Sub-Boss

, also known as,   , and , are generally particular enemies harder to defeat that protect an item within a Series:.

Characteristics
NaN Sub-Bosss usually protect an item within a Series: or other locations. Most of the time, they must be defeated to proceed within a Series: or area. A common characteristic that distinguishes a Series: from a regular enemy is a particular battle theme played during the encounter, which is different from the usual enemy theme. They may return later as common enemies, likely because Series: will have new tools and weapons to defeat them more easily. They may come in groups, as in the case of common enemies. If they are fought in a room, the doors usually lock until they are defeated.

Almost every TLoZ: is eventually fought again as a TLoZ:, as they no longer guard NaN Heart Containers or TLoZ: fragments in their later appearances.
 * Blue Gohma
 * Patra


 * Rebonack returns as a TAoL: in the TAoL:.
 * Mazura appears a second time as the TAoL: of the TAoL: in the Japanese version of the game. An TAoL: takes its place in the international versions.


 * Ball and Chain Trooper
 * The first three NaN Bosss of the game (Armos Statues, Lanmolas and Moldorm) return in ALttP: as NaN Sub-Bosss.
 * In the ALttP: (exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version), the first four NaN Bosss from the Dark World NaN Dungeons (Helmasaur King, Arrghus, Mothula and Blind the Thief) return as stronger NaN Sub-Bosss.


 * Rolling Bones
 * Hinox
 * Dodongo Snakes
 * Cue Ball
 * Master Stalfos
 * Gohma
 * Smasher
 * Grim Creeper
 * Blaino


 * Lizalfos
 * Big Octo
 * Stalfos
 * Meg
 * Flare Dancer
 * White Wolfos
 * Dark Link
 * Dead Hand
 * Iron Knuckle


 * Dinofols
 * Gekko
 * (Fights along with a Snapper in MM:, and along with samples of Mad Jelly in MM:).
 * Wizzrobe
 * (Icy variation in MM:; fiery variation in MM:).
 * Gerudo Pirate
 * Wart
 * Captain Keeta
 * Iron Knuckle
 * Big Poe
 * Igos du Ikana Servants
 * King Igos du Ikana
 * Garo Master
 * Gomess


 * Giant Ghini
 * Swoop
 * Subterror
 * Armos Warrior
 * Smasher
 * Vire
 * Angler Fish
 * Blue Stalfos


 * Brother Goriyas
 * Facade
 * Omuai
 * Agunima
 * Syger
 * Vire
 * Poe Sisters
 * Frypolar


 * Bokoblin
 * Moblins
 * Mothula
 * Phantom Ganon
 * Darknut
 * Stalfos
 * Wizzrobe
 * Mighty Darknut
 * Cyclos
 * Big Octo


 * Chief Soldier
 * Shadow Link
 * Manhandla
 * Dodongos
 * Big Dark Stalfos
 * Gohma
 * Ball and Chain Soldiers
 * Big Dodongo


 * Madderpillar
 * Spiny Chuchu
 * Darknut
 * Big Blue Chuchu
 * Red Dark Nut
 * Black Knight


 * Ook
 * King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo
 * Dangoro
 * Twilit Carrier Kargarok
 * Twilit Bloat
 * Deku Toad
 * Skull Kid & Puppets
 * Death Sword
 * Darkhammer
 * Darknut
 * Aeralfos
 * Phantom Zant


 * Giant Eye Plant
 * Massive Eye
 * Jolene
 * Phantoms


 * Mothula
 * Rocktite
 * Geozard Chief
 * Big Blin
 * Snapper
 * Heatoise
 * Stalfos Warrior
 * Dark Link

[[SS -]]

 * Stalfos
 * Lizalfos
 * Stalmaster
 * Moldarach
 * SS:
 * Magmanos
 * Dark Lizalfos
 * Moldorm
 * Metal Shield Moblin
 * Dreadfuse


 * Armos
 * Stalfos
 * Heedles
 * Goriyas
 * Gigabari
 * Gibdos & Mini-Moldorms
 * Eyegores
 * Devalants
 * Big Pengator & Pengators
 * Fire Gimos
 * Moldorm
 * Gigabari
 * Fire Ball and Chain Soldier
 * Arrghus


 * Electric Blob King
 * Electric Blob Queen
 * Hinox Brothers (in TFH:)
 * Freezlord
 * Hinox Brothers (in TFH:)
 * Vulture Vizier
 * Grim Repoe
 * Gigaleon