Volvagia


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is the OoT3D: of the OoT3D: in. It is a red, serpentine dragon, specifically resembling an East Asian dragon or lindworm, with a pair of front legs, a rocky skull and pair of curled horns and a fiery mane who was revived by Ganondorf to terrorize the Gorons.

Volvagia was an ancient Dragon that lived in the depths of Death Mountain and was essentially the spirit of the Mountain. It was said that a legendary Goron destroyed it with the use of the Megaton Hammer. By the time of, Ganondorf revived the Dragon to secure the Fire Temple from intrusion. He also fed Gorons to Volvagia to make an example to other races that might revolt against him. Incited by Darunia's son, Link sets out to destroy Volvagia to stop the Dragon from escaping the temple and turning Hyrule into a burning wasteland.

When Link steps onto the main octagonal platform of the boss room, the room shakes and the small rectangular platform behind him sinks into the lava. Volvagia then emerges from one of the nine lava pits on the main platform, briefly flying around the room and breathing fire before entering another pit.

The battle is designed akin to a game, as Volvagia will emerge from one of the nine pits at random and Link must use the Megaton Hammer to whack the dragon when it comes out. Volvagia will emerge from the pits to either swing its fiery mane at him and then, depending on how far away Link is, breathe fire or slash at him with its claws, fly upwards to the ceiling and trigger a rockfall or fly after him while occasionally breathing fire.

When Volvagia emerges to swing its mane, Link must strike its head with the Megaton Hammer after it does so to stun it before it attacks again and recedes into the lava pit. Once stunned with the Megaton Hammer, Link can slash Volvagia with the Master Sword or hit it on the head again with the Hammer until the dragon recedes back into its pit. When it is flying, Link can use the Bow to damage Volvagia, though it cannot be defeated with this method.

After enough hits with the Master Sword or Megaton Hammer while stunned, Volvagia will be defeated. It will sink into the hole while clutching its head and emerge one last time, flying around erratically before its body burns into a skeleton from tail to head and its skull crashes to the ground, moving its jaw one last time before burning up and rewarding Link with a Heart Container. Darunia then awakens as the Sage of Fire and grants Link the Fire Medallion.

(Himekawa)
In the, child Link purchases a baby Volvagia from the Hyrule Town Market, intending to set it free. Instead, Volvagia chooses to follow Link. Eventually, Volvagia learns to say Link's name in thanks for its freedom, and the two part ways.

When Link returns to Hyrule as an adult, Volvagia had been enthralled by Ganondorf into haunting the Fire Temple. Disheartened, Link is forced to slay his friend in order to both save the Gorons and put Volvagia out of its misery. With its dying breath, Volvagia whispers Link's name in thanks for once again being freed.

Later, as Link crosses the Haunted Wasteland, a spectre takes the form of Volvagia's disembodied head, suffering grievous pain, in an attempt to lure Link away from the safe path through the desert.

Trivia

 * Volvagia, along with King Dodongo, are the only two bosses in to have a special battle theme.
 * In the Nintendo 64 version of the game, Volvagia is once referred to with male pronouns by Link the Goron. This was fixed in.
 * An Arwing was used to test Volvagia's flight patterns.
 * Valoo from is suggested to be Volvagia's descendant in.
 * Volga, a villain in, shares many similarities with Volvagia. They have similar names, both utilize the fire element, and Volga's helmet resembles Volvagia's skull. Additionally, Volga can take on a Dragon form which resembles Volvagia.
 * Volvagia's roars, alongside Ganon's, are reused from Queen Gohma and edited to be faster and higher-pitched.
 * The manner in which Volvagia dies was later reused with Twinmold in and Molgera in.