10 Greatest Video Game Post-Final Boss Fights
1. Zenos Viator Galvus - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Oh yes. Now this is the business.
The intro to this article mentioned that post-final bosses generally aren't about the joy of the fight, but the emotion of the moment. To which the geniuses behind Final Fantasy XIV replied, "Why not have both?"
The final clash against Zenos is one of the greatest fights ever seen in an MMORPG. Zenos' much-memed "A test of your reflexes" line is an apt summation of the fight, as waves of arena-filling attacks and quickfire blows ensure you need to bring all your focus to bear against the adamantine juggernaut that is Zenos viator Galvus.
And as for emotion...put it this way. After a four-year build up - ever since the armor-clad psychopath's initial defeat at the end of 2017's Stormblood - the rematch proves more than worth the wait.
Everything about the fight just sings. The blood-pumping verbal sparring before the match, the incredible music that plays during it, even the button-mashing finale - all play a role in ensuring that by the time the final blow lands you'll have a grin on your face just as manic as Zenos' in the picture above.
Great fight, great music, great dialogue, and just great fun, Zenos viator Galvus is easily the best post-final boss ever created.
(That, I can't deny).