
But when the pod opens, it turns out the aliens have fused her torso to a cybernetic lizard monstrosity. Either way, it’s a really freaky and out of place boss fight for an otherwise tame game.Īt first, it seems like she’s okay, just being held inside some sort of alien container.

Depending on which route you took to his home planet of Venom, once you’ve dealt with the head, he’ll then either charge right at you as a newly revealed robotic skull, or you’ll enter an open arena battle where you have to shoot down his giant brain. When you finally come face to face with Andross after he’s taunted you all game, he’s just a giant head and set of hands floating in space. There’s nothing really scary about it, at least until you get to the somewhat baffling (and exceedingly creepy) final boss. Star Fox 64 is for the most part a really bright, happy game where you and your animal pals become the heroes of the Lylat System. With that in mind, these are the 15 scariest video game boss fights ever. We’re also using a fairly loose definition of boss fight here, as some of the most terrifying sequences are more about running away than actually defeating an enemy. There are some otherwise wholesome games that include surprisingly disturbing boss fights. While this is a list that mostly includes bosses from horror games, that alone wasn’t a prerequisite for inclusion. There are some bosses we truly dread facing, not because of the challenge they pose, but because they stalk the shadows, are seemingly invincible, or look and sound like the things of nightmares.

Boss fights are almost as old as video games themselves, but while most land somewhere between mild annoyances and controller throwing exercises, a few are just plain terrifying.
