Golden Lynel

Golden Lynels are recurring enemies in.

Oracle of Seasons
While unnamed in, Link can be tasked to slay a golden Lynel by speaking to the golden-robed Old Man south of the Gnarled Root Dungeon. The golden Lynel can be found in the Tarm Ruins during Winter after Link has spoken to the Old Man. This golden Lynel takes more hits to kill than a standard Lynel, though if Link is capable of slaying it alongside the three other golden beasts, the aforementioned Old Man will gift Link the offense-boosting Red Ring.

Breath of the Wild
In the DLC Pack 1 The Master Trials from, Golden enemies such as Lynels appear as the most brutal and strongest enemies compared to their previous variants with sheer power. One hit will render Link down to one heart no matter how much health he has, so wearing well upgraded Armor is advised. These type of Lynels are said to have been Silver Lynels who were struck by lightning and absorbed it's power into it's body, making it strongly resistant to Lightning attacks. Like its previous counterpart variant, it will often refrain from attacking for a short period of time after spotting Link, instead opting to stare down its opponent until they start their battle by roaring out loudly and attempts to thrust stab the ground to admit a fiery explosion around itself. It is also known to attack times than usual as well. Being most powerful Lynel however, these variants are slower than other Lynels, so reading it's movements should be easier to perform Perfect Guards. Like it's Silver variant, they will drop Gems and rarely Star Fragments when defeated.