Dodongo (The Legend of Zelda): Difference between revisions

| reward = [[Heart Container]]<br/>[[Triforce Shard]]

The '''Dodongo''' is the second [[Boss]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. It is first encountered in [[Level 2: The Moon]], where it is the final boss and guardian of the second [[Triforce Shard]]. Later on in the game, a set of three Dodongos appear in [[Level 5: The Lizard]]. Also, two sets of three Dodongos appear in [[Level 7: The Demon]]. The Dodongo looks very similar to a [[Wikipedia:Triceratops|three-horned dinosaur]], which could be its inspiration. There are a total of ten Dodongos found in ''The Legend of Zelda''.

The Dodongo first appears as the final boss of the second dungeon, Level 2: The Moon. This one appears by itself. Oddly enough, whenever [[Link]] is fighting a Dodongo, it seems to take on no drive to attack Link. It will simply walk around the room, basically minding its own business. It can be defeated if Link places a [[Bomb]] right in its path, at which time the Dodongo will swallow the bomb and be damaged. Two explosions will defeat the Dodongo, and allow Link to collect the second Triforce Shard. Another way Link can defeat the Dodongo is by putting a bomb right on their backs. If it hits just in the right spot, it will stun them. Once they are stunned, Link can just simply swipe them with his [[Sword (The Legend of Zelda)|Sword]] and it will be gone. The Dodongo will also leave bombs when defeated in this manner.