History AwesomeBosses / KingdomHearts

* In ''Birth by Sleep'' you fight Hades and the Ice Titan at the same time. It bears repeating: Hades and one of the first game's {{{{Superboss}}}}es. At the same time. Although you discover after the fight that it's not the Ice Titan but the Ice Colossus, which Hades admits to effectively being a cheap knock-off of the original. It's still an ''OhCrap'' moment for the player before this is revealed.

* An awesome AscendedFanboy moment goes to one Kurt Zisa of New York, for winning a Square contest "Name-in-Game", and having the BonusBoss in Agrabah ([[http://www.khwiki.com/Kurt_Zisa Kurt Zisa]]) named after him. And the fight with the actual Kurt Zisa boss is incredible; On one side, Sora and his friends. On the other is Zisa, a giant snake-headed six-armed sword-wielding whirling dervish of a Heartless that can disable your magic, create a shield, chop you up like a blender, and jump on your head in an attempt to squish you. Truly, this is the hardest non-Sephiroth boss in the game.

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} The Ice Titan]] may not be as perfect of a fight as Sephiroth, but it's still one heck of an epic struggle. If you're disappointed by the Rock Titan being an AntiClimaxBoss, then look no further! Fighting this thing is interesting in its own right, in that you have to block its icicle attacks to even get it stunned. As the fight goes on, it becomes harder and harder to block as the Titan throws a plethora of ice-based attacks at you while you dodge the onslaught. And after beating it, you're treated to [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments one of the funniest cutscenes in the game]], and an extra Keyblade in the 1.5 version. All in all, more than worthy of being the first Disney BonusBoss.

* In ''Birth by Sleep'' you fight Hades and the Ice Titan at the same time. It bears repeating: Hades and one of the first game's {{Bonus Boss}}es. At the same time. Although you discover after the fight that it's not the Ice Titan but the Ice Colossus, which Hades admits to effectively being a cheap knock-off of the original. It's still an ''OhCrap'' moment for the player before this is revealed.

* Terra's FinalBoss fight. You play the fricking ''Lingering Will'' against a GrandTheftMe'd Xehanort in Terra's body! All the while, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Rage Awakened]] is playing in the background. For those who suffered through the BonusBoss in Final Mix, this is sweet, sweet vindication. Also, all of his attacks and combos are things that the Lingering Will itself can use (including Curaga) if the player hunts for the commands.

* BonusBoss [[WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain Julius]]. Not only is he [[NintendoHard hard]], not only is he a Creator/{{Disney}} BonusBoss, not only does [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Encounter]] play during this fight for the first time on a Creator/{{Nintendo}} [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS handheld]], but he's also one of the fairer [[BonusBoss secret bosses]] to recent date in the KH series, being hard because he is legitimately hard, not unfair hard. Quite a refreshing sight after the [[FakeDifficulty unfairness]] that is Vanitas Remnant and Mysterious Figure AKA Young Xehanort, especially the latter.

* [[TheBerserker Saïx]]. This complete bastard arranged Kairi's kidnapping, has Sora [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Him]], and then tells hem to keep slaughtering Heartless for the Organization's EvilPlan. Taking him on as one of the ''last'' surviving Organization members and on the verge of a VillainousBreakdown, fighting this arrogant bastard tooth and nail and then triumphantly finishing him off is ''extremely'' satisfying.

* The climactic boss fight in [[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax, the one that stayed behind in the Silent Sparrow portal to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a Heartless]] to terrorize San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight, where you have full and unlimited control of the Interceptor Wing team attack, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all, it is a pretty epic fight, and an emotional epilogue for those familiar with ''Big Hero 6''.

* [[TheBerserker Saïx]]. This complete bastard arranged your girlfriend's kidnapping, has you [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Him]], and then tells you to keep slaughtering Heartless for the Organization's EvilPlan. Taking him on as one of the ''last'' surviving Organization members and on the verge of a VillainousBreakdown, fighting this arrogant bastard tooth and nail and then triumphantly finishing him off is ''extremely'' satisfying.

* The end bosses of [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Olympus]]. No, they're not Hades... they're the TITANS - only one of which (the Ice Titan's copy) was required to fight in a previous game. The Rock Titan is a multi-phase fight in which you have to AttackItsWeakPoint after knocking it over (just like in the first game). Then, the Ice and Fire Titans are fought at once, culminating with the Wind Titan who alternates between stances and keeps the player on their feet as they retreat. What's more, this is still technically the PROLOGUE.

