Mini-Boss

The mini-boss is a special enemy, that is not regarded as a regular enemy or the boss, that appears in a dungeon, generally midway through the dungeon, that you must defeat. When you have defeated the mini-boss you are rewarded with an item which is often the dungeon item eg. the Boomerang. On some occasions there will not be a mini-boss in a dungeon at all and very rarely more than one mini-boss appears in a dungeon.

The Dark Nut Mini-boss from the Temple of Time in Twilight Princess.

The Legend of Zelda

- Patra

- Moldorm

Link's Awakening

Artwork of the Hinox mini-boss in Link's Awakening.

- Rolling Bones

- Great Moblin

- Hinox

- Dodongo Snakes

- Lanmola

- Cueball

- Master Stalfos

- Gohmas

- Armos Knight

- Smasher

- Grim Creeper

- Head of the Turtle

- Blaino

- Fire Cephalopod

- Giant Buzzblob

- Stone Hinox

Ocarina of Time

- Deku Scrub Brothers

- Lizalfos

- Bigocto

- Stalfos

- Poe Sisters

- Flare Dancer

- White Wolfos

- Dark Link

- Dead Hand

- Iron Knuckle

- Nabooru

Majora's Mask

The mini-boss Wart from Majora's Mask on the ceiling of the mini-boss room.

- Gekko and Snapper

- Dinolfos

- Wizzrobe

- Wart

- Gekko and Mad Jelly

- Captain Keeta

- Igos' Servants

- Garo Master

- Gomess

Oracle of Ages

- Giant Ghini

- Swoop

- Subterror

- Armos Warrior

- Great Moblin

- Smasher

- Vire

- Angler Fish

- Blue Stalfos

Oracle of Seasons

The Frypolar mini-boss from Oracle of Seasons

- Goriya Brothers

- Façade

- Calamareye

- Agahnim

- Great Moblin

- Syger

- Vire

- Poes

- Frypolar

The Wind Waker

- Bokoblin

- Moblin

- Mothula

- Darknut

- Phantom Ganon

- Stalfos

- Red Wizzrobe

Twilight Princess

- Ook

- King Bulbin

- Dangoro

- Shadow Kargaroc

- Twilit Bloat

- Deku Toad

- Death Sword

- Darkhammer

- Skull Kid

- Darknut

- Aeralfos

- Phantom Zant