Armos Knight

The Armos Knight (デグアモス, Degu Amos) is a recurring boss or mini-boss in The Legend of Zelda series. It is basically a bigger and stronger version of the regular Armos enemies.

A Link to the Past
A group of six Armos Knights is the boss of the Eastern Palace in A Link to the Past. They guard the Pendant of Courage within the the first dungeon. They can be defeated by sword slashes (about five for each Knight) or by arrows (three for each Knight). They fight by jumping around in a circular formation. Once their numbers are diminished, the last one will turn red and attempt to crush Link with hard stomps around the room. As with the others, three arrows will finish him off. After emerging victorious, Link is rewarded with the Pendant of Courage and a Heart Container.

Later in the game, they show up once more in Ganon's Tower. They must be defeated one more time to advance to the top of the tower, where Agahnim awaits. They are defeated in the same manner as before, but Silver Arrows and the Master Sword allow for a much quicker fight. The battle does, however, take place on a slick ice floor, making attacking a little more troublesome.

Link's Awakening
In Link's Awakening, one Armos Knight is found in the Southern Face Shrine. Link encounters it during his search for the Face Key. Link can defeated the knight by shooting arrows at it with his bow. This eventually destroys his armor leaving him vulnerable to either more arrows or Link's sword. It is important to use the Roc's Feather when the knight goes to stomp the ground, it allows Link to avoid being stunned by jumping before the knight hits the ground.

The Wind Waker
Another variant is found in The Wind Waker. Unlike past versions, Armos Knights are depicted as larger, more powerful versions of Armos Statues rather than actual knights. To defeat an Armos Statue, Link must wait until it charges up to him and after three jumps it will leave its mouth open, then he throws a bomb inside its mouth. A quicker method to opening its mouth is shooting it in the eye, which also briefly stuns it.

Similar enemies in other games

 * Armos, in several Legend of Zelda titles.
 * Armos Warrior, in Oracle of Ages.
 * Death Armos, in Majora's Mask.