Manhandla

Manhandla
The Legend of Zelda artwork
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda (1986)
Latest appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004)
Notable member(s) Big Manhandla
Variant of	Piranha Plant
Variant(s) Manhandla Stalk
Relative(s) Buzz Blob Deku Baba
Comparable Barinade Big Baba Giant Buzz Blob Kalle Demos

Manhandla is a large, four-headed Piranha Plant and a boss in a few The Legend of Zelda games and Hyrule Warriors. It first appears in the titular The Legend of Zelda.

Its name is a pun on "manhandle," meaning to handle roughly, and possibly "mandala," a type of symbol that commonly has four symmetrical sides.

History

The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

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. Manhandla is later encountered as a mini-boss in the Snake and Lion labyrinths. In the Second Quest, Manhandla is a mini-boss in Level-2, Level-5, Level-6, and in Level-7, which has two Manhandlas. Manhandla is an optional mini-boss in most labyrinths.

During each battle, Manhandla tries to attack Link by either shooting fireballs or ramming into him. Link must destroy every head to defeat 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, Manhandla is defeated.

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

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Manhandla is the sixth boss, located at the end of the Ancient Ruins. It has a larger, thick green stalk, 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 Magical 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-8 pattern. Link can continue attacking Manhandla by throwing the Magical 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 hearts After defeating Manhandla, Link can obtain the sixth Essence of Nature, the Blowing Wind.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

In The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Manhandla was designed after its appearance from the first The Legend of Zelda. Each head is either green, red, blue, and purple, sharing a color with the four Links, each of whom can only attack the head of the same color. Manhandla is the boss of The Coast and Frozen Hyrule and a mini-boss at Realm of the Heavens.

During the battle, Manhandla spins around the area. When a Link strikes a head with his sword, it retracts into Manhandla's base. If a Link is hit by Manhandla or he strikes a differently-colored head from his tunic, all of Manhandla's retracted heads pop out then spit fireballs. Manhandla is defeated if every head is slashed back into its base.

Hyrule Warriors

In Hyrule Warriors, Manhandla is encountered in a few scenarios of the Legends Mode and the Adventure Mode. Its base and four heads are coated in green, metallic armor. Its four heads are extended by arms made from orange-spiked balls. Each head has pink lips, a tongue, a pair of thin, sharp teeth, and some protruding, green spikes.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	テスチタート Tesu Chitāto	Testitart