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The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Boss FAQ (Version 1.0)
Started: 7/5/04
FAQ #1
By Suicidal Lemmings (ASCII also made by me)
[email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I: Introduction
II: Basic Controls and Info
III: Single Player Mode
1. Squad Leader
2. Shadow Link
3. Phantom Ganon
4. Manhandla
5. Shadow Link
6. Stone Arrghus
7. Squad Leader
8. Helmaroc King
9. Dodongos
10. Master Stalfos
11. Jalhalla
12. Giant Poe
13. Shadow Link
14. Master Stalfos
15. Phantom Ganon
16. Master Stalfos
17. Shadow Link
18. Big Moldorm
19. Master Stalfos
20. Mace Soldiers
21. Frostare
22. Giant Dodongo
23. Shadow Link
24. Vaati
25. Ganon
IV: Multi-Player Mode
1. Squad Leader
2. Shadow Link
3. Phantom Ganon
4. Manhandla
5. Shadow Link
6. Stone Arrghus
7. Squad Leader
8. Helmaroc King
9. Dodongos
10. Master Stalfos
11. Jalhalla
12. Giant Poe
13. Shadow Link
14. Master Stalfos
15. Phantom Ganon
16. Master Stalfos
17. Shadow Link
18. Big Moldorm
19. Master Stalfos
20. Mace Soldiers
21. Frostare
22. Giant Dodongo
23. Shadow Link
24. Vaati
25. Ganon
V: Thanks
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I: Introduction
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Hello, and welcome to the Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Boss FAQ.
I\'m Suicidal Lemmings
(a.k.a. Tyrranos), and this is my first ever FAQ! The only reason
I wanted to write this FAQ is
because I actually had some trouble on some of the bosses,
and I think a Boss FAQ for this game
is needed. Hopefully, this guide will help you out on some of
those bosses (you shouldn\'t really
need all that help). This is the only site that I\'m hosting the
guide on. NO ONE STEAL THE INFO
IN THIS WITHOUT GIVING ME CREDIT! That\'s plagiarism, and that\'s
a bad thing. Well, I think you\'ve
had enough of me talking; lets just get to the FAQ!
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II: Basic Controls and Info
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CONTROLS
I\'m hoping you already know the controls to the game, but I\'ll list them anyway.
**Note: These controls are for Single Player Mode**
Control Stick - Move (no brainer)
Control Pad --- Switch between Links
C-Stick ------- Change Formations (Up=Box, Left=Cross, Right=Wide, Down=Long)
Start Button -- Pause (I would have never known?)
A Button ------ Use Item, Swim
B Button ------ Slash, Dive
R Button ------ Roll, Pull, Pick up, Push
L Button ------ Access Formation Window, Unite Links
X Button ------ Switch Between Links
Y Button ------ Unite Links
Z Button ------ Turn GBA Screen On or Off
FORMATIONS
Formations really make the game fun. The different
switches for the different formations really
make the game unique and original. This is a nice
touch to the multi-player theme.
**Note: You cannot use the Box and Cross formations
in multi-player mode**
Wide (C-Stick-Right): Links line up in a horizontal
line. Wide Formation + Arrows, fire rod,
boomerang, etc = Very Good.
Box (C-Stick-Up): Links go in a 2x2 Formation. Used
mostly for pushing, pulling, or picking up
large rocks.
Long (C-Stick-Down): Links line up in a vertical line.
It is similar to the Wide formation. This
formation is also very good with arrows, fire rod, etc.
Good for clearing out a room of enemies.
Cross (C-Stick-Left): Links line up in a diamond-like
position. This is used for triggering off
switches. This is a good formation to use if you are
surrounded by enemies. Also, the spin
attack
is awesome if you are in this formation. It\'s also very deadly.
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III: Single Player Mode
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Ah yes, single-player mode. IMO, not as fun as multi-player
mode, but still is fun if you
have no one to play with. Single player mode also lets you
use cross and box formation, and it\'s
easier. I would prefer multi-player mode if you have some
friends to play with, but if not, just
stick to single player mode. Okay now; LET\'S GET ON TO
THE BOSSES!
SQUAD LEADER
Area: Lake Hylia
Difficulty: 4/10
Recommended Formation: None
Yep, it\'s the chief and his lackeys. He is a good
starting boss, for he is easy, but not
too hard if you are still struggling on the controls.
I only have one strategy, and that is to
take out the soldiers first, and try to stay away from him.
