Early 2010s Bosses
In Pokemon Black & White (2011), the player is initially led to believe the green-haired Natural is the main bad guy. Instead, it's this adoptive father who used him to further a selfish goal with a difficult team containing Hydreigon and Cofagrigus.
Who is Ghetsis?
A regal blue tang with short-term memory loss traverses the Pacific Ocean to reach her parents. (2016)
What is Finding Dory?
Lies and love are forbidden in the world. When you turn sixteen, you're assigned a government-approved marriage partner-- but Yukari Nejima confesses to his long-time crush anyways.
What is Koi to Uso or Love and Lies?
This "epic" free-to-play battle royale came to iOS, Switch, and Android ports so that people can build and gun on the go, aiming to be the last player standing.
What is Fortnite Battle Royale?
June 21: Forky the Spork-- a homemade toy-- is added to Bonnie's cast of toys, albeit reluctantly.
What is Toy Story 4?
In Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, 2011), this first Faced Mechon spurs Shulk's journey on to reach the Bionis' Head after consuming one of his childhood friends.
Who is Metal Face?
(Mechon. Not Homs.)
The herbivore Arlo meets a young caveboy-- Spot-- and tries to travel back home through a treacherous landscape. (2015)
What is The Good Dinosaur?
A middle schooler-- Tatara Fujita-- enters the world of competitive dance after a ballroom dance instructor saves him from a gang attack.
What is Ballroom e Youkuso or Welcome to the Ballroom?
A worldwide HD expansion allowed this game to arrive on the Switch; major features include the ability to play as the Felyne race.
What is Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate?
November 22: The sequel to Disney's 53rd film and the most successful animated film of all time.
What is Frozen 2?
In Rune Factory 4 (2012), the main player enters the Yokmir Forest and fights a butterfly-like monster girl good at kicking. She shares her name with this delicacy of the Greek gods, closely related to nectar.
What is Ambrosia?
Dreamers and inventors reside in this small, alternate cityscape accessible by possession of a lapel pin marked with a T. (2015)
What is Tomorrowland?
A gaping chasm can be dived into to collect mysterious relics at the cost of facing grave danger. The daughter of a legendary Raider (Riko) and an amnesiac robot (Reg) delve deeper in search of answers.
What is Made in Abyss?
This HD-2D Switch best-seller features eight main protagonists that can be cycled through after each individual's plotline is progressed.
What is Octopath Traveler?
April 26: The final stages of an epic showdown with universe destroyer Thanos is engaged by the remaining heroes: the oxygen-less Tony Stark, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, and Bruce Banner.
What is Avengers: Endgame?
In Bayonetta (2010), this individual named after the Norse God of Light is the father of the titular protagonist. He sought to awaken the Eyes of the World after bearing a child with an Umbra Witch.
Who is (Father) Balder?
This dark and depressing live-action fairy tale was inspired by a 1986 Broadway musical. "Careful the tale you tell, that is the spell-- children will listen". (2014)
What is Into the Woods?
What is Net-juu no Susume or Recovery of an MMO Junkie?
An expanded remake featuring full English voice acting was released for the 3DS for this game where the main character wields a tome capable of traveling through different timelines to save the world.
What is Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology?
August 16: The sequel to this film about a movie falls on the tenth anniversary of the original game where several avifauna spar spawn-stealing swine.
What is The Angry Birds Movie 2?
In Neverwinter (2013), this slow, dim-witted brute is the first boss-- fitting, due to his name meaning "forewarning", similar to the Reaper class' English name in Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth.
What is (The) Harbinger?
An ordinary eleven-year-old boy wishes that his family could go through his days of terrible misfortune, which results in his family becoming closer together. "You just gotta have the bad days so you can love the good days even more." (2014)
What is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day?
Motorbike riders Chito and Yuuri are the last survivors in a war-ravaged civilization. Their dark days get a little brighter with the time they spend traveling together in this dying world.
What is Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou or Girls' Last Tour?
This puzzle game's name draws from a psychological effect in which playing a game for so long causes it to appear in every aspect of one's life. Just as seeing lines clear and fall at the supermarket-- wait, what?
What is Tetris Effect?
February 22: A peaceful, chaotic dragon utopia is championed by the "Horrendous" chieftain. When a Light Fury appears alongside deadly danger, the dragon rider sets off to fight for their freedom by traveling to a hidden world.
What is How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World?