Hinox

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Hinox
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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. This version of Hinox is almost the same as the A Link to the Past version as far as attack style and visual appearance, although he may seem a little larger in Link's Awakening. 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 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 Link gets close enough to the Hinox, it will grab him and toss Link to the side. Every time he damages the Hinox, it retaliates by throwing a bomb. Link can defeat it by using his sword to hit the Hinox. Also, Link can use bombs and the Bow to attack the Hinox. However, if Link has obtained the Boomerang or the Magic Rod, he can easily defeat the mini-boss with it.

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; there are forty in total. There are multiple variants of the Hinoxes such as the standard red-skinned, blue-skinned, and black-skinned. 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.

If Link is stealthy enough, he can steal some of the weapons that usually hang around their necks. These weapons include broadswords and bows that may give an advantage to the attacker.

See Also

Stalnox

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