Top 10 Greatest Video Game Bosses From The 2000s

Top 10 Greatest Video Game Bosses From The 2000s

These video game bosses still bring back memories! For this list, we’re taking a look at the best boss fights we encountered between 2000 and 2009. Our countdown includes Ares from “God of War” (2005), Majora’s Mask from “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask” (2000), King Boo from “Luigi’s Mansion” (2001), Del Lago from “Resident Evil 4” (2005), and more! Which boss fight from this era was your favorite? Did it make the list? Let us know in the comments below!

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50 Comments

  1. Kevin Clapson on November 2, 2021 at 9:57 am

    "If you were someone who believed that the wii couldn’t replicate intense boss fights the same way a normal console could. . . ."

    I mean. . . . .it technically couldn’t, it’s visuals were capped at 480p IF you bought the upgraded cables for the console. That was the genius of the handful of really good wii title’s, showing gameplay easily overshadowed pretty pixels.



  2. Zack Marsh on November 2, 2021 at 9:57 am

    I would’ve put Omega from Megaman Zero 3 on here. I mean, Zero fighting his own body which is nothing but a puppet now? I’m honestly a bit surprised he wasn’t on here.



  3. Hoy Toca Cine on November 2, 2021 at 9:59 am

    How was KH’s Sephiroth not even an honorable mention?!



  4. Mitchell Gasche on November 2, 2021 at 10:00 am

    Specter from Ape Escape 2, took me weeks



  5. DragonKazooie89 on November 2, 2021 at 10:01 am

    No Kingdom Hearts or Pokémon?!



  6. Justin Cruz on November 2, 2021 at 10:01 am

    My top Video Game Boss Fights from the 2000’s
    BioLizard (Sonic Adventure 2)- challenging boss as expected as being one of the last bosses of the game but fun with practice and mastery and to top it off everybody’s favorite edge lord black hedgehog fights the boss
    Big Smoke (Grand Theft Auto San Andreas)- all in the name of fame for this boss and a tragic story on why he betrayed CJ
    Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess)- one of if not THE most epic Ganon/Ganondorf boss fight in all of Zelda History plus a stab in Ganondorf’s heart from Link’s Master Sword makes it even more epic



  7. Dream Guardian on November 2, 2021 at 10:02 am

    Ares was actually almost easy to beat, thanks to the attack "the Army of Hades." The monster that almost made me afraid to go into the water was the shrieking eel from the movie "The Princess Bride."



  8. Justin Vaughn on November 2, 2021 at 10:02 am

    How can you reference Sonic and not have one boss on the list ?



  9. Afrika mylibia on November 2, 2021 at 10:03 am

    Meta Ridley was dope too



  10. Jorge Adair Ramos on November 2, 2021 at 10:03 am

    Amazing



  11. Bryan Thomas on November 2, 2021 at 10:06 am

    No mention of the Lich King from WoW?



  12. Kian Garshasbi on November 2, 2021 at 10:07 am

    Big smoke deserved an honorable mention



  13. DragonBoy4194 on November 2, 2021 at 10:07 am

    Pretty cool that they made a Starbomb reference in this video



  14. Noctis Sama on November 2, 2021 at 10:08 am

    Pretty much every boss from Demon Souls. Arkham asylum. Seymour from Final Fantasy 10



  15. Roger Stalder on November 2, 2021 at 10:11 am

    oh yea. damn Vergil… on hardest mode he does Moves he dont do in Easy. im sure died more then in any Dark Souls game haha



  16. Alberto De Ciechi on November 2, 2021 at 10:12 am

    Nothing from Ninja Gaiden?



  17. Sjono on November 2, 2021 at 10:13 am

    I never saw Dr Nedarious as a bumbling idiot. He accomplished many of his goals in his first game while still being threatening and hilarious



  18. Joey L on November 2, 2021 at 10:14 am

    To go back to 2001 and play Conker’s Bad Fur Day for the first time again as a young kid…



  19. Mattias olsson on November 2, 2021 at 10:14 am

    I have played few of these games. Its pure epic.



  20. I.Lorentzo Voltaire on November 2, 2021 at 10:15 am

    No Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear Rising 😢



  21. WatchMojo.com on November 2, 2021 at 10:21 am

    For links to all the channels featured in this video, check out the description!

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    Which boss fight from this era was your favorite? Did it make the list? Let us know in the comments below!



  22. Coconyt on November 2, 2021 at 10:22 am

    Where in the freaking hell is Evrae (or any other significant boss) from Final Fantasy X?! One of the best games ever.



  23. Solid Snake on November 2, 2021 at 10:22 am

    Not a great list.



  24. Jokers R Wild Studios on November 2, 2021 at 10:23 am

    No Arkham Asylum bosses nor Metal Gear bosses is absolutely criminal.



