Sub-Boss
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Sub-Bosses,(SS | BotW)[1][2] also known as Middle Bosses,(OoT | MM | TP)[3][4][5]Guadians,(LA)[6]Minibosses,(TWW | CoH)[7][8] and Mini-Bosses,(TFH)[9][10] are generally particular enemies harder to defeat that protect an item within a Dungeon.
Characteristics
Sub-Bosses usually protect an item within a Dungeon or other locations. Most of the time, they must be defeated to proceed within a Dungeon or area. A common characteristic that distinguishes a Sub-Boss 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 Link 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.
List of Sub-Bosses
The Legend of Zelda
Patras
Almost every Boss is eventually fought again as a Sub-Boss, as they no longer guard Heart Containers or Triforce fragments in their later appearances.
The Adventure of Link
Rebonack
Bosses returning as Sub-Bosses:
A Link to the Past
Ball and Chain Trooper
Bosses returning as Sub-Bosses:
- Armos Knights (Ganon's Tower)
- Lanmolas (Ganon's Tower)
- Moldorm (Ganon's Tower)
- A Link to the Past & Four Swords:
- Helmasaur King (Palace of the Four Sword)
- Arrghus (Palace of the Four Sword)
- Mothula (Palace of the Four Sword)
- Blind the Thief (Palace of the Four Sword)
Link's Awakening
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Grim Creeper and Battle Bat
- Rolling Bones (Tail Cave, Turtle Rock)
- King Moblin (Moblin Cave)
- Hinox (Bottle Grotto, Eagle's Tower, Turtle Rock)
- Dodongo Snakes (Key Cavern, Face Shrine, Turtle Rock)
- Lanmola (Yarna Desert)
- Cue Ball (Angler's Tunnel, Turtle Rock)
- Master Stalfos (Catfish's Maw)
- Gohmas (Catfish's Maw)
- Armos Knight (Southern Face Shrine)
- Smasher (Face Shrine, Turtle Rock)
- Grim Creeper (Eagle's Tower)
- Turtle Rock (Tal Tal Mountain Range)
- Blaino (Turtle Rock)
- Link's Awakening DX:
- Avalaunch (Color Dungeon)
- Giant Buzz Blob (Color Dungeon)
Ocarina of Time
Big Octo
- Lizalfos (Dodongo's Cavern)
- Big Octo (Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly)
- Stalfos (Forest Temple)
- Meg (Forest Temple)
- Flare Dancer (Fire Temple)
- White Wolfos (Ice Cavern)
- Dark Link (Water Temple)
- Dead Hand (Bottom of the Well, Shadow Temple)
- Gerudo Thieves (Gerudo's Fortress)
- Iron Knuckle (Spirit Temple, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle)
Majora's Mask
Igos du Ikana
- Dinolfos (Woodfall Temple, Secret Shrine)
- Gekko & Snapper (Majora's Mask) (Woodfall Temple)
- Wizzrobe (Snowhead Temple, Ancient Castle of Ikana, Stone Tower Temple, Secret Shrine)
- Gerudo Pirate (Miniboss) (Pirates' Fortress)
- Wart (Great Bay Temple, Secret Shrine)
- Gekko & Mad Jelly (Great Bay Temple)
- Captain Keeta (Ikana Graveyard)
- Iron Knuckle (Ikana Graveyard)
- Big Poe (Ikana Graveyard, Secret Shrine)
- King's Lackeys (Ancient Castle of Ikana)
- Igos du Ikana (Ancient Castle of Ikana)
- Garo Master (Stone Tower Temple, Secret Shrine)
- Gomess (Stone Tower Temple)
- Poe Sisters (Ikana Canyon)
Oracle of Ages
Smasher
- Giant Ghini (Spirit's Grave)
- Swoop (Wing Dungeon)
- Subterror (Moonlit Grotto)
- Armos Warrior (Skull Dungeon)
- Smasher (Crown Dungeon)
- Vire (Mermaid's Cave)
- Angler Fish (Jabu-Jabu's Belly)
- Blue Stalfos (Ancient Tomb)
Oracle of Seasons
Agunima
- Brother Goriyas (Gnarled Root Dungeon)
- Facade (Snake's Remains)
- Omuai (Poison Moth's Lair)
- Agunima (Dancing Dragon Dungeon)
- Great Moblin (Moblin's Keep)
- Syger (Unicorn's Cave)
- Vire (Ancient Ruins)
- Poe Sisters (Explorer's Crypt)
- Frypolar (Sword & Shield Maze)
The Wind Waker
Darknut
- Bokoblin (Forsaken Fortress)
- Bokoblins & Moblin (Dragon Roost Cavern)
- Mothula (Forbidden Woods)
- Darknut (Tower of the Gods)
- Phantom Ganon (Forsaken Fortress, Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker))
- Stalfos (Earth Temple (The Wind Waker))
- Wizzrobe (Wind Temple)
- Mighty Darknut (Hyrule Castle)
- Cyclos (Great Sea)
- Big Octo (Great Sea)
