Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - Boss: Ganon's Puppet Zelda

The final battle begins atop Hyrule Castle. The first phase of this fight involves battling with Princess Zelda, possessed by Ganondorf.
Anyone who has fought Ganondorf in previous titles knows how to win this battle; energy ball tennis! When he begins charging up a ball of magic above his head, get ready to knock it back and forth until it damages him. His other attacks include large triangular magic field on the floor that can be easily sidestepped, and a flying forward thrust that can also be dodged easily. This phase does not last very long, as you only need to damage the boss a few times before it ends.

[@Sigma0283]

The first boss in a Zelda game that I was hesitant to fight because I was worried that I was going to kill Zelda despite the fact Ganon was possessing her.

[@lnsflare1]

I just kept yelling French Revolutionary slogans throughout the fight so that I could pretend that I meant to do it in the case that I ended up accidentally killing her.

[@toshio1334]

It's interesting how Link will purposely miss his arrows if you try to target her or shoot manually. I even tried using the hawkeye equipped with the bow, and the game will not let you hit her. Pretty neat how the game will actually go out of its way to prevent you from hitting her.

[@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry]

what if you aim and shoot directly at her with the wii motion remote?

[@dealmanner]

He doesn’t want to hurt her

[@nightmare_symphony]

I thought she just avoids it

[@toshio1334]

@@nightmare_symphony It's half and half. Targeting her makes you just barely miss her. Manually shooting her causes her to usually dodge or miss. Hawkeye results in misses every time. Bombs also miss.

[@Velvet-Of-Erion]

The game doesn't come alive and intervene to save her 💀 it doesn't do anything. It's just a feature of the fight

[@MrJmanrey]

For real though, shout-out to Nintendo for having the sacred stones to make Link fight Zelda in this game! There will truly never be another LOZ like twilight princess ever again.

[@鹿野修哉-u2k]

Spoilers for ToTK Alright, we learn Ganondorf created a Zelda puppet who lead astray the four region, who was phantom ganon basically but I really hoped we would fight, in hyrule castle, this Zelda form first with her sage power, and then we got to fight phantom ganon.

[@kneesurgeryenthusiast6915]

I love me some nice death tennis

[@biometrix_]

Dead Man's Volley

[@FruitCapoeira]

Tennis with no limits

[@goregia764]

Tennis two electric UA boogaloo

[@nathanhughes2498]

Literally the same as ocarina of time

[@ashwinjain8674]

Bruh you're weird

[@OceanTree]

Zelda in Twilight Princess looks stunning

[@poseidonrox95]

prettiest Zelda to this day IMO

[@malvulable4351]

This is my favorite version of her, despite not appearing much. She's been acting as an actual head of state since at least a bit before the game, too. Imagine how she _felt,_ after this boss fight, with Ganondorf controlling her body. Would have been interesting to get some dialogue about it from her to Link. He's escorting her back to the castle after Midna leaves, and she opens up about it, or something.

[@dennesgt3rs]

Nah skward sword way better

[@user-mj3ty9nd9i]

She looks like an actual princess with authority, not the so called zelda hoe in botw

[@UndertakerU2ber]

@ugly dog idk About botw’s Zelda being “an immature kid.” The backstory portrays her as being emotionally strong enough to deal with the death of her mom at the age of 6 without crying about it. Sure Zelda chased after studying the bots over awakening her magical powers or whatever, but the story established that she’s supposed to be responsible and a natural ruler.

[@marcosvfilho8687]

I like the twisted zelda theme that they putted on this fight

[@deulalune]

Midna: So you’re Ganondorf Ganondorf: *gets up slowly* Ganondorf: OH! Ow! My back it aches

[@noone6991]

ItzNavi *you’re

[@deulalune]

No One thx

[@matthewpickett7644]

ItzNavi *Ganondorf

[@deulalune]

@@matthewpickett7644 thx

[@bathtubbarracuda2581]

This is literally the jojo approach meme

[@princesscadance197]

The way s(he) floats around like a ghost is just...

[@namidosega7961]

I know right. I'm also find it eerie

[@an-animal-lover]

Maybe it's because I grew up with Super Smash Bros:Brawl and we had Twighlight Princess at one point, but I've always preferred these appearances for Link, Zelda and Ganondorf over all others

[@ShamitaAGAIN]

I know. They're hotter

[@poseidonrox95]

3:55 Midna wanted to hurt Ganondorf so badly right then, but she couldn't do it knowing she would hurt one of her closest friends and the one who saved her life as well.

[@CrayBray]

that shot of zelda/ganon convulsing at the end is horrifying.

