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{{Boss
{{Infobox Boss
|name = Argarok
|image=  
|type =
{{Media
|image = [[Image:Argorok.jpg]]
|Render TP= File:TP Argorok Render.png
|title = Twilit Dragon
|Model TP= File:TP Argorok Model.png
|game = [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]
|Model TPHD= File:TPHD Argorok Model.png
|dungeon = [[City in the Sky]]
|weakness = [[Double Clawshot]]
}}
}}
|caption=
|plural= {{Plural|Series|Argorok}}<ref>{{Cite|Defeat both {{Color|HWDE Red|Argoroks}}!|Battle Log|HWDE}}</ref>
|title=
{{Infobox Game Blocks
|TP= Twilit Dragon<ref>{{Cite|Twilit Dragon<br/>{{Big|ARGOROK}}|Game Screen|TPHD}}</ref>
}}
|game= TP
|other= HW
|dungeon= [[City in the Sky]]
|weakness=
{{Infobox Game Blocks
|TP= [[Clawshot]], [[Sword]]
}}
|reward=
{{Infobox Game Blocks
|TP= [[Heart Container]], [[Mirror Shard]]
|HW= {{Term|HWDE|Argorok's Embers|link}}, {{Term|HWDE|Argorok's Stone|link}}
}}
|theme=
}}
{{Term/Store|Argorok|Argoroks|Series, TP, TPHD, HWDE|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Boss|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 163 {{Exp Game|TP, TPHD}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Argorok|Battlefield Info|HWDE}}</ref>
==Characteristics==
==={{TP|-}}===
{{Midna
|quote1= <p>Hey, it's that overgrown bird again. Maybe it's lonely because it can't fly down here...</p><p>Isn't there some spot where we can latch on to it? Then we could pull it down to us!</p>
|context2= Once Link latches onto Argorok's tail with the Clawshot and drops down or is thrown off
|quote2= <p>That thing's so big, {{Player Name}}! Your weight alone won't pull it down, I'm pretty sure.</p><p>What are you supposed to do in a situation like that? Come on, now! Remember!</p>
|context3= Once Link pulls Argorok down by the tail using the Iron Boots
|quote3= <p>That thing's not going to come down if we just sit here waiting for it...</p><p>You won't have anywhere to run to, but you should try and get close and pull it down again.</p>
|context4= Once Link pulls Argorok down a second time, revealing its weak spot
|quote4= <p>You saw its back, didn't you? I bet that's its weak spot!</p><p>We need to find a way to get up on its back.</p>
|context5= Once Link Clawshots a Peahat
|quote5= <p>Maybe we could get on its back using those plants floating all around it.</p><p>Its back is its weak spot! Go for that, will you?!</p>
|context6= Once Link attacks Argorok's weak spot
|quote6= <p>That's it, keep attacking its weak spot! If you don't stay sharp, that fire will engulf you!</p>
}}
{{Term|TPHD|Argorok}} is a red-orange wyvern covered in black armor, terrorizing the [[Oocca]] and wreaking havoc on the City in the Sky.{{Fact}} As [[Link]] explores the City, Argorok can be seen flying overhead in the sky, sent by [[Zant]].


