Gyorg

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Skip the intro cutscene

By hitting Gyorg before dropping into the main room, you can skip the intro cutscene of the fight.

Weirdshot method

Setup by Blueser

Bow extension method

Use bow extension to shoot Gyorg from the spot shown in the video. This method is slightly slower than the weirdshot method optimally, and it also makes it harder (though not impossible) to hit Gyorg with the Zora barrier before the arrow stun wears off. A good visual cue for vertical aim is to align the bottom of the screen with the corner made by the wall and the floor.

These videos demonstrate using the faster method of bow extension and making it to Gyorg before the stun wears off, which is easier on English than on JP because of swimming control differences.

on Eng
on JP
  1. Shoot Gyorg with bow extension using the visual cue described above
  2. Pull GFS to put bow away
  3. Begin backwalking
  4. (If you don't hear Gyorg get hit, go back and try again)
  5. Release and repress target while still holding down, then press A after retargeting to jumpslash down the hole (A press must not be on the first retarget frame or it will yield a roll instead of a jumpslash)
  6. Superswim briefly by holding up and tapping target
  7. Transform Zora; the timing of the transformation relative to targeting determines what direction Link faces afterwards, so ideally transform while untargeted so he faces Gyorg
  8. Swim directly to Gyorg and hit it with the barrier

Gyorg with Zora barrier (JP)

By damaging Gyorg next to the center platform, you are able to stunlock the first phase by swimming (with zora barrier) between Gyorg and the wall. The same carries into the 2nd phase, however now there are fish enemies swimming in the water as well. To stun Gyorg at the beginning of phase 2, you can use Zora boomerangs, a pot, the bow, or the hookshot.

Gyorg with Great Fairy Sword and cutscene dive

  1. Hit Gyorg with the Zora barrier once so that one GFS jumpslash will kill it
  2. Stun Gyorg near the platform
  3. Store a GFS jumpslash
  4. Get ISG
  5. Hover above Gyorg
  6. Pull the cutscene item above Gyorg to finish the fight, skipping the mid-fight cutscene

This alternative uses Bremen Mask ISG and a bombchu to hover rather than a bomb. It is about 1 second slower than the bomb version shown above.

Gyorg with Deku Sword

Hit Gyorg with the Zora barrier once so that one Deku Sword jumpslash will kill it. Then stun Gyorg near the platform, jumpslash into hops on the water to get ISG, and drown above Gyorg to finish the fight, skipping the mid-fight cutscene. For a method that doesn't get ISG, see the video below.

Gyorg as Fierce Deity

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Using Fierce Deity, you are able to damage Gyorg from that platform with sword beam stabs. This is useful for SRM categories that have Fierce Deity early.

Gyorg Remains Escape into Giant's Cutscene Map

Standard methods for Remains Escape after defeating Gyorg are slow when you have lots of health because the best way to leave the dungeon is to void as Goron, play Song of Soaring to get to the entrance, and then leave via the turtle. This method lets you soar to your next destination right after voiding, which saves significant time if your next destination isn't Zora Cape.

  1. Perform songless remains escape as normal
  2. After the bomb explodes, pull the ocarina out
  3. Cancel the ocarina to begin a timer counting down to Link being brought to the giant cutscene
  4. Immediately transform Goron
  5. To time voiding, do a full 3-part combo with B, then one more punch, all towards the corner of the platform behind the blue warp
  6. Run off the corner of the platform behind the blue warp to void in the water
  7. If done correctly, Link will fall onto the giant cutscene map, where you can soar

Voiding late will mean you have to watch the Giant's cutscene, though Link will be Goron during the cutscene. Voiding early brings Link back to the room's entrance, where you can soar out as though you had done standard Remains Escape and voided.

Additional information regarding the Void Warp:

  • The countdown initiated after exiting Ocarina ends on the 115th frame.
  • Ocarina, transformation cutscenes, pause menu and Pictograph Box text pause the timer.
  • Showing items and drinking from bottles does not stop the timer.
  • If you press B to exit Ocarina at frame 0, entering the water up to frame 94 causes Link to void back up to the entrance of Gyorg's arena, with Gyorg being alive again since Link never entered the blue warp.
  • If you enter the water on frame 95 and you're set to watch either the 3rd or 4th Giant's cutscene, the game crashes. If you're set to watch the 1st or 2nd one, the game acts like the previous situation (void back to entrance of Gyorg arena).
  • If you enter the water between frames 96 and 104 inclusive (9 frame window), Link gets void warped to the Giant's Realm.
  • Anything after that warps Link to the current Giant's cutscene (at frame 114).

Avoiding damage after being swallowed

Gyorg's swallow works somewhat like a Redead grab. Link will be "freed" after you do 20 inputs, which can be a combination of A presses, B presses and control stick movement:

  • You can only avoid the damage if Link is grounded, as he must be able to roll. While he is grounded by default, if you press B followed by A while being Zora, you'll put Link in a swimming state, so you'd have to fix this by pressing B again. You can confirm that happened if the A button text changed from "Swim" to "Surface" upon pressing B.

  • Once Link is free, to avoid the damage you must overlap the roll's invincibility window (9 frames) with the moment the damage is dealt. You can either press A specifically on the frame right after pressing target (press target on frame 1, press A on frame 2) or, as human only, hold the direction that Link is facing and press A (spinning the control stick and mashing A may also work), just be wary of Gyorg's rotation affecting the direction you'll need to hold.

  • The time spent in Gyorg's mouth is not always constant, every A or B press while in its mouth reduces the time spent there by 2 frames, so it can take from 1.75 to 5 seconds from Link getting grabbed until he takes the damage. 1.75s requires pressing A or B on every frame, while 5s requires not pressing any of those buttons.

  • Interestingly, control stick movement frees Link without reducing the timer, so spinning the stick should be the most reliable way of avoiding damage.

Even you don't learn how to avoid the damage, you should at least mash A and B to escape the grab faster and save a couple of seconds.

Last updated 05/31/2026 – Malagutti2