Twilit Bloat

The Twilit Bloat is a mini-boss in Twilight Princess.^[1] It is a giant Shadow Insect with tentacles emerging from its abdomen.

Characteristics[]

Midna's Comments

The last insect should be around here...
I get a weird feeling about this place... Don't let your guard down.

Once the Twilit Bloat appears

What?

Once Link sees the Twilit Bloat using his Senses

What... What is that thing? I've never seen anything like it!
Ugh, I HATE creepy things like that! Do something, fast!

When the Twilit Bloat is flipped over

Ugh... I don't want to touch it!
H-Hey! While it's flipped over, jump on and punish it!

Once the Twilit Bloat is defeated

Hey! Hurry up and pick up the Tear of Light that it dropped!

Once Link obtains 15 Tears of Light in the Lanayru Province (11 in Twilight Princess HD), the Twilit Bloat will appear in Lake Hylia, holding the last Tear of Light.^[1] Once encountered, Wolf Link must wait until the Twilit Bloat tries to ram into him with electricity^[2] and then dodge it. He must then target it and leap onto its lower section in order to bite it. Link must repeat this process twice more until the Twilit Bloat falls into the water, lying on its back. At this point, he must jump onto its belly and use the energy field with Midna's help to attack its six tentacles at the same time. Once they are all destroyed, the Twilit Bloat will be defeated. This will release the last Tear of Light Link must collect, allowing him to return light to Hyrule.

Trivia[]

The Twilit Bloat resembles a type of sea crustacean known as a Giant Isopod.

Nomenclature[]

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	影の巨大蟲 (Kage no Kyodai Mushi)	Shadow Giant Bug
	German	Königin der Schatteninsekten	Queen of the Shadow Insects

Gallery[]

The Twilit Bloat from Twilight Princess
The Twilit Bloat when it is first seen in Twilight Princess
Wolf Link attacking the Bloat's underside in Twilight Princess HD
Twilit Bloat when defeated in Twilight Princess HD

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 210
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD — PRIMA Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 178

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

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Enemies	Ampilus · Ampilus Egg · Bari · Biri · Buzz Blob · Dragonfly · Electric Chuchu · Electric Guardian · Electric Hinox · Electric Keese · Electric Lizalfos · Electric Lynel · Electric Moblin · Electric Wizzrobe · Lakitu · Purple Biri · Red Biri · Shadow Insect · Spark · Stinger · Tailpasaran · Technoblin · Thunder Wizzrobe · Twilit Bloat · Winder · Yellow Biri
Sub-Bosses	Big Blue Chuchu · Gigabari
Bosses	Barinade · Giant Buzz Blob · King Gleeok · Plasmarine · Thunder Gleeok · Thunderblight Ganon · Twilit Bloat · Vitreous

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Enemies	Shadow Bulblin · Shadow Insect · Shadow Kargarok · Shadow Keese · Shadow Vermin · Twilit Bloat · Zant Mask · Zant's Hand
Sub-Bosses	Twilit Carrier Kargarok
Bosses	Argorok · Armogohma · Blizzeta · Diababa · Fyrus · Morpheel · Phantom Zant · Stallord · Twilit Bloat · Zant

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