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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

Gleeok

KindBoss
Japanese nameグリオーク

Official art

Gleeok, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Gleeok. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 37

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.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 37, 101Leafy's translation

A giant dragon with two to four heads that spits beams. Heads cut from its body fly around in the air.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 31, 101Leafy's translation

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.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 38

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 Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 27

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.

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Power) (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 29

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.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 75, 101Leafy's translation

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!

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 40, 101Leafy's translation

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.

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. 37, 101Leafy's translation

A strong enemy that breathes beams, and its cut-off heads fly through the air too.

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. 48, 101Leafy's translation

Like the two-headed one, it breathes beams. Its attack is strong.

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. 62, 101Leafy's translation

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.

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. 55, 101Leafy's translation

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!

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 53, 101Leafy's translation

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.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 20, 101Leafy's translation

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.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 32, 101Leafy's translation

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.

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. 75, 101Leafy's translation

A giant dragon. The first Gleeok you meet has two heads, but Gleeok with three and four heads also appear.

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. 15, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hits to beat it

Hearts lost per touch

No ringBlue RingRed Ring
10.50.25

What it throws

No shield stops it.

Damage calculator for every enemy

Where it appears

Labyrinths, First Quest

Level 4

  • Room 19: 1 at once

Level 6

  • Room 24: 1 at once

Level 8

  • Room 60: 1 at once

Labyrinths, Second Quest

Level 3

  • Room 43: 1 at once

Level 4

  • Room 16: 1 at once

Level 6

  • Room 5: 1 at once

Level 8

  • Room 28: 1 at once

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