Quote Originally Posted by masamune1600
The enemy Fallen Emperor (or the Shade, if you prefer) guarded the Bolt Javelin and was optional. However, with 3000 HP, he hardly qualifies as a superboss, even in FFII terms. There are a number of treasure chests guarded by monsters, actually. Astaroth is arguably the most challenging of these, but is still nowhere near being interpreted as a superboss.
Iron Giant is way worse than those 2 pump chumps. Astaroth can be taken down in one hit. That's right. ONE HIT. Some superboss...

The amount of reccurent themes in FF games could take up an entire book. From monsters to weapons to spells to items to EVERYTHING.