"...Heed my words. I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella. And I have never known defeat."
—Malenia, Blade of Miquella, Elden Ring, about to show you why she has never known defeat.
"Tyrant Overlord Baal? Wasn't he just a ploy to force players into playing their games for 100 hours longer?"
James: All right, this shouldn't be too hard!
Jessie: What are you talking about? That thing will crush us easily!
James: Not if we wipe it out on the first turn! Look, it only has 8 HP!
Jessie: James? That's the symbol for infinity.
Jessie: What are you talking about? That thing will crush us easily!
James: Not if we wipe it out on the first turn! Look, it only has 8 HP!
Jessie: James? That's the symbol for infinity.
...Hito-Shura. Hardest bonus boss I ever faced off against.
...Twenty five attempts at him. Second-to-last attempt clocked in about fifty minutes before I got pizowned by a random Mamudoon that happened to wipe out the entire party.
...I think I temporarily achieved Angry gamer Nirvana right when that happened.
...Twenty five attempts at him. Second-to-last attempt clocked in about fifty minutes before I got pizowned by a random Mamudoon that happened to wipe out the entire party.
...I think I temporarily achieved Angry gamer Nirvana right when that happened.
—Omega Ten, We Are Our Avatars
"So as it turns out, fighting the guy who was picked out by fucking Lucifer to one day lead armies of demons to kill the God of the Multiverse himself in an epic, upcoming war is a pretty difficult battle."
—Dank Spiderman summing up the Demifiend fight in Digital Devil Saga.
...Aqua? Ven?...A Keyblade?...Who are you? I know you. We've met before, way back when. No, that wasn't you. You're not the one I chose. Where is he? Xe...ha...nort...is that you? Xeha...nort...Xehanort!
—Lingering Will and Sora get off to a rocky start, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Its might knows no equal. The wise dare not cross its path, lest they meet their end.
—Gentiana, regarding Omega in Final Fantasy XV
"Well damn. Puresabe put out all the stops here. 112 HP, no true weakness, invulnerability nullification everywhere, OHKOs, weapon energy drain, twenty-odd different attacks...!"
You people do not learn. Curiosity just killed you.
—Satan/Mike, LISA
SPIRIT KERNEL EXPOSED...
COUNTDOWN FOR FADE AWAY.
COUNTDOWN FOR FADE AWAY.
—Hellsinker, if you unlock Scarlet Queen's or Rex Cavalier's hidden forms
I detect a very dangerous demon nearby. You should consider getting out of here.
—Burroughs, Shin Megami Tensei IV if the player manages to find any of the Fiends.
With that said, I want to be sure that everyone understands: Hard mode is hard. Some hard modes are harder than others. Then there's Algalon the Raid Destroyer. He feeds off of your tears.
—World of Warcraft, regarding Algalon the Observer
"Your memories of that day, two years ago, have returned. Now, prepare to ride those squidtastic grooves once again..."
— Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion before the fight against Inner Agent 3
This Quest is reserved for only the most trusted Wycademy hunters... I must warn you that this beast is far worse than others of its kind. Steel yourself. It won't be easy.
—Chief Researcher, Extra Special Permit Quest descriptions in Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
It looks like we've reached the summit of the Anomaly. We're about to face — well, YOU'RE about to face the worst of the worst, but I have faith in you! Let us see what the zenith of this phenomenon looks like!
—Bahari the Scientist, Monster Hunter: Rise Sunbreak, briefing for Special Investigation quests
Tina: OOH! Tell me a story about... a raid boss!
Athena: I don't know what that is.
Brick: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T—HOW DO YOU NOT—
Tina: Sssssh, baby. Sssshhshshshshhsh. Your big sister Tiny Tina's got this. Ahem: Then, Athena and her three pals ventured to inner core of the moooooon—
Athena: Do I have to go with friends? I can't just do it alone?
Brick: Not unless you wanna die. Or you found a broken-ass combination of loot and want to show off on the ECHOnet.
Athena: I don't know what that is.
