Evolution of Gleeok Battles in Zelda Games (1986 - 2024)

[@tedscheett9420]

Can I just say that I love the reprisals of old enemies in Tears of the Kingdom? Breath of the Wild was awesome and I don't think we should discredit it, but a lot of the enemies felt like it was the same thing. In TotK, you have a bit more variety in both in the types of enemies you face and where they have been represented in the franchise and how they will interact with their surroundings. Gleeoks, for example seem to really love castles, keeps, fortresses and really anything stone, because they tend to hang around them. And they tend to be pretty well respected from monsters and animals alike, because they are often the only monster in their immediate area. The world feels alive when it has these features.

[@underbossslash9546]

I feel like that might also be due to their ability to instantly change the climate around them at least for fire and thunder gleeoks. Makes for an extremely dangerous area if your not able to easily adapt which a lot of animals can’t

[@magnabueno5360]

Then there are the frogs staying at 4 millimeters from a Flame Gleeok.

[@lamxdblessed3383]

​@@magnabueno5360frogs are just built different

[@alvaroperez2349]

Went from a pixaled hydra, to King Ghidorah.

[@Just_a_guy_who_likes_stuff]

Definitely an improvement

[@danielcook7975]

From Pixelated to even The blights are nothing compared to the Gleoks lol, this is cool they took Gleok and made four elemental ones and made it into a Mini Boss

[@TadhgOsaurus-ti5ff]

I wish there was a four headed gleeok in totk the fourth head wouldn't do damage but blow you VERY far away probably knocking you off a cliff or even a sky island

[@justatanuki.6495]

@@danielcook7975 three elementals and satan*

[@SeriousStriker]

@@TadhgOsaurus-ti5ff The wings on regular Gleeoks already do that.

[@janeilnold5863]

I love how brutal the classic game bosses are in BOTW and TOTK!

[@ijust...lovethispic...]

It's like they where saying: "Oh, you want our old stuff back? Suffer."

[@sonicstar917]

00:00 - _The Legend of Zelda_ 00:45 - _Link: The Faces of Evil_ 01:05 - _The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons_ 02:24 - _The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap_ 04:14 - _The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass_ 08:28 - _Super Smash Bros. Brawl_ 08:36 - _Cadence of Hyrule_ *_The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom_* 09:25 - Thunder Gleeok 11:01 - Flame Gleeok 14:34 - Frost Gleeok 20:41 - King Gleeok

[@aaron_aj_knight_95]

All the Zelda games I HAVEN'T played, not counting Brawl. No wonder I've never heard of this creature.

[@garsrandom4358]

@@aaron_aj_knight_95 you planing to get TOTK?

[@aaron_aj_knight_95]

@@garsrandom4358 Already own it. I'm 40+ hours in.

[@ikmor]

Thank you

[@Yarott75]

If that's just the king, imagine Queen Gleeok, modeled after D&D Tiamat, with two extra heads of another 2 elements.

[@hikuro14]

Man these new gleeoks sure get the blood pumping with fighting spirit

[@azurecreed9119]

More like severe heart attacks lol

[@ivanm8682]

Just defeated my first Gleeok today… all I needed was a savage lynel bow and enough stamina to run and have some space to shoot the arrows, without that, yeah, they’re terrifying.

[@richcast66]

They become trivial once you get a strong bow and a good amount of keese eyeballs. I take them down without even giving them a chance to fight back now

[@andrewgallegos1194]

@@richcast66 don’t use keese eyeballs , just good ol bullet times enough

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

I actually find them rather easy, and that's because I usually stalkpile keese eyes

[@HZConqueror]

Gleeoks beams in totk just one tap me or two tap me it’s brutal I love it especially their strongest version is just brutal chaotic in its last phase

[@CartooriesDiscord]

22:45 Deals 17 full hearts of damage! That's brutal. It's the strongest attack I've ever seen from a TLOZ boss.

[@bananajoe8412]

Well to be fair, he was wearing very low leveled armor

[@fabiovercelli4962]

​​@@bananajoe8412 he was wearing level 3 hylian set it's normal level of defense,not that low

[@Vile-MKII]

Could you imagine a StalGleeok in TOTK. That would have been a nice nod to Oracle of Seasons, and a fun fight.

[@RedShirt00000]

I really wish that there were Stal Gleeoks, Stal Aerocudas, and the good old original Stalfos in TotK

[@DeltaOdyssey]

It would be so cool to see! Maybe their heads break off and start attacking if enough damage is dealt to them. It would be great to have as dlc, perhaps.