'''Argarok''' is the final boss of [[City In The Sky]], [[Twilight Princess]]'s seventh dungeon, Argorok is an armored, fire-breathing dragon. To defeat Argorok you have to use your Double Clawshots to climb up onto a wall and dodge the fire that Argorok attacks you with. After he uses his attack he will be too tired to defend him self. It's at this point that you have to attach yourself to it's tail to and attach your Iron Boots to bring him down and smash some of his armor off. After a few times he will remove all of his armor and fly even higher then normal. Once you reach the top of one of the walls with your Double Clawshot you have to attach yourself to a Peahat. Target the Peahat next to you and just before he attacks you with fire again, move to the next Peahat in line and keep doing this, going around in a circle until you reach his back and attach to his back and hit him as many times with your sword. He will eventually fall and repeat the process again. Occasionally he will switch up his direction and you'll have to go the other way. But eventually he will be defeated giving you the final piece of the Twilight Mirror.
The battle takes place at the highest point in the dungeon, a flat plain with four steel grated pillars and very strong winds. Argorok will primary attack by swooping down at [[Link]] to deal damage, Link must go to one of the pillars surrounding the field and climb to the middle of one of the pillars using the [[Clawshot|Double Clawshots]]. Link should not stand on the pillars for too long. If he does, Argorok will fly to Link's position and spew out fire at point-blank range, dealing damage. Once on a pillar, Link must wait until Argorok flies up to him and exposes its tail, which he must target with the [[Clawshot]]. Once he has a hold of it, he must equip the [[Iron Boots]] to send Argorok crashing to the ground, destroying some of its armor. After this is done twice, the rest of the armor will break away and reveal a new weak spot on its back. At this point, [[Peahat]]s burst from the ground to serve as extra Clawshot points, and Argorok will remove the rest of its armor. Link must climb to the top of the pillars and use the Peahats to Clawshot his way around the area as Argorok breathes fire at him. Once Argorok pauses, Link must make his way around to its back and jump to the new weak point with the Clawshot. Link must then slash it with the [[Sword]] as the boss falls, eventually depositing him on the ground again. After this strategy is used twice, Argorok changes directions. This process must be repeated until Argorok is defeated.


Once Argorok has been defeated, Link receives the final [[Mirror Shard]] and a [[Heart Container]].


{{stub}}
==Other Appearances==
[[Category:Bosses]]
==={{HW|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
In {{HW}}, {{Plural|HWDE|Argorok}} appear as {{Plural|HWDE|Giant Boss|link}} that are encountered in several [[Legend Mode]] and [[Adventure Mode]] stages. In Legend Mode, one appears in "[[The Shadow King]]" and two appear in "[[Liberation of the Triforce]]".
 
During battle, {{Plural|HWDE|Argorok}} stay in flight, making them unreachable by most attacks. They attack by charging, kicking up whirlwinds with their wings, and breathing a stream of fire that also surrounds them. While creating whirlwinds, the tip of the {{Term|HWDE|Argorok}}'s tail glows blue, making it vulnerable to the {{Term|HWDE|Hookshot|link}}, which will latch on and pull the {{Term|HWDE|Argorok}} down, revealing its {{Term|HWDE|Weak Point Gauge}}. The {{Term|HWDE|Hookshot}} can also be used while they are breathing fire, but only when their tails are glowing blue, otherwise, the flames will burn the Warrior attempting it.
 
In "The Shadow King," the Argorok has a unique strategy as it first appears too high in flight for the Hookshot to reach. It appears at different times, where it takes over a [[Keep]] it flies over while attacking the Allied Base with fire balls. Either [[Lana]] or [[Midna]] must be escorted to these Keeps to create a [[Magic Circle]], which upon activation, summons chains that wrap around Argorok. However, it breaks free and temporarily retreats before appearing again shortly thereafter. When the [[Great Fairy]] is summoned later in the battle, she pulls the [[Moon (Object)|Moon]] down and slams it into Argorok, which knocks it down, where it can be fought normally.
 
When defeated, {{Plural|HWDE|Argorok}} usually drops the {{Plural|HWDE|Argorok's Embers|link}} Silver [[Material]] or the {{Term|HWDE|Argorok's Stone|link}} Gold Material.
{{Noncanon|End}}
 
==Trivia==
* {{Term|TPHD|Argorok}} is unique among the {{Plural|TPHD|Boss|link}} of {{TP|-}} in that, rather than being damaged by handheld {{Plural|TPHD|Weapon|link}} during the first battle phase, it only receives damage after {{Term|TPHD|Link|link}} slams it into the ground.
* {{Term|TPHD|Argorok}} is the second {{Term|TPHD|Boss}} in {{TP|-}} to appear early on in a {{Term|TPHD|Dungeon|link}}, the first being {{Term|TPHD|Blizzeta|link}}.
 
