The Hardest Video Game Bosses of All Time According to Women Gamers on Reddit

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Apr 7, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

There is no online community like the gamer community, and you can't change our minds on that. They fight like angsty teens—probably because a lot of them are teens and pre-teens… But even the adults argue like they're still going through puberty. However, they also come together like no others, whether it's teaming up in a game, or meeting each other in real life at conventions or gamer meetups—once you became besties in the game, you have a bestie IRL for life. So it's no surprise that gamers have passionate discussions on Reddit.

On the subreddit r/AskWomen user @definitelynotgod posed the question "who is the hardest video game boss that you've ever fought?' and women gamers flooded the discussion with their thoughts. You'd think it would mostly be more contemporary games, like Elden Ring or even Resident Evil 4, since technology has gotten more complicated, you'd think the video game bosses would get more difficult. But actually, turns out back in the day of renting games from Blockbuster, developers straight up made it almost impossible to get passed two levels to ensure you wouldn't beat the game too quickly and you'd have to rent it again. So there are a lot of gamers admitting their first impossible boss battle was even before they were gaming online. 

Did you struggle battling any of these video game bosses? 

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    Light - Posted by u/_definitelynotgod 3 days ago Who is the hardest video game boss that you've ever fought?
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    Font - breeyoung 3 days ago Thunderblight Ganon from Zelda BOTW. Fk that guy 745 Reply Share 168 ●●● melawesome. 3 days ago This was the moment when I realized I actually HAD to learn how to fight. Reply Share
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    Font - RogueLotus 3 days ago Same. But I was way OP by the time I got to him because I was doing absolutely everything else in the game. I sort of beat him accidentally. I literally cannot tell you how I did it haha. 74 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - srepmuz 3 days ago Only reason I was able to beat him was cause I was sooo deep at that point. Otherwise I would have had no shot. 24 Reply Share • thingpaint 2 days ago 1 I had the rubber armor going into it. ●●● Reply Share
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    Font - ColouredGlitter 3 days ago Is that the boss where you have to hit them in a certain sequens? Because yes then I agree. I picked up this game two weeks ago knowing nothing about the Zelda- games. And even though I like it, that motherf ker makes me want to rate it zero stars. 50 Reply Share
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    Font - Viiibrations 3 days ago Did you try the DLC/dream version of that fight that you have to do to get the motorcycle? I cried and had a tantrum like a baby Imaoo Reply Share 35
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    Font - nibawaajige 3 days ago ● to To my shame, I made my friend beat regular thunderblight for me (I also tantrumed lol). I decided to redeem myself by doing the illusory realm version by myself and somehow I beat it on the first try ??? 17 Reply Share
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    Font - CeliaKnowsNada 3 days ago ● I'm probably gonna catch shit for this but it wasn't a boss. It was the damn waterfall in the Hakuna Matata level in The Lion King for SNES. I HATE that foking waterfall! 597 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - Beneficial_Garage_97 3 days ago I saw an interview with the developer a couple years ago, and he was saying that back in those days, they couldnt fit a ton of content into games, and game rental at blockbuster was super popular, and the marketing algorithms said the best way to sell games was to let rental customers get past 2 levels or so, then make it too diffuclt to beat in just a few days so that customers would get determined and buy it instead. Makes sense in retrospect... 50 + Repl
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    Font - sofwithanf 3 days ago Tom Nook. That bastard kept me under his thumb for YEARS 509 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - spamamamamamam2 3 days ago • capitalism in monopoly 329 Reply Share Tlali22 3 days ago The true ending is to pack up your game and never play monopoly again. 71 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - hummuspie 3 days ago Sephiroth on KH 270 Reply Share aurore-amour 3 days ago Was looking for someone to say this. This asshole made me take a month hiatus from playing because he killed me about 30 times. And the worst is when you thought you finally won but then he just came back with another stronger phase... 78 Reply Share
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    Font - Assjuicelovesmanga 3 days ago Sans on undertale. The little sh t made me stop playing 4208 Reply Share sunsetgal24 3 days ago ● that's exactly what he wanted Reply Share 88
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    Font - FeedTheCatPizza 3 days ago Probably Orphan of Kos in Bloodborne. That boss was an absolute nightmare, with unpredictable attacks and a massive health bar. 194 Reply Share Jeanetica 3 days ago I was going to say Ludwig. Never beat him by myself. 28 Reply Share
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    Font - Satellite Fly 3 days ago. edited 2 days ago The Queen of the Valkyries in God of War 3. Edit: I meant God of War 2018 version. I apologize for the confusion yall. 168 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - mindlessmandee 3 days ago I just commented this one!!!!!!!! She was tough. Took my husband 3 weeks to get her. By that time, the whole house was invested in him winning. I'm talking about quiet rituals and everything. The day he won we cooked him a victory dinner. ☆ 32 Reply Share
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    Font - TheAndrew Ben 3 days ago . The last Valkyrie boss in God of War PS4. On normal mode I gave up after a few weeks of trying. Then a year later I bought God of War Ragnarok. While Ragnarok was downloading, I gave one last attempt at the Valkyrie, watched some YouTube tutorials, and still didn't beat her after another hour of trying. I'm officially accepting Kratos died and climbed out of hell for Ragnarok Reply Share 8 AA
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    Font - o msstark 3 days ago . bowser when i was like 11 Reply Share 167 daytime_nightime 3 days ago Bowser at 30. Same. Lol 64 Reply Share 7 alyx1213 3 days ago I have been playing super Mario bros 3 since I was about 9 (I'm 35) and have yet to win, can barely pass world 8 level 1 without cheating ... Reply Share
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    Font - celestialism 3 days ago 오 Everyone in the Yiga clan hideout Reply Share 129 . jpgrandsam 3 days ago Not enough bananas for me to figure this one out yet. Gotta give it a second go. 23 Reply Share
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    Font - sadsledgemain. 3 days ago 오 Dr Kahl in Cuphead on expert mode almost made me prove the "video games make people violent" lobby right. 100%ing that game in general was severely unfun. Oh, and Sigrun in GoW made me want to throw my PC out the window. 122 Reply Share
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    Font - Samira827 3 days ago Malenia from ER, probably. 117 Reply Share mus_maximus. 3 days ago Went through a whole-aco character arc when fighting Malenia. 17 Reply Share
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    Font - Time-Boss-3867 · 3 days ago 오 Sonic 2's final boss. You have zero rings and you have to face Mecha Sonic followed by Dr Eggman. I couldn't beat it even once. Reply Share 88 Vikingpanties 3 days ago · Oh the memories and the agony! It was like feeling real pain letting go of those rings anticipating the horrid spike!! 22 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Kakashisith 3 days ago Ot Dettlaff van der Eretein from Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC, or the damn Frog Prince. 88 Reply Share Viiibrations 3 days ago The Frog Prince was so tedious. Just 20 minutes straight of rolling around like when will this mf die 25 Reply Share
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    Font - stare_at_the_sun 3 days ago Catherine: Full Body My own moral compass. 75 Reply Share Laughtillicri 3 days ago Multiple parts on Catherine on hard difficulty made me want to throw the game out the window. Whenever I solved a level without using a guide I felt like a genius.
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