Defeat never tasted so bitter... Join us as we explore the most condescending video game bosses who take pleasure in your failure! These antagonists don't just beat you—they make sure you feel every ounce of shame with their taunts, insults, and psychological warfare. From philosophical credits to sarcastic AIs, these digital foes know exactly how to twist the knife.
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00:00Well, I suppose we could just sit in this room and glare at each other until somebody drops dead, but I have a better idea.
00:09Welcome to WatchMojo. Today we're looking at bosses who berate the player when they can't beat them.
00:22Number 10. Great Shinobi Owl, Sekiro Shadows Die Twice.
00:25A strong argument can be made for every single Souls boss being on this list.
00:38The way they keep spamming attacks after your death is exceedingly embarrassing.
00:42Out of them all, we consider Sekiro's father to be the most demeaning. Each time he beats you, he'll recite the Iron Code.
00:48The majority of players will hear the first two parts of the Iron Code.
00:57More frustrated players may take a Jizo statue and get a third life, and they'll hear him prattle on about the Iron Code's final tenant.
01:04To summarize, he's essentially telling you to get good.
01:07Number 9. Baldur, God of War 2018.
01:17Baldur doesn't get a special cutscene or anything when you lose to him.
01:38Regardless of that fact, he spends the entire fight taunting and poking at Kratos.
01:43He's immediately insufferable, taunting Kratos with lines like,
02:01This makes it especially humiliating when he beats you.
02:04Additionally, their first fight is completely one-sided, so you really shouldn't feel bad if you die.
02:09In fairness, Kratos is much stronger in cutscenes, whereas S.H.I.E.L.D. blocks tremendous boulders.
02:14Makes you wonder, why are there so many unblockable attacks in the game when he's capable of that?
02:18You can't win! I feel nothing!
02:24Number 8. The Credits, Nier Automata.
02:34The final climax to one of the century's most profoundly philosophical games is a hilarious fight with the credits.
02:40Each time you die, the game will get progressively more insulting.
02:43It starts small, asking if you give up.
02:46With every death, it gets more condescending, asking things like,
02:58If you're connected to the internet, you'll quickly realize it's made to be unbeatable by yourself.
03:03After enough deaths, you can ask for help, but if you get the help killed, they'll lose their entire save file.
03:08It's a wonderful sequence, which perfectly reflects the game's morals and meaning.
03:22Number 7. Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat Franchise.
03:25Is that your best?
03:32Given its gory nature, any defeat in Mortal Kombat can feel pretty humiliating.
03:37We decided to only choose one, however, and our pick was easily Shao Kahn.
03:41Not only is he one of the hardest bosses, but he's also the most condescending.
03:45He's maintained this reputation since Mortal Kombat 2, but his Mortal Kombat 9 appearance was his most famous.
03:51most famous.
03:59Khan was his final boss, and is still considered by fans as the series' hardest fight.
04:04He'll taunt you constantly, and if you die, he'll just stand there and laugh.
04:08It's irritating, but it makes beating him especially satisfying.
04:196.
04:20Virgil, Devil May Cry Franchise
04:32As the series' primary antagonist, Virgil is constantly belittling Dante.
04:36He's a major boss in both DMC3 and 5, and he'll be constantly throwing sass at his
04:41brother Dante.
04:42Virgil considers himself the rightful heir to Sparda, and he considers Dante's laid-back
04:47human attitude to be weak.
04:53This makes him stand out as one of the most condescending bosses in history.
04:56He's got so many iconic insults, some even feel like poetry.
05:00Others, like the concise, you moron, are the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
05:05It reflects the utter contempt he has for his brother, and makes it sting hard when
05:08he beats you.
05:135.
05:15Psycho Mantis, Metal Gear Solid It was only the third major entry in the franchise,
05:27but it gave us one of the most mechanically memorable villains in gaming history.
05:31He'll disable your controller, and to defeat him, you'll have to actually switch it to
05:35the controller 2 slot.
05:37One of his most famous gimmicks is reading through your memory card, and judging you
05:40for your gaming preferences.
05:50If you know what to do, he's a walk in the park.
05:52If you're ignorant of the gimmick, you'll probably get killed repeatedly.
05:56Every time you die, Mantis will call you things like a stupid fool.
05:59The icing on the condescending cake is the always intense Metal Gear Game Over screen.
06:104.
06:12Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2 The second game introduced the series' most
06:24popular character, Handsome Jack.
06:26Throughout the whole game, he'll ring and mock the player every few minutes.
06:29After dying, he doesn't personally insult you, but he runs the new U-Stations, and they'll
06:34berate you after respawning.
06:44So from the start, all the way until the end, you'll have little to no breaks from Jack's
06:48sass.
06:49Eventually, you'll make it to the final boss, and end his reign of terror once and for all.
06:53If you keep playing afterward, the Hyperion respawn points won't be any less passive-aggressive.
06:58Even in death, Handsome Jack knows how to humiliate you.
07:083.
07:11Joker, Batman Arkham Franchise Literally all bosses in the Arkham franchise
07:24will berate you after you lose.
07:26To avoid this list just being full of Batman villains, we only selected the Joker.
07:30In every game he appears, he'll have hilarious death screens.
07:33He's also Batman's main rival, and knows exactly how to taunt him.
07:37These range from witty, well-constructed quips to him just laughing in your face.
07:48To him, it's a celebration.
07:50The humiliation peaks when you start seeing the same insults repeat over and over.
07:54The Arkham series easily has some of the most creative death screens in gaming.
08:012.
08:03GLaDOS, Portal Franchise Is there a more passive-aggressive and sarcastic
08:19character in a video game than GLaDOS?
08:21She makes your whole time in Aperture Science as hilarious as it is humiliating.
08:25Since it's a puzzle game, it's a bit harder to just outright lose.
08:28Right now, it's still possible to die, and if you do, GLaDOS won't hold back.
08:41Alternatively, if you do get stuck on a puzzle for too long, she gets increasingly condescending.
08:46Unlike other bosses with straightforward insults, GLaDOS gets painfully personal.
08:50More than 15 years after her introduction, she still sticks out as one of the most amusing
08:55and quotable characters in a video game.
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09:22Sans Undertale Initially friendly to the character, if you
09:36successfully commit genocide, he'll be the final boss.
09:40He has only one health point, but he'll dodge almost all of your attacks.
09:44While you do get the same death screen fighting Sans as you would anywhere else, he'll make
09:47snide comments at you for missing.
09:50On top of this, he'll start the fight by commenting on how many times he's beaten
09:53you already.
10:02This makes him even more of a nightmare to defeat.
10:05When you'd be mad at him, though, you're the one who committed literal genocide.
10:14Which boss humiliated you the most?
10:16Let us know in the comments.