However, the "eye" he references could have been a metaphor, and a direct reference to the Lens itself.Īlso, it is possible that Bongo Bongo betrayed the Royal Family of Hyrule in the Hyrulean Civil War and was executed, being sent (along with his house) to the bottom of the Kakariko Well. Bongo Bongo's description says Phantom Shadow Beast, with "phantom" possibly meaning "deceased person" and "shadow" potentially alluding to "Shadow folk", another name for the Sheikah. His house could have been sent to the bottom of the well, along with certain artifacts (the Lens of Truth, a Sheikah item). The shapeshifting monster could be the Man Who Could See the Truth due to the fact that Bongo Bongo has one eye and was living in the well. His house stood where the well is now." - Shikashi But this fella, no, they say he had a different way of doing things. There was a man in this very village who had an eye they said could see the truth! Now usually, you have to train your mind's eye most strenuously to actually see the truth. This is because when Adult Link talks to Shikashi near the House of Skulltula, the elderly man states: It has not been officially verified by Nintendo and its factual accuracy is disputed.īongo Bongo is theorized to be (or have been) a Sheikah. Theory warning: This section contains theoretical information based on the research of one or several other users. “Boss of the Shadow Temple, revived from the well. This holds true if the player counts only sword slashes or counts sword slashes and extra weapon hits, ending up with a total of twenty-six and sixty-three hits, respectively. Interestingly, Bongo Bongo has the largest amount of health out of all the bosses in Ocarina of Time. It retains its original look in the Wii U virtual console version. In the GameCube collector's edition, as well as the 3DS and Wii versions, the powder is dark red instead of blue. It then turns black, and melts into dark blue powder that burns away into nothingness.
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It inadvertently creates a frenzied drumroll, which gradually slows as its life drains away. While attacking its own hand, Bongo Bongo opens its eye, at which point Link can shoot an arrow to stun it (the Lens of Truth being helpful for aiming), then attack the eye with his sword.Īfter Link delivers the death blow on Bongo Bongo, it will go into convulsions, body thrashing and hands flailing around. When Link freezes one of its hands, the other hand starts attacking the frozen one, trying to break the ice. Another way to defeat Bongo Bongo is to use the Ice Arrows. Though not required, the Lens of Truth allows Link to see Bongo Bongo's eye, making the battle much easier. Because the Shield can not block any of Bongo Bongo's attacks, it is preferable to use the Biggoron's Sword in order to maximize damage. This will disable it, allowing Link to damage the boss by slashing its eye repeatedly for a moment, before it rises again and resumes its attack. While Bongo Bongo is executing this attack, this is one of the only times the creature is vulnerable its eye will open and Link is able to fire an arrow at it, or, with precise timing, strike it with his sword. This attack is unavoidable and causes massive damage to Link. If both hands are unhindered, Bongo Bongo will try to smash Link in a devastating clap.Īfter Link has stunned both of its hands, Bongo Bongo does one more attack, involving its entire body and both fists charging across the drum towards Link. All of these do significant damage to Link. Once Link has stunned one of its hands, the other hand retaliates with one of five attacks: a horizontal swipe across the drum, a horizontal slap, a downward smack, a direct punch, or by grabbing Link with a fist and throwing him into the surrounding damaging liquid.
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Link must first stun both of Bongo Bongo's hands with arrows, the Longshot, or his sword. When Bongo Bongo stops drumming, it is preparing for an attack.
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Bongo Bongo always remains on the opposite side of the drum, as far away from Link as possible. This bouncing effect can be largely negated if Link wears the Hover Boots, the main item of the Shadow Temple. The heavier drum beat bounces Link up into the air, which makes aiming and dodging harder. Bongo Bongo beats the drum, setting up a fast, softer tempo with one hand but tapping much harder at a slower tempo with the other one. The battle takes place on a large bongo drum, surrounded by a strange liquid that will damage Link if he comes into contact with it.