Funny boss fights in games

Compilation of skits about boss fights
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[@katherinehalling6630]

I don't think the costume designs get talked about enough. They are phenomenal every single time.

[@richardbutler4654]

Not to mention the village sets etc

[@MrKaurius]

Hamish bard going "they are not dead, it´s all in my head" i actually laughed out loud. :D

[@MB-xz7ls]

♪ I dont wanna die, Im only thirty five ♪ 🤣😂🤣You gotta love Hamish

[@Godeias]

I was taking a drink when Alan said "beating up a physically disabled Dark Lord General!" I nearly died!

[@dudeguy5210]

Same 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Neme331]

The momy was somewhat sad

[@user-qm4tv8cc2i]

He got you with a nat 20 while you had disadvantage

[@IdontagreeWithhowmylifeisheadi]

Same😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@blackoutlol2857]

I know these compilations are just ways to get me to rewatch the same videos but I don’t even care they’re still hilarious 😂

[@Under-Kaoz]

between that and just playing youtubes algorithm. It promotes newer videos over the old. Meaning if you aren't constantly putting out new uploads, you arent grabbing people's attention.

[@adamlaski9128]

To be fair, I forget about a bunch of them and it’s nice to see them again. Completely forgot about how funny Hamish’s bard was.

[@anonomyss]

I sometimes see clips I hadn't seen before in these too

[@codmanout9861]

To be fair, watching the original videos is better, though. The compilations sometimes censor or edit things that the original didn't

[@DaveC2729]

I kinda care. Rather they focus on making new content than spend time assembling these.

[@Banzai431]

I'd almost forgotten how good Hamish is in these lol. Thanks.

[@thearnoldarmy1899]

Never forget foolish mortal.

[@ricky6144]

Same lol 😆

[@lmephistopheles]

especially as the bard!!! 🤣🤣

[@w0nd3rnut]

We love you, Hamish.

[@zura8879]

Hamish is amazing, everyone in the crew is great at acting, but I feel Hamish really stands out with how many different roles he is just so casually able to play as.

[@ChrisM541]

That walk of shame after (cough) 'defeating' the dark lord 😂😂

[@ohalee-nkwochachijioke7624]

😂😂😂😂

[@Toshinegawa]

Props to all the extras for their judging looks as he walked past them 😂

[@mikoto7693]

Seriously, that was awesome. Though maybe he didn’t need to put the difficulty all the way down. Usually I just ease it down bit by bit until it’s manageable.

[@kingofsapi]

Now I'm curious, how will the dark lord look like with difficulty MAXED?

[@JimmyMFP]

Anyone else wonder what the dark lord would’ve been like on hard difficulty? 😆

[@dannygjk]

😂 be dead before you got within 100 feet of him.

[@tectamk.thorne7837]

Rowan would still find a way to be shirtless.

[@gamerspantheon]

Found the dark souls player

[@spbulkley]

i really want them to show it xD

[@dereknight861]

Keanu Reeves thinking you shot the dog

[@Im_Smudgy]

Bruh, the necromancer one made me sad for the Zombie as soon he said I love you master

[@jpgonzalez6043]

Right! He said “love me, master” though. But I get you.

[@antedox1]

We're that zombie. That zombie is us. 🧟😢

[@exemida]

"Why am I hurt suddenly?" I feel that.

[@GokantheHusky]

Almost every scripted loss encounter ever.

[@kodiakjak1]

Me, rolling out of bed after I turned 35.

[@exemida]

@@kodiakjak1 Had someone legit ask me if I was abused and im like no Just keep running into edges, walls and tables.

[@mikoto7693]

Oh I feel that. I feel it so much. I remember it strikingly from Breath of Fire 3. It’s been decades and I still remember it clearly. Ryu, the player character was fighting a gladiator called Garr in an arena. Ryu had the ability to transform into a dragon. In secret Garr was a dragon slayer so he compelled Ryu to fight with all his strength. A scripted loss. While Garr was legitimately strong, if you spent enough time levelling up you would be strong enough to beat him. Right up until the game, and him, says “enough of this” and strikes Ryu down in a single blow with impossible HP damage you’d be hard pressed to get it even at the end of the game.

