Gleeok

Title(s)

PHPhantom Hourglass: Two-Headed Dragon^[1]

Race

Dragon^[2]^[1]

Gender

OoSOracle of Seasons: Male^[3]

Main appearance(s)

Other appearance(s)

Dungeon(s)

The Legend of Zelda
- Level 4, Level 6, Level 8 First Quest
- Level 2, Level 5, Level 7 Second Quest
Oracle of Seasons
- Explorer's Crypt
Phantom Hourglass
- Temple of Ice

Health

TLoZThe Legend of Zelda: 8 per head

Weakness(es)

TLoZThe Legend of Zelda: Gleeok guide at StrategyWiki
OoSOracle of Seasons: Gleeok guide at StrategyWiki

Gleeoks,^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | OoSOracle of Seasons | PHPhantom Hourglass | TotKTears of the Kingdom | TLoZ (Valiant Comics)The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics) | TFoEThe Faces of Evil | TWoGThe Wand of Gamelon)}^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] also known as Three-Headed Monsters,^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[9] and Gleeocks,^{(ALttP (Ishinomori)A Link to the Past (Ishinomori))}^[10] are recurring Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.^{[name references needed]} It is a dragon with multiple heads,^[2]^[1] which are called Gleeok Heads.^[11] If the Gleeok Heads are struck enough, they often detach and fight independently until the body is finally defeated.

Characteristics

The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet

Gleeok

A huge dragon that has 2 to 4 heads and spits out beams at Link. Heads that Link cuts off from its body fly around in the air.

Gleeok makes three appearances in The Legend of Zelda, all defeated in a similar fashion. Using the Sword, Link must cut off each of the heads on the beast. Once one of the heads is detached from the body, it will float around the room shooting fireballs at Link.^[2] He must avoid the fireballs and cut off the other heads. The Magical Shield cannot defend Link from Gleeok's fireballs.

In the First Quest, a two-headed version guards the fourth piece of Triforce in Level 4, a three-headed version is a mini-boss in Level 6, and a four-headed version guards the piece of Triforce in Level 8. In the Second Quest, there are two, three and four-headed versions guarding the pieces of Triforce in Level 2, Level 5 and Level 7, respectively.

Oracle of Seasons

Gleeok is a two-headed version fought in the Explorer's Crypt in Oracle of Seasons.^[12] It is defeated in a different fashion from its former counterpart. Getting rid of the beast's heads is still Link's main objective; however, there is one more step before defeating it. Link must quickly slash away the heads, which must be done quickly because the severed heads will reattach themselves to the body if given time. Once both heads are severed, they will be permanently destroyed, reducing Gleeok to a skeleton. However, Gleeok's skeletal remains will continue to fight Link by jumping and causing a massive earthquake in the arena. In addition, Gleeok's body will wildly charge at Link. Using the Roc's Cape is the only way to avoid serious damage from the beast. When the beast is grounded, Link should attack with his Sword. He must continue this process until Gleeok is defeated. It will then give up the Seed of Life, the seventh Essence of Nature.

The Minish Cap

Main article: Gleerok

Though Gleeok does not appear in The Minish Cap, the boss Gleerok is a one-headed Gleeok with a rock on its back.^[13]

Phantom Hourglass

In Phantom Hourglass, Gleeok appears as the Two-Headed Dragon Gleeok, boss of the Temple of Ice and guardian of the Azurine steel. Its red head spews fireballs, while the blue head sprays frigid ice, similar to Trinexx from A Link to the Past.

Link will be standing on a platform with four pegs near each corner. When one of the heads fires a blast at Link, he will need to attach the grappling hook to two pegs diagonally so as the rope launches the blast back at the other dragon's face, cracking its mask. In addition with these blasts, the two heads will lunge to snap the rope Link ties, while trying to bite him as well. They can also sink below the water to cause a tremor that will flood Link's platform, as well as cause chunks of ice to fall from the ceiling and crash into Link. Link can tie the grappling hook to two posts and walk along the rope to avoid the ice chunks. Three blasts to both heads will remove their masks.

With their defenses destroyed the heads will remove two of the four pegs by snapping them with their jaws. Afterward each head will take turns at trying to bite Link, then will charge up for a powered blast. The red dragon head will fire a fiery blast that will scorch him, as well as leave a trail of fire on the platform. The blue dragon head will fire a blast of ice that will freeze Link on contact. While charging, however, both dragons will be sucking in energy, exposing their tongues. Link can pull the head down by tying one end of the grappling hook to a post and using it as an anchor on the dragon's head. Once down, Link must slash at the dragon head before it recovers. Repeating this process to both heads will defeat the dragon, and Link will obtain a Heart Container, extra sands for the Phantom Hourglass, and the second of the three Pure Metals, Azurine.

Tears of the Kingdom

Main articles: Flame Gleeok, Frost Gleeok, King Gleeok and Thunder Gleeok

Gleeoks are reintroduced as Sub-Bosses that are able to be fought in four different elemental variations in Tears of the Kingdom. They appear as massive, winged, quadrupedal dragons with a single Eye on each head, and each variety's head and neck glows and emits the element they are themed around.