Talk:Bongo Bongo

Bongo Bongo is Wanted
I think Bongo Bongo is the one in the Kakariko wanted posters. It does resemble Vaati, but i think its the head (Eye with frayed bits of flesh) of Bongo Bongo. It makes sense, since he was in Kakariko, and he did kill people (I think) Should we add bongo bongo to the list of the wanted people, (Which includes Vaati and DethI? Nicktheslayer 09:20, 14 September 2010 (EDT)

Young Man
Can somebody tell me about this young man who dwelled in the Shadow Temple? I don't recall something like this (maybe a Gossip Stone?)

What? Where does it said all that stuff about the sheikah affair and being transformed by the King of Hyrule?

Is Bongo Bongo the ferryman of the river of the dead for Hyrule, maybe?

I don't really think so. Besides, what makes you think he was a ferryman

Twili creature?
Why Bongo Bongo is so similar to the Twili-bird creatures


 * I assume you're referring to the Shadow Kargarok. In my opinion the resemblance is purely superficial; they are both "creatures of darkness", and both have a frayed "neck" with no real head. Even the similarities are tenuous at best:-


 * To me, the kargarok is a shadow creature, wheras bongo-bongo is more a creature of absolute darkness.
 * Bongo bongo's neck has an "eye" in the centre, wheras the kargarok has the crimson "twilight symbol"
 * They both "fly", but the kargarok has wings and bongo bongo "levitates"
 * etc...

Presonally, I found that the Ing from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes resemble Bongo Bongo more than the Shadow creatures. Actually, they share very much similarities. Whether Bongo Bongo was an inspiration for Retro is unknown to me.

Does anyone think...
That if he was human he was a drummer and when he died he mutated and transformed into these creature, i know its stupid but it came up in my sleep. - Dead with a Corpse; Garo Ninja

I thought the theroey on the page was really interesting-I think if he was executed by the Sheikah it was in this certain room that had a torture device inside, I can't place where...perhaps Bongo-Bongo is the man that could see the truth, and in execution had his hands and head *shiver* cut off. no matter what it's still scary. ZeldaGirl96 20:33, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Exclusive article????
I believe the Misc section has enough speculation and suspicion about Bongo Bongo's 'past' to be the groundwork for an exclusive article. I'd write it, perhaps if it was over the summer.

Cipriano 119 15:29, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

I agree. Bongo Bongo has no specific origin, and, although this isn't quite approved of on wikis, we should have a page on speculation. However, I do say that since we are an encyclopedia, we should have some form of control...not everyone spamming the pages with cracked up theories about how he's a creature that escaped through a rift in the dimensions that separates Star Fox and Zelda.

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For some reason, I find that amusing... Darqlink51 13:40, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

In the Majora's Mask, it tells you that there was this beast with an armour and this guy played his bongos till the beast died, and the armour was used to create the Majora's Mask. That guy was probably the mask salesman. He created the mask and lens of truth. Because of the evil powers of the Majora's Mask, he went mad and started murdering people. He was executed with his hands and head chopped off. When he was buried, his grave became the Shadow Temple. Conker13 7th June 2009


 * While the theories are fascinating, I think perhaps the wiki article has covered the theory as much as an encyclopedia ought to. Links to non-canon manga may be stretching it, and theories on how Bongo Bongo lived, died, and hopped dimensions will likely include speculation far beyond what's stated in the game. --Wodo, Sage of Mediocrity 03:03, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Four Giant Counterpart?
Bongo Bongo could be a giant gone bad frome termina or one of the four giants counterparts most likely swamp or canyon. Luke 23:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Bongo-Bongo
In the theory section at the lower part of the page where it talks about the oldman by the Spider House, I always thought that man was talking about the fellow in the abandoned Guard House in Hyrule Castle Town. He has a red eye. Could it be him?--Mistertrouble189 22:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


 * You mean the Poe Salesman. It might be him, but who knows? --Felicia's Champion 06:06, 19 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Can't be him. He and Bongo Bongo exist at the same time, in two different places. That effectively rules out that chance. 06:12, July 19, 2008 (UTC)


 * Just to clarify, what I meant here was that possibly the Poe salesman was the one who could see the truth, instead of Bongo Bongo. --Felicia's Champion 06:17, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

theorys
i LOVE the theorys! can i lead that project!!!!!!!!!Dragonstetraforce 22:34, 8 September 2008 (UTC)


 * What... project exactly are we talking about? I don't see anything about that... 01:12, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

i mean can i create one. this probably isnt the place to talk about this. sorry.Dragonstetraforce 21:38, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Difficulty
Umm... what makes this guy so hard to beat? I took him down with no problem. Yoshimon 14:05, 12 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Darned if I know, but the people I know all cry at the mention of his name. I think they try to use the Hookshot to stun his hands and his constant pounding disrupts it, but I did it like that easily. I don't know, it's just one of those things... --Felicia's Champion 23:27, 12 October 2008 (UTC)


 * There is a small bit of irony here. I scanned the page history. That statement was added by one person. This person has already spoken in this section. [1]. It is understandable. But can you recall anything at all now? Did you find him hard at the time? If not, should we just remove it? 04:17, October 13, 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't even need to look at your link to know I'm the one who added it. I added it due to what friends told me: a couple of them had given up the game because Bongo Bongo kicked their behinds so thoroughly. As for me, it was my bragging right to tell them that unlike them, I never had any difficulty in taking down Bongo Bongo. So, he was never hard for me, but he was hard for several others I know.


