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Horse-Head Knight

Boss

Horse-Head Knight

KindBoss
NameNamed by 101Leafy; the game gives none

Official art

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

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.

Nintendo Player's Guide: NES Game Atlas (Nintendo of America, 1991), p. 66

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.

Nintendo Power, January/February 1989 (Nintendo of America, 1989), p. 27

A palace guardian made from a horse by the king. It has a huge body and attacks by swinging a club.

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. 15, 101Leafy's translation

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.

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

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.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 26, 101Leafy's translation

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.

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 points32
Experience50
Damage classClass 3

Damage to Link

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

Life12345678
Damage4840363224201612

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