Flare Dancer

are NaN Sub-Bosss in. They appear twice in the OoT3D:. They are tall flaming humanoid beings with a black core stored within their chest, and as their name suggests, they dance while attacking their targets.

The OoT3D: will frequently pirouette during its battle with OoT3D:, and the young hero will sustain damage if he comes in contact with it while it is ignited, or if he treads on the fire trail that is left as the OoT3D: circles the room. A OoT3D: is defeated by removing the core from its 'body' composed of fire, which can be done with the OoT3D:, OoT3D:, or by throwing NaN Bombs. Once the core is exposed, it will attempt to avoid OoT3D: by running around the room; when blocked by OoT3D:, it will quickly skid to a halt, and begin to run in the opposite direction. At this time the core may be damaged by any OoT3D: strike, though jump attacks are difficult to land due to the agility and mobility of the core.

After OoT3D: damages the core or does not attack it for a set amount of time, it will jump back into the flaming platform to restore its flaming body (accompanied by an eerie laugh), each time changing color from yellow/orange to blue/purple then finally to two shades of green. When a OoT3D: is defeated, the core rapidly expands and explodes, dropping NaN Bombs. This explosion can damage OoT3D: if he is close enough.

OoT3D:'s first encounter with a OoT3D: activates a volcanic lift which leads to a new area of the OoT3D: where the OoT3D: is enshrined. The second encounter leads to a room where one of the imprisoned NaN Gorons and the OoT3D: are found.

As revealed by an imprisoned OoT3D:, NaN Flare Dancers are invulnerable to arrows while they are aflame but are vulnerable to NaN Bombs.

(Himekawa)
NaN Flare Dancers also make an appearance in the bonus story "Rouru of the Watarara" of the. Two twin NaN Flare Dancers create a destructive tornado on OoT (Himekawa):. With the help of OoT (Himekawa):, OoT (Himekawa): flies into the tornado and defeats the two NaN Flare Dancers. The tornado dissipates and OoT (Himekawa):, stuck in midair, begins to fall. When OoT (Himekawa): and OoT (Himekawa):'s attempt to rescue OoT (Himekawa): fails, his mother, OoT (Himekawa):, intervenes and helps OoT (Himekawa): fly Link to safety.