How to beat the Sesimic Talus in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

The Seismic Talus is the first boss you’ll face in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and he relies on an old The Legend of Zelda boss technique: throwing hands. This colossus hits hard, but you can topple him if you know where the cracks in his armor are.

How to beat the Seismic Talus in Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

The Seismic Talus of Suthorn Temple is a reasonably simple boss, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous. His attacks have slow, obvious telegraphs, but they hit you for a lot of damage, so be ready to rely on your Spin move for quick, last-second dodges.

In the first phase of the fight, the Seimis Talus will try to hit you by throwing a punch at you and spinning around the room. Dodge these attacks until he reels back for a massive forward slam. Once he’s done this, he’ll be stunned for a few seconds, leaving his glowing core vulnerable. Walk around him and have one of your enemy Echoes hit the core once you’ve targeted it. You can swap into your Swordfighter Form to do damage, but I’d hold off on that for now.

The Seismic Talus’ body will crumble once you’ve struck the core, leaving the core vulnerable for a few seconds. Now’s when I’d recommend breaking out your Link form and working in sync with your hardest-hitting enemy Echo. I used the Peahat Echo, but the Sword Moblin or the Ignizol will work fine. If you don’t deal enough damage to push the fight into its second phase, the Seismic Talus will get back and move his core onto his shoulder.

Once you’ve dealt enough damage to the core, the Seismic Talus will burn red with rage, kicking off the second phase of the fight. The Seismic Talus’ attacks all become faster, and he throws a new move into the mix: a ground-ward slap that’ll send shockwaves your way.

Despite these changes, the second phase of the Seismic Talus fight plays out like the first, only this time the core’s on his head. Once he’s done his forward slam, target the core, summon an enemy Echo close to his face, and hope to the Three Goddesses their attack hits.

If everything goes as planned, the Siesimic Talus’ body will shatter again, giving you and your Echo a chance to attack the core. Swap into Swordfighter Form and keep attacking until you’ve dealt enough damage. Eventually, the Seimis Talus will return to the earth that spawned him, releasing Tri’s captured friends and freeing you to continue your journey through Hyrule.