==Nomenclature==
Argorok is a play on "{{wp|Argives|Argo}}", an archaic term for the Ancient Greeks, whose architecture the City in the Sky resembles, and "rok", a term used in the series for dragon enemies. It may also be a play on [[Kargarok]], a similar, more common enemy that resembles a bird.
{{Nomenclature}}
 
===Other Names===
{{Other Names
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| Argarok<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Argarok<br/>A ferocious, armour-plated winged dragon. |author= Nintendo |published= |retrieved= February 17, 2016 |url= http://www.zelda.com/tp/ |title= {{TP|-}} Monsters |site= Zelda.com |type= }}</ref>[[Category:Web Citations Needing Archival]]
| {{TP}}
| [[Zelda.com]]
| {{E}}
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TP Argorok Intro.jpg|{{Term|TP|Argorok}} from {{TP|-}}
File:TP Argorok Breathing Fire.jpg|{{Term|TP|Argorok}}'s fire breath from {{TP|-}}
File:TP Argorok Armorless Model.png|{{Term|TP|Argorok}} without its armor from {{TP|-}}
File:TP Link Attack Argorok.jpg|{{Term|TP|Argorok}}'s critical point from {{TP|-}}
File:HW Argorok Render.png|{{Term|HW|Argorok}} from {{HW|-}}
File:HW Argorok Adventure Mode Icon.png|{{Term|HW|Argorok}} {{Term|HW|Adventure Mode}} icon from {{HW|-}}
File:HWDE Argorok Model.png|{{Term|HWDE|Argorok}} from {{HW|DE|-}}
File:HWDE Argorok Portrait.png|{{Term|HWDE|Argorok}} portrait from {{HW|DE|-}}
File:HWDE Argorok Mini Map Icon.png|{{Term|HWDE|Argorok}} Mini Map icon from {{HW|DE|-}}
File:TP (Himekawa) Argorok Cured.jpg|Argorok after being cured from the Mirror of Twilight shard in the {{TP|Himekawa}}
</gallery>
 
==See Also==
* {{Term|Series|Dark Argorok|link}}
 
{{Ref}}
 
{{Bosses|TP}}
{{Categories
|Dragons, Giant Bosses, Twilight Enemies
|bosses= TP, TPHD, HW, HWL, HWDE
}}

Latest revision as of 02:11, 30 August 2023

Argoroks are recurring Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.[3][4]

Characteristics

Twilight Princess

Midna's Commentshide ▲
Midna says:

Hey, it's that overgrown bird again. Maybe it's lonely because it can't fly down here...

Isn't there some spot where we can latch on to it? Then we could pull it down to us!

show more...
Once Link latches onto Argorok's tail with the Clawshot and drops down or is thrown off

That thing's so big, Link! Your weight alone won't pull it down, I'm pretty sure.

What are you supposed to do in a situation like that? Come on, now! Remember!

Once Link pulls Argorok down by the tail using the Iron Boots

That thing's not going to come down if we just sit here waiting for it...

You won't have anywhere to run to, but you should try and get close and pull it down again.

Once Link pulls Argorok down a second time, revealing its weak spot

You saw its back, didn't you? I bet that's its weak spot!

We need to find a way to get up on its back.

Once Link Clawshots a Peahat

Maybe we could get on its back using those plants floating all around it.

Its back is its weak spot! Go for that, will you?!

Once Link attacks Argorok's weak spot

That's it, keep attacking its weak spot! If you don't stay sharp, that fire will engulf you!

Argorok is a red-orange wyvern covered in black armor, terrorizing the Oocca and wreaking havoc on the City in the Sky.[citation needed] As Link explores the City, Argorok can be seen flying overhead in the sky, sent by Zant.

The battle takes place at the highest point in the dungeon, a flat plain with four steel grated pillars and very strong winds. Argorok will primary attack by swooping down at Link to deal damage, Link must go to one of the pillars surrounding the field and climb to the middle of one of the pillars using the Double Clawshots. Link should not stand on the pillars for too long. If he does, Argorok will fly to Link's position and spew out fire at point-blank range, dealing damage. Once on a pillar, Link must wait until Argorok flies up to him and exposes its tail, which he must target with the Clawshot. Once he has a hold of it, he must equip the Iron Boots to send Argorok crashing to the ground, destroying some of its armor. After this is done twice, the rest of the armor will break away and reveal a new weak spot on its back. At this point, Peahats burst from the ground to serve as extra Clawshot points, and Argorok will remove the rest of its armor. Link must climb to the top of the pillars and use the Peahats to Clawshot his way around the area as Argorok breathes fire at him. Once Argorok pauses, Link must make his way around to its back and jump to the new weak point with the Clawshot. Link must then slash it with the Sword as the boss falls, eventually depositing him on the ground again. After this strategy is used twice, Argorok changes directions. This process must be repeated until Argorok is defeated.

