Enemies

Where: Aboda Village and trees across Hyrule. Bees live in hives hanging in trees, such as the tree beside Alfonzo’s house in Aboda Village. They ignore you until you strike a hive, after which the whole swarm chases you. You cannot hurt them, so run into a building or jump into water to lose them. A broken hive can leave Bee Larvae behind, a treasure worth 50 Rupees.

Where: Outside Hyrule Castle, Tower of Spirits. Spinuts are the first monsters you fight: they swarm you on the hidden path out of Hyrule Castle and later rush at you in a locked room in the Tower of Spirits. They run straight at you, and your shield makes them bounce off. One or two sword strikes finish them.

Where: Caves and dungeons. Keese are the series’ usual cave bats, fluttering around in unpredictable loops. Any of your weapons will take one down, but wait for it to swoop close before you swing. Two elemental versions are listed further down.

Where: Everywhere, from the tunnel to the Tower of Spirits onward. The Red ChuChu is the basic blob of the family and you meet it very early, in the tunnel leading to the Tower of Spirits. It moves slowly and hops toward you, and your shield blocks it. Hit it with the sword or the boomerang.

Where: Hyrule Castle, Tower of Spirits, Malladus fight. Rats scurry out of holes in walls, and some carry a small key, so you must kill them to get it. Zelda is terrified of them: on the hidden path out of Hyrule Castle she freezes until you deal with every rat in her way. In the first phase against Malladus in the Dark Realm, Cole tries to take control of Phantom Zelda through ghostly strings, and mice in her way must be cleared before they reach her.

Where: Perched in trees. Crows sit in treetops and dive when you walk underneath. Turn to face them just as they drop and strike.

Where: Forest Temple. Vengas are small spiders that live in the Forest Temple. A single hit kills one, but it bursts into a cloud of poison that you cannot walk through. Use the Whirlwind to blow the gas away.

Where: Forest Temple. Bubbles are flaming skulls that float inside a purple cloud, first seen in a locked room of the Forest Temple. Gust them with the Whirlwind to strip the cloud and stun them, then hit them with the sword. Mothula also fires Bubbles at you.

Where: Forest Temple mini-boss; Take ‘Em All On!. Mothula is the mini-boss of the Forest Temple, in the locked room you enter after unlocking the door on the first floor. It spits a Bubble at you: blow that Bubble back with the Whirlwind to stun the moth, then slash it. Never gust it when no Bubble is in the air, since it blows the wind back and stuns you instead. Two smaller Mothulas also show up in the Take ‘Em All On! challenge, where one arrow kills each.

Where: Tower of Spirits, from the second climb; also the Ocean Temple. The first Geozards meet you on your second climb of the Tower of Spirits. Their metal shield blocks every strike from the front, so draw a path from Phantom Zelda to it and let her distract it, then hit it in the back. Once you own the Whip from the Ocean Temple, pull the shield away and fight it with your sword. Phantom Zelda can then hurt an unshielded Geozard too.

Where: Tower of Spirits, sixth floor. A Miniblin riding an Armos statue first appears on the sixth floor of the Tower of Spirits in your second climb. Getting close makes the Armos sprout spikes. Stand on Phantom Zelda’s shield to reach the rider with your sword, or blow it off from a high ledge with the Whirlwind and strike it while it is dizzy. When the rider falls, the Armos blows up. The Whip and boomerang also work.

Where: Snow Realm, Anouki Village, Snow Temple. White ChuChus that live in the Snow Realm, around Anouki Village, the path to the Snow Sanctuary and inside the Snow Temple. Their icy mist freezes you on contact; rub the touch screen to thaw out. Blow them with the Whirlwind or hit them with the boomerang to remove the mist, and then cut them down.

Where: Forest Temple. Blastworms crawl around the Forest Temple and look harmless. When struck they curl into a spiked ball that explodes on touch. Blow that ball with the Whirlwind into blocks, switches or other enemies. Blastworms keep dropping from the ceiling, so you never run out. Stagnox hatches more during its boss fight.

Where: Boss Key rooms in the Tower of Spirits and temples. Key Masters are giant hands that guard a Boss Key, as on floor 10 of the Tower of Spirits and in the Ocean Temple, where four of them wait. If one grabs the key, it returns to where it started, so defeat the ones in your way and hurry to the lock. An electrified Boss Key must be carried by Zelda.

Where: Snow Temple, Trading Post cave, Ocean Sanctuary. The classic rock-spitter. Land Octoroks appear in the Snow Temple, a cave beside the Trading Post, on a small island at the Ocean Sanctuary and in the first round of Take ‘Em All On!. Block the rocks with your shield and close in to slash.

Where: Snow Realm, Snow Temple. White Wolfos burst out of the snow in packs around Anouki Village and on the road to the Snow Sanctuary, and four more guard the Boss Key room of the Snow Temple. They dodge and leap in turns. Stun them with the boomerang, then cut them down with a sword swing or spin attack.