[@DatJaneDoeArchive]

Unfortunately, most players would just throw a Dazzlefruit at it for instant KO

[@loggermoment]

​@@DatJaneDoeArchivethey'd probably nerf the dazzlefruit specifically for stalgleeoks, although,, yeah. the dazzlefruit would still probably be super op,,, so the reward probably wouldn't be as great as an actual gleeok horn and such

[@Godzilla_piece]

Stalgleeoks would be a nightmare

[@LizardMane]

For frost gleeok. Jump on the giant icicles and use the reversal technique thing. It gets you up to his level fast

[@darkhunter5293]

Recall.

[@IrishBrotato]

Frost electric fire and king a lynol bow and eyeballs will destroy them all easily

[@giratina6665]

I mean at that point it should be pretty clear that if you trust the game design of the LoZ team and they intentionally put it out of your reach that there would also be a way to reach it. They even gave obvious answers to attacks from common enemies like the Yiga Blademaster (referring where they summon a pillar that follows you on the ground that also summons an updraft)

[@acgearsandarms1343]

What’s a for sure method to avoid the Fire Gleeok massive fireball? I mean I take cover, but damn that things is hard to outrun.

[@miraclefool9244]

Well it is to just out run it and then use the updraft it creates afterwards

[@desmondreusch7287]

phantom hourglass is one of the only games i never played in the series but that fight is really cool and creative

[@TurquoiseStar17]

Oracle of Seasons Gleeok was one of its best boss fights. The skeletal second phase always reminded me of that volcano boss from Super Mario RPG.

[@megaman37456]

I found out that if you use the Fool's Ore in Oracle of Seasons you can 1 shot the heads.

[@jonathanzimmer725]

phase 2 looks like the asylum demon

[@Pocket_of_Explosives]

When I first saw a Gleeok in Totk I thought my eyes were bugging I had the courage to move in and take a picture of it, but I lacked the wisdom and power and got one shotted lol

[@johnospina1953]

Triforce in that comment right there.

[@daveedzee]

Oracle of Seasons Gleeok was clearly the inspiration for the Gaping Dragon. I can't unsee it now.

[@roninthechaoslayer3289]

The gleeok theme in cadence of hyrule goes hard

[@Shritistrang]

Well, it is a rythm game.

[@MouseBasket]

Shame that people often forget about that game, it’s legitimately a fun time

[@thesergalladaf6902]

(Visible bopping to the theme)

[@stwbmc98]

Right??? The whole soundtrack is a fucking bop

[@syrusgrove8682]

Also Gleeokenspiel is a pretty creative name and also the instrument they chose to combine the Gleeok with was a great choice.

[@Daimyo0394]

Just fought a King Gleeok lasy night in Tears of the Kingdom. I was so confident with my high defense and over 25 hearts, not to mention my high attack weapons. I thought he wasn't gonna last long. Boy how wrong I was, not even a Silver Lynel gave me so much trouble

[@chiville165]

I died against an thunder gleeok

[@j.martinez8767]

I have 6 hearts, just got lost in the depths and don't know how to get back without fast travel. I just found the king Gleeok and will attempt to kill it with silver bokogoblin horns.

[@protobomber9822]

On frost gleeok you can recall the falling ice to go up to him

[@jeepercreepers9]

Love seeing how Gleeok went from a classic shoe-in boss in NES Zelda to a super intense and dramatic boss fight in TOTK

[@jankington216]

It was pretty intense on the NES, the heads are hard to dodge.

[@larsthememelord3383]

and gleeokenspiel has really really good music

[@tysondennis1016]

The Gleeoks in TotK look just as terrifying as the hydra from Hercules

[@Acrokinesis_9671]

And Ghidorah as well

[@Mattbuddy0947]

I finded always Gleeok in the Legend of Zelda 1 a bit Hard with Aquamentus but they made him perfect as mini boss in TOTK.

[@danielcook7975]

in this there are four of them, Thunder, Water/Ice, Wind and Fire, so they went the Blight Ganon route but better

[@Mattbuddy0947]

@@danielcook7975 Yes and more powerful.

[@Themarch001]

Yeah agreed, finally a good Dragon fight

[@shun22222]

​@@danielcook7975 there is also king

[@shadowdragun]

​@@danielcook7975there is not a wind onr. There id King gleeok who is all 3

[@meowleriebee2996]

You’re supposed to use recall on the falling ice pieces @23:30 so you can fly up in the sky. Makes it a little easier

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Gleeokenspiel is just peak naming

[@lesewing]

There's a gloom covered King Gleeok in the depths as well.

[@metarcee2483]

Where? Please tell me so I don't go there without max health.

