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Why is the last enemy in a video game called a "boss"?

Where did that term come from, and how did it become so prolific in the pre-internet era?

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Michael Scalise

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Updated: 10/25/2022

The origin of naming the final enemy in a level or game a "boss" cannot be readily traced, but Kotaku points to the term coming from the crime boss of a criminal gang.

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