[@loka-chan6695]

I love that Link tries to run to Zelda so the twilight princess need to stop him

[@mouetteenragee4126]

Cutescenes longer than the actual boss fight

[@m00n3njoyer]

Mouette Enragée yeah tru tho

[@havenandaura]

Well, there's four phases, but yeah Zeldas never been the kind of game to prioritize difficulty over narrative. If you know what you're doing you can beat any boss pretty quickly

[@guestb8389]

@@havenandaura Yeah, exactly! They focus less on the actual difficulty, and more on remembering things from the dungeons, or figuring out weak points. Because most of the boss fights are basically 'Remember something' puzzles.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@guestb8389 Aren't they still solid fun boss fights though?

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

So many phases

[@stephenjholloway27]

She looks epic while flying around.

[@Luxembourgish]

Twilight Princess actually put effort into being an epic

[@TheBanishedWind]

Fun Fact: Using the Great Spin on the projectile attack is a guaranteed hit, no tennis involved.

[@samssa7813]

"Parry this you casual"

[@TheBanishedWind]

@@samssa7813 Pretty much! ^_^

[@wolfzend5964]

I always used the Jump Strike. It's a hit regardless if you do it right.

[@Johnny-jy6yt]

I like this ganondorf he's like a mix of the wind waker and the ocarina of Time

[@danielmunoz1275]

I see this Ganondorf like the Ocarina of Time Ganondorf, but more agressive, and ignorant. Since this Ganondorf didn't fight Link before he didn't take action to stop him and underestimate him. Ganondorf from Wind Waker killed the two sages that kept the Master Swords power awaken so in case of the appearance of a hero, instead Ganondorf from Twilight Princess looks stronger to me, but he even said to Link that his blade was a very good one "but nothing more", he clearly didn't know to keep his guard up against Link.

[@joannetrueman6838]

Note to Self that this is the very same Ganondorf From Ocorina of time but 10x Scarier

[@marvinnakar2854]

5:11 zeldas lullaby creepy version

[@AlmarAZL9S]

Wow after all this time, now I hear her theme song. Thank you Marvin! +1!

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

I love how Zelda appears just by moving camera to the right

[@dngames1001]

*When accidentaly shots an arrow "Sorry bruh, its the tradition :v" *flashbacks of OoT xDDDD

[@fernandad1086]

perdon carnal es la costumbre :v

[@dngames1001]

@@fernandad1086 veo q entendiste la referencia

[@guestb8389]

"You knew the rules, and so did I."

[@d.n.3652]

6:16 guys afraid to moan but meanwhile I'm up in my girls ear like

[@SeddyAm]

It still amuse me to this day that Nintendo never put zelda, link and ganondorf to any of their sport game like mario tennis.

[@an-animal-lover]

When the boss battle is literally mostly them playing ball with magic and swords

[@SeddyAm]

@@an-animal-lover indeed, they would be good at baseball, tennis, badminton also link had most especially the mini games in Zelda series

[@an-animal-lover]

@@SeddyAm it's kind of funny to me when I think of Ocarina Of Time and Twighlight Princess cause they've got three things in common (two of them are subjective me things but whatever) 1. We owned both of them when I was growing up 2. I didn't finish either of them 3. The final boss fights with Ganondorf involve magic Tennis matches

[@EmmureMARIO64]

Definitely one of all time favorite boss battles in twilight princess!

[@Joeljaboy]

0:55 Best cutscene in Zelda history to this day

[@epicsbroflame2869]

You can tell she’s possessed cuz she has some basic as hell tattoos

[@JohnDuraSSB]

Lololololol

[@unhingedunit562]

They mimic the twili markings. She's possessd by twili magic lmao.

[@rileywilliams9799]

4:16 The moment the bottom falls out of your stomach because you realize what's about to happen.

[@dannycooper1245]

Don't get me wrong, Ganondorf was scary in ocarina of time, but this one was truly terrifying. His aura, the look on his face.

[@Dave-bf6bs]

The battle is more difficult on Wii, if you move a little the Wiimote link moves his sword and you fail the hit

[@an-animal-lover]

That sounds tedious

[@SrhKane]

You finally came at last to the end of your adventure in The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Game.

[@BloodyXiconic]

tbg twilight princess is one of the most scary games look at zelda she reminds me of the exorcist floating around like that whith the voice

[@CyanicCore]

Took a while to realize this really happened. In this game.

[@eduardomagana3858]

Fight starts at 4:41.

[@sakurai6176]

Friend: with whom would you like to play tennis? Me : it's *complicated*

[@atlassprout]

HOW is Link THAT STRONG to open t H A t T d O O r

[@Cris18Martinez]

Shit this game is 13 years old now o.o

[@TakahashiTakami]

cristian c Is it really? Geez I’m old.

[@themagicalfox6]

I'm old..I was 16 when this game was released...

[@TakahashiTakami]

@@themagicalfox6 So that makes you 30 years old now.

[@themagicalfox6]

@@TakahashiTakami almost, I'm 29 right now, I'll be 30 in March lol

[@TakahashiTakami]

dakitsu luna Ah. You’re not that much older than me then. I’m 27. I will be 28 in December.