[@lesewing]

@@metarcee2483 North of the lost woods/Deku tree. About the north central area on the depths map. just west of Death Mountain

[@metarcee2483]

@@lesewing thanks

[@mistressofdreams6031]

@@metarcee2483 its under Typhlo Ruins

[@andrewmiller5126]

It's called the Gleeok Den. You get the Cap of Twilight after you defeat it.

[@amandapaschoalsereia]

I think if you counted the Minish Cap one, you'd also have to count the turtle rock boss in a Link to the Past.

[@valarmis]

Minish cap one is named Flame Gleeok, Turtle Rock is not named Gleeok

[@LordSiravant]

Turtle Rock's boss is Trinexx, not Gleeok.

[@jeffdcgamer1077]

when we all said Botw was too easy now we finally met our match LMFAOOO!!!

[@swordandsheild1]

DAMN! I didn't even know there were two King Gleeoks! I found mine in the depths.

[@Shadox-yv8ms]

Wait theres one in the depths?

[@KevinDiaz2000]

There’s 3. Two in the sky islands

[@egochan5828]

There's 3 in sky island and 1 in depths

[@debiluspegus8236]

@@KevinDiaz2000 3 in the sky island one in depths

[@cow12344]

@@Shadox-yv8ms it’s found where the skyview tower next to korok forest is in the depths

[@ASquared544]

Not looking forward to the eventual trial of the sword fights against these guys

[@WillyLongLegs]

Heres a tip for the gleook of totk,try getting to an higher platform and use bullet time to make them fall down

[@heitormedina7098]

Its over gleook, i have high ground!

[@dunkleosteusterrelli]

unexpected star wars

[@WillyLongLegs]

Just suffered against the fire gleeok on lake hylia because i couldnt get the high ground and died multiple times on the final big fireball because it one shooted me

[@taipaulsen4347]

@@WillyLongLegs another thing you can do to make them really easy is to launch yourself in the sky with a rocket fused shield

[@WillyLongLegs]

@@taipaulsen4347 thats what i did, i didnt want AT first because i had no way of getting more

[@NorthJoestar]

I like how the others are like “Avoid the giant fireballs and play carefully!” And minish cap is just “HUTHIYAHUTYAHUTHIYAHUTHUTHIYAHUTYA!”

[@ihatepie5937]

Out of all the 3 elemental variants, the frost gleeok just gotta be the most terrifying man (except King gleeok)

[@Dustdustdust6948]

Gleeok is the hardest mini boss from totk especially if you don’t have that much stamina

[@rifasclub]

Not really, it's very telegraphed and you can shield parry it's beams. I honestly struggle more with those Ice Talus that have their weak point in the lower part of their back, they're hard to damage and annoying to avoid.

[@LizardMane]

Recall when they throw their arms at you

[@Molten2004]

​@rifasclub anything with a fire effect will knock them down. Then you can just shoot arrows at the stone.

[@MarmuDestroyerOfWorlds]

Nah gleoks are easy if you have keese eyeballs and stamina, if lynels are considered minibosses they are way harder. Even frox have killed me more than gleoks

[@NetBattler]

​@@rifascluband they always turn around by preventing you from attacking it's weakness

[@Ultranger]

My mans fought NES Gleeok with three hearts

[@mr.sniffly5297]

The harder rematch too

[@dannygi8197]

The one in "The Minish cap" is a different creature, named Gleerock (not Gleeok) and it is a turtle, not a dragon.

[@reddeath5791]

To be fair Bowser is a dragon-turtle thing so I think this one is justified

[@gektoast4968]

Dragons and turtles are both reptiles

[@IJC039]

@@gektoast4968 that’s like saying dogs and humans are the same just because they’re both mammals

[@robertbeihl4609]

@@IJC039 except that dragons don’t actually exist. Even so, considering dragons are usually designed to look like reptiles, having one that is based off a turtle isn’t that far fetched.

[@Mike0193Azul]

That cadence of hyrule music had me twerking

[@Vaustick]

The Minish Cap one is not a Gleeok. Its a variation called a Gleerok. Gleeoks always have atleast 2 heads.

[@anijay64]

The gleeok in minish cap looks like Lugia the Pokémon.

[@adrianlujan4116]

Never tried cadence of Hyrule but that gleeock fight made me want to.

[@EmphasisOnJ]

You can recall the falling ice during the frost gleeok stage

[@myleswelnetz6700]

There are many enemies in Tears of the Kingdom that I avoid at all costs, and after trying and faling to fight the thunder Gleeok, I put all four of them on the list.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

Does anyone know why the vid just goes blank between 0:45 and 1:06? Just a whole 20 seconds of nothing? Did the editor make a mistake?

