Volvagia

Not to be confused with Barba.

Volvagia is the Boss of the Fire Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time^[2], and is the fifth boss overall.

Story[]

Volvagia was an ancient wingless fire-breathing Dragon that lived in the depths of Death Mountain and was essentially the spirit of the Mountain.^[3] It was said that a legendary Goron hero destroyed it with the use of the Megaton Hammer at some point in the past. By the events of Ocarina of Time, Ganondorf revived the wicked Dragon to secure the Fire Temple from intrusion. As this beast has a diet of Gorons, the Evil King also fed the rock people to Volvagia to make an example to the other races that might revolt against him. Incited by Darunia's son, Link, the Hero of Time, sets out to destroy Volvagia to stop the Dragon from escaping the temple and turning Hyrule into a burning wasteland, and therefore repeat the feat the Goron Hero had done.

Characteristics[]

Navi's Comment

Volvagia
It's the Boss of the Fire Temple, revived by the Evil King. I don't know its weak point...

As Link steps onto the main octagonal platform of the Boss room, the room shakes and the small rectangular platform behind him sinks into the lava. Then, Volvagia itself emerges from one of the holes on the main platform to engage the battle. It flies around the room whilst breathing fire before entering another hole, and the boss fight begins.

The battle is designed akin to a Whac-A-Mole game, as there are nine holes, and Link must whack the Dragon when it comes out using the Megaton Hammer. On the battlefield, there are pits of fire that Volvagia bursts out of to attack Link. Its head and upper body pop out from pits that are spitting fire. When emerging from a pit, Volvagia swings its flaming hair around to cause damage. Once Volvagia comes out of one of the nine pits, it executes one of three attacks. It will either reveal only its upper half, come out entirely to give chase while breathing fire, or fly up to the room's ceiling to trigger a rockfall.

When Volvagia comes out of a hole only halfway, it does one of two things, depending where Link is at the moment. If Link is far away, it breathes fire at him. If Link is up close, it tries to slash him with its claws. Link must get close to the Dragon and strike its head with the Megaton Hammer. Should Link miss the initial window before Volvagia's quick attack, another will present itself just after it is finished, just before retreating back under the platform. Once stunned with the Megaton Hammer, Link can slash Volvagia with the Master Sword or hit him on the head again with the Hammer, which will cause the Dragon recedes back into its pit. Eventually, it leaves its pit and attacks Link out on the platform, flying through the air. It can either cause rocks to fall down at Link or follow him trying to burn him. At that point, Link can use the Bow to fend off Volvagia, or he can go to the edge of the platform and hang there while the rocks fall down. Arrows can damage Volvagia, although they cannot defeat it. Its health can be brought down using only Arrows, but it will not be defeated until it is struck with the Megaton Hammer or the Master Sword while stunned.

After six slashes with the Master Sword while it is stunned, Volvagia will be defeated. The Dragon flies up to the air again, but Link watches as the Dragon's body suddenly burns into a skeleton, and its scorched skull crashing to the ground in front of. It moves its jaw one last time and then vanishes, rewarding Link with a Heart Container. Darunia then awakens as the Sage of Fire and grants Link the Fire Medallion.

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Non-Canon Information

Ocarina of Time (Himekawa)[]

In the Ocarina of Time manga by Akira Himekawa, child Link purchases a baby Volvagia from the Hyrule Town Market, intending to set it free. Instead, Volvagia chooses to follow Link. Eventually, Volvagia learns to say Link's name in thanks for its freedom, and the two part ways.

When Link returns to Hyrule as an adult, Volvagia has been enthralled by Ganondorf into haunting the Fire Temple. Disheartened, Link is forced to slay his friend in order to both save the Gorons and put Volvagia out of its misery. With its dying breath, Volvagia whispers Link's name in thanks for once again being freed.

Later, as Link crosses the Haunted Wasteland, a spectre takes the form of Volvagia's disembodied head, suffering grievous pain, in an attempt to lure Link away from the safe path through the desert.

Trivia[]

HW Volga Dragon Form — Volga in his Dragon form from *Hyrule Warriors*

Volvagia, along with King Dodongo, are the only two bosses in Ocarina of Time to have a unique battle theme not used for the other bosses in the game.
The battle against Volvagia is very similar to Barba from The Adventures of Link, and Barba is even referred to as Volvagia in the Zelda Encyclopedia, possibly implying a connection.
In the original N64 version of the game, Volvagia is once referred to as a he.^[4] This was fixed in Ocarina of Time 3D, where it is now changed to "it".^[5]
Interestingly, the unused Arwing enemy from the Star Fox series was used to test Volvagia's flight patterns.^[6]
Valoo from The Wind Waker is suggested to be Volvagia's descendant in Hyrule Historia.^[7]
Volga, a villain in Hyrule Warriors, shares many similarities with Volvagia. They have similar names, both utilize the fire element, and Volga's helmet resembles Volvagia's skull. Additionally, Volga can take on a Dragon form which resembles Volvagia itself.
Volvagia's roars were reused from Queen Gohma and would also be used for Ganon.
- The manner in which Volvagia dies was later reused with Twinmold in Majora's Mask and Molgera in The Wind Waker.

Nomenclature[]

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ヴァルバジア (Varubajia) ^(OoT)^[8]	Volvagia
	French^EU	Volcania ^(OoT3D)^[9]	From volcan (volcano).
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Gallery[]

Artwork of Link battling Volvagia
Volvagia's introduction from Ocarina of Time
Volvagia in Ocarina of Time

References

↑ "Subterranean Lava Dragon
Volvagia" — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 211
↑ "Residing within the Fire Temple in Ocarina of Time, Volvagia was a wicked dragon defeated by Link; in essence, it was the spirit of Death Mountain." (Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 22)
↑ "A long time ago there was an evil dragon named Volvagia living in this mountain. That dragon was very scary! He ate Gorons! Using a huge hammer, the hero of the Gorons... BOOOM! Destroyed it just like that. This is a myth from long ago, but it's true! I know, because my dad is a descendant of the hero!" — Link (Ocarina of Time)
↑ "A long time ago there was an evil dragon named Volvagia living in this mountain. That dragon was very scary! It ate Gorons!" — Link (Ocarina of Time 3D)
↑ "Volvagia is a dragon, so it wriggles and undulates. I only gave Morita-san the dragon model parts, but he set it in motion immediately. It was mysterious how he could do that. [...] I couldn't help but ask how he did it. He said it was the same as the programming for Star Fox 64. There's this scene when another fighter aircraft is tailing Arwing and..." —Satoru Takizawa (Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D: Original Development Staff - Part 2)
↑ "Even after the land of Hyrule was sealed away, the guardian spirits of the three pearls of the goddesses remain. They are thought to be descended from Volvagia, the Deku Tree, and Jabu-Jabu, spirits that existed during the Era of the Hero of Time." (Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 127)
↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Shogakukan) pg. 142
↑ "Pour faire peur aux autres races, Ganondorf va donner les Gorons en pâture à Volcania !!!" — Goron (Ocarina of Time 3D)

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