Brick: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T—HOW DO YOU NOT—
Tina: Sssssh, baby. Sssshhshshshshhsh. Your big sister Tiny Tina's got this. Ahem: Then, Athena and her three pals ventured to inner core of the moooooon—
Athena: Do I have to go with friends? I can't just do it alone?
Brick: Not unless you wanna die. Or you found a broken-ass combination of loot and want to show off on the ECHOnet.
— Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!, regarding "The Invincible Sentinel"
"THE DIVINE CHALLENGE
After countless trials and obstacles; the path to victory is in view at last. Hard Mode Extra World has been unlocked!"
After countless trials and obstacles; the path to victory is in view at last. Hard Mode Extra World has been unlocked!"
—Copy Kitty, after completing a lengthy checklist of conditions.
The Corruption?
...wait, what?
...wait, what?
—Anti-Idle: The Game, shortly before fighting the Corrupted Giant Treeman
STAGE EX START
OH YEEAAHH!!
OH YEEAAHH!!
—ZeroRanger, just before fighting Erasure in White Vanilla mode
"Look, I'm not making this up, okay?-!" Isaac insisted. "I swear, as soon as she agreed, boss music started to play, and I shit you not, a huge-ass Health Bar just... popped in. It had her name and everything!"
"Over her head?"
The guildmaster shook his head frantically. "No! Like, you know how in some games you can tell you're in a boss fight because there's a health bar that's bigger than yours on the screen? And it's ALWAYS on the screen no matter how you turn the camera, if you can? Like THAT!" He gestured, drawing a horizontal line in midair. "There was a line there, and it was huge, and I know boss music when I hear it! Somehow, Sorcier has a FUCKING BOSS! And her boss title was fucking scary!"
"What did it say?" Marielle asked.
"Okay, I SWEAR I'm not making this up!" Isaac said. "It's seriously the name that popped up over her Health Bar."
Shiroe nodded. "All right."
Isaac took a deep breath. "Her Health Bar read 'Lady Maria Campbell, The Double Isekai Rom-Com Protagonist DLC Super Boss'."
Dead silence.
"We have DLC?" Roderick exclaimed.
"Is it weird it's the 'double' that terrifies me?" Sojirou said.
"Over her head?"
The guildmaster shook his head frantically. "No! Like, you know how in some games you can tell you're in a boss fight because there's a health bar that's bigger than yours on the screen? And it's ALWAYS on the screen no matter how you turn the camera, if you can? Like THAT!" He gestured, drawing a horizontal line in midair. "There was a line there, and it was huge, and I know boss music when I hear it! Somehow, Sorcier has a FUCKING BOSS! And her boss title was fucking scary!"
"What did it say?" Marielle asked.
"Okay, I SWEAR I'm not making this up!" Isaac said. "It's seriously the name that popped up over her Health Bar."
Shiroe nodded. "All right."
Isaac took a deep breath. "Her Health Bar read 'Lady Maria Campbell, The Double Isekai Rom-Com Protagonist DLC Super Boss'."
Dead silence.
"We have DLC?" Roderick exclaimed.
"Is it weird it's the 'double' that terrifies me?" Sojirou said.
— Maria Campbell of the Astral Clocktower (non-canon Log Horizon crossover)
P-Ranking the game was not a test — it was a warning.
"The colossal beasts that slither through the Otherworld... I shall seal away all such cursed creatures... And only those brave enough to conquer all Otherworlds will earn the right to battle the Ultimate Darkness..."
— The Ultimate Door in Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow hinting at the other Door bosses and the New World bosses.
"Have you sealed away all misfortune? In that case, come face to face with the ultimate misfortune which I've sealed myself."
— The Ultimate Door in Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow after you've completed New World and defeated every other Door boss, unlocking the fight with Arcane Dragon.
"This prison... TO HOLD.. ME!?"
"You shall bear witness to the power of post-game content!"
—Thought Peek of the new superboss, Culex 3D, Super Mario RPG (2023 remake)
"He's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Let's do this right!"
—Goombella's Tattle for Bonetail, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
