King Dodongo

Fire-Breathing King Dodongo (轟炎凶角竜キングドドンゴ, Gouen Kyoukaku Ryū Kingu Dodongo) is a reoccurring boss that made his debut in Ocarina of Time, while his species as a whole debuted back in the series first title.

Role in Game
In Cia's story line two King Dodongo's are summoned by Volgas forces in order to make the witch retreat. However despite having to face the two dinosaurs, the Dragon Knight, and a traitorous wizard all by her self, she was able to come out victorious.

He appeared against Hyrules forces during Volga and Wizzros attempt at taking over Hyrule Castle. Wizzro summoned him in order to distract Impas forces while infiltrating the castle. The Ocarina of Time variation of King Dodongo appears at Lake Hylia when Wizzro, disguised as Princess Zelda, summons him to strike fear into the hearts of Darunias forces. As Gorons are the primary food source of King Dodongo, and his subsequent species, Darunias forces went into a panic at the sight of him, prompting the Sheik to take down the fire breathing dinosaur, before taking the False Zelda down.

After that King Dodongo makes no further appearances in the games storyline, but can be fought multiple times in the games Adventure Mode

Boss Abilities
King Dodongo is a massive figure that can easily take up half an entire keeps space. He attacks by using his whole by, while performing various fire breath attacks. Because he uses his full body when attacking, fighting him from any angle can be risky.

He is capable of performing body slams, causing shock waves to form along the ground all around him, and is also capable of ramming into groups of enemy units. He is capable of forming a massive ball and rolling around damaging all of his enemies in the process. Attempting to attack him directly from behind will cause him to rear up and slash with one of his fore-legs while turning around.

He is capable of performing two types of fire breath attacks. The first has a flame thrower effect, continuously breathing out flames while swinging his head back and forth. The second attack involves him breathing in for a short period of time, filling his chest with air, before shooting out a massive fire ball.

Counter Strategies
When fighting King Dodongo it is best to keep an eye out for his attack cues. He has a fairly easy attack pattern to read, and dodging his attacks can be fairly easy to do when you know what hes about to perform.

When he takes his deep breath for the fire ball attack, throw bombs into his mouth, said bombs will explode and render him momentarily unconscious. At this time his Weak Point gauge will appear, allowing players to inflict large amounts of damage than usual, while depleting said gauge.

Trivia

 * King Dodongo is the only boss in Hyrule Warriors with two distinct appearances. The first being an original Hyrule Warriors design, the second based off his Ocarina of Time design.