Optional Boss

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An optional boss is a boss whose defeat is not essential to the plot and can be avoided. In some cases, they are stronger than the game's final boss.

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Optional bosses are often found in RPG games. These bosses can be much more powerful than the standard plot bosses. An example would be fighting Omega Weapon (Character) in Final Fantasy VIII (Game). Optional bosses often give players the chance to acquire higher quality loot. MMO raid instances often also include bosses that can be skipped at the discretion of the raid. The difficulty of these type of bosses is often on par with that of the rest of the instance. While these bosses might be optional in practice, they may be required in order to acquire loots that are exclusive to that bosses loot table.

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• Albion (Game)
• Aphelion Episode One: Graves of Earth (Game)
• Aphelion Episode Two: Wings of Omega (Game)
• Astra Superstars (Game)
• Battle High 2 (Game)
• Bio Menace (Game)
• BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Portable (Game)
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Game)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Game)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Game)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (Game)
• Bloodborne (Game)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Game)
• Bonded Realities (Game)
• Borderlands 3 (Game)
• Capcom Fighting Evolution (Game)
• Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium (Game)
• Castlevania (Game)
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Game)
• Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (Game)
• Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Game)
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Game)
• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (Game)
• Child of Light (Game)
• Cuphead (Game)
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (Game)
• Dark Souls (Game)
• Dark Souls II (Game)
• Dark Souls III (Game)
• Darkstalkers 3 (Game)
• Dave the Diver (Game)
• Demon's Souls (Game)
• Diablo (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Game)
• Doom II: Hell on Earth (Game)
• Dota 2 (Game)
• Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (Game)
• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Game)
• Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Game)
• Dragon Warrior Monsters (Game)
• Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (Game)
• Dragon's Dogma (Game)
• Drakkhen (Game)
• Elden Ring (Game)
• Enchanted Arms (Game)
• Environmental Station Alpha (Game)
• EverQuest (Game)
• EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (Game)
• EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath (Game)
• EverQuest: Gates of Discord (Game)
• EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath (Game)
• EverQuest: Omens of War (Game)
• EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro (Game)
• EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer (Game)
• EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction (Game)
• EverQuest: The Buried Sea (Game)
• EverQuest: The Planes of Power (Game)
• EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark (Game)
• EverQuest: The Scars of Velious (Game)
• EverQuest: The Serpent's Spine (Game)
• EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin (Game)
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• Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory! (Game)
• Fate/Extra (Game)
• Final Fantasy IX (Game)
• Final Fantasy VI (Game)
• Final Fantasy VIII (Game)
• Final Fantasy XII (Game)
• Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (Game)
• Furi (Game)
• Global Champion (Game)
• God Hand (Game)
• God of War Ragnarök (Game)
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• Guilty Gear XX #Reload (Game)
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• Gunstar Heroes (Game)
• Hydorah (Game)
• Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition (Game)
• Iconoclasts (Game)
• Ittle Dew (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts II (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Game)
• Kings of Hell (Game)
• Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (Game)
• Legacy of the Wizard (Game)
• Legend of Grimrock 2 (Game)
• Lenna's Inception (Game)
• Live a Live (Game)
• Lost Odyssey (Game)

