The Legend of Zelda * The Ocarina of Time * Boss FAQ v 0.1 * First update: 12/2/98 * By Jason Velez "Tyrant"* ************************ Legal Jargon This FAQ was made for GameFAQS and GameSages. You may not replicate this in any form. I worked my butt off on this so I don't want you lamers to take it apon yourselves and duplicate this without my permission. This cannot be used for profit or entered in any magazine or contest. If you ask for permission to reprint this elsewhere, permission denied! This is a FAQ copyrighted c by Jason Velez and no one else. ************************ Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Boss a. Parasitic Armored Arachnid: GOHMA b. Infernal Dinosaur: KING DODONGO c. Bio-Electrical Anemone: BARINADE d. Evil Spirit From Beyond: PHANTOM GANON e. Subterranean Lava Dragon: VOLVAGIA f. Giant Aquatic Amoeba: MORPHA g. Phantom Shadow Beast: BONGO BONGO h. Sorceress Sisters: TWINROVA i. Great King Of Evil: GANONDORF j. GANON 3. Minor tidbits 4. Conclusion and thanks ************************ 1. Introduction This is my fourth FAQ, the first to GameFAQS and GameSages. One was a Suikoden FAQ and two others were a Zangief and Mega Man FAQ from Capcom Vs Marvel. I currently work at GameSages, a site devoted to uncovering all the latest codes for all the latest games. There I do reviews and previews of the latest blockbuster or the latest flop. The purpose of this FAQ is to help you through the game's bosses. Please note that only true bosses and not mid bosses are included here. Unless otherwise noted, they will never be featured here in this FAQ. Each boss will be described briefly and a strategy on how to eliminate the boss will be accompanied with everything else. So without further adieu, "The show must go on...." ************************* 2. The bosses None of these bosses are slackers. They all give you a tough time and will make you fight for your life. Basically, I'm here to make that fight a little easier. (Note: Obviously these are spoilers! Please be warned!) ************************* a. Parasitic Armored Arachnid: GOHMA When you first enter her realm, you wont really see her at first. But use C-Up when you first enter her lair and look around. You should spot her and then she'll drop down ready to fight. Most of the bosses that you will face in the game, the Gohma has only one weak spot: her eye. When she opens it up with a red glare in it, peg her with a couple of Deku Seeds from your trusty slingshot. Z- Targeting is a must! She will become stunned for a moment after you hit her with the Deku Seeds. You must strike her eye with your sword until she falls back. From there, she will dart up to the ceiling. From there she is invulnerable to any attack. Gohma will then drop eggs from the ceiling that, if not destroyed with a single sword strike, will break open and reveal smaller versions of herself. Eliminate the eggs ASAP. A couple of seconds after the third one is dropped, she will drop down and attack again. It is preferred that you use your lunging strike Hold Z then press A when sword is in hand) because it will decrease the number of hits to kill her. ************************* b. Infernal Dinosaur: KING DODONGO This one took me about 5 seconds to figure out because I have seen video footage of how Link defeats him previous to buying the game. From the start, he will try to toast you with a huge, sorta heat seeking flame that spans a long distance as well as a broad one. To make matters worse, the larger, center part of the area is covered in molten lava! You have two options in the beginning of the fight: pull a bomb out as fast as you can and run as fast as you can and throw it down his mouth AS FAST AS YOU CAN or run the opposite direction to try to escape the fire blast. Its recommended that you run, but in most cases, either method will end with you toasted for a loss of some energy. This is the deal....heave a bomb into his mouth. It will explode in his stomach and he will lay stunned for a moment. That's your que....do a lunging strike and then repeatedly strike him there after with your sword. He will the stand back up and roll himself into a ball. From there, King Dodongo will try to roll over you. Just sidestep out of the way and persue closely in back of him. When he unrolls and turns around, wait for him to open his mouth and fling another bomb and repeat the process stated earlier and after about a dozen total hits with your sword, the King will join the "other" king. ************************* c. Bio-Electrical Anemone: BARINADE This boss could be a serious pain in the butt, and will still be even with my guidance. This is an electrical enemy that should not be toyed with. Your main strategy to beat this thing is to Z-Targeting and try to walk fro left to right, right to left, hitting the tentacles clinging onto the ceiling. Right after that you have to start heaving your boomerang at the tentacles that are holding up electrical shield like defensive weapons. After you destroy a couple (enough to expose the core for some boomerang hits atlas), concentrate on the main core by heaving your boomerang at it, or get close and strike it with your sword. You have to do all this, Z-Targeting, moving from left to right and avoiding the electrical blast that BARINADE shoots at you. Follow these guidelines and the battle will do a little smoother, but not any easier, even with the battle plan drawn out for you. Now its time for Link to go into his "mature" years. ************************* d. Evil Spirit From Beyond: PHANTOM GANON By far, one of the more easier bosses in the game, although, if not properly equipped with a full stock of arrows and atlas one fairy, red potion or Lon Lon Milk, you might get caught up in a loss. Basically, this is Ganondorf (what a stupid name)....but his spirit! This will be a two part battle. The first part involves Ganon on horseback, flying through a painting. Seconds after he does, quickly pin yourself against the chains in one of the corners (where the chain hooks onto the post). This is seemingly a very reliable safe