List of final bosses

Final bosses in the Legend of Zelda series are the last set bosses that Link fights in each game.

The Legend of Zelda
Gannon, the Prince of Darkness, invades Hyrule with his evil army, seizes the Triforce of Power and attempts to gather the scattered pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom. He imprisons Princess Zelda and keeps her in his lair at Death Mountain. He is destroyed by Link after getting hit by a Silver Arrow, burning to ashes.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
In the depths of the Great Palace, the Thunderbird awaits any who try to obtain the Triforce of Courage. To defeat it, Link uses the Thunder Spell and his sword. Afterwards, he arrives at the room where the Triforce rests. However, the final guardian, Dark Link, attacks him. Using all his strength and skill, Link defeats Dark Link and claims the Triforce of Courage.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Ganondorf's hideous alter-ego, Ganon, appears as the villain in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Prior to the events of the game, Ganondorf had turned The Golden Land into a horrible wasteland known as the Dark World using the Triforce. Upon entering his new universe, he was transformed into a beast that reflected his evil heart.

Atop of Ganon's Tower, Link first battles Agahnim, whom Ganon had used to break the seal on the Dark World. Using the Master Sword, Link reflects Agahnim's own magic back at him and ultimately defeats him. Afterward, Ganon flees to the Pyramid. Link follows him and confronts him for the true final battle. Ganon wields a mighty trident, can teleport, and controls Fire Keese when confronted. Using the Golden Sword and Silver Arrows that Link had received from the Great Fairy in the pyramid, Link defeats Ganon and uses the Triforce to restore the Golden Land to its former glory and bring peace to Hyrule.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The exact nature or origin of these evil beings is extremely vague, but their goals are clear. They put the Wind Fish to sleep in order to keep it locked in a tormenting nightmare, and for the island of Koholint to retain its existence so that they may rule it themselves. It is also unknown if they are indeed all separate entities, or if they are just one single entity, Dethl, that refers to itself as "we". Whether six or a single entity, the Nightmare has the power to take the shape of a foe encountered in Link's past, including his most fearsome foe, Ganon, and only one physical presence. Its Dethl form is the only original shape the Nightmare takes, suggesting that perhaps it is its true form.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Link reaches the central tower of Ganon's Castle and confronts the King of Darkness. Ganondorf shoots energy blasts at Link, but by using his sword, Link reflects them back at Ganondorf, starting a game of Dead Man's Volley. Ganondorf will reflect his energy back at Link until he misses, rendering him stunned and vulnerable to the Light Arrows. Upon being hit, Link can move in and strike Ganondorf with his sword. After enough hits, Ganondorf falls and uses his remaining energy to destroy his castle. Link escapes with Princess Zelda in the nick of time, but as soon as Link approaches the rubble of the castle, Ganondorf appears again, breathing heavily. Using the Triforce of Power, he takes the form of a giant boar-like creature called Ganon and wields two enormous swords. Before Link can react, Ganon knocks the Master Sword out of Link's hand and out of reach, leaving Link to use other weapons against Ganon's tail, his weak point. Approximately halfway through the battle, the ring of fire surrounding Link and Ganon disappears, allowing Link to reclaim the Master Sword. Link uses the Master Sword to land the final blow on Ganon after a few more hits to his tail have been dealt.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
After getting to the moon and agreeing to "play" with the child wearing Majora's Mask, Link is transported to a room in which the final confrontation with the essence of Majora occurs. The first of Majora's three forms is simply a giant version of the mask itself. In a brief cutscene, the floating Majora's Mask grows tentacles and attacks Link. Link must hit Majora's backside with arrows or Zora Link's boomerang fins.

Majora's Incarnation has arms, legs, a torso, and a small head with a single eyeball; it is more of a human shape than its last form. It performs various dance-like movements and is very nimble, making it difficult to hit. Making the battle even harder is the fact that Majora's Incarnation leaves a trail of afterimages in its wake, making it harder to see where it is. Majora's Incarnation normally attacks by ramming into Link, but it occasionally stops to hurl a barrage of multicolored energy balls from its hands. Two effective strategies are to spin into it as Deku Link or to roll into it as Goron Link.

