Summary
The Legend of Zeldafranchise is known for many things. The impressive franchise has managed to stay at the very top of the gaming industry for decades, changing art styles and story tactics more times than can be reasonably kept track of by any but the most die-hard fans. One of the games that has helped this franchise stay at the very height of gaming excellence isTwilight Princess.
Released in 2006 on different consoles, in particular as one of the launch titles for the Nintendo Wii,Twilight Princesswas a challenging version of aZeldatale with plenty of great memories attached to it for gamers. In particular, the variety of exciting and challenging boss fights that players come up against throughout thisLegend of Zeldaentry makes for some fantastic encounters. It can be hard to tell which of the bosses that players come up against is the most difficult due to the players hitting them at different levels. They can more easily be judged as the best due to mechanics and aesthetics, as well as uniqueness.
7Fyrus
One of the earliest boss fights inTwilight Princess, Fyrus is fought after being released at the very end of the Goron Mines. This was a fun early sequence in the game which led to this boss fight against a being enclosed in flames, making for one of the most interesting sections of the first act inTwilight Princess. The Goron Mines were a fun part of the game and the story of how the Elder of the Gorons went into the mountains and became this twisted creature made for a funpart of the story and lore around the worldofTwilight Princess.
The boss fight with Fyrus itself is a fairly unique one. The large being cloaked in flames feels like a commonplace enough boss idea, but his attacks are interesting, based on being powerful and huge, while Link has to rely much more on his bow skills as he is unable to get close to Fyrus. The boss fight is also unusual for only having one phase, whereas every other major fight inTwilight Princesshas at least two.
6Dark Beast Ganon
There has beena huge variety of Ganon boss fightsthroughout theLegend of Zeldafranchise, including multiple ones inTwilight Princessitself. However, Dark Beast Ganon is a reasonably forgettable entry in the long history of Link vs. Ganon sequences, as the middle boss fight entry in the final three in the finale of the game, makes it the most forgettable of this sequence despite having quite an interesting build. Both the design of Dark Beast Ganon and the mechanics of this fight make for an interesting sequence.
Dark Beast Ganon is a towering, black-furred creature with a red mane, and he has to be knocked over to continue the battle. To do this, players can shoot his gem or transform Link into a wolf and grab the gem withMidna, the amazing sidekick. Players have to beware of Dark Beast Ganon attempting to sneak attack using portals as the fight continues, but besides that, this is a fun part of the final sequence inTwilight Princesswithout being one of the very top-tier boss battles in the game.
5Blizzeta
It isn’t uncommon forLegend of Zeldafans to see a temple or sequence that focuses on ice, having had several of these appear in different games across the years. However, one of the most fascinatingly fun designs for a boss fight did appear in theTwilight Princesstake on an area like this, namely the Snowpeak Ruins that must be tackled mid-game.
Blizzeta is the boss made up of Yeta, infected by a piece of the twilight shard, and her boss battle is in one of the most beautifully designed parts of the game. The boss battle with Blizzeta focuses on the ball and chain attacks by Link,one of the game’s best mechanics, and a great deal of movement to avoid the spinning boss, who is terrifying and quick despite her size.
4Puppet Zelda
One of the most terrifying ideas ever enacted in aLegend of Zeldagame is the idea that Princess Zelda, the force of good that Link is often working to save or protect, could turn against Link,and he would be forced to fight her. That finally came true in the first of three boss fights that concludedTwilight Princess.
Upon entering Hyrule Castle, Ganondorf takes over Zelda’s body, possessing her, and Link is forced to fight her before moving on to the other versions of Ganon. This “puppet” version of Zelda is terrifying, and one of her three moves is to impale Link with her sword. This makes for a satisfying, frightening beginning section to the finale of the game, giving players everything that they’ve ever feared about Princess Zelda.
3Ganondorf
The final section of the Hyrule Castle boss fights that concludes the game is Ganondorf himself, in the form that players have come to expect from him. This greatZeldagame deserved to be wrapped up withone last truly memorable and great boss fight, and this encounter with Ganondorf where Link defeats him at last makes it all worthwhile.
With so many huge creatures and various types of battles throughoutTwilight Princess, the most satisfying thing that could be done was to give players a simple, elegant, and extremely difficult swordfight against Ganon to end the game. This made for one of the most classically styled boss fights inZeldahistory, as well as one of the absolute best.
2Stallord
One of the most unique ideas for a boss fight found in anyLegend of Zeldagame throughout history, Stallord is an undead creature that rises from the center of a sinkhole to tackle Link after Arbiter’s Grounds, making him the fourth main boss of theTwilight Princessstoryline.
Stallord makes for a fascinating boss fight. He throws down enemies in the path of Link, who must battle from atop his spinner, a great mechanic that makes for a challenging boss fight while being one of the most entertainingly well-designed. Stallord has gone down in history as a hugely fun piece of theZeldafranchise.
1Zant
Zant is the strangest, probably the hardest, and definitely the best of anyTwilight Princessboss fight. While there is a great variety of unique challenges involving plenty of mechanics that Link has to face off with, Zant is at the pinnacle of the game.
Zant is the last boss that must be faced before Link can travel to Hyrule Castle, and his challenge is presented in the form of every mechanic from previous boss fights returning. The longest boss battle,of an already long game for the franchise, and one that forces players to use every skill they’ve learned from throughoutTwilight Princess, Zant presents the most complete challenge and the best experience available at any time in this wonderfulLegend of Zeldaentry.
