The leader of the Shadow Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake is Bongo Bongo. This beast is rather hard to defeat due to the fact that it has an invisible body and very strong hand attacks. However, when you learn to knock out its hands and reveal its weak spot, everything gets easier. Here’s how you can defeat Bongo Bongo and complete the Shadow Temple.
How to Defeat Bongo Bongo
The Bongo Bongo is the boss that lurks in the Shadow Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake. This large beast uses its huge hands to bang the drum-shaped arena, which makes it impossible to keep balance. Nevertheless, the fight will be quite simple after you learn how to handle its attacks and discover its weak spot.
Prior to battling the boss, be sure to have on the Hover Boots. The arena will be a large drum that is surrounded by a pool of toxic liquid. In case you don’t wear the Hover Boots, you won’t be able to keep yourself on your feet because of the vibrations. Additionally, you have to avoid the toxic liquid, as you’ll have to get out of it.
The main weak spot of the boss is the red eye. However, the body of Bongo Bongo will be invisible. Therefore, you will have to use the Lens of Truth in order to see it. At first, you will have to stun both of the hands of the beast.
Pay attention to the hands and wait until their purple auras vanish. It usually occurs after the hands have completed an attack on you. Bongo Bongo uses a few attacks, which include using his hands to hit you from two sides or even knocking you out of balance and trapping you between his hands.
Once the hand’s purple aura disappears, shoot it immediately with your bow. Alternatively, you can slash it with your sword should it get too close to you. Good timing enables you to interrupt Bongo Bongo’s attacks by shooting his hands.
Second Phase
After stunning the two hands of the creature, you can use the Lens of Truth to make its invisible body visible. Afterwards, you will see its red glowing eye and should shoot the eye using the bow to knock the boss to the ground and deal some damage. You can move close to the boss and attack the eye using your sword as many times as possible before it rises again.
After recovering, Bongo Bongo will bring its hands back, and you’ll need to repeat the process. Stun both hands, reveal its eye with the Lens of Truth, shoot it with your Bow, and attack with your sword. Keep repeating these steps until the boss is defeated.
