Helmasaur King in Palace of Darkness
For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).
From the official guides
Helmasaur King guards its weak spot with a hard mask, so as it is you can't beat it. First you have to break the mask, but telling you how would spoil the fun, so we'll only say there are two ways to break it. Once the mask is off, hit the weak spot on its forehead with the sword or the bow.
A smug boss in an iron mask. Its weapons are the fireballs from its mouth and a whip-like tail it shows now and then. It seems you cannot hurt it at all until the mask breaks. Break the mask with bombs and attack the face.
The Helmasaur King has a mysterious air. It spits fireballs that split and lashes with its quick whip of a tail. When it starts acting strange, back off into a corner of the screen. To beat it you must break the iron mask. Use the Hammer you just got and bombs to clear the mask right off. Then just attack the bare forehead.
How the fight goes
- He has 48 hit points and a mask. A sword hit bounces Link off the mask. These wear it down: Bombs, arrows from the Bow, and the Magic Hammer.
- The first hit cracks the mask, it cracks more below 40 hit points, and it falls off below 32.
- Each Magic Hammer hit that lands on the mask takes 1 hit point and throws Link back, so 17 Hammer hits alone break it.
- He walks for 64 frames in a random direction, never upward, stops for 32 frames, walks the same way back for 64 frames, and stops for 64 frames.
- Every 4th stop he attacks instead of walking on, at random either with a fireball (he stands still for 127 frames) or with his tail (160 frames).
- The fireball appears 63 frames into the attack, waits 32 frames, moves down for 18 frames until it stops, stays still for 31 frames, and bursts into 3. Each of those flies for 20 frames and, 32, 80, or 128 frames after the first burst, bursts again into 4 that fly off diagonally until they reach the edge of the screen.
- For the tail, the strike starts 64 frames into the attack. The tail waits 32 frames and for a swing out to Link's side, then stretches out for 31 frames and pulls back for 31 frames. The tail only hurts Link during a strike.
- His body, the striking tail, and every fireball take 2 hearts from Link in the Green Mail, 1 in the Blue Mail, and half a heart in the Red Mail.
- No weapon stops a fireball, and the shield does not block it either.
- Without the mask, the sword hurts him.
- Without the mask he walks twice as fast for half as long (32 frames each way), and every fireball comes with a tail strike.
101Leafy researched the game for how the fight runs and what hurts the boss at each step.
Boss room
BossAfter the fight
Link, because of you, I can escape from the clutches of the evil monsters. Thank you! …This world used to be the Golden Land where the Triforce was hidden. But because Ganon, the boss of thieves, wished it the world was transformed… I'm sure he's intending to conquer even our Light World after building his power here. He is trying to open a larger gate between worlds near the castle using our powers. But the gate is not open completely yet… If we seven maidens come together, we can break the barrier around Ganon's hiding place. I will tell you where the other girls are held. I believe you will destroy Ganon. I will return to my original form at that time. … … … … …
Said by: Crystal Maidens
What Link wins
Numbers
| Hit points | 48 |
|---|---|
 Damage to Link, Green Mail | 2 hearts |
 Damage to Link, Blue Mail | 1 heart |
 Damage to Link, Red Mail | ½ heart |
Weapons
 Boomerang | No effect |
|---|---|
 Fighter's Sword | No effect |
 Master Sword | 12 hits |
 Tempered Sword | 6 hits |
 Golden Sword | 3 hits |
| Golden Sword spin attack | 3 hits |
 Arrows | 12 hits |
 Hook Shot | No effect |
 Bombs | 12 hits |
 Silver Arrows | Defeats it in one hit |
 Magic Powder | No effect |
 Fire Rod | No effect |
 Ice Rod | No effect |
 Bombos Medallion | No effect |
 Ether Medallion | No effect |
 Quake Medallion | No effect |
Drops
It drops nothing.