Games Where the First Boss is the Most Iconic One

Obviously a very subjective list. Feel free to share your opinions, or add suggestions!

Games with only 1 boss are not included.

Bloodborne
Bloodborne
(First mandatory boss)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Suggested by Spin
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Darius Gaiden
Darius Gaiden
Suggested by Cold_Comfort
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Disney's Toy Story
Disney's Toy Story
Doom
Doom
Suggested by PyraDiamond
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
Suggested by Spin
Gradius
Gradius
Suggested by Cold_Comfort
(Series in general)
Ikaruga
Ikaruga
Suggested by Cold_Comfort
Mega Man X
Mega Man X
Suggested by Spin
Metal Black
Metal Black
Suggested by Cold_Comfort
Metroid
Metroid
Suggested by Spin
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Persona 5
Persona 5
Pokémon Red Version
Pokémon Red Version
Debatable. I think Brock is talked about the most though because the Bulbasaur/Squirtle/Charmander debate almost always brings him up.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Suggested by Spin
R-Type
R-Type
Suggested by Vee
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Suggested by Franz
Shantae
Shantae
Suggested by Maradona
Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei
Suggested by Maradona
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Arguable between the first or last boss
Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario
Suggested by Lena
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros.
This one is a huge technicality as Master Hand is the only real boss here, but for the series in general he/she/it is probably more iconic than other Smash bosses, and can be the first one you fight in each game depending on mode and difficulty set.
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
Suggested by DJSCheddar

8 Comments


1 year ago

Dobkeratops from R-Type shows up a ton of times throughout the series and even got their own figma.

1 year ago

Yakuza 0?

1 year ago

I haven't even played BB and I can tell you Father-Gasoline/FatherGogoGadget/FatherGasFare whatever his name is isn't even like top 5 recognizable there.

1 year ago

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1 year ago

Conker's absofuckinglutely not, not when The Great Mighty Poo exists and literally got his own "talking" plush line like not even a year ago lol.

1 year ago

I thought the Great Mighty Poo WAS Conkers first boss. I looked it up and that's what seems to be the case

1 year ago

The Great Mighty Poo marks the halfway point of the game more or less, players almost always encounter the Bull or Haybot first, and likely The Big Big Guy prior to GMP too.

1 year ago

Bloodborne is a good pick, though there is a boss in the Old Hunters (if you know you know) who might be my pick here.


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