Black Hinox

Black Hinoxes are recurring Bosses and Sub-Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.^{(BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom | AoIAge of Imprisonment | CoHCadence of Hyrule | AoCAge of Calamity)}^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Characteristics

Breath of the Wild

147 (152Master Mode) Black Hinox	Description The largest monster to make its home in Hyrule, the Hinox lives primarily in forested areas. A keen awareness of your surroundings is paramount when facing one, as Hinox are known for tearing entire trees from the ground and using them as weapons. Black Hinox wear metal greaves that conduct electricity rather well. A deft hand can steal weapons off the necklaces they wear.
	Common Locations East Necluda Hyrule Field
Recoverable Materials Hinox Toenail Hinox Tooth Hinox Guts Seared Steak Seared Prime Steak Seared Gourmet Steak Roasted Bird Drumstick Roasted Bird Thigh Roasted Whole Bird

Black Hinoxes are the strongest versions of Hinoxes found in Breath of the Wild. They wear greaves on their legs, similar to Blue Hinoxes, but their metal composition makes Black Hinoxes vulnerable to Electricity-based attacks.^[6] Most of the time, they will be asleep, but they will wake up and begin to attack Link if he disturbs them.^[7] Like all other Hinoxes, their eyes are vulnerable to attacks. When defeated, they drop Hinox Toenails, Hinox Teeth, Hinox Guts, and a range of Roasted Meats.

As part of the Shrine Quest "The Three Giant Brothers", Link must retrieve an Ancient Orb from each of the three Hinoxes on Mount Taran.^[8] The Hinox (Oldest Kin) is a Black Hinox, and it is located in the Rabella Wetlands.^[9]

After Link defeats Calamity Ganon for the first time, he will able able to ask Kilton about Hinoxes.^[10] If Link kills all of the Hinoxes in Hyrule, including all Black Hinoxes, Kilton will reward him with the Medal of Honor: Hinox. From his research, Kilton determines that each type of Hinox has different dietary preferences.^[11]

Drops

Normal

Item	Seared Steak
Amount	5-6
Percentage	40 %
Item	Seared Prime Steak
Amount	5-6
Percentage	10 %
Item	Seared Gourmet Steak
Amount	5-6
Percentage	3 %
Item	Roasted Bird Drumstick
Amount	5-6
Percentage	34 %
Item	Roasted Bird Thigh
Amount	5-6
Percentage	10 %
Item	Roasted Whole Bird
Amount	5-6
Percentage	3 %
Item	Hinox Guts
Amount	1
Percentage	100 %
Item	Hinox Toenail
Amount	5-8
Percentage	40 %
Item	Hinox Tooth
Amount	5-8
Percentage	20 %

Item	Amount	Percentage
Seared Steak	5-6	40 %
Seared Prime Steak		10 %
Seared Gourmet Steak		3 %
Roasted Bird Drumstick		34 %
Roasted Bird Thigh		10 %
Roasted Whole Bird		3 %
Hinox Guts	1	100 %
Hinox Toenail	5-8	40 %
Hinox Tooth	5-8	20 %

Locations

Tears of the Kingdom

177 Black Hinox	Description These giant, one-eyed monsters live mostly in the woods and have extremely hard horns. A keen awareness of your surroundings is paramount when facing one, as Hinox are known for tearing entire trees from the ground and using them as weapons. Black Hinox wear metal greaves that are too hard to break. A deft hand can steal weapons off the necklaces they wear.
	Common Locations East Necluda West Necluda Depths
Recoverable Materials Hinox Toenail Hinox Tooth Black Hinox Horn Hinox Guts Seared Steak Roasted Bird Drumstick Seared Prime Steak Roasted Bird Thigh Seared Gourmet Steak Roasted Whole Bird

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Other Appearances

Cadence of Hyrule

Non-Canon Information

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Age of Calamity

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In Age of Calamity, Black Hinoxes are Powerful Foes.

Age of Imprisonment

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Black Hinoxes appear as Powerful Enemies in Age of Imprisonment.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	黒(くろ)ヒノックス (Kuro Hinokkusu) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[12] 黒ヒノックス (Kuro Hinokkusu) ^{(AoCAge of Calamity)}^[13]
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	黑色西诺克斯 (Hēisè Xīnuòkèsī) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	黑色西諾克斯 (Hēisè Xīnuòkèsī) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Zwarte Hinox ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[14]^[15]^[16]	Same as English.
Canada French^CACanadian	Hinox noir ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[17]^[18]	Same as English.
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Hinox noir ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[17]^[19]^[20]	Same as English.
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Schwarzer Hinox ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[21]^[22]
The Italian Republic Italian	Hinox nero ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[23]^[24]	Same as English.
The Republic of Korea Korean	블랙 히녹스 (Beullaek Hinokseu) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Russian Federation Russian	Черный хинокс (Chornyy hinoks) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[25]
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Hinox negro ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[26]^[27]^[28]	Same as English.
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Hinox negro ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[26]^[29]^[30]	Same as English.
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

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Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Promotional screenshot of Link fighting a Black Hinox
Tears of the Kingdom
A Gloom-Wreathed Black Hinox
Cadence of Hyrule
A Black Hinox
Age of Calamity
Portrait of a Black Hinox

References

↑ Black Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Black Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Defeated By: Black Hinox — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule)
↑ Black Hinox — Game Screen (Age of Calamity)
↑ Black Hinox — Game Screen (Age of Imprisonment)
↑ The largest monster to make its home in Hyrule, the Hinox lives primarily in forested areas. A keen awareness of your surroundings is paramount when facing one, as Hinox are known for tearing entire trees from the ground and using them as weapons. Black Hinox wear metal greaves that conduct electricity rather well. A deft hand can steal weapons off the necklaces they wear. — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 152
↑ The ancient orbs guarded by the giants of Mount Taran lead to the shrine. — Stone Tablet (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Mount Taran
Hinox (Oldest Kin) — Game Screen (Breath of the Wild)
↑ [About monsters...] Dya DYAAAAAAAH! You want to know about monsters? I just LOOOOOVE talking about monsters! Ooh. OOOOOOOH! Let's talk about the huge ones! The stone colossus? The forest giant? The giant sand beast?! Which monster do you want to hear about? — Kilton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ I knew there were four types of Hinoxes, but I just recently learned that each type has different food preferences. Not me, though. I'll eat anything! — Kilton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 149 黒ヒノックス — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 黒ヒノックス — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, Japanese version)
↑ 149 Zwarte Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Zwarte Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Zwarte Hinox — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 149 Hinox noir — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Hinox noir — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)
↑ Hinox noir — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European French version)
↑ Hinox noir — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, European French version)
↑ 149 Schwarzer Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Schwarzer Hinox — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, German version)
↑ 149 Hinox nero — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Hinox nero — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, Italian version)
↑ 149 Черный хинокс — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 149 Hinox negro — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Hinox negro — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Hinox negro — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Hinox negro — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European Spanish version)
↑ Hinox negro — Game Screen (Age of Calamity, European Spanish version)