The soldiers run away from you, so
try to corner them, and kill them. The green ones take an
extra hit, so try to remember that.
Once the soldiers are gone, take out the chief. You can\'t
hurt him from the front, so take him
out at his sides or from the back. When he pulls back his
sword, WATCH OUT! That means he is
going to charge at you. So step out of the way, and slash
his sides or his back when he stops.
Repeat that easy tactic, and he\'ll die soon enough.
SHADOW LINK
Area: Cave of No Return
Difficulty: 2/10
Recommended Formation: None
He shouldn\'t be considered a boss; I mean, he is just
so easy! He guards your attacks a
lot, so fire an arrow at him. He\'ll get stunned, and slash
him. Repeat the process, and he will
change the color of his clothes. You can only hurt him
with the Link with the same color clothes
as him. For example: if he turns blue, then you can only
use the blue Link to hurt him.
Attack him with the respective Link, and he will fall
shortly.
PHANTOM GANON
Area: Hyrule Castle
Difficulty: 5/10
Recommended Formation: Wide
If you played Wind Waker, then you should know who
this guy is. You should also know how
to beat him. Yep, the same tactics apply to him as it did
in Wind Waker. Easy, eh? Stay far away
from him, because if you stay near him, he will slash you
with his sword. Wait until he fires a
green ball at you, and the hit it with your sword. He will
hit it back, and you must hit it back
to him again. If you miss and it hits a wall, the green
ball will explode into more green balls.
You can\'t deflect them, so just get out of the way! When
you deflect it enough times, he will
miss and the ball will hit Phantom Ganon. He\'ll fall, and
that\'s your cue to run over and slash
him. Force Gems will also fall out of him; so if you don\'t
have enough, get them. After you slash
him enough, he will get up. Repeat the process, and in about
3 rounds, he\'ll be down for the
count.
MANHANDLA
Area: The Coast
Difficulty: 1/10
Recommended Formation: None
Wow, and I thought Shadow Link was easy! You shouldn\'t
even get hurt in this battle. His
only attack is that he slides around the room. You must use each
Link to attack the appropriate
color claw. (Ex: Red Link attacks the red claw). One hit and the
claw will be destroyed. Do you
want it any easier?!? Just remember to not attack a claw with the
wrong color Link. If you do,
all of the destroyed claws will regenerate. Still, the battle is
probably the easiest in the game.
SHADOW LINK
Area: Village of the Blue Maiden
Difficulty: 3/10
Recommended Formation: None
Shadow Link is back again, and this time, he\'s not alone!
There will be a couple more
Shadow Links, and if you hit them a couple times, they will
die and drop force gems. Use the same
strategy as when you battled him the first time. Use arrows
or bombs to stun him, and then
attack. When he changes color, attack him with the appropriate
Link. He will also go down fast.
If you\'re sick of battling Shadow Link already, then you\'re
in for a bad time. You will have to
fight him numerous times in the game.
STONE ARRGHUS
Area: Eastern Temple
Difficulty: 6/10
Recommended Formation: Wide/Long
One of my favorite bosses: Stone Arrghus. If
the name Arrghus sounds familiar, then it
may be if you have played Link to the Past before. The
same tactics apply here. Many rocks
surround Stone Arrghus. When you first enter the battle,
drop into the hole. There you will find
a boomerang. Take it, and then return to the arena. He
doesn\'t really have any attacks other than
running into you. Get in wide or long formation and throw
your boomerangs at him. You will each
pull a rock from him. Slash the rock to destroy it. Keep
doing that until you have destroyed all
of the rocks. When they are all gone, Stone Arrghus will
jump into the air and fall shortly
after. Look for a shadow on the ground, and get away from
it. When Stone Arrghus falls, he will
send out a shockwave that will dizzy you if you\'re too
close. He will then bounce off of the
walls and slide around. Slash him to stun him, and then
slash him until he jumps up again. Keep
repeating the tactic until Stone Arrghus is no more.
SQUAD LEADER
Area: Death Mountain Foothills
Difficulty: 5/10
Recommended Formation: Cross
So, the chief wants some more? Then that\'s what
we\'ll do. When you enter the arena,
you\'re probably thinking: \"Is this guy crazy? He has less
troops then before!\" Wrong. When you
step forward, an army of soldiers will crash through the
mountain and attack you. A lot more
troops then before. Use the cross formation and spin
attack to kill the troops, and remember to
stay away from the leader. When the troops are killed,
use the same advice I gave you when you
fought him the first time. The only reason the
difficulty is higher on this battle is because
of the army. He\'s really a pushover.