[@NaudVanDalen]

Episodes: 0:00 Weak Spot 2:59 Difficulty Slider 6:35 The Bard 10:12 Nerfed Boss 12:32 Cannon Fodder 14:25 Scripted Loss 16:40 Necromancer 19:43 The Puzzle 22:21 Level Up 23:49 Kill Steal 26:03 Holy Nova 27:40 Meteor 30:36 Teamwork 32:25 Guard Exploit

[@----Jay----]

Thank you, Adventurer!

[@peterrealar2.067]

HOLY NOVA!

[@frequencyoftruth2303]

Thank you! Underrated comment.

[@spbulkley]

This is OUTRAGEOUS!

[@jackganthier1381]

15:05 “LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE NO MATCH FOR SCHMERLOCK” This is a fantastic moment

[@AdrianColley]

That scary boss turned nerfed party member brings up a few angry memories.

[@I_Love_Warden]

I wish I could reexperience Shadow of War once again. The absolute annoyance of killing thay one orc who could damn near one shot me, just to turn on my side and get shotted himself by a weaker orc.

[@myadhdSquirel]

This is almost every Final Fantasy game.

[@kaneo1]

"You beat me near to death! You're fortunate I'm even here to help you. It will take until after the game is over to recover my strength!"

[@michaelcarter1882]

Yeah that's actually a final fantasy Trope where the powerful boss turns into a crappy party member after you beat him. Like what happened to all the cool skills that you trashed my party with?

[@mikoto7693]

@@michaelcarter1882I’m getting flashbacks from Final Fantasy 9 so much with this.

[@al_says]

The crew all have such good acting skills but when it comes to self-deprecating and overtly goofy powerful men roles, no one does it better than Hamish... I swear he would win an oscar if he made a movie career 😂 he's so damn good...

[@anonomyss]

Hamish seems like he'd be really fun to get drinks with after a long day at work. Love that dude

[@al_says]

@@anonomyss I agree lol... Sometimes I forget he's playing a character and think that's really how he is IRL... He's so damn convincing 😅

[@LostWhits]

I rewatched Hunt for the Wilderpeople the other day and noticed Hamish. Not sure how I didn't recognise him earlier.

[@al_says]

@@LostWhits doesn't it also low-key annoy you a bit that for all the high quality make up and acting, they only put out like 5 minute skits at most? I can't count the amount of times I literally get frustrated that the videos aren't longer than they are!

[@TRTMN-vs3ew]

Hamish gives off serious Hugh Grant Vibes with his performances 😂

[@kitamwilliams]

More skits of Hamish as a bard please 😂 he looks fantastic in that outfit

[@michatuodziecki2079]

Bards Pros: Buffs, heals, protects, debuff enemies, restore mana for mages. Cons: They are weaker in everything above than any other class

[@hellmalm]

Production-value and acting is actually so high quality that you could make feature-film, love to see a full length fantasy-comedy by you guys! Excellent work!

[@FalloutBreakbeat]

Baelin's Route almost was a full mini-feature! 🙂

[@tastymonkey]

@@FalloutBreakbeat Baelin's Route was fantastic.

[@OdinsHarem]

Two words: Baelin's Route.

[@OGimouse1]

NGL, their skits are so well done I genuinely wish they'd have more series instead of skits that build on each other. But I'm also aware that is a very time- and labor-intensive process and I don't want them to get overburdened.

[@iroh1048]

"I'm allowing you to go free. It's your lucky day." That's funny right there!

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

12:37 this is probably my favorite VLDL skit of all time. It perfectly captures what I did on my last Skyrim run 😂 totaled up 9 followers... every time I loaded into a new area, I'd have to go back, then reload the area, just to get all of them wherever I was going, because I'd always be missing at least 1 or 2 🤣

[@theonlyplain]

Literally me

[@Warboy88]

Love how these guys understand gaming and add their own twist to perfection.