spot in case Ganon attacks. You have to, after you corner yourself, quickly look for Ganon to gallop on horseback from a painting. When he does and starts to emerge, quickly belt him with an arrow from your Fairy Bow. One will send him reeling back into a painting. Miss or hit him while he is dashing across the screen and he'll throw down an electrical attack that will cover most of the ground. Basically, if you could belt Ganon fast, before he gets a chance to fully dash across screen, you won't have to worry about this attack. But this is the main reason for the energy in the bottle because its his only attack in both forms that you have to worry about and in 2 out of 3 instances, no matter where you stand, you will get shocked and lose some energy. After you repeat the process two times and sometimes he doubles back in the painting and pops out in another one. After three arrow hits, put the Fairy Bow away and take your sword out. Z-Targeting is recommended but is not totally necessary. His second form sheds the horseback image and has Ganon floating from place to place, performing one attack: an electrical bolt that he throws at you. The strategy here is to hit the electrical bolt back at him. Do this and when he gets hit, he will fall to the floor and be stunned for one good hit. Don't waste time with a lunging strike because it will take too long, but if your fast enough rotate your control stick 360 degrees and press B for a swinging attack that takes more damage than a single sword strike. Ganon will then float up again and repeat the process. The only thing to worry about in this phase of the fight is swinging the sword too late and getting hit and the fact that if Ganon is far away and he throws it at you and you reflect it, he will reflect it himself. When he does so, just either raise the shield or jump backwards (hold Z and down on the analog stick and press A). It takes about 7 sword strikes to take him down. ************************* e. Subterranean Lava Dragon: VOLVAGIA Jeeze, what a pain! I though fighting this thing in Zelda II: The Adventures of Link was annoying. Oh well. Basically, this is a giant fire dragon that can cause serious damage to you and it is recommended that you have all bottles filled with some life reviving concoction. You are on a large, circular platform where there are approximately 7 holes, filled with lava, one containing the Volvagia. You will know when he is emerging from the hellish hole when you see molten rocks spew forth. Stand near it....about a good 8 feet from it! When Volvagia pops out, he'll swing his head around. After he is done, run quickly, with your Megaton Hammer in hand and pound him once on the noggin.' He'll drop his head down on the platform long enough for a charged strike (Hold B until the sword flashes to a second color then let go. Do this fast though because the window of opportunity will close if you don't. After one hit, Volvagia will dive back into the hole. Seconds later, he will emerge from another hole. DON'T persue! He is in a retaliation mode! From here he will do one of two attacks: if he flies straight up into the air, run around the perimeter of the circular platform dodging falling molten lava boldiers he will be dropping. The other attack, whic usually comes first is where he persues you and shoots fire from his mouth. Try to run circles around him, but not tight ones because you might run into its body. After he is done attacking, he will submerge into one of the holes. From there, repeat the precess. It takes about seven solid hits to take Volvagia out for good. ************************* f. Giant Aquatic Amoeba: MORPHA This is a boss, like Barinade, that does not deserve to be in this game because of its foolish looking stature and its pathetically hard! Your target: a creature the size of Link's head! Sounds easy, right? Well, try snagging it while it is underwater, moving at blinding speeds while its attacking you with water tentacles (?). This is what you have to do: Z-Targeting is the way to go. From the start, try to Longshot yourself to the platform with the four corners of the wall as its dry point. I say this because its a hassle to be in the middle on one of those floating platforms simply because you will easily slip into the Morpha infested water. There are two attack to worry about: one involves the obvious....spiked walls. Even if they are spiked, its still safer than being in the middle. The second attack involves Morpha inside one of those water tentacles that she forms. Move quickly so that it strikes the platform and not you. If it grabs you, it will take you underwater, where Morpha will get a good hit or two while you try to resurface. When you dash away from the tentacle, Longshot it close to you and strike it with your sword. Trying to fish out Morpha with the Longshot while shie is underwater will have you succeed about 10% of the time. Take your time and avoid the tentacle attack. Seven good strikes should finish this amoeba (kinda large for an amoeba). ************************ g. Phantom Shadow Beast: BONGO BONGO Now here is a classic Zelda boss....large and a pain in the butt! Nothing bot Z- Targeting will get you through this battle. Bongo Bongo is nothing but two GIANT hands, poundong the drum you landed on (which doubles as your battle platform) and a really ugly head. Your main objective is to stun Bongo Bongo's hands with either a single arrow from your trusty Fairy Bow or a slower, ammoless Longshot. Z-Target a hand and shoot it once. Watch out as the second hand will try to retaliate! After it goes back into place, shoot that one as well. When that is done, Bongo Bongo charges at you. As fast as you can, swing your sword at its giant red eye. It will drop stunned for you to take a good 5-6 swipes of your sword. After that, he will get up and move around pounding the drum, making it harder to shoot the hands. Repeat this process, but watch out for the hands, which do several different attacks, ranging from a two handed slap, a one fisted pound or a one handed push. Keep your energy up