History AwesomeBosses / SonicTheHedgehog

->** Not to mention that Sonic defeats the Egg Dragoon by ''removing'' the Egg Mobile from the rest of the machine. Sonic learned how to make the most out of his newfound strength pretty quick.

** Not to mention that Sonic defeats the Egg Dragoon by ''removing'' the Egg Mobile from the rest of the machine. Sonic learned how to make the most out of his newfound strength pretty quick.

->'''Eggman:''' (After dealing enough damage) ''[[VillanousBreakdown BLAST YOU, SONIC!!]]''

** Not only is this a very [[ClimaxBoss climactic]] battle, but it also handles incredibly well, making the [[ScrappyMechanic Werehog]] into one of the most enjoyable aspects of the entire game. Not only are you facing down Eggman piloting a machine of, as implied, equal power to the Werehog and powered by the same source, but you are also fighting a battle that truly feels like a clash between two archenemies. [[Awesome/VoiceActing It helps that Eggman's dialogue ties ''Revolver Ocelot`s'' dialogue from MGS4 in terms of quality]], as not only does he spout some incredible battle quotes, but it [[LetsGetDangerous genuinely sounds like he's done fighting our blue hero and IS TRULY ATTEMPTING TO KILL HIM!]]

** Not only is this a very [[ClimaxBoss climactic]] battle, but it also handles incredibly well, making the [[ScrappyMechanic Werehog]] into one of the most enjoyable aspects of the entire game. Not only are you facing down Eggman piloting a machine of, as implied, equal power to the Werehog and powered by the same source, but you are also fighting a battle that truly feels like a clash between two archenemies. [[Awesome/VoiceActing It helps that Eggman's dialogue ties '''Revolver Ocelot's''' dialogue from MGS4 in terms of quality]], as not only does he spout some incredible battle quotes, but it [[LetsGetDangerous genuinely sounds like he's done fighting our blue hero and IS TRULY ATTEMPTING TO KILL HIM!]]

** Not only is this a very [[ClimaxBoss climactic]] battle, but it also handles incredibly well, making the [[ScrappyMechanic Werehog]] into one of the most enjoyable aspects of the entire game. Not only are you facing down Eggman piloting a machine of, as implied, equal power to the Werehog and powered by the same source, but you are also fighting a battle that truly feels like a clash between two archenemies. [[Awesome/VoiceActing It helps that Eggman's dialogue ties ''Revolver Ocelot's'' dialogue from MGS4 in terms of quality]], as not only does he spout some incredible battle quotes, but it [[LetsGetDangerous genuinely sounds like he's done fighting our blue hero and IS TRULY ATTEMPTING TO KILL HIM!]]

** Not only is this a very [[ClimaxBoss climactic]] battle, but it also handles incredibly well, making the [[ScrappyMechanic Werehog]] into one of the most enjoyable aspects of the entire game. Not only are you facing down Eggman piloting a machine of, as implied, equal power to the Werehog and powered by the same source, but you are also fighting a battle that truly feels like a clash between two archenemies. [[Awesome/VoiceActing It helps that Eggman's dialogue ties _Revolver Ocelot's dialogue from MGS4_ in terms of quality]], as not only does he spout some incredible battle quotes, but it [[LetsGetDangerous genuinely sounds like he's done fighting our blue hero and IS TRULY ATTEMPTING TO KILL HIM!]]

* Egg Dragoon from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed''. Say what you will about the Werehog, but tearing apart a super-mech Eggman built with your bare hands/claws (physically true in the Wii version) while plummeting down towards the Earth's core on a slab of cooled magma (that said robot will break from time to time) is awesomeness indeed.

*** You also get no rings, meaning [[NintendoHard you die in one hit.]] The final zone is simply two boss fights, the first of which is a BreatherBoss in the form of an early version of Metal Sonic. Even as a BreatherBoss, he and the following fight against Robotnik are extremely harrowing since, prior to this, you could survive indefinitely on a single ring if you knew how, but now ''there is no room for error.''