[@MikeP_]

All skits are awesome, but "Difficulty Slider" may just be my most favorite VLDL skit of them all. Pure gold.

[@Bombot78]

I love how savagely judgemental it is! (fair enough tho, lol)

[@killian7486]

Lowering the difficulty really does feel like a different boss fight

[@Chiwalker]

"You're not dead, it's all in my head" just might be one of the greatest lines ever!

[@stevefilms1997]

Schmerlock the high warlock of arakite has the ability to switch that damage taken between him and his opponent, this of course means he allows you to damage him because it’s all a part of his plan. When you fight him for real you have to first destroy the hidden away artifact that allows him to use this ability causing him to fight you at a portion of his potential, and I say a portion as he is still canonically rusty as his artifact has caused him to not have to fight anything properly for many years. Don’t sleep on Schmerlock.

[@Grevier]

Rewatching the second short I now realize it was Rowan being the dark general when I'm so used to Ben being the Death Knight!

[@mrheisenberg83]

I love Shmirlock SO much and I would love to see more of him. Hamish nailed it with that dude! Edit: Who am I kidding? Hamish ALWAYS nails it.

[@ChosenTripster01]

for the short when he turns down the difficulty, he was only at mid difficulty and the downgrade was enormous so i'd be afraid to see what the hardest difficulty was >.

[@keenaris]

same here, i wish we would find out some day!

[@robryan2079]

18:25 the Necromancer carrying Saruman’s staff is a nice touch

[@Lillyluri]

Completely forgot that Bonecaller was the one scared of undead. And Greg laughing himself half dead about him. That sets an interesting background for the current place in the DnD campaign 😁

[@nightcrowred]

The "Summoning the Meteor" scene was actually a pretty epic scene if it went the way they thought it was gonna go, the sacrifice woulda been pretty Nobel.

[@linda-0587]

Hit ‘em hard, Boss

[@tylisirn]

It reminded me of old Final Fantasy games, 7 especially... You're summoning giant meteors, black holes and who knows what else multiple times per fight and there's absolutely no effects...

[@Kil23Joy]

The bard is still one of my favorite skits “You’re not dead it’s in my head” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheSoulReaperGR]

"I DON'T WANNA DIEEEE I'M ONLY THIRTY FIIIIVEE" I choked 😂😂😂

[@aaronadams112]

I'm ONLY 35!! lol. He's awesome.

[@jakubnosarzewski4897]

Hamish is the best ! 👍

[@Gamer-hk2zr]

Poor bosses got bullied 😅

[@bemore2886]

Not the orc boss. He Merced the whole squad.😂

[@vincenturquhart1370]

@@bemore2886 u mean the cyclops

[@pipmach7840]

lord of fire wasn’t leveled enough 😢

[@lilyfhonazhel2675]

Nice pfp That game feels nostalgic

[@ACGreviews]

Always excellent skits

[@Thrythlind]

The Kill Steal reminds me of a case from City of Heroes where one player refused to join any of the teams fighting Lusca and once the giant octopus was finally defeating, he went around calling out on broadcast that he had soloed Lusca.... not that that changed the reward he got... but still very eye roll inducing. Given there were literally 24+ other players involved in the same fight. At least three whole full-sized teams.

[@CuppaLLX]

He can delude himself all he wants but the entire sever knew and rolled their eyes

[@Rain0and0Thunder]

I had a recent scripted loss I absolutely despised. It was in Digimon Survive in the Harmony route, the enemy I fought I had done good leveling up my party and was wiping the floor with the guy and suddenly my entire team was on the ground, and he was like "This is what you get for attacking me" and I was "But I was wiping the floor with you" O.O

[@kathrina3339]

Amazing skits! It's hard to highlight only one but "difficulty slider" is incredibly great. And also I want to see the vomiting necromancer again 😆

[@SIPEROTH]

I used to propose that games should have an easy mode and a "game journalist" mode that is even easier and has things like that since they constantly complain games are hard because they want to finish reviews fast and games that need more time to defeat annoy them.

