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|pronunciation= {{IPA|ˈhɛktæn}} {{Respell|HEK|tan}}<ref name="Chains">{{Cite|Hektan, keep the runt in chains.|Ganon|TWoG}}</ref>
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'''Hektan''' (pronounced {{IPA|ˈhɛktæn}} {{Respell|HEK|tan}})<ref name="Chains">{{Cite|Hektan, keep the runt in chains.|Ganon|TWoG}}</ref> is the fifth boss in {{TWoG}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= {{Exp|Hektan versla je door de magic cloak te gebruiken. Hierdoor word je onzichtbaar en kun je hem van heel nabij met het zwaard neersteken.|You beat Hektan by using the Magic Cloak. This will make you invisible, so you can stab him with your sword up close.}}|book= CD Interactief Volume 4, Issue 5|publisher= HUB Uitgevers|page= 40}}</ref> He is located in [[Dodomai Palace]].
{{Term/Store|Hektan||Series, TWoG}} is a {{Term|TWoG|Boss|link}} in {{TWoG}}.<ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= {{Exp|Hektan versla je door de magic cloak te gebruiken. Hierdoor word je onzichtbaar en kun je hem van heel nabij met het zwaard neersteken.|You beat Hektan by using the Magic Cloak. This will make you invisible, so you can stab him with your sword up close.}}|magazine= CD Interactief|volume= 4|issue= 5|publisher= HUB Uitgevers|date= May 1997|page= 40}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Characteristics==
Hektan is a wizard and a minion of [[Ganon]]. He was ordered by Ganon to imprison [[Lord Kiro]], who had tried to stop Ganon from capturing [[King Harkinian]].<ref name="Chains"/> Hektan kept him in Dodomai Palace, [[Duke Onkled]]'s castle, where [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] later confronts him. If Zelda speaks to [[Impa]] inside the Palace, they witness Hektan taunting Zelda by disappearing and reappearing. He then demonstrates his magic power by destroying an [[Armos]] in a single blast. Zelda however prevails and defeats him, and he dissolves into a pool of bubbling liquid and leaves behind a beating [[Heart Container#The Wand of Gamelon|Life Heart]].
{{Term|TWoG|Hektan}} is a wizard and a minion of {{Term|TWoG|Ganon|link}}. He was ordered by {{Term|TWoG|Ganon}} to imprison {{Term|TWoG|Lord Kiro|link}}, who had tried to stop {{Term|TWoG|Ganon}} from capturing {{Term|TWoG|King Harkinian|link}}.<ref name="Chains"/> {{Term|TWoG|Hektan}} kept him in {{Term|TWoG|Dodomai Palace|link}}, {{Term|TWoG|Duke Onkled|link}}'s castle, where {{Term|TWoG|Princess Zelda|link}} later confronts him. If {{Term|TWoG|Zelda}} speaks to {{Term|TWoG|Impa|link}} inside the palace, they witness {{Term|TWoG|Hektan}} taunting {{Term|TWoG|Zelda}} by disappearing and reappearing. He then demonstrates his magic power by destroying an {{Term|TWoG|Armos|link}} in a single blast. {{Term|TWoG|Zelda}} however prevails and defeats him, and he dissolves into a pool of bubbling liquid and leaves behind a beating {{Term|TWoG|Life Heart|link}}.


==Characteristics==
{{Term|TWoG|Hektan}} is capable of unleashing fireballs to attack {{Term|TWoG|Zelda}}. He is weak to the {{Term|TWoG|Sword|link}}, and a single slash will defeat him. Although while he seems to possess the ability to vanish in one of his cutscenes, he remains visible throughout the battle.
Hektan is capable of unleashing fireballs to attack Zelda. He is weak to the [[Sword]], and a single slash will defeat him. Although while he seems to possess the ability to vanish in one of his cutscenes, he remains visible throughout the battle.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Hektan is similar to {{TFoE}} boss [[Harlequin]]. Both bosses demonstrate the ability to disappear and reappear in their cutscenes, yet do not actually possess this ability in their boss battles.
*{{Term|TWoG|Hektan}} is similar to {{TFoE}} boss {{Term|TFoE|Harlequin|link}}. Both bosses demonstrate the ability to disappear and reappear in their cutscenes, yet do not actually possess this ability in their boss battles.


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
Hektan may be derived from {{wp|Hecate}}, the Greco-Roman goddess of witchcraft.
{{Term|TWoG|Hektan}} may be derived from {{Wp|Hecate}}, the Greco-Roman goddess of witchcraft.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Hectan Sprite.png|Hektan's sprite
File:TWoG Hectan Sprite.png|{{Term|TWoG|Hektan}}'s in-game sprite
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Latest revision as of 12:34, 3 April 2023

Hektan is a Boss in The Wand of Gamelon.[2]

Characteristics

Hektan is a wizard and a minion of Ganon. He was ordered by Ganon to imprison Lord Kiro, who had tried to stop Ganon from capturing King Harkinian.[1] Hektan kept him in Dodomai Palace, Duke Onkled's castle, where Princess Zelda later confronts him. If Princess Zelda speaks to Impa inside the palace, they witness Hektan taunting Princess Zelda by disappearing and reappearing. He then demonstrates his magic power by destroying an Armos in a single blast. Princess Zelda however prevails and defeats him, and he dissolves into a pool of bubbling liquid and leaves behind a beating Life Heart.

Hektan is capable of unleashing fireballs to attack Princess Zelda. He is weak to the Sword, and a single slash will defeat him. Although while he seems to possess the ability to vanish in one of his cutscenes, he remains visible throughout the battle.

Trivia

  • Hektan is similar to The Faces of Evil boss Harlequin. Both bosses demonstrate the ability to disappear and reappear in their cutscenes, yet do not actually possess this ability in their boss battles.

Nomenclature

Hektan may be derived from Hecate, the Greco-Roman goddess of witchcraft.

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Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hektan, keep the runt in chains." — Ganon (The Wand of Gamelon)
  2. "You beat Hektan by using the Magic Cloak. This will make you invisible, so you can stab him with your sword up close." (CD Interactief vol. 4 no. 5, HUB Uitgevers, May 1997, pg. 40)