Blue Hinox: Difference between revisions

|game= LA, BotW

|LA= [[Turtle Rock]]

|BotW= {{Term|BotW|Hyrule Field|link}}, {{Term|BotW|Lanayru Great Spring|link}}

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{{Term/Store|Blue Hinox|Blue Hinoxes|Series, BotW|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Boss|link}} and {{Plural|Series|Sub-Boss|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite|'''Blue Hinox'''|Hyrule Compendium|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Big|'''Blue Hinox'''}}|N/A|HWAoC}}</ref>{{Name Ref|LADX, LANS}}

In {{BotW|-}}, {{Plural|BotW|Blue Hinox}} are a stronger variation of the regular {{Term|BotW|Hinox|link}} found in {{Term|BotW|Hyrule Field|link}} and the {{Term|BotW|Lanayru Great Spring|link}}. Unlike regular {{Term|BotW|Hinox}}, they wear wooden greaves, though they can easily be burned away with flame-based weaponry.<ref>{{Cite|The largest monster to make its home in Hyrule, the Hinox lives primarily in forested areas. A keen awareness of your surroundings is paramount when facing one, as Hinox are known for tearing entire trees from the ground and using them as weapons. Blue Hinox wear greaves that can be burnt away to expose their feet. A deft hand can steal weapons off the necklaces they wear.|Hyrule Compendium|BotW}}</ref> As is the case with all {{Term|BotW|Hinox}}, they are vulnerable to damage to their eyes. When defeated, {{Term|BotW|Blue Hinox}} drop {{Plural|BotW|Hinox Toenail}}, {{Plural|BotW|Hinox Tooth}}, {{Term|BotW|Hinox Guts}}, and a variety of {{Term|BotW|Roasted Food|link|display=Roasted}} seafood.

Several quests involve encounters with {{Term|BotW|Blue Hinox}}. "{{Term|BotW|The Three Giant Brothers|link}}" {{Term|BotW|Shrine Quest|link}} has three {{Term|BotW|Hinox}} on {{Term|BotW|Mount Taran|link}} guarding {{Plural|BotW|Ancient Orb|link}} that must be used to unlock the {{Term|BotW|Tawa Jinn Shrine|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|The {{Color|BotW Red|ancient orbs}} guarded by the giants of Mount Taran lead to the {{Color|BotW Red|shrine}}.|Stone Tablet|BotW}}</ref> Of these {{Term|BotW|Hinox}}, the {{Term|BotW|Hinox (Middle Kin)|link}}, which can be found in {{Term|BotW|Uten Marsh|link}}, is a {{Term|BotW|Blue Hinox}}.<ref>{{Cite|Mount Taran<br/>{{Big|'''Hinox (Middle Kin)'''}}|N/A|BotW}}</ref> The "{{Term|BotW|Shrouded Shrine|link}}" {{Term|BotW|Shrine Quest|display=Quest}} similarly requires {{Term|BotW|Link|link}} to obtain the Orb carried by a {{Term|BotW|Blue Hinox}} in the {{Term|BotW|Thyphlo Ruins|link}}, which is used to unlock the {{Term|BotW|Ketoh Wawai Shrine|link}} that lies behind the {{Term|BotW|Hinox}} itself.<ref>{{Cite|Someone built this challenge within the Thyphlo Ruins.<br/><br/>When you stole the object from the Hinox hidden in the depths of the ruins and placed it on the pedestal, a shrine appeared!|Adventure Log|BotW}}</ref> The "{{Term|BotW|Stranded on Eventide|link}}" {{Term|BotW|Shrine Quest|display=Quest}} also requires {{Term|BotW|Link}} to take an {{Term|BotW|Ancient Orb}} from the {{Term|BotW|Blue Hinox}} on {{Term|BotW|Eventide Island|link}}, which is used to unlock the {{Term|BotW|Korgu Chideh Shrine|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|{{Color|BotW Monk Blue|Offer up the orbs to the three altars on this island. Only then will I acknowledge your skill and return your items.}}|Korgu Chideh|BotW}}</ref> Lastly, after freeing {{Term|BotW|Zora's Domain|link}} from {{Term|BotW|Divine Beast Vah Ruta|link}}, {{Term|BotW|Torfeau|link}} can grant "{{Term|BotW|The Giant of Ralis Pond|link}}" {{Term|BotW|Side Quest|link}}, which requires {{Term|BotW|Link}} to defeat the {{Term|BotW|Blue Hinox}} at {{Term|BotW|Ralis Pond|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Hylian! To think that you were able to appease {{Color|BotW Blue|Ruta}}... You turned out to be a pretty incredible guy! In fact, I wonder if you can do this, too... Exterminate the {{Color|BotW Blue|Hinox}} by {{Color|BotW Blue|Ralis Pond}}!|Torfeau|BotW}}</ref>

  |sub-bosses= BotW