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{{Enemy
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|name = Poe Sisters
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|image= [[File:Poe Sisters.png|Joelle, Beth, Amy, and Meg]]
|image= File:MM Poe Sisters Model.png
|game= ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''
|caption= From left to right: Joelle, Beth, Amy and Meg from {{OoT|-}} and {{MM|-}}
|habitat= [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]]<br>[[Ikana Canyon]]<br>[[Explorer's Crypt]]
|game= OoT, MM, OoS
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The '''Poe Sisters''' are four [[poe]] siblings that haunt and torment their respective residences, due to the unrelenting restlessness of their souls.
The {{Term/Store|Poe Sisters|Poe Sisters|Series, MM3D|plural}} are recurring characters in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite|You defeated the four Poe Sisters!<br/>This was added to your {{Color|MM3D Red|notebook}}!|N/A|MM3D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Poe Sisters<br/>The Poe Sisters were four ghostly siblings named Amy, Beth, Joelle and Meg. They haunted the Forest Temple for many years until Link was able to put their souls to rest.<br/>Ocarina of Time|published= n.d.|retrieved= December 12, 2015|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151209140017/http://www.zelda.com:80/universe/pedia/p.jsp|title= The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia|site= Zelda.com|type= Archive}}</ref> They are four [[Poe]] siblings that haunt and torment their respective residences, due to the unrelenting restlessness of their souls.


==Appearances==
==Characteristics==
===''Ocarina of Time''===
==={{OoT|-}}===
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', the '''Poe Sisters''' were four ghostly siblings named [[Joelle]],<ref>{{cite|Joelle – one of the Poe Sisters! Aim for her when she appears!|[[Navi]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> [[Beth (Poe)|Beth]],<ref>{{cite|Beth – one of the Poe Sisters! Aim for her when she appears!|[[Navi]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> [[Amy]],<ref>{{cite|Amy – one of the Poe Sisters! Aim for her when she appears!|[[Navi]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> and [[Meg]].<ref>{{cite|Meg – one of the Poe Sisters! If she splits into multiple images, you have to figure out which one is the real one.|[[Navi]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> They haunted the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]] for many years until [[Link]] was able to put their souls to rest. When defeated, each yielded a different colored flame that illuminated a torch at the center of the temple.<ref>{{cite|A torch is lit! That's because you beat a ghost, isn't it?!|[[Navi]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> When all four torches were lit, Link was granted access to the temple's basement, where the boss, [[Phantom Ganon]], awaited Link's arrival.
In {{OoT}}, the Poe Sisters were four ghostly siblings named [[Joelle]],<ref>{{Cite|Joelle – one of the Poe sisters {{Color|OoT3D Light Blue|Aim for her when she appears!}}|Navi|OoT3D}}</ref> [[Beth (Poe)|Beth]],<ref>{{Cite|Beth – one of the Poe sisters {{Color|OoT3D Light Blue|Aim for her when she appears!}}|Navi|OoT3D}}</ref> [[Amy]],<ref>{{Cite|Amy – one of the Poe sisters {{Color|OoT3D Light Blue|Aim for her when she appears!}}|Navi|OoT3D}}</ref> and [[Meg]].<ref>{{Cite|Meg - one of the Poe sisters {{Color|OoT3D Light Blue|If she splits into multiple images, you need..to figure out which one is the}} real one{{Color|OoT3D Light Blue|. Is it this one?}}|Navi|OoT3D}}</ref> They haunted the {{Term|OoT3D|Forest Temple|link}} for many years until [[Link]] was able to put their souls to rest. When defeated, each yielded a different colored flame that illuminated a torch at the center of the temple.<ref>{{Cite|A torch is lit! That's because you beat a ghost, isn't it?!|Navi|OoT}}</ref> When all four torches were lit, Link was granted access to the temple's basement, where the boss, [[Phantom Ganon]], awaited Link's arrival.