and hold on! As the battle goes on, it becomes easier to win (duh)! ************************ h. Sorceress Sisters: TWINROVA Where do these names come from? Jeeze! Anyway....this is a toughie at first but when you realize how to fight back, it becomes all to easy! Equip your newly found Mirror Sheild, hold R when one fires its attack and try to hit the other sister witht the reflected attack (reflect the fire attack from one sister into the ice attacking sister). Watch out if you do not reflect the fire sisters attack because it will leave a molten mess where the flame hits and won't disappear immediatly! Do this four times to the same sister, or else you will make the battle unnecessarily longer. After this is done, both sisters will merge into one, fat, ugly ball of butter. From here on, the battle becomes even easier. You must "absorb" the attack dished by Twinrova into your Mirror Shield. After the third one is absorbed, the sheild unleashed a giant flame attack that hits Twinrova. Now run quickly and strike her! Repeat the process several times and the fat lady will sing! ************************ i. Great King Of Evil: GANONDORF Your near then end =O( Don't worry! Knowing how hard these last battles will be, you'll be playing the end for some time. But luckily, I'll supply you with the ingredients needed to kick butt! Off the bat, Ganondorf starts the fight like he did when you fought Phantom Ganon in his second form. This time, you have to reflect the electric bolts at him when he reflects it back at you. You must do this over and over until he gets hit! Once he gets hit, quickly take your Fairy Bow out and peg him with a Light Arrow. It you take too long, Gannondorf will actually reflect it back at you! YIKES! Now quickly, dash to the platform he falls on and smack him with your sword (Biggoron is preferred because it is twice as strong as the Master Sword). One swing and run back because if you stay too long, Ganondorf will smash the platform knocking your platform down and slowing your progress. Repeat the attack about 4-6 times and Ganondorf does an extremely powerful and hard to dodge energy attack. This attack sends about six homing energy bolts towards you. When it starts to come towards you, dash fro one side of the room to the other and it could miss you doing minimal damage to the platform. Get hit and your in danger. Have all your bottles filled with Ultimate Blue potions because you WILL get hit a lot and the Light Arrows take magic points that will decrease pretty rapidly if you shoot them off like a madman. If your daring, peg him with a Light Arrow while he is summoning the magic. Keep at it....hit the electric bolt at him, shoot the arrow and strike him....8-10 times should do him in. Now things get pretty screwed up.... ************************* j. GANON I have always....ALWAYS dreamed of a killer last boss battle like this! This S.O.B. is HUGE! Its like when Mario fought Bowser in Mario 64, but a larger boss....an harder too! You made it this far....now, you must finish Ganon once and for all....until the next sequel is released =O). Anyway, you start off with Zelda powerless with her magic and your Master Sword flung away ike a toothpick! Z-Target Ganon with your Megaton Hammer in hand....but here is the kicker....he knock the MASTER SWORD away....if you have the Biggoron Sword, you'll make it easier than using the Hammer! Strike Ganon about seven times with Light Arrows until he falls to the floor and slows his movements. Actually hitting Ganon is not too hard this early in the fight. Now, try to get behind Ganon and Z-Target his achilles heel: his tail! Try slipping between his legs to get to the tail. Now go and reclaim your Master Sword when Zelda prompts you to! Equpi it over the Biggoron Sword and take command. By the time all this happens, Ganon regains his focus on the fight. Peg Ganon in the head with more Light Arrows. When he is temporarily paralized, go and whack that tail of his. Ten good smacks later, Zelda will pin Ganon down with her magic. She will then charge Link's sword with her magic and you must then dea the final blow. The rest....is history! ************************* 3. Minor tidbits Just a couple of little hints for fun. - Talk to villagers from Hyrule castle and other locations populated with people with different masks on. You'll get some funy remarks from the villagers, depending on the mask. - Wear the Lens of Truth as much as you can when you are in any dungeon. You will uncover lots of passed up secrets that you would normally not have seen without them. - Spend some time fishing at Lake Hyldia. Catch a big lunker when you are older (14-18 lbs) and you get the Gold Scale, enabling you to dive longer underwater. Nab the 20 lbs. lunker and you will get a piece of a Heart Container. - When you are younder, buy as many Magic beans as you can (up to 10). Plant them in the square shaped dirt patches located around the continent. When you are older, they developinto a plant that you can ride to reach a hard to get to Heart Container! - Get Lon Lon milk over Fairies and Red Potions because you could use it more than once. If you have four bottles, you could have up to eight energy replenishing drinks! ************************* 4. Conclusion and thanks I hope this FAQ helps you in your battles against the forces of evil =O) If it did then I served my purpose. I will only update this FAQ to fix mistakes and update and new strategies that I uncover. Now...my thank you's. First and foremost, thank you GameFAQS for suppling such killer FAQS and whatnot and printing this (I hope!). I seriously hope you have the most successful of futures! Next, thank you GameSages and its oh so friendly workers for giving a street rat name Jason a job to write reviews and further his career as a game reviewer. I too wish you all the luck in the future and I hope to stay a part of it! Finally, thank you Nintendo....you broke out of your "slump" with this game. Truly a masterpiece to behold and the best game ever made. Copyrighted c by Jason Velez....ready to lay the smack down!