Top 5 Hardest Zelda Final Bosses 

I literally never finished the game because my touchpad wasn't well-calibrated enough

@@bastienlafleur5838 impas house in ocarina of Time??

It was an hourglass

No, the actual Hardest boss was Drawing the Triforce in Skyward Sword

This ruined me

Link: So you think darkness is your ally?

Listen, Link is technologically disinclined, he doesn't understand the complex mechanism that is the lightswitch :P

@Manek Iridius That’s Undertale, and I literally just played through it. It’s now one of my favorite games

Link: hello darkness, my old friend

@Manek Iridius Papyrus from Undertale.

Just tap on the microphone with your finger.

The sand song was the worst because they change the time signature in it with no real way of knowing otherwise. I had to watch a video of RU-vid when I realized it.

I was just about to say that

I litteraly had to close my DS because i got dizzy after trying it and failing many times, and it wasn't just because you had to blow a lot, you also had to move the damn flute perfectly and the game never tells you if you messed up so you had to hold on to the end of the song only to be told that you have to do it again from the beggining and guess what you did wrong.

That ruined the game for me. Won’t replay it because of this.

I love that fight. And even if you have a bunch of potions, you have to run away to be able to drink them, as the game doesn't pause for that

Say what you want about Skyward sword but that finishing blow is not just the coolest in Zelda history but maybe the coolest in video game history as a whole.

Almost makes me feel like Thor when I gotta do that part

@@masterspongebat2387 That I can agree with

Took me a while to figure it out. Pretty sure I just tried to skyward strike out of last resort. Definitely a good feeling.

Nintendo should absolutely do this!

Hyrule warriors "kinda" has this, but I know it's not the same

Link is not a character I think I'd like to cross blades with :DDDDDDD

Fate decrees you would loose though so not really fair

@@-SourStrawberry- could be downfall timeline tho

I know you posted this a year ago... but here I am. I wanted to say, well, agreed, but also, that entire boss fight is stunning. It feels like the artists and designers for the game sat down and asked, "What should it look like when Link defeats the thing that causes all these timelines to even exist?" And the only way they could do it justice was by putting them in a seemingly empty void. While empty, the thing that always rings out to me are their reflections below them. As though to symbolize every other self after this point, in every timeline, every universe, every persons' held game. The only thing that would have made it better, is if the reflections showed a slightly different ending that only keen eyes would have spotted.

@@jjcymbolic Then after having that long discussion about how amazing and breathtaking they can make this final boss fight that sets off the rest of the games in the time lines, one man speaks up and says something that changed everything: "What if we make Demise easily distracted...by the bug net."

@@Classiccdg00 how?

The hardcore sword through the skull in windwakwr looked more badass imo

I say it’s close with WW’s finish

Yeah but making that monster die knowing it was defeated by a child is better

He didn't win, but he will never lose.

@@hozz1014 What

@@bryanlokao1 he keeps returning

Assuming the switch has a means of canceling drift on the motion controls

@@LucarioBot, We don’t need the MCs anymore. They gave us button controls.

Yeah a simple pattern but a epic fight at that

I bought the game guide when I pre-ordered the game, so I ruined a lot of surprises and beat the game really quickly and easily. I wish I could go back and play through it for the first time again without that. I'd probably like it more than I already do.

Same

There’s a lot of intimidating bosses in twilight just because they’re all so huge. But they’re all pretty easy.

@@threed7 Yeah, its a shame. TP was such a good game visually and the gameplay was very, very good. But oh boy was it easy. Even the water temple was easy. I even like it!

I fought with him using infused guardian potion so i didn't need any

It’s exactly what a Zelda boss fight should be, difficult if you just do it, but can be rendered super easy if you go out of your way to power up

RU-vid: did somebody say d.e.m.o.n.i.t.i.z.e.d?

Fokka.

Peahats on OOT, those were a bitch to kill! 🤣

@@lordtullus9942 "fucker" actually, its Canon, miyamoto told me

It’s not said like that

Agreed! I haven't played all the Zelda games, but it had been the hardest boss fight I'd ever gone into. Every other boss in the game I managed to fight without preparation, but Demise I had to prepare for. First the final battle with the Ghirahim and then Demise himself, I actually had to purchase potions for the first time in the entire game. Not to mention that I struggled with the motion controls throughout the whole game, especially that final strike. But it was sooooo satisfying when I beat him I actually jumped up, threw my control on the ground, and screamed. Definitely one of the most memorable boss fights I've ever had.

