Daira

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Daira are recurring Enemies and Sub-Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series.[1] They are expert axe-throwers, and their axes are able to slice through most Shields, making them more dangerous than those enemies who wield conventional swords or spears.[2]

Characteristics

The Adventure of Link

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Daira
An alligator soldier that attacks with an ax. Link's shield can't fend off the ax.

Dairas are very commonly encountered in the tunnels and caves riddling Death Mountain in The Adventure of Link, and even on bridges in the surrounding area. The orange variety will simply charge at Link to attack him, to which he should attempt to attack his feet where possible, or simply keep striking to keep the gator warrior at a distance. The red varieties actually hurl their axes at Link with an endless supply, making them deadly at long range as well as close range. Sometimes defeating these foes is too much for Link even with the Shield Spell, so simply running away is not a bad idea.

Other Appearances

The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics)

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

Dairas appear throughout various issues of The Legend of Zelda comics by Valiant Comics published by Valiant Comics. They are identical to their artwork depiction of The Adventure of Link and are capable of speech, although they speak poorly.[3] Dairas first appear in the "Missing in Action" story of the first issue as they are chasing Princess Zelda through the Midoro Swamp in an attempt to take the Triforce of Wisdom from her.[3] Just before they have a chance to attack Zelda, Link rushes in to the scene and defeats them swiftly with his Sword. In "Coming Home", Shadow Link commands one of the Dairas to execute both Link and Queen Seline for treason, although he is stopped by the queen before he is able to do so.[4]

Philips CD-i Games

Dairas appear in both The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon. In both games they appear in two strategic versions: a running version that will only drop 1 Ruby upon defeat, and a squatting version that throws its axe and drops 5 Rubies. In The Faces of Evil, there is a red-colored variety known as a Fire Daira which only appears in volcanic areas, such as Crater Cove and Firestone Lake. They are immune to all weapons except Snowballs, which defeats them in a single hit. Fire Dairas tend to drop Firestones after being defeated.

Cadence of Hyrule

The following section has content which has neither been confirmed nor denied as canonical by Nintendo.

Daira appear as minibosses in Cadence of Hyrule. They attack with their axes, swinging it down 2 squares in front of them, damaging even faraway enemies.

Trivia

  • Dairas are the only humanoid enemies in The Adventure of Link that do not have a blue variant, although some artwork depicts a green variety that went unused in the final game.
  • According to the defunct Great Hyrule Encyclopedia, Dairas are hybrids of Hylians and alligators.[5]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNames
Japan
Japanese
ダイラ (Daira) (TAoLThe Adventure of Link)[7]
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
戴拉 (Dàilā) (TAoLThe Adventure of Link)[10]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Daira (TFoEThe Faces of Evil)[11]
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Daira (TFoEThe Faces of Evil)[9]
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Daira (TFoEThe Faces of Evil)[8]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Daira (TAoLThe Adventure of Link)[6]
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Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not considered Canon by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.
Name
Daria[5]
Applies to
Source
Superseded by
NameApplies toSourceSuperseded by
Daria[5]

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See Also

References

  1. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 172 (TAoLThe Adventure of Link)
  2. An alligator soldier that attacks with an ax. Link's shield can't fend off the ax. (The Adventure of Link manual, pg. 28)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Capture girl! Triforce be ours! (The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics), Valiant Comics, pg. 3 [Missing in Action])
  4. Silence! I am the king! You have committed treason against me! There can be but ONE penalty! Executioner! Stand forth! (The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics), Valiant Comics, pg. [which page?])
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Daria
    Darias are disgusting hybrids of Hylians and alligators. They are expert axe-throwers, and their axes are so sharp that they are able to slice through most Hyrulean Shields."
    The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia (web archive), Zelda.com (archive), retrieved September 29, 2014.
  6. L'arte di una leggenda, Magazzini Salani, pg. 129
  7. The Adventure of Link manual, pg. 30
  8. Koridai wimmelt nur so von Dairas, Moblins Speerwerfen und anderen Soldaten Ganons. (The Faces of Evil manual, pg. 22)
  9. Koridai est envahi de Dairas, de Moblin, de lanceurs d'épée et autres soldats de Ganon. (The Faces of Evil manual, pg. 13)
  10. 塞尔达传说:百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 173
  11. Koridai barst van de Dairas, Moblin Speerwerpers en andere soldaten van Ganon. (The Faces of Evil manual, pg. 31)