Margoma

Margoma is the Boss of Forest Temple in Tri Force Heroes.^[1]

Characteristics

Margoma will twirl around the pit that it is encountered in, eventually stopping to spin around rapidly and target one of the Links. When it has chosen a target, two holes on its side will glow the color of the targeted Link, prior to Margoma sprouting spikes from around its body and rushing towards that Link.^[2] The Links must trick Margoma into ramming into a wall, temporarily incapacitating it. While paralyzed, the center hole on Margoma will open, making it receptive to Bombs thrown from atop a Totem formation. If a Bomb successfully enters the center hole, Margoma will be stunned by it, exposing its eye from the aperture, making it susceptible to Sword strikes. There is also a small, raised outcrop on the arena's right that is reachable via a ramp. If a Link tricks Margoma into slamming into this platform, the other Links can throw Bombs at it from the platform with little danger of taking damage, and then simply drop onto Margoma to attack.

After enough hits, Margoma will gain a second layer.^[3] In this form, it attacks in the same manner, but it is now more difficult for the Links to subdue. Subsequent attacks will force Margoma's eye out of its protective platforms, leaving it to frantically bounce around the pit until it's destroyed. When defeated, Margoma will release a shower of Rupees and the portal forward will activate.

Another Margoma is later encountered by the Links as one of The Lady's Pets.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names
English^BRBritish	Margoma^[10]
Japanese	メダマーゴ (Medamāgo)^[5]
French^EUEuropean	Ophtalmagoh^[6]
French^CACanadian	Margoma^[11]
German	Margoma^[8]
Italian	Margocchio^[4]
Korean	눈알마고 (Nun-Almago)^[9]
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Margoma^[7]
Spanish^EUEuropean	Margoma^[12]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Margoma with its spikes retracted
Margoma with its eye protected
A promotional screenshot of Margoma's introduction

References

↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 191
↑ Spikes protrude from its circular body, and it rushes at the target while spinning like a top at high speeds. (Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 191)
↑ As Margoma takes damage, it will increase its number of layers, growing taller and making it harder to throw bombs into a hole that opens at its center. (Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 191)
↑ Margocchio — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, Italian version)
↑ メダマーゴ — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, Japanese version)
↑ Ophtalmagoh — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, European French version)
↑ Margoma — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Margoma — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, German version)
↑ 눈알마고 — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, Korean version)
↑ Margoma — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, British English version)
↑ Margoma — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, Canadian French version)
↑ Margoma — N/A (Tri Force Heroes, European Spanish version)