On that note, I think I would have replaced the Demise fight with the Ganon fight from the first Zelda game. I found him very difficult to beat because he's invisible and fires energy balls at a fast pace. Not to mention he moves extremely quick. Landing a hit was a massive pain and it requires the hunt and peck technique as I like to call it. At least with Demise you have an opportunity to prepare yourself against him by buying and upgrading potions and obtaining fairies, which considering you have an opportunity to get multiple bottles, you should be in good hands against Demise. Ganon you only get one bottle to fill with medicine and a lot of times I have to use both doses to bring that big blue boar down.

I tried that, multiple times. It does not work as well as you remember it working.

@@decimation9780 It worked quite well for me, actually helped me finish them considerably faster than any other method. I'm not saying that it'll work for everyone, but I like it quite a lot.

@@decimation9780 It's all about timing and execution. I know what that Anika person is talking about because that's my strategy against Darknuts. Maybe it does not work with you because the Roc's Cape in Minish Cap is a bit different from the one in the GB games, but another strategy is to do a zig zag jump to get behind them. The zig zag helps you evade a strike and put you in position to strike.

That's my whole strategy, it makes things super easy, I've never even run into the whole running out of Time problem

​@@decimation9780 skill issue

Agreed, I have no idea how you’re supposed to dodge that laser. And I couldn’t figure out how to damage him! I wish they would give you a hint or something

I know right he moves so quickly I can’t shoot the weak spots

Dark beast ganon was easy af bruh

@@Finley-qd8xz That’s the joke

Yes same, idk what those weird glowy circles were? I tried throwing my horse at them but it didn’t work

Good to know. I'm soooo close to beating the game.

Ayo, the Oracle games were the *shizz* , bro! I seriously hope we get remasters of them like they did with Link's Awakening! Clearly it's possible.

The path in the Great Palace is also super simple. The maps confusing but you basically just got down right and you're there

Arguably, it's almost _too_ much like an instrument; if you're more of a brass than a woodwind (like me), the plot-mandatory flute sessions are impossible. I tried it for hours without success because my brother wasn't home at the time.

xD so fucking tru

One upped by Oracle's mandatory Goron Dance game

@@bezoticallyyours83 One upped by playing the songs in Spirit Tracks

So funny story, I was stuck on one of the gyroscope shrines in botw for like, an hour and a half. I just could NOT get my wii u gamepad to properly respond so I threw it to the side in anger with it, and as I throw my gamepad to the side I see the ball fly off the maze and land in the pocket.

Just flip the entire puzzle over and use the flat bottom surface underneath. One of the great things about botw is how many ways u can cheese your way to victory. Hahahaha

hes so badass nothing can hurt him he dose not need it until the mastersword came along and fucked up the hole I CaN,t bE HUrT bull shit

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@@chxrrycuqcake9730 he's not that hard

He was so easy

Guessing it is only hard ,because of the bad motion controls

I'm having a mental breakdown trying to find the last few shrines

Weeks... literal weeks to kill that damned boss. Zelda 1 and 2 are always in my top favourite list simply for the nostalgia.

Yeah i did try to beat it normal i got pissed and then pull majoras'worst nightmare aka oni link

Yeah but he said without it

Majora is easily a joke if u get all 4 Great Fairy rewards as well. Half damage makes most of the attacks do like half a heart or even lower and the Great Fairy Sword is equal in damage to the Fierce Deity one

even without it its not that difficult

Sure, but to obtain the fierce deity's mask you need to have had all other masks before. It's a good reward according to me

Dark Beast Ganon is so underwhelming. The music, and the context are so epic, as well as the final blow, BUT I think this is the time where I think TLoZ did a cinematic boss very wrong. Although the entire vibe and setting is telling me to feel excited I just can't, when the boss is so such a non-threat, and the "combat" is as simple as the minigame where you pop balloons while horse riding. There have been WAAY better cinematic bosses in TLoZ before, such as Ganondorf in TP, all his phases aren't too hard, but they're not a walk in the park and the cinematic feeling is very epic, Demise from SS is very cinematic AND actually a good difficult challenge for the final boss. I hope Tears of the Kingdom makes a great improvement in this aspect too.

yes please!! ...and honestly, I’d be okay if the Linked Portion got scrapped entirely for a third game and a set Order

I don't know why so many people think that. Just because they did Link's Awakening doesn't automatically mean they're going to remake every handheld Zelda.

