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Bosses in order

Bosses follow the dungeon order. Ganondorf has a page because the last fight and the rematch hall are their own question. Everyone else is a row. I am not ranking who is hardest.

10 entries

Every bosses entry. Names with a page link out. Others stay in this table.
NameFactsSourcesPage
Ganondorf
dungeon
Ganon's Castle, top of the tower
phase
Two phases: Ganondorf (Gerudo form) and Ganon (beast form)
weakness
Light Arrows and the Master Sword; energy-ball volley in phase one
reward
Ending; Ganon is sealed in the Sacred Realm
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 3 source sites; see Sources Detail page
Gohma
dungeon
Inside the Deku Tree
phase
One phase (armored eye)
weakness
Fairy Slingshot to the eye, then sword
reward
Kokiri's Emerald
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Child
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
King Dodongo
dungeon
Dodongo's Cavern
phase
One phase
weakness
Throw Bombs into its mouth, then sword
reward
Goron's Ruby
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Child
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Barinade
dungeon
Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
phase
One phase
weakness
Boomerang to sever the tentacles, then sword
reward
Zora's Sapphire
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Child
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Phantom Ganon
dungeon
Forest Temple
phase
One phase
weakness
Bow; volley the energy ball back
reward
Forest Medallion
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Volvagia
dungeon
Fire Temple
phase
One phase (flying and ground)
weakness
Megaton Hammer to the exposed head, then follow with attacks
reward
Fire Medallion
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Morpha
dungeon
Water Temple
phase
One phase
weakness
Pull the nucleus out with the Hookshot or Longshot, then strike with the sword
reward
Water Medallion
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Bongo Bongo
dungeon
Shadow Temple
phase
One phase
weakness
Stun both hands, reveal the eye with the Lens of Truth, then attack
reward
Shadow Medallion
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Twinrova
dungeon
Spirit Temple
phase
Two witches, then a merged form
weakness
Mirror Shield to reflect magic; fire and ice
reward
Spirit Medallion
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Ganon
dungeon
Ganon's Castle
phase
Beast form after Ganondorf
weakness
Light Arrows to stun, then Master Sword
reward
Ending
rematch
Boss-rematch mode reported; per-boss roster not established by this entry’s source
age
Adult
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Official Ganondorf artwork
Official character art. © Nintendo.
Official remake screenshot on the boss index
Store screenshot. © Nintendo.

Order and the rematch hall

Gohma, King Dodongo, and Barinade are the child bosses. Phantom Ganon, Volvagia, Morpha, Bongo Bongo, and Twinrova are the adult temple bosses. Ganondorf and then Ganon close the castle. The wiki is the order. A Spanish query about the hardest boss gets no answer from me: I will not invent a ranking, and I did not find a cited one to quote.

The Hall of Fallen Foes on Switch 2 is a timed rematch list plus an enemy compendium. Nintendo Everything and Game8 both use that name. It does not add a new story boss. The Ganondorf page is the phase split. The dungeon table is where you earn the right to see each fight.

Questions

Who is the hardest?

I am not publishing a personal ranking. No sourced ranking was in the notes I kept.

Can I refight them?

The remake’s Hall of Fallen Foes is the cited rematch mode. It is not in the 1998 game.

Related

Ganondorf

Two phases and the hall.

Dungeons

Where each fight sits.

Remake changes

The hall in context.

Sources

Last checked 2026-11-05.