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'''Fish'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 101.</ref><ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 122.</ref> are jumping, piranha-like enemies that appear in swampy areas in the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games. When submerged, their dorsal fins poke above the surface of the water. | '''Fish'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 101.</ref><ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 122.</ref>, also formatted as '''fish'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide, page 96.</ref> are jumping, piranha-like enemies that appear in swampy areas in the ''[[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'' / ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''=== | ||
Fish first appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', in the [[Goponga Swamp]]. 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.{{citation needed}} 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''=== | ||
Fish reappear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]''. They appear in [[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 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 Fish, 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 the Goponga Swamp. | |||
A variant of the Fish from this game, called [[Cloud Piranha]], appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''. | A variant of the Fish from this game, called [[Cloud Piranha]], appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''. | ||
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|JapM=Fin Piranha | |JapM=Fin Piranha | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{LA}} | {{LA}} | ||
[[Category:Fish]] | [[Category:Fish]] | ||
Revision as of 14:35, December 31, 2019
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| First appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | ||
| Latest appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | ||
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Fish[1][2], also formatted as fish[3] are jumping, piranha-like enemies that appear in swampy areas in the The Legend of Zelda games. When submerged, their dorsal fins poke above the surface of the water.
History
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Fish first appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, in the Goponga Swamp. 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.Template:Citation needed 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
Fish reappear in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. They appear in 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
Fish 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 Fish, 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 the Goponga Swamp.
A variant of the Fish from this game, called Cloud Piranha, appears in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ヒレピラニア[4] Hire Pirania |
Fin Piranha |
References
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 101.
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 122.
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Player's Guide, page 96.
- ^ 「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.
