Bongo Bongo
Bongo Bongo is a boss in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 with 36 health.
Navi's advice
Boss of the Shadow Temple, revived from the well. Look at it with the eye of truth!
| Kind | Boss |
|---|---|
| Dungeon | Shadow Temple |
| Health | 36 |
| Places | Shadow Temple |
| English | Bongo Bongo |
| Français | Bongo Bongo |
| Deutsch | Bongo Bongo |
| 日本語 | ボンゴボンゴ |
Boss
Bongo Bongo waits at the end of Shadow Temple.
Once it is beaten, Link gets these:
Heart Container
Shadow MedallionNeeds: Boss Key
Arena
The boss's room seen from above, north up.
Damage
How many points of health each attack takes off Bongo Bongo. 0 means the attack does no damage, though it may still stun or knock it back.
| Attack | Damage |
|---|---|
 Deku Nut | 0 |
 Deku Stick | 2 |
 Fairy Slingshot | 1 |
 Bombs | 2 |
 Boomerang | 0 |
 Fairy Bow | 2 |
 Megaton Hammer | 2 |
 Hookshot | 2 |
 Kokiri Sword | 1 |
| Master Sword | 2 |
 Giant's Knife | 4 |
 Fire Arrow | 2 |
 Ice Arrow | 4 |
 Light Arrow | 2 |
 Din's Fire | 0 |
 Mirror Shield | 0 |
| Kokiri Sword (spin attack) | 1 |
| Giant's Knife (spin attack) | 4 |
| Master Sword (spin attack) | 2 |
| Kokiri Sword (jump attack) | 2 |
| Giant's Knife (jump attack) | 8 |
| Master Sword (jump attack) | 4 |
| Megaton Hammer (jump attack) | 4 |
Damage to Link
Health Link loses when an attack of Bongo Bongo hits him, one line per attack strength, 16 points to a heart. Once a Great Fairy strengthens Link's defensive power, the damage is halved, rounded up.
| Damage | Hearts | Double Defense | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 3 | 1½ | Plain hit |
| 16 | 1 | ½ | Knocks Link far back |
Left behind
Drops
It also leaves this every time:
Blue RupeeYoung Link gets Deku Seeds where adult Link gets arrows, and the other way round, and an adult's Deku Stick turns into a green Rupee. Bombs, arrows, seeds, and magic only drop once Link has the bomb bag, the bow, the slingshot, or magic, and a recovery heart at full health turns into a green Rupee.
In the official guides
ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 1999), p. 131
Boss of the Shadow Temple, invisible without the Lens of Truth. Shoot both drumming hands with arrows (the Longshot works if arrows run out), then shoot the red eye and slash it. A well-timed spin attack can win the fight even without the Lens.
顔の中央に妖しく光る赤い目玉。ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 1999), p. 131, Translated by 101Leafy
Shoot its hands with arrows, use the Lens of Truth to see its eye, then shoot and slash it.
The Lens allowed Link to see Bongo's fiery eye. An arrow to the pupil was enough to stun its body.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 89
Beats a giant drum with two huge hands. Hit both hands with the Fairy Bow or the Longshot; they turn blue when hit.
The trick to defeating this Boss is to use your Fairy Bow or Longshot and incapacitate both hands.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Prima Publishing, 1998), p. 101
A monstrous shadow creature bursts out of the Kakariko well and knocks Link out.
Mit lautem Getöse entweicht dem Brunnen ein monströses Schattenwesen.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 74, Translated by 101Leafy
Bongo Bongo is two big drumming hands and an invisible eye. Shoot arrows at the hands to stop them (the sword also hits them), find the eye with the Lens of Truth, paralyse it with an arrow, then strike with the sword.
Ein gezielter Pfeilschuß direkt auf das Auge paralysiert Bongo Bongo für einen kurzen Augenblick.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 79, Translated by 101Leafy