HELMAROC KING
Area: Mountain Path
Difficulty: 7/10
Recommended Formation: None
You probably know who this big boy is, too.
In the stage, there will be two huts across
from each other. Go in a hut and grab the hammer.
Then go outside, and wait until the bird swoops
low to try to attack you. Grab a bomb, and when he flies
near you, chuck it at him. It will
explode on him, and he will crash into one of the huts.
I recommend leaving one of the Links in
one of the huts, so when the Helmaroc King flies into
the hut, you\'ll be ready. When you get in
the hut that the bird is in, use the hammer and pound
his face. He\'ll pull his head out and
continue to fly around. Repeat the process, and when
you\'ve hit him in the head enough times, his
mask will break off of his head. He will still fly
around, but this time, when you throw a
bomb at him, he will fall on the ground. Slash at
him when he is writhing on the ground until he
gets up. Keep doing this until you have killed him.
Not that hard, but somewhat time-consuming.
DODONGOS
Area: Tower of Flames
Difficulty: 3/10
Recommended Formation: None
Another boss from the original Zelda, how fun!
3 dodongos, that\'s it? If you\'re a Zelda
fan, you should know how to beat these guys by heart.
But if not, well, that\'s why I\'m
here. Now your swords wont even scratch the little
guys. That\'s why you have to use something
else. Why not bombs? The dodongos will roam around,
and after a short time, they will stop and
open their mouths. When that happens, drop a bomb
RIGHT NEXT to their mouth. They will eat it,
and the bomb will blow up in their stomach. Keep
placing bombs in their mouths, and they\'ll be
down for the count. I recommend focusing on one
dodongo at a time so things don\'t get confusing.
MASTER STALFOS
Area: The Field
Difficulty: 5/10
Recommended Formation: None
This guy shouldn\'t give you that much trouble.
He\'s kind of like the chief, but he\'s a
skeleton. He has 2 servants. Take them out first.
He roams the Dark World, but BEWARE, his
attacks can still hurt you, even thought you are in
separate worlds. After you kill his servants,
and portal to the Dark World appears. His attack
is the same as the squad leader. He
rears back his sword, then charges. You can only
attack his sides and back, so remember that.
Use the same strategy as the chief, and this
guy will be done for.
JALHALLA
Area: The Swamp
Difficulty: 2/10
Recommended Formation: None
Another easy boss! Just what I wanted! (Sarcasm)
The room is totally dark when you enter.
There are 4 star switches in the room, so split your
Links up and have 3 of them step on any of
the switches. That will increase the light in the
room, and that will weaken Jalhalla. Have the
remaining Link wait until Jalahlla goes in the
light, and then attack him with your sword. He
will release Poes, but don\'t worry about them.
If they come near you, kill them, but don\'t chase
the Poes down. Wait until Jalhalla goes into the
light, then attack him again. It won\'t be long
until he bites the dust.
GIANT POE
Area: Infiltration of Hyrule Castle
Difficulty: 4/10
Recommended Formation: Wide/Long
Another ghost boss, whoop-dee-doo. BORING!
The fight is a little different than before,
but it\'s similar in ways. Split up the Links again
and light each torch. When the room is lit,
the Giant Poe will appear. Slash him, and the big
guy will eat you. Inside his stomach, you will
find a green creature. The wide or long formation
is good for cornering the little guy. Slash it,
and after a few hits, the ghost will spit you out.
Re-light the torches if they went out, and
repeat the process. Slash Poe, get eaten, slash
green dude. Keep doing it and the ghost will die.
(Ghosts can\'t really die, but that\'s okay.)
SHADOW LINK
Area: Lost Woods
Difficulty: 1/10
Recommended Formation: None
This isn\'t really a boss battle at all. Shadow Link
found some giant bombs, and you must escape
into a hole before the bomb blows up and kills you.
You\'ve seen this before, so it\'s nothing new
to you. I\'ll make a map to show you which hole to go
if you want to get out without exploring
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######## (4)######## (#) = Hole
# ########### (3)# B = Bomb
#(1) #### B #### #
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(2) (4) #
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Sorry for the suckiness, but hopefully it should help
you. Go into the hole marked \"4\", and that
will lead you to the other side and the exit.
