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There are more bosses than you may think. Here is a list and how to
defeat them, descriptions, weapons to use, etc. The difficulty will be
shown in stars (*). 1 being easy, 5 nearly impossible. Of course, if you
already know how to beat them just subtract a few stars...

Boss # 1: Parasitic Armored Arachnid - GHOMA

Found: End of Deku Tree Dungeon

Description: A gigantic spider-like creature (Ghoma). The lair itself is
a foggy room with tree roots all around.

Attack: Well, it will launch dozens of Ghomas at you, plus it will
charge at you and use it's arms/legs to slash at you.

Tips: Upon entering the dungeon, look up using C up to start the battle.
If not, nothing will happen. This boss has a pretty set pattern which
you should be able to pick up on pretty soon (fall, attack, get on
ceiling, lay eggs, fall...). It's entire body is covered with a tough
shell that can not be pierced by any of your current weapons...it's
weakspot is it's eye, at the front of it's head. Take aim with your
Fairy Slingshot* and fire Deku Nuts into it! It will be stunned for a
few seconds, which will allow you enough time to retreat and catch your
breath. Of course, you'll need to be able to take out your sword and
slam it right down it's face while it's blinded. Be very careful when it
charges, as it is quite a large creature (it reminds me of the Queen
Alien in Aliens...). When she crawls on the ceiling it will lay eggs
that will hatch into Ghomas...kill 'em! You can also take out the
Slingshot and hit it's eye before it lays the eggs. This method is a lot
safer, not to mention faster. It will take about 10 sword hits to kill
it. Difficulty: * *

* - You should use the Fairy Slingshot for one reason: If you toss Deku
Nuts with your hands near the beginning, a glitch will freeze the game.
Now, this is the only glitch of this kind in the game, so don't worry.
Besides...it's easier to use the Fairy Slingshot :)

Boss # 2: Infernal Dinosaur - KING DODONGO

Found: End of Dodongo Cavern Dungeon

Description: A simply HUGE lizard (Dodongo). The room itself is a donut
shape, with a pool of lava at the center.

Attack: Besides trying to charge into you, he will spray you with fire
from his mouth and attempt to crush you.

Tips: His fiery breath will quickly drain your health, so quickly run
behind him. Before entering make sure you have a good supply of Bombs,
as you don't want to have to go collect Bombs in the arena! To defeat
this monstrous beast, toss a Bomb when it opens it's mouth to breath
fire. If you're too late, and the Bomb hits the fire as it comes out, it
will explode on YOU! After a few Bombs down the throat it will curl over
and stop attacking. Use the chance to advance and slice it to bits with
your Sword! Then it will get up, roll into a ball, and chase you,
Indiana Jones style. Side step/use the Hylian Shield then follow behind
it, then it'll stop and turn around to face you. Repeat. Also, the best
sword attack is the lunge (Z + A). However, when it's done you still
have a bomb in your hands, so quickly tap B to put that away and
unsheathe your sword, then do the attack, it's more powerful. It takes
about 4-5 "downers" to kill this thing (depends on how many sword hits
you can get in each time it's down). Difficulty: * *

Boss # 3 - Big Octo

Found: Jabu-Jabu's Belly Dungeon

Description: A large octopus thing with a lot of tentacles and strange
eyes

Attack: He'll try to suck you in with his vacuum breathe, and he will
attempt to slam into you with its spinning tentacles. Watch out for the
gigantic, spinning blade platform in the middle of the room!

Tips: Stay away from him because his vacuum like breathe is very
dangerous. Toss the boomerang at him and he'll be stunned, then when he
gets up he'll start to spin. His back is now at you, throw the Boomerang
again to stun him, then hit the large, glowing orb on his back. He'll
get faster and faster with each hit. Getting the last hit is nearly
impossible, since when he turns around he'll quickly speed away. It
will take about five "downers", depending on how many times you can hit
him when he's down. Difficulty: *

Boss # 4: Bio-Electrical Anemone - BARINADE

Found: End of Jabu-Jabu's Belly Dungeon

Description: A HUGE mass of jellyfish, tentacles, and large, fleshy
appendages. The main feature is the large pillar-like object in the
center of the room.

