Editing Daira

{{species infobox
|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]]'' (1987)
|latest_appearance=''[[Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]'' (2019)
|variants=[[Fire Daira]]
|comparable=[[Alligaroo]]<br>[[Dark Lizalfos]]<br>[[Dinolfos]]<br>[[Gēru]]<br>[[Lizalfos]]<br>[[Zazak]]
}}
'''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.

==History==
===''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''===
[[File:Daira ZII sprite.png|frame|left]]
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 Japanese manuals, including for the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, shows them as green with purple clothes, but other publications use colors more accurate to the game.

===CD-i games===
====''Link: The Faces of Evil''====
[[File:Daira TFoE-TWoG sprite.png|frame|left]]
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.

====''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.

===''Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda''===
[[File:CoH Daira.png|frame]]
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.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
TAoL Daira JP art.jpg|Artwork from ''Link no Bōken'' manual
Daira red ZII sprite.png|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' sprite (red, light colors)
TAoL Daira red dark.png|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' sprite (red, dark colors)
CoH Daira blue.png|''[[Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]''
CoH Daira white.png|''Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダイラ<ref>''Link no Bōken'' instruction booklet, page 30.</ref>
|JapR=Daira
|JapM=Daira; likely a corruption of ダイル (''dairu''/dile, from "crocodile")
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Reptiles]]
[[Category:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link enemies]]
[[Category:Link: The Faces of Evil enemies]]
[[Category:Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon enemies]]
[[Category:Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda minibosses]]
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