Final Boss: Difference between revisions

The '''Final [[Boss]]''', much like in any video game, is the last obstacle standing in the way of the lead protagonist's mission. Often, the final boss is the mastermind behind the plot of the game, much like the role [[Ganon]] recurringly plays in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. Whether their plan is to take over the world, gain the true force of the [[Triforce]], or rid the land of peace and serenity, this final showdown is the antagonist's ultimate chance to destroy the hero. Ganon is the most popular boss of the Zelda franchise, but the games have seen a variety of different lead antagonists. The final boss often has a puppet, or minion who precedes him, like [[Zant]] in {{TP}} or [[Agahnim]] in {{ALTTP}}, who appeared to be the primary antagonist of the game until the plot took an unexpected turn storyline-wise, revealing the main antagonist to be a larger, more influential figure, such as Ganon himself.

[[File:BeastGanon.png|right|200px]] {{Main|Ganon}}

'''Ganon''' is the most frequently recurring final boss of the series, namely because his ties to the [[Triforce]] and to [[Hyrule]] itself outweigh any other antagonist in any other ''Zelda'' title. As the wielder of the Triforce of Power, Ganon assumes an incredible strength, not only physically, but magically as well; his ability to transform the land and its atmosphere to suit his dark desires is a power used in a more positive light by his representative goddess, [[Din (Goddess)|Din]]. Throughout the series, Ganon exists in human form as [[Ganon]]dorf, in pig form (weilding a [[Trident]] in some incarnations), and even in beast form in {{TP}}, using different aspects of the Triforce of Power to morph into stronger, more menacing monsters.

Ganon is the final boss in:

*{{LOZ}}

*{{ALTTP}}

*{{AST}}

*{{OOT}}

*{{OOA}} and {{OOS}} (in a [[Linked Game]] only)

*{{ALBW}} (joined with [[Yuga]])

[[File:Four Swords - Vaati.png|right|200px]] {{Main|Vaati}}

*[[Dark Link|Link's Shadow]]: final boss in {{AOL}}, a similar being named Dark Link appears as a regular mini-boss in {{OOT}}, {{ST}}, and the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of {{ALTTP}}. In the ''A Link to the Past'' remake he appears as a group of four, mirroring the [[Links]] of the multiplayer titles. A similar set of Dark Links accompanies [[Veran]] at one point in her boss fight.

*[[Nightmare]]: final boss in {{LA}}

*[[Veran]]: final boss in {{OOA}}

*[[Onox]]: final boss in {{OOS}}

*[[Majora's Mask (Boss)|Majora]]: final boss in {{MM}}

*[[Bellum]]: final boss in {{PH}}

*[[Malladus]]: final boss in {{ST}}

*[[Demise]]: final boss in {{SS}}

*[[Yuga]]: final boss in {{ALBW}}  

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*[[Dragon (Game & Watch)|Eighth Dragon]]: final boss in {{G&WZ}}

*[[Uncle Rupee]]: final boss in {{FPTRR}}

*[[Majiyo]]: final boss in {{RTBTOL}}

*[[Stallord]]: final boss in {{LCT}} as well as a regular boss in ''Twilight Princess''.

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