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* Although he also qualifies as ThatOneBoss, Trinexx, the boss of Turtle Rock, is nevertheless an awesome boss whose defeat gives immense satisfaction. He initially appears as a three-headed turtle; the left and right heads spit fire and ice respectively, and must be paralysed with ice and fire before they can be attacked, while the middle head is invulnerable. Once they go down, the middle head retreats into the shell and transforms into a giant snake-like creature which chases Link around the room. As a bonus, when Trinexx is defeated, you are finally re-united with Princess Zelda (in crystal form).

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* Although he also qualifies as ThatOneBoss, Trinexx, the boss of Turtle Rock, is nevertheless an awesome boss whose defeat gives immense satisfaction. He initially appears as a three-headed turtle; the left and right heads spit fire and ice respectively, and must be paralysed with ice and fire before they can be attacked, while the middle head is invulnerable. Once they go down, the middle head retreats into the shell and transforms into a giant snake-like creature which chases Link around the room. As a bonus, when Trinexx is defeated, you are finally re-united with Princess Zelda (in crystal form).
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* While all of the other fights against Ganondorf (except ''Wind Waker'') have him in possession of the Triforce of Power, the fight in ''A Link to the Past'' is the ''only'' time in the series in which you must face him while he has the ''entire power of the Triforce at his command''. The battle may start as an apparent rehash of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI original Ganon fight]], but ''very'' quickly turns that on its head as Ganon begins unleashing more and more powers against you; destroying the floor of his lair, hurling his trident, summoning flaming apparitions in the form of giant bats to attack you, turning temporarily invisible while teleporting at the same time. And this is ''after'' demonstrations of some of his greatest {{Magnificent Bastard}}y in the series, while executing the ''original'' HijackedByGanon.

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* While all of the other fights against Ganondorf (except ''Wind Waker'') have him in possession of the Triforce of Power, the fight in ''A Link to the Past'' is the ''only'' time in the series in which you must face him while he has the ''entire power of the Triforce at his command''. The battle may start as an apparent rehash of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI original Ganon fight]], but ''very'' quickly turns that on its head as Ganon begins unleashing more and more powers against you; destroying the floor of his lair, hurling his trident, summoning flaming apparitions in the form of giant bats to attack you, turning temporarily invisible while teleporting at the same time. And this is ''after'' demonstrations of some of his greatest {{Magnificent Bastard}}y Bastard}}ry in the series, while executing the ''original'' HijackedByGanon.
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The many incarnations of Link have faced many awesome bosses during their various adventures in Hyrule and elsewhere.

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The many incarnations of Link have faced many [[AwesomeBosses/VideoGames awesome bosses bosses]] during [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda their various adventures in Hyrule and elsewhere.elsewhere]].
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* The battle with Argorok. Picture a battle with a fire-breathing dragon which takes place on top of a large tower which is situated on top of a floating island thousands of feet in the air, in the middle of a rainstorm while epic music plays, and after taking some damage, the boss decides to stay airborne and out of your reach... '''so you go after him''', [[DualWield dual-wielding]] your twin Clawshots so that you're flying around the arena like freakin' Franchise/SpiderMan. Can you say "bitchin'"?

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* The battle with Argorok. Picture a battle with a fire-breathing dragon which takes place on top of a large tower which is situated on top of a floating island thousands of feet in the air, in the middle of a rainstorm while epic music plays, and after taking some damage, the boss decides to stay airborne and out of your reach... '''so you go after him''', [[DualWield dual-wielding]] your twin Clawshots so that you're flying around the arena like freakin' Franchise/SpiderMan.ComicBook/SpiderMan. Can you say "bitchin'"?
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* Ganon in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures''. He's ''huge'', and while he's not hard to damage at first, he soon ups his attack patterns by throwing his massive trident at you and teleporting you close to him, and in the final stage he has a fiery aura that makes him impossible to beat except by deflecting his shots back at him.

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* Ganon in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures''. He's ''huge'', and while he's not hard to damage at first, he soon ups his attack patterns by throwing his massive trident at you and teleporting you close to him, and in the final stage he has a fiery aura that makes him impossible to beat except by deflecting his shots back at him. Zelda assists you in the last part and has to create a giant ball of light to seal him away, and if his shots hit her, you have to start over, so you aren't just protecting yourself, but Zelda as well. Once the ball is ready, you get to strike it with your sword to put an end to Ganon's menace.



