Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - Boss: Twilit Arachnid Armogohma

The boss of the Temple of Time. If you've played Ocarina of Time before, this guy will be a piece of cake. If not, he's still a piece of cake. Look up at the ceiling to start the battle.

Armogohma's weak point is his eye, which means you need to shoot it with the bow when it opens. He will run around on the ceiling and attack you by firing molten beams at you; he will also lay multiple eggs that hatch into enemies, which can be easily dispatched with a spin attack. Once you have taken care of the baby spiders, he will open his eye, and you can shoot him down. He will always land by one of the large statues at the edges of the room. Whip out the Dominion Rod, control the statue he's next to, and swing the rod to damage the boss. Rinse and repeat.

After damaging him a few times, he will transform into a tiny spider with a giant eyeball attached to it. Immediately shoot it with the bow, and continue shooting it until the battle ends.

Once he's dead, you can claim the second mirror shard!

[JimmyBoosterCrate]

As a kid, like 8 years old, I saw a video of this boss and thought "it looks cool, I want to see it" and I tried to get in some non-existent secret area of the Temple of Time to get to fight Armogohma.

I was playing Ocarina of Time.

[bananaburger]

Didn't know the temple of time was in Australia

[justinperry]

I love how the music changes to sum like pip squeak jingle instead of an epic boss music

[Thunderbird]

I still remember this from TP. The most epic sword twirl followed by the "Oh come face at 3:01.

[sincerelyotaku]

As someone who has arachnophobia this boss was my worst nightmare.

[thefinisher]

Oh hey Gohma, you’re looking more realistic than usual, what’s the occasion?

[henrytheanglerfish]

2:55 that’s a nice detail how he does a death curl like real spiders do when they die

[frisbyart]

They truly captured what makes a spider to unnerving to look at with this boss (one of the only 3 I enjoyed battling against in this game). A fun battle.

[PresMan]

Boss Review:
Twilit arachnid, Armogohma
Location: Temple of Time

Armogohma is the sixth boss in Twilight Princess. It resides in the deepest and darkest portion of the Temple of Time. It just doesn't mean Zelda without a giant spider most of the time.

Design:
Armogohma is a typical "giant spider in fantasy" in the form of a boss. It has Gohma (a boss commonly found in multiple Zelda games) but has Armo- in the front. Sticking with the dark theme of Twilight Princess, Armogohma has little to no color in its design save for its giant eye.

Fight:
Armogohma is found deep in the Temple in a very dark room with minimal light. There's even Dominion Rod statues. Link examines one when the light goes out. There's a giant spider on the ceiling! Link has to wait until Armogohma stops moving and opens its eye. There he has to shoot it with his Hero Bow. He can't take too long though as Armogohma will fire a fiery beam if left alone for too long. Once shot, it'll fall to the ground conveniently in front of a statue. With the use of the Dominion Rod, SLAM! A stony fist right onto the arachnid. It'll get back up though and crawl back on the ceiling and send Baby Gohmas to do away with you. Fight back with your sword or clear them out quicker with the Spinner. Shoot and slam once the babies are dead and repeat. Third time's the charm as the third slam will kill off the spider... NOT!! After Link sheaths the sword, it's shown that Armogohma is still alive as the eye. It tries to run way with babies protecting it. So many options to finish it: sword, arrows, bomb arrows, Ball and Chain, Spinner, you choose. It'll still die no matter what you do being reduced to a Heart Container and the second Mirror Shard.

Conclusion:
This is basically a scarier Gohma with an additional prefix. Still fun though. And more than just attacking the eye. It even punishes you if you're too slow. No other Gohma does that. The surprise at the end is adorable. Armogohma gets...

*8.5/10*

[eemelijaaskelainen]

As arachnophobic, I couldn't fight this boss without closing my eyes

[macaronifanatic]

Honestly in my opinion I feel like this should have been the boss of the forest temple it just seems more fitting to have a giant spider boss in the forest area than the temple of time.

[MrNashfury]

You know, for a second I was wondering who the hell Phillip was.

[spacetrainbaby]

So this is the source of Tarantula wizard battle theme

[yeahsure]

I think this honestly would have been a good first dungeon and boss because of how straightforward it all is. Being this late in the game, you kind of expect something more challenging, especially just after a harder to navigate dungeon like Snowpeak Ruins. Don't get me wrong, I like this dungeon. And maybe it wouldn't have fit with the story, especially since you wouldn't have most items yet, and it would've felt weird not doing the Forest Temple first. But still, I think it would have been an acceptable first dungeon in terms of difficulty.

[ghost-fsth]

I SPENT SO MUCH TIME TRYING TO CRUSH IT WITH THE STATUES IN THE SECOND PHASE OH MY GOOOOD.
I'm an idiot.

[TurKlack]

God damnit was I stupid back than...I followed the tiny spider and killed it with the

[mad_hatter_-pekv]

I was terrified of this boss when was little.

[hyrulecitizen]

I love the part where you smash it with the statue it's so cool!!!

[TheCloakedOwl]

Probably my favorite boss in TP. Nice little plot twist with the eye being a spider as well.

[civilwildman]

For 3:14, I found you can end that part of the fight INSTANTLY with just one bomb arrow. XD