Wake Up Call Boss is more or less a boss that symbolizes a massive Difficulty Spike, or at least symbolizes the point where the game stops going easy on you. At this point, everything you've learned but haven't really considered yet will be severely tested: Everything before was just getting you used to the controls, this is where the challenge begins. Sister Trope to Early Bird Boss, a version of a Wake Up Call Boss that relies on the players lack of key items, spells, or metaknowledge early in the game in order to provide a challenge. Examples of Wake Up Call Boss include: