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00:00 [Maniacal Laughter]
00:04 Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're looking at video game villains who surprised players with an intense final form.
00:11 "I'll teach you the truth of your minuscule existences."
00:16 Before we begin, we publish new content all week long, so be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos.
00:23 Monster-Ach, Spider-Man.
00:27 "Doc Ock?" "We will work as one. It is a new world. Humanity needs the skills that my technology will give them."
00:35 Most Spider-Man villains just have the one form, but in this classic for the original PlayStation,
00:40 developer Neversoft decided to spice things up and scare a whole generation of kids in the process.
00:46 As Spidey reaches the end of his adventure, he defeats both dual antagonists, Carnage and Doc Ock.
00:53 However, Cletus Kasady's symbiote then fuses with the unconscious Doc, forming the nightmare-inducing Monster-Ock.
01:01 This final form is so overwhelming that Spider-Man can't even fight it, instead fleeing through a facility while Monster-Ock chases him.
01:08 It may not look like much now, but the horrifying design and chase structure left an immense impact on those who played it.
01:16 [Explosion]
01:21 Gangan Waizen, Asura's Wrath.
01:24 [Speaking Japanese]
01:33 Capcom's Asura's Wrath is one of the studio's more over-the-top releases, which is both saying quite a lot and very obvious from the get-go.
01:42 It follows the demigod Asura, who seeks vengeance against his former allies for murdering him thousands of years ago.
01:49 And first up on the chopping block is Waizen.
01:52 After pummeling the boss, who's already twice Asura's size, he turns to stone and grows to the size of a mountain, becoming Vajra Waizen.
02:01 You might think that's insane, but then he does it again.
02:04 Larger even than the planet Asura stands on, Gangan Waizen is a testament to this game's ability to escalate.
02:11 [Explosion]
02:17 True Ogre, Tekken 3.
02:19 [Grunting]
02:23 The third installment in Bandai Namco's beloved technical fighting series brought a lot new to the table, including a brand new villain named Ogre.
02:31 Known for targeting martial artists and the murder of Jin Kazama's mother, Ogre is a vile yet extremely powerful combatant.
02:39 At the end of the third King of the Iron Fist tournament, Ogre is defeated in combat.
02:43 However, he then absorbs Heihachi's power, transforming into a much harder version known as True Ogre, an imposing winged beast.
02:52 Being met by this monstrous design in arcades came as quite the shock, but it also made the villain and climax more memorable.
03:00 [Grunting]
03:03 Mother Brain, Super Metroid.
03:06 [Music]
03:11 Appearing as the main villain and final boss of both the original game and Super Metroid, Mother Brain's design is fairly simple.
03:18 Basically, a big brain in a jar.
03:21 But at the end of the SNES entry, we get a surprising new look.
03:25 After laying waste to her the same way as the original, Mother Brain rises once again with a new, disturbing, biomechanical body, now towering over Samus.
03:35 As an added bonus with wide eyes and a gaping, sharp-toothed maw, the brain itself had kids shaking in their spacesuits.
03:44 Which is fitting, because this phase is incredibly tough compared to the first.
03:48 Mother Brain's final form is now an iconic moment, for good reason.
03:52 [Music]
03:57 Osmund Sadler, Resident Evil 4.
04:01 [Laughing]
04:03 What's so funny?
04:05 Oh, I think you know.
04:07 When it comes to Resident Evil villains, choosing your favorite final form is really just a matter of preference.
04:13 They all basically do that, and to terrifying effect.
04:17 But for our money, the creepy cult leader Osmund Sadler is one nasty beast deserving of the crown, especially given his recent gruesome refresh in the 2023 remake.
04:27 Everything about the design makes our skin crawl.
04:30 The brain!
04:32 Dirt!
04:33 The eyeball protruding from his mouth!
04:36 The fleshy tendrils!
04:37 The limp human body hanging from the real form!
04:40 It's all horrifically hard to look at, which is really the highest compliment we can pay to a villain from this particular series.
04:48 Izanami, Persona 4.
04:54 Congratulations in making it this far.
