Game Informer’s Top Ten Zelda Bosses

Posted on September 27 2011 by Nathanial Rumphol-Janc

Game Informer is continuing to release more content as part of their month long Zelda 25th Anniversary feature. Today they have listed out their Top Ten Bosses throughout the course of the Zelda franchise.

So which bosses, according to the magazine, are the best of the best?

10. King Dodongo (Ocarina of Time)

9. Stallord (Twilight Princess)

8. Gleeok (The Legend of Zelda)

7. Argorok (Twilight Princess)

6. Dark Link (Zelda II: The Adventures of Link)

5. Phantom Ganon (Ocarina of Time)

4. Trinexx (A Link to the Past)

And the top three?

3. Agahnim (A Link to the Past)

2. Ganon (Wind Waker)

1. Twinrova (Ocarina of Time)

The only thing surprising about the Wind Waker Ganon fight being in the top three, after Game Informer’s ten-minute long discussion the other day about why it was so awesome, is that it didn’t place in at number one. That spot went instead to Twinrova.

Splitting Ganon’s forehead was amazing in Wind Waker, but no boss battle in the series is better on an all-around basis than the Twinrova witches in Ocarina of Time. It begins with the twin witches Koume and Kotake targeting Link individually, with color-coded fire and ice spells similar to Trinexx. Instead of simply attacking them with an opposing elemental item, however, the player must absorb and reflect one witch’s attack at the other. Once enough damage has been dealt to the duo, they combine to form Twinrova. Three blasts of the same element must be absorbed into Link’s mirror shield before it can be used against the witch, and absorbing an opposing element negates any progress you’ve made. This forces the player to anticipate what Twinrova’s next attack will be, and evade or absorb accordingly. It’s a thrilling fight, and stands as our favorite boss battle amongst the dozens in the Legend of Zelda series.

Don’t get me wrong, Twinrova is all sorts of awesome, I’m just not sure she was the best Zelda boss I’ve ever fought. Then again, I don’t think I could narrow down my top ten without a considerable amount of thought. I also don’t feel like I’m entitled to do so, since I haven’t played some of the older titles (this will soon be corrected). However, I am disappointed that not a single Majora’s Mask boss made it onto the list.

Here’s ZeldaInformer’s Top Ten list from a couple years back: