Video Game Boss Countdown....#9 (.hack//G.U.)

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Well, I couldn't resist! I had to do at least one more post to add to my top ten Video Game Bosses of All Time.  This time, we will be doing the boss or bosses for the game series .hack//G.U. and they, will be taking the No. 9 spot on my boss countdown. 

So, sit back, relax and enjoy the next installment of my first time blog series: The Top Ten Video Game Boss Countdown!

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 Before I give you my listing for the .hack//G.U. Bosses, let me just tell you a little bit about the game itself. 

.hack//G.U. Follows the story of Haseo, a PKKer, who, after a chance meeting with a character named Ovan, joined his Twilight Brigade in hopes of locating the Key of the Twilight.  However, during their adventures Haseo watches in terror as a strange and mysterious figure appears and takes down one of his friends named Shino and not long after, Haseo, in his third form and weilding a giant scythe, Haseo comes face to face with the assumed Tri-Edge who took down Shino.  The fight doesn't last long as Tri-Edge (aka: Kite of the Azure Flame) data drains Haseo and reverts him back to level 1.  Angry and disgusted, Haseo has no choice but to reclimb the ladder to the ranks of the elite and to once again reclaim his title as "The Terror of Death".

The character Tri-Edge bears a striking resemblance to the character named Kite from the first series of games.  As the story progresses Haseo learns the terrifying truth: That it was OVAN who placed Shino into the coma and it was HE who was Tri-Edge.  Eventually you are brought face to face with Ovan and a terrifying enemy called Cubia.

You also learn, that Aura, before she died, had tried to reproduce the three Azure Knights from the first game: Kite of the Azure Flame, Balmung of the Azure Sky and Orca of the Azure Sea.  In the G.U. Universe they were created as anti-virus' and to stop the spread of AIDA, a virus that is slowly eating away at The World R2.

Eventually, Haseo is seen as a possible Epitaph user and gains the power of Skeith, an avatar that resembles the monster seen in the FIRST .hack game chasing Aura through a dungeon.  Haseo uses this power to help hunt and eradicate the AIDA virus that is spreading through The World and taking over other users.  

 Haseo's avatar state, doesn't awaken until he comes face to face with an opponant named Endrance. During this fight, Endrance is found out to also be an Epitaph user and controls the avatar Macha.

So, anyway, I think you get the general idea of what the game series is about.  I think I may have skipped around and I MAY have gotten some info wrong and if I have please feel free to help me correct my mistakes. ^^ I typed this up at 3AM so I WAS pretty tired lol! anyway, without further adieu, here are the bosses in .hack//G.U. that I find to be the most annoying:

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Macha

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Endrance's Avatar Macha.  At this moment in time I cannot remember what I disliked about it, but it was a pain, that I DO remember.  I think it was because of its Data Drain ability and it could do a substantial amount of damage if you were not careful.

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AIDA

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Skeith Vs. AIDA (the spider looking thing that is purple in color).  I REALLY despised going up against these bosses.  For one, when they Data Drained you, they Data Drained you BAD! Almost to the point of  meeting the game over screen very very fast.  You encounter the AIDA annomoly several times throughout the game and they take on various shapes and sizes.  The one that I really despised, is the one pictured up above.

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Tri-Edge (AKA: Azure Flame Kite)

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Kite of the Azure Flame...or at least an incomplete copy of him created by Aura to help keep an eye on the new World R: 2 game and to destroy any and all annomolies that he comes across.  Unfortunately, Haseo mistakens him as THE Tri-Edge because of his rather Zombie like appearance and the fact that he attacks him when they meet. 

At the end of the first game Tri-Edge can be a pain for the simple fact that he absorbs the space around him and heals.  If defeated, you face an avatar form of him called Azure Flame God.  This version of him is much more powerful than the version where he just floats around the room.  I think it took me three trys to defeat him, because I kept getting caught in his Data Drain attack.

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CUBIA (All Forms)

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This boss was a menace! pure and simple! Although after Haseo upgraded along with Skeith, it wasn't so bad, but he could still be a pain in the ass!  Sad thing is, I can't seem to remember how he attacked, but I do remember it took me a few tries to defeat him.  His Data Drain was also devastating and could easily take down half of your life in no time at all if you were caught in it.

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And there you have it.  The top four bosses in Game #9.  I just wish I could remember most of why I hated them, but I do remember AIDA and Azure Flame God.  I am hoping to finish playing these games so that I can finish my books of 1000.  Anyway, keep an eye out for the remaining 8 games and their most despised bosses in my eyes.

So, Until next time! Blessed Be and Merry Meet!