Collider ranks memorable video-game boss fights using factors including originality, difficulty, mechanics, narrative stakes, critical reception and fan opinion.

– Sans — ‘Undertale’ (2015): A deliberately punishing Genocide-route encounter that breaks normal combat rules.
– Volo — ‘Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ (2022): A demanding multi-stage finale involving Volo and Giratina’s two forms.
– Phalanx — ‘Shadow of the Colossus’ (2005): A vast flying Colossus pursued on horseback and scaled in the desert.