Big Dodongo
- Not to be confused with King Dodongo, known as the Infernal Dinosaur in Ocarina of Time.
The Big Dodongo is a boss that appears at the end of the Realm of the Heavens stage in Four Swords Adventures.[1]
Appearance and Strategy
The Big Dodongo only appears once in the game and is found at the very end of the Realm of the Heavens. When the four Links enter the arena where he is fought, they will first encounter two regular Dodongo which must be fought and destroyed using Bombs (similar to the battle in the Tower of Flames). However once these enemies are defeated the Big Dodongo will suddenly appear in the middle of the cloudy arena and start stomping around. Its method of movement and attack is identical to that of the regular Dodongos, meaning it only moves at cardinal directions and attacks by opening its mouth and spewing flames, but his extreme size makes it a lot harder to avoid than the standard foe.
As well as causing a large amount of damage if it hits any of the Links, the Big Dodongo is entirely invulnerable to normal bombs. Even those tossed in his gigantic maw will have no effect on the beast. Luckily, the defeat of the first two Dodongos causes four chests to appear; each containing a Level 2 Bomb upgrade. These huge bombs are the only thing that can defeat the Big Dodongo. Once obtained, defeating the Big Dodongo is the same as defeating the smaller variety; throwing or placing a Level 2 Bomb in its mouth when open will cause it to explode inside the monster and cause damage.
Trivia
- The Big Dodongo is the only boss in the game that requires the use of a Level 2 item upgrade.
- Exceptionally large Dodongos also appear in Majora's Mask, but they are just deemed to be exceptionally large versions of the regular enemy.
- The "Degu" in this monster's Japanese name is commonly translated as "Big" but is also used in the names of other stronger varieties of normal enemies such as the Armos Knight.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Italian | Dodongo Grande[2] | Same as English. |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 166
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 166
Mazura • Jermafenser • Rebonack • Carock • Gooma • Barba • Thunderbird • Link's Shadow
Ball and Chain Trooper • Armos Knights • Lanmolas • Moldorm • Agahnim
Helmasaur King • Arrghus • Mothula • Blind the Thief • Kholdstare • Vitreous • Trinexx • Ganon
Dark Links
Palace of the Four Sword
Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares
Spike Roller • Moblin Chief • Hinox • Dodongo Snakes • Lanmola • Hydrosoar
Master Stalfos • Gohma • Armos Knight • Rover • Grim Creeper • Turtle Rock • Blaino
Gohma • King Dodongo • Barinade • Phantom Ganon • Volvagia • Morpha • Bongo Bongo • Twinrova • Ganon
Lizalfos • Big Octo • Stalfos • Meg • Flare Dancer • White Wolfos • Dark Link • Dead Hand • Gerudo Thief • Iron Knuckle
Odolwa • Goht • Gyorg • Twinmold • Majora's Mask
Dinolfos • Gekko • Wizzrobe • Gerudo Pirate • Wart • Gekko and Mad Jelly
Captain Keeta • Iron Knuckle • Sharp • Igos du Ikana • Garo Master • Gomess • Eyegore
Aquamentus • Dodongo • Mothula • Gohma • Digdogger • Manhandla • Gleeok • Medusa Head • General Onox
Twinrova • Ganon
Brother Goriyas • Facade • Omuai • Agunima • Great Moblin • Syger • Vire • Poe Sisters • Frypolar
Pumpkin Head • Head Thwomp • Shadow Hag • Eyesoar • Smog • Octogon • Possessed Nayru • Plasmarine • Ramrock • Veran
Twinrova • Ganon
Giant Ghini • Swoop • Subterror • Armos Warrior • Great Moblin • Smasher • Vire • Angler Fish • Blue Stalfos
Gohma • Kalle Demos • Gohdan • Helmaroc King • Jalhalla • Molgera • Puppet Ganon • Ganondorf
Mothula • Darknut • Phantom Ganon • Stalfos • Wizzrobe • Mighty Darknut • Big Octooptional
Phantom Ganon • Stone Arrghus • Helmaroc King • Big Poe • Big Moldorm • Frostare • Vaati • Ganon
Chief Soldier • Shadow Link • Manhandla • Dodongos • Big Dark Stalfos • Gohma • Big Dodongo
Big Green Chuchu • Gleerok • Mazaal • Big Octorok • Gyorg Pair • Vaati
Madderpillar • Dark Nut • Big Blue Chuchu • Red Dark Nut • Black Knight
Diababa • Fyrus • Morpheel • Stallord • Blizzeta • Armogohma • Argorok • Zant • Puppet Zelda • Ganon
Ook • King Bulblin • Dangoro • Twilit Carrier Kargarok • Twilit Bloat
Deku Toad • Death Sword • Darkhammer • Darknut • Aeralfos • Phantom Zant
Stagnox • Fraaz • Phytops • Cragma • Byrne • Skeldritch • Demon Train • Chancellor Cole • Malladus
Mothula • Snapper • Heatoise • Big Blin • Rocktite • Geozard Chief • Dark Linkoptional
Ghirahim • Scaldera • Moldarach • The Imprisoned • Koloktos • Tentalus • Levias • Bilocyte • Demise
Stalfos • Lizalfos • Stalmaster • Moldarach • LD-002G Scervo • Dark Lizalfos • Magmanos • Moldorm • LD-003D Dreadfuse
Yuga • Moldorm • Margomill • Gemesaur King • Arrghus • Knucklemaster • Stalblind • Zaganaga • Dharkstare • Grinexx • Yuga Ganon
Armos • Red Stalfos • Heedles • Green & Red Goriyas • Gigabari • Gibdos & Purple Mini-Moldorms • Red Eyegores • Flying Tiles & Devalants • Big Pengator & Pengators • Fire Gimos • Moldorm • Lorule Ball and Chain Soldier • Arrghus
Margoma • Arrghus • Moldorm • Blizzagia • The Lady's Pets • Stalchampion • Prismantus • The Lady • Shadow Links
Electric Blob King • Electric Blob Queen • Hinox Brothers • Freezlord • Vulture Vizier • Grim Repoe • Gigaleon
Windblight Ganon • Fireblight Ganon • Thunderblight Ganon • Waterblight Ganon • Monk Maz Koshia(TCBThe Champions' Ballad Downloadable Content) • Calamity Ganon • Dark Beast Ganon
Stone Talus • Stone Talus (Luminous) • Stone Talus (Rare) • Igneo Talus • Frost Talus • Igneo Talus Titan(TCBThe Champions' Ballad Downloadable Content) • Molduga • Molduking(TCBThe Champions' Ballad Downloadable Content) • Hinox • Blue Hinox • Black Hinox • Master Kohga
Bosses in Tears of the Kingdom
Colgera • Yunobo • Moragia • Marbled Gohma • Sludge Like • Mucktorok • Queen Gibdo • Seized Construct • Phantom Ganon • Demon King's Army • Demon King Ganondorf • Demon Dragon
Stone Talus (Luminous, Rare) • Battle Talus • Frost Talus • Igneo Talus • Molduga • Hinox • Blue Hinox • Black Hinox • Stalnox • Flux Construct • Flux Construct II • Flux Construct III • Frox • Obsidian Frox • Blue-White Frox • Flame Gleeok • Frost Gleeok • Thunder Gleeok • King Gleeok • Yiga Clan Enforcers