In The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon, Boars appear as unnamed enemies. They are short, fast enemies that run in a linear path and will fall to a single sword hit. However, due to their small size, striking one may become difficult if Link or Zelda are even slightly on an incline. In The Faces of Evil, they can be found in the Harlequin Bazaar. In The Wand of Gamelon, they inhabit Aru Ainu.
Boar
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Not to be confused with Bullbo, the giant boar enemy introduced in Twilight Princess.
Boars are recurring Animals in The Legend of Zelda series.[name references needed]
Characteristics
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom feature Woodland Boars and Red-Tusked Boars. They are commonly found in Forests. When encountered, they will either flee from Link or charge at him in defense. When defeated, Woodland Boars drop Raw Meat, while Red-Tusked Boars drop Raw Prime Meat. Bokoblins will sometimes chase after Boars that wander near them, occasionally killing and eating them.
Statues of Boars can be found around many of the Zonai Ruins on the Surface. The Zonai used them to represent the Triforce of Power.[1] Because of Demon King Ganondorf's association with Boars, the people of Hyrule came to view them as evil. Many of the Boar Statues would end up being destroyed.[2]
Other Appearances
Philips CD-i Games
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Trivia
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | |
 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandEnglishBRBritish | Boar[4] | |
 JapanJapanese | イノシシ (Inoshishi)[5] | |
 The People's Republic of ChinaChineseSISimplified | 野猪[6] | |
 The Republic of China The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China The Macao Special Administrative Region of ChinaChineseTRTraditional | 野豬[7] | |
 The Kingdom of the NetherlandsDutch | Everzwijn[8] | |
 CanadaFrenchCACanadian | Sanglier[9] | |
 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean | Sanglier[10] | |
 The Italian RepublicItalian | Cinghiale[11] | |
 The Republic of KoreaKorean | 멧돼지[12] | |
 The Federative Republic of BrazilPortugueseBRBrazilian | Javali[13] | |
 The Russian FederationRussian | Кабан[14] | |
 Latin AmericaSpanishLALatin American | Jabalí[15] | |
 The Kingdom of SpainSpanishEUEuropean | Jabalí[16] | |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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A Boar from The Wand of Gamelon
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The Woodland Boar as it appears in the Hyrule Compendium from Breath of the Wild
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The Red-Tusked Boar as it appears in the Hyrule Compendium from Breath of the Wild
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A Statue of a Boar from Tears of the Kingdom
See Also
References
- ↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 342
- ↑ "Faron
Broken Boars
There was a time when boars were worshipped as symbols of power. However, I remember reading in literature that the Demon King took the form of a boar and that, upon learning this, people came to regard them as evil. I checked around this entire area, and all the stone boar statues show considerable damage..." — (Zelda Notes, US, June 5, 2025) - ↑
Though "Ganon" is also a nickname for Ganondorf, here it refers to the beastlike form adopted by the thief following his transformation. The Demon King resembles a giant boar.
(Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 90) - ↑
Red-Tusked Boar
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version) - ↑
キバアカイノシシ
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version) - ↑
赤獠野猪
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version) - ↑
赤獠野豬
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version) - ↑
Everzwijn
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version) - ↑
Sanglier à crocs rouges
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version) - ↑
Sanglier à crocs rouges
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version) - ↑
Cinghiale zannerosse
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version) - ↑
붉은이멧돼지
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version) - ↑
Javali de presa rubra
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version) - ↑
Краснозубый кабан
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version) - ↑
Jabalí bocarroja
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version) - ↑
Jabalí negro
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)