After Majora's Incarnation is defeated, its limbs grow muscular, develop long tentacles, and grows a full head, providing an overall demonic appearance, becoming Majora's Wrath. Its main attacks involve whipping Link with its long tentacles, usually knocking him down, or spinning around on these tentacles. It can also unleash a massive combination attack on him, and extract top-like blades by pulling out the eye in its forehead and leaping across the room with surprising grace. It must be hit with an arrow or the Zora fins, then attacked with Link's sword.

After delivering the final blow, Majora disintegrates, along with the rest of the moon's chambers, and the moon disappears. Majora leaves the mask behind, cleansed of the evil, and back in the possession of the Happy Mask Salesman.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Veran, the Sorceress of Shadows, is the primary antagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages. She, like General Onox, is unknowingly being used by Twinrova to fill the land of Labrynna with sorrow. She succeeds in her goal by possessing Nayru, the Oracle of Ages, and later, Queen Ambi. Even though Link defeats her, her purpose is still fulfilled, allowing a much greater evil to rise.

Veran's backstory is never touched upon, but she is assumed to be an inhabitant of Labrynna who discovered she had powerful magic. At the beginning of the game, she has possessed Impa. Using her body, she tricks Link into pushing a Triforce-marked rock whose holy symbol had been deterring her, out of the way. She then reveals herself to be Veran and possesses Nayru, whose power she uses to go back in time and become Queen Ambi's most trusted adviser. She helps Queen Ambi with the tower she had commissioned to look for her husband lost at sea. But, Veran helped twist the project towards her own ends, having it slowly become an object of evil rather than love. Link, eventually confronts Veran midway through his journey, using Mystery Seeds against her, which Veran previously admitted to having an aversion to. After ejecting Veran from Nayru's body with the seeds and wounding her, Veran makes a bold move by possessing Queen Ambi herself and escapes.

With Ambi's body, she completes the Black Tower, and continues to torment the people of Labrynna with her rule. Meanwhile, Link, with the help of the Harp of Ages, retrieves all of the Essences of Time. This makes the Maku Tree produce a Maku Seed, which has the power to dispel the magic cast on the Black Tower. Link confronts Veran once more at the top of her tower. After a battle similar to their previous encounter, Veran appears to be defeated after Link ejects her from Ambi's body. However, she suddenly transforms into a demonic, fairy-like form with the help of multiple, yet weak Shadow Links. After another defeat, the tower begins collapsing but Link falls through the floor to face her a fourth and final time. She grudgingly assumes a grotesque turtle-like form, which morphs into a bee or spider at will, all of which sharing her face. After a hard-fought battle, she is finally defeated once and for all, and upon her demise the Flame of Sorrow is lit, as Twinrova watches.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
General Onox, the General of Darkness, is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. Doing the bidding of Twinrova, Onox threw the seasons of Holodrum into chaos in order to cause enough damage to the peaceful land to light the Flame of Destruction, a necessary step to revive Twinrova's master Ganon.

At the beginning of Oracle of Seasons, the hero Link meets the dancer Din and her troupe of jovial performers. All of a sudden, a flying tornado appears, wreaking havoc on the peaceful camp. Link and the performers are all blown away and the tornado reveals itself to be the evil Onox. Onox kidnaps Din, who is in truth the Oracle of Seasons, and takes her away to his castle. Here, he imprisons her inside a giant Crystal and lowers the Temple of Seasons into the hidden land of Subrosia, throwing the seasons of Holodrum into chaos. Link seeks the aid of the Maku Tree, who tells him that in order to enter Onox's castle and free Din, he must gather the eight Essences of Nature from the eight dungeons of Holodrum to restore the withered Maku Tree to his full power. Link successfully gathers all of the Essences of Nature, finding and repowering the Rod of Seasons in the process. Link then returns to the Maku Tree, who uses the power of the Essences of Nature to produce a Maku Seed, an item that has the power to break the dark barrier around Onox's Castle. Link then travels to Onox's Castle, where the General awaits him. After battling through his hordes of minions, Link finally comes face to face with Onox. After defeating him one-on-one, Onox uses the imprisoned Din as a shield from Link's attacks. Link manages to successfully deflect the imprisoned Din with the Rod of Seasons and defeat Onox once more. However, as they believe to have won the battle against the General, the floor crumbles, and Link finds himself in the dungeon of Onox's Castle, where Onox transforms himself into a mighty Dark Dragon. After a fierce battle, where Link must damage his only weak spot, the jewel embedded in the skull of the beast, Onox is finally defeated. However, Twinrova's plan succeeded, and although Link triumphed over Onox and restored the chaotic seasons, the Flame of Destruction is lit, and Ganon's return grows ever closer.