[@markrichardson7192]

The posession part kinna got me a little into the feels😢

[@ryutheslayer123]

A tactic that I learned from a video a long time ago before fighting this boss that I use to this day is when the light ball comes at you, unleash a jump strike. It bounces the ball back at Ganondorf in quick succession, not giving him time to reflect and ending the fight faster

[@blackironwalterkus3851]

Ganonette

[@grillbottoms]

why ganondorf loves tennis so much?

[@eepy123]

Andraž Verdnik dunno

[@sakurai6176]

Botw wanted to a chef/ Shield surfer /sand seal champion , Oot Ganondorf wanted to be a pianist /tennis player , and TP Ganondorf definitely wanted to be a tennis player , but since this damn Demise's curse , they are forced to fight eachother , but in reality they definitely wanted to pursue their dreams.

[@chillnote123]

Oh no, Ganon has learned to play the ✨CoMmAnD mElOdY✨

[@murderman7265]

Ganondorf's better at using Zelda's powers than Zelda herself.

[@jamejamesuper2131]

R.I.P. Zelda (1986/2040)

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

woah

[@JasonBarrettePiano]

Love how the cutscenes were twice as long as the boss fight

[@guestb8389]

Could you imagine this suddenly turning into an Undertale fight where you could possibly kill Zelda?! 0_0

[@CyanicCore]

Maybe not UT, but yeah. Could be cool, but also out of place.

[@caiusballad4162]

4:35 that is simple beautiful.

[@matteoford3952]

Honestly, if they had just shown us ganon being thrown into the twilight realm from the start, and not when we got to arbiters grounds, it would've been less of a cop out

[@hectorraymondgonzalesburgos]

Puppet Zelda is so cool and beautiful too l love it's 😍

[@diamonddawg12]

Cool and creepy but mostly cool

[@NintendoGirl49]

Like how you literally play tennis with Puppet Zelda lol

[@PitXRoxas]

Wii Zelda Tennis

[@RangoTheMercenary]

4:05 BOO!

[@sarahwilcox1125]

cool legend of Zelda video I'm a fan

[@linkfaron262]

Sarah Wilcox Yeah, that’s why most people are here.

[@eepy123]

Link Faron lmao

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

4:52 Anyone for tennis?

[@ThisIsMadnessPeople]

its actually Dead Mans rally I think

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

ThisIsMadnessPeople Nice game

[@kingkrysen]

@@ThisIsMadnessPeople dead mans volley

[@kaylaoftokyo]

Link: You knew what, Let's Tennis let Zelda go Ganon's Puppet Zelda: Go idea

[@TomMooreT2S]

TP Zelda’s always been so hawt, possessed or not, especially when she flies around. It’s kinda shameful that there’s a black void censoring her leggings. What’s the point of that when they were not censored in Smash Brawl AND Ultimate?

[@ScorchtheHawk]

I get the feeling that was added in in the HD version

[@TomMooreT2S]

It was added in all versions.

[@patchestrashcan7083]

Princess gannon

[@sketchytoasters4217]

Wait so now he's a Disney princess? 10/10.

[@kelanmbuntcha3537]

That sick monster 😡 using an innocent women to fight his battles pathetic

[@helrem]

Why doesn't Ganondorf possess Midna better?

[@_Sylvain_]

4:14 music please

[@DavidMayer-hl8xy]

Damn apartment life

[@laundrybasketgamers]

Came from Zullie the witch

[@crashguy4196]

4:06 NCS: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

[@_Tzer]

people who say ganondorf isnt a mage look at here and oot

[@rizzastevens4407]

I want to play this game after botw

[@bartek.k.sky9games_enjoyer]

Wait Zelda have a green skin and was agresive Fast someone give her potion of weaknes and golden apple

[@seaya3593]

4:14

[@Till27_Spence]

So dumb, mines busted. It keeps flinging it way more than yours.

[@elektra2.081]

3:46 0.0

[@jinji0205]

so ganon want to be a girl....all along

[@Omar-ti6ed]

Why would Zelda have cracks on her face and her pointy ears?

[@NickSayre]

Because Gannon was controlling her! (ʘᗩʘ')

[@tainatheshadowydarkrai3534]

Duh!

[@Glamslamescape]

Ganondorf possesses her and it’s just the design behind it I guess.

[@neveyya]

Ganondorf possessed her

[@yang6642]

Alexander Garcia You literally see the reason why in the video....

[@gettinmoney1203]

Is the game actually this fucking easy ?

[@Rania-hr7cl]

Zombie s Silent hill

[@otezy2344]

Irá pues

[@carlosbadbunnymontes3583]

Hola

[@Rania-hr7cl]

Demon definition pour rien exercer ce qui est demon Folklore mythe observer Kinda montre le demon (homme) Guerrier et demon Sortir le demon de l'etre

[@UndertakerU2ber]

If I possessed TP Zelda’s body like Ganon did, I would lock myself in a room and m*lest myself.

[@usoppleplusbeau8230]

4:30