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'''Hinox''' are recurring enemies in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]].

[[File:Hinox-Sprite-1.png|left]]Hinox are one of the first enemies that [[Link]] encounters when entering the [[Dark World]]. First found near the [[Pyramid of Power]], these one-eyed monsters have the ability to toss bombs.

The bombs that Hinox throw at Link will only do one heart of damage. However, if Link makes physical contact with the Hinox, three hearts of damage will be done to Link.

Hinox makes an appearance in ''Link's Awakening'' as the mini-boss of the second dungeon, [[Bottle Grotto]]. Later, a red and [[Blue Hinox]] appear as the mini-boss of [[Eagle's Tower]] and [[Turtle Rock (Link's Awakening)|Turtle Rock]]. However, the behavior and strength of these two Hinox are the same as the first Hinox encountered in Bottle Grotto.

The Hinox is more difficult than its ''A Link to the Past'' counterpart due to Link having to face it in a room instead of open space. It walks around the room slowly, and it occasionally charges and dashes toward Link. If Hinox gets close enough to Link, it will grab him and toss Link to the side. Every time Link damages the Hinox, it retaliates by throwing a bomb. Link can defeat it by using his sword to hit the Hinox. Alternatively, Hinox has a natural weakness to Bombs, of which Link can defeat him with two bomb attacks. Later in the quest, [[Bomb Arrow]]s, the [[Boomerang]], or the [[Magic Rod]] make it much easier to defeat these monsters.

In ''Four Swords Adventures'', the Hinox appear on [[Death Mountain Foothills]] as one-eyed ogres. They throw [[Boulder]]s and shake [[Force Gem]]s out of Link. There are a total of 23 Hinox, 20 of which can be defeated by entering a nearby cave obtaining the [[Quake Medallion]] and throwing it on them. The Hinox later appears in the [[Palace of Winds (Four Swords Adventures)|Palace of Winds]].

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In ''Phantom Hourglass'', a similar enemy known as an Eye Brute appears on [[Dee Ess Island]] and [[Goron Temple]]. Unlike previous incarnations, the Hinox is now blue and its ponytail resembles a fuse of a bomb.

The Hinox in ''A Link Between Worlds'' are a lot like the Hinox in ''A Link to the Past''. There is also a snow variant of the Hinox that are found only in the Lorule Death Mountain and throw snowballs at Link. There is also a Hinox in a secret cave, called the Cowardly Hinox, who will give Link Rupees. However, if Link asks for more Rupees too many times, the cowardly Hinox will attack Link and cannot be defeated. The only way to escape is to run out of the cave.

In ''Tri Force Heroes'', the Hinox appear similar to how they appear in ''A Link Between Worlds''. They appear in Stage 4 of the level [[Hinox Mine]], and are the main challenge of this level. Unlike in ''A Link Between Worlds'', they wear helmets that resemble bombs. They ride on mine carts and will throw bombs at the three Links. In order to defeat them, they either have to be shot with a bow, or the Links will have to throw the bombs back at the Hinox.

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The Hinox in ''Breath of the Wild'' are mini-bosses that are sprinkled around the world of Hyrule, of which there are forty of them in total. They are usually found sleeping and can be awakened with attacks or loud noise. Like [[Bokoblin]]s and [[Moblin]]s, they're pig-like creatures. They use their large size and fists to hurt Link. If Link gets close enough, they will try to punish him by stomping the ground below them. Often they use their environment to their advantage, which can include them uprooting nearby trees and attempting to flatten Link with them. However, they are fairly slow enemies and their moves can be telegraphed quite easily.

Hinox can be stunned by attacking their eye. However, after about half of the Hinox health has been drained, it will begin to use its hand to protect its eye when aimed at. As such, the player must wait for the Hinox to attack for them to uncover their eye.

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While the standard Hinox has red-skin, a more powerful [[Blue Hinox]] variety exists. This Hinox has more health, often carries stronger weapons, and will deal more damage. In the [[Master Mode]] version of the game, many standard Hinox are replaced with Blue Hinox.

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[[Black Hinox]] are the strongest variants in the game and are even more powerful than their Blue Hinox counterparts. In the Master Mode version of the game, many Blue Hinox are replaced with Black Hinox.

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Undead [[Stalnox]] will appear at nighttime in certain areas of the world. These bone structured enemies battle similarly to Hinox and Link must attack their eye. When they are weaker, their eyeball will fall to the ground and Link will need to deal damage before it returns to the rest of its boney body. If daylight approaches while battling a Stalnox, the boss will crumble to pieces and Link will need to wait until the next night before he can battle them.

Hinox monster parts are used to create elixirs, or to upgrade armor. The different types of Hinox do not represent different strength levels, but have different HPs and yields aside from [[Hinox Toenail|toenails]], [[Hinox Tooth|teeth]], [[Hinox Guts|guts]] and assorted weapons:

If Link is stealthy enough, he can steal some of the weapons that usually hang around their necks by climbing on top of its hand while either wearing the [[Stealth Set]] or having consumed stealth-heightening elixirs/foods, and then the Hinox will place Link on top of its belly. These weapons range from rudimentary clubs and bows to broadswords and metal bows that may give an advantage to the attacker. The more HP a Hinox has, the better weapons it yields, and also, as the [[World Level]] rises (as the player defeats more enemies, and frees more [[Divine Beast]]s), the Hinox in general will have better weapons to yield. However, unlike other base monsters, Hinox do not change to stronger species under the same circumstances as there are no "Silver" variants in the base game, nor "Gold" variants in [[Master Mode]]; however, in the latter, Hinox do go up one berth, so there is only one Red Hinox in Master Mode for [[Hyrule Compendium]] completion purposes.

Five Hinox are tied to [[Shrine Quest]]s to remove [[Ancient Orb]]s hanging from their chests, either by fighting them or by procuring the Orbs:

* A Stalnox is the first boss of the '''Final Trials''' (floor 5).

* Hinox are vulnerable to [[Urbosa's Fury]] strikes at a 300 HP damage per strike. As such, it takes 2 strikes to kill a Red Hinox and 2½ strikes for a Blue Hinox, but 3 strikes are not enough to kill a Black Hinox (1000 HP versus 900 HP damage), so it has to be finished with weapons.

* Hinox don't need to be awake for them to receive damage, in spite of their health bar not showing until they face Link.

* There are no Hinox in either [[Death Mountain (Breath of the Wild)|Death Mountain]] or the [[Gerudo Desert (Breath of the Wild)|Gerudo Desert]], implying that they can't tolerate heat. The fact that they can be found at [[Hebra]] but not at the [[Gerudo Highlands]] implies that they may have been driven out of the [[Gerudo (Breath of the Wild)|Gerudo province]] altogether by the [[Gerudo]] people.

In ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity|Age of Calamity]]'', the ''Hinox'' first appears as one of the bosses during [[The Yiga Clan Attacks!]] scenario. It has an identical appearance as its ''Breath of the Wild'' counterpart. It will attack nearby warriors by smashing its massive hands on the ground, as well as occasionally leaping in the air and trying to squash its adversaries. The Hinox will also roll on the ground towards any nearby warriors.