04:58 Well, thank you very much, Ms. Root-of-all-Evil!
05:01 By following the route to reach the true ending of Persona 4, you learn that Izanami, a demon, has been behind all the trouble all along.
05:09 Naturally, you and your murder-mystery-solving friends can't have that.
05:14 You face off against Izanami in battle, whose form is characterized by restraint, from her straitjacket to her tightly-wound braids.
05:22 But then the second phase comes, and she lets loose, so to speak.
05:27 Every restraint comes undone, revealing the vicious, multi-armed, bloody skeletal design beneath.
05:34 I... am a god.
05:37 Now this is what a mighty demon from Persona should look like.
05:41 This literal reveal set the daunting tone for the rest of the fight.
05:45 It's unfortunate that our battle must end this way.
05:49 Photoshop Flowey, Undertale.
05:56 Flowey the Psychopathic Flower is a disturbingly dark treat throughout Undertale,
06:01 whether he's breaking the fourth wall to threaten you, or following your character in the background.
06:06 He's the type of vicious cuteness you find charming since there's nothing he can do to harm you.
06:11 Until he actually can.
06:13 At the end of the neutral route, which most players will reach on a first playthrough,
06:17 Flowey absorbs six human souls and transforms into the ungodly behemoth you see before you.
06:23 [EVIL LAUGHTER]
06:28 Photoshop Flowey is a total barrage of chaotic design, and we mean that in the best way possible.
06:35 The flashing faces on the TV and distorted human features, mixed with robotic and plant-like qualities,
06:41 it's a great design for this type of villain, in a game as odd as Undertale.
06:53 Detlef, The Witcher 3, Wild Hunt, Blood and Wine.
06:57 "I came here to kill you."
06:59 "Refunds to the point? How refreshing."
07:03 There's a lot to love about this DLC for The Witcher 3, including its villain.
07:08 Blood and Wine follows Geralt taking a job where knights are being murdered under mysterious circumstances.
07:13 Turns out, the culprit is a vampire named Detlef.
07:17 When we finally face off against the vamp, he takes on expected features like elongated claws and sharp teeth.
07:23 However, while Geralt had faced types of vampires before, Detlef is a higher vampire,
07:29 the important distinction of which is made very clear when he transforms again.
07:34 His final form is the depiction of vampires at their most monstrous, complete with gigantic wings.
07:41 Maybe it's because so much of pop culture shows them as humanoid, but having Detlef take on this form
07:47 added another positive layer to his legacy as a villain.
07:50 Even though the Big Bad of Zelda was first established in his beast form,
08:10 Nintendo still managed to reimagine that design and repurpose it as one of the standout moments in Ocarina of Time.
08:17 For a majority of the game, the Gerudo leader Ganondorf lays waste to all things peaceful in Hyrule.
08:23 But after a climactic battle, he uses his last bit of power to transform into Ganon.
08:38 Gon was the somewhat silly pig wizard from previous appearances, replaced by something far more imposing.
08:44 A towering height, huge tusks, dual blades, and eyes that shone with hatred through the darkness.
08:51 Nintendo wanted to intimidate us, and it surely did.
08:54 [Explosion]
08:57 Safer Sephiroth - Final Fantasy VII
09:00 [Music]
09:09 In terms of iconicism, it's hard to top Sephiroth's final form.
09:13 Final Fantasy VII has a lot of features that give it legendary status.
09:17 Among them, the cruelty of its villain-inspiring Undying Hatred.
09:22 When the long journey reaches its conclusion and players face off against him,
09:25 he first takes on a form befitting his monstrous acts.
09:29 However, his final form, Safer Sephiroth, is strangely ethereal.
09:33 [Music]
09:40 As he sits atop a cloud with giant, angelic wings,
09:43 he takes on the celestial appearance many would attribute to a god.
09:48 And since he's been bragging about his divine destiny the whole game,
09:52 it does feel like that's what you're standing in the presence of.
09:55 [Music]
10:02 What's your favorite final form of a video game villain?
10:05 "Requiem of Salvation!"
10:11 Let us know in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more great gaming videos every day.
10:16 [Music]