Gohma

Gohma is a boss that has been seen in many Zelda titles starting from the very beginning. It usually appears as a spider-like creature with one eye that is its weak point.

Appearances

The Legend of Zelda

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In The Legend of Zelda, Link fought two varieties such as blue and red. These appear in Level 6 and Level 8. They both required arrows to be defeated.

Link's Awakening

Link's Awakening's Gohma was a mini-boss found in the Dungeon, Catfish's Maw. Arrows and the Hookshot are effective, although arrows are most effective.

Ocarina of Time

Queen Gohma

		"Gohma... It's one of those parasitic monsters inside the Deku Tree! Its eye is vulnerable when its red!" - Navi

In Ocarina of Time, Link faced a Gohma called Parasitic Armored Arachnid, Queen Gohma. Queen Gohma act as the boss for the first Dungeon of the game, Inside the Great Deku Tree. This boss fight was the first in 3d and therefore added a lot of different battle strategies. One that was most often implemented was the use of Deku Nuts to stun it then Z-Target and jump slash to double your damage. This version also made Link to fight off Gohma larvae, which also appeared in Twilight Princess.

Oracle of Seasons

Gohma is the boss of the fourth dungeon, Dancing Dragon dungeon. It appears as a spider with one large claw that covers his eye. In the first phase of the battle, Gohma will charge at you and try to grab you with its claw. If it grabs you, it will throw you around the room and you will take high damage. You must slash at its claw with your sword until it falls off. Now you can equip the slingshot. Gohma will move around the room, opening and closing its eye. It will also shoot out baby spiders that you can kill for recovery hearts and seeds. You must use your slingshot to shoot Gohma in the eye when the eye is open. After about five shots, Gohma will be defeated.

The Wind Waker

Called the normal way, Gohma, The Wind Waker version is more scorpion-like than spider-like. It is the boss of Dragon Roost Cavern, and is defeated using the Grappling Hook.

Twilight Princess

Gohma is called Armogohma in Twilight Princess, is a very large spider that is the boss of the Temple of Time. It must be defeated using the Bow and the Dominion Rod. After the battle is almost completely through, the eye of the spider pops out and turns out to be the body of another spider. This spider (along with the larvae that surround it), is easily defeated using the Bow.

Trivia

The mini-boss, Wart, in Majora's Mask has a similar opening to Queen Gohma.

References

Various walkthroughs from and boss guides Zelda Dungeon