* The final boss of ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''. After beating the normal level boss, Sonic chases Robotnik onto a platform where he promptly gets in a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] that is actually bigger than the screen. After the hands are destroyed, it starts breathing fire and firing a laser thats takes up half the screen at you. After it is defeated ''again'', Robotnik starts trying to escape with the Master Emerald and you have to chase after and defeat him ''while'' the entire space station is falling apart. But it doesn't even end here, folks. If you have a full set of emeralds[[note]]either set will work[[/note]], he pulls another giant robot out of nowhere and flies off into space, while Sonic transforms into Super/Hyper Sonic and chases him through a asteroid field, all while having to dodge laser blasts and constant {{Macross Missile Massacre}}s. Perhaps the single greatest CrowningMomentOfAwesome in the entire series, and especially satisfying if you have played through both ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' to get there.
** The final boss of ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''. This is the one time Eggman did what he otherwise could never do: ''DEFEAT SUPER SONIC.'' Sonic goes into Super Mode, tries getting a cheap shot in, gets grabbed, and '''WHAM!''' The Robo-Suplex knocks every last ring out of you and smacks you back into normal form. This, of course, is if you hit below his microscopic hit box...hit above it, and say hello to the spikes. Which, at this point, will now be a horrendous threat to you. (Especially if the recoil of hitting them knocks you into his Eggbot's hands...)

** '''Solaris''', especially the second phase when ''His World'' kicks in.

* ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' has the Egg-Nega Wisp, especially on Wii. Let's summarize; Egghead is on his last legs. The entire floating amusement park you've spent the game on is blowing up, very fast. And now you're running through the aptly-named Terminal Velocity towards the planet, while Eggman pulls out his final weapon. After facing off with nothing but robots, you finally get to take Eggman on in head-to-head combat, battling evil versions of the Wisp powers you've been using. All while some of the most epic music in the game is blaring in the background. And the best part? Halfway through the fight, an orchestrated version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCDDNKRd9Ow Reach For The Stars]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp kicks in,]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome and it is kick-ass.]] And you finish it off with the pure awesomeness of the [[AllYourColoursCombined Final Colour Blaster.]] Sonic didn't just [finally] break through the PolygonCeiling with this boss; he '''shattered''' it.
* The completely changed Silver boss fight in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. To start off, there's already a great remix of "Vs Character" from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' playing in the background. Second, instead of Silver grabbing you with his psychic powers, yelling "[[MemeticMutation IT'S NO USE!]]" and then launching you with a "[[MostAnnoyingSound TAAAKE THIS!]]" [[ObviousBeta to your soon to be caused-by-glitch death]], he's chasing you through Crisis City launching stuff at you. Third, the way you attack him is just SO awesome! You homing attack on multiple platforms and then hit him and he crashes to the ground. Or, you're running on a car crafted from other cars, and homing attack him! Fourth, the end, when he only needs one last hit to take him down. [[spoiler: Silver crafts a gigantic ball of junk, with a yell of "METEOR SMASH!" as said giant ball of junk rushes at you. Just to make things more tense, he's also thrown in a container to attempt to crush you with just for a back up plan. With two things trying to smash you at once, and both are dangerously close to you, what does Sonic do? [[CrowningMomentofAwesome HE DODGES THE CONTAINER, AND HOMING ATTACKS SILVER]], [[CrowningMomentofFunny WATCHING AS HE GETS CRUSHED BY HIS GIANT JUNK METEORITE]].]] It's just a really fun, exciting, and fast paced boss fight that tries to do ''2006'' and [[TheScrappy Silver]] some justice.

*** On the subject of Adventure-era bosses in ''Generations'', there's Perfect Chaos in the console/PC version. It really shows [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} how far Sonic's come]]. In the original ''Sonic Adventure'', Perfect Chaos was the TrueFinalBoss, fought as Super Sonic. In ''Generations'', he's just the second boss (discounting rival battles, he's likely to be the fourth fought if you count the rival battles as boss battles) of four. How do you deal with the water problem (you don't get Super form in the ''Generations'' version of the battle)? You ''boost across it!'' Upon the final hit you have to do platforming to land a homing attack directly on the weak spot.