Attack: The tentacles slap you, the appendages trip you, and the
jellyfish try to zap you...

Tips: First you have to take out the satellite-like looking tentacles
that are spewing you with electricity. This is very difficult to do
since you have to be at the right distance or else the Boomerang will go
too short/long and miss it completely. After the tentacles are gone the
Jellyfish will move off of the body and start circling around the
creature like a giant merry-go-round. Just get far away and watch the
show. After a bit of this they will stop and start to chase you. Z-
target them and toss your Boomerang at them to kill them. Just be
careful, the last one will probably reconnect with the main creature
before giving up the ghost. After this the entire process will start
over again. Then, something new will happen...the main pillar will
reveal itself and it will continue to spray you with electricity. To
avoid the electricity, just strafe left and right, you may even need to
side step a few times to make it all the way (left/right with A button).
Fire off the Boomerang at the central pillar and it will be stunned and
flash blue. Quickly unsheathe your sword, run, and do a lunge (Z + A)
over and over again to hurt it for maximum damage. Then it will do it
again, only the Jellyfish will enter the equation! Soon it will be just
you and the pillar...remember that it won't work if the Boomerang
doesn't stun the creature first. If you need any supplies, be sure to
visit the outside edge of the arena, there are several pots there.
Difficulty: * *

Boss # 5: Evil Spirit From Beyond - PHANTOM GANON

Found: End of Forest Temple

Description: A ghost of Ganondorf on his black steed. The room itself is
circular, with pictures on all sides and several bushes.

Attack: Firing plasma charges

Tips: If I were you I'd bring a lot of Faries into the fight because
you'll get hit a lot...Stand in the center of the room, Fairy Bow drawn,
and scan the pictures. When Ganondorf starts to appear - purple light
will surround the painting - fire an arrow into it. If you hit him,
he'll retreat. If you miss, he'll zap you for a BIG energy loss.
Actually, you can avoid this by standing still when you enter the area
(i.e. just stand in front of the gate that comes up). After three arrow
hits his horse will disappear and he'll float around, high above your
head. Z target him and draw your Master Sword...When he fires a pulse at
you, hit it back with your sword. Just like baseball! Sometimes,
however, he will hit it back at YOU! HIT IT AGAIN! Sometimes this will
go on for minutes at a time until one of you misses...When he does get
hit he will be stunned and fall down to the ground. Run AFAYC (As Fast
As You Can) and hit him with your strongest weapon (Goron's Sword or
Master Sword...Goron's is more powerful but you might not have it). If
you don't have any arrows the Hookshot works, but it will be almost
impossible. After about 10 hits like this he'll be gone. Difficulty: * *
*

Boss # 6 - Dead Hand

Found: Bottom of the Well/Shadow Temple

Description: A morbid looking creature. It's head looks like a skull
with flesh over it, no muscles. Strange...in the room with it are four
stationary hands that will grab you if you get near.

Attack: Biting you.

Tips: Get grabbed by a hand to start the fight, then quickly tap a
button to break free. When the Dead Hand Creature gets close, just stand
still. When it's about .1 inch away it will lower it's head. Wham on it
with your sword! Then it will turn around and run away. Get away, as it
will cause a "dirt explosion" and warp away. To get it to re-appear, get
grabbed by a hand. Repeat the process until it is dead. Difficulty: *

Boss # 7 - Flare Dancer

Found: Fire Temple

Description: Two forms, a black ball and a dancing guy on fire

Attacks: Throwing things at you, lighting you on fire...

