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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we are looking at the most brutal mystical
00:13beings Kratos has encountered across the God of War series.
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00:37Ares, God of War.
00:44The original God of War and the bane of Kratos' existence, Ares more than lives up to his
00:49reputation.
00:50The first game ends with a grueling fight against him made up of three phases.
00:55The first gives Ares access to several high damage attacks that annoyingly have quite
00:59a bit of range, including one with an AoE stunning effect and one where he rapidly rains
01:04fireballs down upon you.
01:06The second phase puts you in Kratos' damaged psyche as you attempt to save his family from
01:11evil doppelgangers.
01:19This can be pretty irksome given his family's separate health bar and the overwhelming persistence
01:24of your enemies.
01:25Finally, it's a sword duel where Kratos gains the Blade of the Gods.
01:29Unfortunately, the blade's attacks are fairly slow, making this phase more a test of endurance
01:34as you wait for the right time to strike.
01:46Zeus, God of War 2.
01:56Kratos' betrayal at the hands of Zeus, who had championed him against Ares, stung quite
02:01a bit, so we were glad to face him at the end of God of War 2.
02:04He prefers to play things safe at first, the coward, by growing to enormous size and tossing
02:10projectiles while Kratos fights off his minions, Sirens, who have the annoying ability to
02:15briefly stun you.
02:17However, it's actually when Zeus returns to his normal size that he's the most troublesome.
02:29The old geezer moves surprisingly fast, dashing into Kratos and pummeling him with ease.
02:34Naturally, he also loves unleashing a series of lightning attacks that'll quickly shorten
02:39Kratos' health.
02:40He'll even consistently steal the Sword of Olympus to use it against you.
02:44Zeus' actions make him easy to hate, but his combat tactics make it even more so.
02:57Serex, God of War, Betrayal.
03:02Given that this mobile game barely has any bosses, it makes total sense that its toughest
03:06is the one who comes last.
03:08Serex, son of Hermes, is sent by Zeus to stop Kratos' vendetta during the climax.
03:14But if you know Hermes was no match for Kratos, you can guess how Serex fares.
03:19He uses a staff to attack, but with Kratos being the tornado of blades that he is, it
03:24isn't too hard to slice and dice Serex before he lands a hit on you.
03:30His most troublesome quality is summoning loyal Cerberi to divide your attention, which
03:34can also easily gang up on you if you're not careful.
03:38But if Kratos never lets up, Serex and his hellhounds will be mincemeat soon enough.
03:45Charon, God of War, Chains of Olympus.
03:56There will never come a time when we don't hate a self-healing boss.
04:00But there are plenty of other abilities Charon has that make this fight difficult.
04:05Your first encounter with him is impossible to win, as he'll eventually heal himself
04:08and toss Kratos aside.
04:10Giving us a taste of his maddening attributes just made us want to vanquish him more.
04:21Charon is a slippery foe, bobbing, weaving, and teleporting throughout the fight.
04:25His scythe gives him long range, while he uses magic to send out shockwaves and projectiles.
04:31Thankfully, these projectiles are easy to manage, because everything else is a problem.
04:36He'll heal himself no fewer than three times throughout the match, with Kratos having to
04:40destroy fiery pillars to stop him.
04:43He grows more aggressive each time, with a stunning, heavy damage dealing magic attack
04:47being particularly frustrating.
04:57Zeus, God of War 3
05:06With God of War 3 being the end of the Greek era, Sony Santa Monica concluded with one
05:11of the longest and toughest boss fights of the franchise.
05:15First you'll fight Zeus on a 2D plane, which he seems incredibly comfortable with.
05:19Flying, teleporting, dive bombing, and electrocuting you at any given opportunity.
05:24It's hard to tell where an attack will come from next.
05:27His next phase in a 3D arena isn't any easier, it just gives him more room to work with.
05:39While inside Gaia, he'll frequently use the Titan's heart to heal himself.
05:43Sure, you can do the same thing, but it's a lot harder with Zeus multiplying himself
05:47and electrifying the very ground you're standing on.
05:50Fittingly of a climax, it's a fight that left our palms sweaty and our hearts racing.
06:01Thanatos, God of War, Ghost of Sparta
06:12Ghost of Sparta doesn't have a lot of boss fights, and the ones it does have aren't
06:17too difficult.
06:18However, Thanatos, the final boss and God of Death, is certainly the most challenging
06:23even if Kratos does have his brother Deimos to lend a hand.
06:26Thanatos will switch between his human and beast forms throughout the fight.
06:30Naturally, his attacks grow more aggressive with each transformation.
06:34His human form carries a big sword that can deal a deadly three hit combo and will fly
06:38out of reach just to grapple you or your brother.
06:47His beast form shoots massive projectiles, which are graciously easy to see coming, but
06:51will also swipe and pound the ground.
06:54He still kills poor Deimos, which makes beating him that much sweeter.
07:06Aegeon, the Hecatonchires, God of War Ascension
07:19Often and correctly thought of as the black sheep in the God of War family, Ascension's
07:24boss fights are even less challenging than those in Ghost of Sparta.
07:27In fact, the one who gave us the most trouble was Aegeon, the very first one.
07:32But it isn't just the boss's power and attack patterns that make it tough.
07:36While you don't actually fight the gigantic being, you do fight ferociously large parasites
07:42that have taken over his extremities.
07:46He's one of the largest enemies Kratos has ever faced, and part of the fight's difficulty
07:55comes from the camera pulling way out to show his scope while making Kratos look like an
08:00itty bitty ant.
08:01It was tough enough with ginormous claws and minion summoning, but the camera's added confusion
08:07made us lose ourselves too many times.
08:17Sigrun, God of War
08:28Not only is the Queen of the Valkyries the hardest boss in the 2018 entry, she might
08:34be the toughest fight across the entire franchise.
08:37She comes equipped with all of the attacks from the previous Valkyries, except for the
08:41ability to summon Draugr.
08:43But she really doesn't need any help when it comes to hammering Kratos into the dirt.
08:56While you're used to seeing these attacks by now, Sigrun's are much stronger, and she
09:00pulls them off so quickly you'll hardly have time to register what's happening before you're
09:05dead.
09:06Scythe slices, boot stomps, deadly projectiles, and more will all deplete Kratos' health bar
09:11almost immediately, even on easier difficulties.
09:15Sigrun succinctly showed how she earned her crown.
09:30Gnath, God of War Ragnarok
09:42We have to give a special mention to the Berserker King, who some feel is the most
09:47challenging fight Ragnarok has to offer.
09:50But for us, a Valkyrie Queen once again takes the prize.
09:55As Odin's new right hand woman, players face Gnath at the end of the post game story.
10:00Naturally, she has a power level of 9, which means you should too if you hope to defeat
10:06her.
10:07She's got several unblockable attacks and grabs that will demolish your health bar if
10:13you're not careful.
10:14But she'll switch things up with projectiles too.
10:16She's hard to read, and pummels you with damage from a variety of ranges in order to
10:21overwhelm.
10:22She's on par with Sigrun, which makes total sense for a queen.
10:33Which God of War boss made you want to give up the challenge?
10:37Let us know in the comments!