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Dreadfuse is one of the mini-bosses present within the Sky Keep dungeon in Skyward Sword.
Skyward Sword
Created by the same production line that made Scervo, this regal robotic pirate is essentially a souped-up version of the previous model Link fought on the Sandship. Dreadfuse wields a sword in his left hand and has a hook for his right, opposite to the previously fought Scervo, who wielded his sword in his right hand and had a hook for his left. Some believe Dreadfuse is actually Scervo reborn, but regardless, he was ultimately placed within the Sky Keep as one of the many challenges the goddess had set up for the chosen hero, and as such, Link must take him out.
Battle
Upon entering Dreadfuse's chamber, the door closes behind Link, and Dreadfuse turns around and regards him with a static roar, and so with that, a spiked gate pops up behind Link, and the battle begins. Considering that when compared to Scervo, Dreadfuse wields his weapons in the opposite hands and is fought on a much shorter gangplank, this in turn makes it so he may be recognized as that much more of a challenge.
Starting off the battle similar to the previous robotic pirate, Dreadfuse attempts to jab Link backward and skewer him on the spiked gate, however, after some nicely timed Shield Bashing, Link manages to get the upper hand and throw Dreadfuse off balance, soon slashing at what opening he has while avoiding the electrically charged sword the robotic pirate uses to defend himself with. Unlike Scervo, however, it's not too often that Link gets a chance to hit Dreadfuse more than twice each time. After a somewhat long timeframe of shield bashing and jabbing of his own, Link manages to get Dreadfuse to the end of the plank, in turn, the robotic pirate's sword is sent flying into the abyss below, and he draws his other blade to once again battle Link.
With that, the second phase of the battle begins, and the two of them charge at each other from opposing sides of the plank. Using slightly different tactics now, Dreadfuse attacks much more quickly in an attempt to push Link backwards in the spiked gate, however, Link manages to fend the robotic pirate off once again, and this time Dreadfuse's left arm is blown up and he loses his other sword. Enraged at this, Dreadfuse growls out and shows that he's not done yet by attempting to swing at Link with his remaining hook.
Link back flips away, and the third and final round of this battle begins. The two engage in combat, with Dreadfuse now pulling off a two-hit attack that involves him spinning his body around and then spinning it back into its previous position, which in turn causes his hook hand to possibly hit Link twice if he's not paying close attention. After pulling off enough nicely timed shield bashes, however, Link manages to push Dreadfuse back to the planks end once again, where his hook then blows up and he falls to his doom.
