Secret Bosses

Secret Bosses in Video Games

Bosses tend to be big, powerful enemies that stand in the way of the player to reaching their goal. But sometimes bosses can be completely skipped over or even have to be sought out to fight. Today on Boss Bosses, I plan on discussing a few examples of secret bosses in video games.

Skyrim:
In the huge land of Skyrim, there was sure to be some hidden gems among the vast landscape. Plus dlc, this included the three bosses to the left; Vulthuryol, The Reaper, and Karstaag. Each of these three are hard to find and need not only the know-how to find them but also the power to defeat them.


Vulthuryol is a dragon living in the deep, dark cavern known as Blackreach. The ancient city houses rare plants, machines way more advanced than the people on the surface have, and even an artificial light source. If the player uses their Fus Ro Dah attack on this light source, the dragon swoops down to battle.

The Reaper resides in the Soul Cairn, a realm where stolen spirits spend eternity, which was included in the Dawnguard dlc. Within this world of the dead, is this executioner inspired boss. If the player travels throughout the realm and collects all the reaper fragments, they can place them on together to summon this powerful guardian.

Karstaag is the spiritual frost giant found in the Dragonborn dlc. The player has to find the skull of this once great ruler of Castle Karstaag, before activating this challenging boss battle begins. But as a reward for defeating him, he can be summoned for your later battles to come.


(images by Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)


Diablo II: 

This is a good example of a fun boss to find. As of rumor that there was a cow level in the first game, this secret level was added in the sequel. As hilarious this boss seems, the gain from fighting the Cow King and his subordinates is the XP gained. So some players even may run from the boss so that they can continue to get that sweet experience.

(Image by Diablo II)


Pokemon Gold/Silver:
To me, nothing was more surprising for me during my time playing Pokemon: Silver than when I encountered Red. On the summit of Mount Moon was Red, the character you play as in the first Pokemon game. His team had high levels and hard hitters, but he also had the element of surprise. Many players were blindsided by this amazing throw back to the original games.

(Image by Pokemon Gold/Silver)


Here were some of the most memorable secret bosses, but if I missed your favorite let me know in the comments. Feedback helps me put this blog towards the right direction. Next week the topic will be MMORPG's and their boss fights, showing what the power of teamwork will do. Anyway that's it for this post, stay up to date on Boss Bosses for more topics like this one.