Dark Beast Ganon (Breath of the Wild)

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Dark Beast Ganon
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Hatred and Malice Incarnate

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Dark Ganon is the very final boss in Breath of the Wild. Ganon's spirit has escaped to Hyrule Field and manifests into its true form: Dark Beast Ganon. A pure embodiment of Malice and Hatred, it is a gigantic boar similar to Ganon's appearance in Twilight Princess. Princess Zelda states that Ganon has given up on reincarnation to create this form, intending to release the full force of its wrath upon the world. Now that it is free from the prison of Hyrule Castle, Ganon will do exactly that unless stopped.

Strategy

The final battle will begin and Link will ride over to collect the Bow of Light. This will allow Link to fire Light Arrows. Best of all, he has unlimited ammunition while using it. However, it's not actually mandatory to use it. The Twilight Bow will also work, and can be situationally more useful due to the lack of arrow dropoff, as will the Master Sword's Sword Beams if Link can keep himself at max HP. Ancient Arrows also work and can be shot from whatever bow you have on hand, though this is only viable if you have enough ammunition in reserve.

Dark Beast Ganon, for as intimidating as it looks, does not have much in the form of attacks. It will occasionally shoot out a beam of fire from its mouth. As long as you are not riding directly in front of the Dark Beast, you should be safe. When the battle begins, just ride around until Princess Zelda talks to you.

Zelda will hold the Malice back, creating glowing areas for Link to shoot his Light Arrows. Ride around on horseback and shoot the beast down with arrows. Three glowing spots will appear at first, and then three more will appear shortly after. After Link has hit six spots on the Dark Beast, the next one will appear underneath its belly.

Once last glowing area will appear, this time on an eye that appears on top of Ganon's forehead. However, when you shoot the arrow at the eye, it will close the eye, preventing you from hitting it. Zelda will soon give you the advice that you should use its attacks to your advantage. When Ganon attacks, a massive updraft will appear right in front of it. Run over and jump into the updraft, using the Paraglider to glide up. Alternatively, if the updraft does not form, using Revali's Gale will be effective in taking to the sky. Then, pull out your bow and in slow motion, loose the final Light Arrow to defeat the beast. You must use a bow for this last step and must shoot in midair; if you are not in bullet time (which will always be the case with Master Sword Beams), Ganon will close his eye before the attack lands and it will fail.

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Trivia

  • While the Bow of Light is the intended weapon for this battle, the Twilight Bow also works, likely because it also shoots Light Arrows. Additionally, the Master Sword's beams work, as well as any bow using Ancient Arrows.
  • The Bow of Light is available only for this fight. It cannot be obtained at any other point in the game, nor Link gets to keep it.
  • While he's at his most powerful in this state, Ganon is at his most vulnerable as well, having given up attaining a physical form. This is why it takes 8 Light Arrow strikes to defeat him, rendering him vulnerable to Zelda's final attack that vanquishes him.
  • Dark Beast Ganon's model measures roughly 79.3747 meters tall, 180.688 meters long, and 83.625 meters wide (260.415 feet tall, 592.808 feet long, 274.360 feet wide; length measured from the tips of his horns to the tip of his outstretched tail). This makes him about 46 times taller than Link and about 44% as tall as Vah Naboris.
  • Should Link not have a horse registered at a Stable, a special horse (Link's Horse) will be present next to Link at the moment he's warped to the fight. The horse is tamed, bridled and saddled, effectively ready to be ridden. Once the fight is done, the game is finished and the save file is reloaded, as the horse is not registered to begin with, it won't be found in a stable.

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