10 Intimidating Video Game Bosses With The Strangest Weak Spots

5. Bowser - Super Mario Bros.

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Surely everyone recognises Bowser? Is a description of the fire breathing King of the Koopas really necessary? Well, even if it wasn't, you got one anyway.

Bowser's role in the Mario franchise is chief and primary antagonist to the plucky plumber and there have been a variety of different boss battle formats over the course of the series' 35 years. Some feature mechanised versions of the tyrannical Koopa and some even focus in on his weirdly irritating progeny, Bowser jr., but the most common battle format sees Mario launching Bowser off a stage into molten lava.

Just pause for a second and re-read that last section. Bowser, the fire breathing Koopa, is basically a dragon crossed with a dinosaur cosplaying as an anarchic turtle and is vulnerable to lava. A big, scaly FIRE-BREATHING demon is vulnerable to lava... Where on Earth is the logic and how do we find it?

Furthermore, if the behemoth knows he is vulnerable to lava then why do all of his lairs have the stuff swirling around by the gallon!? Just asking for trouble really.

 
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