Linked ending
Twinrova attempts to revive the deceased Ganon in the linked ending by lighting the Flame of Destruction and the Flame of Sorrow by causing havoc in Holodrum and Labrynna. By sacrificing Zelda, the ritual would be complete with the lighting of the Flame of Despair and Ganon would be revived. However, after Link arrives, they are forced to sacrifice themselves instead of Princess Zelda, resurrecting Ganon, but only a lesser form of him. He fights wildly, unable to control his body. He can only be attacked normally if Link has acquired the Master Sword. With any lesser sword, Link must use a Spin Attack to pierce Ganon's thick hide.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Appearing from nowhere, Vaati, now a Wind Mage (unlike in The Minish Cap) and solely taking the form of a flying eyeball-type monster, takes to kidnapping any maidens he fancies. A number of heroes fight against him, but they all fail to defeat him. One day, Link, carrying a "cursed" blade uses the powers of the sword to split into four beings, and uses this advantage to weaken Vaati and seal him inside the Four Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
When Link enters the final room of Ganon's Tower, he finds Ganondorf standing over Zelda. After a brief conversation he transforms into Puppet Ganon. After Link defeats the three forms of Puppet Ganon, Ganondorf retreats to the roof of the tower. Ganondorf confesses his lust for the winds of Hyrule that contrasted the harsh winds of the Gerudo Desert before attacking Link and reuniting the Triforce. Ganondorf attempts to make his wish but the King of Hyrule touches the Triforce first and wishes for the ultimate destruction of Hyrule. Ganondorf laughs madly and attempts to kill Link and Zelda, starting the final battle.

The battle is a sword duel. Ganondorf swipes and jumps around, avoiding Princess Zelda's light arrows. If Zelda hits him, he is left vulnerable to the Master Sword. Alternatively, Link can simply parry several times. After a while, Ganondorf will knock out Zelda. This leaves Link to do all the work on his own. After Zelda awakens, Ganondorf becomes invulnerable to Link's parries and Zelda's arrows. Zelda asks Link to deflect her arrow off of his Mirror Shield. This leaves Ganondorf open to a final blow from Link, who impales him through the top of the head. Ganondorf is struck through the head by Link's Master Sword, leaving one final statement before he fades:

His body, with the powers of the Master Sword flowing through him, is petrified and left at the bottom of the sea along with the King to wash away with Hyrule.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
At the game's beginning it appears the final boss is Vaati, but as the Links progress throughout the game, it becomes apparent that there is another force threatening Hyrule. When Link arrives at the Desert of Doubt he learns of the Gerudo named Ganondorf who stole the Trident from the Pyramid. The Links continue their journey and face Vaati in the Palace of Winds. After Link defeats Vaati, the Tower of Winds starts to crumble, and Link and Zelda travel down the tower back to Hyrule. However they are stopped by Ganon, who faces Link in battle. As the battle progresses Ganon becomes immune to the Links' attacks. Using an arrow and Zelda's magic the Links defeat Ganon. After he is defeated, he is locked within the Four Sword.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Vaati once again plays the role of main antagonist and final boss in this game. After absorbing the Light Force from Princess Zelda, he attacks Link in his first form, Vaati Reborn. Using his sword Link destroys the orbs surrounding Vaati and strikes his vulnerable eye. Vaati then proceeds to transport Link to a different location and battle him again in his second form, Vaati Transfigured. Using his Bow, Link reveals Vaati's weak spots and attacks them all at once after splitting into four clones using the power of the Four Sword. Vaati disappears, seemingly defeated, and Link frees Zelda. As they attempt to leave the castle it begins to fall apart. Finding the entrance sealed Link and Zelda race to the Elemental Sanctuary only to be confronted by Vaati once again in his third form, Vaati's Wrath. Using the Cane of Pacci and a Minish Portal, Link destroys Vaati's arms and once again uses the power of the Four Sword to reflect Vaati's attacks back at him, defeating the tyrant once and for all.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Link and Midna arrive at the top of Hyrule Castle. Waiting for them is Ganondorf. Using twilight magic, he possesses Zelda, and a battle similar to battles with Phantom Ganon ensues. At Possessed Zelda's defeat, Midna uses the power of the Fused Shadow to purge her body of Ganondorf. Ganondorf changes into his beast form, Ganon. Ganon charges after Link through Twilight Portals, appearing from random portals after a small delay. Link fires arrows into Ganon's head, leaving his stomach susceptible to attack. Link morphs into his wolf form and, with the help of Midna, throws him to the side, and attacks his stomach. After Ganon is finished, Ganondorf jumps on his black horse, and runs around Hyrule Field, spawning ghost minions to attack Link. Zelda aids with the Light Arrows given to her by the four Light Spirits, also riding on the back of Epona.

