Fokka

Fokka is the Japanese name for an otherwise-unnamed enemy in The Adventure of Link. Only found in the Great Palace, these foes are armored knights with birdlike heads.

They are among the deadliest foes in the game, leaping all over the room with startling agility and dealing enormous amounts of damage. They appear in both blue and red varieties, with blue ones being even more deadly, as much like Iron Knuckles they can throw beams from their sword. Sometimes, it is best to flee them rather than to stand and fight as the amount of experience rewarded for defeating one is very small at this late stage in the game. Iron Knuckles do not appear in the Great Palace, and these creatures instead play their role as guardians of the temple, and fight in a very similar manner.

Their name and appearance share similarities with the Fokkeru from the same game. They both appear in the Great Palace, and are probably related.

Trivia

 * Fokka and Fokkeru are the first bird-like race shown in the Zelda series.
 * Roam from the A Link to the Past Comic shows some similarities to a Fokka when transformed by the Dark World.
 * The name "Fokka" may have been inspired by the Dutch/German word "vogel", which means "bird". Specifically, the German pronunciation is what seems to be the basis.