Moblin Chief

Not to be confused with the Great Moblin.

The Moblin Chief is a Sub-Boss in Link's Awakening.^[1] He is a large red Moblin that appears as the chief of the Moblins.

Characteristics

Link's Awakening

The Moblin Chief is the leader of a gang of Moblins that kidnapped Madam MeowMeow's pet "dog"^[2] while Link was exploring the Tail Cave. Link sets off to rescue MeowMeow's pet, and locates the Moblin Cave found at Tal Tal Heights. After fighting his Moblin and Sword Moblin minions, Link runs into the Moblin Chief in the penultimate room, where he is holding BowWow hostage.^[3] He will fire projectiles while jumping around, before beating his chest and charging forward with his head lowered trying to impale Link on his horns. This attack is fast and can cause a lot of damage, but if Link moves out of the way, the Moblin Chief will instead slam into the back wall and stun himself, leaving him vulnerable to Link's blade. He has a surprising amount of stamina, but enough strikes will eventually defeat him.

In the original game, the Moblin chief had a small black dog-like nose, but in Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, the Moblin chief is given a pink pig-like nose.

Other Appearances

Link's Awakening (Cagiva)

Non-Canon Information

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

In Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva, King Moblin appears in chapter 2, where he captures BowWow much like in the game. King Moblin attempts to call for his guards when Link enters, only to find out that they have already been defeated. In response, King Moblin takes out his Bow and fires arrows at Link. When Link dodges this attack, King Moblin angrily charges at him only for the hero to jump over his attack, resulting in the King Moblin crashing into a wall. While King Moblin is in a daze from the collision, he is struck down by Link.

Nomenclature

The Moblin Chief's Japanese name, Oyaburin, is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for "boss", 親分 (Oyabun) and the suffix "-blin". Oya親 also means "parent", so the Moblin Chief could be seen as both the leader and parent of the other Moblins.

Moblin Chief shares its Japanese name with Great Moblin, Club Moblin and Big Blin.

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English^BRBritish	Moblin Chief ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}^[4]
Japan Japanese	オヤブリン (Oyaburin) ^{(LALink's Awakening)}^[5]	Portmanteau of 親父 (Oyaji) ("father") or 親分 (Oyabun) ("boss") and ゴブリン (Goburin) ("goblin").
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Gros Blin ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}^[4]
The Italian Republic Italian	Re Moblin ^{(LALink's Awakening \| LADXLink's Awakening DX)}^[6]^[6]	King Moblin
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	King Moblin^[7]
Applies to	Link's Awakening
Source	Encyclopedia
Superseded by	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
Name	King Moblin^[7]
Applies to	Link's Awakening DX
Source	Encyclopedia
Superseded by	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
King Moblin^[7]	Link's Awakening	Encyclopedia	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
King Moblin^[7]	Link's Awakening DX	Encyclopedia	Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

Gallery

Link's Awakening DX
The King Moblin after stunning himself
Link's Awakening (Cagiva)
Link about to face the Moblin Chief
Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
Concept art of the Moblin Chief

References

↑ You got the Moblin Chief's Chamber! — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ AIEEEEEEEE! It's terrrrible! My BowWow was dognapped by... M-M-MOBLINS! OHHH! AHHHH! Please! Somebody help my poor BowWow! — Madam MeowMeow (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ You must be an assassin sent by Madam MeowMeow to rescue the mutt! You came here to get me, but it is I who will get you!! — Moblin Chief (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Artbook, Nintendo Co., Ltd., pg. 30
↑ そこにはモンスターが待ち受けていたが、リンクは親玉オヤブリンを打ち負かし、ワンワンを救出するころにワンワンをつわて帰ると、なんと散歩まで押しつけられてしまうのだつた。 (Monsters were waiting there, but Link defeated the boss Oyablin, and rescued Wanwan and once he returned Wanwan was forced to take them for a walk.) (The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Certain Victory Strategy Guide, Futabasha, 1993, pg. 47)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 187
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 187 ^{(LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX)}