Horse-Head Knight
Boss
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| Kind | Boss |
|---|---|
| Name | Named by 101Leafy; the game gives none |
Official art

From the official guides
Horsehead guards the statue with diligence. Link's attacks to his armored body are wasted effort; instead, he must jump up and strike him directly on his huge head.
In a time long forgotten in Hyrule, Horsehead was given the task of guarding the statue in the back of Parapa Palace. Suddenly coming face to face with the monster, Link stops short. He cannot proceed until he defeats Horsehead, and only an attack to the creature's huge head can succeed. After a moment, he knows he must use a jump attack.
A palace guardian made from a horse by the king. It has a huge body and attacks by swinging a club.
Appears as the boss of Palace 1. It was once a horse. It swings a club with its huge body. Its weak point is its looong face, so focus your attacks there. Raise your defense with SHIELD first.
The guardian of the first palace. A huge monster made by remaking a horse. It attacks by swinging an iron club, and its tough body even turns aside a sword.
The half-man, half-beast guardian of the palace in the Parapa Desert. It is about twice Link's size, with a horse's head and a human body in armor. Its weapon is the spiked club in its hand, said to be strong enough to smash anything.
Numbers
| Hit points | 32 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 50 |
| Damage class | Class 3 |
Damage to Link
Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.
| Life | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 48 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
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 1, West Hyrule