12 Broken Video Game Bosses We NEED To Call Out

9. Doom Dragon - Golden Sun: The Lost Age

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Forget Sephiroth. Forget Sin. Forget Ultimecia. Even though that lot are renowned for being the hardest RPG bosses, the Doom Dragon from Golden Sun: The Lost Age puts them all to shame.

To comprehend how tough this beast is, you need to understand how this GBA title works. Throughout your playthrough, you can find magical creatures called Djinn. By activating Djinn in battle, you can boost your stats or launch attacks. If you activate enough Djinn, you can summon godlike creatures, which will unleash a devastating assault on the enemy.

So, to beat The Doom Dragon, you need to activate every Djinn you've got, so you can summon the most powerful attacks.

Here's the problem:

The Doom Dragon can perform Djinn Storm, disabling all your Djinn. Even if you manage to hit him with a Summon, the malevolent serpent can use Guard Aura, cutting the damage to 5%. There's nothing worse than spending ten minutes setting one attack, only for The Doom Dragon to shield himself just before you unleash it.

Then there's The Doom Dragon's most devastating move - Cruel Ruin. The wyvern's assault is designed so it does more damage to your party if you are at a higher level. So, the stronger your group is, the more likely it'll kill you!

Sometimes, he executes this attack twice in a row, which is virtually unsurvivable.

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