MASTER STALFOS
Area: Kakariko Village
Difficulty: 5/10
Recommended Formation: None
It\'s one thing if you have to fight a boss
over, but when he hasn\'t changed at all,
that\'s stupid. Use the same exact strategy as you
did to fight him the first time. Kill the
lackeys, and you will get sucked into the Dark
World. Dodge his charge, and attack his sides or
back. He\'ll be finished in no time.
PHANTOM GANON
Area: Temple of Darkness
Difficulty: 9/10
Recommended Formation: Wide
Phantom Ganon is one tough cookie. Him and
his clones... *shakes fist* It is almost the
same tactic as the first encounter, but this time,
he has clones. (3, to be exact) His clones
shoot white balls. You can\'t deflect them! They will
be destroyed and nothing will happen. You
can hit them just to get them out of the way, though.
The real Phantom Ganon will shoot green
balls. Those are the ones to deflect. It\'s hard to
deflect the green ones with the fake white
balls flying around. Get in wide formation to make
it easier. Continue to deflect until he is hit
and the real phantom falls to his knees. Hack away
at him until he gets back up. He also releases
force gems like in the first battle, so if you need
them, get \'em. The only reason I rated him
high, is because IMO, it\'s very hard to deflect back
the green ball with the white balls and the
fakes trying to slash you. Don\'t worry, just try to
focus on the real guy and keep deflecting and
slashing. He\'ll fall in no time.
MASTER STALFOS
Area: Desert of Doubt
Difficulty: 6/10
Recommended Formation: None
*sigh* Why can\'t Vaati have someone else to
guard the gems? You get to fight this punk
again, and guess what? The same strategy applies! He
hasn\'t changed one bit. He does have a
couple more henchmen, though, but that\'s not a problem.
I don\'t really need a section for this
guy, and I really hope you know what to do by now.
SHADOW LINK
Area: Desert Temple
Difficulty: 4/10
Recommended Formation: None
Yep, you guessed it. Shadow Link is back again.
Now there are 4 Shadow Links and a laser
eye in the middle of the room. Not to mention 6 portals
to the Dark World! Shadow Link is a
coward, which means he is probably going to retreat into
the Dark World. Dodge the laser eye and
go into one of the portals. I would stay in the Dark World
so you won\'t have as many problems.
You won\'t have to dodge the lasers. If you need force
gems, take out the Shadow Link clones. They
will drop force gems. Take down the real guy until he
changes colors, then attack with the
respective Link. This is getting repetitive...
BIG MOLDORM
Area: Pyramid
Difficulty: 8/10
Recommended Formation: None
This guy is a toughie, mostly because of the stage.
It\'s small, and there are no walls,
which means if you get hit, you have a chance of falling in
a hole. If you fall in a hole, don\'t
worry. You will fall into another room. If you exit the
room, you will end up in the boss stage
again. To destroy the big Moldorm, you must slash its colored
tail with the appropriate colored
Link. (Ex. Purple Link attacks purple tail) I suggest to only
control 1 Link at a time. It makes
it much easier. When you\'ve hit him enough, he will split!
Geez, now we have to deal with 2? Now
it\'s going to be a little harder, but still apply the same
strategy. They will each be destroyed
when they\'ve had enough slashes. I would focus on
one each until it dies.
MASTER STALFOS
Area: Frozen Hyrule
Difficulty: 6/10
Recommended Formation: None
Nope, I\'m not joking. You do indeed have to
fight him again. He now has 10 soldiers, as
opposed to 5 before. Still, c\'mon! It\'s pathetic that
you have to fight this guy 4, and he hasn\'t
changed. He isn\'t stronger, faster, anything! Sad,
isn\'t it? Well, just take out the soldiers,
and kill him. Attack his sides or his back. Let\'s
just rid him for good.
MACE SOLDIERS
Area: Ice Temple
Difficulty: 5/10
Recommended Formation: None
These guys can be tough if you don\'t know how
to fight them. But I think you\'ve fought
these guys too many times, so you should take care of
them. Instead of charging into battle,
think about it. The Roc\'s Feather really helps in
this battle. Use the Roc\'s Feather to jump
above them, and when you are right above them,
press B to slam your sword into them. Do that a
couple times to take out a knight. Now there\'s only
1 to deal with. Kill the last knight just
like the first one. Not bad, eh?
FROSTARE
Area: Tower of Winds
Difficulty: 8/10
Recommended Formation: None (you can\'t use
formations in this level)
I think I will also provide a map, because
there are some doors, and it\'s a big room.
