Big Octo (Mini-Boss)

The Big Octo is a beast that made its home in the depths of Inside Jabu Jabu's Belly (supposedly swallowed by the diety himself). When Link arrived at its lair, he threw Princess Ruto up on top of a platform to get the Spiritual Stone of water. Upon grabbing it though, Princess Ruto was taken up to the next room by the platform. Then the platform sank, revealing the Big Octo in its entirety. The Big Octo was none other than a large, mutated Octorok. The weapon of choice for this battle is of course going to be the Boomerang. The Big Octo circles around the middle and chases after you. Hit the miniboss with your Boomerang, and he will become stunned for a moment but his only weakspot it on the back so run around the circle and try to get his back before he starts up again. For this reason you have to stun him from a fairly decent distance in order to have time to get around and stun him again while he is facing the other direction.

Another strategy to defeat him prolongs the battle, but it is a good way to ensure not being hit. Hit the creature with your boomerang to stun it, then when it spins around, throw the boomerang at it again to stun it again (you will need to target the boss in order to do this effectively). Chances are, you'll stun it when it turns its weak spot to you. Other times, it will turn its face to you.