 * As for removing that one line...maybe. --Felicia's Champion 06:29, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Bongo Bongo was easy both for me and by two brothers who played the game. He is a cinch to beat so long as the player has at least one fairy in a bottle. That much is needed. Oh yeah and tons and tons of arrows. Also the way I beat him was that when I confronted him on my first time through the game I had the Biggoron's Sword equipped and when I played the game again I decided to not use the Biggoron's Sword and I still found him to be easy. Maybe it's experience?--Flashpenny 22:22, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Flashpenny


 * I think that it's too subjective of a statement. Not to mention, I personally remember Bongo Bongo being the easiest boss in the game. Both my brothers would agree. I say that the article be edited accordingly. Also, I cleaned up and labeled the "Strategy" section of the article, though I fail to see its relevancy. -- Xizor 22:51, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

I personally think he's hard as heck to beat. I mean, i just spent the past hour on him. That's mostly because this is my first time actually playing the game instead of just watching people play it, and i'm terrible at games in general. But he was honestly extremely hard to me. I had to use 2 bottled fairies. Roccie 21:08, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Actually with hover boots on you can Z-target any of the hands (preferably the one that's about to attack you) and spam hookshot without moving. I've never used the bow (or worse, ice arrows) to beat him, which would make him even easier. Z-target makes the game really easy. With that in mind, I don't think this post is wrong. I mean, Bongo Bongo is really easy, but it's probably the hardest boss in OoT. -- TuxedoCharmander 07:01, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Theories

 * I don't know if I should put this in the article, but my theory is that he stayed in his house playing the bongo unless he must leave for some reason. He may have caught a theif of some sort with his ability to see the truth. Because of this ability he could have been captured and tortured before have his head and hands sliced off with a guilotine.

Super Smash Bros
Isn't the way you battle his hands sort of like how you battle the giant hand in Super Smash Bros? I mean, the way the hand floats around, smacks at you, etc. Cept Bongo Bongo has 2 hands. Should this be in the trivia section? I mean, it's so similar! Roccie 21:05, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Go for it, even better to have a comparable image on hand to show the similarities. 06:11, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Beating him without the lense of truth
yo. its actually possible to beat him without the lense of truth.ive done it before. you just have to carefully observe the hands, the closer they are, the closer the bongo is to you. should i put that in the triva place? Ciela101 11:20, 5 December 2010 (EST)

Several inaccuracies
I found a couple of problems with this page.

1: We really should get some OoT3D pictures in here. The original N64 models look bad. 2: You can also beat Gohma without the slingshot, you just use deku nuts

Well, thats it really. GFlame (Talk) - Its good to be back! 02:48, 26 September 2011 (EDT)


 * About the pictures... sure, it won't hurt, but the N64 models can't leave. Looking better doesn't make it more relevant, this wiki is about Ocarina of Time (originally for N64), not art. About Gohma, I agree. Also on Morpha the hookshot works just as good as the longshot (I know it sounds stupid, but nowadays speeruns skip the longshot entirely, even those that require beating the temples -but not all items-), Phantom Ganon can be killed with the hookshot and you can damage Volvagia with the bow and the bombs/bombchu (due to the second Volvagia underground), although I'm not sure whether he'll die when his hp reaches 0 or you still need to hmmer him once. -- TuxedoCharmander 07:24, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

What happened?
Some people say he was a Sheikah man who could see ANYTHING with his single eye. He used this skill to collect valuable treasures from all around and give great insight to all of Hyrule. He was also musically inclined in life, playing his favorite bongo drum, and earning the nickname "Bongo Bongo". When Sheikah officials heard of this, however, they believed him to be a demon, and captured him. His hands were cut from his body, and he limped in pain. Yet, he remained reserved, until he called out in blasphemy against the Sheikah leaders, for this act was undeserved. Hearing this, officials recaptured him for decapitation by the guillotine, cast him into his home, and built a windmill over it. In his afterlife, he merely played his bongo in solitude with his malformed body. Realizing he could not escape to the outside world, he created the Mask of Truth as well as the Lens of Truth for possible future weilders. How does this sound about Bongo Bongo? Please give me your opinions.

Romani Ranch song.
This page says this in the trivia section, Are you sure about this because when I try to compare them I cannot hear a resemblance. --Zelda Player (talk) 00:47, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The song that Bongo Bongo sings during its battle is highly similar to the song that plays when the Ghosts invade Romani Ranch in.

Phantom Shadow Beast needs a citation?
Why would that need a citation? Why would it be so difficult to get?

Here's one source: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/images/3/31/Bongo-Bongo-1.jpg

And here's another: https://youtu.be/_KN_EYe-Mr0.

And another: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/editorialAxleFavoriteZeldaMoments-LinkAndSheikFightBongo2.jpg

I can take a photo of my 3DS screen as I fight him if you want. Meganerd18 (talk) 10:17, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * At Zelda Wiki, we just try to have citations for everything we possibly can. Sometimes an editor can't check the game themselves (or find a video at the moment), so we use templates like Name Ref, Fact, and Verify to mark anything that doesn't have a citation to be researched later.