Top Ten of the Week #8 - Does this battle make my butt look fat?

[Koopaul]

I mostly love villains not for their looks but their personality. But if I had to go with looks...

1. Ghastly King from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
What a strange and unique looking ape demon that you must fight at the end. Part plant, part bird, part ape. Oh and he rides a pig head that shoots fire.

2. Rudy the Clown from Wario Land 2.
The scariest clown in gaming history, and he happens to be a god! He has trumpets for ears, skull pattern pajamas, and the worst chapped lips you've ever seen.

3. Osmund Saddler from Resident Evil 4.
Hahaha! Seeing this boss always makes me laugh. That little human body dangling beneath a crab monster!

4. Mecha-Grunty form Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge.
Grunty is one of my favorite villains. Seeing a steam powered robotic witch makes her even cooler.

5. Adolf Hitler from Wolfenstein 3D.
Seeing Hitler's head bolted on a giant boxy robot is awesome... 'nuff said.

6. Majora's Wrath from Majora's Mask.
The mask itself is terrifying, but give it a veiny pulsating body and you got nightmares!

7. Fortitudo from Bayonetta.
An angel with an downside face for a body and two dragons for hands? Yes!

8. Master Core from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Does this one not count since it's a shapeshifting vortex of darkness?

9. General Scales from Star Fox Adventure.
He's so cool and we never get to fight him! Arg! It's a humanoid T-Rex in a funny hat. I wanted to beat him up!

10. Father Mother from Zeno Clash.
What a terrifying and strange looming thing. A giant lanky peacock man/woman with glowing eyes.

[Helmo]

For basic enemies not bosses

1. Shy Guy: Cute and mysterious, they have more personality than any other enemy I can think of. I love all the games they appear in, Yoshi's Island, Captain Toad, Paper Mario etc.

2. Slime: Akira Toriyama has a great art style, and out of all the monsters he designed for Dragon Quest it's the most simple one that became the mascot of the series. I mean he's so dumb and adorbs

3. Metall/Met: Those adorable little hard hat guys from the Mega Man franchise, they kind of remind me of Marvin the Martian but they're like the goombas of the series. I think the ones from battle network are the cutest though I might be biased since that was my introduction to Mega Man.

4. Creeper: Those exploding green dick things from minecraft. I think they look cool even though I don't play it.

5. Boo: I love Mario ok

[StarSock64]

10. The enemies and bosses of King of the Monsters 2

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http://www.spriters-resource.com/arcade/kingofmonsters2/
Still pictures probaby don't do them justice, but they're disgusting and funny in a discomforting kind of way. For ease, you can just check out the sprite sheets, but they're really best when you can see them moving in the game with all the other ridiculous stuff.

9. Twin Victims (Silent Hill 4)

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Two baby heads that walk on hands.

8. Bumpty (Yoshi's Island)

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I wanted to put Huffin' Puffins, but they're not enemies...
But Bumpties are also very cute. Something about that blank look and that flat, round little beak...

I like a lot of Yoshi's Island enemies, really. Like the Mildes that give you a satisfying pop when you stomp on them, or the Gargantua Blarggs that harrass you, or the Goonies that you hitch a ride on...

7. Andross (Star Fox 64)

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Andross's floppy face is just classic. Everything about this fight is so weird and eerie.
I want to meet the kind of person who realized that loose old people skin could make a striking boss design.


Don't panic...

6. Pipo Monkeys (Ape Escape Series)

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The variety of monkeys makes them totally charming.
There's a basic set above, but half of their appeal comes from the situations you find them in, which can only be truly captured in the game itself. There are some pretty quirky monkeys out there...

5. Betelgeuse (Shin Megami Tensei II)

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Toothy polka dot demon. Sometimes roams as a Beetlejuice.

4. Cagnazzo (Final Fantasy IV)

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He's basically a turtle version of Baraka. 

His shell and tail remind me of horseshoe crabs, which in turn remind me of gross insect things, and something about seeing a human-like body and awkwardly posed limbs come out from that framework feels unnatural and intimidating.

Notably, the DS version gave him a nasty twitch that I like, but I think the heavy look of the original sprite is good too.

3. Crash Man (Mega Man 2)

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This one's not a very complicated choice. I like Mega Man designs, this shade of red, and this helmet...
Drill bombs are pretty cool weapons, too.
No interesting reasons here, sorry.

2. Redead (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

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Wow! Who knew I liked so much creepy stuff.
Anyway, these guys... I couldn't handle them when I was a child. Besides the fact that they look like voodoo zombies, the way they sit around really builds up the anticipation of having to get past them. Link's journey is no joke.

1.  Colossi (Shadow of the Colossus)

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I'm not sure if I have any one particular favorite, because they're all so good...

The designs are top-notch and I love the way they move. Again, still shots don't really capture their appeal.
Special mentions to Gaius (above) and Phalanx (below).