@@Christopher-md7tf yeah but at the same time they arent going to remake one game and nothing else Nintendo above anything likes money and they are sitting on millions

@@Hirabeatz I just don't think they really care about the Oracle games all that much. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, though.

@@Christopher-md7tf yeah your right they never tried the gimmick again or brought them up ever but hey Nintendo is wierd

I would love to see the first two Zelda games remade.

it really is underrated. most people I know who mention it just assume its bad because no one talks about it, every time I try to mention all the things it brought to the series they brush it off. what it was trying to do with side scrolling tactical combat was honestly amazing.

I know how it feels I did that before when I kept dying to thunder blight Gannon in BOTW

@@damonmoles8306 oof

I broke many wii remotes on the actual final boss

Bruh

@@triforcehero3664 Thunder Blight was pretty difficult, I died to him like 10 times. but then a year later I replayed the game in master mode and beat him first try XD

Link’s Awakening DX for me, but my brother and I played Ages and Seasons A LOT too

They're good games. 👍 My first two were The Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link

Or cheese the whole fight from the bottom left corner and spam sword slash

I mean we never see her fight in the main games so it would be qiuet the hard and short list

Very true, it would prob be more of an lore based list but i've been itching for this list for a while :D

@@SpookyAzzHero there is absolutely no reason to “itch for a list” like that

@@albedo4008 the only thing she really does is support link with light arrows

@@lordscratch6103 so,the list would be who has the coolest animation for that or what xD

Once you know to shoot them in the face though they're easier then Lizalfos and Bokoblin.

I mean, Lynels aren't THAT hard once you get the hang of their attacks. after fighting them so often myself, I got really consistent at flurry rushing them. granted, it CAN be pretty punishing if you do get hit, but, with enough food, you can pretty easily heal back the health you lose.

@@Wolfboy107 **Cries in Trial of the Sword**

@@Wolfboy107 : Yeah, they're fantastic, but once you've run through it a couple times, it's no longer much of a challenge, and I think they might have too much health. If they had less, it would be more practical to fight more than one at a time.

@@roguerandom2581 yeah but you get nothing

Your grandma is the real beast

@@funnyteacherman man, I swear she is, after a couple years I tried re playing link's adventure, that game is tough!

That's awesome

Nah, they are all easy. TP has an awesome final boss with 4 phases, but none of them was even a bit hard.

What? Dethl is easy

You can kill is with magic powder and boomerang

@@gamercore5216 Those only do normal damage in the remake; making him much more difficult.

Yeah, the Ganon phase of that took me a bit to figure out how to hurt him. Also didnt have the boomerang

I had a really hard time with vaati 😞

Those fights were fun, but even though it's been over a decade since I've played all the way through TP, Zant was definitely a more dynamic boss, and I only really remember the first phase of Ganon being hard in TP.

True but they're all incredibly easy. I'd argue that none of the 3D zelda games are hard at all in terms of bosses, just puzzles

it deserves a sequel; because the state of Hyrule after Zelda II is just to interesting to avoid: Two Princess Zelda's. One of 'em, the one from the very first game, not a direct descendant/reincarnation of the goddess; and the second Zelda, just woken from eternal slumber, that very direct descendant, a Zelda who had no issue immediately tying the wielder of the entire triforce to her. Cue the civil war. The possibilities in that setting are endless; whether directly behind Zelda II, or a few years down the line, or a lot of time down the line; maybe even explore/bring back whatever dark forces crushed the kingdom of Hyrule in the first place; we don't who they are/were, we don't know what they wanted, we don't know if they even cared about the Triforce at all; did they capture the Triforce of Wisdom and lose it; or did they never bother; we don't know if they were defeated by the family/person who crowned themselves king; or whether they just left on their own, and the new royal family reforged the kingdom in their absence. You could even make a Zelda game where you do not play Link; it makes eminently sense for Link to be an NPC; and not just for him, but also the quest of the non-Link hero there are endless possibilities. Is he still with Zelda, is he king over their half of Hyrule, is he not king, just stuck in the middle of two warring Zeldas, did either of them do anything to hurt his trust, or maybe he just immediately peaced out and is sitting on a mountain as a wise sage, training anyone in any weapon, or magic if they come to him. Maybe you get training from him, maybe you have to convince him to pick a side/forge a true peace, maybe you have to defeat him. Set the game a century after and see what the fall out of the civil war was; just as many awesome possibilities, and each and every one of the options would produce an awesome game and story. I suppose it's why they went with a reboot / alternate timeline in the first place; after Zelda II; what the hell do yo do; so many awesome options and each one consigns a 1000 other options just as awesome to oblivion; and there's the limitations of the technology and Zelda games of the time to consider. Today, Zelda games have much more story and NPC story/RPG elements; you could do it justice; but of course, you still have to pick one out of the myriad of choices, and consigning the others to never be seen. it's a daunting task.

