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Daira
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| First appearance | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | ||
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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.
History
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 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.
CD-i games
Link: The Faces of Evil
Dairas appear in orange, and may either run at Link or crouch in place, with both throwing axes. Defeating them gives Link a green Ruby. There is also a type known as the Fire Daira that lives in volcanic areas and drops fire after it is defeated. 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.
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
Dairas appear in both the running and crouching variants.
Cadence of Hyrule
Dairas appear in yellow and again use axes to attack.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ダイラ Daira |
Likely a corruption of ダイル (dairu/dile, from "crocodile") |
