Black Hinox

Black Hinoxes are recurring Sub-Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5] Most of the time, they will be asleep, but they will wake up and begin to attack Link if he disturbs them.^[6] 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 Three Giant Brothers" Shrine Quest, Link must retrieve an Ancient Orb from each of the three Hinoxes on Mount Taran.^[7] The Hinox (Oldest Kin) is a Black Hinox, and it is located in the Rabella Wetlands.^[8]

After Link defeats Calamity Ganon for the first time, he will able able to ask Kilton about Hinoxes.^[9] If Link kills all of the Hinoxes in Hyrule Kingdom, 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.^[10]

Drops

Normal

Black Hinox can drop between 5 and 6 of:

Item	Percentage
Seared Steak	40.0 %
Seared Prime Steak	10.0 %
Seared Gourmet Steak	3.0 %
Roasted Bird Drumstick	34.0 %
Roasted Bird Thigh	10.0 %
Roasted Whole Bird	3.0 %

As well as 1 of:

Item	Percentage
Hinox Guts	100.0 %

As well as between 5 and 8 of:

Item	Percentage
Hinox Toenail	40.0 %
Hinox Tooth	20.0 %

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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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
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) ^{(HWAoCHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)}^[13]
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	黑色西諾克斯 (Hēisè Xīnuòkèsī) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Chinese^SISimplified	黑色西诺克斯 (Hēisè Xīnuòkèsī) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Dutch	Zwarte Hinox ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| HWAoCHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)}^[16]^[17]	Same as English.
French^EUEuropean	Hinox noir ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[14]^[15]	Same as English.
French^CACanadian	Hinox noir ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}	Same as English.
German	Schwarzer Hinox ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[19]
Italian	Hinox nero ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[11]	Same as English.
Korean	블랙 히녹스 (Beullaek Hinokseu) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Russian	Черный хинокс (Chornyy hinoks) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[18]
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Hinox negro ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[20]^[21]	Same as English.
Spanish^EUEuropean	Hinox negro ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[22]	Same as English.
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

A Black Hinox from Cadence of Hyrule

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 (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
↑ 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) — N/A (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 Hinox nero — Hyrule Compendium (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 (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Japanese version)
↑ Hinox noir — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European French version)
↑ 149 Hinox noir — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Zwarte Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ 149 Zwarte Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 149 Черный хинокс — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ 149 Schwarzer Hinox — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Hinox negro — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ 149 Hinox negro — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Hinox negro — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, European Spanish version)