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== Ganondorf / Ganon ==
* [[Big Bad|Ganondorf/Ganon]] in any game he's in tends to fit the bill.
** Ganon in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]''. Mano-a-mano versus Ganon? Check. Great music to accompany a final battle? Check. Ring of fire around you and Ganon? Check. Zelda actually helps you for once? Check. Top it all off with Link stabbing Ganon right in the head for the finishing blow. Add it up and you get a boss fight worthy to end a classic game.
*** Also, it's so dark you can't really see more than Ganon's silhouette and glowing eyes. That is, until a lighting strikes every now and then and you get to see his blue pig like figure for a fraction of a second while he is swinging his blades and making that noise. That is some epic atmosphere.
*** The battle becomes more epic still if you run out of magic and therefore can't use light arrows to stun him. Cue rolling under Ganon's legs to hit his tail. Talk about a memorable way to beat ''OoT'' for the first time.
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** The Ganon battle in ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker]]'' takes place {{spoiler|in the middle of a flooding Hyrule}} and features a kimono-clad Ganon with two swords. And Link finishes the battle by jumping up in the air and {{spoiler|''ramming the Master Sword into Ganondorf's forehead''}}! And then Ganondorf {{spoiler|turns to stone}}, but not before he utters some of [[Famous Last Words|the most epic last words ever:]]
{{quote| '''Ganondorf''': {{spoiler|The wind... it is... blowing...}}}}
** At the end of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]'', you get to fight Ganon in a one-on-one sword duel. Indeed, the entirety of the final battle in ''Twilight Princess'' is one big CMoA -- the first fight against {{spoiler|(Ganon in Zelda's body)}} isn't all that great (he uses the same easily beatable strategy he did back in ''A Link to the Past'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]''), but from there, Ganon takes on his Giant Hell-Pig form, and Link and Midna shoot each other a confident, "Let's-do-this" smirk before engaging in a massive, shapeshifting teamwork free-for-all in which you ''wrangle a giant charging hell-boar and hurl him onto his side, then wail on the scar on his belly.'' Then comes chasing him down on horseback while fending off the ghostly hordes he hurls back at you, giving Zelda a clear shot at him. ''Then'' comes the final [[Sword Fight]] of [[Pure Awesomeness|awesome.]] You feel like a [[Big Damn Heroes|Big Damn Hero]] after this, and it's well-earned.
*** Moreover, rather than simply [[He Knows About Timed Hits|waiting to press the button at the right time]], in this battle, you have to constantly try to get a hit in while simultaneously defending from Ganondorf's.
*** You also get to Finish him off when you finally knock him down, with the classic "Ending Blow" move, triggering a seamless switch into Ganon's dying cutscene when you plunge into him.
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* The Nightmare. It's a [[Final Exam Boss]], but of ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|A Link To The Past]]'''s most aggravating bosses, not ''Link's Awakening''. Then you realize: this is no ordinary Nightmare, this is ''[[Fridge Brilliance|Link's personal Nightmare]]''.
== [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]] ==
* The Stalfos enemy makes for some pretty epic sword duels. If there's several in a room, and you Z-target one, the other ones will leave you two alone as you fight to the death.
** They one-upped that one with the Dinofols, a lizard clutching a similar sword and shield in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|Majora's Mask]]''. There's two differences: Dinofols is much faster than any Stalfos-- faster than you, as a matter of fact-- oh, and ''it can breathe fire''. Exhilarating!
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* Also, Volvagia. It's a giant game of Whack-a-dragon!
** The music for both this battle and King Dodongo are [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|truly epic]]; setting the perfect mood for being trapped in a room with something very big and scary that wants you very ''dead''.
* A mid-boss example from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|Majora's Mask]]'', the Iron Knuckle is easily one of the most powerful enemies in the game, and capable of huge amounts of damage. Their attacks are unblockable as well, and their speed increases when they begin to take heavy damage, which makes it a fun but deadly game of chicken.
** Though they're pretty easy if you {{spoiler|use Bombchus}}.
** OR when you {{spoiler|use the shield without Z-targeting and stab his knees full of holes}}.
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** The [[Final Boss]], Vaati (all three stages) was also excellently done.
== [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]] ==
* Stallord is similar to fight with Goht mentioned above, instead combining rail shooter elements, without the shooting of course. The battle still involves ramming however, but plenty of other Stalfos get in the way, making this one a little more precision oriented. (Or a game of pinball.)
** It gets better once you destroy his first form, the sand goes away and you have to ''surf a spinning top'' alongside rails on the inner/outer walls. Stallord's floating goat head shoots at you? You jump to the other side, until he decides to ram into you. What do you do? {{spoiler|Ram straight into HIM}}, both of you go down to the floor and you slash the heck out of the sword stuck in him.
** And the entire time you're fighting his second phase, the music playing is a remix of the boss themes of King Dodongo and Volvagia from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]''.
* The battle with Argorok. Picture a battle with a fire-breathing dragon which takes place on top of a large tower which is situated {{spoiler|on top of a floating island thousands of feet in the air}}, in the middle of a rainstorm while epic music plays, and after taking some damage, the boss decides to stay airborne and out of your reach... '''so you go after him'''. Can you say "bitchin'"?
** Made all the more awesome when you use ending blow. After grappling onto his back and frantically slashing at his weak spot, you then stand up and plunge your sword to the HILT into his spine.
** Argorok is Zelda's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Boss Fight of Awesome]], or possibly Stallord. Either way, between those two and Morpheel, it's safe to say that ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]'' truly raised the bar for boss battles in the series.
** Also, of the four Twilight Mirror Shard bosses, Argorok is the only one you can Finish, {{spoiler|and is the last one you Finish before Ganon}}. That just shows how much of a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] its whole boss battle is.
* The fight against Zant. His fight is divided into about 6 or 7 phases where he changes the background into that of an older dungeon, forcing you to use the item from that dungeon in some truly unique fashion in order to hurt him, ending in a sword duel in a stylized version of Hyrule Field. Best use of the [[Final Exam Boss]] ''ever.''
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** Also made awesome by the fact that when you knock off the last bit of armor, the Darknut will leap backwards to avoid you, [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|fling his weapon at you]] with enough force to make Link stagger even when blocking, and then swiftly pulling out a smaller longsword to fight you with. And now he will do combos.
*** And makes a weird, approving rumble when you do so, making it sound like he considers you a [[Worthy Opponent]].
* The Death Sword, miniboss of the Arbiter's Grounds. You enter the room to find a [[BFS|ginormous elongated cleaver]], tied down to the floor via ropes with prayer strips attached. It just screams "[[Sealed Evil in A Can|Sealed Demon]], [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!|Do Not Touch]]", but [[Violation of Common Sense|of course]] [[But Thou Must!|you have to release it]], leaving you to fight a giant floating sword. The music is reminiscent of the Jaws them as it slowly moves towards you...
** Of course, the thing isn't ''actually'' a floating sword; it has a wielder in the form of a seriously awesome, [[Nightmare Fuel|if creepy as hell]], demon. But for the maximum effect, use your wolf senses before unsealing the demon, and you can see it there, holding the sword, just ''waiting'' for some fool to release it.
* Twilit Bloat (the [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|giant light bug from nowhere]]) can be incredibly fun for some players.
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