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'''Gooma'''<ref>{{Cite web|quote=Gooma was the guardian of the Palace on the Sea, where Link recovered one of the six Magic Crystal shards necessary to rouse Princess Zelda from her unnatural slumber. |retrieved=November 21, 2016|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308195651/http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp#Gooma |title=The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia |site=Zelda.com |type=archive}}</ref> is the [[boss]] of the [[Palace on the Sea]] in the American version of {{TAoL}}. In said version, it replaces [[Helmethead]], who previously appears there for a rematch.
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{{Term/Store|Gooma||Series, TAoL}} is the {{Term|TAoL|Boss|link}} of the {{Term|TAoL|Palace on the Sea|link}} in {{TAoL}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 182}}</ref>


==Strategy==
==Characteristics==
[[File:Gooma.gif|left|100px]]
{{Term|TAoL|Gooma}} is a giant with a spike helmet that swings a spiked ball and chain at {{Term|TAoL|Link|link}}. Wearing no armor, its body is vulnerable, but not its head. To defeat {{Term|TAoL|Gooma}}, {{Term|TAoL|Link}} must dodge the spiked ball that it throws at him and hit {{Term|TAoL|Gooma}} with his sword.
He is a giant with a spike helmet that swings a spiked [[Ball and Chain]] at [[Link]]. Wearing no armor, his body is vulnerable, but not his head. To defeat Gooma, Link must dodge the spiked ball that he throws at him, then run up to Gooma, and hit him with his sword.  It's advised to inmediately step back to avoid getting hit with the spiked weapon.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This boss is not in the Japanese version, but the enemy holding a [[Ball and Chain]] is named [[Guma]] in the Japanese version (not named in the English version). To differentiate between the enemies, fans in the Japanese community dub the western Gooma as the ''Jaianto'' (ジャイアント), the English word "Giant" written in katakana, although this is not official.
*This boss does not appear in the Japanese version of the game, with a second appearance of {{Term|TAoL|Jermafenser|link}} in its place.
* This enemy shares his name with a character in the original [[smw:Paper Mario|''Paper Mario'']], a [[smw:Goomba|Goomba]] named [[smw:Gooma|Gooma]], whose species has also appeared in a game of the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Legend of Zelda'' series]] ({{LA}}).
*{{Term|TAoL|Gooma}}'s artwork was intended for {{Term|TAoL|Guma|link}} in the Japanese version of the game before localization.
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[[Category:Bosses in The Adventure of Link]]

Latest revision as of 00:57, 8 February 2024

Not to be confused with Guma.

Gooma is the Boss of the Palace on the Sea in The Adventure of Link.[1]

Characteristics

Gooma is a giant with a spike helmet that swings a spiked ball and chain at Link. Wearing no armor, its body is vulnerable, but not its head. To defeat Gooma, Link must dodge the spiked ball that it throws at him and hit Gooma with his sword.

Trivia

  • This boss does not appear in the Japanese version of the game, with a second appearance of Helmethead in its place.
  • Gooma's artwork was intended for Guma in the Japanese version of the game before localization.

Nomenclature

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LanguageNames
Japan
Japanese
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The French Republic
FrenchEU
Gooma[3]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Gooma[2]
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References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 182
  2. ↑ "Sconfiggi Gooma! Occhio alla sua palla chiodata!" (Defeat Gooma! Mind his spiked ball!) — Level 20-4 (Bonus) (NES Remix 2, Italian localization)
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 181
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