Dinolfos appear as uncommon, elite Enemies in Hyrule Warriors, serving as Captains in several Forces. They resemble their Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask incarnations, with the addition of an arm gauntlet they use to defend with. Their attack strategy is identical to their Lizalfos counterparts, including their innate weakness to Bombs, except they are significantly stronger and more aggressive. Dinolfos may attack with the swords they carry, or breathe fire either in the form of fireballs or a stream.
In the Scenario "The Dragon of the Caves" of Cia's Tale, a Dinolfos appears as a Coliseum Receptionist in Volga's Forces, called Dinolfos Chieftain. He is accompanied by a Lizalfos Chieftain, and arrives as reinforcements when Cia tries to enlist Volga into her army. The Chieftains are much larger and stronger variants of Dinolfos and Lizalfos. They also appear in multiple main story Scenarios that include Volga, such as "The Sorceress of the Valley", "Land in the Sky", all Scenarios in Cia's Tale except "The Demon Lord", and even in a mission in Linkle's Tale, "Powers Collide". The Dinolfos Chieftain is portrayed as Volga's loyal servant, and he and the Lizalfos Chieftain both apologize to their master when they must retreat during the battle with Ganondorf in the Scenario "Darkness Falls".[2]
When defeated, they may drop Dinolfos Fangs as bronze Material, or occasionally Dinolfos Arm Guards as silver Material.