Bosses returning as Minibosses:
- Gohma (Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker))
- Kalle Demos (Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker))
- Jalhalla (Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker))
- Molgera (Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker))
Four Swords Adventures
Big Dark Stalfos
- Chief Soldier
- Shadow Link
- Manhandla
- Dodongos
- Big Dark Stalfos
- Gohma
- Ball and Chain Soldiers
- Big Dodongo
The Minish Cap
Spiny Chuchu
- Madderpillar (Deepwood Shrine, Temple of Droplets)
- Spiny Chuchus (Cave of Flames)
- Darknut (Fortress of Winds)
- Big Blue Chuchu (Temple of Droplets)
- Red Darknut (Palace of Winds, Dark Hyrule Castle)
- Black Knight (Dark Hyrule Castle)
Twilight Princess
Ook
- Ook (Forest Temple)
- King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo (Bridge of Eldin, Great Hylian Bridge)
- Dangoro (Goron Mines)
- Twilit Carrier Kargarok (Lake Hylia)
- Twilit Bloat (Lake Hylia)
- Deku Toad (Lakebed Temple)
- Skull Kid & Puppets (Sacred Grove)
- King Bulblin (Gerudo Desert, Hyrule Castle)
- Death Sword (Arbiter's Grounds)
- Darkhammer (Snowpeak Ruins)
- Darknut (Temple of Time)
- Aeralfos (City in the Sky)
- Phantom Zant (Palace of Twilight)
Phantom Hourglass
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Massive Eye
- Giant Eye Plant (Near Molida Island, Near Bannan Island)
- Massive Eye (Near Goron Island)
- Jolene (Ocean)
- Phantoms (Temple of the Ocean King)
Spirit Tracks
Geozard Chief
- Mothula (Forest Temple)
- Rocktite (Forest Realm, Fire Realm, Sand Realm)
- Ice Keese (Snow Temple)
- Geozard Chief (Tower of Spirits)
- Big Blin (Ocean Realm)
- Snapper (Ocean Temple)
- Heatoise (Fire Temple)
- Stalfos Warriors (Sand Temple)
- Dark Link (Take 'Em All On!)
Skyward Sword
LD-002G Scervo
- Stalfos (Skyview Temple)
- Lizalfos (Earth Temple)
- Stalmaster (Ancient Cistern, Sky Keep)
- LD-002G Scervo (Sandship)
- Dark Lizalfos (Fire Sanctuary)
- Magmanos (Fire Sanctuary)
- Moldorm (Fire Sanctuary, Sky Keep)
- LD-003D Dreadfuse (Sky Keep)
- Metal Shield Moblin (Sky Keep)
Bosses returning as Sub-Bosses:
A Link Between Worlds
Armos
- Armos (Eastern Palace)
- Red Stalfos (Tower of Hera)
- Heedles (House of Gales)
- Green Goriyas & Red Goriya (Dark Palace)
- Gigabari (Swamp Palace, Lorule Castle)
- Gibdos & Purple Mini-Moldorms (Skull Woods)
- Eyegores (Thieves' Hideout)
- Flying Tiles & Devalants (Desert Palace)
- Big Pengator & Pengators (Ice Ruins)
- Fire Gimos (Turtle Rock)
- Fire Ball and Chain Soldier (Lorule Castle)
Bosses returning as Sub-Bosses:
Tri Force Heroes
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Hinox Brother
- Electric Blob King (Buzz Blob Cave)
- Electric Blob Queen (Abyss of Agony)
- Hinox Brothers (Hinox Mine, Bomb Storage)
- Freezlord (Snowball Ravine)
- Vulture Vizier (Stone Corridors)
- Grim Repoe (Palace Noir)
- Gigaleon (Deception Castle)
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword—Prima Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 79
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 328
- ↑ Koji Kondo. "Middle Boss Battle" The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack, Nintendo of America, 2011. CD
- ↑ Toru Minegishi. "Middle Boss Battle" The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Official Soundtrack, Club Nintendo, 2013. CD
- ↑ n.a.. "Middle Boss Battle #1" The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Original Soundtrack, Symphony No.5, 2016. CD
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 102
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 212 (TWW | TWWHD)
- ↑ "DEFEAT THE MINIBOSS" — N/A (Cadence of Hyrule)
- ↑ "Monsters and Enemies
Mini-Bosses" (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D—Official Digital Strategy Guide for 3DS by Prima Games, § Mini-Bosses) - ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes—Official Guide, Prima Games, pg. 20