** The final boss of ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''. This is the one time Eggman did what he otherwise could never do: ''DEFEAT SUPER SONIC.'' Sonic goes into Super Mode, tries getting a cheap shot in, gets grabbed, and '''WHAM!''' The Robo-Suplex knocks every last ring out of you and smacks you back into normal form. This, of course, is if you hit below his microscopic hit box...hit above it, and say hello to the spikes. Which, at this point, will now be a horrendous threat to you. (Especially if the recoil of hitting them knocks you into his Eggbot's hands...)
* The boss fight at the end of Knuckles' story in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. After you defeat Mecha Sonic as Knuckles the first time, he seems like he's down and out, but then he uses the Master Emerald to go into a Super form, the first time in the series a Sonic robot goes into a Super form. Check it out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsfS1pp4MKE here]].

* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'''s Biolizard. The ''Prototype'' Ultimate Life Form versus the ''Real'' Ultimate Life Form, in an epic battle. The fact that its weak spot is so hard to reach is what makes it awesome -- and those lightning balls! And the final hit, where you're stuck floating helplessly through the field of bubbles, and just have to hope you have some rings left over! And the sounds! The music is [[AwesomeMusic/VideoGames awesome]], with really deep lyrics -- but good luck hearing the lyrics, or even the music most of the time, over the roars of the boss and the sound effects of its attacks. Absolutely awesome.
** Sonic's battle with the Egg Golem was pretty epic, too. The cutscene in Dark Mode basically compressed a battle that originally took about 3 minutes ''after you'd mastered it'', and due to the fact that while hitting it is hard, not getting killed is easy, could easily take you ''twenty'' minutes on your first try, into a few seconds -- a great injustice. Egg Golem is awesome. Then again, the broken Egg Golem that Eggman has to face in Dark Mode is a pushover, so they had to make Sonic seem that much more awesome to keep him from being overshadowed by Eggman in Egg Golem-smashing prowess.
** The [[spoiler:Final Hazard]]. One, requisite Super Sonic fight, only this time, also with [[spoiler:Super Shadow]]. Two, the epic music, "Live and Learn" by Crush40. Three, the fact that the Super flying physics blends the much-hated Knuckles/Rouge swimming and gliding physics faithfully but gracefully, making all that [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Unexpected Gameplay Changing]] worthwhile. Four, the most gorgeous renderings of the characters involved in the whole game. Five, commentary from every single playable character (and one not) that, in the case of Eggman, contributes heavily to his characterization. Six, [[spoiler:the heart-wrenching dialog between Sonic and Shadow as Shadow begins to weaken]]. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Did we mention "Live and Learn?" Yeah, we did.]] [[spoiler:Devil Doom]] in ShadowTheHedgehog is epic for almost exactly the same reasons, particularly Three through Five/Six.
** It's also epic in the respect that Sonic and Shadow finally team up with one another, knowing what they must do to save the world. The transformation sequence alone is enough to make your blood pump.
** The second and final hedgehog battle. High speed battle with eerie lighting and dark music. Epic incarnate.

* The FinalBoss battle of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2''. This was where Robotnik showed just how difficult he could really be, despite the fact that you've spent the last seven or so levels kicking his ass.
** More so when fighting him for the first time and finding that unlike every single previous boss in both games, he doesn't go down in 8 hits, but in 12.
*** You also get no rings, meaning [[NintendoHard you die in one hit.]] The final zone is simply two boss fights, the first of which is a BreatherBoss in the form of an early version of Metal Sonic. Even as a BreatherBoss, he and the following fight against Robotnik are extremely harrowing since, prior to this, you could survive indefinitely on a single ring if you knew how, but now ''there is no room for error.''

* Also from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', Beta Mk. 2. A truly epic final battle for Gamma as [[spoiler: s]]he fights with the first of the E series. The MUSIC alone just makes the battle awesome, coupled with the setting, the flow, and how the battle plays out. Despite technically being unable to do anything until he leaves himself open, you get an epic feeling as you exchange shots with each other in an attempt to gain the upper hand. And even when you win, Beta still does better than most Sonic bosses by getting in one last badass hit.

