10 Recent Video Game First Boss Battles That Totally Broke You

6. Diva - Streets Of Rage 4

Anyone worried that belated beat 'em up sequel Streets of Rage 4 was going to be a watered down follow-up designed to appeal to more casual players had that fear evaporate within minutes of booting the game up.

This is the ultra-challenging side-scrolling brawler fans know and love, and left many players struggling to make it past its first proper boss fight against snake-totting punk Diva.

Diva is able to charge her snake with electricity and attack you with it, and her area-of-attack only becomes larger as the battle drags on.

She's also got a powerful double kick that can cause you a massive headache, and though she generally telegraphs her attacks far enough in advance, it's easy for a mistake or two to derail the entire fight.

Though Diva might seem positively trivial compared to the bosses that follow, for a first boss she can be absolute hell.