Super Mario Odyssey: Ranking Every Boss Encounter From Worst To Best

10. The Broodals

These villainous rabbits were hired by Bowser to plan his wedding to Princess Peach. The Broodals are a recurring thorn in Mario’s side throughout Odyssey and are each fought multiple times over the course of the game. The main problem with the Broodals is that they’re extremely uninspired, with mundane and stale designs. This wouldn’t be a problem in a spin-off Mario title, but Odyssey is a spiritual successor to Mario 64, so surely the character artists could have done better?

It wouldn’t be so bad if the Broodals were at least fun to fight, but these boss battles are repetitive and dull. Mario simply has to dodge the rabbit’s attacks, hit them with Cappy, jump on their head and repeat ad nauseam.

There’s no need for these characters to exist at all; the Koopalings from Super Mario Bros. 3 have become increasingly popular in recent times, with appearances in Mario Kart 8 and the most recent Smash Bros. These existing characters could easily have been used instead of the Broodals, who are repetitive and add next to nothing to the Mario canon. In a game with such original boss fights, the Broodals deliver nothing not already seen a million times before.