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
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
ヒレピラニア[7]
Hire Pirania |
Fin Piranha
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| Spanish |
piraña |
piranha
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| French |
Piranha |
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| Dutch |
piranha |
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| German |
Piranha |
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| Italian |
piranha |
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| Russian |
пиранья
piran'ya |
piranha
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| Korean |
피라냐
Pilanya |
Piranha
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| Chinese (Simplified) |
翅鳍食人鱼 |
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| Chinese (Traditional) |
翅鰭食人魚 |
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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.
| 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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