Gleeok
For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
From the manual
A giant dragon with two to four necks that attacks with beams.
Translated from the Japanese manual.
Enemy
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| Kind | Boss |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | グリオーク |
Official art

From the official guides
A giant dragon with two to four heads that spits beams. Heads cut from its body fly around in the air.
A giant dragon with two to four heads that spits beams. Heads cut from its body fly around in the air.
A huge dragon that has 2 to 4 heads and spits out beams at Link. Heads that Link cuts off from its body fly around in the air.
This giant two-headed dragon appears at the beginning, but three-headed and even four-headed dragons come out later. Gleeok shoots a beam, and even if you cut off its head, the head itself will attack you as it flies. Gleeok is a tough enemy.
The master of the room is the tough monster, Gleeok. He's the one with two necks and heads. Fight cautiously, and he won't be that tough. Attack his heads with your sword.
A dragon with several heads. The heads are its weak point. But a head you cut off flies around and keeps attacking, and like the Ghini copies, a Gleeok head cannot be hurt. Beat the body as fast as you can.
A kind of dragon with two to four necks. It spits beams from its mouths. The necks are its weak point, and if you stab one a few times the head comes off!
This is the boss of the Snake Labyrinth (Level 4). Here it has two heads, but Gleeok with three and four heads show up later. It breathes beams, and even when you cut a head off, the head flies around in the air and comes at Link.
A strong enemy that breathes beams, and its cut-off heads fly through the air too.
Like the two-headed one, it breathes beams. Its attack is strong.
The last enemy of Level 4. As you can see, it is a dragon with several heads, and it fires beams too. Cut off every head and it is beaten, but the cut heads don't die and fly around. Have at least one bottle of medicine before you face it.
A giant dragon with two to four heads. It attacks by breathing beams from its mouths. You can cut off its heads with your sword, but watch out: a head that is cut off leaves the body and keeps attacking as it flies through the air!
A dragon with two to four heads. It doesn't move, but when you hit it with the sword its heads come off and attack you.
A giant dragon with two to four heads. It fires beams, and a head cut off from the body flies around in the air as a fighter of its own. It is like a scaled-up Aquamentus.
A huge long-necked dragon. It swings its neck around and attacks with beams. The only way to beat it is up close. Cut off its head. Some have several heads, and a head you cut off flies around in the air. Watch out, because those can hurt you too.
A giant dragon. The first Gleeok you meet has two heads, but Gleeok with three and four heads also appear.
Numbers
Hits to beat it
Wooden Sword10
White Sword5
Magical Sword3
Arrow5
Silver Arrow3
Bombs3
Blue Candle10
Red Candle10
BoomerangStops it
Magical BoomerangStops it
Magical Rod5
Magical Rod (magic)5
Hearts lost per touch
| No ring | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
What it throws
No shield stops it.
Where it appears
Labyrinths, First Quest
Labyrinths, Second Quest
Red: rooms it is in. Green: the entrance.