[@kennethnwebb]

Nerfed Boss is better ....also Cannon Fodder

[@constantine6205]

If there is a better ineffectual villain anywhere than Hamish, I'd ride out to vanquish them. I should also add he is the best Souls NPC ever too!

[@NaudVanDalen]

If the bard doesn't make them all at least 33% stronger, it would be more efficient to just replace him with another fighter.

[@splick718]

31:20 Adam lvled up..he knows more this “holy nova” now

[@Bricksgaming710]

4 minutes and 2 seconds into the video. Adam's screaming every time he dies to the dark Lord general. That was me the other night in bloodborne playing the hunter's nightmare 😂

[@lildarkheart8708]

Kingdom hearts on proud mode for me

[@shdwsn9]

This compilation reminds me of DMCV when you get to play as Vergil and he's still ridiculously overpowered and just an antithesis to all these tropes

[@leonestello8519]

"Cannon Fodder"... Pure Genius🙌🧠

[@williamwinder5011]

5:45 I want to see what that boss fight would look like on hard

[@adamoldman9063]

Hamish as an incompetent wizard is totally perfect , 😁😁😍😍😁😁😍😍😁😁😍😍

[@TheGreyKami]

There are two opposite ends of scripted losses. You have to beat a highly difficult boss in order to lose, an actual loss in the fight means game over. The other end, the game expects you to lose, and that's fine, but if you win they get reinforcements to win, and drop great loot for your achievement.

[@Uahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

30:36 This is getting me one of my awesome ff14 memories. I was a reaper and the other teammates were white mage and red mage. At the last boss, a tank died and I immediately got aggro. White mage immediately tried to keep me alive and red mage resurrected a tank. We finished the game and before leaving, we all bowed to each other. That felt good.

[@justinkimmiereaves9114]

I could watch these day after day no matter rather I’ve seen it 10 times I still laugh

[@jessemckenna2335]

Just watched the 19 minute mark with bone caller and realized….I hope his persona of gaging and being squeamish to the undead carries over to the current viva dnd session!!!!😂😂😂 PLEASE ROB!!! I NEED THIS!!!

[@marcusaguilar874]

These guy’s are like Monty python’s movies. There videos are so well done, they should make their own movies.

[@C-Worx]

23:51 Awesome Warcraft 3 adaption! :)

[@adrielisaacs9228]

I love these types of sketches the most in the VLDL catalogue. Keep up the great work guys!

[@Bored0720]

How did I not catch Hamish's "Schmerlock the high warlock" 🤣

[@janfields4816]

I love how piling a crap ton of armor on Alan triggers "over acting mode" every time...well, except when it's Izack

[@Flytrap]

So many years ago, in Everquest, you knew you were something when you could solo a town guard. Those folks were TOUGH!

[@cairpreliffechair832]

The "teamwork" skit is my favorite. The music and choreography was very well done! And of course, the humor!

[@noelrahlis7169]

Great to kickback and enjoy a new upload, Great job guys!

[@sdhpCH]

11:47 That one KILLED me :D I literally spit my beverage over the keyboard. Soooo good!

[@R0M4N09]

Best channel i followed in the past 3 years. Allways entertaining, great humor, alot of different types of videos (bored series are my favourite), and very creative. 💯 Much Love from Vienna 🇦🇹 ♥️

[@lazycrow7622]

May VLDL continue making such a masterpiece like this ❤🎉

[@leyrua]

It would be hilarious if a game actually shamed you for sliding it down to low difficulty like this. 😂

[@Bombot78]

There is one game 'reward' that does. I forget which

[@komoriarschlos]

Watching this really makes me hope Adam is Bonecaller for the dnd series

[@cbalano]

The one with Firelord Far'Zel makes me laugh the hardest.

[@hunter5822]

6:25 oh man I wish difficulty sliders worked like this!!! That would be fucking hilarious!!!

[@kevinthiel6857]

Scripted losses after you stun-lock or parry-spam a boss always got me laughing, ah yes and kill-steals... I know why I prefer the majority damage version where the one that did the most damage gets it while the last-hit just gets an exp bonus or some such.

