10 Creepiest Video Game Boss Designs

1. The One Reborn - Bloodborne

The One Reborn Bloodborne
FromSoftware

Having to leave the screaming Orphan of Kos who wields its own placenta as a weapon and Ludwig the Accursed with his nightmarish half flayed body and multiple ghoulish wailing mouths to one side is a shame but there can only be one and our number one spot has to go to The One Reborn.

For the uninitiated, The One Reborn is an unholy giant of a boss, particularly because it’s hard to even parse what you’re looking at. He’s a bony monstrosity with more legs, hands, and protrusions than you can count. Luckily he's not too tough to take on so hopefully you only have to look at him once. He growls and screams as his various body parts take damage and its very existence brings up a lot of questions. Not the least of which is if this is the one reborn, who was the one, and how do we ensure we never, ever meet him?

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