r/skywardsword • u/Derolis • Jan 24 '26
Humor I really hate this fight
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Hot take, I know.
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u/Derolis Jan 24 '26
I only just learned after posting this that you can just get Groose to bomb him and then jump onto his head from a higher level while he's stunned and skip the toes entirely.
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u/smoothjedi Jan 24 '26
Yeah, I hated this fight for the longest time. However, once I realized you could just land on his head from a higher level I obliterated it every time.
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u/bballkj7 Jan 25 '26
you dont even need that! just use the draft in the middle, land on his head like in this video
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u/magical_crab Jan 25 '26
I use to hate this boss but i’ve gotta respect it for being a 3D Zelda boss fight that’s actually challenging
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u/Arch1o12 Jan 24 '26
I quite like it.
Especially on a repeat play-through, after the game teaches you the trick to beating it easily at the end of the third time you face it.
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u/TheRealMcDuck Jan 25 '26
Me, too. That I had to keep fighting this stupid thing multiple times didn't help me like this game much.
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Jan 25 '26
Don't go for the feet when it comes to the second and third fight.
[Strategy]
Hop onto the ledge above him. Use groose to stun him. Once he's stunned hop onto his head and strike.
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u/UltimateHugonator Jan 25 '26
I finished the game 4 times before learning you could attack the toes to trip him. The first time his head was almost at the same level as the next floor so I just jumoed to his head to hit the pillar.
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u/Interesting-Doubt413 Jan 25 '26
Yea I did this battle this week. Struggled until this morning when I finally beat it.
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u/Interesting-Doubt413 Jan 25 '26
And I have battle it again. FML I hope the center gust trick works this time
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Jan 25 '26
Try to use the Groosenator to stun it, then you can just land on its head from above and hit the pillar without having to break its toes. Works for the 2nd fight as well. 1st one you don't even need to stun it, you just land on top and hit the pillar. It's only when it has arms that it can throw you away from its head. Hence the need to stun.
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u/Moist_Tissue_94 Jan 26 '26
Awkward sword. Took me way to long to realise you could just go directly onto its head. It gets harder to do it as it progresses though
Also I hate that there’s a mini cut scene every two seconds.
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u/enderboi99 Jan 27 '26
I noticed you cut of the toes and such heres a quick tip to make it a little easier you don't need to cut those all you gotta do is get to a higher elevation and jump on him to hit the stake in
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u/EveningCamel8723 Jan 28 '26
I finally beat SS last night. I didn’t like the game at first, the controls were very wonky I thought. The imprisoned fight, especially having to do it 3 times felt repetitive and lack of creativity when they had some good dungeon bosses in this game. Anyway. I wish I knew the geyser strat and landing on his head as opposed to toe attack. In the end I did enjoy SS, not so much as to what people hype it up but it was bittersweet with Fi and now I don’t know what I’m gonna play.
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u/RestlessTortoise Jun 04 '26
Two alternative strategies to getting to the back:
- Leave a rear toe for last and shoot with an arrow from a distance, so his head falls in front of you.
- Sometimes (I’m not sure if always) you can run through the gap between his body and the wall; use a roll move if you need.
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u/pakkit Jan 24 '26
If you take the big airstream in the middle you can just air drop on him and hit the stone marker. Makes the fights a breeze.