Dodongo (The Legend of Zelda): Difference between revisions

| name   = Dodongo

| image   = [[File:Dodongo-LoZ-Art.png|200px]]

| caption = Official Artwork from Game Manual

| threat = 2

| attack = {{H|1}} Contact

| game   = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''

| dungeon = [[Level 2: The Moon]]<br/>[[Level 5: The Lizard]]<br/>[[Level 7: The Demon]]<br/>[[Level 1 (Second Quest)]]<br/>[[Level 3 (Second Quest)]]<br/>[[Level 4 (Second Quest)]]<br/>[[Level 8 (Second Quest)]]

| weapon  = [[Bomb]]s<br/>[[Sword]]

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

The '''Dodongo''' is the second [[boss]] of ''[[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 killed if Link places a Bomb right in its path, at which time the Dodongo will swallow the Bomb and be damaged. Two explosions will kill 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]] and it will be gone.

The second appearance of the Dodongo contains a total of three, and they all fight Link at the same time in Level 5: The Lizard. Defeating these Dodongos requires the same strategy as the first battle; line up the Dodongo, place a Bomb, watch it die. The Dodongos guard a door that leads to the [[Old Man]] who will offer Link a Bomb upgrade. These Dodongos can be a real pain, as it takes a total of six bombs to kill them, yet Link at this point in the game can only carry a maximum of eight. This means that if Link misses with three Bombs, he will have to leave, collect some more bombs, and try again. Alternatively, Link can use a bomb in the room south of these Dodongos to head towards this Old Man if he does not wish to fight them.

A total of four Dodongos appear in the next dungeon, though once again, Link does not have to defeat them all. The first one appears in a room with four [[Stone Statue]]s in the corners that with shoot fireballs at Link, making the fight more difficult. If Link defeats this Dodongo, the northern door will open, granted Link access to the room with the Dungeon Map. The next three are fought together in a room north of the Triforce Shard, and Link must defeat them all to continue on to the next room hiding the [[Raft]].

Finally, a record-breaking twelve Dodongos appear in this dungeon, in groups of three patrolling four separate rooms. One trio of Dodongos guard the final Triforce Shard of the game, and must be defeated in order for Link to move on to [[Level 9 (Second Quest)]]. However, Link does not even need to cross the rooms holding the other nine Dodongos if he does not wish to. One group of Dodongos are in a hidden room that can only be entered by bombing open its west wall, but only provide a [[Small Key]] if Link defeats them. Another group guard the room holding the [[Magical Rod]], but since the door to that room is only locked, Link does not need to fight them in order to collect this item. The last group of Dodongos block a passageway leading towards the [[Magical Key]], and Link will have to defeat these enemies if he wishes to collect this useful item.

File:Dodongo-LoZ-Art-2.png|Artwork from [[Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide|Million Publications Strategy Guide]] for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''

File:Dodongo-LoZ-Sprite.png|Sprite from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''