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{{ImCap|image=File:KDL Dedede artwork.png|size=175px|align=right|caption=Artwork of [[King Dedede]], the first and most common '''final boss''' in the ''Kirby'' series.}} | |||
A '''final boss''' (sometimes referred to as a '''last boss''') is the last [[boss]] in a video game, or a | A '''final boss''' (sometimes referred to as a '''last boss''') is the term used to describe the last [[boss]] in a video game, or a mode within a game. The [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] is no stranger to this idea, with most games in the series utilizing bosses, and by extension final bosses. There are a couple things that set apart final bosses from regular bosses: | ||
*A final boss is naturally the last boss that appears in a game or mode. | |||
*Final bosses are almost always the strongest foes in their respective games or modes, often having the most [[health]] and having multiple phases. | |||
*Final bosses are often fought in their own [[level]] at the end of a game's [[Story Mode]], such as [[The Fountain of Dreams (level)|The Fountain of Dreams]] or [[Mind in the Program]], though this is not always the case. | |||
*Final bosses almost always have their own unique boss music not heard during any other gameplay in the game they appear in, such as "[[Vs. Marx]]" or "[[Fatal Blooms in Moonlight]]". | |||
Often, [[Extra Mode]]s also have their own final bosses, whether it be a complete unique boss or a variant of the Story Mode's final boss. On few occasions, the "true" final boss of a game's Story Mode can only be accessed once a certain milestone has been reached, with the penultimate boss of the game only being a final boss in the [[bad ending]]. Each of the many [[Boss Endurance]] modes found throughout the series naturally also has a final boss. In most Boss Endurance modes, such as [[The Arena]], the final boss is a mostly unaltered version of the Story Mode's final boss, but tougher variants or difficulties, such as [[The True Arena]], almost always have a unique final boss, most often being a [[:Category:Soul bosses|Soul boss]]. | |||
==List of final bosses== | ==List of final bosses== |