10 Hidden Video Game Bosses You Weren't Meant To Fight
9. Malvernis - Dragon Age II
Malvernis is an optional boss from Dragon Age II that's considered to be one of the most difficult encounters in the game. The thing is, most fans of the game have never even heard of him, let alone fought him.
Why? Because he is hidden inside the game's DLC, Legacy, and the process of summoning him in is easily the most complex thing you'll have to do in the entire franchise!
Yes, in order to spawn Malvernis, the player needs to first collect three entries in their codex by reading excerpts about Amgeforn in the DLC's area where you fight your first Bronto. Afterward you have to pick up the Warm Orb behind another location with a caged Bronto and then backtrack all the way to the place where you read the entries.
This will spawn a totem in the middle of the arena that you can activate in order to spawn Malvernis... and then promptly get your butt handed to you on a silver platter.
Yes, despite never being mentioned and the fact that the player has to really work to fight him, Malvernis is a really tough opponent that can put good old Corypheus to shame.
It seems the developers assumed their playerbase was secretly masochistic.
Well, perhaps they were right!