Most Action Games contain a climactic confrontation with a unique, stronger than average, and often monstrous enemy creature known colloquially as a "boss".

Entirely Bosses: The entire game is one continuous battle against a single opponent, usually one who changes depending on the performance of the player. These ...

The Hopeless Boss Fight trope as used in popular culture. Sometimes the plot demands that you fail. The storyline requires the defeat of the main characters ...

A Sub-Trope of Boss Battle, the Final Boss is the last major challenge in many video games. They will usually be much harder to defeat than all of the enemies ... True Final · New Dimension · Post

Boss battles are the hallmark of almost all video games. Oftentimes players will discuss bosses that are the most difficult, in an attempt to gain advice.

A Legacy Boss Battle is a boss from one game that appears as a boss in a later installment as a throwback, often in the form of an Optional Boss or …

A Zero-Effort Boss is a boss fight that's about as threatening as the crates you'd destroy for ammo. Against these foes, you'd have to fail on purpose if you ...

The Sequential Boss trope as used in popular culture. Multiple large-scale fights in a row. Most common with a boss who morphs in shape (where multiple ...

With a boss fight, sometimes the plot demands that you fail—sort of. With a Seemingly Hopeless Boss Fight, the failure is only temporary.

A climactic, plot-important Boss Battle, usually occurring after a major revelation in the plot (e.g., about 2/3 into the game).