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* The [[Stranded on Eventide]] quest which entails facing a Blue Hinox without wearing armor or having weapons from outside ''[[Eventide Island]]'' in order to activate one of the three pedestals to reveal [[Korgu Chideh Shrine]].
* The [[Stranded on Eventide]] quest which entails facing a Blue Hinox without wearing armor or having weapons from outside ''[[Eventide Island]]'' in order to activate one of the three pedestals to reveal [[Korgu Chideh Shrine]].


Slaying all 40 Hinoxes in the base game will, after the [[Destroy Ganon]] quest has been completed once, allow Link to recieve the [[Medal of Honor: Hinox]] when visiting [[Kilton]]. The award itself serves only for bragging rights.
Slaying all 40 Hinoxes in the base game will, after the [[Destroy Ganon]] quest has been completed once, allow Link to receive the [[Medal of Honor: Hinox]] when visiting [[Kilton]]. The award itself serves only for bragging rights.


Three Hinoxes are present as part of the [[Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass|DLC]]-exclusive [[Trial of the Sword]]. These are not included in the total for the Medal of Honor:
Three Hinoxes are present as part of the [[Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass|DLC]]-exclusive [[Trial of the Sword]]. These are not included in the total for the Medal of Honor:

Revision as of 01:06, February 21, 2021

Hinox
Hinox-Artwork-LA.png
Official Artwork of Hinox from A Link to the Past

Games

Location

A Link to the Past
Dark World
Link's Awakening
Bottle Grotto
Eagle's Tower
Turtle Rock
Four Swords Adventures
Death Mountain Foothills
Palace of Winds
Phantom Hourglass
Dee Ess Island
Goron Temple
A Link Between Worlds
Lorule
Breath of the Wild
Greater Hyrule

Effective
Weapons

A Link to the Past
Bomb
Bow
Quake Medallion
Link's Awakening
Sword - 8 hits
Koholint Sword - 4 hits
Boomerang - 4 hits
Bombs - 2 hits
Bow - 2 hits
Hook Shot - 4 hits
Magic Rod - 2 hits
Pegasus Boots - 4 hits

Related

Hinox is a recurring enemy in The Legend of Zelda series.

Appearances

A Link to the Past

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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.

Hinox will move around rather slowly, but if they make eye contact with Link, they will charge in his direction. Even when the Hinox is charging, it does not move too quickly, so Link will have some time to react. While the Hinox will toss bombs out randomly, if Link strikes the Hinox with the Master Sword, the Hinox will immediately turn in his direction and toss a bomb.

These massive enemies are quite durable and will take a number of strikes to defeat. Link will need five direct swipes from the Master Sword to defeat them. Link can use its own power against them, defeating them with a single bomb strike. One might think arrows would work against these one-eyed creatures, but Hinox will need five direct strikes from the Bow and Arrow before he goes down.

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.

Link's Awakening

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. However, the behavior and strength of these two Hinoxes 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 Arrows, the Boomerang, or the Magic Rod make it much easier to defeat these monsters.

Four Swords Adventures

In Four Swords Adventures, the Hinox appear on Death Mountain Foothills as one-eyed ogres. They throw Boulders and shake Force Gems out of Link. There are a total of 23 Hinoxes, 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.

Phantom Hourglass

Main article: Eye Brute

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.

A Link Between Worlds

The Hinoxes in A Link Between Worlds are a lot like the Hinoxes in A Link to the Past. There is also a snow variant of the Hinoxes 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.

Tri Force Heroes

In Tri Force Heroes, the Hinoxes 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 Hinoxes.

Breath of the Wild

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The Hinoxes 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 Bokoblins and Moblins, 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.

Hinoxes may wear wooden or metallic shin guards, and the former can be set on fire. They may wear one or two shin guards, but never two of the same material. The shin guards prevent Link from striking its legs when it's standing, so it's recommended to either burn the wooden ones, or strike the Hinox once it's sitting down on the floor.

Hinoxes 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.

Blue Hinox

Main article: Blue Hinox

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.

Black Hinox

Main article: Black Hinox

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.

Stalnox

Main article: Stalnox

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.

Drops

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

Hinox Type HP Extra Yields # of Individuals
Red Hinox 600 Non-cooked fruits 7
Blue Hinox 800 Cooked seafood 16
Black Hinox 1000 Cooked meat and poultry 7
Stalnox 1000 None; yields only Hinox Tooth and embedded weapons[HC 1] 10
  1. The Stalnox at Hyrule Castle is an exception, which triggers a Hylian Shield to appear in a chest when defeated.

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, the more Scaling Points the player has (as they become stronger), the Hinoxes in general will have better weapons to yield. However, unlike other base monsters, Hinoxes 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, Hinoxes do go up one berth, so there is only one Red Hinox Master Mode for Hyrule Compendium completion purposes.

Quests and Additional Hinoxes

Five Hinoxes are tied to Shrine Quests to remove Ancient Orbs hanging from their chests, either by fighting them or by procuring the Orbs:

Slaying all 40 Hinoxes in the base game will, after the Destroy Ganon quest has been completed once, allow Link to receive the Medal of Honor: Hinox when visiting Kilton. The award itself serves only for bragging rights.

Three Hinoxes are present as part of the DLC-exclusive Trial of the Sword. These are not included in the total for the Medal of Honor:

  • A Blue Hinox is the final boss of the Beginning Trials (floor 12);
  • A Black Hinox is the second boss of the Middle Trials (floor 10);
  • A Stalnox is the first boss of the Final Trials (floor 5).

Trivia

  • Hinoxes 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.
  • Hinoxes don't need to be awake for them to receive damage, in spite of their health bar not showing until they face Link.
  • Albeit rarely seen, Hinoxes are fast swimmers, but they drown if they're in water for too long.
  • There are no Hinoxes in either Death Mountain or the 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 province altogether by the Gerudo people.

Age of Calamity

In 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.

When defeated, a Hinox may drop a Hinox Toenail or a Hinox Tooth. Additionally, the player will receive a Hinox Trophy each time one of these bosses are defeated. These can be used to complete quests or upgrade weapons of the various warriors. Stronger variants and elemental variants of Hinox also appear throughout Age of Calamity, including Blue Hinox, Black Hinox, Electric Hinox, Fire Hinox, Ice Hinox, Malice Hinox, and Stalnox. The stronger variants appear in later scenarios, with the elemental variants appearing in levels corresponding to their elements.

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