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{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:FS Fin Piranha.png]]<br>Sprite of a Fin Piranha from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' | |first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' ( | |latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (2019) | ||
|variants=[[Cloud Piranha]] | |variants=[[Cloud Piranha]] | ||
|comparable=[[Cheep Cheep]]<br>[[Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda)|Moldorm (''The Legend of Zelda'')]]<br>[[Skullfish]] | |comparable=[[Cheep Cheep]]<br>[[Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda)|Moldorm (''The Legend of Zelda'')]]<br>[[Skullfish]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Fish''' are jumping, | '''Piranhas''',<ref>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' Dreamer artbook</ref> previously known as '''Fish'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 101.</ref><ref>McBride, Debra, and David Cassady. ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 122.</ref> (alternatively formatted as '''fish'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 96.</ref>), are jumping, toothy fish enemies that appear in swampy areas in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games. When submerged, their dorsal fins poke above the surface of the water. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''=== | ===''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''=== | ||
{{multiple image|image1=Fish LA sprite.png|image2=LADX Fish enemy.png|width=16}} | |||
Fish first appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', in [[Goponga Swamp]], and later appear in certain tunnels like the one leading to [[Animal Village]]. They move left and right in a set pattern and jump when [[Link]] approaches. They can only be defeated when above the water. There is an unused graphic for a vertically-oriented fin, though there are no jumping graphics.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening#Turning_Piranha TCRF]</ref> They have large eyes, a dark upper half which is green in re-releases, a light lower half to their bodies, and mouths that appear to have large lips and pointed teeth. In the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] they only have pointed teeth without lips. | |||
===''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons''=== | ===''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons''=== | ||
[[File:Fish OoS sprite.png|frame]] | |||
Fish reappear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]''. They appear in [[Sunken City]] and [[Eyeglass Lake]], where they look and act the same as previously, but are tinted orange. They are sometimes found in deeper waters. | |||
===''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''=== | ===''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''=== | ||
Fish, now called '''Fin Piranhas''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 176.</ref> reappear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]'', in [[Talus Cave]], where they have a different design with an angled, gray body and red underside. They are more aggressive than in previous games and chase Links that are close to them, regardless of direction, and are quicker while chasing. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition]]'', they appear in the [[Realm of Memories]]'s ''Link's Awakening'' area, in Goponga Swamp. | |||
A variant of the | A variant of the Fin Piranha from this game, called [[Cloud Piranha]], appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''. | ||
==Profiles and descriptions== | |||
===''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''=== | |||
*Player's Guide: "''These fish have an appetite for heroes. Luckily, they have the brains of fish. Use your Sword to finish them off.''" | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap= | |Jap=ヒレピラニア<ref>「ゼルダの伝説～夢をみる島～ケイブンシャの大百科別冊」 (''Zelda no Densetsu ~Yume o Miru Shima~ Keibunsha no Ōhyakka Bessatsu''), page 19.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Hire Pirania | |JapR=Hire Pirania | ||
|JapM=Fin Piranha | |JapM=Fin Piranha | ||
|Spa=piraña | |||
|SpaM=piranha | |||
|Fre=Piranha | |||
|FreM=- | |||
|Dut=piranha | |||
|DutM=- | |||
|Ita=piranha | |||
|ItaM=- | |||
|Ger=Piranha | |||
|GerM=- | |||
|Rus=пиранья | |||
|RusR=piran'ya | |||
|RusM=piranha | |||
|Kor=피라냐 | |||
|KorR=Pilanya | |||
|KorM=Piranha | |||
|ChiS=翅鳍食人鱼 | |||
|ChiSR= | |||
|ChiSM= | |||
|ChiT=翅鰭食人魚 | |||
|ChiTR= | |||
|ChiTM= | |||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{LA}} | {{LA}} | ||
{{OOS}} | |||
{{FS}} | |||
[[Category:Fish]] | [[Category:Fish]] | ||
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening enemies]] | [[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening enemies]] | ||
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons enemies]] | [[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons enemies]] | ||
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords enemies]] | [[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords enemies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:26, April 3, 2023
| Piranha | |||
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 Sprite of a Fin Piranha from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | |||
| First appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) | ||
| Latest appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) | ||
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Piranhas,[1] previously known as Fish[2][3] (alternatively formatted as fish[4]), are jumping, toothy fish enemies that appear in swampy areas in The Legend of Zelda games. When submerged, their dorsal fins poke above the surface of the water.
History[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[edit]
Fish first appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, in Goponga Swamp, and later appear in certain tunnels like the one leading to Animal Village. They move left and right in a set pattern and jump when Link approaches. They can only be defeated when above the water. There is an unused graphic for a vertically-oriented fin, though there are no jumping graphics.[5] They have large eyes, a dark upper half which is green in re-releases, a light lower half to their bodies, and mouths that appear to have large lips and pointed teeth. In the remake they only have pointed teeth without lips.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons[edit]
Fish reappear in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. They appear in Sunken City and Eyeglass Lake, where they look and act the same as previously, but are tinted orange. They are sometimes found in deeper waters.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords[edit]
Fish, now called Fin Piranhas,[6] reappear in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, in Talus Cave, where they have a different design with an angled, gray body and red underside. They are more aggressive than in previous games and chase Links that are close to them, regardless of direction, and are quicker while chasing. In The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition, they appear in the Realm of Memories's Link's Awakening area, in Goponga Swamp.
A variant of the Fin Piranha from this game, called Cloud Piranha, appears in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
Profiles and descriptions[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[edit]
- Player's Guide: "These fish have an appetite for heroes. Luckily, they have the brains of fish. Use your Sword to finish them off."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒレピラニア[7] Hire Pirania |
Fin Piranha |
| Spanish | piraña | piranha |
| French | Piranha | - |
| Dutch | piranha | - |
| German | Piranha | - |
| Italian | piranha | - |
| Russian | пиранья piran'ya |
piranha |
| Korean | 피라냐 Pilanya |
Piranha |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 翅鳍食人鱼 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 翅鰭食人魚 |
References[edit]
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Dreamer artbook
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 101.
- ^ McBride, Debra, and David Cassady. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 122.
- ^ M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening Player's Guide. Page 96.
- ^ TCRF
- ^ Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 176.
- ^ 「ゼルダの伝説～夢をみる島～ケイブンシャの大百科別冊」 (Zelda no Densetsu ~Yume o Miru Shima~ Keibunsha no Ōhyakka Bessatsu), page 19.
