- “A ghost with big ears and a weak point — he hates loud noise.”
- – The Legend of Zelda manual, page 36
Pols Voices are ghost enemies with large rabbit ears and whiskers. They first appear in The Legend of Zelda. Pols Voices are sensitive to noise, and in many of their appearances, Link can defeat a Pols Voice by using an item capable of making sound. Pols Voices move around by bouncing.
History
The Legend of Zelda
In their debut appearance, Pols Voices only appear in two labyrinths, Lizard and Lion. Pols Voices have unpredictable behavior from jumping around the area in unpredictable directions, even over obstacles that Link cannot get across. If Link gets hit by a Pols Voice, he loses two hearts from his health. To defeat a Pols Voice, Link can either shoot an arrow or slash his sword at it ten times. Pols Voices only appear in two labyrinths: Lizard and Lion. In the Second Quest, these enemies appear in three labyrinths, Level-2, Level-4, and Level-7.
In the original Famicom Disk System release, the player can only defeat every Pols Voice in a room by yelling into the microphone of the second player's Famicom controller. In international releases, Pols Voices cannot be defeated from noise due to the Nintendo Entertainment System's lack of a built-in microphone. Despite this, the instruction manual still mentions that it dislikes noise.
The method for defeating Pols Voices changes between later Japanese releases due to different hardware. These methods only work in Japanese versions:[1]
- In the Game Boy Advance "Famicom Mini" port, the player can defeat every Pols Voice by pressing Select Button four times.
- In the 3DS Virtual Console release, the player must press and to select between first or second player, then press to switch to player 2 controller. From this mode, the player can blow into the 3DS's microphone to defeat Pols Voice.
- In the Wii U Virtual Console release, the Wii U Gamepad's microphone is activated, and it can detect the player making a loud noise.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Pols Voices make their second appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and only appear in the Bottle Grotto and Face Shrine dungeons. They move around slower than in their previous appearance and can no longer be defeated by a sword attack; like Hardhat Beetles, Link can push a Pols Voice back by swinging his sword at them. If Link gets hit by a Pols Voice, he loses a heart of his health. Pols Voices briefly pause between their jumps.
Link can attack a Pols Voice with Bombs, the Hookshot, throwing Pots at it, or by firing Arrows into it. By playing the Ballad of the Wind Fish on the Ocarina, Link can instantly defeat Pols Voices. This is the first time in an international release where Pols Voices can be defeated by sound.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages
In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Pols Voices act very similar as in Link's Awakening. Like the previous game, Link can defeat a Pols Voice by throwing either a bomb or pot at them. Link can instantly defeat them by using the Strange Flute. In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Link can also use the Harp of Ages to instantly defeat them.
Gallery
Sprites
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Reference
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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