Moblin Chiefs, also known as Big Blins, are large Moblins that lead smaller Moblins and Miniblins, typically in thievery. They were introduced as an individual called the King Moblin, but were later depicted as a species. A similar character is the Great Moblin.
History
The Legend of Zelda series
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, King Moblin leads the group of Moblins that kidnap BowWow from Madam MeowMeow. When Link reaches his chamber, he believes him to be an assassin and engages him in battle. He moves up and down while facing to the side, occasionally throwing a spear. Every so often, he will pound his chest and run at Link before returning to his previous position. Link can use this to his advantage by tricking him into crashing into a wall, stunning him. At this point, Link can attack him to damage him, though he gets back up afterward, starting the process over.
In the remake, he is fought similarly, though he no longer immediately recovers from stunning after being attacked. As such, it is possible to defeat him after only stunning him once. Additionally, he now bends forward while charging. His design has notably changed; like the other dog-like Moblins, he was given a pig-like snout, though the rest of his body is now more bull-like, most notably while charging. He also no longer has visible ears, has an open vest, and is much more muscular, while his muzzle has been redesigned to have large lips.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
In The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Big Blins appear as hulking creatures with wall-eyed, pug-like faces and Pirate Necklaces. They are quite slow, but incredibly strong, with a wide-reaching club attack that additionally has a damaging backswing. They spend several seconds preparing the attack, though, allowing Link time to escape it. They are captains of Pirate Ships, and need to be fought off along with their Miniblin crews if they successfully board the Spirit Train. This first occurs as an unavoidable event while transporting Carben. After Link defeats all the invading Miniblins, the Big Blin will appear on the opposite side of the passenger car from Carben and slowly move towards him. If it reaches him, the player gets a Game Over and must retry.
Other, optional Big Blins can be found elsewhere. One appears as the final obstacle in the Pirate's Hideout rail-shooter minigame; the location's stamp also shows one. Three can be found in one room of the Take 'Em All On! minigame, where it is shown that their swinging attack can damage each other.
Hyrule Warriors Legends
In Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Big Blins appear as new captains for the new chapter inspired by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, despite them not being in that game, and also appear in a few Adventure Mode missions. They also have a stronger variant called the Stone Blin. They are capable of using their swinging attack, and can also jump, attacking with a small shockwave. When defeated, they can give a weapon, Big Blin Hide, or more rarely, a Big Blin Club. Due to being new additions, only a few characters actually have any use for their materials. In the first mission they appear in, A New Disturbance, a class called Ruffians appear to attack Windfall Island.
Names in other languages
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Name
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Meaning
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Japanese |
オヤブリン Oyaburin |
Chiefblin
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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Characters
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Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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Other
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Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
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Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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Enemies
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Normal enemies
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Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
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Traps and obstacles
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Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link*** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster***
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Minibosses
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Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
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Bosses
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Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
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Equipment
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Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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Items
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Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
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Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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Locations
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Koholint Island
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Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
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Dungeons
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Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
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Buildings
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Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
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Other
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Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop** • Chamber Dungeon*** • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
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* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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