Hardest Superboss

[Karifean]

So what do you think is the hardest superboss in the series? At least of the games you played. Btw, the 20 options limitation was pretty limiting here. I tried to include as many viable options as possible. Many superbosses are generally considered to be easier than others from the same game, so I left those out. With X, X-2 and XII, I tried to have the best options from both the initial and the international releases.

Now of course, different people will have different opinions on what makes a boss hard. Still, I'd like to see what the general consensus is.

For me, Major Numerus is the toughest one. A number of the bosses I haven't fought yet, but Numerus definitely gave me a pretty hard time. Most of you probably never fought him since he's exclusive to the International version of X-2, but hey, you might when it comes out on PS3.

[Pete for President]

Penance for me, but to be fair I haven't fought that many that are on the list. Penance was hard, but it was the right kind of difficulty. Come prepared, know everything there is to know, plan and count your moves accordingly, execute correctly and you'll most likely succeed. Fail in one of those areas and your chances are reduced greatly. Almost nothing in this battle is left to chance, which also indicates the difficulty is well thought out. We don't count Zanmato, of course. I liked fighting Penance.

[Sephiroth]

Ruby.

And no, not the one from Final Fantasy IX.

[Formalhaut]

Yiazmat was incredibly long, but not that difficult.

Chac was definitely difficult, but I wouldn't say the hardest ever. Same goes with Paragon/Trema.

Vercingetorix, with the right strategy, can be handled, but is definitely intimidating.

Omega Mk. XII, was tricky, but I found Zodiark harder. Don't know why.

Long Gui is not a superboss. A very deathly annoying enemy yes, but a superboss? Not for me.

Gilgamesh and Valfodr aren't really the hardest. They are damn annoying though.

For me, Penance was pure torture because I had to get Wakka's reels and his weapon. Damn you Blitzball!!!!!!!!!!

[Dr. rydrum2112]

I am not picking the one I think is currently, but at the time (when I was a lot younger) nothing was harder than facing Aire-Tam Storm or Whirlsand!

[Gamblet]

Shinryu was already difficult for me on original FFV, I bet Neo Shinryu is a lot more stronger.

[Elpizo]

Ozma, because his battle, no matter how strong and powerful you are, will always require some luck in order to beat him.

[TreasonWall]

Let' see, I've vanquished Warmech (PS1 Normal difficulty + NES-style gameplay), Zeromus EG (twice, both times without Grimoires), Brachioraidos (without Abel's Lance, Adamant Armors or Hero's Shields), Omega (without dual-wield or stop), Shinryu (without berserk or Dragon Lances), Omega Mk.II (also without dual-wield or stop, though I'm baffled as to what exactly happened in that fight), Enuo, Neo Shinryu (also without berserk or dragon lances, and what a nightmare that was), Kaiser Dragon (twice of course), FF6 Omega Weapon, FF7 Ruby Weapon (without KOTR/Mime/Game Over/Lucky 7s), Emerald Weapon (with KOTR at level 2 and one Mime), FF8 Ultima Weapon (the ones in FF7 and FF10 don't even count, let's be real), FF8 Omega Weapon (without Aura/invincible/The End), Hades, Ozma (Quale and Tantarian don't count either), FF10 PAL/International Omega Weapon (no Zanmato or Celestial Weapons), and I guess that's it.

Out of all those, Emerald Weapon was by far the hardest considering that it made exceptionally me give up my fair fight policy. I just didn't have the strength to keep trying. Neo Shinryu is a close second, nasty piece of work that one. As for the PS2 games, monsters like Fenrir (FF10) and Fafnir (FF12) are pounding me hard enough as it is.

[Shaibana]

for me it was the final boss of XIII... i still havent finished that one and im not going to!
ive problably made it hard on myself becaus i havent upgraded the weapons the right way

[TreasonWall]

Sorry Shaibana, but the title says "Hardest Superboss". The final boss (Orphan) is a storyline boss, therefore it cannot be a superboss. Vercingetorix and Long Gui are.

[Shaibana]

what defines a super boss? :o

[TreasonWall]

what defines a super boss? :o

Simple enough. It's a boss that is optional and stronger/harder than the final boss of the game. Here's a quick run-down for the main series:

I - Warmech (NES/PS1 versions only, it's too weak in the later re-releases)
IV - Zeromus EG and Brachioraidos (GBA/PSP), or Geryon and Proto-Babil (DS)
V - Omega, Shinryu, Enuo, Omega Mk.II, Neo Shinryu
VI - Kaiser Dragon and Omega Weapon
VII - Ruby Weapon and Emerald Weapon
VIII - Ultima Weapon and Omega Weapon
IX - Hades and Ozma
X - Omega Weapon (PAL/International version only, it's way too easy in the first release), the Monster Arena creations, the Dark Aeons and Penance
XI - Pandemonium Warden and Absolute Virtue, and probably others I don't know about
XII - Ultima, Zodiark, Hell Wyrm, Yiazmat, Omega Mark XII, the five Judge Magisters (Trial Mode Stage 100)
XIII - Vercingetorix and Long Gui
XIV - Ifrit and Nael Deus Darnus under certain conditions.

...That's it for the most part.

[Shaibana]

aah like that!!
i dnt think i have encounterd any of them :o

[chaos7]

I can't answer this because even before I start to think about fighting these bosses I get maxed out lvl ultimate weapons ext.. so at the point when I fight them they're all easy to me and I know them all so I wouldn't even think to fight them without maxing out, I mean so you can like the ff7 ones are easy as long as you have phoenix - final attack(a few lvls on it would help alot), mime and Knights of the Round and know to kill one character before you start the ruby fight.

[Gamblet]

I still have not defeated Emerald WEAPON. I think it is the hardest for me.