* The final fight against Ganondorf in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]], in both his original and Demon King forms. The first phase is a proper one-on-one fight that brings to mind the fights from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. It's difficult, it's climactic, and he can even pull some of your own tricks that you can do on you, like dodging to slow time. The second phase has double the health of his first form and four Phantom Ganons to fight you alongside him. Thankfully, the Sages join you for this phase, making the whole fight deliciously chaotic. To top it all off, the final phase of the fight returns to the one-on-one duel, with Ganondorf hitting you with everything he's got, being able to ''dodge your flurry rushes'' and permanently remove hearts. While easy, the Demon Dragon that follows is still a spectacle, and you still have to put ''some'' effort to bring him down, especially in the final attack where you have to dodge at least two barrages of Gloom while in his line of sight and then land the most epic finisher in the series.

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* The final fight against Ganondorf in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]], Kingdom]]'', in both his original and Demon King forms. The first phase is a proper one-on-one fight that brings to mind the fights from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. It's difficult, it's climactic, and ''and'' he can even pull some of your own tricks that you can do on you, like dodging to slow down time. The second phase has double the health of his first form and four Phantom Ganons to fight you alongside him. Thankfully, the Sages join you for this phase, making the whole fight deliciously chaotic. To top it all off, the final phase of the fight returns to the one-on-one duel, with Ganondorf hitting you with everything he's got, being able to ''dodge your flurry rushes'' and permanently remove hearts. While easy, the Demon Dragon that follows is still a spectacle, and you still have to put ''some'' effort to bring him down, especially in the final attack where you have to dodge at least two barrages of Gloom while in his line of sight and then land the most epic finisher in the series.

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* The final fight against Ganondorf in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]], in both his original and Demon King forms. The first phase is a proper one-on-one fight that brings to mind the fights from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. It's difficult, it's climactic, and he can even pull some of your own tricks that you can do on you, like dodging to slow time. The second phase has double the health of his first form and four Phantom Ganons to fight you alongside him. Thankfully, the Sages join you for this phase, making the whole fight deliciously chaotic. To top it all off, the final phase of the fight returns to the one-on-one duel, with Ganondorf hitting you with everything he's got, being able to ''dodge your flurry rushes'' and permanently remove hearts. While easy, the Demon Dragon that follows is still a spectacle, and you still have to put ''some'' effort to bring him down, especially in the final attack where you have to dodge at least two barrages of Gloom while in his line of sight and then land the most epic finisher in the series.



* The multi-headed dragon Gleeok is one of the hardest bosses because each head you sever catches fire and flies about the room, attacking you; this is also the reason he's the coolest boss, bar none. And the second one you face has FOUR of them. It's a shame Nintendo waited almost 40 years to finally bring him back in [[VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom one of the mainline 3D console games]] (he did return prior to this in two handheld installments, namely ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'').

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* The multi-headed dragon Gleeok is one of the hardest bosses because each head you sever catches fire and flies about the room, attacking you; this is also the reason he's the coolest boss, bar none. And the second one you face has FOUR of them. It's a shame Nintendo waited almost 40 years to finally bring him back in [[VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom one of the mainline 3D console games]] (he did return prior to this in two handheld installments, namely ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'').



** The Colgera battle is a fan-favorite moment in the game due to its epic presentation, amazing song, open tactics and unique use of the diving mechanic as an offensive tool.
** Marbled Gohma is very satisfying to fight due to the countering abilities provided, with Recall allowing you to send its explosive eggs back on top of its head to stun it, or back up in the air to escape a barrier of them around you. Using Yunobo to knock out its legs is also cathartic. The original fight in the dungeon has its own dimension of fun: in its second phase, Marbled Gohma goes on the ceiling and the player has to roll Yunobo up the curved walls to hit its legs there.
** The battle against Mucktorok is a great way to cap off the Zoras' portion of the story, with a cool [[ThreateningShark sludge shark]] form that will test your skills with the bow. Once Mucktorok proper gets exposed, the Danny Elfman-esque VariableMix that plays when you expose him, as well as his goofy animations, make him a satisfying foe to overcome in spite of -- or perhaps ''[[CatharsisFactor because of]]'' -- how exasperating it can be to [[GetBackHereBoss actually deal damage]] once he starts coating the entire arena in sludge hazards.
** The final fight against [[spoiler:Ganondorf, in both his original and Demon King forms. The first phase is a proper one-on-one fight that brings to mind the fights from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. It's difficult, it's climactic, and he can even pull some of your own tricks that you can do on you, like dodging to slow time. The second phase is no slouch, either, with double the health of his first form and four Phantom Ganons to fight you alongside him. Thankfully, the Sages join you for this phase, making the whole fight deliciously chaotic. To top it all off, the final phase of the fight returns to the one-on-one duel, with Ganondorf hitting you with everything he's got, being able to ''dodge your flurry rushes'' and permanently remove hearts. While easy, the Demon Dragon that follows is still a spectacle, and you still have to put ''some'' effort to bring him down, especially in the final attack where you have to dodge at least two barrages of Gloom while in his line of sight and then land the most epic finisher in the series.]]