[@yurisonovab3892]

Just realizing that Trinexx from Link to the Past shares a strong similarity to some Gleeok incarnations.

[@jasonmoore289]

In totkt i think they came from the depths there are little spikes on them that look a lot like some of the nature in the depths like the trees and such (i mean the leaves)

[@ytmndan]

How fucking cool would it be if the heads still flew around and attacked you in TotK?

[@Green13Gaming]

I hope the person who posted the totk ice gleeok clip realizes he can stand on the icicles and time rewind them to reach the gleeok

[@desmondschneider5397]

Oh god, CDI is painful… music on my left and shrill sounds on my right… 1:00

[@cobaltprime9467]

No way that’s Gleeok in Minish Cap. It looks more like the turtle at Turtle Rock. Just no ice head. It also only has 1 head.

[@meisrerboot]

You're right, it's a Gleerok, not a Gleeok. It's some kind of dragon/turtle creature

[@RobbWes]

With the frost gleeok just get on the big icesickles and recall them.

[@Anths_art]

Very glad totk doesn't have the head detachment feature😭

[@soldierZomber]

If we’re talking about gleeoks I beat the thunder gleeoks first try with out taking damage, but it’s probably because I was wearing the thunder helm

[@manupm9161]

The minish cap one isn't Gleeok, Gleeok is a multi-headed dragon, and that boss is a simple fire turtle who never has more than one head...

[@spugnoxngubcux9801]

And what is the fire turtle called?

[@MrSailing101]

@@spugnoxngubcux9801 GleeRock And Colgera has neither Mol nor Dorm in it, yet I still accept it as a Moldorm incarnation as Molgera, it's direct predecesor (with it's own moldorm minions) is a member of the Moldorm family.

[@mistressofdreams6031]

@@MrSailing101 Gleerok is a rock version or Gleeok, Colgera is an ice version of Molgera. Simple as that

[@megaman37456]

@@mistressofdreams6031 Wish we got an ice style remix of Molgera's theme for Colgera.

[@mistressofdreams6031]

@@megaman37456 Idk I like this theme, the hints of Dragon Roost but more grandiose to represent a battle is very nice

[@burger7675]

Remembered my Childhood from the first second of this Video.

[@TheRealNorth21]

I was pretty disappointed when I found out the new Gleeoks didn’t have the whole “flying heads” mechanic that they had in Zelda 1.

[@TheRealDiamondFNaF]

I have to question if Gleerok should count towards this list. Yes the name is very similar, and yes it is a dragon boss, but it doesn’t have multiple heads nor is attacking the head even part of the way to kill it. Even Faces of Evil’s Gleeok has multiple heads (even if it only shoots them at you), and Gleeokenspiel has you attacking his heads in the first part of the battle. I could be wrong so if anyone is able to tell me otherwise please do so in a civilized manner. Though, his design and the way you fight him just doesn’t remind me of a Gleeok boss.🤔

[@LordSiravant]

It's still a Gleeok, just a unique variant of one.

[@breakingtwitting]

How possible totk Gleeok can blow you away but not the arrows. it would be more challenging and fun if gleeok was able to blow out arrows . player would be forced have to build to beat it

[@richcast66]

Never realized gleeok was a recurring enemy in zelda, and ive played almost all of the games

[@Gokulosestoavirus]

The fact you included the CDI games makes you a savage.

[@HatredV89]

Damn 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 first dodongo looked like a triceratops and now gleeok in tears of the kingdon... Holy crap 😍😍😍

[@christinabalfoort2126]

Glad to see a lot of old enemies reappear in this totk

[@Urlastnerve]

I’m just wondering how they got the white sword with only three hearts

[@lamorue7382]

There is a gleeok like minish cap in between world

[@nicholasmorgan7609]

That boss in Minish Cap was Gleeok? I guess I never thought of a single headed one when i fought it.

[@19_LuiSal_95]

Its not. Its name is Gleerok. Its similar to Gleeok, but not the same.