@@3dmaster205 Or a remake. Zelda 2 was amazing and I would love to see a remake of it.

@@williamdennis3574 Don't see much of a point for a remake; the graphics is one of the best of the 8-bit era, and hold up perfectly. A re-release though, that would be good; but then Nintendo is rather shit with (digital) rereleases and keeping them functioning.

the man who made it is suprised you exist lol but have fun i guess

Yeah, Vaati gave me trouble the first time too

what made his fight so hard? i’ve beaten him several times and never had trouble. i was disappointed with him honestly because of how easy he was.

Damn so you just gonna go through the whole game and then all of a sudden give up on the last fight?

@@created3612 I was no longer having fun, and that's what video games are supposed to be. I think something was wrong with my motion controls. I'll get my revenge when the Switch version comes out. LOL.

@@CanadianChick811 Dam it’s like Ganon put you to sleep and you back from the grave to face him once more like in Botw lmao

I’m the same but with the Spyro 1 remake. The way you have to chase after the final boss sucks. 😞

I mean...for bosses and monsters, it could just be more of a logic reasoning than a symbolism reasoning. It’s a giant, fleshy part of the body that is noticeably different than the other parts of the body so it can organically separate itself as “a weak spot.” Then there’s also biological, eyes are delicate and fragile. So when you have a tough spider boss with a hard outer skin, it’s eyeball is the only thing that can still be damaged. Honestly I don’t know of many eye symbols in Zelda games, except for the sheikah. I think it has to deal with seeking the truth, hence why the lens of truth is shaped as the sheikah eye. It’s mostly monsters that seem to always have big eyes. Unless I’m forgetting some more stuff.

I love Spirit Tracks, and I completely agree. That was easily one of the worst things about the game.

@@matthewmuir8884 yeah spirit tracks is one of my favorites and the flute was terrible 😂

@@nottrustworthy6361 Yeah. I'll defend the Spirit Train, but I will not defend the flute.

Or the harp in skyward swaod on wii. I was literally about to rage quit because it was just so frustrating.

For me it's the opposite. I find all that train riding so boring but I never had any problems with the flute. Also there's the annoying stylus control, the perpetually ungrateful passengers on the train and all these rabbits you have to ride by 10 times to catch 🤣 Not my favourite Zelda game

And you'd be right.

I know right!? I finally beat Adventure of Link for the first time in my life last summer and I’m 33 lol

@@jondelmore3163 congrats for beating a satisfyingly challenging game. 👏

@@bezoticallyyours83 Thank you! honestly, since it took me so long to beat that game, I weirdly didnt want it to end. I came to love that game and I can say it's one of my favorites in the Zelda series.

@@jondelmore3163 Same thing happened to me. I beat it on 3DS Virtual Console, and I did not use any savestates. 52 game overs later, success!

@@jonahstein3034 all I can say about that game is, Thank god for save states lmao

It really got painful for me after I wasted all my magic early on

Yeah, I get really cheesed when people call it a final boss and judge it as such when it’s basically just a playable cinematic. Come on people use your brain!

Mouser avatar is awesome

@@bezoticallyyours83 thank you

the game said he is

There have been so many moments where I wanted to throw my Switch out the window cause of that. And the COUNTLESS amount of times where we have to fight the blights was so annoying. That and the timed guardian battles.

THe timed one with kogah and impa got me good

@@created3612 I've actually been using the game as a studying aid the last couple days. The though process is, "Do I really want to try this again? Or would I rather get back to work?"

Or the hair width trials... I remember finally clearing hair width trial expert after grinding it, and having that happiness crushed by hair width trial expert+ appearing lol

@@AwkwardDemon And for what, even? Link getting an outfit that's usually just his default?

Seconded

It kinda homes in on you, because Ganon teleports based on where you move to dodge it. I think if you start to move one direction to dodge it, then double back, you might be able to consistently dodge that trident.