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'''Fraaz''' is a bat-like [[boss]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', residing in the [[Snow Temple]]. He has a physical appearance that resembles a [[Miniblin]] and a head that looks like a [[Keese]]. This boss is very similar to the fight against the duo of witch sisters, [[Twinrova]] from {{OOT}}, in the way that he can shoot both fire, and ice, and his weakness will be either cold or heat depending on his physical status. He also will split into two ghostly creatures if [[Link]] hits him with the [[boomerang]] after passing through ice or fire like [[Blaaz]], his relative from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''. He likes to inflate like a balloon to intimidate his enemies before a battle.
'''Fraaz''' is the [[boss]] of the [[Snow Temple]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''. He is an imp-like creature capable of attacking with fire and ice.


==Strategy==
==Strategy==
The arena where the spirit is fought is located on the top of the Snow Temple, in the ice and cold, with two torches in the center. As soon as Link enters, both torches ignite- one begins to burn with flame, and the other with ice-cold blue flame. The demonic spirit immediately appears, swelling up like a balloon. Fraaz starts off by swelling up, glowing with a certain kind of element, either fire or ice, and after a few seconds releases a devastating attack of the corresponding element. Link must use the element that opposes the spirit's attack to stun the ghoul and make him stop his attack. After several slashes, Fraaz splits into two small, ghostly, elemental dolls that each have a certain element. The aura that gives them their power is cleverly cloaked, but a hit with the boomerang will briefly show the elemental alignment of one doll. The dolls polarity can also be seen on the top screen (it was probably meant for the player to use the top screen, as the top screen is used in all the other DS boss fights). The dolls can charge up a low-power attack if Link leaves them long enough, but these are easy to avoid. After viewing an elemental aura, the dolls will hurriedly swap, hoping to make Link lose the position of the vulnerable one. A boomerang laden with element will destroy a doll, and once both of them die Fraaz reforms, shaken up. He will become enraged, and destroy the two torches, forcing Link to use his boomerang on the monster's attacks to defeat him. Two doll-killing rounds later, the fiend swells up, freezes as a victory theme is played, and collapses into black smoke, giving up the Force Gem of the Snow Temple.
At the start of the battle, Fraaz will inflate himself and prepare an attack using either fire or ice - in order to defeat him, Link must target him with the [[Boomerang]] after igniting it with the opposing element, using one of the two torches in the center of the room. After sustaining sufficient damage, Fraaz splits himself into two separate elemental entities, both of whom Link must attack using the same method, using either the map on the upper screen or their attacks to differentiate between the two.
 
Defeating the pair causes Fraaz to reform and prompts him to destroy the two torches; from this point forward, Link must repeat the same strategy, only using the elemental attacks of both Fraaz and his separate forms against them. As the battle progresses into its second and third phases, Fraaz will also begin to inflate himself more and more with each attack, requiring that he be struck increasingly more times with the Boomerang in order to fully stun him and render him vulnerable to Link's sword. After sustaining sufficient damage from Link, Fraaz inflates himself one final time and explodes into dust, releasing the temple's Force Gem and restoring its energy flow to the [[Tower of Spirits]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Fraaz's name is derived from the word "freeze," as well as "Blaaz," his predecessor from ''Phantom Hourglass'' whose name is a pun on the word "blaze." As such, his name is derived from the words "freeze" and "blaze," aptly fitting considering his ability to freeze and burn.
*Fraaz's name is derived from the word "freeze," as well as "Blaaz," his predecessor from ''Phantom Hourglass'' whose name is a pun on the word "blaze." As such, his name is derived from the words "freeze" and "blaze," aptly fitting considering his ability to freeze and burn.
*In addition to Blaaz, Fraaz is also similar to [[Twinrova]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', in that he can split himself in two and attacks with fire and ice, both of which must be used against him.
*Fraaz has facial features reminiscent of both [[Keese]] and [[Octorok]]s; both of these creatures can also be found within the Snow Temple.


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 22:24, 25 December 2014

Template:Boss Template:Images Fraaz is the boss of the Snow Temple in Spirit Tracks. He is an imp-like creature capable of attacking with fire and ice.

Strategy

At the start of the battle, Fraaz will inflate himself and prepare an attack using either fire or ice - in order to defeat him, Link must target him with the Boomerang after igniting it with the opposing element, using one of the two torches in the center of the room. After sustaining sufficient damage, Fraaz splits himself into two separate elemental entities, both of whom Link must attack using the same method, using either the map on the upper screen or their attacks to differentiate between the two.

Defeating the pair causes Fraaz to reform and prompts him to destroy the two torches; from this point forward, Link must repeat the same strategy, only using the elemental attacks of both Fraaz and his separate forms against them. As the battle progresses into its second and third phases, Fraaz will also begin to inflate himself more and more with each attack, requiring that he be struck increasingly more times with the Boomerang in order to fully stun him and render him vulnerable to Link's sword. After sustaining sufficient damage from Link, Fraaz inflates himself one final time and explodes into dust, releasing the temple's Force Gem and restoring its energy flow to the Tower of Spirits.

Trivia

  • Fraaz's name is derived from the word "freeze," as well as "Blaaz," his predecessor from Phantom Hourglass whose name is a pun on the word "blaze." As such, his name is derived from the words "freeze" and "blaze," aptly fitting considering his ability to freeze and burn.
  • In addition to Blaaz, Fraaz is also similar to Twinrova from Ocarina of Time, in that he can split himself in two and attacks with fire and ice, both of which must be used against him.
  • Fraaz has facial features reminiscent of both Keese and Octoroks; both of these creatures can also be found within the Snow Temple.

See Also

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese Template:Japanese
Canada FrenchCA Cryobraz, roi des éléments
France FrenchEU Cryobraz, Sorcier élémental Cryobraz, Elemental Sorcerer
Germany German Magier Eisflamme
Italy Italian Bruciaghiacci
Spanish-speaking countries Spanish Alentor, mago fuélido Alentor, hot-cooling sorcerer

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