Tips: This guy is easy, very easy. The actual boss is a small black ball
character. He'll jump into the flames in the center of the room, then
emerge in a strange robot that is on fire. Z-target him and pull the
Black Ball out with your Hookshot. When he's right in front of you just
slice him to bits with your sword. Now he'll start running circles
around the central pillar of fire. He's defenseless now, so don't be
afraid about getting close. When he sees you he'll run for cover, but
that's ok, you can still get a couple of hits in. Soon he'll jump in the
fire and start the process over again. You can tell you're hurting him
by the fact that the color of the fire robot will be different each
time! Repeat until dead. Difficulty: *

Boss # 8: Subterranean Lava Dragon - VOLVAGIA

Found: End of Fire Temple

Description: A snake-like dragon, about 20 feet long. The room itself is
an island out in the lava, with several holes in it.

Attacks: Biting you, dropping rocks from above, and breathing fire.

Tips: There are several holes in the room, each filled with lava.
Volvagia will pop his head up through them and do one of three attacks,
or sometimes a combination of them all! Sometimes it looks like he'll
come through a hole (little pebbles will start to fly out) but then
he'll change his mind at the least second and go somewhere
else...sometimes he'll do this three or four times! When he does pop his
head up he'll try to snap at you, then do something else. When he's
flying above you and tossing down rocks at you, simply run around and
avoid them. If one looks like it'll land on you, use your shield! Other
times he'll chase you around the arena, shooting fire at you. This is
pretty simple; just chase HIM! :) To hurt him, smack his noggin' with
the Megaton Hammer when he pops his head up, then retreat so his attack
doesn't hurt you. When he gets hit he'll sit there for a few seconds, so
if you're quick you may be able to get another one in. Note that you can
injure him while he flying up in the air by striking him with the
Hookshot or a few Arrows. Difficulty: * * *

Boss # 9 - Dark Link

Found: Water Temple

Description: Link...but dark! =)

Attacks: Hitting you with his weapons.

Tips: Ok, this guy may seem impossible, but there is a neat-o trick for
him...Use your shield to block his attacks. Then, the exact second he
swings his word, lunge (Z + A). If you're a split-second too late he'll
counteract and wham on you...hard. Also, using Din's Fire is quite
effective! I've heard a lot of other stragedies, but this one seems to
work the best. Difficulty: * * * *

Boss # 10: Giant Aquatic Amoeba - MORPHA

Found: End of Water Temple

Description: A small red ball about the size of Link's head

Attacks: Getting inside water tentacles and whamming you. VERY POWERFUL!

Tips: For such a little guy this boss sure has some potent attacks!
There are many ways to kill him, so I'll list 'em all. He won't form
into a water tentacle until he splashes into the water, so you could pin
him against a wall and just strike him with your sword. Another way is
to stay away when he's in the tentacle (Use the Hookshot targets to get
away faster) and then come back in when it goes away and pull him away
from the water with the Longshot, then hit him. My favorite is to just
use Din's Fire on the tentacle, because it will evaporate, leaving the
dot completely defenseless. Now use Mr. Longshot! When he's almost dead
he'll form a second tentacle! This is where Din's Fire is VERY
useful...After about a dozen hits the small red ball will explode.
Difficulty: * *

Boss # 11: Phantom Shadow Beast - BONGO BONGO

Found: End of Shadow Temple

Description: A huge head with a large, single red eye, and two
disembodied hands on the side (BIG hands...). The platform is a giant
drumskin, with the head in the center, up in the air, and the two drums
out on the rim, pounding the skin.

Attacks: The hands have a myriad of attacks, from slapping, clapping,
and shoving.

Tips: This guy is HARD! You have to first paralyze the hands so the head
comes down, then hit it's red eye. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! The
problem is, that's where the hands are attacking you. When both hands
are far away, take out your Fairy Bow and fire an arrow at both (while
Z-targeting)! They'll turn blue and stop, then the gigantic head will
float down. Aim the Longshot at it, then fire to stun it. Quickly run up
to it and wham on him! If you have Goron's Sword it won't take long.
Have AT LEAST one Fairy. Difficulty: * *

