Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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  • Bested Barba

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    Defeat Barba without being harmed.

    820 (490) of 5,171 โ€“ 15.86%

    9.48% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    15.86% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Created by dude1286 on: 18 Dec, 2013 09:01
    Last modified: 25 Jan, 2025 01:12


    Comments:
    starlite 17 Dec 2017 23:48
    I took damage and fell in the lava as Barba was dying. When I reentered the room, the key fell immediately and I got the achievement
    15 Nov 2018 20:50
    BenGhazi edited this achievement.
    DraKonicSouL 27 Apr 2019 20:24
    Quick strategic video on how to complete this achievement: https://youtu.be/jJX-hMSx1z4
    28 Jul 2019 22:01
    BenGhazi edited this achievement.
    3 Dec 2019 08:33
    DrPixel edited this achievement.
    4 Feb 2020 05:00
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    21 Jun 2020 04:01
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    25 Jan 2021 12:36
    BenGhazi edited this achievement.
    8 May 2022 05:22
    Searo edited this achievement's logic.
    Jazmataz 16 Sep 2022 06:47
    https://youtu.be/Y9BNOWzBQ2w
    26 Mar 2023 03:20
    suspect15 edited this achievement's description.
    CassetteCobra 9 May 2023 17:58
    Barba isn't that bad of a boss. In fact, actually entering the room is harder than the boss itself. Barba shoots a deadly, but predictable fire breath attack. If you stay far away from it, it will never hit you. There's two safe ways to attack Barba, either camp at the middle or right pits to wait for him to spawn and hit his head while he's coming up.

    Don't bother with the left because you don't have a safe area to go to if he goes to the left pit. The second is to jump towards him when he's about to do his fire breath to dodge it then hit him while he's sinking into the lava. Keep this up and you'll beat him in no time.
    27 Jul 2024 19:22
    suspect15 edited this achievement's description.
    20 Dec 2024 10:38
    suspect15 edited this achievement's logic.
    25 Jan 2025 01:12
    suspect15 edited this achievement's logic.
    sandro4912 7 Apr 2025 16:18
    Checked all the two videos and still found CasetteCobras tactic the safest.

    I was really not in the mood to run back to him. So here is what I did:

    Camp on the pillar facing the right pit. Exactly right were ut ends. Youre body does not stick out more.

    Just crouch and hit stap on auto fire.

    If he spawns left. Do nothing.
    If he spawns right. Do nothing. He will get hit.
    If he spawns middle go all the way to the right to avoid fire. Then go back.

    Takes a while if rng is bad to you but its a 100% safe strat.

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