[@wrathofainz]

Do you really think I would put all of my Life Force into one singular orb?" Reminds me of the movie Heavy Metal, the old one from the 80s (or something) with the green orb.

[@endlessdaze6054]

"Beating up a physically disabled Dark Lord General!" LOL

[@hartantoanggoro]

That bard should bring a bigger guitar that can be slammed and beat the boss while buffing his allies.

[@digitalnomad9985]

Tune it to a chord and you can change the key by changing your grip and sing along. A percussion lute. (or is it concussion?) (for the older US readers: "El Kabong rides again!")

[@zubairhussain9246]

Monster Hunter has the right idea A giant hunting horn that plays songs to buff the party but lest the monster forget, it is still a giant bonk stick and hits pretty hard

[@aaronburdon221]

@@digitalnomad9985 I am apparently old. lol To steal a line from Captain America; "I got that reference".

[@kendoruslink7017]

Always love the voice filter thingy they use to make them sound more menacing .

[@youngskyculler]

That last one reminds me of Asheron's from 20 years ago. High level players go to starter towns, let a bunny kill them, leveling the bunny hugely. Then sit back and watch noob player corpses pile up in front of said bunny.

[@JohnSmith-ze7sv]

The second video : That's how difficulty settings should be visually represented in games!

[@LeiserWombat]

Finally a new complication, would love to see more of them!😊

[@jasonshomo6468]

The production quality of these is on point!

[@Mcflirts]

Words cannot express how much I love this group of people, especially Hamish.

[@Chryssta]

When you lower the difficulty for a tough fight, remember to raise it again before getting your rewards. That way you don't have to face them on the lower setting.

[@michaelcarter1882]

Yep, as someone who has lowered the difficulty level many times during a tough fight, that was a rookie mistake.

[@Steve-xo5pq]

everyone makes fun of the bard because the concept of "magic music" sound lame or whatever, but in literally every game I have played with a bard, they are OP as hell! Also in D&D writing a backstory for a bard is really fun!

[@frangolles]

I never learn how to play D&D. And I don't think I would be any good at that. But I do like how other people like it and tell about their own experiences with it. It could be fun to do it with a group of friends someday

[@frangolles]

Also like... I don't have a clue about the classes or all that stuff, but the mental image of a bard beating the shit out of a dragon with his instrument does soun fun. I don't know if it exist other funny classes in this game, or if you can create more or something. If I were to create a goofy character to be OP, I think it would be a merchant.

[@Simian-bz7zo]

My dual handbow wielding 12 attacks per round bard / killing machine in BG3 would agree.

[@ColossalSquiid]

These compilations of your awesome skits are so appreciated. Truly love you guys for all the laughs

[@cainednd]

The bard is by far the funniest one. Hamish just kills it! Can't stop laughing! 🤣🤣😂😂 Thanks guys, I really needed that. 😄

[@GamesAndRandomR]

Whats funny about the Dark Lord General fight was that it was actuslly a bug within the game, where the hard and normal setting for him was switched. If You upped the difficulty slider to Hard, you would actually be fighting the Normal difficulty variant instead. I remember trying to figure it out my self. Nit sure if it was patched or not.

[@fatalfury66]

God you guys are all amazing actors. Thanks for making my days with these videos ^_^

[@ExMachina70]

Back in the early Everquest years Bards were known to have been able to play multiple songs at the same time, so much that an experienced player could have four songs running at the same time. The art of doing this was known as "Twisting".

[@Colin13ify]

Y’all are the best. Keep up the great work

[@abhijeetsinghchauhan34]

22:11 that witcher 3 quest completion sound 😂

[@ripple_on_the_ocean]

I want Adam yelling "HOLY NOVA" as my phone's ringtone

[@AnimeCruizer]

12:00 all that buildup for a firework

[@BB.-.]

😂😂

[@Suzuki_Hiakura]

That scripted loss hurts... sister was playing one of the older Star Wars rpgs and almost beat this main Sith baddie in one of these "run around and survive before you can escape" kind of areas... straight up two-shot the Sith, and proceeded to wait around and see if they would still trigger the cutscene despite being one shot away from dying... seems they still had to run though, which was rather funny. It's always great when a game gives you something in exchange for beating a powerful character before their end-game boss fights such as how if you successfully defend your master in the opening of Sekiro you get a different cutscene where the enemy falls seemingly dead before coming up from behind to still take your arm.

