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Top 10 Video Game Sub-Bosses


if you want to get to the big guy you
have to go through them first don’t get
too cocky ha ha welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 video games
sub-bosses not to be confused with end
level bosses these are the guys you end
up fighting early or midway through a
certain stage or dungeon yet still stand
out from your average enemy we’re
ranking them based on how memorable
their fights were as well as how
designed said battles were
number ten hunters halo series not all
enemies in the Halo universe or is easy
to kill it’s grunts gamers can’t help
but groan every time they run into a
mechanic go low or hunters as we prefer
to call them as the mightiest beings in
the Covenant these bad boys won’t go
down without a fight
armed with heavy assault cannons and
protected by a seemingly indestructible
shield hunters can knock you out before
the fight even begins keep on your guard
though and eventually the Beast will be
left vulnerable from behind even after
slaying the hunter however there’s no
time for the Master Chief to stop and
rest second one number nine the pursuer
Dark Souls 2
the pursuer more than earns his title as
he refuses to give up pursuing the
player throughout the game this
formidable Knight is built like a
mountain and carries a blade so gigantic
that it would feel Cloud Strife with
sword Envy despite his massive size the
pursuer moves swiftly and can literally
walk on air you’re better off not
getting too close and attacking from
afar although he can still close that
distance in an instant claiming the
pursuer soul is a long arduous process
but isn’t that what we’ve come to expect
from the dark souls games
number eight toka and raise our Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles turtles in time in
the SNES version of the game before you
face off with their master you’ll need
to battle this mutated snapping turtle
and gray wolf
what toka and raise our lack and brains
they more than compensate for in
strength which is a key component in
beat em up games like turtles in time
with one specializing in fire and the
other specializing in ice they make for
one formidable team however as long as
you’re skilled in the art of ninjutsu
aka button mashing you should be able to
revert them back to their more cuddly
States
number seven the Berserker Gears of War
if you think of berserkers are big bad
but ugly dudes you’re wrong there are
actually big bad but ugly ladies
although berserkers are blind they have
a strong sense of smell so unfortunately
there’s nowhere to run or hide when one
picks up your scent what’s more they’re
practically indestructible bodies
certainly give the macho Marcus Fenix a
run for his money
the only way you’re getting past these
suckers is with fire a lot of fire from
the sky still the process of taking a
Berserker down is likely to drive you
well berserk yeah yeah easy pun but we
did it to us number 6 the tank left 4
dead series we need to explain why this
guy’s called the tank just look at him
we think it’s pretty self-explanatory
this infected brute is arguably the
toughest foe you’ll come across an olive
left for dead or left for dead – but he
can appear anywhere throughout the game
you’d have to be a gaming God to take
down the tank all by yourself you’ll
need your entire team to help defeat
this big freaking zombie and even then
the tank can easily take out four
players you better just pray you save
one of those Molotov cocktails number 5
dr. Salvador Resident Evil 4 chained
soon move over Leatherface there’s a new
masked madman in town every time you
hear a chainsaw revving up and Resident
Evil 4 you’re in for some trouble
standing out from the rest of the
villagers like a mutated thumb
dr. Salvador is one local you’ll want to
keep your distance from that is unless
you want to see one of the most awesome
decapitations ever as if killing him
once isn’t difficult enough dr. Salvador
pops up numerous times throughout the
game we’re not sure how he keeps coming
back but what we really want to know is
what kind of doctor carries a chainsaw
number four star wolf mark 2 starfox 64
well good fie about that star wolf you
didn’t think getting to Andros was gonna
be that easy did you
this one you thought you’d seen the last
of them star wolf and his dastardly crew
of space pirates show up after you
arrived on venom whoo bad bad not hit as
he yeah this warm up to the final boss
comes complete with everything we love
about starfox 64
slick shooting mechanics fun vehicle
combat repetitive one-liners Star Wolf
may be good but hopefully you’re better
but I’m better this is even harder
because Fox Go is added alone from this
point on though we all know that slippy
would have just slowed him down number
three
Big Daddy Bioshock
the Big Daddy is the character we all
associate with Bioshock when the player
first comes across one of these metal
juggernauts in rapture you may think
that they’re impossible to kill
but with strategy and the right weapon
they can be destroyed once you finally
take down mr. bubbles and level up
however there’s a strong possibility
you’ll become overwhelmed with guilt and
pity listening to the little sister cry
out will only add to your mixed feelings
but surely you made the right choice
right after all that Atlas dude wouldn’t
steer you in the wrong direction right
number 2 Dark Link The Legend of Zelda
Ocarina of Time although he technically
first appeared in The Adventures of link
as the last boss his appearance in the
water temple is what sticks with us the
most the fight puts a creative and
enigmatic spin on the notion of one
fighting their own shadow
when link initially encounters his evil
doppelganger he’s practically
see-through and striking him is easier
said than done
with every hit though links reflection
becomes more and more opaque once Dark
Link is fully exposed the real link can
show him that light will always prevail
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions you’re just a
tiny stepping stone on my back to the
throne who dares you
number one insidious Bayonetta 2
in any other game a creature as big and
booming as insidious’ would be the final
boss hell it’s already nicknamed the
consumer of all in and over-the-top
experience like Bayonetta 2 however this
giant manta ray demon is only a sub boss
at the beginning of chapter 7 the fact
that you’re not even halfway done with
the game at this point just goes to show
how much crazy your journey will get and
even after all that he ends up
swallowing Bayonetta hole and it’s here
that you realize that the stage only
just starts Platinum Games really
doesn’t let you stop for breath
do you agree with our list if I didn’t
know any better I’d say you were the
most persistent stalker I’ve met yet
what’s your favorite sub bass for more
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