Agunima

Not to be confused with Agahnim, a boss in A Link to the Past.

Agunima is a recurring character and Miniboss in The Legend of Zelda series.^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)}^[1]^{[name references needed]}

Characteristics

Oracle of Seasons

Agunima is the Miniboss of the Dancing Dragon Dungeon. He is a powerful cloaked wizard similar in appearance to both Carock and Agahnim, as well as Wizzrobes, which also first appear in the Dancing Dragon Dungeon. Like Agahnim, he also splits into three; two copies and one real. He and his copies will appear in various locations throughout the room and attack with balls of Fire. Unlike those used by Agahnim, these cannot be deflected with a Sword, nor can they be stopped with a Shield. With the lights out, Agunima cannot be harmed at all; but if Link lights the Braziers in the center of the room using Ember Seeds, his true form will become vulnerable, similar to the technique of Darkness used by Ganon. The copies will remain invulnerable, but with the lights on Link can discern the real Agunima from the copies by being able to see his shadow. Striking him with the Wooden Sword will cause damage and cause him to stop casting magic briefly.

As with other Minibosses, upon destruction Agunima will leave behind a Fairy and a Warp Point that will lead Link to the start of the Dungeon. When defeated, Agunima spins on the spot briefly before exploding, similar to Agahnim spinning on the spot after being defeated in A Link to the Past.

Other Appearances

Oracle of Seasons (Himekawa)

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

Agunima (above Gohma) depicted with other monsters in the manga

Agunima makes a brief appearance in the Oracle of Seasons manga by Akira Himekawa depicted in a cutaway showing various monsters and bosses from the game alongside General Onox. In this scene, these monsters are simply described as minions of Onox. Unlike other monsters depicted here, Agunima does not make any further appearance in the manga.

Trivia

Agunima's name is identical to Agahnim's Japanese name, アグニム (Agunimu), except for the final kana, マ (ma) instead of ム (mu). Rather than a spelling mistake, this appears to be intentional to distinguish him from the real Agahnim.
Whether Agunima is a weaker copy of Agahnim, a true alter-ego to Ganon similar to Agahnim and potentially the Magician, or simply an unrelated minion of General Onox or Twinrova is never made clear.
Hyrule Historia revealed that Ganondorf, Ganon's human form was designed but went unused in Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. It is therefore possible that this enemy was originally meant to be the true Agahnim, but was changed to a minor boss during development for related or similar reasons.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	阿古尼玛 (Āgǔnímǎ)^[2]
The Italian Republic Italian	Agunima^[3]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not used by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.

Name	Agahnim^[4]
Applies to	Oracle of Seasons
Source	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames
Superseded by	Encyclopedia
Name	Agahnim^[5]
Applies to	Oracle of Seasons
Source	Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide by Versus Books
Superseded by	Encyclopedia

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
Agahnim^[4]	Oracle of Seasons	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames	Encyclopedia
Agahnim^[5]	Oracle of Seasons	Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide by Versus Books	Encyclopedia