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| |image=[[File:TAoL Daira art.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of an orange Daira in ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' | | |first_appearance=''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' |
| |first_appearance=''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' (1987) | | |latest_appearance''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' and ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]'' (2019)
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| |variants=[[Fire Daira]] | | |variants=[[Fire Daira]] |
| |comparable=[[Alligaroo]]<br>[[Dark Lizalfos]]<br>[[Dinolfos]]<br>[[Gēru]]<br>[[Lizalfos]]<br>[[Zazak]] | | |comparable=[[Dark Lizalfos]]<br>[[Dinolfos]]<br>[[Gēru]]<br>[[Lizalfos]]<br>[[Zazack]] |
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| '''Dairas'''<ref>''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' instruction booklet, page 29.</ref> are humanoid alligators and enemies that first appear in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. They have mohawk-like crests on their heads and carry a hatchet. Their design is very similar to [[Zazak]], another humanoid alligator enemy with an apparent mohawk. | | |
| | '''Dairas''' are humanoid alligators. They have mohawk-like crests on their heads and wield hatchets. Their design heavily resembles that of [[Zazack]], another humanoid alligator enemy with an apparent mohawk. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''=== | | ===''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''=== |
| [[File:Daira ZII sprite.png|frame|left]]
| | Dairas appear in orange and red and start appearing midway through the game. Unlike most previous enemy attacks, Dairas' axes are not deflected by [[Link]]'s [[shield]], necessitating the [[Reflect]] magic. Orange ones attack in close range, while red ones are capable of throwing an endless supply of their axes from afar. |
| In ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', Dairas appear in orange and red and start appearing midway through the game. Unlike most previous enemy attacks, Dairas' axes are not deflected by [[Link]]'s [[Magical Shield]], necessitating the [[Reflect]] magic. Orange ones attack in close range, while red ones are capable of throwing an endless supply of their axes from afar. Their artwork in enclosed Japanese manuals, including for the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, shows them as green with purple clothes, but other publications (including enclosed western manuals and magazine articles in all regions) use colors more accurate to the game.
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| ===CD-i games=== | | ===CD-i games=== |
| ====''Link: The Faces of Evil''==== | | ====''Link: The Faces of Evil''==== |
| [[File:Daira TFoE-TWoG sprite.png|frame|left]]
| | Dairas appear in orange, and may either run at Link or crouch in place, with both throwing axes. There is also a type known as the [[Fire Daira]] that lives in volcanic areas and drops fire as it moves. Dairas appear prominently in [[Crater Cove]], apparently having come from the crater until one of the inhabitants boarded the vent. The monster [[Glutko]] seems to enjoy eating them, comparing the taste of a Koridian he had just eaten favorably to one. |
| In ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'', Dairas appear in yellow, and may either run at Link or crouch in place, with both throwing axes. Defeating the running variety typically gives Link a red [[Rupee|Ruby]] (worth one), and the crouching type a green Ruby (worth five), though the running type will also occasionally give a green one. Link's [[shield]] is capable of blocking their axes in this game. There is also a type known as the [[Fire Daira]] that lives in volcanic areas and drops a [[Firestone]] after it is defeated. Dairas initially appear prominently in [[Crater Cove]], apparently having come from the crater until one of the inhabitants boarded the vent. They later appear in many other locations, such as [[Tokyu Lighthouse]] and [[Goronu (face)|Goronu]]. The monster [[Glutko]] seems to enjoy eating them, comparing the taste of a Koridian he had just eaten favorably to one.
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| ====''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon''==== | | ====''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon''==== |
| in ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'', Dairas appear in both the running and crouching variants. They are once again quite common, and appear especially in [[Sakado]], likely as a method of obtaining Rubies.
| | Dairas appear in both the running and crouching variants. |
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| ===''Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda''===
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| In ''[[Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]'', Dairas make an appearance as minibosses. When the player character is in range, the Daira will prepare its two-space long attack with its ax, which can be defended against by dodging or shielding. In addition to the standard yellow Daira, there is a '''Blue Daira''' and a '''White Daira''' variant.
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| ==Gallery== | | ===''Cadence of Hyrule''=== |
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| | Dairas appear in yellow and again use axes to attack. |
| TAoL Daira JP art.jpg|Artwork from ''Link no Bōken'' manual
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| TAoL Daira red art.jpg|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' artwork (red)
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| Daira red ZII sprite.png|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' sprite (red, light colors)
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| TAoL Daira red dark.png|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' sprite (red, dark colors)
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| CoH Daira blue.png|''[[Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]''
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| CoH Daira white.png|''Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jap=ダイラ<ref>''Link no Bōken'' instruction booklet, page 30.</ref> | | |Jap=ダイラ |
| |JapR=Daira | | |JapR=Daira |
| |JapM=Daira; likely a corruption of ダイル (''dairu''/dile, from "crocodile") | | |JapM=Likely a corruption of ダイル (''dairu''/dile, from "crocodile") |
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Reptiles]] | | [[Category:Reptiles]] |
| [[Category:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link enemies]]
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| [[Category:Link: The Faces of Evil enemies]]
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| [[Category:Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon enemies]]
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| [[Category:Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda minibosses]]
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