  25. Tradd Teigen on November 2, 2021 at 10:23 am

    *Best console video game bosses. Didn’t mention any PC games????



  26. Jameel Alkhayyat on November 2, 2021 at 10:24 am

    What about Arthas The Lich King!!!



  27. newageBoundhippie on November 2, 2021 at 10:24 am

    some of my favorites not mentioned:
    Hag-1 ( Banjo-Tooie )
    Pious Agustus ( Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem )
    SA-X ( Metroid Fusion )
    Quadraxis ( Metroid Prime 2: Echoes )
    Aparoid Queen ( Star Fox Assault )
    Darkside ( Kingdom Hearts )
    Xemnas ( Kingdom Hearts II )
    Solidus Snake ( Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty )
    The End ( Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater )
    Ganondorf ( Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker )
    Masked Man ( Mother 3 )



  28. Daniel N on November 2, 2021 at 10:25 am

    Goji Rokkaku/Golden Rhinos from Jet Set Radio was my boss from the 2000s! 👌



  29. Dan Kirk on November 2, 2021 at 10:26 am

    Where is Pinwheel, from Dark Souls



  30. Player 1 on November 2, 2021 at 10:29 am

    Now I want the greatest boss fights from 2010s with Photoshop Flowey in there!



  31. Adem Ademov on November 2, 2021 at 10:30 am

    I’m surprised that not all 10 positions are taken by Bowser.



  32. PenguinFlames on November 2, 2021 at 10:31 am

    Whelp, I guess dread is still to early to get any entry’s. Raven beak most notably
    Also no hollow knight entry with either absolute radiance or nightmare king Grimm? Strange
    Portal series was missed with GLaDOS for portal 1 and Wheatley for portal 2
    (Pokémon technique has no boss, so Cynthia doesn’t count)
    Tabuu from smash bros melee could easily replace giga bowser
    Just a few thoughts of mine



  33. mohamud60 on November 2, 2021 at 10:31 am

    For me it’s a tie between Hades from God of War 3 and that ice giant fight in TW3

    Silf from darks souls get a shout out as well 💯



  34. ragnarok_boi on November 2, 2021 at 10:33 am

    More honourable mentions (Spoiler free)
    – The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3)
    – Braska’s Final Aeon (Final Fantasy X)
    – Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts 2)
    – The Final Hazard (Sonic Adventure 2)
    – Champion Cynthia (Pokémon Diamond & Pearl)
    – Ashnard (Fire Emblem Path of Radiance)
    – Dhoulmagus (Dragon Quest VIII)



  35. M Anton on November 2, 2021 at 10:34 am

    Not a single MGS boss?!?! The End, anyone?! Cmon watchmojo!



  36. Ira Ford on November 2, 2021 at 10:36 am

    Cool list.



  37. Hs Dano on November 2, 2021 at 10:36 am

    Ok actually where the actual fuck was Cynthia and her Garchomp on this list???



  38. Neo Sparda on November 2, 2021 at 10:41 am

    Vergil: "Might control everything and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself."



  39. cbaslee1 on November 2, 2021 at 10:41 am

    For number 10, phrasing.



  40. Therrence Rosales on November 2, 2021 at 10:44 am

    The End from MGS3 is No. 1 for me.



  41. Bluestar43 95 on November 2, 2021 at 10:45 am

    Onaga the Dragon King – Mortal Kombat Deception (2004)



  42. Ivan Zavala on November 2, 2021 at 10:48 am

    Beating the OG God of War on the hardest difficulty is easily one of my biggest gaming achievements.



  43. Doruk Evcim on November 2, 2021 at 10:49 am

    No Demon’s Souls, No Metal Gear Solid 3 seriously wtf



  44. redmario7 on November 2, 2021 at 10:49 am

    Giga Bowser (Melee)
    Bonetail (Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door)
    Glados (Portal)
    The End (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
    Dark Samus (Metroid Prime 2)



  45. Drex li on November 2, 2021 at 10:49 am

    Vergil no 1 let’s go



  46. Itz Ryan117 on November 2, 2021 at 10:50 am

    Fighting Vergil on Dante must die on Dmc3 scarred my soul.



  47. Kade Coleman on November 2, 2021 at 10:51 am

    I absolutely LOVED Luigis Mansion man that game was a huge part of my childhood and some of the best memories I have with my mom when we would play it together



  48. Moro Ent on November 2, 2021 at 10:52 am

    Dmc 3 needs a remake



  49. Thaddeus Russell on November 2, 2021 at 10:53 am

    Any boss from God Hand
    Henry from No More Heroes



  50. Jack Lomas on November 2, 2021 at 10:54 am

    Ratchet 3 even today is one of my favourite games ever I’d say. That and despite the qtes especially towards the end god of war 2 along with gow 1 and dmc 3. Just brilliantly done and really well balanced overall. Even today the ps2s still my favourite console.