King Bulblin

King Bulblin
Species	Bulblin
Weaponry	Sword, Axe
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

King Bulblin and his mount, Lord Bullbo are respectively the leaders of the Bulblins and the Bullbos. Both are recurring enemies throughout Twilight Princess.

Background

King Bulblin and his mount first appeared in Twilight Princess at Ordon Village where he found Link, Ilia, and the other kids at the fountain outside the village. King Bulblin kidnapped Ilia and the children, clubbed Link in the head and took off. Despite kidnapping them, he apparently found no use for them and abandoned them. The kids ended up in Kakariko Village and Ilia in the Hidden Village.

Link later rescued the kids in Kakariko Village, but shortly afterwards King Bulblin arrived on the scene and snatched up the boy Colin. Link chased him down to the Great Bridge of Eldin and engaged in a joust with him. King Bulblin was dismounted and thrown off the bridge, but still managed to survive the fall.

King Bulblin crossed paths with Link again while Link tried to transport Ilia and Telma to Kakariko Village. In order to get through, Link and King Bulblin dueled on top of the Great Bridge of Hylia. This time he was better protected, but he fell to Link's arrows rather than his sword. Afterwards, while Link was in the desert, he infiltrated a Bokoblin camp, but was discovered by King Bulblin. The two engaged in a battle on foot for the first time, with the king wielding a large axe. After being defeated, he set fire to the camp and escaped.

The two fought for one last time at Hyrule Castle, where King Bulblin and his minions had set up defenses around the castle. Link engaged the king on foot again and defeated him. After being bested once more, King Bulblin spoke for the first time, saying, "Enough. I follow the strongest side! ...That is all I have ever known." He then escaped, but was seen during the ending credits riding around Hyrule Field with other Bulblins.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In the Super Smash Bros. series, King Bulblin and Lord Bullbo appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at the Great Bridge of Eldin stage. He will appear on the stage and attack the players from Bullbo's back, breaking the middle of the bridge in the process. There is also a trophy of King Bulblin and a sticker of him on Lord Bullbo available in Brawl. In Ultimate, King Bulblin and Bullbo are represented through one shared Novice-rank Primary Spirit. When fought in a Spirit battle, they would possess Wario in a battle at the Bridge of Eldin, with Wario focusing on dashing attacks.
• In Hyrule Warriors, enemies called Bulblin Captains appear that are similar to King Bulblin, and King Bulblin also appears as an enemy in Adventure Mode's Twilight Map, which is part of DLC in the original game and part of the base game in its ports. He will sometimes choose to help the player's faction when he is weak enough, repeating his line from Twilight Princess about following the strongest path.