Day 8: Little Eddie

"I'LL MURDERIZE YOU!"

In a game where the boss roster consists of a rollerblading cowboy (Jude the Dude), a Nazi with wind turbines for arms (Von Twirlenkiller), a busty vampiress (Elise)…

Howard: Awesome rack on her though.

Kreese: Ah, true dat.

...A doppelganger of Jack Cayman (Kojack), A walking Star Wars reference (The Masters), and a stereotypical black pimp that we later learn isn't even black (Black Baron), somehow Madworld's first boss, a giant oaf wielding a ball and chain, is the least creative and most boring sounding idea in the roster. But that's okay, the fight against Little Eddie is still awesome and a great way to start off MadWorld.

Just to give you an idea on how big and strong Little Eddie truly is, the dude rides in on a fucking train car which he later throws at you to kick start the fight. And would you believe that Little Eddie is apparently the runt of his family? His parents must be as big as one of the colossi from Shadow of the Colossus!

In the fight, Little Eddie will show you that he really knows how to throw his weight around, mainly relying on his brute strength and his ball and chain to take you down, and occasionally do a ground-pound attack to try and crush you.

Since most of Eddie's attacks have a slow start up, you should have enough time to hack and slash away with your chainsaw before he manages to pull one off. You can also use these explosive barrels that are scattered throughout the arena to do damage, and they're rather effective as their power equals that of two chainsaw slashes.

And, of course, since this is MadWorld's first boss, this is also the one to introduce Power Struggles and Finishers. And yes, while they are predictable for someone like Little Eddie, they are no less satisfying and awesome to pull off.

In the Power Struggle, Little Eddie will grab Jack and try to crush him with his hand. Shake the Wii remote and Nunchuck enough so Jack will jump free and deliver a chainsaw stab to Little Eddie's face, stunning him and allowing you to get some free hits in.

And in the Finisher, Jack takes Little Eddie's ball and chain, beat him over the head with it repeatedly and then bashing it in with it!

Overall, the fight against Little Eddie is as ultraviolent and satisfyingly fun as the rest of the game, let alone most of the game's other bosses, and it does a great job setting the bar for what the other bosses, and their subsequent Power Struggles and Finishers, will be like.

Also, Howard and Kreese are comedy gold in this fight, as they usually are.

Kreese: You know what I don't get? I don't get why they cal him Little Eddie when he's so fucking big.

Howard: I think it's supposed to be ironic.

Kreese: What?

Howard: You know, the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning, usually a humorous or sardonic literary style for form

Kreese: ...You got beat up in school a lot, didn't you?

Howard: ...Yes.

Brilliant, just brilliant.