Harlequin

Harlequin is the second boss in, and is located in the Harlequin Bazaar.

Biography
Harlequin is an anthropomorphic pig who wears jester-like clothing and is a gambler, as well as a minion of Ganon. He enslaves Koridians by turning them into Goriya minions after they lose all of their Rubies while gambling at his casino, the Harlequin Bazaar. For unknown reasons, he also has Odranoel the astronomer imprisoned within his observatory at the end of the bazaar. The source of Harlequin's magic seems to come from the heart-shaped insignia on his sleeve, which releases a yellow beam. He also demonstrates the ability to disappear and re-appear in puffs of smoke, and uses this to taunt Link. Link however defeats him, who deflates like a balloon and drops the Key to the astronomer's room. He is fought again in the Lupay area and defeated the same way.

Strategy
Harlequin has a simple pattern where he moves back and forth in the corner of the room he appears. He constantly throws projectiles at Link when he is within his line of vision, however, these can be blocked by Link's Shield. Like most bosses in The Faces of Evil, Harlequin is defeated with just the Sword and takes several strikes. Although while he seems to possess the ability to vanish in his cutscenes, he remains visible all through his battles.

Trivia

 * Harlequin is similar to the boss, Hektan. Both bosses demonstrate the ability to disappear and reappear in their cutscenes, yet do not actually possess this ability in their boss battles.