The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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  • Dark Lord

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    Defeat Ganon without getting hit and 3 Hearts only.

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    13.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    14.79% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Created by Altomar on: 03 Jun, 2017 23:21
    Last modified: 21 Aug, 2021 01:06


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    13 Mar 2020 10:22
    SporyTike edited this achievement.
    31 Aug 2020 18:53
    Xymjak edited this achievement.
    Kryle 9 Oct 2020 05:05
    Last phase, not entire fight. (Hence, Ganon, and not Ganondorf as the description says).
    Vaskur 4 Feb 2021 02:41
    Easy way to do this is to stock up on green potions and deku nuts, green potions for the light arrows deku nuts to stun the face and circle around and hit his tail, yes you can damage his tail with deku nuts.
    17 Feb 2021 03:36
    DanielARP edited this achievement.
    21 Aug 2021 01:06
    Altomar edited this achievement.
    NewWizKid 21 Mar 2022 08:06
    I thought this would be harder. Guess I'm better than I thought.
    JackDSF123 3 May 2023 02:22
    Just have 40 or more arrows and 2 or more green potion. Shoot a light arrow in the face and use megaton hammer or biggoron sword to damage his tail (just don't be a idiot like me, I switched back to the Biggoron Sword in the second phase... Just keep the Master Sword equipped, apparently the second phase can only be beaten with the master sword... I reseted 3 times because of it and had to face Ganondorf AGAIN)
    ThePixelJunkie 18 May 2023 06:59
    I might be in the minority but I've always beat him without magic.

    I've always ran up to him, rolled under his legs while he attacked behind me. 1st phase of Ganon, you have plenty of time to turn around and z target tail, then jump strike with Biggoron sword or hammer. (Have to be kinda close with hammer though due to its reach) Run/roll away and quick turn towards him. Rinse and repeat.

    2nd phase when you get master sword back, he's quicker but same strategy works more or less. A safer strategy for 2nd phase while using this method would be to roll under legs, slash with master sword (no z target), roll/run forward a bit and quick turn. Rinse and repeat.

    He'll be closer when he chases you, compared to 1st phase after rolling away, but it's manageable. Not Z targeting also gives enough time to avoid his 2nd slash, if he does decide to do one.

    https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1822873946

    Probably not the safest nor fastest way to do it, but it worked for me.
    lovelessrapture 14 Sep 2023 15:12
    I agree @thepixeljunkie, I've always done it rolling between the legs. Nintendo Official Magazine used to promote this trick back in the 90s and it's great tactic imo
    IDKSomeOtherGuy 13 Sep 2024 15:06
    Wait, why is this limited to a 3-heart run if you're supposed to not get hit at all. This is just as difficult in a 20-heart run as it is in a 3-heart run, isn't it?
    CinnamonKilljoy 20 Oct 2024 14:47
    @IDKSomeOtherGuy Probably to ensure that the road up until Ganon was hard too.
    GoldenYears 2 Dec 2024 05:27
    Thanks for the video @ThePixelJunkie

    I was trying to roll between his legs immediately every time he turned towards me. It's way easier to run away, turn around, adjust camera and THEN roll between his legs.

    Got it 2nd try after watching your video.
    TheHy1ianGuy 1 Feb 2025 05:38
    did the 3 heart run with 1 bottle
    architextured 9 Feb 2025 16:57
    Personally, I was struggling a little bit during this fight and I found this to be the easiest method:

    For the 1st half (when you don't have the Master Sword), equip Biggoron's Sword (or Megaton Hammer if you don't have that), back away from Ganon, and as he walks towards you roll underneath him, then Z-target and jump-attack his tail. Then back up a little bit again and repeat.

    For the 2nd half, keep your Master Sword out, and don't Z-target at all. I found it hard to have the time to jump-attack since he's quicker in this half, so instead I rolled underneath him like before but then did an immediate quick-spin out of my roll (rotate the stick and press attack). This allowed me to both damage/stun him, and have the time to easily back away so I didn't risk taking any damage.
    Jaybeegee 15 Feb 2025 00:14
    Personally did not find the boss fight hard at all, struggled more with escaping the castle with 3 hearts lol
    MuffinJets 3 Mar 2025 01:39
    Is this cheevo supposed to have an "active challenge" badge or whatever as you're doing the fight?
    Altomar 3 Mar 2025 01:43
    No , only half of the challenges in this set have an active challenge icon implemented so far. Eventually i will implement it to every single challenge when i have more time.
    BigWooper 3 Mar 2025 03:14
    Just want to mention here that Nayru's Love can make this challenge super easy. You can get hit while Nayru's Love is up and still obtain the achievement. I think it would be more accurate if the description said "without taking damage" instead of "without getting hit", but it's nothing to make a big deal out of.
    hotarubi 14 Apr 2025 15:23
    Can confirm it works with Nayru's Love. Thank god.

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