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RE2 Boss Fights bottom to top, story and gameplay considerations with full bias go go go

Moth - Stupid, silly, easy but I was sad that it wasn't in RE2Make. It was a reminder that not just people were affected by the outbreak, rando wildlife got caught in the crossfire, which I enjoy.

G-Imago - I really did not need to know how G reproduces, but it was pretty satisfying to see Irons get a comeuppance. Great for the mythos, just okay to play against.

Alligator - Same to say about the moth, but a cooler animal to see mutated that is actually threatening. I say as I also like it for the unique aspect of easily beating it by running away and letting it chomp an explosive.

G5 - Birkin is probably my favorite overall villain in the series from a combined gameplay and story perspective. This toothy vagina amalgamation shows just how far removed from humanity he's gotten through his constant mutations and I actually pity his downfall at this point. The fight itself is nothing, but from a story perspective it is aces.

Mr. X (Super) - Love me a mutated super boss from a story perspective but god damn this boy has ended more no damage runs for me than anything else. And he's the very last thing (basically)!

G4 - Bad doggo. My second biggest run loser. Bikin losing all sense of human form and going four legs is great body horror.

G2 - Birkin's face sloughing off to make room for the G head is my favorite part of the transformation, and makes this form the most terrifying for me from an aesthetic point of view. Solid fight as well.

G3 - Probably the best of the pure gameplay boss fights, Goro Birkin is a terrifying spectacle and just looks like it will end your day. And the close quarters combat ramps up the intensity.

Mr. X (Stalker) - I was not prepared for this dude in my first playthrough. He seemed literally unstoppable and I got my ass handed to me. Then I finally did it! I killed the Tyrant! ...then he showed back up crushing skulls and walls and my face over and over again. Slamming the CCTV camera is one of my favorite moments in the game. Even now he's iconic, and the blueprint for Nemesis. Such a cool design for a 90s game that holds up today.

G1 - Truly iconic. The boss fight itself is nothing special, but everything else around it is amazing and the top of the series. The desperation of Birkin to inject himself when Umbrella comes to betray him, then murder him feeds into the mutation. Then it's this form that wrecks the USS Alpha team, the rats's eye view of which in the Outbreak opening is my favorite cutscene in the whole series. And then, G1, is the catalyst for the infection of Raccoon City as he crushes the vials and the rats carry it out into the city. And after all that, he roams, searching for hosts and encountering our heroes. It's a tragic fall from grace and the start of my favorite degeneration and series of fights in the series. Birkin was a villain done right from top to bottom.

Brad Vickers - I have never felt more satisfaction from killing a digital character. 12 year old me had a grudge against Brad from the original and once I realized who it was shambling in the RPD tunnel, I went out of my way to take him down every run, often to own detriment. Still do to this day!

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