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Template:Boss King Bulblin is reoccurring boss in Twilight Princess, first appearing in Ordon Spring.

Biography

King Bulblin is the one who shatters the peaceful life of Link and most Ordonians by invading the Ordona Province to clear the way for a Twilight portal to appear over the Ordon Spring. King Bulblin kidnaps the children of the village, but they manage to escape to Kakariko Village. He later kidnaps Colin and escapes to the center of the Eldin Province, where a horseback battle takes place. Link must chase after him and slash off his armor while King Bulblin's legion of monsters chase him on Bullbos. After all of his armor is sliced off, the king retreats to the Bridge of Eldin, where he rides Lord Bullbo against Link in a jousting battle. Link must charge toward him, dodge, and attack. After several successful strikes against him, King Bulblin is flung off the bridge, snapping one of his horns in half.

He is fought again at the Great Bridge of Hylia. This time shooting arrows into the weak spots in his armor is effective. After Link defeats him, King Bulblin is flung over the side of the bridge snapping his other horn in half; but once again survives. Before entering the Arbiter's Grounds, he engages in a sword and axe duel with Link in a Bulblin camp. Upon his defeat, he sets the camp on fire, which Link manages to escape.

Link fights King Bulblin one last time in the courtyard of Hyrule Castle. His only lines of dialogue are during this encounter. Before the fight, he announces "I have come to play!" and then, after his defeat, he concedes the battle.^[1] Midna, is subsequently surprised that King Bulblin is actually capable of speech.^[2]

In the end credits, he is seen riding around Hyrule Field with both horns grown back, which may symbolize the Bulblins being at peace with the other Hyruleans.

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Template:Smashwiki King Bulblin makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the stage Bridge of Eldin as an enemy. He will appear with Bombs blasting away during most of the stage. The part of the stage he blasted away will be fixed by a Twilight portal. King Bulblin also appears as a Trophy and Sticker.

Trophy Information

Game	Image	Description	How to Unlock
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	File:King Bulblin Trophy.png	King Bulblin is the boss of the creatures who kidnapped Ilia, Colin, and the rest of Ordon Village's children. Characterized by his appearance atop a boarlike beast named Lord Bullbo, he encounters Link time and time again. When he loses in his final battle, he pays subtle respect to Link when he says, "I follow the strongest side!"	Random

Sticker Information

Name	Image	Artwork from	Effect in The Subspace Emissary	Usable by
King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo	File:King Bulblin Sticker.png	Twilight Princess	[Leg] - Attack +19	All

Hyrule Warriors

Template:Sectstub In Hyrule Warriors, Bulblin Captains resemble King Bulblin in appearance. In the Twilight Princess DLC Pack, King Bulblin himself appears as an enemy in the Twilight Map in Adventure Mode. Although identical in appearance, King Bulblin is much larger in size, speaks during battle, and is more resilient to damage when compared to Bulblin Captains. When he charges into battle, he has a lot of strength and endurance, making him a dangerous foe to fight. If his lackeys are defeated, he will become weak and easy to beat. However if the player charges after him while still powered up, depleting 2/3rds of his HP will have him acknowledge your strength and then join your army.

Gallery

King Bulblin holding his fist in the air
Link fighting King Bulblin at the Eldin Province
Link shooting King Bulblin at the Great Bridge of Hylia
Link fighting King Bulblin at the Gerudo Desert
Link fighting King Bulblin at Hyrule Castle
The axe wielded by King Bulblin
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King Bulblin concept art from Hyrule Historia
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King Bulblin concept art from Hyrule Historia
TPKingBulbinConcept2.jpg

King Bulblin concept art from Hyrule Historia
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King Bulbin Text Box Portraits from Hyrule Warriors

References

↑ "Enough. I follow the strongest side! …that is all I have ever known." — King Bulblin (Twilight Princess)
↑ "Link... He... He talked!" — Princess Midna (Twilight Princess)

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	Template:Japanese	King Bulblin
	French	Roi Bulblin
	German	König Bulblin

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

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-In {{HW}}, Bulblin Captains resemble King Bulblin in appearance. In the ''Twilight Princess'' DLC Pack, King Bulblin himself appears as an enemy in the Twilight Map in [[Adventure Mode]]. Although identical in appearance, King Bulblin is much larger in size, speaks during battle, and is more resilient to damage when compared to Bulblin Captains.
+In {{HW}}, Bulblin Captains resemble King Bulblin in appearance. In the ''Twilight Princess'' DLC Pack, King Bulblin himself appears as an enemy in the Twilight Map in [[Adventure Mode]]. Although identical in appearance, King Bulblin is much larger in size, speaks during battle, and is more resilient to damage when compared to Bulblin Captains. When he charges into battle, he has a lot of strength and endurance, making him a dangerous foe to fight. If his lackeys are defeated, he will become weak and easy to beat. However if the player charges after him while still powered up, depleting 2/3rds of his HP will have him acknowledge your strength and then join your army.
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 File:TPKingBulbinConcept1.jpg|King Bulblin concept art from ''Hyrule Historia''
 File:TPKingBulbinConcept2.jpg|King Bulblin concept art from ''Hyrule Historia''
+File:HW - King Bulbin Portraits.png|King Bulbin Text Box Portraits from ''Hyrule Warriors''
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Changes: King Bulblin

Revision as of 04:29, 6 March 2015

Biography

Other Appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy Information

Sticker Information

Hyrule Warriors

Gallery

References