Phantom Ganon

Phantom Ganon is a recurring boss in.

Ocarina of Time
In, Phantom Ganon is the boss of the Forest Temple. Once the battle starts, Phantom Ganon jumps into one of the six paintings around the room. Afterwards, it and two replicas will ride to the front of three paintings. The real one can be spotted by its lighter color. A purple vortex then appears revealing the real Phantom Ganon. As Phantom Ganon jumps out of the painting, Link can shoot it with the Fairy Bow. If the Arrow misses or is delayed, it summons an electric ball on the ground that scatters across the platform. This can be avoided by standing on one of the Triforce images on each corner of the platform. After three shots, Phantom Ganon leaves its horse, starting the second part of the battle.

Phantom Ganon now attacks by shooting an energy ball from its staff at Link while hovering over the ground. Link can hit the ball back with the Master Sword or a Bottle. After enough hits, Phantom Ganon falls to the ground paralyzed, where it can be hit multiple times with the Master Sword. When its health is halved, Phantom Ganon can also attack by twirling his staff a few times and then charging at Link, dealing three hearts of damage. Once defeated, Link receives a Heart Container and the Forest Medallion.

The Wind Waker


In, Phantom Ganon appears in the Forsaken Fortress and in Ganon's Tower. It must be defeated by reflecting its blue orbs with the Sword or an empty Bottle. Once hit by a reflected attack, Link can attack Phantom Ganon with his Sword. He can also attack it by intercepting its Sword attacks. After defeating Phantom Ganon in the Forsaken Fortress, Link receives the Skull Hammer.

During its fight in Ganon's Castle, Phantom Ganon is accompanied by four illusions of itself. It now also attacks by throwing dark energy balls, which splits into a group of small bursts of energy flying towards Link. These can be sent back at it with a Spin Attack. After just one hit, Phantom Ganon disappears, leaving its Sword behind with the handle pointing at the door Link must open to advance. Once the Light Arrows are found, they must be shot at Phantom Ganon once stunned in order to finally defeat it.

Link can grab Phantom Ganon's Sword to attack; however, it must be hold with both hands, leaving Link unable to use his Shield. After defeating Phantom Ganon in Ganon's Castle's labyrinth, Link must throw its Sword at the brick wall to gain access to the top of the Tower.

Four Swords Adventures
In, Phantom Ganon first appears as the boss of Hyrule Castle. In order to defeat it, the Links must hit its energy balls back and forth with the Sword. Once stunned, it is vulnerable to slashes from the Sword. Phantom Ganon appears once again as the boss of the Temple of Darkness; however, it now summons clones to its aid. The real Phantom Ganon will throw green orbs that can be hit back, while the clones throw white balls that break when hit with the Sword.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In, Phantom Ganon appears as a Sticker.

Hyrule Warriors Legends
In, Phantom Ganon appears as a Giant Boss, and main villain for the final storyline of the game. He is responsable for the events of the Wind Waker scenario, having stole the Triforce of Power from Lana and Cia's dark magic, creating a new dimensional rift that summons the world of the Era of the Great Sea. It is eventually defeated by Link, Lana, Tetra, King Daphnes, and Cia.

In battle, Phantom Ganon wields his sword, which he uses for various spin attacks. He is able to vanish and reappear closer to the player for a surprise spin attack or to create copies of himself around the player which will then spin and slash. His distance attacks consist of him raising both his arms for creating many purple-colored homing energy balls, or creating a single white energy ball. The latter can be used to expose his Weak Point Gauge if bounced back at him by attacking it. Like The Imprisoned, Phantom Ganon has no weakness to any item, and the only way to damage him is by reflecting his own attacks at him.

After his health is reduced to about half, he summons a second sword and switches his battle style to melee, using the two swords to violently hack at the player. He also lowers his hovering altitude, making himself reachable to the player's attacks, but will always shield himself if attacked from the front or the sides. His back, however, will become vulnerable to attack, and once the player hits him enough times, he will fall to the ground, exposing his Weak Point Gauge.

When defeated, Phantom Ganon will occasionally drop the Phantom Ganon's Cape material, and rarely, the Phantom Ganon's Sword material.

Trivia

 * In The Wind Waker, the Hylian script on Phantom Ganon's Sword reads "Zubora Gabora," the names of the blacksmiths who forge Link's Sword in.
 * Phantom Ganon's theme in The Wind Waker is a remix of Ganon's theme from.