I am not one to give up. I may be weak in strength, but if I have to... wait a second... do we get increased jumping ability for platformer bosses? Because otherwise, that'd be kind of impossible. You know... come to think of it, maybe I shouldn't have beaten IWBTG. Well at least the death will be an instant explosion rather than disembowelment or whatever...
Yeah, I'd definitely go with 1. I'd never, ever be happy knowing I passed up a challenge simply because I was afraid of getting hurt.