* Sköll, the final boss of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Arendelle]], is one of the highest regarded bosses in the game, and it's not hard to see why: it's a Big, Badass Wolf Heartless that strikes a balance of being fun to fight while also being challenging thanks to its aggressive fighting style and pack of smaller wolf Heartless backing it up, and at one point will try to crush the party by dropping the sky on them. But what makes the fight especially fun and memorable is the atmosphere: Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Marshmallow fight it in a frosty, shadowy wasteland set to the same music as the Grim Guardianess. [[CatharsisFactor It helps that]] you're technically fighting Prince Hans, of whom Sköll is the Heartless. The [[TheSociopath socipathic jerk]] tried to woo Anna, and [[MoralEventHorizon cruelty abandoned her]] when she was dying and needed a TrueLovesKiss, not to mention trying to murder Elsa for her throne. Almost every fan, from traumatised kids, to furious parents, and even [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor]], wanted to kill him, or at least see him die horribly, for his actions in the film, and they got it!

* The climactic boss fight in [[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax... the one that was left behind in hyperspace to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a Heartless]] to terrorise San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight - where you have full control over Baymax and Sora, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all it is a pretty epic fight, and for those who identified with ''Big hero six'', it was quite emotional.

* For those that didn't find it to be EndingFatigue, the final BossRush against Real Organization XIII. Unlike previous games in the series, you mostly get to fight [[WolfpackBoss either groups of two or three]] this time, making things even crazier than they were before, and new party members join you for each battle. As an added bonus, each member has a farewell cutscene when you defeat each boss! These fights bring out some of the most satisfying moments in the series thus far--including Roxas pulling a BigDamnHeroes moment against Saïx, and Terra finally freeing himself from Xehanort's influence and regaining his body. Special mention has to go to the penultimate fight of the game--Sora, Riku and Mickey vs. Ansem, Xemnas and Young Xehanort. The most prominent Xehanorts outside of the Master himself, and you get to take on all ''three'' of them at the same time! And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeyfHmDunS4 the medley proves to be a real sendoff to those three!]] It's also technically the first time that Sora has faced Young Xehanort directly in combat. Considering the [[MindRape extremely monstrous]] actions that he put Sora through in ''Dream Drop Distance'', it comes across as a long overdue and highly [[CatharsisFactor cathartic]] act of payback.

* Beating Scar in the Pride Lands, kicking the crap out of the guy for killing Mufasa! Lying to Simba! And lying to the whole pride! WHOO!
** Bonus points for taking place into the highest point of the Pride Lands with that epic scenery and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Encounter]] made it even more epic.

** Hades. When you finally fight him, [[VillainousBreakDown he's lost his temper]] and goes absolutely stark raving mad - and with the awesomeness that is James Woods doing that voice it sounds so awesome! [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]] is no longer his puppet, Hercules is over his HeroicBSOD, and now everyone wants to give Hades a piece of their minds. On top of that, their battle is also set to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Encounter]]. Heck, any Disney boss with this music could qualify for the nostalgia value.

* The climactic boss fight in [[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax... the one that was left behind in hyperspace to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a Heartless]] to terrorize San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight - where you have full control over Baymax and Sora, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all it is a pretty epic fight, and for those who identified with ''Big hero six'', it was quite emotional.

* The climactic boss fight in [[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 San Fransokyo]]. While it was [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoiled in the previews for the game]], that did not make it have any less of an impact. This is the ''original'' Baymax... the one that was left behind in hyperspace to save Hiro. Now, it has turned evil and you must [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight save it from being used as a heartless]] to terrorise San Fransokyo. On top of that, it's a vehicle fight - where you have full control over Baymax and Sora, and can ''heal'', allowing you to be more on the offensive. In all it is a pretty epic fight, and for those who identified with ''Big hero six'', it was quite emotional.

* The Demon Tide returns, and while it's largely the same as the fight in ''0.2'', this time you fight it as Sora with the expanded arsenal you've been building throughout the game. To say nothing of the end of the fight, where the tide gathers up every Heartless, Nobody and Unversed into itself to become a ''massive'' storm of darkness, and to counter this the Keyblades of [[KingdomHeartsX past Keyblade wielders]] all show up to fight the Tide, and Sora rides a wave of them straight into the Tide's core to fire them all at it.

* Though he is ThatOneBoss to some, Demyx's attacks, especially the [[PowerOfRock guitar/sitar one-on-one]] [[PressXToNotDie quicktime reflex event]], make him one of the most awesome bosses. Especially compared to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass his earlier appearances.]]

* The TrueFinalBoss fight, i.e. Aqua vs. Terra-Xehanort, a.k.a [[FanNickname Terranort.]] One of the most epic boss fights of the series. Why? [[MoralEventHorizon Xehanort has completely ruined the heroes' lives and has plagued the universe with the Unversed.]] [[PlayerPunch As Aqua, you have lost your master, your home, AND your two best friends because of him.]] [[CatharsisFactor Now it's payback time.]]

* Chernabog may fit this, despite his easiness. While you will be diving, he sends out [[PlayingWithFire projectiles and pillars of fl]][[{{Hellfire}} ame]] at you, and can also [[AnimateDead send out spirits of the deceased]] to slowly drain your HP. Additionally, the fight is set up so that you get to hear one whole go of [[{{Leitmotif}} Night on Bald Mountain]], whose 3D piece is even more epic than the original KH one, making the fight 10 times more epic than it should be.
* Rinzler. Unlike the other bosses up until this point, he has a ''much'' more sinister sounding theme playing, [[PlayerPunch and it's much like fighting Tron]]. Other enemies you fought before have been Dream Eaters (essentially this game's stand-in for the Heartless). Rinzler is ''neither''. Oh, and what's more, he pulls an InterfaceScrew on you... literally turning the battle upside down (a gimlic directly adaptated from [[Film/TronLegacy the film]]).

* The Anti Black Coat. You fight it after a particularly cool BadassBoast from Riku. It's certainly tough and can easily defeat you if you get careless or lack the proper abilities, but the fight is made awesome by the epic and nightmarish music, the shadowy arena, and the bright attacks. You have constantly dash about to prevent the Nightmare's attacks, [[ThatOneAttack especially the one that]] [[HPToOne drains Riku to 1HP]], from hitting you. Combined with the eager anticipation of what the story's gonna throw at you next, it's a pretty exhilarating boss fight.

* Sköll, the final boss of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Arendelle]], is one of the highest regarded bosses in the game, and it's not hard to see why: it's a Big, Badass Wolf Heartless that strikes a balance of being fun to fight while also being challenging thanks to its aggressive fighting style and pack of smaller wolf Heartless backing it up, and at one point will try to crush the party by dropping the sky on them. But what makes the fight especially fun and memorable is the atmosphere: Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Marshmallow fight it in a frosty, shadowy wasteland set to the same music as the Grim Guardianess. [[CatharsisFactor It helps that]] you're technically fighting Prince Hans, of whom Sköll is the Heartless. The [[TheSociopath socipathic]] [[TheEvilPrince jerk]] tried to woo Anna, and [[MoralEventHorizon cruelty abandoned her]] when she was dying and needed a TrueLovesKiss, not to mention trying to murder Elsa for her throne. Almost every fan, from traumatised kids, to furious parents, and even [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor]], wanted to kill him, or at least see him die horribly, for his actions in the film, and they got it!

* For those that didn't find it to be EndingFatigue, the final BossRush against Real Organization XIII. Unlike previous games in the series, you mostly get to fight [[WolfpackBoss either groups of two or three]] this time, making things even crazier than they were before, and new party members join you for each battle. As an added bonus, each member has a farewell cutscene when you defeat each boss! These fights bring out some of the most satisfying moments in the series thus far--including Roxas pulling a BigDamnHeroes moment against Saïx, and Terra finally freeing himself from Xehanort's influence and regaining his body. Special mention has to go to the penultimate fight of the game--Sora, Riku and Mickey vs. Ansem, Xemnas and Young Xehanort. The most prominent Xehanorts outside of the Master himself, and you get to take on all ''three'' of them at the same time! And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeyfHmDunS4 the medley proves to be a real sendoff to those three!]] It's also technically the first time that Sora has faced Young Xehanort directly in combat. Considering the [[MindRape extremely]] [[GrandTheftMe monstrous]] actions that he put Sora through in ''Dream Drop Distance'', it comes across as a long overdue and highly [[CatharsisFactor cathartic]] act of payback.

