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Dodongo

For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

From the manual

A big rhino. Its attack is weak, but its tough hide turns attacks away.

Translated from the Japanese manual.

Enemy

Dodongo

KindBoss
Japanese nameドドンゴ

Official art

Dodongo, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Dodongo. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 36

From the official guides

A big rhinoceros. It does not have much of an attack, but its hard hide bounces attacks back.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 36, 101Leafy's translation

A big rhinoceros. It does not have much of an attack, but its hard hide bounces attacks back.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 30, 101Leafy's translation

A giant rhinoceros. It hasn't got so much attacking power, but it bounces off attacks with its thick hide.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 37

Giant rhinoceroses. A Dodongo is not really a powerful enemy but he easily blocks your attacks with his hard skin. Usually a giant enemy like Dodongo has some weaknesses. Somebody may tell you Dodongo's weakness.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 24

The enemy bosses are just three Dodongos. Here you may use two bombs to blast them.

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Power) (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 33

Its skin is hard, and most weapons do nothing. Feed it two ×××× and it disappears. Even if it does not swallow them, you can beat it with the sword while it is stunned.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 73, 101Leafy's translation

A rhino covered all over in hard hide. It does not really attack, but it bounces back every attack, so go for its weak point.

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 28, 101Leafy's translation

The strongest enemy in the Moon Labyrinth (Level 2). Its hard hide bounces back swords and arrows. But it has a weakness. What could it be?

ファミリーコンピュータ攻略ガイドブック1 ゼルダの伝説 (曙出版, 1986), p. 29, 101Leafy's translation

A rhino monster. Its attack is weak, but it is hard to attack.

ファミリーコンピュータ必勝シリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (ミリオン出版, 1986), p. 36, 101Leafy's translation

A sort of triceratops. Normal attacks hardly work on it, but make it swallow two ○○○○ and it is easy to beat. You can also wrap it in ○○○○ smoke and stab it from the side.

ファミコン マル勝DXシリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (角川書店, 1986), p. 53, 101Leafy's translation

A large rhino covered all over in hard hide. Its attacks are weak, but its defense is very strong. A ○○○○ attack works on Dodongo, but be careful: if you set the ○○○○ too early, it turns away.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 52, 101Leafy's translation

Its hard hide bounces back almost every attack. Sometimes more than one appears.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 19, 101Leafy's translation

A kind of dinosaur shaped like a rhino. It doesn't hit very hard and can't be called strong, but its power is megaton class. Above all, its hard hide bounces back its opponent's attacks.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 29, 101Leafy's translation

A large rhinoceros with very hard skin. It isn't very eager to attack, but beating it takes a special trick. The sword alone won't work. You have to use a certain thing first. Take the advice of the old man in a labyrinth room.

ゼルダブック (ファミコン必勝本 1986年6月号付録) (JICC出版局, 1986), p. 74, 101Leafy's translation

A big rhinoceros. Its attack is not very strong, but its hard hide protects it, so Link's attacks bounce off.

わんぱっくコミック増刊 ゼルダの伝説 必勝ヒント本 (徳間書店, 1986), p. 14, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hits to beat it

Hits don't wear it down.

Hearts lost per touch

No ringBlue RingRed Ring
10.50.25

Where it appears

Labyrinths, First Quest

Level 2

  • Room 14: 1 at once

Level 5

  • Room 86: 3 at once

Level 7

  • Room 12: 3 at once
  • Room 88: 3 at once

Labyrinths, Second Quest

Level 1

  • Room 56: 1 at once

Level 2

  • Room 102: 3 at once

Level 5

  • Room 46: 1 at once
  • Room 47: 3 at once

Level 7

  • Room 9: 3 at once
  • Room 11: 3 at once
  • Room 40: 3 at once
  • Room 61: 3 at once

Red: rooms it is in. Green: the entrance.