Posted 27 June 2005 - 02:43 AM
The other thread was based more on a villians personality, whereas this one is more just cool appearance, as far as I can tell.
I'll set the scene for my Irenicus battle(the one in hell). Irenicus stands in the middle, surrounded by four powerful devils. He then takes the form of the slayer, granting him powerful physical strength(on top of his already overpowered magic)and an incredibly high regeneration. So, as the fight goes on, I start taking down his minions, but he kills a couple of my troops and mazes Haer Dalis, and casts hold person on my main character. I think I had Keldorn and somebody else tanking. They were doing a lot of damage, but quite soon the second person dropped. I was holding my breath, Irenicus was nearly dead, but Keldorn was also just holding in. If Keldorn died, Irenicus would regenerate his healt and finish off my incapacitated characters. Everything was hanging on Keldorn killing Irenicus. On the verge of death, Irenicus lashes out and kills Keldorn. I yell out an obscenity at the top of my voice. Then, with all hope lost, Haer Dalis escapes from the maze. He appears directly behind Irenicus, looks around disorientaed, then just casually stabs him in the back. Irenicus drops dead and I won the game. Hence, to my mind, that is the greatest boss battle of all time.
Coming in close second and third(in no particular order though)would be the time that I finished Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door just a breath from death, and the time I finished Half Life with zero armour and one health. I nearly missed the ending sequence as I thought I'd died.
The Green Knight, SimeSublime the Puffinesque, liker of chips and hunter of gnomes.
JM's official press secretary, scientific advisor, diplomat and apparent antagonist?