[General Discussion] Overly Frustrating RPG Boss Battles - Sephiroth kicked my ass

Where to start...ah yes:

Final Fantasy X:

Yuna-freakin-lesca and Braska's Final Aeon (a.k.a. Jecht). Those two had to be the hardest bosses in the game. First of all, they both had different forms which added to the difficulty. Yunalesca would go from a normal human to a butt-fugly monster. Jecht, pulls a freakin sword out of his chest and just starts owning. I think the longevity of the Jecht battle is what frustrated me, but Yunalesca's is a bit more cheap..."Hey, I just cast Zombie on your party and you can't even freakin revive them until you give them a remedy, THEN a phoenix down."

Speaking of cheap...

Final Fantasy IX:

The majority of the bosses in this game were cheap, but the one I remember most is the final one...I believe Necros was its name. First it had that one attack where it crossed its arms and shot a laser at a party member, reducing he/she to 1 HP. Then, there was Grand Cross...if your party members weren't at a high enough level, you were fucked. I remember my normal party of Zidane, Dagger, Steiner, and Vivi couldn't get the job done so I had to switch out Vivi for Amarant because he had higher HP.

Kingdom Hearts:

Sephiroth...and holy shit was he difficult when I first faced him, if you can even call it that. Two hits, dead. I kept pounding away at him and his HP bar wouldn't even go down! I couldn't figure out if my attacks weren't strong enough or what, but damn. I finally had to look up a guide on how to beat him and I still got owned thanks to his Omnislash and Meteor attacks (rapid heal and MP hastega, thank you). It wasn't until I got to about level 82 that I was finally able to take him down...and then the final boss was NOTHING.

Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix:

There's quite a few, so I'll list them:
Zexion Data: This is mostly due to my lack of knowledge of kanji. He transports you to another world and then casts some spell on you that turns your attack menu into pages and you flip through them until you can end that spell.

Demyx Data: The weakest member of Organization XIII and he had to be the hardest rematch. Even today, I stay the hell away from him. I probably wouldn't have a hard time if his water clones had a fair time limit, but no...he'll spawn 10, then 30, then 77, then 99 more with different time limits for each.

Enigmatic Soldier/Armored Unknown: Yeah, he's not as bad to fight today, more like a fun sparring session. However, when you first face this guy you have no idea what you're getting into especially if you're playing in Critical Mode. The one attack of his that caused me the most trouble was when he transformed his keyblade into a bow and fired light shots at you. If he caught you, your HP would go down gradually and your menu would have three bad selections and one good selection randomly skipping around. If his shot brings you down to 1 HP, you're fucked.

Now this next one was one of the most depressing moments I had ever encountered in gaming, but also one of the most frustrating battles as well:

Chrono Cross:

Miguel. Freakin, Miguel. He doesn't look tough at first, but the fact that one move in his arsenal can bring your HP to critical or even kill you is just unbelievable. I've forgotten the name of the move, but his whole arm becomes a light elemental sword (and the fact that two of my characters were dark elementals don't help either) and he just dashes and slashes once. Once is enough...heal fast or die.

Dragon Quest VIII:

Dhoulmagus and Rhapthorne. The game was hard enough with its difficulty, but the fact that these guys can attack twice in one turn is enough to make you want to curl into a ball and cry.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by LeHah

I must be really old but... How is it we're talking about difficult RPG bosses and no one has mentioned the Calbrina from Final Fantasy IV? That goddamned music, playing over and over and over.

I was only thinking about frustrating boss battles because of their tactics and difficulty, but now that you mention it you're right. That music annoyed me to no end and since I could never defeat them quick enough, after the dolls merged the boss battle music coming in was a relaxing sensation.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by indutrial

FF9:

This one bothered me as well, probably because you have to endure two other boss battles before you are thrust into this (incredibly tricky) one at the end.

FF9:

Actually, after I beat Deathguise I went back to save and heal up...then I went on to fight Trance Kuja. Now that I think about it, there was one attack of his called Dark Star or something that tore into my group. However, Necros still remains the cheapest boss in that game next to the dragon thing that was in the sewers (it's been a long time since I've played that game).

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.