Boss

, sometimes known as , are powerful variants of the enemies Link fights in , sometimes aided by . In , the Bosses are known as Nightmares.
==Overview==
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In , eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom are hidden in eight underground labyrinths containing dangerous enemies which Link has to overcome. He then fights in his fortress in Death Mountain after completing the Triforce of Wisdom, and then takes back the stolen Triforce of Power.
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Long before the events of , the King of Hyrule hid the Triforce of Courage, and wrote a message on scroll telling a hero that had not been found in his era how to unlock the way to the Great Palace in the Valley of Death. After Impa entrusts Link with this scroll, Link defeats six palace guardians the King created, and sets six crystals Impa had given to him in the statues of each palace to undo the binding force placed on the Great Palace. Following this, Link battles the last guardian in the Great Palace, Thunderbird, as well as Link's Shadow, to obtain the Triforce of Courage which undoes the spell which had been cast on once it is reunited with the other two pieces.
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In , with the exception of the major antagonists Agahnim and Ganon, Link defeats Bosses which guard the way to either one of the three in the Light World that Link needs to obtain the Master Sword, or one of the seven holding a Maiden which Agahnim had sent to the Dark World. In either type of dungeon, a Heart Container is the reward for beating the dungeon Boss.
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In , the Nightmares wreak havoc on Koholint Island, the world inside the Wind Fish's dream, preventing the Wind Fish from waking up. Link arrives on Koholint Island and, aided by the Owl, destroys the Nightmares. Eight dungeons each hold a Nightmare that guards one of the , which together open the way to the ninth and final dungeon, the Wind Fish's Egg.
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In , because of the influence of Ganondorf, the respective Bosses Inside the Deku Tree and Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly curse the Great Deku Tree and Jabu-Jabu, while King Dodongo, an inhabitant of Dodongo's Cavern, goes berserk. Five other Bosses prevent the Sages from awakening in their Temples, which open the path for Link to battle Ganondorf in Ganon's Tower after their rescue.
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There are six in , with the sixth and final having three separate forms. Each is invulnerable to damage until is able to reveal their weak point through the use of whichever is obtained in the . The final , , requires the use of several to make his various forms vulnerable to damage from the .
Defeating each of the first five grants a new and (with the exception of ) one of the . A green also appears alongside the (again with the exception of ), which will transport back to the entrance of the .
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==Other Appearances==
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==Nomenclature==
==See Also==
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* Final Boss