This battle requires Link to use all of the abilities he’s acquired during his adventure just to survive. The evil sorcerer Vaati may not get as much love as Ganondorf, but he is the star of this epic multi-stage final boss fight. Capcom handled development instead of Nintendo, it’s the final fully 2D “classic” Zelda game to date, and it’s one of the few games in the series that doesn’t even mention Ganondorf. The Minish Cap is an oddball Zelda game for a few reasons. Vaati – The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap It may sound simple, but that combination of action and puzzle-solving became the template for most future boss fights in the series. It’s only then that you can expose this boss’ weak point and finally go in for the kill. However, Helmasaur King, the first boss in A Link to the Past’s Dark World, is still a standout all these years later.įirst, Link has to use bombs or arrows to remove the giant lizard’s mask. The Zelda series started in 2D, and while those early games are all-time classics, most of the bosses from that era honestly haven’t aged that well. Helmasaur King – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past You have to use the top screen to figure out exactly where Crayk is so you can shoot an arrow at his eye and turn him visible before going in for big damage. Still, it’s hard not to be impressed with the ways Nintendo intelligently used the handheld’s two screens as the basis for one of the series’ most unforgettable boss fights.Ĭrayk turns invisible on the bottom screen, but on the top screen, you can see the room from his point of view. With its low overall difficulty level and emphasis on using the DS’s touch screen controls, Phantom Hourglass isn’t well regarded by many Zelda fans. Crayk – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass The bosses on this list don’t necessarily hail from the best Legend of Zelda games, but they are among the most unique and creative in the history of this in the storied franchise. You might also notice that some of the better Zelda games, namely Breath of the Wild and Link’s Awakening, aren’t represented on this list, while some of the more maligned games in the series do show up. Of course, we’re here to celebrate the bosses that often defined the games they were in and helped establish The Legend of Zelda as one of the greatest series in gaming history. Others, like Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple guardian Morpha…well, we just wish we could forget them. Not all Zelda bosses are created equally, though. It’s a solid formula that’s worked for over three decades now. Link enters a dungeon, finds a new weapon, and often uses it to take out the big baddie that’s established residence there. Boss fights have been one of the pillars of The Legend of Zelda series since its inception.
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