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|image=  
|name = Mago
{{Media
|image = [[File:MagoNP.png|150px]]
|Artwork TAoL= File:TAoL Mago Artwork.png
|game = ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''
|Sprite TAoL= File:TAoL Mago Sprite.png
|habitat = Palaces
|weapon = [[Sword]]
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'''Mago'''<ref>{{cite book|quote=Magos and other creatures protect this complex palace.|book=Nintendo Power Issue 5|publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.|page=34}}</ref> is a [[Wizzrobe]]-like enemy in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''.  
|plural= Magos<ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= |magazine= Nintendo Power|publisher= |volume= |issue= 5|date= March/April 1989|page= 34}}</ref>
|game= {{TAoL}}
|era= [[Era of Decline]]
|habitat= [[Palace on the Sea]]
|weapon= [[Magical Sword]]
|health={{HP|TAoL|32}}}}
{{Term/Store|Mago|Magos|Series, TAoL|plural}} are fire-throwing witch enemies in {{TAoL}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 191}}</ref>


==Weaknesses==
==Characteristics==
[[File:Mago_LA.gif|left|23px]]These orange-cloaked magicians first appear in the [[Palace on the Sea]] and attack by throwing a fireball a short distance in front of them along the floor in hopes of striking [[Link]]. Unlike [[Wizzrobe#Wizard|Wizards]], they can be defeated using Link's sword. However, they can take quite a few hits before they fall, and their teleportation makes them very bothersome to fight.  
These orange-cloaked sorcerers protect the [[Palace on the Sea]] and appear and disappear in a similar manner to [[Wizzrobe]]s and [[Wizzrobe#Wizard|Wizards]], using their magic to warp around the room, usually in pairs in an attempt to surround [[Link]]. They attack by conjuring a flame that travels a short distance in front of them along the floor in hopes of striking Link. Unlike Wizards, they can be defeated using Link's sword. However, they can take quite a few hits before they fall, and their teleportation and flames that block Link's path makes them very bothersome to fight.  


==Etymology==
==Trivia==
Mago is Portuguese for magician.
* Magos are the first witches to appear in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.


==Trivia==
==Nomenclature==
*Official art depicts them as a witch, making them the first witch to appear in the series.
The name Mago is likely derived from {{Romanize|魔法|Mahō}}, a Japanese word meaning magic, witchcraft and sorcery. Mago is also Portuguese, Spanish and Italian for wizard.
{{Nomenclature}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FireMago.gif|A Mago throwing a fireball
File:TAoL Mago Attacking Sprite.png|A Mago conjuring fire
File:Mago.png| Futashiba artwork of a Mago
File:TAoL Mago Futabasha Artwork.png|Futabasha guide artwork of a Mago, depicting it with a strange mask
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Japanese= {{Japanese|マーゴ|Māgo|}}
|Spanish=
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{{HumanEnemy}}
{{Categories
[[Category:Enemies in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]
|Humanoid Enemies, Sorcerers
|enemies= TAoL
}}

Latest revision as of 21:08, 14 November 2022

Magos are fire-throwing witch enemies in The Adventure of Link.[2]

Characteristics

These orange-cloaked sorcerers protect the Palace on the Sea and appear and disappear in a similar manner to Wizzrobes and Wizards, using their magic to warp around the room, usually in pairs in an attempt to surround Link. They attack by conjuring a flame that travels a short distance in front of them along the floor in hopes of striking Link. Unlike Wizards, they can be defeated using Link's sword. However, they can take quite a few hits before they fall, and their teleportation and flames that block Link's path makes them very bothersome to fight.

Trivia

  • Magos are the first witches to appear in The Legend of Zelda series.

Nomenclature

The name Mago is likely derived from 魔法 (Mahō), a Japanese word meaning magic, witchcraft and sorcery. Mago is also Portuguese, Spanish and Italian for wizard.

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
マーゴ (Māgo)[4] 
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Mago[5]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Mago[3]
This table was generated using translation pages.
To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Gallery

References

  1. Nintendo Power no. 5, March/April 1989, pg. 34
  2. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 191
  3. Encyclopedia, it, pg. 191
  4. Famicom Dojo of Victory 13—Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987), Kodansha, pg. 7
  5. Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 191