10 Best Final Bosses In Resident Evil History

3. Mr X - Resident Evil 2 REmake (Leon)

Tyrant T 002 Model Resident Evil
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From one Tyrant to another, Leon's final duel against everyone's favourite fedora-wearing abomination shows Capcom learning from its past to make a boss battle that stands up as a modern classic.

The final duel against Mr. X in the recent RE2 remake feels like a love letter to the original trilogy. Mr. X's design is an obvious nod to RE1's Tyrant, and the enclosed arena the fight takes place in evokes the same feeling as RE3's final battle against the Nemesis - that the cornered prey has to finally stop running and take out its predator to survive.

By combining the atmosphere of the original games with modern technology and game design, this fight acts as a microcosm for why the RE2 remake was so successful - it managed to update the appeal of the original game for modern audiences without losing any of what made it so special for those of us who played it all those years ago.

Also, whoever at Capcom came up with that "Oh s**t!" fake-out at the battle's climax? *Chef's kiss*. We salute you, you magnificent bastard.

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