Where: Snow Temple. Octives are water-dwelling cousins of the Octorok that spit rocks from the pools of the Snow Temple and dive when you come near. Use the Whirlwind to send their rocks back, or build ice paths with the ice torches so you can reach them with the sword.

Where: Snow Temple. A Freezard is an Octorok frozen in ice, with its snout showing as a single eye. If you hit it, it slides around and ricochets off the walls, so avoid striking it. Light the nearby torch and send the boomerang through the flame to melt the ice, which reveals an ordinary Octorok to cut down.

Where: Snow Realm and Snow Temple. Ice Keese are pale blue Keese trailing frosty mist. Touching one freezes you, so shoot them with the boomerang or arrows rather than waiting for a swoop.

Where: Fire Temple, Fire Realm. Fire Keese are Keese wrapped in flame. Their burning bodies can light torches, which you need in the Fire Temple. Keep clear of them and take them out with the boomerang or the bow.

Where: Tower of Spirits, third and sixth climbs. Nocturns are ghosts that drift out of reach in the dark floors of the Tower of Spirits. Stand in torchlight to stay safe. Light torches with the boomerang or let a Torch Phantom Zelda carry the flame; exposed to light, the Nocturn drops and can be hit. Once you have the Bow of Light, a charged Light Arrow in its back also works.

Where: Tower of Spirits floors 11 and 26. A red Geozard that also spits fire. One fights you on floor 11, and three attack together on floor 26 near the Compass of Light. Use the Whip to remove shields, hide behind Zelda when it breathes fire, then team up with her to finish it. It counts as a mini-boss in the boss guide.

Where: Trading Post cave, Tower of Spirits, Tricky Chests. Like-Likes swallow you whole and spit you out, taking some health. Watch for pots that shake on their own and chests in the cave west of Linebeck’s house at the Trading Post; they hide Like-Likes. Toss a couple of bombs into the open mouth as it tries to suck you in.

Where: Ocean Sanctuary, Papuchia Village. A crab-like enemy whose giant stone claw blocks attacks from the front. Pull the claw off with the Whip, or send the boomerang around to hit it from behind, and then slash.

Where: Pirate attacks, Pirate Hideout, Tower of Spirits. Miniblins are pirate underlings that pour onto the Spirit Train when you escort Carben across the Ocean Realm and fill the Pirate Hideout. They die in a hit, but gang up, so use spin attacks.

Where: Ocean Realm train raid, Pirate Hideout exit, Take ‘Em All On!. A huge club-swinging pirate. The first one climbs aboard when you take Carben to the Ocean Sanctuary. Slip in, strike, and step away before the club comes down. Big Blins also turn up at the Pirate Hideout.

Where: Ocean Temple and elsewhere. Yellow ChuChus crackle with electricity at intervals. Wait until the sparks fade before striking, or stun them with the boomerang first.

Where: Ocean Temple, Tower of Spirits floor 26. Silver-black ChuChus that stay electrified all the time and shock you if you touch them or strike them. Stunning does not help. Shoot them with the bow, blow them up with bombs, or let Phantom Zelda cut them down. Eight of them attack in a row on floor 26 of the Tower of Spirits.

Where: Ocean Temple mini-boss. The Ocean Temple has the first Snapper before you own the Whip: its whip grabs you, so slash the moment it pulls you in. Two more appear later; stun them with your own Whip from afar and close in with the sword.

Where: Ocean Temple. Armoured ChuChus that cannot be harmed while their helmets stay on. Pull the helmet off with the Whip, which turns them into plain Red ChuChus.

Where: Tower of Spirits, from the fourth climb. Floating eyeballs that shout to alert the Phantoms. If one sees you, rub the touch screen to shake it off, or hide in a safe zone. Trace a boomerang path to stun it, then run over and destroy it.

Where: Fire Realm: Fire Sanctuary, Disorientation Station. Fire Babas spit fire seeds and bite when you get near. If one swallows you, rub the screen to break free. Bombs and arrows are the safest way to remove them.

Where: Sand Temple, Tower of Spirits. Skeletal soldiers that collapse when struck but pull themselves together again. Throw a bomb at each one for a clean kill.

Where: Fire Temple, floor 2 and below. Winders are electrified worms found in the Fire Temple. Their shock hurts Heatoises, so you lure the rolling Heatoise into them. Once you hold the bow, an arrow in the head kills a Winder.

Where: Fire Temple mini-boss. Heatoise is the Fire Temple’s mini-boss. It retreats into its shell and rolls at you. Stand so it crashes into an electrified Winder, then hit the stunned head with your sword. After you win the bow, shoot Heatoises in the head on basement floor 1.