Boss # 13: Sorceress Sisters - TWINROVA

Found: End of Spirit Temple

Attacks: Firing Ice/Fire attacks

Tips: You have to fight two bosses at once, which can be somewhat
difficult, but not overly so. Use your Mirror Shield to block the
attacks, which will bounce off your shield and back to them. There are
two witches: The ice one fires ice and the fire one fires fireballs.
Knock back the attack of one sister to the other (fire on ice, ice one
fire) to hurt them. After four hits they will join together to form one
big tub of lard, the ultimate Witch. This one fires all sorts of
attacks, and each time it hits your Mirror Shield it will absorb it.
Absorb about four kinds of the same kind and a huge plasma charge will
come out of your shield and hit her, and she'll fall to the ground. Get
over there and wham on her! If she fires an attack you don't want simply
ignore it. After a few hits she'll be gone, and a hilarious death scene
will commence. Difficulty: * *

Boss # 14: Great King Of Evil - GANONDORF

Found: End of Ganon's Castle

Description: Ganondorf in all of his glory.

Attacks: Firing plasma charges, shooting smaller plasma shots, smashing
you

Tips: Go in with each bottle filled with some kind of magic healer,
preferably Ultimate Blue potion. And it helps SOOO much if you got all
the fairies...even if you did, this battle is HARD! The fight starts
like the end of the Phantom Ganondorf fight, with him floating above the
center of the room, above a platform. To get to the platform you'll have
to float there using the Hover Boots, because you're on the ring of a
donut like ring...Hard to explain. Ganondorf will fire electrical bolts,
hit them back with the sword. Just like last time...After a hit he'll
just float there. Quickly pull out your Fairy Bow and peg him with a
Light Arrow. This should knock him down to the platform...QUICK! Run,
jump, and slash him with your most powerful weapon, then return to your
little space. If you stick around he'll knock you off. After about six
hits he'll reach into his bag of magic tricks and pull out his new
attack, a dark hole will open and he'll shoot about four-five bolts at
you...AT ONCE! Shields are useless, so you'll have to dodge them. If
you're daring you could hit him with a Light Arrow before he fires them
all, but if you're too slow it won't affect him and you'll be a sitting
duck...the attack HURTS! After about 10 hits he'll be gone. Difficulty:
* * *

Boss # 15 - Ganon

Found: After escaping from Ganon's Castle

Description: A HUGE, GIGANITIC, LARGE, MONSTROUS,
HUMOUNGOUS...BIG...thing =) You know, it's Ganon, the
Pig/Minotaur/Demon/Bull creature.

Attacks: He has a spear and a sword. Take a wild guess.

Tips: Good lord...I've always dreamed of a huge, final boss like this.
You're on a circular platform, with fire on the edges, and Zelda is
watching. At the start of the fight, Ganon will knock your Master Sword
away like a toothpick! Your shield is useless, as the spear/sword will
just puncture it and get you anyways. Avoiding them is almost
impossible, so you'll have to work fast, as each hit will dramatically
lower your energy. If you're getting low on supplies, hide behind a
pillar and Ganon will try to kill you, but hit the pillar instead. Under
the pillar will be some items, but getting them is difficult since Ganon
is RIGHT THERE! To hurt him, take out your Fairy Bow and have a Light
Arrow cocked. When his spear/sword combo is not near it, take aim and
fire it at his face! Hit it dead center and he'll moan and be thrown
back a bit...he'll be paralyzed for a few seconds. Quick! Take out your
most powerful weapon (You don't have your Master Sword, so it'll either
be your Megaton Hammer or Big Goron's Sword) and find his tail, and hit
it! You won't have time to hit it more than once, since he'll only be
down for a few seconds. Now you're in a bad position, i.e. five inches
away from him, so you'll probably be hurt REAL bad. After Ganon has been
hit in the tail a good 10 times Zelda will hand over your Master Sword.
Now Ganon is just faster. Soon, Zelda will make your Master Sword
magical, and she'll pin down Ganon, since he's weak now...Go deliver the
final blow. Difficulty: * * *

MY CHALLENGE: Try beating him with your Iron Boots on. Then the
difficulty is: * * * * *

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