Gleeok
Multi-Headed Dragon Boss
The boss of LEVEL 4, a dragon with two to four heads. The heads separate and continue to attack.
Trivia
- Gleeok is a special boss monster whose heads separate and each independently performs beam attacks.
- Attacks other than sword and magic have no effect at all; damage can only be dealt with the sword and magical rod.
- Severed heads are invincible and cannot be damaged by attacks.
- Appears as the boss of LEVEL 4 and LEVEL 8; in the Second Quest, also appears in LEVEL 2, 5, and 7.
- Among bosses, its strategic attack patterns strongly imprint the image of a multi-headed dragon.
Alternate names
Gleeok
Dragon
Multi-Headed Dragon
Profile
- Species
- Dragon
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A large dragon with multiple heads. It usually has many heads, which get severed when attacked. The severed heads attack independently.
- Distinguishing features
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- Multi-Headed
- Dragon Body
- Can Attack Even After Heads Are Severed
- Iconic items
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- Beam Attack
- Separating Heads
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Aggressive
- Detailed personality
- Hostile and relentlessly fires beams at the player (Link), fighting with separation attacks unique to its multiple heads.
- Keywords
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- Aggressive
- Dangerous
- Cunning
- Powerful
- Boss
- Talents
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- Separation Attack
- Simultaneous Beam Attacks from Multiple Heads
- High Durability
- Skills
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- Energy Beam Emission
- Head Separation and Enemy Search
- Enemy Attacks
- Motivation
- To stop the adventurer Link of the Kingdom of Hyrule and protect the Triforce.
History
- Backstory
- One of the minions of Demon King Ganon, a multi-headed dragon that appears in Hyrule's LEVEL 4 labyrinth. It stands as a powerful boss blocking Link's progress through the labyrinth.
- Debut date
- February 21, 1986
- Work title
- The Legend of Zelda
- Media type
- Game
- Episode or chapter
- LEVEL 4 Boss
First Appearance
- Significant event
- First Appearance
- Description
- Implemented as the LEVEL 4 boss in the Famicom Disk System version of The Legend of Zelda, influencing subsequent series in different forms.
Head Separation Gimmick
- Significant event
- Head Separation Gimmick
- Description
- In battle, when heads take damage they separate, and the separated heads continue attacking independently; the game features this system.
Reappearance
- Significant event
- Reappearance
- Description
- Also appears as a boss in the Second Quest and Level 8, with enhanced versions existing.
Relationships
Ganon's Army
Ganon's Army: unknown
Media appearances
The Legend of Zelda
Game / Boss
February 21, 1986, Famicom Disk System
The Legend of Zelda (Second Quest)
Game / Boss
1986
Voice cast and creators
Shigeru Miyamoto
- Creator name
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Role
- Original author
Takashi Tezuka
- Creator name
- Takashi Tezuka
- Role
- Character designer
Keiji Terui
- Creator name
- Keiji Terui
- Role
- Writer
Nintendo Information Development Division
- Creator name
- Nintendo Information Development Division
- Role
- Animation studio
Nintendo
- Creator name
- Nintendo
- Role
- Publisher