[@teko4752]

First thing I did after Sky island Go to the Hylia bridge to greets this three headed boy Dies at the second note of his theme

[@buggs2024]

Gleeok really was a real one for serving the way she did 😔🤚doing the lords work

[@negligible_reality]

@@reidgardner9823 Gleeok really was a real one for serving the way she did 😔🤚doing the lords work

[@sharkgam3z592]

Phantom hourglass is the goat

[@Kirbyfan7209]

We don’t talk about the cdi games…

[@Just_a_guy_who_likes_stuff]

Mah boy

[@carlosbarraganrosillo3534]

It's amazing this Dragon. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@fyrizz]

So cool this Boss

[@XenoDBlade]

18:20 you can climb up the icicle and use the time reverse to get up

[@IrishBrotato]

The og zelda games gleeok will always be my fav version

[@Odelayderado]

That’s pretty good sprite animation for minish cap it almost looks 3d at first

[@johnkelly7933]

Bro what was that accuracy at the thunder gleeok

[@Onyx619]

Welp, I know I probably won't ever be able to beat one of those so this video was great to experience

[@A.E.S.R]

I'll help you out because they're kinda a joke (not king gleeok though) 1.Have a multi shoot bow 2. Farm at least 40 kees eyes (pretty common) use element kee eyes to do double damage 3. When fighting a frost or flame gleeok attach a ruby or sapphire to a shield they negate the weather effect when one of those 2 fights you 4. Know the battle field around you. 5. Have fun fighting them

[@Onyx619]

@@A.E.S.R hey appreciate the tips. I'll def be trying it with these!

[@cow12344]

@@Onyx619 if there’s terrain that allows you to go into bullet time, it helps so much. (bomb flower infused shield surfing also does the trick)

[@sharkgam3z592]

There just as easy as lynels

[@Jultko411]

The tears of the kingdom gleeok boss theme sounds like star wars

[@KokonutOil]

13:52 Flame Gleeok: "Taste the sun"

[@therealfriday13th]

Man, Thunder Gleeok reminds me of Placidusax...

[@LizardMane]

Heeeey me too lol

[@richardii5989]

The Keese eyeballs are the easy out in these fights their homing properties and critical hit ability overpower even gleeoks..

[@vicism3375]

Watching the ice gleeok part on edge tryna figure out why buddy didn’t use recall on falling ice. Fire vid tho.

[@wreakhavok4833]

22:01 Lmao bro's head just clipped through the ground

[@prestonandtom9337]

You know that you can just recall the icicles for frost gleeok.

[@WamyDuper]

'Get my necklace back from Gleeok' she said 'I'm not afraid of dragons' I said My thought process every time I run into a Gleeok in TotK

[@JosephRiveraSantiago0617]

Anything with Zelda CD-I is still worth something, I imagine.

[@KingsBard]

Ah, the PBG accidental Upsie-backsie

[@SealyFlipFlop]

2:49 thay attack speed thou kinda crazy

[@antoinedenis3081]

It's easier reach the ice gleeok by using recall on its ice blocks

[@ghost_undead]

Im nowhere near ready to take these on. I should beat the regions bosses first so I have the sages to assist me.

[@Perro_Picante]

hate to be that guy, but the minish cap boss is gleerok, not gleeok. Very similar in that they're both dragons, but still two different enemies

[@RedShirt00000]

Oh dang, I had no idea that boss on Minish Cap is a Gleeok

[@mercenarymaster6937]

Imagine getting a Hyrule Warriors game based off of TOTK like Age of Calamity was based on BOTW.

[@LinkTriforceZ]

Good

[@bigfenix8272]

1:48 Stalgleeok NOPE.jpg

[@downer9099]

The og gleeok was a total menace

[@artstsym]

Let's just see where the most replayed section is... ah yes, Gleeokenspeil, exactly where it goddamn should be.

[@wepmasters]

Where do you get the footage? Is there an online database?

[@MKRocky8]

they record it themselves

[@wepmasters]

@@MKRocky8 :0

[@ultraphoenix95]

There must be something wrong with this video: between 0:45 and 1:05 it's just a black screen without any sound!

[@vicism3375]

Got any more evo Zelda boss vids

[@MasterPrimeape23]

9:54 link and Tulin combo’d that thing 😂

[@st0rmr0ck74]

9:26, an actual legend of Zelda about Zelda.

[@beatemeyer1242]

Funny how my first gleeok was a king gleeok who dared to stand between me and the cap of twillight.

[@LeonOwO]

Just recall the spikes on the ice gleak jesus christ man this was so hard to watch

[@jonathanproudfoot3107]

The lava dude from minish cap isn’t a Gleeok. In the encyclopedia its called Gleerok; because its made of rock

[@dash_dash100]

RIP to those who just found out that Gleeoks existed prior to 2023's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch...

[@Urlastnerve]

I wonder if when Master mode comes out for Tears, they change the fight to be like the original where each head flies off and chases you around while you fight the others? 😂 now that I think about it, that would probably be too much to handle at once 😂

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

Idk how that would work for TOTK’s gleeoks though, because unlike the other games the heads can be revived in the next phase so how would that work if they get detached?

[@DEVeloper_ACE]

Or they could just add more heads lmao

[@Urlastnerve]

@@DEVeloper_ACE lol I’m cool with that