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** * The Colgera battle is a fan-favorite moment in the game due to its epic presentation, amazing song, open tactics and unique use of the diving mechanic as an offensive tool.
** * Marbled Gohma is very satisfying to fight due to the countering abilities provided, with Recall allowing you to send its explosive eggs back on top of its head to stun it, or back up in the air to escape a barrier of them around you. Using Yunobo to knock out its legs is also cathartic. The original fight in the dungeon has its own dimension of fun: in its second phase, Marbled Gohma goes on the ceiling and the player has to roll Yunobo up the curved walls to hit its legs there.
** * The battle against Mucktorok is a great way to cap off the Zoras' portion of the story, with a cool [[ThreateningShark sludge shark]] form that will test your skills with the bow. Once Mucktorok proper gets exposed, the Danny Elfman-esque VariableMix that plays when you expose him, as well as his goofy animations, make him a satisfying foe to overcome in spite of -- or perhaps ''[[CatharsisFactor because of]]'' -- how exasperating it can be to [[GetBackHereBoss actually deal damage]] once he starts coating the entire arena in sludge hazards.
** The final fight against [[spoiler:Ganondorf, in both his original and Demon King forms. The first phase is a proper one-on-one fight that brings to mind the fights from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. It's difficult, it's climactic, and he can even pull some of your own tricks that you can do on you, like dodging to slow time. The second phase is no slouch, either, with double the health of his first form and four Phantom Ganons to fight you alongside him. Thankfully, the Sages join you for this phase, making the whole fight deliciously chaotic. To top it all off, the final phase of the fight returns to the one-on-one duel, with Ganondorf hitting you with everything he's got, being able to ''dodge your flurry rushes'' and permanently remove hearts. While easy, the Demon Dragon that follows is still a spectacle, and you still have to put ''some'' effort to bring him down, especially in the final attack where you have to dodge at least two barrages of Gloom while in his line of sight and then land the most epic finisher in the series.]]
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** The Colgera battle is a fan-favorite moment in the game due to its epic presentation, amazing song, open tactics and unique use of the diving mechanic as an offensive tool.
** Marbled Gohma is very satisfying to fight due to the countering abilities provided, with Recall allowing you to send its explosive eggs back on top of its head to stun it, or back up in the air to escape a barrier of them around you. Using Yunobo to knock out its legs is also cathartic. The original fight in the dungeon has its own dimension of fun: in its second phase, Marbled Gohma goes on the ceiling and the player has to roll Yunobo up the curved walls to hit its legs there.
** The battle against Mucktorok is a great way to cap off the Zoras' portion of the story, with a cool [[ThreateningShark sludge shark]] form that will test your skills with the bow. Once Mucktorok proper gets exposed, the Danny Elfman-esque VariableMix that plays when you expose him, as well as his goofy animations, make him a satisfying foe to overcome in spite of -- or perhaps ''[[CatharsisFactor because of]]'' -- how exasperating it can be to [[GetBackHereBoss actually deal damage]] once he starts coating the entire arena in sludge hazards.
** The final fight against [[spoiler:Ganondorf, in both his original and Demon King forms. The first phase is a proper one-on-one fight that brings to mind the fights from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. It's difficult, it's climactic, and he can even pull some of your own tricks that you can do on you, like dodging to slow time. The second phase is no slouch, either, with double the health of his first form and four Phantom Ganons to fight you alongside him. Thankfully, the Sages join you for this phase, making the whole fight deliciously chaotic. To top it all off, the final phase of the fight returns to the one-on-one duel, with Ganondorf hitting you with everything he's got, being able to ''dodge your flurry rushes'' and permanently remove hearts. While easy, the Demon Dragon that follows is still a spectacle, and you still have to put ''some'' effort to bring him down, especially in the final attack where you have to dodge at least two barrages of Gloom while in his line of sight and then land the most epic finisher in the series.]]
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* Ganon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''. Mano-a-mano versus Ganon? Check. Great music to accompany a final battle? Check. Ring of fire around you and Ganon? Check. Zelda actually helps you for the first time? Check. Top it all off with Link stabbing Ganon right in the head for the finishing blow. Add it up and you get a boss fight worthy to end a classic game.

