need windwaker help

[furcalchick]

i've been playing windwaker for a while and i got to ganon. it's like the final boss (the puppet on a strings boss) and apparently, i can't do any damage on him, i've tried everything.

what i got so far is hitting the strings expect the ones on the horn, then trying to aim an arrow in his mouth i think. am i wrong? how do i inflict damage on this guy? i spent like 4 hours trying to figure this out with no results the other day.

thanks for your help.

[Haoshiro]

I'm not entirely sure since I it has been awhile since I finished the game, but I believe for the part you are asking about you need to throw bombs in his mouth, not shoot arrows in it.

Have fun, you have a couple more sub-bosses like this one before you go to the actual Ganon fight! :)

[zero2dash]

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/zelda_wind_waker_boss.txt


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Ganon's Tower: BLACK MAGIC MARIONETTES
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Get ready to fight 3 very, very ugly bosses, the ugliest you'll
see in this game. These bosses, produced by Ganondorf's black magic,
is a sorta replacement for Ganon I suppose (they're certainly ugly
enough). You have to fight all 3, one after another, in a room with
reflective floors and stone platforms around the edges. The stone
platforms have pots with magic refills/arrows/hearts in them, but
you'll have to be at the right place to be able to hookshot up to
them. It'll be easier to stay on the ground unless you need refills.


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BOSS ONE: THE BLACK BOAR
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A giant pig puppet with retractable arms that try and pummel
you if you're standing in front of it. It's slow moving, so
you should have no trouble getting to a better spot. At the
end of its tail is a glowing blue orb that is asking for you
to shoot a light arrow at it.

But you can't shoot a light arrow at it now. You'll have to
use the boomerang to cut down all 5 BLUE string that keeps it's
limbs moving. Once cut, it will hang loose, including the tail.
NOW is the time to shoot a light arrow. 3 hits, and phase 2.


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BOSS TWO: THE HAIRY ARACHNID
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A giant spider that springs into the air, somewhere where you
can't see it, and then comes crashing down, squashing you if
you happen to be in the wrong place. Avoid it's body-crash
attack by watching the reflection in the water and running to
to sides of the arena (preferably under the stone platforms).

If you're lucky, you will be staring at it's butt, and the
glowing bue orb attached to it. Light arrow the orb 3 times,
and it's phase 3.


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BOSS THREE: THE SPEEDY CENTIPEDEY
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Woah, has this boss gotten ALOT uglier since "A Link to the
Past"! Then, it was somewhat cute and really annoying; now,
it's EXTREMELY hairy nd ULTRA-annoying. It moves VERY fast,
trailing the blue orb at the end of it's tail, and will body-
slam you when it gets close. It's movements are WAY erratic
and difficult to predict, as anyone who has fought it's
earlier incarnation would know.

You can stun it momentarily by hitting its head with your
sword, but you'll have to be quick in light-arrow shooting its
tail. Alternatively, you can try shooting it's tail from afar
or from the stone platforms, but unless you're good, prepare
for some cursing.


I remember when fighting these bosses, on the worm one, I ended up using some of the platforms near the walls to go high up and I shot him with arrows from the platforms above him, while he was rolling around like a crackhead on the floor below, rather than trying to fight him with my sword.

I'd recommend this strategy as well for you; it makes it easier to fight him this way because you're above him where he can't hit you...the only problem you may have is running low on arrows. I was really greedy with the pots with the refills...I only busted them if I needed the refills, so I was able to get refills of arrows with the leftover pots on the platforms.

Good luck :D

[Haoshiro]

I think you have to use the boomerang (z-targeted) to cut the strings; when you cut them all and he moves around on the ground, you have to hit his tail I think.

That sounds right, I definitely recall having to whack some things tail... heh

[twistedlegato]

OK!!!!!!!!!

You must use the boomerang and cut all the cutable strings then shoot his Blue ball on his tail with a LIGHT ARROW!

Do that like 3 times and he will become a spider, use the water as a mirror to see where he lands then shoot the blue ball with a LIGHT ARROW three times!


Last form is a snake and you just has too shoot his tail with a LIGHT arrow three times. but he moves super fast so shoot his head with a light arrow first to stun him!

[furcalchick]

thanks guys!! it seems like you feel so stupid after realizing it was so easy. that was pretty much the only thing i didn't do. doh!!!

and btw, beat the final boss (despite tetra being a poor shot), and the ending to windwaker is very interesting (although i think just about everyone knows it by now).

[bobber205]

This was uber hard for me too. Don't feel bad. ;)

[Cassie]

I pre-ordered Wind Waker, and I just beat it about 6 weeks ago. Sad, huh?:)

[bobber205]

I pre-ordered Wind Waker, and I just beat it about 6 weeks ago. Sad, huh?:)

:eek:

That's funny. I bought it two years after it came out and finished it a last year. :D

[spencecb]

I pre-ordered Wind Waker, and I just beat it about 6 weeks ago. Sad, huh?:)

It took me FOREVER to beat it as well. Like, I just finished it a few weeks before I got a Wii and Twilight Princess.

I'm glad I finished it before I got Twilight Princess, because I'm sure it would have taken me another 6 months to get back around to it.

Never was that interested in Windwaker. A true low point for me in terms of Zelda games.