Boarblin

Boarblin
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Latest appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
Notable member(s) Great Moblin (Oracle of Seasons/Ages)
Variant of	Moblin
Comparable Darknut Shrouded Stalfos Spear Soldier Sword Guard

“Bwee-hee-hee! We're rich!”

– Pig-like Moblin, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

Boarblins, also known as Pig Warriors or simply Moblins, are a type of Moblin first found in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. They are essentially an analog to the Moblins of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, since the normal Moblins of Link's Awakening used the previous bulldog design. Like Moblins in the games they appear, they have both spear-throwing and sword-wielding varieties.

History

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Pig Warriors can be found in the area around Mt. Tamaranch, Tal Tal Heights, and Ukuku Prairie. They appear as slightly hunched-over humanoid pigs and are not designed exactly like the A Link to the Past Moblins, notably having pupils and lacking tusks. They are a statistical and graphical swap of Moblins, Darknuts, and Shrouded Stalfos, which can be demonstrated by swimming between the Tal Tal Heights basin and Kanalet Castle moat, as a Pig Warrior visibly becomes a Darknut and vice-versa.

In Link's Awakening DX, Pig Warriors are tan and shaded blue. Exactly one sword-wielding Pig Warrior was removed, west of Goponga Swamp at the base of Mt. Tamaranch; in its place is the Photo Shop.

In the Nintendo Switch remake, Boarblins now look like the Moblins in A Link Between Worlds, and as such are bright orange, have tusks, and lack pupils. As an additional note, normal Moblins now look like feral pigs themselves.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, the pig-like Moblins now come in red and blue tinted versions, both for sword-wielding and swordless varieties, giving them a total of four variants. They are common in the Eastern Suburbs, with one also appearing on the edge of the Woods of Winter and near Eyeglass Lake. They also appear in the northwestern portion of Mt. Cucco and in Snake's Remains. Like most enemies, blue ones are most common in the Winter, with red ones appearing more in the other seasons. They work for a giant green one known as the Great Moblin, who has set up a fortress called Moblin's Keep near the Sunken City and shoots bombs at passerby. When speaking, they tend to make a pig squeal (spelled as "Bwee"). Aside from their role as enemies, getting the Strange Flute at the Subrosian Dance Hall will cause an event where they harass Dimitri and Link must pay them a total of 80 Rupees to leave him alone. After Link has infiltrated and destroyed Moblin's Keep, the Great Moblin and two pig-like Moblins move to a dark house in Sunken City where they try to replenish their destroyed bomb supply. Link can repeatedly use Ember Seeds to destroy the bombs and the house, forcing them to flee and start over, though after a few times the Moblins will throw Link back inside before they explode, giving a Game Over.

In a Linked Game, a friendly pig-like Moblin tells Link the Tokay Secret.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, pig-like Moblins again work for the Great Moblin in the present of Rolling Ridge, while others, mostly with swords, can be found in the southern half of Talus Peaks, with red ones being in the present and blue in the past. They can also be found in the Wing Dungeon and the Black Tower. Aside from these, a pair of them were sent to kill the young Maku Tree sprout in the past to prevent her from helping Link in the present, though him saving her prompted her to fall in love with him.

Profiles

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

• "These fierce porkers are related to Moblins. Be prepared for them with Shield and Sword. A spinning attack will knock them out."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	豚ブリン Butaburin	Pigblin