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### /______\\ ###
### ### /______\\ = Frostare
### ### (#) = Door
#(4) (2)# || = Ladder
######## ########
#(3) || ###
######## ########
||(1)###
############################
There is ice blocking door #1, so use the fire
rod to melt it, and go inside. You will find Roc\'s
Feathers. Take it, and go to door #4. Climb the
ladder, and you will find a red creature inside.
Slash it a couple times, and Frostare will detach itself
from the ceiling. Now it will fly around
and shoot pieces of ice at you. Attack the creature\'s
eye. After you\'ve slashed it in the eye,
Frostare will fall to the ground. Finish it off with
the jumping stab attack. (Jump, then press
B)
GIANT DODONGO
Area: Realm of the Heavens
Difficulty: 4/10
Recommended Formation: None
This isn\'t much different than the encounter
with the dodongos in Tower of Flames.
Destroy the small dodongos by putting the bombs in
their mouths when they stop moving. When the
small guys are killed, a big dodongo will come onto
the stage. There are 4 treasure chests in the
room; open one. It contains a level 2 bomb. Use those
bombs to kill the giant dodongo. Only level
2 bombs will hurt it, so getting them is a must. Deal
with him like you dealt with the smaller
ones, and he\'ll bite the dust.
SHADOW LINK
Area: The Dark Cloud
Difficulty: 4/10
Recommended Formation: None
He\'s never gonna give up, is he? Well, now
he\'s got a bunch of clones. Well, actually, he
has unlimited clones. Yep, you heard me right. The
clones are never ending. How do you beat a
never-ending army? Well, Zelda is going to help you
out in this battle. Once you\'ve killed enough
Shadow Links, Zelda will seal the portal holding all
the Shadow Links. Eliminate the rest of the
shadows that are left on the field, and you\'ve won! No
color changing? What a relief. Well, that
was easy, wasn\'t it?
VAATI
Area: Palace of Winds
Difficulty: 8/10
Recommended Formation: None
The big boy himself, Vaati, is ready for a
whooping. How are you going to beat someone
that is in a tornado? With bombs, of course! Pick up
a bomb flower, and wait until it turns red.
At that moment, throw it into the tornado. It will
get sucked up into Vaati and will explode.
That will hurt Vaati. Keep hurting him with bombs
until he falls to the ground. He will then
surround himself in a ring of fire. Fall into the
middle hole and jump into the cannon. Shoot
yourself up, and while in the air, position
yourself above Vaati. Press B to slam into Vaati with
your sword. That will injure him, and he will fall
into the lower floor. Fall into the hole and
you will find Vaati in the basement. Shoot him with
arrows until he re-surfaces. He will surround
himself with the flames again, so repeat the
process. He will soon be defeated.
GANON
Area: Tower of Winds
Difficulty: 8/10
Recommended Formation: Wide
What\'s a Zelda game without Ganon? Well,
there were some good Zelda games without Ganon,
but you get my point. He\'s a toughie, but you can
manage. Ganon starts off with him teleporting.
When he appears, slash him until he teleports again.
He will also shoot lightning bolts at you,
which will transport you to the Dark World. You
must kill all of the enemies to get back. After
you\'ve given him a helping of pain, (Wow, that line
was terrible.....*gets shot*)he will start
throwing his trident at you, which will create a
trail of fire. Dodge the trident, and attack him
until the trident comes back to him. Keep doing
this until he changes again. A cut-scene will
appear. Zelda will try to make a ball of energy
and try to slay Ganon, but she has to power up.
(DBZ, anyone?.....*gets shot again*) Get in wide
formation and protect Zelda when Ganon shoot
Green balls (Sound familiar?) at you and Zelda.
Deflect the green balls at him while protecting
Zelda. When you\'ve hit him enough times, he will
fall down. Zelda will shoot the ball, and it
will hover around Ganon. When the ball goes between
Ganon and you, charge up and arrow and shoot
the ball. It will hit Ganon, and he will fall in
one hit. Yep, one hit. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU BEAT
THE GAME! *brings out beer* PARTY!!!!!
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IV: Multi-Player Mode
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Now this is where the game shines.
Multi-player IMO is much better and more fun that
single player. Some of the levels change, and some
new tactics are required to defeat the bosses.
(Most of the strategies are the same, though)
**Note: This section only talks about 4-player
mode, so don\'t get confused**
BOSSES ARE COMING SOON! BE PATIENT PLEASE!
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V: Thanks
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I would like to thank:
CJayC: For making an awesome site.
GameFAQS: For being such an awesome site.
People who correct thing in this FAQ: For being smarter than me. >_>
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