===''Majora's Mask''===
==={{MM|-}}===
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', they haunt the [[Spirit House]] of [[Ikana Canyon|Ikana]]. They serve as four optional mini-bosses, and can be fought by paying the [[Poe Collector]] thirty [[Rupee]]s. Link only has three minutes to defeat them, and his life cannot drop below three hearts or else the poe collector stops the match.<ref>{{cite|Defeat the ladies within the time limit and rest their souls in peace. But if your life energy drops below three hearts, I will stop the match. Mercy is the least I can offer.|[[Poe Collector]]|Majora's Mask}}</ref> The reward for defeating them is a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]].<ref>{{cite| It seems their souls have been healed. I give to you the earthly possession which the ladies kept. Take it, Link.|[[Poe Collector]]|Majora's Mask}}</ref>
In {{MM}}, they haunt the [[Spirit House]] of [[Ikana Canyon|Ikana]]. They serve as four optional mini-bosses, and can be fought by paying the [[Poe Collector]] thirty [[Rupee]]s. Link only has three minutes to defeat them, and his life cannot drop below three [[Heart]]s or else the Poe Collector stops the match.<ref>{{Cite|Defeat the ladies within the time limit and rest their souls in peace. But if your life energy drops below three hearts, I will stop the match. Mercy is the least I can offer.|Poe Collector|MM}}</ref> The reward for defeating them is a [[Piece of Heart]].<ref>{{Cite|It seems their souls have been healed. I give to you the earthly possession which the ladies kept. Take it, Link.|Poe Collector|MM}}</ref>


===''Oracle of Seasons''===
==={{OoS|-}}===
[[File:Poe Sisters OOS.png|left|94px|Amy and Margaret]]
{{Main|Amy, Margaret}}
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'', two unnamed Poe Sisters serve as the mini-bosses of the [[Explorer's Crypt]] (in the Japanese version, they are named {{Japanese|マーガレット|Māgaretto|Margaret|2}} and {{Japanese|エイミー|Eimī|Amy|2}}). One carries a lantern, leaving a trail of fire as it flies around, while the other carries a sword that it charges at Link with. Each of them are first seen in rooms that gradually darken, eventually casting Link back to the dungeon entrance if he is too slow to flee the room. They then appear in rooms next to the room they had cursed, where Link fights one of them. Finally, they fight together, forcing Link to not only attack them, but also relight the lamps they extinguish, lest he be expelled back to the dungeon entrance.
[[File:OoS Poe Sisters Sprite.png|left|94px|Amy and Margaret]]
Two Poe Sisters named Amy and Margaret serve as the mini-bosses of the [[Explorer's Crypt]] in {{OoS}}.<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= OoS|publisher= Nintendo|page= 51}}</ref> Margaret carries a lantern, leaving a trail of fire as she flies around, while Amy carries a sword that she charges at Link with. Each of them are first seen in rooms that gradually darken, eventually casting Link back to the dungeon entrance if he is too slow to flee the room. They then appear in rooms next to the room they had cursed, where Link fights one of them. Finally, they fight together, forcing Link to not only attack them, but also relight the lamps they extinguish, lest he be expelled back to the dungeon entrance.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Ocarina of Time'', if Meg, the final Poe Sister, is viewed from a first-person view before the battle with her, she will appear to be crying. It can be theorized that this is due to all of her sisters having been killed.
*It is possible to take the Poe Sisters out of their invisibility (even when they perform the lantern twirl) by using a [[Deku Nut]] in {{OoT|-}}. However, there is only a short time before they try to do the lantern twirl again.
*The names of the four Poe Sisters in ''Ocarina of Time'' are the names of the sisters in the book ''[[Wikipedia: Little Women|Little Women]]''.
*The Poe Sisters' laugh is actually a sped up version of {{Term|OoT|Ganondorf|link}}'s laugh in {{OoT}},<ref>{{Cite Twitter|quote= In Ocarina of Time, Ganondorf's laughter is sped up to create the laughter of the Poe Sisters in the Forest Temple.|url= https://twitter.com/VGFGamers/status/939589342930010112|archive= https://web.archive.org/web/20221119230913/https://twitter.com/VGFGamers/status/939589342930010112}}</ref> which is also shared by the original [[Garo Master]].
*It is possible to take the Poe Sisters out of their invisibility (even when they perform the lantern twirl) by using a [[Deku Nut]] in ''Ocarina of Time''. However, there is only a short time before they try to do the lantern twirl again.
*They bear some resemblance to the four Links created after Link pulls the Four Sword from its pedestal, as they share similar colors, albeit with slight differences in tone. This is most likely unintentional.
*In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', there are four large Poes that differ in appearance from every other Poe in the game, found in [[Arbiter's Grounds]]. Like the Poe Sisters of ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'', Link must defeat all four Poes to gain access to a further section of the dungeon.
 
*In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'', Link must rescue the four [[Cubus Sisters]] on board the [[Ghost Ship#Phantom Hourglass|Ghost Ship]]. It is then revealed to him that they are in fact the Diabolical Cubus Sisters (resembling the appearance and colors made famous by of the ''Ocarina of Time'' Poe Sisters), and Link must fight them in a game of [[Dead Man's Volley]].
==Nomenclature==
*The Poe Sisters are possibly a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man#Enemies ghosts from Pac-Man].
The names of the four Poe Sisters in {{OoT|-}} and {{MM|-}} are the names of the sisters in the book ''{{wp|Little Women}}''.
*The Poe Sisters' colors, excluding the Forest Medallion, follow the canonical order to complete the temples.
{{Nomenclature}}


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The Poe Sisters are recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2] They are four Poe siblings that haunt and torment their respective residences, due to the unrelenting restlessness of their souls.

