the band. So far we have thankfully only watched them perform.

[@mayborneflower]

4:34 - Aww. I was hoping for the Fairies of Light from Great Fairy Wars, where you fight a trio AS CIRNO.

[@LordDawnWreaver]

There is one group of bosses that came to mind is The Iron Maidens form Blackrock Foundry. Each member had a unique trait and special mechanic and not to forget a fun boss fight but sadly we didn't get a whole lot of them. The Iron Maidens only so up in Blackrock foundry so I understand why they weren't on the list but they were a fun boss fight.

[@androsuryaaditiawan-we1ov]

What about Dynasty Warriors? because there 2 - 3 bosses warriors like Dong Zhuo with Diao Chan and *LU BU* in Hulao Gate.

[@Hello_World_not_taken]

The three mage sisters and the elite trio

[@penprp]

Hey, Beetleborgs were AWESOME. ... Okay, so the second season was. And the Axem Rangers actually make fun of Sentai AND Power Rangers, which was airing in Japan, dubbed into Japanese, at the time SMRPG was made. Black's glasses are intended to reference Zack, but Yellow being the Big Guy is very much a Sentai trope.

[@C_Arson]

27:38 Were the Star Wolf fights neutered at all in the 3DS version of Star Fox 64? I've only played the 3DS version and I was under the impression that the fights were exactly the same as the original. It would seem strange to say that the fights aren't as good if they actually were the same as before.

[@JD10503]

Having played them both, I think some of the original charm was lost a bit. I mean the game looks amazing, but I think some of the charm was lost with the voice cast. Just my two cents on it.

[@C_Arson]

@@JD10503 I see. I forgot the voice acting could be a factor as well. Gotcha.

[@cyberia1998]

Basically when you don’t got the whole squad laughing

[@Hilversumborn]

Squad vs squad can be just as great as a duel between equals

[@7Seraphem7]

First thought going in "Axem Rangers better be on this list!" So I was happy enough.... but then you went and brought up Bug Fables!? Oh hell yeah!!!!!

[@cdesigner9178]

Squad goals! 10: Go Go Knockoff Rangers! Also, can't wait to see how they look with the remaster. (Axem Rangers (Super Mario RPG)) 9: I mean, have you listened to the English cover of Bad Apple? This series knows that it goes into dark places at times. (Prismriver Sisters (Touhou 7)) 8: Still feels more like a commander boss to me, but whatever. (Arianrhod & the Stahlritter (Trails of Cold Steel III)) 7: What console is this game on? I need to play it. (Team Maki (Bug Fables)) 6: Kirby; killing gods since the beginning of time. (Mage Sisters (Kirby Star Allies)) 5: I couldn't even get past False Knight, I stand NO chance against these ladies. (Mantis Lords (Hollow Knight)) 4: I am unfamiliar with Xenoblade lore, so I am going to tactfully keep my mouth shut. (Torna's Finest (Xenoblade 2)) 3: Too many RPGs! (God Generals (Tales of The Abyss)) 2: Sooooo... I shouldn't start with this game to get into Fire Emblem? (Four Hounds (Fire Emblem Engage)) 1: I'm just mad that while you put the Furies from Hades on your cover, they didn't even get honorable mention. I won't say that they are the best, but if you're gonna put a group on your cover, put ones that are on the list. Anyways, I respect Star Wolf. (Star Wolf (Star Fox 64))

[@CountShaman]

At best, Make Engage your second or third one. We already covered which two are best to start with first.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Fire Emblem Engage isn't everybody's cuppa tea, but it's not as bad like everyone assumes. Best ones to start with are Awakening and Three Houses.

[@CountShaman]

​@@deathbykonami54873H is not good to start with honestly. It's very overwhelming and doesn't really tell a newcomer much about the standard FE gameplay loop other than the combat. The unique mechanics are still great, and it's a good game to pick up and play regardless, but not what I'd call a good introduction.

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@CountShaman Then Shadow Dragon or Path of Radiance?

[@CountShaman]

@@deathbykonami5487 Sacred Stones is what I have in mind. It's closest to Awakening mechanically, so it's a good entryway to ease modern players into the classic games. Path of Radiance isn't too bad either since the Bonus EXP makes training units more strategic than other FE games.

[@coltenbrown]

Top 10 list of characters that are weapon lovers and it goes from collectors, wield more weapons than a normal grunt should have and of course people who add more guns and missiles to their mechs or vehicles. Possibly of having Gundam games in the list?

