Trinexx
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| Game(s) | A Link to the Past, Ancient Stone Tablets |
| Dungeon(s) | Turtle Rock |
| Weakness(es) | Ice Rod & Fire Rod, Sword |
Trinexx (デグロック, Degurokku) is the boss of Turtle Rock in A Link to the Past and the last dungeon in Ancient Stone Tablets. Its name may be derived from the prefix "tri-" meaning three, and the word "necks," alluding to its three heads. Its first form is a stone turtle with two additional heads protruding from its shell on either side. These extra heads are elemental - the red one spouts flame and the blue one breathes frost.
In order to defeat Trinexx Link must use the Fire Rod on the blue head and the Ice Rod on the red head to stun them. Link can then attack them with the sword to destroy them. While doing this, Link must dodge its main head which reaches out to lash at him. After both extra heads are gone, Trinexx will withdraw into itself and its shell will explode, revealing its true form as a giant snake with a glowing orb in the center of its body. In this form it attacks Link directly with its body. Hitting the orb three times defeats this boss to win the dungeon's crystal and Heart Container.
Notes
- It helps to destroy the blue head first, since its frost breath will create a permanent streak of ice on the floor that impedes motion.
- It is recommended to bring either blue or green potions before engaging this boss.
- In the A Link to the Past comic, the monster Link fights in Turtle Rock is a three-headed dragon, though its body is never shown. As with Trinexx, one of its three heads breaths fire and another breaths ice, but the dragon is never actually called "Trinexx".