* The Egg Dealer in ''ShadowTheHedgehog'', which is a basically a giant slot machine. By shooting the reels, you can get different results: either you get attacked with bombs or missiles (though the latter can sometimes [[HilarityEnsues backfire and hit Eggman]]) or you can get rewarded with rings ([[BigNo "NO!, my beautiful rings!]]) and even a full chaos meter ([[OhCrap "No! not Shadow fever!]]). Just being able to screw over Eggman with his own machine is pure awesomeness.
* The final battle of Hero/Dark Story mode in SonicAdventure2 deserves a mention too. It ends up being a bit of an annoying PuzzleBoss but the buildup is brilliant, making this the final battle of each story between rivals Sonic and Shadow, with the fate of the world at stake. The awesome music helps too.
** SonicGenerations recreated the battle, adding an intro mirroring the SA2 intro sequence and a short burst of "[[ShadowTheHedgehog All Hail Shadow]]" if Shadow sets off his super move.

[[caption-width-right:300:Doomsday was never so awesome.]]

-->''VideoGame/SonicColors''

[[caption-width-right:330:The most fun you'll ever have crapping your pants.]]

[[caption-width-right:330:The most fun you'll ever have shitting your pants.]]

* ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' has the Egg-Nega Wisp, especially on Wii. Let's summarize; Egghead is on his last legs. The entire floating amusement park you've spent the game on is blowing up, very fast. And now you're running through the aptly-named Terminal Velocity towards the planet, while Eggman pulls out his final weapon. After facing off with nothing but robots, you finally get to take Eggman on in head-to-head combat, battling evil versions of the Wisp powers you've been using. All while some of the most epic music in the game is blaring in the background. And the best part? Halfway through the fight, an orchestrated version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCDDNKRd9Ow Reach For The Stars]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp kicks in,]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome and it is kick-ass.]] And you finish it off with the pure awesomeness of the [[AllYourColoursCombined Final Colour Blaster.]] Sonic didn't just break through the PolygonCeiling with this boss; he '''shattered''' it.

* The Egg Dealer in ''ShadowTheHedgehog'' which is a basically a giant slot machine, by shooting the reels you can get different results, either you get attacked with bombs or missles(though the latter can sometimes [[HilarityEnsues backfire and hit Eggman]]) or you can get rewarded with rings([[BigNo "NO!, my beautiful rings!]]) and even a full chaos meter([[OhCrap "No! not Shadow fever!]])) just being able to screw over Eggman with his own machine is pure awesomeness.

* The Egg Dealer in ''ShadowTheHedgehog'' which is a basically a giant slot machine, by shooting the reels you can get different results, either you get attacked with bombs or missles(though the latter can sometimes [[HilarityEnsues backfire and hit Eggman]]) or you can get rewarded with rings([[BigNo "NO!, my beautiful rings!]]) and even a full chaos meter([[OhCrap "No! not Shadow fever!]])) it being a final boss makes it even better.

*** Robot Carnival but especially Robot Storm. Just fighting loads of robots, but mass carnage is to be had.

* The final boss of ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''. After beating the normal level boss, Sonic chases Robotnik onto a platform where he promptly gets in a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] that is actually bigger than the screen. After the hands are destroyed, it starts breathing fire and firing a laser thats takes up half the screen at you. After it is defeated ''again'', Robotnik starts trying to escape with the Master Emerald and you have to chase after and defeat him ''while'' the entire space station is falling apart. But it doesn't even end here, folks. If you've collected all the Chaos Emeralds and Super Emeralds, he pulls another giant robot out of nowhere and flies off into space, while Sonic transforms into Hyper Sonic and chases him through a asteroid field, all while having to dodge laser blasts and constant {{Macross Missile Massacre}}s. Perhaps the single greatest CrowningMomentOfAwesome in the entire series, and especially satisfying if you have played through both ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' to get there.