Once Argorok has been defeated, Link receives the final Mirror Shard and a Heart Container.

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors

Non-Canon Information

In Hyrule Warriors, Argoroks appear as Giant Bosses that are encountered in several Legend Mode and Adventure Mode stages. In Legend Mode, one appears in "The Shadow King" and two appear in "Liberation of the Triforce".

During battle, Argoroks stay in flight, making them unreachable by most attacks. They attack by charging, kicking up whirlwinds with their wings, and breathing a stream of fire that also surrounds them. While creating whirlwinds, the tip of the Argorok's tail glows blue, making it vulnerable to the Hookshot, which will latch on and pull the Argorok down, revealing its Weak Point Gauge. The Hookshot can also be used while they are breathing fire, but only when their tails are glowing blue, otherwise, the flames will burn the Warrior attempting it.

In "The Shadow King," the Argorok has a unique strategy as it first appears too high in flight for the Hookshot to reach. It appears at different times, where it takes over a Keep it flies over while attacking the Allied Base with fire balls. Either Lana or Midna must be escorted to these Keeps to create a Magic Circle, which upon activation, summons chains that wrap around Argorok. However, it breaks free and temporarily retreats before appearing again shortly thereafter. When the Great Fairy is summoned later in the battle, she pulls the Moon down and slams it into Argorok, which knocks it down, where it can be fought normally.

When defeated, Argoroks usually drops the Argorok's Embers Silver Material or the Argorok's Stone Gold Material.

Trivia

  • Argorok is unique among the Bosses of Twilight Princess in that, rather than being damaged by handheld Weapons during the first battle phase, it only receives damage after Link slams it into the ground.
  • Argorok is the second Boss in Twilight Princess to appear early on in a Dungeon, the first being Blizzeta.

Nomenclature

Argorok is a play on "Argo", an archaic term for the Ancient Greeks, whose architecture the City in the Sky resembles, and "rok", a term used in the series for dragon enemies. It may also be a play on Kargarok, a similar, more common enemy that resembles a bird.

Names in Other Regions
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German
Argorok (HWDE)
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Other Names

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Name
Argarok[5]
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Twilight Princess
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NameApplies toSourceSuperseded by
Argarok[5]
Twilight Princess

Zelda.com

Encyclopedia

Gallery

  • Argorok from Twilight Princess

    Argorok from Twilight Princess

  • Argorok's fire breath from Twilight Princess

    Argorok's fire breath from Twilight Princess

  • Argorok without its armor from Twilight Princess

    Argorok without its armor from Twilight Princess

  • Argorok's critical point from Twilight Princess

    Argorok's critical point from Twilight Princess

  • Argorok from Hyrule Warriors

    Argorok from Hyrule Warriors

  • Argorok Adventure Mode icon from Hyrule Warriors

    Argorok Adventure Mode icon from Hyrule Warriors

  • Argorok from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    Argorok from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

  • Argorok portrait from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    Argorok portrait from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

  • Argorok Mini Map icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    Argorok Mini Map icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

  • Argorok after being cured from the Mirror of Twilight shard in the Twilight Princess manga by Akira Himekawa

    Argorok after being cured from the Mirror of Twilight shard in the Twilight Princess manga by Akira Himekawa

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Defeat both Argoroks!" — Battle Log (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  2. ↑ "Twilit Dragon
    ARGOROK    " — Game Screen (Twilight Princess HD)
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 163 (TP | TPHD)
  4. ↑ "Argorok" — Battlefield Info (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  5. ↑ "Argarok
    A ferocious, armour-plated winged dragon."     — Nintendo, Twilight Princess Monsters , Zelda.com, retrieved February 17, 2016.
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