Master Kohga

Character          Quote “I need to bust out my serious moves... A secret technique taught by my father's mother's father! It will...destroy you!” — Master Kohga     B Master Kohga   [Edit]   [Talk]

Master Kohga is a character and a Boss from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. He is the leader of the Yiga Clan during the events of Breath of the Wild, a group of Sheikah rebels devoted to Calamity Ganon. He is met in the Yiga Clan Hideout. Master Kohga also appears as a playable character in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

Personality[]

Kohga is informal, boisterous, and quick to lose his temper. He is very confident in his physical abilities, describing himself as "strong" and "burly." He seems to be a charismatic leader, as members of his clan will attempt to avenge him after his defeat.

History[]

The Calamity Occurs[]

In the timeline during which Calamity Ganon isn't stopped and ravages the land, Master Kohga is presumed to be the leader of the Yiga Clan for an unknown amounts of years before the start of Breath of the Wild. Master Kohga and his clan have known about the return of Link from his 100 years slumber and have been hunting him down across Hyrule. Link encounters various Yiga Footsoldier before he even knows that they were dispatched by Kohga.

Kohga has taken residence in the Yiga Clan Hideout and has been harassing the Gerudos for a while before the game starts. The Yigas are even able to infiltrate Gerudo Town and steal the Thunder Helm from Makeela Riju. When Link comes along, he is tasked with retrieving the helm if he wants to even hope to get close to the Divine Beast Vah Naboris. Link encounters Kohga in the Hideout, and the leader of the Yiga clan quickly recognizes him as the hero and tries to kill him. Link defeats him, after which he tries to summon a huge spike ball to crush Link, but this backfires when the ball start rolling towards him instead and causes him to fall into a huge pit, shouting that the Yiga Clan will avenge him.

The Calamity is Averted[]

Master Kohga is already the leader of the Yiga clan 100 years ago in the alternate timeline. He is first seen disguised as Urbosa and giving orders to the Gerudos to kill Princess Zelda. He is unmasked by the real Urbosa and immediately reveals his Yiga followers, who invade Gerudo Town. He is eventually cornered, but escapes thanks to Sooga, his right hand man. He is later seen working under Astor, who has been giving orders to the Yiga clan since he was contacted by the Harbinger Ganon.

Kohga is later seen at his Hideout complaining that the heroes will be able to locate them if they reactivate all the Sheikah Towers. He dispatches the Yigas to stop them, but that fails and they are eventually raided and forced to escape. After the battle, they confront Astor, who they accuse of showing up late, and Sooga even threatens him, but Astor reminds them that as Ganon's prophet, hurting him would be going against Ganon himself, so they let him go.

After Ganon awakens, the heroes manage to get rid of the blights who nearly killed the Champions in the original timeline. Astor is then seen stealing the souls of Yiga Footsoldiers to revive them. Kohga and Sooga are understandably against this, but Astor tell them that they are no longer needed before sending a Hollow Link after them. Kohga tries to flee at first, but decide to stay with Sooga until there is no other option. The outcome of the battle is unknown; it may be implied that Sooga was killed. Kohga later approached the princess after she has awakened her powers to explain the situation and tell her that his clan is willing to defect from Ganon's side. From that point on, Kohga is in all the major battles of the war against Calamity Ganon until the end.

Zelda series[]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[]

Battle[]

As a Boss, Master Kohga can be defeated by using the Stasis Rune and Magnesis Rune of the Sheikah Slate to stun him with his own boulders, as well as by hitting him with an arrow when he's levitating a boulder over himself so that it'll drop down on him in the first couple of phases. Once stunned, most conventional weapons deal damage, but ranged ones will definitely be helpful as he often moves rapidly around the arena. Eventually, he will unleash a massive boulder, large enough to obscure his view of Link, claiming it to be the ultimate technique of the Yiga Clan. However, the boulder ends up rolling towards him and falls down with him into the pit, with him declaring that the Yiga Clan will avenge him.

Defeating him allows Link to reclaim the stolen Thunder Helm for Gerudo Chief Makeela Riju. The Divine Beast Vah Naboris generates highly powerful lightning making it impossible to enter the dungeon, and the helm is required to protect Link and allow him to access and free the Divine Beast.

Hyrule Compendium Entry[]

"The leader of the Yiga Clan, a group formed with just a single objective: eliminate Link. He sends his minions all over Hyrule in search of you but tends to spend most of his own time napping and generally loafing about. Despite this, his mastery of the esoteric arts has earned him a deep respect. Even if he were to die, his followers would never give up their one and only task."

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[]

However, Master Kohga survives falling down the pit; his defeat in the Yiga Clan Hideout has only fortified his grudge against Link. He is first encountered at the Great Abandoned Central Mine after Link fixes the vehicles of a pair of researchers in the area; first using his Ultrahand ability, and then with a new Autobuild ability. The two researchers then reveal themselves to be Yiga Footsoldiers, and summon Master Kohga, who congratulates his two lackeys as well as Link before recognizing him.