Bosses are common encounters in the Kingdom Hearts series and most other video games. They are more difficult and often larger than the lesser enemies. Bosses usually have a significant role in the storyline, but others simply serve as challenges with little plot connection in some worlds.
List of Bosses
Kingdom Hearts
- Darkside
- Wakka
- Selphie
- Tidus
- Tidus, Selphie & Wakka
- Riku
- Darkside II
- Leon
- Guard Armor
- Queen of Hearts, Cards of Hearts & Cards of Spades
- Trickmaster
- Cloud
- Cerberus
- Sabor
- Sabor II
- Sabor III
- Sabor Final
- Clayton
- Clayton & Stealth Sneak
- Guard Armor
- Opposite Armor
- Pot Centipede
- Cave of Wonders Guardian
- Jafar & Genie
- Jafar (Genie) & Iago
- Parasite Cage
- Parasite Cage II
- Glut
- Ursula, Flotsam & Jetsam
- Giant Ursula
- Lock, Shock & Barrel
- Oogie Boogie
- Oogie's Manor
- Anti-Sora
- Captain Hook
- Dark-Riku
- Maleficent
- Maleficent (Dragon)
- Dark-Riku II
- Behemoth
- Chimera (Final Mix)
- Leon & Yuffie
- Cloud II
- Hercules
- Yuffie
- Behemoth II
- Red Armor (Final Mix)
- Sneak Army (Final Mix)
- Cerberus II
- Opposite Armor
- Cloud & Leon
- Sneak Army II (Final Mix)
- Sneak Army III (Final Mix)
- Hades
- Rock Titan
- Behemoth III
- Behemoth IV
- Chernabog
- Behemoth Final
- Ansem & Guardian
- Darkside III
- Ansem & Guardian II
- Ansem
- Room Core
- Artillery
- Room Core II
- Face
- Room Core III
- Main Core
- World of Chaos
Secret Bosses
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
- Unknown (Tutorial)
- Leon (Tutorial)
- Guard Armor
- Axel
- Jafar (Genie) & Iago
- Cloud
- Hades
- Parasite Cage
- Monstro
- Trickmaster
- Oogie Boogie
- Larxene
- Giant Ursula
- Riku Replica
- Hook
- Riku Replica II
- Maleficent (Dragon)
- Vexen
- Vexen II
- Riku Replica III
- Darkside
- Riku Replica IV
- Larxene II
- Axel II
- Marluxia
- Marluxia's Spectre
- Marluxia's Angelic (Re:Com)
- Maleficent (Dragon)
- Ansem & Guardian
- Jafar (Genie) & Iago
- Parasite Cage
- Vexen
- Hook
- Guard Armor
- Riku Replica
- Ursula
- Hades
- Trickmaster
- Oogie Boogie
- Lexaeus
- Darkside
- Zexion (Re: Com)
- Riku Replica II
- Dark-Ansem
Kingdom Hearts II
- Seifer (Struggle)
- Twilight Thorn
- Hayner (Struggle)
- Vivi (Struggle)
- Axel
- Setzer (Struggle)
- Roxas' Shadow
- Axel II
- Shan Yu & Hayabusa
- Thresholder & Possessor
- The Beast
- Shadow Stalker
- Dark Thorn
- Cerberus
- Demyx
- Pete
- Hydra
- Pete (?)
- Retro-Pete
- Retro-Pete II
- Leon (Squall) & Yuffie Kisaragi
- Captain Barbossa/Undead Barbossa & Illuminator
- Blizzard Lord & Volcanic Lord
- Prison Keeper
- Oogie Boogie
- Shenzi, Banzai & Ed
- Scar
- Cerberus II
- Hostile Program
- Demyx II
- Orguil
- Unknown
- Storm Rider
- Xaldin
- Grim Reaper
- Grim Reaper II
- Hades
- Jafar (Genie)
- Hercules
- Lock, Shock & Barrel
- The Experiment
- Shenzi, Banzai & Ed II
- Scar's Ghost
- Groundshaker
- Sark
- Commander Sark & Master Control Program
- Organization XIII (Final Mix+)
- Xigbar
- Luxord
- Saïx
- Xemnas
- Hades II
- Leon (Squall) & Yuffie Kisaragi II
- Cerberus III
- Hercules II
- Volcanic Lord
- Yuffie Kisaragi & Tifa
- Blizzard Lord
- Pete Final
- Cloud Strife & Tifa
- Hades III
- Leon (Squall) & Cloud Strife
- Cerberus IV
- Leon (Squall), Yuffie Kisaragi, Cloud Strife & Tifa
- Hades IV
- Xemnas (Armor)
- Dragoon's Ship
- Inexistent World
Optional Bosses
- Sephiroth (KH2)
- Absent Silhouette Zexion (Final Mix+)
- Absent Silhouette Larxene (Final Mix+)
- Absent Silhouette Lexaeus (Final Mix+)
- AntiForm and Absent Silhouette Vexen (Final Mix+)
- Absent Silhouette Marluxia (Final Mix+)
- Organization XIII Mushrooms (Final Mix+)
- Roxas Data (Final Mix+)
- Larxene Data (Final Mix+)
- Marluxia Data (Final Mix+)
- Luxord Data (Final Mix+)
- Demyx Data (Final Mix+)
- Axel Data (Final Mix+)
- Saïx Data (Final Mix+)
- Zexion Data (Final Mix+)
- Lexaeus Data (Final Mix+)
- Vexen Data (Final Mix+)
- Xaldin Data (Final Mix+)
- Xigbar Data (Final Mix+)
- Xemnas Data (Final Mix+)
- Lingering Sentiment (Final Mix+)