Most Unfair Final Fantasy Bosses, Ranked

This is not a definitive list of the hardest bosses Final Fantasy history because it would make things look a little different. Instead, the goal is to look at bosses that have unfair advantages over players, which can result in a literal hard boss that is challenging because they have high HP or incredibly powerful attacks.

It could also mean that the boss is just annoying to fight because of certain mechanics that make the fight longer. These bosses will be rated accordingly, from annoying to solve to just plain hard.

There will be spoilers for anyone who cares about boss appearances or tactics.

8

Rubicante

Who is this, Dracula?

Rubicante is one of the four devils Final Fantasy IVwho are like elite super bosses that appear during the story. In the SNES version, the first fight should be seemingly easy since it is weak to ice. The problem is that he absorbs all magic if his cape is up, which he can quickly switch between. This means that if players have a character like Rydia cast Ice, but before her spell is cast, Rubicante raises her cloak, players will counterattack.

The frequency and randomness of his blocking is hard to predict, leading to an unpredictable battle where players will constantly question whether they are choosing actions that will be harmful or fruitful. Not impossible with careful tactics, just annoying as a boss Final Fantasy IV. This fight mostly plays out the same in all versions, with the DS remake having a more cinematic feel to the fight.

7

Wrexsoul

The act of waiting

Wrexsoul is an optional boss, but is mandatory if players want to get all party members in the second half of the game. Final Fantasy 6. In this case, the boss exists in Cyan's dream and has an annoying tendency to jump into a random character. In this state, the possessed character will not be in danger and players cannot attack the Wrexsoul.

Meanwhile, two minions can be attacked and killed, but they often revive, and when Wrexsoul decides to leave its host for a while, its minions can also heal it. It's a long drawn out fight that isn't all that hard since it takes a long time to complete if Wrexsoul keeps playing the disappearing act.

6

Ultimecia

Roll the Dice

Ultimecia is the final boss Final Fantasy 8which, like many final bosses in the series, has multiple stages. In the grand scheme of final bosses, this trial isn't that hard, but it's annoying on a deeply unfair level. When players start a battle, Ultimecia will randomly select three party members to face. So if all party members aren't fully prepared, players can get boned pretty quickly.

If characters die before they can be revived, they will be permanently retired and lost in time, waiting to be replaced by someone else. Players could play the system by getting rid of a bad party member they didn't properly prepare for, or they could just monotonously reset the game and hope for a better party draw.

5

Yunalesca

Cause This Is Thriller

Yunalesca is one of the bosses in Final Fantasy 10which appears in the second half of the story. One of her most devastating attacks inflicts Zombie status on the party, making the fight more difficult. Zombies, unlike other ailments, do not harm the character at all. Characters take damage normally, but the catch is that they can't be healed because healing spells and items will instead damage the character caused by the zombies.

It's easy to heal with an item, but that can waste a turn when you need to heal a character right away, or they might die in the next turn, so it's like a catch-22. Yunalesca is far from the hardest boss in the game, but this extra step in using items and magic to heal just makes the match longer.

4

Adamantois

At Turtle Mountain

Adamantoise is one of the biggest bosses to ever appear in va Final Fantasy game and specifically it is in Final Fantasy 15. Normally, Adamantoise appears as large or small random turtle enemies, but in this case, it's as big as a mountain and might as well be an MMO boss. This is because he takes a VERY long time to kill.

So Adamantoise isn't even that hard because it's just incredibly slow, to the point of incredibly slow, and if players die, they instantly lose the will to try again. The beast looked like a trial run for the giant Eikon battles Final Fantasy 16so maybe if Noctis could literally transform into a Summon like Ramuh it would be cooler for this fight.

3

Ozma

Show me what you got!

Ozma is an optional boss Final Fantasy 9and one of the hardest to find in the entire franchise as it requires a lot of searching. Players must fully upgrade Choco through the Chocobo minigame, and once they reach the floating islands, there is an area where Ozma will be waiting as a large colorful ball.

Immune to most attacks, Ozma in return has a variety of spells that can level the party instantly, such as Curse, Doomsday, Holy, LV5 Death, and Meteor. He can also fully heal himself whenever he wants. There are ways to prepare the four chosen party members to be more prepared during battle, and ultimately it's a dice roll if Ozma uses one of her more devastating attacks more than once. It just takes a little patience, that's all.

2

Wiegraf/Belias

A small map with overpowered baddies

Final Fantasy Tactics has some of the hardest battles, boss or otherwise, on average for the entire series. The big bosses of this game are humans who transform into monsters using special stones assigned to a zodiac called Lucavi. In the second Lucavi battle, Ramza will have to fight a knight named Wiegraf alone, which is challenging enough.

Then, in the second phase, Wiegraf transforms into Belias and summons demonic assistants, which is when players can summon party members as well. However, Belias is unbearably powerful, his demon minions are overpowered as well, and the map is very small, leaving little room to gain an advantage. It's a fight that players have to grind to prepare for, and when they think they're ready, they're not, so they should grind a little harder.

1

Ruby weapon

Unfair on every level

Ruby Weapon is an optional boss Final Fantasy VIIand is without a doubt the hardest boss in the game considering all of Sephiroth's forms. What makes this boss tricky is that it can permanently remove a character from battle. Even if players have all three party members with the best setup and equipment, if they lose one character, it disrupts the flow of the fight.

It unnecessarily complicates the Ruby Weapon battle with high damage numbers. Even the toughest ones Final Fantasy VII fans couldn't beat this boss until a remastered version of the game came out that gave players cheats. It's as unfair and hard as a boss, and even its other half, the Emerald Weapon, isn't that hard.