[@amigomorton5193]

I remember the Team Star Wolf fights in Zero are actually pretty awesome, maybe even the best in the series... IF you can get a decent handle on the horrible controls.

[@dreamfire3133]

You don't know how happy I am that you finally have Xenoblade in a list, and with my favorite game in the series? Torna's finest indeed.

[@austinmorrison6953]

Bug Fables deserves more recognition

[@pootissandvichhere9135]

The Reverberation Ensemble Distorted from Library of Ruina is amazing. The Ensemble were background characters who have done horrid things, with their conductor Argalia having a personal beef with one of the main characters, Roland. You kill them in a series of 1-1 fights kicking off the endgame, but if you get the true ending and choose to undo all your atrocities in the game by having Roland and Angela forgive each other, they come back in even more monstrous forms, wielding tamed yet still strong versions of their gimmicks intending to take the light created from your actions you are giving backs and using it for their twisted plan. And this time it’s a team fight! You get three squads to duel them with, and you’ll need them, as they act as three squad fights back to back as the True Final Boss. Lose and you start all over from phase one The first has Philip Dps your team with burn, Eileen inflict smoke to soften your team while buffing hers with the same, Greta dealing bleed and tough clashes, and Bremen buffing them up. Thankfully killing one causes a massive backfire on their team. Philip immolates his team, Eileen unleashes massive smoke on the team while disabling the passive that made the debuff a buff, Greta makes her team take increased damage. Bremen is the only exception as he will unleash one last buff Then it’s Oswald, who initially scrams leaving behind two lackeys, Jaeh-Hon who inflicts two party members with red string, and Tanya who deals brutal damage. You need to use Tanya’s super move to lose a clash with the red string card and remove the effect, otherwise when Oswald comes back, he’ll instakill the afflicted units as he stitches up a flesh monster. Finally, Elena, Pluto, and Argalia finishes off this fight. Pluto will make a copy of the Head Librarian (squad leader), Eileen will drain your life, and Argalia will boost his team with a stacking buff, let your Emotion fill up to bring your best against him, and stack vibration on you for punishing attacks. And once Elena and Pluto fall, Argalia recovers and switches to a very powerful new set of attacks. Once he drops to 1 hp, he readies a giant energy blast to destroy the place, which is slashed by Roland. What follows is a cutscene of the two duking it out until Roland spears Argalia, making a final curtain call. It’s a great fight that tests your limits and deck building as you need 15 decks in the worst case scenario. You need to bring your A game while responding to their gimmicks. The next fight after is a desperate defense against two unkillable enemies who ignore and break most of the game rules, but the Distorted Emsemble is a grueling encounter that makes you feel good. In the end after everything is undone, you have directly caused only ten casualties, every one of them a mass murdering psycho.

[@FaiAstriel]

I was searching for a fellow brainrotter, glad to find one

[@MajorRibcageIII]

Them working so well with one another hits different when you remember they have drastically contrasting motivations and worldviews, which really speaks wonders to their bond and Argalia's charisma as their conductor.

[@nirast2561]

Josh, you saying Power Rangers left a lasting impression makes me think you believe the show ended in the 90/early 2000s. It did not. In fact, it's had an yearly installment since its inception and this year it's its 30th anniversary.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

How about Slash, Flea and Ozzie in Chrono Trigger? You fight the colorful rock star- I mean Mystic generals individually at Magus' castle then get rematches in Ozzie's lower-quality rip-off of a castle, culminating with all three of them going at you with special equipment that enhances their strength further. Difficult fight if you mess up and use all-hitting attacks, triggering their counters. Although the Ozzie Pants turns out to be something you wear on your head...?

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

The axems are definitely sentai due to having one girl on the team. As that was the sentai status quo until later series

[@mayborneflower]

I can’t believe the God Generals avalanche fight made Top 3, so hype!

[@mmeers89]

What about the Magus Sisters from Final Fantasy 4?

[@rectoraakor8843]

With you being a Dad now, perhaps a top 10 baby characters in video games.

[@voltingmaster5458]

Me before the list: Star Wolf Better Be On Here! Me after the list: someone pick up the phone, CAUSE I CALLED IT!

[@RealDTSM]

Wait since when did he revamp his intro?? It looks nice!!!

[@austinmorrison6953]

I knew he’d bring up SMBZ!