Where: Sand Temple. Sand monsters that ordinary weapons pass through until the Sand Wand hardens them. Aim the wand at one until it stiffens, then either strike it with your sword to shatter it or pick up the sand statue and throw it. Throwing the statue destroys it.

Where: Sand Temple, Tower of Spirits floor 26. Fast skeletons that swing swords and jump away when you attack. Several of them block your way in the Sand Temple. One bomb is enough for each.

Where: Sand Temple. Ergtoroks are Octive-like monsters that hide in the sand and dive if you reflect their rocks. Trap one in a block of sand with the Sand Wand, climb on top and strike its head.

Where: Overworld tracks. Moinks are friendly pigs that wander onto the rails. They are not enemies and you cannot harm them; blow the train horn to make them step off the tracks.

Where: Tower of Spirits, every climb. The ordinary Phantom patrols fixed routes. Its view cone is on your map, and it chases you if it spots or hears you, so duck into a purple safe zone. Early on you cannot hurt it, so gather the three Tears of Light on the first climb of the Tower of Spirits to power up your sword. Hit one in the back to stun it, then Zelda can possess it.

Where: Tower of Spirits, from the third climb. A Phantom in red armour with a flaming sword. When Zelda possesses it, the blade lights torches and scares off Nocturns.

Where: Tower of Spirits, from the fourth climb. A blue Phantom that teleports around the room after hearing you. Zelda inside one can warp to any Phantom Eye.

Where: Tower of Spirits, from the fifth climb. A black Phantom that rolls into a boulder to charge. Zelda in one can smash cracked blocks and statues and stun other Phantoms.

Where: Whole of New Hyrule, first on the trip to Castle Town. Small flying elephants that circle your train and then ram it. Blow the whistle to scare them off, or shoot them down with a single cannonball. If you tow cargo, they try to steal it instead.

Where: Frightening Forest in the Forest Realm. Spiders that drop from the trees over the track. One cannon shot or a whistle blast clears them.

Where: Frightening Forest in the Forest Realm. The tougher red version lives in the same forest. The whistle does not frighten it, and it needs two cannonballs.

Where: Ocean floor, Fire Realm, Snow Realm. A possessed train that destroys yours on contact. Check its route on the map and steer around it; reverse if one closes in. Your cannon can only delay it.

Where: Forest and Snow Realms. Boar-like mounts ridden by Bulblins. They charge your train in pairs or alone, and the whistle does not drive them off.

Where: Forest and Snow Realms. Bulblins ride Bullbos and fire bomb arrows from a distance or ram your train. Shoot a bomb arrow out of the air with your own cannonball.

Where: Ocean floor tracks leading to the Ocean Temple. Red-and-green Octoroks that rise from the water along the underwater route to the Ocean Temple and attack from a distance. Shoot them with the cannon.

Where: Ocean floor, Dark Realm. The first Armored Train appears once the gate to the Ocean Realm opens. They turn around anywhere on the line and cannot be stunned, so trick them at junctions. In the Dark Realm, six wait on the rails: power up with a Tear of Light and ram them, using the whistle to speed up.

Where: Snow Realm tunnel, Sand Realm trial, Fire-to-Sand tunnel. A cave monster that drops from the ceiling to chase your train. Fire at its large eye when its mouth opens. The one in the Sand Realm trial sometimes keeps its eye shut until you hit the barrels in the wall. The optional one in the Fire-to-Sand tunnel also sends out Tektites.

Where: Snow Realm. Snowmen beside the tracks, usually in pairs, that throw their heads at you. Shoot the head in mid-air, then hit the body.

Where: Ocean Realm. Small gunboats that attack in groups of three. Their cannonballs can be shot down, and each sinks after two hits and drops rupees.

Where: Forest, Snow and Fire Realms. Two or three tanks that chase you with drumbeats and fire. Intercept their shells and give each tank two hits; each drops rupees.

Where: Fire Realm, around the Fire Temple. Big red Snurgles. Each of the three holds a key to the Fire Temple entrance. Blow one short whistle followed by one long one to freeze them, then shoot. The blast only knocks them out for a moment.

Where: Ocean Realm and other realms, once you carry a passenger. After you have freed a prisoner from the Pirate Hideout, a Pirate Ship or Pirate Tank may chase you whenever you carry a passenger. Shoot it with the cannon. If it reaches the train, Miniblins burst into the car and try to cage your passenger, so defeat them in time. Succeeding can reward you with a Pirate Necklace.

Where: Sand Realm, around the Sand Sanctuary. Sand sharks that swim under the dunes and then leap at your train in groups of three. A whistle makes them jump, and one cannonball downs each.

Where: Cave tunnels of the Fire Realm. Jumping one-eyed monsters that leap onto the train and often appear with Rocktites. Shoot them as soon as you see them.

Where: Ocean floor. Floating mines under the sea. They cannot reach your train. Shoot them for Rupees and Train Hearts.