10 Least Intimidating Video Game Bosses (Who Kicked Your Ass)

We’ve all been lured into a false sense of security, right? The innocent looking puppy, the crying baby or the trail of sweets (often leading to immediate doom)?

It’s easy to be caught off guard at an inopportune moment when everything has been smooth sailing so far. Video games are definitely no exception, and can place some truly nasty moments in otherwise fluffy adventures.

One of these spikes that can really ruin your day is boss battles. Especially ones that look innocently into your eyes before knocking your teeth about and throwing you quicker to the game over screen than you can say it.

Whether it be childhood platformers or simply standard action-adventure fares that have been a doddle up to this point, there are culprits everywhere.

So next time you think about petting the cute, wholesome bunny, don’t, because before you know it that bunny has bitten off your hand and is hopping away into the night.

The mansion that Luigi ventures into is no stranger to thing that go bump in the night, and every corner seems packed with entities hellbent on scaring the moustache off of you. But in reality, they’re all just a bit cute really.

That’s up until the final gauntlet, where you’re facing the big bad of the them all - King Boo - who just looks like a beefed up version of the other boos you’ve faced a million times over. Up until this point the bosses have been challenging, but nothing to make you want to launch your GameCube into oblivion.

Then comes King Boo.

Well, I say King Boo, but the devilish ghoul is hiding in a puppet of the great Bowser. Immediately he’ll be firing fire and blasting spikes balls in your direction, all while you battle the cumbersome controls that never resonated well to fast paced antics.

Once you’ve dwindled enough of fake Bowsers health down by firing the balls back, THEN you have to take on King Boo who has more health points than any ghost you’ve faced. Get it down some and he’ll return to the Bowser suit for a round of rinse and repeat.

What seemingly appears to be just another ghost to contend with turns into a battle of attrition as Bowsers powerful attacks knock you senseless and straight back to the beginning of the fight. Booooo!