The Best Machine Bosses In Final Fantasy, Ranked

Key Takeaways

• Some of the toughest enemies in the Final Fantasy franchise are machines that require special strategies to defeat them.
• Boss fights like Crawler and Giant of Babil present challenging battles before reaching the final bosses.
• From Tunnel Armor to Warmech, surprise bosses in the series can wipe out unprepared parties in no time.

Final Fantasy is a series steeped in history, with players loving the idea of playing their favorite JRPGs as they get invested in a plot to save the world from a godlike being. Throughout a player’s journey, they’ll encounter several tough enemies who are no joke and can halt their progress in a flash.

This is especially true in the case of machine bosses who have high resistance and strong attacks. Fighting these battles is a ton of effort and players must strengthen their party to kingdom come if they don’t want to be mowed over by these mechanical foes.

8 Crawler

An Al Bhed Weapon Meant To Kidnap Yuna

Final Fantasy 10 has its fair share of memorable boss fights, but some players may find it a challenge to remember the Crawler, an Al Bhed weapon who tried to wipe out the party and capture Yuna. It’s a tough boss fight that may take a very good strategy for players to finish it off.

This boss comes with a Negator that must be defeated before the party can use skills and Aeons. Defeating this assist machine is a must before players can focus on the Crusher, who can be irritating to deal with courtesy of a Gatling Gun attack that hits for serious damage.

7 CPU

The Processing Unit That Controls The Tower Of Babil

Before players head to the moon and tackle the game’s final dungeon, they must save their world from a kaiju called the Giant of Babil, a mechanical construct created by the Lunarians to wipe out all living life on the planet. Players enter this massive beast and take on several tough challenges before eventually getting the opportunity to defeat the CPU controlling this threat.

The battle is pretty challenging and the second-last boss that players face in the game. Players must utilize their strongest attacks to destroy this processing unit and eliminate the Giant of Babil’s threat for good.

6 Omega Aionios

The Challenging Final Boss Of The Echoes Of The Eye Expansion

Players who felt that the combat in Final Fantasy 16‘s base experience wasn’t all that challenging will love what the expansions have to offer. These additional chapters are a visual spectacle that fans will adore, with the fight against Omega showing once again why Final Fantasy 16‘s spectacle wowed the masses.

Taking on the legendary Omega at the end of this experience is a blast, but this fight has another surprise that fans won’t see coming. After being impeded, Omega uses the Mothercrystal’s aether to transform into Omega Aionios, serving up a challenging boss fight that can be a nightmare to deal with for unprepared players.

5 Tunnel Armor

Can Be A Surprisingly Challenging Boss In The Pixel Remaster

After Locke saves Celes and mounts an escape, their path to freedom is blocked by the imposing Tunnel Armor. For the most part, using Runic was enough to negate this boss’ threat, but Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster ups the ante for this battle,

Without Runic, Tunnel Armor’s attack can wipe out the duo, which makes this encounter more tense and engaging than ever before. The Tunnel Armor will suddenly turn into a memorable boss fight as players put everything on the line to defeat this foe and complete Locke’s scenario.

4 Omega

The Superboss Noctis And His Friends Can Battle In Insomnia

The Royal and Windows Editions of Final Fantasy 15 added a ton of content that elevates the experience, including the expansion of Insomnia in the final few hours of the game. Players can take on many optional quests and challenges, including a long and grueling battle against Omega.

This boss is resistant to almost every type of damage, forcing players to rely on Lightning damage and Noctis’ Royal Arms. His attacks can KO party members in a single hit, so players should be stocked up with enough restoratives to revive and heal party members whenever required.

3 X-ATM092

The Metal Spider That Chases The Party During The Dollet Mission

The mission in Dollet is one of the most memorable moments in Final Fantasy 8, with this set-piece arriving rather early to give players a taste of what this game is all about. After completing their mission and heading back, Squall’s team is ambushed by a spider robot who is as tough as they come.

X-ATM092 relentlessly chases the player as they try to escape Dollet, finding ingenious ways to ambush the player whenever possible. Players can try to unleash their strongest attacks to defeat this foe, but it’s better to just run away as many times as possible if players care about getting a high SeeD Rank.

2 Guard Scorpion

An Iconic Starting Boss That Has Become Legendary For Final Fantasy Fans

An iconic boss that needs no introduction, every Final Fantasy 7 player remembers their encounter with the Guard Scorpion. After setting a bomb, the player must defeat the boss and evacuate the reactor as quickly as possible.

However, this boss doesn’t make things easy, with Barret’s advice coming in segments and potentially misleading players to attack the boss while its tail is up. Barring this strong counterattack, players should have the skills required to take out the Guard Scorpion and defeat the very first boss of Final Fantasy 7.

1 Warmech

A Surprise Boss That Can Wipe Out Unprepared Parties In A Turn Or Two

Any player unfortunate enough to encounter the Warmech will be rueing their fate when this ridiculously powerful superboss ends their run in a flash. This random encounter is very rare but is almost certainly deadly to all but the highest-level parties.

Defeating Warmech is no mean feat and players must prepare accordingly with appropriate gear and various high-level abilities to secure victory. Even then, some people may feel that defeating this boss wasn’t worth the effort, which is understandable.