Concept details

Name

Optional Boss

Aliases

Secret Superboss,Superboss

Games

• Albion (Game)
• Aphelion Episode One: Graves of Earth (Game)
• Aphelion Episode Two: Wings of Omega (Game)
• Astra Superstars (Game)
• Battle High 2 (Game)
• Bio Menace (Game)
• BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Portable (Game)
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Game)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Game)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Game)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (Game)
• Bloodborne (Game)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Game)
• Bonded Realities (Game)
• Borderlands 3 (Game)
• Capcom Fighting Evolution (Game)
• Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium (Game)
• Castlevania (Game)
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Game)
• Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (Game)
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• Has franchises: Kirby (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), Mega Man (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Megami Tensei (Franchise), Persona (Franchise), Wolfenstein (Franchise), Metroid (Franchise), Tales (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Mega Man X (Franchise), Warcraft (Franchise), Shin Megami Tensei (Franchise), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (Franchise), Ivalice Alliance (Franchise), Kingdom Hearts (Franchise), Dragon Quest (Franchise), Mega Man Battle Network (Franchise), Simple (Franchise), BioShock (Franchise), Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise), Star Ocean (Franchise), Valkyrie (Franchise), Chrono (Franchise), Final Fantasy X (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), Forgotten Realms (Franchise), Neverwinter Nights (Franchise), Guild Wars (Franchise), Digital Devil Saga (Franchise), Golden Sun (Franchise), The Witcher (Franchise), Dragon Age (Franchise), Dragon Quest Monsters (Franchise), Super Robot Taisen (Franchise), Parasite Eve (Franchise), EarthBound (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Sands of Time (Franchise), Atelier (Franchise), Darksiders (Franchise), Wild Arms (Franchise), EverQuest (Franchise), Serious Sam (Franchise), Bayonetta (Franchise), Lufia (Franchise), Fate (Franchise), Mega Man ZX (Franchise), Puzzle Quest (Franchise), White Knight Chronicles (Franchise), Might and Magic (Franchise), Borderlands (Franchise), Souls (Franchise), Dark Messiah (Franchise), Dragon Slayer (Franchise), The Legend of Heroes (Franchise), Dragon's Dogma (Franchise), Battle High (Franchise), Serious Sam Indie Series (Franchise), Xanadu (Franchise), Aphelion (Franchise), Bangai-O (Franchise), Drakkhen (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Crazy Hand (Character), Shadow the Hedgehog (Character), Ryu (Character), Bowser (Character), Captain Syrup (Character), Gouken (Character), Zero (Character), Lucifer (Character), Usagi Yojimbo (Character), Calypso (Character), Dahlia Tal (Character), Akuma (Character), Richter Belmont (Character), Renon (Character), Booster (Character), Culex (Character), Kent C. Koopa (Character), Ingrid (Character), Rugal Bernstein (Character), Dante (Character), Arkham (Character), Emerald Weapon (Character), Lost Number (Character), Ruby Weapon (Character), Tonberry King (Character), Ultima Weapon (Character), Bahamut (Character), Jinx (Character), Q (Character), Omega Weapon (Character), Gilgamesh (Character), Gogo (Character), Solid Arm (Character), Lezard Valeth (Character), Odin (Character), Galacta Knight (Character), Flea (Character), Laharl (Character), Terra (Character), Ozma (Character), Order-Sol (Character), Serges (Character), Vile (Character), Bishamon (Character), Ethereal Queen (Character), Gabriel Celesta (Character), Reaper (Character), Elizabeth (Character), Makoto Yuki (Character), King Frost (Character), Queen Zeal (Character), Edward Bilstein (Character), Firebrand (Character), Piastol (Character), Yu Narukami (Character), Kathutet (Character), Sanae Hanekoma (Character), Krotchy (Character), Larxene (Character), ProtoMan.EXE (Character), GutsMan.EXE (Character), MetalMan.EXE (Character), Jin Chonrei (Character), Demi-Fiend (Character), Jyscal (Character), Debussy (Character), Ravel (Character), Kuroko (Character), Margaret (Character), Lord Kazzak (Character), Gruul the Dragonkiller (Character), Ebonroc (Character), Omega (Character), Athena (Character), Ozzie (Character), Slash (Character), Rodin (Character), Tala (Character), Cassidy Sharp (Character), Zakum (Character), Lorgren Benirus (Character), The King of Worms (Character), Dark Savant (Character), Marx (Character), Serenade.EXE (Character), DarkMan.EXE (Character), JapanMan.EXE (Character), FireMan.EXE (Character), HeatMan.EXE (Character), Nancy-MI847J (Character), Nathan Copeland (Character), Baal (Character), Skagzilla (Character), Flemeth (Character), Droite (Character), Gauche (Character), Antoine Thomas (Character), Mother Stella (Character), Lavenza (Character), Kimmy Howell (Character), Matt Helms (Character), Skelter Helter (Character), Alice Moonlight (Character), Arech Dragonbreath (Character), Bibi Love (Character), Mothrakk (Character), Skeletron (Character), Eater of Worlds (Character), Eye of Cthulhu (Character), Skeletron Prime (Character), The Destroyer (Character), Wall of Flesh (Character), Mother Brain (Character), Ur-Dragon (Character), Demogorgon (Character), Principal (Character), Black Dragon Kalameet (Character), Darkeater Midir (Character), Hamato Yoshi (Character), Dynamo (Character), Violen (Character), Agile (Character), Bit (Character), Byte (Character), High Max (Character), Vendrick (Character), The Last Giant (Character), Ruin Sentinel (Character), Executioner's Chariot (Character), Royal Rat Authority (Character), Royal Rat Vanguard (Character), Smelter Demon (Character), Jose (Character), Martyr Logarius (Character), Gehrman (Character), Moon Presence (Character), Darklurker (Character), Lud, the King's Pet (Character), Zallen, the King's Pet (Character), The Pursuer (Character), Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin (Character), Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos (Character), Celestial Emissary (Character), Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen (Character), Blood-Starved Beast (Character), Amygdala (Character), Witch of Hemwick (Character), Cleric Beast (Character), Darkbeast Paarl (Character), Ancient Dragon (Character), Flexile Sentry (Character), Belfry Gargoyle (Character), Afflicted Graverobber (Character), Ancient Soldier Varg (Character), Cerah the Old Explorer (Character), Ancient Wyvern (Character), Champion Gundyr (Character), Curse-rotted Greatwood (Character), Oceiros, the Consumed King (Character), The Nameless King (Character), Old Demon King (Character), King of the Storm (Character), The Star (Character), Oktavia von Seckendorff (Character), G (Character), The General (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: New Pork City (Location), Temen-ni-Gru (Location), Hollow Bastion (Location), Spira (Location), Agrabah (Location), Bikanel Island (Location), Norrath (Location), Baaj Temple (Location), Olympus (Location), Undernet Secret Area (Location), Nightmare Frontier (Location), Cave of the Dead (Location), Untended Graves (Location), Archdragon Peak (Location), Smouldering Lake (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Mammon Machine (Object)

People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Recurring Boss (Concept), SNK Boss Syndrome (Concept), Mini-Boss (Concept), Double Trouble (Concept), Virage (Concept), Shadows (Concept), Boss in Mook Clothing (Concept), Demilich (Concept), Boss Level (Concept), Prowling Demon (Concept)