Editing Ghini

|image=[[File:Ghini TLoZ artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''The Legend of Zelda''

|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)

|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) (2019)

|variants=[[Bunshin]]<br>[[Giant Ghini]]

|comparable=[[Moa]]<br>[[Poe]]

'''Ghinis''' are ghost enemies that usually have a single eye and a large tongue. They first appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and have since appeared in other fixed-camera ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' titles. In most of their appearances, Ghinis are hiding beneath a tombstone in a graveyard or cemetery. Sometimes, if Link touches a tombstone, a Ghini comes out and starts flying around the area. Ghinis require many hits to be defeated. They are often used interchangeably with [[Poe]]s.

[[File:Ghini TLoZ sprite.png|frame|left]]

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Ghinis appear in the [[graveyard]] found across the [[Lost Woods]]. Each square has one Ghini moving around, and more appear if Link pushes into any of the gravestones, with some gravestones spawning multiple Ghinis in succession. They simply move in any of the cardinal directions fairly slowly. If multiple Ghinis are on-screen and Link kills the first to appear, they will all be defeated simultaneously. Otherwise, the later ones are invincible. In unused graphics from the game's prototype, they are depicted with a pair of legs and an angry eye instead of a tail with a neutral eye.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Proto:The_Legend_of_Zelda#Unused TCRF]</ref> This sprite also appears in the manual in all regions and is likely the basis for the artwork, hence why it has two eyes.

In ''[[BS Zelda no Densetsu]]'', Ghinis now resemble their artwork, but with empty pink eyes.

[[File:Ghinis in LA Switch.jpg|thumb|300px|Link encounters a few Ghinis in the cemetery in the Switch remake for ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'']]

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', Ghinis are only found in the [[cemetery]]. They are always shown sticking their tongue out, a trait they would keep in following games. They swoop around the graveyard at Link in a similar manner to Poes in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''. Once again, defeating the first to appear destroys all other visible Ghinis, but the others can now be destroyed by themselves as well. One particular gravestone houses a [[Giant Ghini]], which aside from being larger, takes many more hits.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'', Ghinis appear in the graveyard housing the [[Explorer's Crypt]]. They act like the ones in ''Link's Awakening''. A [[Link System|linked game]] includes a Ghini character with a green tongue, who if told the [[Graveyard Secret]], will start a minigame where Link needs to keep track of a large number of red- and blue-tongued Ghinis and remember which there is more of. If Link passes enough rounds, he gives him a [[Heart Container]] to make him stronger. A red-tongued one on the [[Western Coast]] tells Link the [[Library Secret]], which ends with a [[shield]] upgrade.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'', Ghinis appear in the [[Spirit's Grave]] and the [[Ancient Tomb]], with the former dungeon having only one generic Ghini. It also has a Giant Ghini for a mid-boss, which attacks alongside two smaller Ghini known as [[Bunshin]]. In the latter dungeon, groups of Ghinis appear, but due to all appearing at once, they must all be defeated individually. In [[Yoll Graveyard]], a trio of Ghinis appear harassing [[Moosh]] as a sort-of miniboss, and In a linked game, a friendly Ghini here gives Link the Graveyard Secret.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', Ghinis fly back and forth while winking their eyes, leaving behind a trail of light blue afterimages and giving off a soft light. They can be defeated in one hit, but will sometimes turn invisible to avoid this. When defeated, they release a deep moan overlaid with a high-pitched wail (recycled from Poes in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''), then become a {{wp|hitodama|spiritual ball of blue flame}}, which winds away before dissipating. They first appear in a graveyard in [[the Swamp]]. A huge swarm of Giant Ghinis surrounds [[Dampé]]'s house to the north of that, but they disappear when some [[torch]]es are lit. Later, many more Ghinis may appear in the level if the Links are seen by searchlights. Some are also spawned by the [[Big Poe (The Swamp)|Big Poe]] boss in the same level and can be defeated with torch light. They later appear in dark areas of the next level, [[Infiltrating Hyrule Castle]]. They behave the same as before but sometimes hide in pots. They then assist the second iteration of [[Big Poe]] in its fight. They finally appear in a blizzard in [[Frozen Hyrule]].

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', Ghinis appear in their light and dark colors again, but not by name. The dark ones appear in the [[Ruins]] area and the light ones appear in the [[Sky Temple]] area. Both act as they do in ''A Link Between Worlds'', and can be found on their respective area's floors in the [[Den of Trials]].

In both ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' and ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'', Ghini<ref>''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon'' back cover of box</ref> appear as enemies in haunted- or ruins-themed areas. They appear as ghostly old men with yellow or green skin and wiry white hair, and float after [[Link]] and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] in their respective game.

|Jap=ギーニ<br>''Gīni''<br>ポー<br>''Pō''

|JapM=Ghini (potentially corrupted from "ghost" and/or "genie")<br><br>[[Poe]] (''Four Swords Adventures'', misidentification)