Blaaz

Blaaz, Master of Fire (火焔幻術師 ブレイズ) is a boss from The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. He serves as the boss of the Temple of Fire, the first dungeon of the game. He is similar to Fraaz in that they both can split into smaller forms and both must be defeated with the help of the Boomerang.

Battle
When the battle begins, Blaaz splits into three smaller forms. The triplets chase Link around the room and periodically shoot fireballs at him. In order to successfully defeat Blaaz, Link must first force it back into its original form using the boomerang. In order to successfully combine the three, however, Link must combine them in a certain order.

On the map screen of the Nintendo DS, each Blaaz will have a different number of horns, the key to combining them correctly. The order of the horns go from the one with the least amount of horns, to the one with the most amount of horns. Once all three are fused together, Blaaz reverts to its original form and becomes vulnerable to the sword. After being reverted twice, Blaaz begins to drop Boulders from the ceiling. After enough hits, Blaaz is destroyed.

After defeating Blaaz, Link is rewarded with a Heart Container, the first ten minutes of the Sands of Hours, and Leaf, one of three spirits.

Manga
When Blaaz makes his short appearance he threatens to burn Link and Ciela in the Temple of Fire. Then he splits into his smaller forms. Link, unable to stand the heat, almost slips into the lava but rebounds in pain, quickly hitting all three forms and quickly dispatching the Master of Fire. Blaaz then disintegrates into sand, and releases Leaf.

Etymology
Blaaz is likely a pun on the word blaze. It is also the inspiration of Fraaz, but instead of being a pun on blaze, Fraaz is a pun on freeze.

Blaze