Moa

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Moas are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3][4][name references needed]

Characteristics

The Adventure of Link

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Moa
A ghost that flies over the graveyard. You can't see all of them unless you have a cross.

Their movement pattern is similar to that of other ghost enemies such as Ghini and Poes, floating from left to right and swooping erratically to close in on Link. Every time a Moa collides with Link, he loses not only a moderately large amount of health, but also a few experience points.[5] Moas attempt to swarm Link in large numbers. The best way to defeat these flying spirits is to use either the Jump or Down Thrust.

The Red Moa found in Western Hyrule is slightly weaker and can be seen by anybody, but the Blue Moa found in Eastern Hyrule is stronger and invisible to Link unless he has the Cross.[6] These invisible Moa also appear in Old Kasuto with a purple coloration, but are the same strength as the standard blue variety.

Echoes of Wisdom

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Moa
Fiercely protective of its allies, this floating monster fires eyebeams at foes. With no one to protect, it calms down.


Moas are small blue floating Monsters with large Eyes. Wild Moas only attack when other Monsters are nearby, and Moa Echoes only attack when Princess Zelda is nearby. Dark versions of Moas appear in the Still World. When summoned as an Echo, they have an Echo cost of three.

Other Appearances

Captain N: The Game Master

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

Moas appear in the "Quest for the Potion of Power" episode of Captain N: The Game Master. While Link, Princess Zelda, and Kevin are in a graveyard, a large group of Moas suddenly appear. Although the heroes are successful in defeating various Moas, they decide to run away as they cannot hope to defeat all of them, and they leave the Moa-infested graveyard via a tunnel that leads to the Island Palace.[7]

The Faces of Evil

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


The Wand of Gamelon

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


Cadence of Hyrule

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


Moas were added in the Symphony of the Mask DLC Pack for Cadence of Hyrule. They rotate clockwise every beat, and if they face a player character they dash forward a beat later to attack. They can only be hurt when facing the player unless a Ring of Piercing is equipped.

Trivia

  • Moa are based on the concept of a Hitodama, a ghostly ball of flame that represents a deceased human soul in Japanese folklore.
  • The Girubokku enemies from the same game greatly resemble Moas in being giant floating eyeballs. However, they fight rather differently, traveling around the screen for a short distance before opening their single great eye, which is Link's only opening to attack, and do not appear to be ghosts.
  • The Graveyard found in the Death Mountain Area, which was home to Ghini in The Legend of Zelda, is instead home to red Moa by the time of The Adventure of Link.
  • In the Famicom Disk System version of the game, Moa do not steal experience points.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
モア (Moa) (TAoLThe Adventure of Link | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[9] 
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
摩亞 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
  • 莫阿 (mò ā) (TAoLThe Adventure of Link)[10]
  • 摩亚 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Moa
  •  
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
The Italian Republic
Italian
Moa (TAoLThe Adventure of Link | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[8]
The Republic of Korea
Korean
모아 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The Federative Republic of Brazil
PortugueseBRBrazilian
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Moa (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
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See Also

References

  1. Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 130 (TAoLThe Adventure of Link)
  2. Moa
    Fiercely protective of its allies, this floating monster fires eyebeams at foes. With no one to protect, it calms down.
    — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom)
  3. "That sounds like a Moa! There it is!"Link (Captain N: The Game Master, Episode 16, Quest for the Potion of Power)
  4. Defeated By: Moa — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule)
  5. "Moa are large disconnected eyeballs who are mysteriously able to fly through the air. They have no mouths or claws, but the lubrication which coats their external membranes is toxic to the touch."The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia , .
  6. A ghost that flies over the graveyard. You can't see all of them unless you have a cross. (The Adventure of Link manual, pg. 29)
  7. "Hurry! The tunnel entrance is right around here someplace!" — Link (Captain N: The Game Master, Episode 16)
  8. L'arte di una leggenda, Magazzini Salani, pg. 130
  9. The Adventure of Link manual, pg. 30
  10. 塞尔达传说:百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 197