# Boss Monster VS Boss Monster

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 2, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424 "2007-05-02T05:08:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/1 "2007-05-02T05:08:00Z")

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What two video game antagonists would you like to see battling it out? I keep imaging the [Cyberdemon](http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Doom3/images/monster_cyberdemon.jpg) from Doom taking on a [Gargantua](http://www.blackmesasource.com/media/gargantua_beauty.jpg) from Half-Life

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**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/2 "2007-05-02T06:05:24Z")

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I’d like to see the various Bowsers duke it out…  
SMB King Koopa (with his weakness for collapsing bridges) v. SMW Bowser (with his little helicopter… thing…) v. SM64 Bowser (Nice evil scheme, not much of a fighter) v. Paper Mario Bowser (Comic Relief!)

My money’s on paper bowser!

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/3 "2007-05-02T07:12:05Z")

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I’ve always thought this should be easy and fun to do in Final Fantasy. Well easy if you know how to program. Something like Sephiroth versus Ruby Weapon. A.I. v. A.I.

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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/4 "2007-05-02T12:35:15Z")

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I would have a Gladiator Arena with the Colossi from Shadow of the Colossus.

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/5 "2007-05-02T13:20:57Z")

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[QUOTE=Fern Forest]  
I’ve always thought this should be easy and fun to do in Final Fantasy. Well easy if you know how to program. Something like Sephiroth versus Ruby Weapon. A.I. v. A.I.  
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Well, Ruby Weapon has instant kill on anything, so…

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**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/6 "2007-05-02T13:43:16Z")

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I’d like to see the [Cyberdemon](http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Doom3/images/monster_cyberdemon.jpg) Take on [Nemesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nemesis_render.jpg) From Resident Evil as long as he gets to keep his gattling gun to even out the rocket launcher arm.

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**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-monster-vs-boss-monster/402424/7 "2007-05-02T13:47:49Z")

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Ooh, how about the water monster from RE4 against the Serpent boss in Tomb Raider Legends? I wish I could post links to pics, but work has blocked all the gaming sites. Maybe someone who knows what I’m talking about could elaborate?  
ETA great question. I’d also like to see a Colossi free for all.
