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Gūma
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an official name from an English source is found that is not from the English Zelda Encyclopedia, the article should be moved to its appropriate title.
| Gūma | |||
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 Artwork of a Gūma from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | |||
| First appearance | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | ||
| Latest appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition | ||
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Gūma (generically called goblins[1] in the Player's Guide for The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition) are Minotaur-like enemies in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. They reside in palaces starting with Parapa Palace, where they can be found tossing an endless amount of flails in a tall arc and occasionally jumping, a behavior likely inspired by the Hammer Brothers from the Super Mario series. Due to the barrage of flails, approaching them without taking damage can be difficult, though they occasionally have a slightly wider time gap between throws. At first, they will take several hits to defeat, though as Link gets stronger that number will decrease. In later palaces, they start being replaced by an armored variant, Doomknocker, which throws a mace like a boomerang, and in the Great Palace, are replaced with the fire-breathing harpy Soprano.
The Western releases also include a similar boss called Gooma, which swings a giant flail around. Many English guidebooks seem to confuse them to various degrees, with artwork intended for Gūma going to Gooma instead; confusion over this artwork may also be how Gooma gained its name.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | グーマ Gūma |
Gooma |
References[edit]
- ^ Averill, Alan, Jessica Folsom, Erik Peterson, and Jacob Ward. The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition Player's Guide. Page 30.