* Alongside Chernabog, there's also Maleficent, Monstro the Whale, and every other hellish spawn of Disney's sinister mind that robbed you of sleep for nights on end as a child. Regardless of how good or boring the boss fight is, you cannot deny that getting vengeance on just about every last one of those bastards was ''sweet''. For example, kicking the godly ass of Hades in Kingdom Hearts II is freaking awesome - mostly because Hades ''explodes'' before the fight.

* [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Oogie Boogie]] was kind of an easy fight, so I guess it's time to--wait, no, he's not done yet. He just got done merging with his ''entire manor'' and is now throwing fireballs and Gargoyle Heartless to attack you! You have to do a ColossusClimb and take out the darkness orbs on his body to take him out, and every second just screams "badass!"

* Once Final Mix+ came out, we got Roxas. Oh. My. God. ROXAS! Also gets points for having quite possibly one of the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic best/most heartbreaking battle themes ever]], [[https://youtu.be/wHRL-JfXhFQ "The Other Promise"]].

** Plus, Leon has shown you them at the beginning of the game and at that point, 20 of them could cream you. Now, you fake right, pick up Guardian and give it a keyblade suppository until it vomits a shoop-da-whoop lazor capable of putting you from 0 to 110. Awesome.

* Rinzler. Unlike the other bosses up until this point, he has a ''much'' more sinister sounding theme playing, [[PlayerPunch and it's much like fighting Tron]]. Other enemies you fought before have been Dream Eaters (essentially this game's stand-in for the heartless). Rinzler is ''neither''. Oh, and what's more, he pulls an InterfaceScrew on you... literally turning the battle upside down.

* Sköll, the final boss of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Arendelle]], is one of the highest regarded bosses in the game, and it's not hard to see why: it's a Big, Badass Wolf Heartless that strikes a balance of being fun to fight while also being challenging thanks to its aggressive fighting style and pack of smaller wolf Heartless backing it up, and at one point will try to crush the party by dropping the sky on them. But what makes the fight especially fun and memorable is the atmosphere: Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Marshmallow fight it in a frosty, shadowy wasteland set to the same music as the Grim Guardianess. [[CatharsisFactor It helps that]] you're technically fighting Prince Hans, of whom Sköll is the Heartless.

* Any battle against the Foretellers. Not only do they tend to happen during important parts of the story, in a story mainly composed of Filler, but they are also [[NintendoHard very difficult.]] With [[LightningBruiser massive health, powerful attacks,]] and the ability to buff themselves the same way you've been doing to mop the floor with your enemies, they all do an excellent job at showing the player just how powerful the Foretellers really are, especially compared to you, who likely felt insanely powerful before they showed up. The battle against Ava is one hell of a WakeUpCallBoss, being one of the first story battles that enforces true Medal strategy rather than the area-of-effect attacks that will destroy most enemies up to that point, a recurring theme for later bosses.
* One ''Final Fantasy''-themed event introduced the Mysterious Sir and Weapon Master Heartless as bosses, based on [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Gilgamesh,]] respectively. Both were already [[EnsembleDarkhorse Ensemble Darkhorses]] that many fans had already wanted to see in ''Kingdom Hearts,'' but they both had creative movesets that made for fun battles, sat at a very nice difficulty for the current power level at the time, and also had their [[AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasy awesome boss themes]] override the standard battle music whenever you fought them. Their inclusion is one of the most fondly-remembered events of the game.

* Fighting [[spoiler: Saïx]] in the third-to-last-mission, particularly due to the CatharsisFactor.
* [[spoiler: Xion]]. Pure awesome and the music in final stage is just so [[TearJerker indescribable]].

