Dead Man's Volley

Dead Man's Volley is a particular battle technique that involves the rhythmic parrying of an energy beam between two adversaries: Link, and a boss, often Ganondorf or one of his Phantom Ganon clones. The energy ball eventually impacts the one who is either paying the least attention, tires first, or the one who is not fast enough to parry the energy. In the Zelda universe, this technique is often only a section of a boss's overall fighting technique, although it has been seen to encompass the technique of an entire form, such as Puppet Zelda in.

Technique
The boss will procure a ball of dark energy and throw it at Link. Link has one of two choices, if he does not want to get hit by the dark magic: either send the energy back at the boss through the swinging of a sword or interstingly, an Empty Bottle, or evade the strike by moving out of the way. In the case that Link parries the energy, it will be sent back to the boss, who will consequently send it back Link's direction. Over the course of the battle, the speed and the amount of parries required of the energy ball will increase, and the time Link has to deflect it back will decrease, making it harder for Link to keep it from hitting him. Eventually, upon a certain amount of parries, the boss will tire, and succumb to backfire of his own magic energy, leading to a Critical Point. In most instances, three sessions of dark magic tennis is enough to defeat the boss, or move on to the boss' next form/fighting style.

Users of the Technique

 * Phantom Ganon from, in the second-half of the battle
 * Ganondorf from, in his human form
 * Phantom Ganon in, in each of this fights
 * Puppet Zelda in, Ganondorf's first form
 * The Cubus Sisters from.