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:''Not to be confused with {{Term|Series|Medusa|link}}.'' | |||
{{Infobox Boss | |||
|image= File:OoS Medusa Head Sprite.png | |||
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|gender= Female<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= OoS |guide= Versus |page= 66}}</ref> | |||
|game= OoS | |||
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|dungeon= [[Sword & Shield Maze]] | |||
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|weakness= [[Pegasus Seed]]s and [[Slingshot#Oracle of Seasons|Hyper Slingshot]]; or [[Sword]] and [[Roc's Cape]]. | |||
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{{Term/Store|Medusa Head||Series, OoS, OoA, TMC}} is the boss of the eighth dungeon in {{OoS}}, the [[Sword & Shield Maze]].<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= OoS|publisher= Nintendo|page= 57}}</ref> | |||
==Characteristics== | |||
Medusa Head stands in the center of the room and attacks by throwing spheres that can temporarily turn Link into stone, and if Link gets petrified it will attack him further. It is also capable of firing a laser beam from its eyes. | |||
[[ | There are two strategies Link can use to defeat the Medusa Head, namely: | ||
#Jumping using the [[Roc's Cape]] to avoid the stun spheres, then evading its attack, then attacking it with his [[sword]], ''or'' | |||
#Using the [[Slingshot#Oracle of Seasons|Hyper Slingshot]] and [[Pegasus Seed]]s to stun it, then attacking. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Statues of the Medusa Head, or a creature very similar, appear in the higher levels of the completed [[Black Tower]] in {{OoA}}. | |||
*An extremely similar enemy of the same name, albeit of significantly smaller size, appears in the NES game ''{{wp|Castlevania (video game)|Castlevania}}'' and several of its sequels. Medusa Heads are also common enemies encountered in the {{wp|Adventures of Lolo|''Lolo'' series}}, also for the NES. | |||
==Nomenclature== | |||
Medusa Head is a reference to the famed {{Wp|Gorgon}} of Greek mythology, {{Wp|Medusa}}, who got decapitated by {{Wp|Perseus}}. Additionally, the petrifying sphere attack is a reference to Medusa's primary ability: turning living beings into stone. | |||
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{{Bosses|OoS}} | |||
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|Head Enemies | |||
|bosses= OoS | |||
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