* In ''Birth by Sleep'' you fight [[spoiler:Hades and the Ice Titan]] at the same time. It bears repeating: [[spoiler:Hades and one of the first game's {{Bonus Boss}}es. At the same time. Although you discover after the fight that it's not the Ice Titan but the Ice Colossus, which Hades admits to effectively being a cheap knock-off of the original. It's still an ''OhCrap'' moment for the player before this is revealed.]]
* Ven's final battle with Vanitas. Not only are you fighting one on one with [[spoiler: an [[EvilTwin evil version of Sora]]]] but it also has ''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic one the most epic tracks in the entire series]]''. Watch it in full [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BReGlkos6j8 here]].
** All Vanitas battles are awesome, though the final one does take the cake. Coming in close second is [[spoiler: Vanitas possessing Ven, in which you fight him as Aqua with King Mickey himself on your side.]]
** [[spoiler: The Ventus-Vanitas battle becomes truly awesome when Ventus-Vanitas uses his ultimate attack, which ''will'' destroy you if you don't use Mickey's help. ''"None of this can be changed"'' indeed.]]
* Terra's FinalBoss fight. [[spoiler:You play the fricking ''Lingering Will'' against a GrandTheftMe'd Xehanort in Terra's body! All the while, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Rage Awakened]] is playing in the background. For those who suffered through the BonusBoss in Final Mix, this is sweet, sweet vindication.]] Also, all of his attacks and combos are [[spoiler:things that the Lingering Will itself can use (including Curaga) if the player hunts for the commands.]]

* The secret bosses. [[spoiler: Vanitas Remnant, while only having one HP bar, is fast and strong; and if you use Cure spells, he does too. Annoying as heck, but an interesting challenge. The Mysterious Figure, first shown in the NA version of BBS, has a bevy of tricks which make him hard as heck, but beating him is sweet indeed. The Final Mix bosses keep up the pace: Armor of the Master (Eraqus' Armor) uses a spell which whips up energy chains to do all kinds of crap, from tying you up, acting as projectiles, and more, has lightning fast combos, and other painful crap. The other new FM boss, No Heart (Xehanort's Keyblade armor, which happens to look a HECK OF a lot like Xemnas' armor, and even has a mix of the Ansem fight music and the final Xemnas fight music as his theme); first he creates a barrier, sitting pretty on his throne while you bash it. After that, he gets off his rear, and kicks your ass with Keyblade combos, hand to hand attacks, dark energy blasts, impaling you with Keyblades....Holy badass.]]

* The TrueFinalBoss fight, i.e. [[spoiler: Aqua vs. Terra-Xehanort, a.k.a [[FanNickname Terranort.]]]] One of the most epic boss fights of the series. Why? [[spoiler: [[MoralEventHorizon Xehanort has completely ruined the heroes' lives and has plagued the universe with the Unversed.]] [[PlayerPunch As Aqua, you have lost your master, your home, AND your two best friends because of him.]] [[CatharsisFactor Now it's payback time.]]]]

* [[spoiler: Sora's Heartless]] in coded. Reasons:

** Its second/third forms are a [[spoiler: Heartless Sora clone... thing.]]

** The [[spoiler: Drag 'n' Drop command]], which transforms him into a [[spoiler: Shadow]], letting you mercilessly beat the crap outta him.
** [[spoiler: You get to deliver the final ''[[KilledOffForReal final]]'' blow, [[DeaderThanDead wiping him off the face of the datascape permanently.]]]]
* The FinalBoss. This guy in a Black Coat's been screwing with you all throughout Castle Oblivion, and if you've played ''Chain of Memories'', you're probably expecting Marluxia. You're ''dead'' wrong. Cue SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome as the man in the black cloak summons [[spoiler: Oblivion. And then Oathkeeper. Enter Roxas, ready for a rematch with Sora after ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

* BonusBoss [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain Julius]]]]. Not only is he [[NintendoHard hard]], not only is he a [[spoiler:Creator/{{Disney}} BonusBoss]], not only does [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The Encounter]]]] play during this fight [[spoiler:for the first time on a Creator/{{Nintendo}} [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS handheld]]]], but he's also one of the fairer [[BonusBoss secret bosses]] to recent date in the KH series, being hard because he is legitimately hard, not unfair hard. Quite a refreshing sight after the [[FakeDifficulty unfairness]] that is [[spoiler:Vanitas Remnant and Mysterious Figure AKA Young Xehanort]], especially the latter.
* [[spoiler: Young Xehanort, aka The Mysterious Figure from ''Birth By Sleep''.]] He's fought at the climax as the game's [[spoiler:pen]]ultimate boss, and as the [[spoiler: younger form of the BigBad]], he's a truly vile [[spoiler: human being]] who's effectively responsible for [[spoiler: [[PlayerPunch what happened to]] [[MoralEventHorizon the heroes]] in BBS, as well as Sora's [[MindRape fate]] in this game.]] He's fought in an incredibly fierce and agile battle against Riku, the series' resident badass. Also, Master Xehanort is possessing his younger self, which is why he's able to move during Mickey's Stopza attack. So you, as Riku, are fighting the overall antagonist of the game at his physical prime - and Xehanort still loses.