Characteristics

Ocarina of Time

In Ocarina of Time, the Poe Sisters were four ghostly siblings named Joelle,[3] Beth,[4] Amy,[5] and Meg.[6] They haunted the Forest Temple for many years until Link was able to put their souls to rest. When defeated, each yielded a different colored flame that illuminated a torch at the center of the temple.[7] When all four torches were lit, Link was granted access to the temple's basement, where the boss, Phantom Ganon, awaited Link's arrival.

Majora's Mask

In Majora's Mask, they haunt the Spirit House of Ikana. They serve as four optional mini-bosses, and can be fought by paying the Poe Collector thirty Rupees. Link only has three minutes to defeat them, and his life cannot drop below three Hearts or else the Poe Collector stops the match.[8] The reward for defeating them is a Piece of Heart.[9]

Oracle of Seasons

Main articles: Amy and Margaret
Amy and Margaret
Amy and Margaret

Two Poe Sisters named Amy and Margaret serve as the mini-bosses of the Explorer's Crypt in Oracle of Seasons.[10] Margaret carries a lantern, leaving a trail of fire as she flies around, while Amy carries a sword that she charges at Link with. Each of them are first seen in rooms that gradually darken, eventually casting Link back to the dungeon entrance if he is too slow to flee the room. They then appear in rooms next to the room they had cursed, where Link fights one of them. Finally, they fight together, forcing Link to not only attack them, but also relight the lamps they extinguish, lest he be expelled back to the dungeon entrance.

Trivia

  • It is possible to take the Poe Sisters out of their invisibility (even when they perform the lantern twirl) by using a Deku Nut in Ocarina of Time. However, there is only a short time before they try to do the lantern twirl again.
  • The Poe Sisters' laugh is actually a sped up version of Ganondorf's laugh in Ocarina of Time,[11] which is also shared by the original Garo Master.
  • They bear some resemblance to the four Links created after Link pulls the Four Sword from its pedestal, as they share similar colors, albeit with slight differences in tone. This is most likely unintentional.

Nomenclature

The names of the four Poe Sisters in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are the names of the sisters in the book Little Women.

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Irrlichtschwestern (OoT3D)Will o' the Wisp Sisters
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Quattro sorelle fantasma (MM3D)[12]
  • Sorelle Poo (OoS)[13]
  • Four ghost sisters
  • Poo Sisters
The Federative Republic of Brazil
PortugueseBR
Sorelle Poo (OoT3D)[14]Poo sisters
This table was generated using translation pages.
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References

  1. ↑ "You defeated the four Poe Sisters!
    This was added to your notebook!    " — N/A (Majora's Mask 3D)
  2. ↑ "Poe Sisters
    The Poe Sisters were four ghostly siblings named Amy, Beth, Joelle and Meg. They haunted the Forest Temple for many years until Link was able to put their souls to rest.
    Ocarina of Time"     — The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia , Zelda.com (Archive), published n.d., retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Joelle – one of the Poe sisters Aim for her when she appears!" — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  4. ↑ "Beth – one of the Poe sisters Aim for her when she appears!" — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  5. ↑ "Amy – one of the Poe sisters Aim for her when she appears!" — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  6. ↑ "Meg - one of the Poe sisters If she splits into multiple images, you need..to figure out which one is the real one. Is it this one?" — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  7. ↑ "A torch is lit! That's because you beat a ghost, isn't it?!" — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
  8. ↑ "Defeat the ladies within the time limit and rest their souls in peace. But if your life energy drops below three hearts, I will stop the match. Mercy is the least I can offer." — Poe Collector (Majora's Mask)
  9. ↑ "It seems their souls have been healed. I give to you the earthly possession which the ladies kept. Take it, Link." — Poe Collector (Majora's Mask)
  10. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 51
  11. ↑ "In Ocarina of Time, Ganondorf's laughter is sped up to create the laughter of the Poe Sisters in the Forest Temple." — @VGFGamers on Twitter, December 9, 2017 (Archive)
  12. ↑ "Ecco Amy, la più giovane delle quattro sorelle fantasma." — Tatl (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian localization)
  13. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 151
  14. ↑ "una delle sorelle Poo" — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian localization)
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