Hmm...
I haven't beaten
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess yet (left off in City In The Sky), but the boss battle against
Twilit Fossil Stallord (within Arbiter's Ground) was awesome.
Tension rose especially when this music was playing. :D Factor in quicksand, (fire?) blasts, and some weird...things called Staltroops, and you've got a great fight on your hands. Multiplied twofold in the battle's "second half" :rambo:
(Surprisingly, the battle was made more infuriating in that I had a power outage
right after I had defeated Stallord, except that I did not get to the saving sequence in time. :cer_cry: :cer_pissed: Cue unfortunate frustrating rematch against Stallord.)
And the stupid
Twilit Mace Knight (within Snowpeak Mansion/Ruins)...when I got to his room, I noticed the Clawshot targets; I just didn't know I'd need to use them in rapid succession... The Mace Knight was the
first (and currently
only) demiboss I've lost to in the game.
No demiboss
or boss so far has given me so much trouble that I would have to rely on my potions/soup more than usual! The Mace Knight also has been the only boss that's taken me more than one attempt to defeat (which
really made me mad :cer_pissed:); thankfully, I triumphed on the second attempt.
Only with later research did I notice that the Mortal Draw is equally as viable as other tactics... :cer_cry:
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Champions Steven Stone, Wallace (
Pokemon Sapphire, Emerald respectively) and
Gary "MF-ing" Oak (
Pokemon FireRed) were awesome battles as well, especially Kanto Elite 4 Second Wave.
My two more memorable Pokemon battles, though, were:
1. In a tough Lv. 100 Battle Tower match, it
seriously looked like I was about to lose so I was millimeters away from moving my Game Boy Advance SP's power switch and shutting off the system. But I decided "True Pokemon Trainers don't give up," so I stuck it through and let the battle play out. Due to an unexpected turn of events, I actually
won! :cer_boogie: Granted, I advanced a few more sets and my streak was sadly broken later on... Still, that one battle
truly taught me the meaning of "
Never give up, never surrender!"
Even if all hope seems lost in a battle,
do not turn off the system. Stick it through. ;) (unless it's one of those Gen III 'endless' Wobuffet Shadow Tag matches or a match where both Pokemon are holding Leftovers, have maximum evasion, have Paralysis, and are using Struggle. Then you might consider turning the game off, since those can drag out for a
long (understatement) time.
2. I
finally advanced past the 56th Trainer in Double Battles last summer thanks to a Jolly Flygon that decimated the opposition! :cer_boogie: (and is now nicknamed Trump Card :D). Earning those Victory Ribbons was such a cherished moment (
especially after all the computer Trainers spammed Metagross like there was no tomorrow! :cer_pissed:) The battle was so memorable, I recorded over a Frontier Brain battle just to remember the achievement that appeared to be merely a distant goal for
so long...
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And in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl...Subspace Army Leader Tabuu :pink_pissed: Stupid Off-Waves of 1HKO-ness... Of
all the game's bosses, this one was a PAIN. I wanted to complete the game without online help, but
this one boss made me consult SmashWiki for a strategy. Thank goodness for roll-dodging! :) I haven't tried defeating him on Intense, but I figure that'll be quite a challenge... :/ Still, whittling down the HP of the Master of Subspace who was responsible for most of the crap the Smash Brotherhood had to endure is no easy task... Such an awesome battle, and even a more relished victory! :D
EDIT: Almost forgot,
Cyclopsis, the last boss from the
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers videogame (Sega Game Gear version)... Always loved facing him, after going through several narrowly escaped fights just to reach him...!
EDIT 2: How could I forget
Omega and
Shinryu of
Final Fantasy 1 & 2: Dawn of Souls. The latter was extremely tough, but Omega was in a
whole other league. Well over 30+ full battles/attempts before I was able to fell the abomination... Probably one of
the most cherished victories in gaming history...!