8 Imposing Video Game Bosses (That Secretly Suck)

8. The Human Reaper - Mass Effect 2

When you first lay eyes on the absolutely monstrous vision of The Human Reaper, your underwear might call you to say there's a problem. As you come to realise that all of the stolen life from humanity has been scraped away and used to feed this horrible colossus, the anger that follows and the desire to take it down might become overwhelming, as you steel yourself and your battle-hardened allies for an epic fight to lay these souls to rest.

It's a shame then, that the actual battle sucks and is one of the most telegraphed and easiest bosses in the game.

Aside from swatting away some of the collectors that try and interrupt the fight, The Human Reaper sits at the back of the stage and fires off salvos of energy that are easy to block by simply taking cover behind the ample jagged scenery. The devs also decided to not to give this beast another arm so The Human Reaper can't even try that classic big guy tactic of raking the stage with its claws. Instead, as its name states, this is just a wee baby Reaper and when you see its infantile attacks the battle soon shifts from being terrifying to pretty tepid. It wasn't until Mass Effect 3 that Reapers became scary again.