10 Video Game Goons Stronger Than The Final Boss!

Welcome Bears are the affectionate title given to the bears that mark the border between the starter area the Tirisfal Glades, and the higher levelled Western Plaguelands.

Because they're right next to each other, it's easy for wandering low-level players to accidentally come into the Plaguelands - and, because its near a low-level area, for them to presume they can take on whatever is around there.

As it turns out, no, they cannot - especially not back in the day, when this area was for players around level fifty. This resulted in many getting savaged by some of the local wildlife, usually in the form of one of the undead bears - hence the name "Welcome Bears", as they are your first experience in the area.

While they're obviously not as buffed as a high-level dungeon boss, the fact that you can encounter them so early means the bears are proportionately stronger and more dangerous than any of the late-game baddies you'll face down.

It's borderline impossible to manage to meet one of those bosses without hours of preparing, planning, and fighting mooks with your party in order to face them. Whereas the zombie bear is always waiting in the wings, lurking and hoping for the possibility to give you a warm, bloodthirsty welcome.