[@nolanhines7251]

For a second I was like, hold on they've done this already how is this new? Then I realized it was another compilation.

[@james-cz4xx]

I could only imagine Hamish and Byron being a terrible duo of bumbling evil that failed their way up.

[@renoobed-owl7590]

That's a cool concept 👌🏼 I hope it's noticed. It would be fantastic to see them accidentally succeeding to the point where they're the most evil beings in the realm 😂 It would be a great 'mini series'

[@james-cz4xx]

@@renoobed-owl7590 Hamish is actually the Dark Lord stumbling his way through with the help of his most trusted General, Byron.

[@renoobed-owl7590]

@@james-cz4xx I'd definitely watch their evolution 👌🏼🤣 Byron probably went to the dark side on a delivery run

[@james-cz4xx]

@@renoobed-owl7590 delivering Hamish to the Dark Lord because he misread the address on the package, a call back to when Rowan mailed himself to Hawaii

[@renoobed-owl7590]

@@james-cz4xx Poor Hamish taped up in a box, strapped to Byron's e-bike...

[@Wolfraven777]

The part where Ben gets his kill stolen from him by and Archer, actually ticked me off because it broke back memories of other people actually doing stuff like that.. lol

[@nixeleth]

Guard Rowan yeeting Adam with his sword is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, omg

[@nixeleth]

I haven't seen the Cannon Fodder one before. Alan, Adam, Rowan, and Hamish made me hurt myself from laughing with their battle cries.

[@sharkdentures3247]

I think the "teamwork" battle was pretty dramatic & high quality. (and the punchline was great too) Also, who doesn't love the look on his face after inadvertently creating "SUPER guard"? LOL

[@ChrisisisB]

9:54 When one person created a theif or a bard character, you knew he would be less help than the 1 hitpoint magicuser that could at least cast 1 magic missile and toss darts.

[@sbalogh53]

Cannon Fodder: I have used that technique so many times especially with guards that stand near city gates.

[@MidnightDStroyer]

Cannon Fodder: There's nothing quite like being able to call on a few D-Classes from the SCP, huh? Kill Steal: Ben - "Please tell me that this is a PvP game...Please..." Well, you don't hear it but you know he's thinking it.

[@necrochemical5572]

Noticed Adam using Saruman's staff from the Lord of The Rings as the necromancer lol nice

[@rm6058]

Alan’s face after Rowan goes down is priceless

[@limitbreak2966]

32:04 and this is why individual loot drops are the best way to do it, instead of everyone getting access to a single cache of loot, causes so much fights. When you get your own loot cache there’s no fighting for stuff, if someone got lucky then that’s nice, but yoi don’t fight over it

[@MrAbsalomdavid]

Holy Nova has got to be one of the funniest things ever! Best compilation ever as well!

[@AarPlays]

If you're getting 1 shot by a boss, chances are you're probably not meant to fight them. Hell, even in souls games bosses don't one shot

[@MarcusHCrawford]

Not true. A lot of souls games have one shots on highest difficulty. Even the first boss in Assasin’s Creed Valhalla one shorted me with his hammers on the highest difficulty. Maybe you mean on normal difficulty, in which case, I apologize for misunderstanding.

[@takacsadam6563]

The last clip when Rowan says super fast: " VIOLENCE IS A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY DEATH" is the best 😆😆😆

[@beaudwayful]

They're all so good, it's hard to pick a favorite. Cannon Fodder or Scripted Loss? No, it's Necromancer!

[@1WhiteKnight85]

I would love to see you guys do a monster, hunter world, or Iceborne video game role-play where the hunting horn replaces the bard and can buff and heal the party and do great amounts of physical damage

[@ramsoomair]

I had sort of hoped that bow-up/bow-down bit would last the remaining 30 minutes.