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Helmet Knight

For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Boss

Helmet Knight

KindBoss
NameNamed by 101Leafy; the game gives none

Official art

Helmet Knight, official art from リンクの冒険
Helmet Knight. リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), fold-out map poster

From the official guides

Link comes upon him in the most remote corner of the Palace. A knight armored in blue steel bars his way. With his shield Link foils the attack, but his sword blows merely ring off the guardian's hard head. Here, to succeed, he must learn the art of the Downward thrust.

Nintendo Power, January/February 1989 (Nintendo of America, 1989), p. 29

The boss of the Iron Knuckles. He was once captain of the kingdom's royal guard and now protects the palace as its guardian. They say the king breathed new life into him?

ファミリーコンピュータMagazine 特別編集 リンクの冒険 (徳間書店, 1987), p. 16, 101Leafy's translation

The boss of the Iron Knuckles (weak for that). Set up your defense with the SHIELD and JUMP magic before fighting. His helmet attacks you as a weapon too.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

The boss of the Iron Knuckles and guardian of the second and fifth palaces. It attacks by sending its own head flying.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 27, 101Leafy's translation

Once the captain of the King of Hyrule's guard, this guardian came back after death when the king breathed new life into it. In full armor it seems to have no weak spot, but if you strike its head, the head comes off and flies through the air, and a new white head appears. That is its weak spot.

完璧攻略シリーズ22 リンクの冒険必勝攻略法 (双葉社, 1987), p. 17, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hit points48
Experience150
Damage classClass 4

Damage to Link

Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.

Life12345678
Damage9672564840322824

What hurts it

  • Sword beams and the Fire spell do not hurt it. Only the sword does.
  • The Spell spell does not change it.

Drops

Drops nothing.

Where it is found

  • Palace 2, West Hyrule