Helmaroc King: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Helmarocbattle.png|thumb|right|170px|The Helmaroc King chasing Link]]

At the beginning of the battle, the tower containing the prison cells is flooded. The Helmaroc King follows Link as he runs along the wall to avoid the rising water. While he does so, Link must avoid the bird and the enemies along the steps of the wall. Once he has reached the top, the bird will swoop down and stand right in his way. Link must then use the {{Term|TWWHD|Skull Hammer|link}} on his helm, making the Helmaroc King fall into the rising water, giving Link the chance to climb out of the flooding tower. At this point, the floor of the tower begins to close and the bird flies up out of the tower to challenge the hero. If Link falls off and into the water, he can get back up by using the [[Grappling Hook]] on the torches.

The Helmaroc King performs three attacks. During the first one, he lands on the ground, walks toward Link, and attempts to impale him with his beak. If he misses Link, his beak gets jammed in the floor. This gives Link a chance to use the {{Term|TWWHD|Skull Hammer}} and drive it into the Helmaroc King's helm. This produces a large crack on the bird's helmet. The bird can also fly around the tower trying to run over Link by scratching his claws on the floor, as well as floating in the air and flapping his wings in an attempt to blow the hero into the spikes surrounding the arena.

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==Other Appearances==

{{Noncanon|Start}}

In {{SSBB}}, the Helmaroc King appears as a [[Trophies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Trophy]]. Its description says that the [[Helmasaur King]] and the Helmaroc King are the same foe.

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In "A New Disturbance", under the name '''Great Bird''', the Helmaroc King leads the [[Great Bird's Forces]], of which it is the only member. The [[Monster Forces]], led by the [[Boss Blin]], manage to drive it from its roost in the [[Forsaken Fortress]], causing it to attack the [[Hyrulean Forces]] led by [[Link]] and [[Tetra]] in [[Windfall]]. Link and Tetra can force it to retreat by attacking it. The Helmaroc King acts as little more than a distraction, and it cannot be defeated as the main objective is to defeat the Boss Blin and the Monster Forces instead. After the defeat of Boss Blin and its Forces, Link spots the Helmaroc King in the sky and notices that it is carrying Tetra in its talons. Link rushes after the bird to save Tetra.

==Trivia==

* The Helmaroc King and the [[Helmasaur King]] have the same name in Japanese, but they have different English names and official romanizations: the official Japanese website romanizes the Helmaroc King's Japanese name as "Zeeklock"<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=January 3, 2015|url= http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gzlj/syosai/chara/zeeklock.jpg|title=zeeklock.jpg |site= Nintendo.co.jp|type=}}</ref> whereas the Japanese ending of {{ALttP}} romanizes the Helmasaur King's Japanese name as "Jeakrock".{{Fact|ALttP}}

* The [[Helmaroc Plume]] [[Treasure]] from {{PH}} is a reference to the Helmaroc King, as the bird itself does not appear in this game.<ref>{{Cite|You got a Helmaroc Plume! It was dropped by the mythical Helmaroc!|N/A|PH}}</ref>

* The Helmaroc King, in the way that he kidnaps young girls with pointed ears, could be a reference to the mythical Thunderbird, a bird that is about the size of the Helmaroc King and who also kidnaps children.

File:TWW Helmaroc King Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept art of the Helmaroc King from {{TWW|-}}

File:TWWHD Web 4.jpg|Link battling the Helmaroc King from {{TWWHD|-}}

File:HWL Helmaroc King Render.png|Artwork of the Helmaroc King from {{HW|L|-}}

File:HWDE Helmaroc King Maskless Model.png|The Helmaroc King without its Mask from {{HW|DE|-}}