10 Video Game Final Bosses You Can Defeat In The Opening Act

There's a certain purity to the final boss, isn't there? It's the final challenge, the last test of how well you know the mechanics that the game has painstakingly been teaching you up until that point. To win is to see the end of the game, the credits, and generally your reward.

But then, why wait?

If you've got the bastard in your sights, why wait for him to destroy a small nation before you can finally run him through with a halberd? Many games have asked this question and concluded that if you face off with the final boss early in the game, you should at least have a shot.

While not an overly common occurrence, there are several instances of the main bad guy showing up super early, leaving him open for prompt assassination. Sure, you're probably not going to succeed - in fact, there probably won't be enough left of you to fill a shoebox - but at least the devs give you the choice.

So let's celebrate the big video game baddies who gave you that free shot, and the games that allowed you to knock them the hell out with it.

Minecraft is not a game with a story, at least not one that you don't make for yourself or have Telltale games make for you. So it's rather odd to even have the concept of boss fights, let alone a final boss, in Minecraft at all.

But rest assured, the Ender Dragon is as close as it gets to a final challenge for the player on the part of Minecraft. Simply put, take your average Enderman, and then turn it into a very big, very pissed off dragon. That you have to take down with your dinky little bow and arrow because you wanted to fight something one hour into the game.

Indeed, the way to the area known as The End can technically be accessed whenever you want. All you need are the tools to create it, and the means to craft it. Then you can take on the Enderman and proceed to be either smooshed into a fine paste, or be left free to build giant golden dongs to your heart's content.

Win win either way, to be honest.