Big Octorok

Not to be confused with Big Octo.

The Big Octorok is the Boss of the Temple of Droplets in The Minish Cap.^[1]^{[note 1]} It is the guardian of the Water Element.

Background

Though simply a typical Red Octorok to a normal-sized Link, when Minish-sized, this mediocre creature becomes gargantuan. When encountered, it is frozen in the Temple of Droplets' central room, in close proximity to the frozen Water Element. After Link flips two giant Switches, a hatch on the ceiling opens wide, allowing sunlight to thaw both the frozen Boss and the Element. Before Link can claim the Water Element, the Big Octorok sucks it up and retreats into the next room.

Characteristics

Big Octorok (Figurine from The Minish Cap)
Big Octorok	Appears in the Temple of Droplets. Frozen solid by the power of the Water Element. He's been frozen so long that his hunger is unbearable.

Link must use the Big Octorok's rock-spitting tendencies against it to inflict damage by deflecting the rocks with his Shield. It will also try to suck Link up, and will ram the walls, causing rocks to fall from the ceiling.

After a few hits, the Big Octorok will freeze itself and all of the water covering the floor, and the budding flower on its back becomes vulnerable. Link must run to the Big Octorok's backside and set the flower on fire with his Flame Lantern. Repeating this process a few times will complete the battle; Link will receive the Water Element along with another Heart Container.

Trivia

In the British English translation, the Figurine is called "Octorok".
In the Spanish translation, the Figurine is called "Ferrus negro", the name for Black Knights. The actual Black Knight Figurine is named "Blacknut" instead.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	English^UK	Octorok
	Japanese	大オクタロック (Dai Okutarokku)
	French	Octorok Géant	Giant Octorok
	German	Großer Oktorok	Large Oktorok
	Italian	Grande Octorok	Big Octorok

Notes

↑ Big Octorok was referred to as Giant Octorok in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo Power.^[2] However, as this contradicts the name given in Encyclopedia, it is not considered Canon.

References

↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 166
↑ The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 62

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

Aquamentus · Dodongo · Manhandla · Gleeok · Digdogger · Gohma · Patra · Ganon

Octoroks	Big Octorok · Cyclok · Ergtorok · Forest Octorok · Freezard · Mucktorok · Octive · Octo · Octomine · Octorok · Rock Octorok · Sky Octorok · Slarok · Snow Octorok · Treasure Octorok · Water Octorok · Winged Octorok
Other	Big Octo · Hydrosoar · Octoballoon · Octogon · Phytops

Enemies	Angler Fry · Bago-Bago · Bari · Biri · Blooper · Bombfish · Cheep Cheep · Cranioc · Desbreko · Flying Fish · Froak · Geozard · Geozard Chief · Gyorg · Gyorm · Ku · Kyameron · Mega Cheep-Cheep · Octomine · Octorok · Parasitic Tentacle · Piranha · Ray · Ropa · Sea Urchin · Seahat · Shabom · Shell Blade · Skullfish · Spearfish · Spike · Tektite · Toado · Toadpoli · Water Monster · Water Octorok · Water Spume · Zora (Enemy)
Sub-Bosses	Deku Toad · Gekko · Geozard Chief · Massive Eye · Omuai · Wart
Bosses	Agwanda · Angler Fish · Arrghus · Barinade · Bellum · Big Octorok · Gyorg (Boss) · Morpha · Morpheel · Phytops · Plasmarine · Tentalus · Waterblight Ganon