I've seen a few threads asking for animals and whatnot and I really enjoy the idea of doing X amount of animals to go and find a huge boss that we have to tame or kill.
Ive seen rock paintings with big boars and bears so someone must have been thinking about it during the development.
Ancient Scales
Just imagine after 20 snakes are delivered you can go up to snake Island where a big snake (small enough to get through the caves though) spawns and patrols the island, maybe it slivers around between bushes then like the kraken with a ship it starts to wrap your feet. Perhaps the player can't move to begin with, then as the coiling snake reaches your body you get poisoned and as the snakes eyes reach yours, your bones get crushed and the snake munches you top to bottom and continues on.
Once the snake is defeated it starts to coil around itself on the floor, it is now your choice to capture or kill, one way to capture it may include 2-4 players playing music and keeping him calm. Even though you have just battled he's still not happy with his situation.
Tusks of the wild
Pig boss would be fun. X amount of pigs and then he spawns somewhere like shipwreck Bay. Using mostly charge attacks the pig could charge you for a start of half damage. If the pig charges into a wall he is stunned and prone to more damage. The more health the pig loses the greater speed and attack damage to keep things different.
This could result in the pig falling back to its hind legs where you are met with two options, capture or kill. Capturing it will require many bananas. You thought pigs were greedy, well how about a giant pig.
Feathers of plenty
When the chicken boss sees you it become startled but because it it so fat it is forced to remain still. Beacaue of this, the chicken furiously flaps it wings and a deathing call is let out. Now small chickens on the island are your enemy and will peck at your feet for minimal damage (an annoying side affect to spice up the fight.)
When flapping its wings, if the chicken boss is hiding in a cave such as on cannon cove, lone cove, cresent Isle, sailors bounty or smugglers Bay, rocks will fall from the ceiling which will damage players if hit on the head. Or when it flaps it wings feathers expload from its body temporarily visually impairing the player much like the snakes poison.
When captured the chicken still has energy and will occasionally flaps it wings causing X amount of holes to appear on your ship. This is just to counteract the fact there is no interactions with chickens once captured.
Crabbers Craze
I dont think I need to explain really. Big ol' side steppin'crab that originally looks like a rock and then jump scares you. The little ones could act as face huggers like in half life.
Eagle
An oversized Eagle has been spotted flying over the original three regions and perching on high mountains; plunder valley/outpost, devil's ridge, marauders arch, crooked masts.
Keep your cannon facing the sky and watch out for the swoop attacks.
The Eagle picks up players and takes them up into the air and drops them 2 maximum. He could damage the boat by tackling it or by perching in the crows nest and shaking the boat. To get him off shoot with pistols and snipers or just shoot the gun powder in the crows nest for some real damage.
I'm sure I could thi k of a few more but what are they all without rewards
If you capture;
Snake - Gold, Titles, snake themed boat cosmetics (serpents as the helm ect)
Pig - Gold, Titles, pig themes boat cosmetics (porkchop sails, ivory details on the helm, cannons ect.)
Chicken - Gold, Titles, chicken themed boat cosmetics (drumstick/feathered sails and feathered details.)
To Kill rewards
Snake - snake skin clothing (small resistance to snake poison, maybe)
Pig - Porkchopper the Ivory sword as well as other ivory equipment
Chicken - feathered clothing (maybe reduce fall damage)
The drumstick a new chicken drum that is played with a chicken bone.
I'll let you guys get creative with the Crab and Eagle.
What would you enjoy most and ideas for fighting styles or rewards for the mini boss ideas