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Study - Bongo Bongo

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"Beware the drum bearer, forger of a truth that is not the truth." - Sheikah Proverb

Full name and other titles: Bongo-Bongo, the Drum Bearer

Appearances: Ocarina of Time (canon) Mentioned in Gerudo Wars (non-canon)

Design Notes: Bongo Bongo is my favorite enemy in the Zelda series... everything about the fight is flawless. The abomination is scary, has an awesome lair, and makes some of the freakiest sounds I've ever heard uttered. What was really cool though was how the player was never told anything about what Bongo Bongo was or where it came from, other then being some being sealed in the well of Kakariko. The only real clues that were are given is that the creature was obviously killed at a guillotine (or simply chose to assume a form that looks like it was) and that is inhabits the Shadow Temple, a tomb constructed by the ancient Sheikah. Since Nintendo kindly left this awesome creature wide open to interpretation, I decided to make a back story for the thing in Gerudo Wars to explain where the Eye of Truth that Agahnim is using came from. I wanted Bongo Bongo to be female for one thing: female villains always are more epic then male villains in my opinion. For her appearance before being killed at the guillotine I wanted her to just look like a typical Sheikah with black hair and a missing eyeball.

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Agonyblade11's avatar

Honestly, I always asked “How does the boss make sense?”. The other bosses kinda made sense in their temples because they were in their element. This one though, he plays the drums and is invisible. That’s it.

Were they just being random when they made these bosses?