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* Ganon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''. Mano-a-mano versus Ganon? Check. Giant swords Ganon swings to first disarm you and keep you from using the Master Sword, and then send you flying every time he lands a painful hit? Check. Great music to accompany a final battle? Check. Ring of fire around you and Ganon? Check. Zelda actually helps you for the first time? Check. Top it all off with Link stabbing Ganon right in the head for the finishing blow. Add it up and you get a boss fight worthy to end a classic game.



* The Ganon battle in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' takes place in the middle of a flooding Hyrule and features a kimono-clad Ganon with two swords while Princess Zelda hijacks your bow so she can participate in the fight. And Link finishes the battle by jumping up in the air and ''ramming the Master Sword into Ganondorf's forehead''! And then Ganondorf [[TakenForGranite turns to stone]], but not before he utters some of the most epic last words ever:

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* The Ganon battle in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' takes place in the middle of a flooding Hyrule and features a kimono-clad Ganon with two swords while Princess Zelda hijacks your bow so she can participate in the fight. And Ganondorf acts smart, as he temporarily ''knocks Zelda out'' with a punch and then starts parrying so well you can't even hit him from behind. And, once Zelda recovers and forms a plan that involves Link using his shield to land a surprise hit on their foe, Link finishes the battle by jumping up in the air and ''ramming the Master Sword into Ganondorf's forehead''! And then Ganondorf [[TakenForGranite turns to stone]], but not before he utters some of the most epic last words ever:
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Zelda kept her spine for some of the next games as well.


* While all of the other fights against Ganondorf (except ''Wind Waker'') have him in possession of the Triforce of Power, the fight in ''A Link to the Past'' is the ''only'' time in the series in which you must face him while he has the ''entire power of the Triforce at his command''. The battle may start as an apparent rehash of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI original Ganon fight]], but ''very'' quickly turns that on its head as Ganon begins unleashing more and more powers against you; destroying the floor of his lair, hurling his trident, summoning flaming apparitions in the form of giant bats to attack you. And this is ''after'' demonstrations of some of his greatest {{Magnificent Bastard}}y in the series, while executing the ''original'' HijackedByGanon.
* Ganon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''. Mano-a-mano versus Ganon? Check. Great music to accompany a final battle? Check. Ring of fire around you and Ganon? Check. Zelda actually helps you for once? Check. Top it all off with Link stabbing Ganon right in the head for the finishing blow. Add it up and you get a boss fight worthy to end a classic game.

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* While all of the other fights against Ganondorf (except ''Wind Waker'') have him in possession of the Triforce of Power, the fight in ''A Link to the Past'' is the ''only'' time in the series in which you must face him while he has the ''entire power of the Triforce at his command''. The battle may start as an apparent rehash of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI original Ganon fight]], but ''very'' quickly turns that on its head as Ganon begins unleashing more and more powers against you; destroying the floor of his lair, hurling his trident, summoning flaming apparitions in the form of giant bats to attack you.you, turning temporarily invisible while teleporting at the same time. And this is ''after'' demonstrations of some of his greatest {{Magnificent Bastard}}y in the series, while executing the ''original'' HijackedByGanon.
* Ganon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''. Mano-a-mano versus Ganon? Check. Great music to accompany a final battle? Check. Ring of fire around you and Ganon? Check. Zelda actually helps you for once? the first time? Check. Top it all off with Link stabbing Ganon right in the head for the finishing blow. Add it up and you get a boss fight worthy to end a classic game.



** Ganondorf (his human form fought before Ganon) wasn't bad either, especially due to the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic that accompanied the battle.

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** Ganondorf (his human form fought before Ganon) wasn't bad either, especially due to the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic that accompanied the battle.battle and his ability to smash tiles of the floor with one punch.

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