Editing Manhandla

{{about|the recurring plant species|the member of the species from the Four Swords-branded games which has the same English name|[[Manhandla (The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:TLoZ Manhandla art.jpg|300px]]<br>''The Legend of Zelda'' artwork
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)
|latest_appearance=''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]'' (2018)
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variants=[[Manhandla (The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords)|Manhandla (''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'')]]<br>[[Manhandla Stalk]]
|relatives=[[Buzz Blob]]<br>[[Deku Baba]]
|comparable=[[Barinade]]<br>[[Big Baba]]<br>[[Giant Buzz Blob]]<br>[[Kalle Demos]]
}}
'''Manhandlas''' are large, four-headed [[Piranha Plant]]s<ref>''The Legend of Zelda'' Japanese manual, page 37</ref> that appear as bosses in some ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games and ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]''. They first appear in the titular ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.

Their name is a pun on "manhandle," meaning to handle roughly, and possibly "mandala," a family of radially-symmetrical symbols.

==History==
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===
====''The Legend of Zelda''====
[[File:Manhandla TLoZ sprite.png|frame|left]]
A Manhandla is the third boss in ''The Legend of Zelda'' and is encountered at the end of the [[Manji]] labyrinth. Its mouths open and close constantly. Manhandlas are later encountered as enemies in the [[Snake]] and [[Lion]] labyrinths. In the [[Second Quest]], Manhandlas are enemies in [[Level-2 (Second Quest)|Level-2]], [[Level-5 (Second Quest)|Level-5]], [[Level-6 (Second Quest)|Level-6]], and in [[Level-7 (Second Quest)|Level-7]], which has two Manhandlas. Manhandlas are an optional fight in most labyrinths.

During each battle, the Manhandla tries to attack [[Link]] by either shooting fireballs or ramming into him. Link must destroy every head to defeat the Manhandla. Each head can be defeated if Link strikes them four times with his [[sword]]. The blast radius of a [[bomb]] instantly destroys any head in contact with it. When all four heads are destroyed, the Manhandla is defeated.

Manhandlas' heads and base are colored blue, as shown from its sprite and artwork alike.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons''====
[[File:Manhandla OoS sprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'', a Manhandla is the sixth boss, located at the end of the [[Ancient Ruins]]. It is now depicted as an enormous [[Buzz Blob]] and its four heads are colored red, further reflecting it as a relative of Piranha Plants.

Manhandla is fought in a room filled with [[quicksand]]. It starts attacking by shooting fireballs in four directions. Unlike the first game, a [[boomerang]], more specifically the [[Magic Boomerang]], is required to attack Manhandla. Link must throw it when Manhandla's heads are open. When a head is hit a few times, it gets destroyed. When all four heads are destroyed, Manhandla's base moves around rapidly in a figure-∞ pattern. Link can continue attacking Manhandla by throwing the Magic Boomerang at it. When hit enough times, Manhandla's base opens, revealing a red core which Link must slash repeatedly before it closes or until it is defeated. If Link slashes at its base while it is closed, he gets electrocuted and loses two [[heart]]s After defeating Manhandla, Link can obtain the sixth [[Essence of Nature]], the [[Blowing Wind]].

===''Hyrule Warriors''===
[[File:Manhandla HW art.jpg|thumb|200px|''Hyrule Warriors'' artwork]]
In ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'', Manhandlas (subtitled "'''Poisonous Tree'''") are encountered in a few [[scenario]]s of the Legends Mode and the Adventure Mode, first being in the [[Lanayru Gorge|Valley of Seers]]. Each Manhandla's base and four heads are coated in metallic armor; without the armor, it is green. Its four heads are extended by arms made from orange-spiked balls. Each head has pink lips, a tongue with {{wp|stamen}}-like growths, a pair of thin, sharp teeth, and some protruding, green spikes. When the armor dissipates for certain attacks, the heads can be attacked with the [[Boomerang]] to stun them, and when all four heads are knocked out, the entire plant is as well. A large bud containing a pink flower is on top of the base. When the Manhandla is stunned, the bud opens, showing a large growth in the middle of the flower that acts as a weak point for a [[Weak Point Smash]].

In battle, Manhandlas can do many attacks, only two of which leave them vulnerable. These are for all active heads to rapid-fire shoot seeds at the player or allies, after which their armor dissipates, and to line up all active heads without armor and lunge each out one-by-one. Other attacks include dashing around randomly while making a high pitched noise, sitting still while spewing a large circle of poison around itself, and simply spinning around rapidly. Additionally, in the first scenario one appears in in Legends mode, it burrows underground and causes [[Manhandla Stalk]]s to appear throughout the battlefield.

In Adventure Mode, Manhandla Stalks only appear independently of Manhandlas. In ''[[Hyrule Warriors Legends]]'' and ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]'', the [[Great Sea Map]] and [[Master Wind Waker Map]] have a Manhandla act as a stand-in for the similar [[Kalle Demos]].

==Names in other languages==
===Manhandla===
{{foreign names
|Jap=テスチタート
|JapR=Tesuchitāto
|JapM=Testitart
}}

===Poisonous Tree: Manhandla===
{{foreign names
|Jap=猛毒邪触樹テスチタート
|JapR=Mōdoku Yokoshima Sawa Ki Tesuchitāto
|JapM=Poisonous Evil-Feelered Tree Testitart
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Carnivorous plants]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda bosses]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda enemies]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons bosses]]
[[Category:Hyrule Warriors giant bosses]]
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