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boss

significant and especially strong enemy in video games
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boss

Summary

boss is a stock character[1]. boss draws 1,003 Wikipedia views per month (stock_character category, ranking #29 of 83).[2]

Key Facts

  • boss's instance of is recorded as stock character[3].
  • boss's instance of is recorded as video game term[4].
  • boss is a type of non-player character[5].
  • boss is a type of antagonist[6].
  • boss is a type of video game character[7].
  • boss's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Video game bosses[8].
  • boss's different from is recorded as Boss[9].
  • boss's different from is recorded as crime boss[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include stock character[3] and video game term[4]. Recorded subclass of include non-player character[5], antagonist[6], and video game character[7].

Why It Matters

boss draws 1,003 Wikipedia views per month (stock_character category, ranking #29 of 83).[2] boss has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] boss is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Boss, crime boss
    Topic's main category → Category:Video game bosses
    Fandom article id → gamicus:Boss, our-darker-purpose:Category:Boss
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 53190, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/c89789be56bd|details]])"
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