In the last battle, Ganondorf erects a barrier around himself and Link to prevent Zelda from intervening. As soon as he gets into a fighting stance, sandstorms blow and lightning flashes. His attacks include simple stabs, what appears to be Link's spin attack, and a charge that Link may jump into to initiate a sword lock. To defeat him, Link must either win a sword lock or attack him from behind until he is on the ground (which is easy with the Fishing Rod), at which point Link must execute an Ending Blow.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Link confronts Bellum at the bottom of the Temple of the Ocean King. He battles Bellum on several floors and using Ciela's powers, stops time and defeats Bellum. Thinking Bellum is dead, Link and Ciela return to the surface to restore Tetra to her original self, but Bellum follows them and kidnaps Tetra. Bellum fuses himself with the Ghost Ship and Linebeck follows him in his own boat. Using the cannon, Link and Linebeck destroy the Ghost Ship and enter its remains to find Tetra. Still living, Bellum surprises Link and Linebeck, attacking them and destroying Linebeck's boat. When Linebeck attacks Bellum's tentacles with the Phantom Sword while Link and Tetra are imprisoned by Bellum's tentacles, the creature gathers darkness around him and makes him take the form of a giant Phantom. Bellum then attaches to the Phantom Linebeck's back and begins the battle. Using Ciela's powers again, Link defeats Bellumbeck and ultimately destroys Bellum.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks


When Link and Zelda travel through the Dark Realm in the Spirit Train, they are attacked by the Demon Train. Using the cannon attached to the Spirit Train, Link blows off sections of the Demon Train one by one as it tries to drop Bombs onto the tracks. Link then has an option to hit the train's face. After enough hits the back carriage falls off and Link must blast away the second carriage, which shoots laser beams. With enough hits the Demon Train eventually stops. Link and Zelda in her Phantom form climb on to the Demon Train to confront Malladus and Chancellor Cole. The Demon Train starts moving again while Zelda and Link try to get loose enough to use the Bow of Light on Malladus. Using Zelda as a shield against Malladus' attacks Link stops Cole from possessing Zelda. Eventually they reach Malladus and Zelda grabs him allowing Link to use the Bow of Light. The Demon train sinks into the Dark World and everyone appears outside. Malladus loses Zelda's body allowing her to reclaim it. After a failed attempt to take Zelda's body back, Malladus eats Chancellor Cole and transforms into a giant beast. Zelda decides to use the power of her Hylian blood to weaken Malladus and asks Link to protect her by deflecting the fireballs Malladus shoots. After Zelda gathers enough power she and Link use the power of the Spirit Flute and other Lokomos' instruments to weaken Malladus and give him a weak spot on his back. Link then distracts Malladus while Zelda shoots him in the back with the Bow of Light to injure him. After three shots he becomes stunned allowing Link to strike off one horn. They repeat the process twice and defeat Malladus by together pushing the Lokomo Sword into his head.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword


Demise is originally sealed in the form of The Imprisoned, until his servant Ghirahim revives him in the past. Demise forces Ghirahim into his true form as his sword, impressed that Link has the courage to face him. He challenges Link to a battle, in which Link succeeds in destroying Demise and restoring Zelda's soul to her body, while Demise curses Link. As the Master Sword is sealed away, Demise's consciousness is absorbed into it, so the fiend can completely dissolve over time.