final bosses
Campaign's last enemies
Final bosses are the ultimate adversaries in video games—the last and typically most powerful enemy a player must defeat to complete the game.
The term extends to any culminating challenge or opponent: My dissertation defense felt like facing the final boss.
In gaming culture, final boss can describe anyone formidable or intimidating: My girlfriend's dad is the final boss.
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- big badImposing primary antagonist
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- epic battleLarge-scale legendary conflict
- culminationHighest or final point
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final bossescannon fodder
Troops treated as disposable
minions · grunts · punching bags · Goombas
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