* [[spoiler:Xemnas.]] He is [[spoiler:the last boss in Sora's story]] and you fight him after one hell of a WhamEpisode! From the awesome line he spouts at you before the battle starts, to throwing buildings at you (again), to teleporting and floating all around the place, he is one satisfying bastard to beat! At one point, he'll throw a building at the platform you're on, and you have to use Reality Shift to cleave another in two, which allows you time to go ''completely'' nuts on him.

* The final boss of the game is [[spoiler:''Sora wearing Ven's armor!'']] While definitely [[PostFinalBoss easier than the fight before him]], the music and inky black abyss of a stage really set the atmosphere and make you determined to save the day. He also uses several ''Birth by Sleep'' skills, including a Shotlock, and it climaxes in a CallBack to the final Ven vs Vanitas fight with him and Riku charging at each other repeatedly.

* The end bosses of [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Olympus]]. No, they're not Hades... they're the TITANS - only one of which (the Ice Titan[[spoiler:'s copy]]) was required to fight in a previous game. The Rock Titan is a multi-phase fight in which you have to AttackItsWeakPoint after knocking it over (just like in the first game). Then, the Ice and Fire Titans are fought at once, culminating with the Wind Titan who alternates between stances and keeps the player on their feet as they retreat. What's more, this is still technically the PROLOGUE.

* Sköll, the final boss of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Arendelle]], is one of the highest regarded bosses in the game, and it's not hard to see why: it's a Big, Badass Wolf Heartless that strikes a balance of being fun to fight while also being challenging thanks to its aggressive fighting style and pack of smaller wolf Heartless backing it up, and at one point will try to crush the party by dropping the sky on them. But what makes the fight especially fun and memorable is the atmosphere: Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Marshmallow fight it in a frosty, shadowy wasteland set to the same music as the Grim Guardianess. [[CatharsisFactor It helps that]] [[spoiler:you're technically fighting Prince Hans, of whom Sköll is the Heartless]].

* The Demon Tide returns, and while it's largely the same as the fight in ''0.2'', this time you fight it as Sora with the expanded arsenal you've been building throughout the game. To say nothing of the end of the fight, where the tide gathers up every Heartless, Nobody and Unversed into itself to become a ''massive'' storm of darkness, and to counter this [[spoiler: the Keyblades of [[KingdomHeartsX past Keyblade wielders]] all show up to fight the Tide, and Sora rides a wave of them straight into the Tide's core to fire them all at it]].
* For those that didn't find it to be EndingFatigue, the final BossRush against Real Organization XIII. Unlike previous games in the series, you mostly get to fight [[WolfpackBoss either groups of two or three]] this time, making things even crazier than they were before, and new party members join you for each battle. As an added bonus, each member has a farewell cutscene when you defeat each boss! These fights bring out some of the most satisfying moments in the series thus far--including [[spoiler:Roxas pulling a BigDamnHeroes moment against Saïx, and Terra finally freeing himself from Xehanort's influence and regaining his body]]. Special mention has to go to the penultimate fight of the game--Sora, Riku and Mickey vs. Ansem, Xemnas and Young Xehanort. The most prominent Xehanorts outside of the Master himself, and you get to take on all ''three'' of them at the same time! And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeyfHmDunS4 the medley proves to be a real sendoff to those three!]] It's also technically the first time that Sora has faced Young Xehanort directly in combat. Considering the [[MindRape extremely]] [[GrandTheftMe monstrous]] actions that he put Sora through in ''Dream Drop Distance'', it comes across as a long overdue and highly [[CatharsisFactor cathartic]] act of payback.

* General Gantu, if only because of the pure size. Despite being an AntiClimaxBoss, he ''doesn't'' stagger, which gives the player a nice feeling of fighting something ''much'' bigger than they are, big enough that eating keyblades or even ''fire'' doesn't slow him down.

[[caption-width-right:350:The best part? This came out of [[spoiler:''[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Hans]]'']].]]