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==Strategy==
==Strategy==
[[File:LAevileagle.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Grim Creeper, two [[Keese#Size|Big Keese]], and the Evil Eagle]]  
[[File:LAevileagle.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Grim Creeper, two [[Keese#Size|Big Keese]], and the Evil Eagle]]  
Link can block most of the Evil Eagle's attacks using his [[Mirror Shield]]. Evil Eagle will fly back and forth across the screen at varying altitudes until Link hits him in the beak three times with any of the following weapons: the L-2 [[Sword]] (the L-1 Sword may also be possible), the [[Hookshot]], the [[Boomerang]], the [[Bow]], or the [[Magic Rod]]. After three hits Evil Eagle will hover to the side of the tower and either blow wind at Link and shooting little feathers (to combat this, Link should keep his shield up and walk towards the wind), or he will dive at him. If Link falls off the tower, he has to restart the entire battle. The Eagle is defeated with eight hits from the Hookshot and Boomerang, and six from the Bow and L-2 Sword.
Link can block most of the Evil Eagle's attacks using his [[Mirror Shield]]. Evil Eagle will fly back and forth across the screen at varying altitudes until Link hits him in the beak three times with any of the following weapons: the [[Sword]], the [[Hookshot]], the [[Boomerang]], the [[Bow]], or the [[Magic Rod]]. After three hits Evil Eagle will hover to the side of the tower and either blow wind at Link and shooting little feathers (to combat this, Link should keep his shield up and walk towards the wind), or he will dive at him. If Link falls off the tower, he has to restart the entire battle. The Eagle is defeated with six hits from the Bow or L-2 Sword, and eight from the Hookshot or Boomerang.


The [[Magic Rod]] can be used to fight the Eagle, even though it is in [[Turtle Rock (Link's Awakening)|Turtle Rock]]. However, Level 7 is not yet finished. Even so, all that is needed is the Shield L-2 ([[Mirror Shield]]) and the [[Frog's Song of Soul]] (Song 3) to get into Turtle Rock. Once the Shield is retrieved from Level 7, Level 8 is reachable and the Magic Rod obtainable. The Eagle goes down in three hits with the Magic Rod, and will not attack directly if it is used.  It is also possible to charge the L-2 Sword with a [[Piece of Power]] before the boss fight, which will allow Link to defeat the Eagle in three hits without leaving the dungeon.
It is possible to charge the L-2 Sword with a [[Piece of Power]] before the boss fight, which will allow Link to defeat Evil EEagle in three hits. It is also possible to use the [[Magic Rod]] to fight Evil Eagle, by skipping the boss battle and heading straight to [[Turtle Rock (Link's Awakening)|Turtle Rock]], as all that is needed to enter the dungeon is the Mirror Shield and the [[Frog's Song of Soul]]. Evil Eagle will go down in three hits to the Magic Rod, and will not attack directly if it is used.  


Once defeated, Grim Creeper will warn him that he is also in the [[Wind Fish]]'s dream and will disappear if the Wind Fish is ever awakened.<ref>{{cite|My energy...gone...I...lost!  But you will be lost too, if the Wind Fish wakes!  Same as me...you...are...in...his...dream...|Grim Creeper|LA}}</ref> Following this, both the Eagle and Grim Creeper will perish and Link will receive a [[Heart Container]] and the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens#Organ of Evening Calm|Organ of Evening Calm]] as a reward.
Once defeated, Grim Creeper will warn Link that he is also in the [[Wind Fish]]'s dream and will disappear if the Wind Fish is ever awakened.<ref>{{Cite|My energy...gone...I...lost!  But you will be lost too, if the Wind Fish wakes!  Same as me...you...are...in...his...dream...|Grim Creeper|LA}}</ref> Following this, both the Evil Eagle and Grim Creeper will perish and Link will receive a [[Heart Container]] and the [[Organ of Evening Calm]] as a reward.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 18:22, 17 October 2016

Template:Boss The Evil Eagle is the eponymous boss of the Eagle's Tower and the minion of the Grim Creeper, the mini-boss of the same dungeon, in Link's Awakening.

Background

The villain who "pilots" the Evil Eagle is the Grim Creeper, who threatens Link with his life as he is climbing the tower to face the boss.[1] Shortly after the Grim Creeper's jeering, the Eagle flies in and the boss battle begins.

Strategy

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The Grim Creeper, two Big Keese, and the Evil Eagle

Link can block most of the Evil Eagle's attacks using his Mirror Shield. Evil Eagle will fly back and forth across the screen at varying altitudes until Link hits him in the beak three times with any of the following weapons: the Sword, the Hookshot, the Boomerang, the Bow, or the Magic Rod. After three hits Evil Eagle will hover to the side of the tower and either blow wind at Link and shooting little feathers (to combat this, Link should keep his shield up and walk towards the wind), or he will dive at him. If Link falls off the tower, he has to restart the entire battle. The Eagle is defeated with six hits from the Bow or L-2 Sword, and eight from the Hookshot or Boomerang.

It is possible to charge the L-2 Sword with a Piece of Power before the boss fight, which will allow Link to defeat Evil EEagle in three hits. It is also possible to use the Magic Rod to fight Evil Eagle, by skipping the boss battle and heading straight to Turtle Rock, as all that is needed to enter the dungeon is the Mirror Shield and the Frog's Song of Soul. Evil Eagle will go down in three hits to the Magic Rod, and will not attack directly if it is used.

Once defeated, Grim Creeper will warn Link that he is also in the Wind Fish's dream and will disappear if the Wind Fish is ever awakened.[2] Following this, both the Evil Eagle and Grim Creeper will perish and Link will receive a Heart Container and the Organ of Evening Calm as a reward.

Trivia

  • Evil Eagle's Japanese name, "Albatoss", is the same as the enemy that appears in Super Mario Bros. 2.
  • The Twilit Carrier Kargarok from Twilight Princess bears similarities to Evil Eagle, both being giant birds controlled by masked riders.
  • The Evil Eagle's tactic of knocking Link out of the arena to a lower area after which its health returns to maximum is similar to Moldorm as it appears in Template:ALTTP and Link's Awakening.
  • As the Grim Creeper speaks for it, the Evil Eagle is the only dungeon boss in Link's Awakening that does not speak.

Etymology

Names in Other Regions
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese アルバトス Albatoss
Germany German Teufelsadler Demonic Eagle

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "BAH! I'm not going to hold back! I'm going to make you wish you were never born!!" — Grim Creeper (Link's Awakening)
  2. ↑ "My energy...gone...I...lost! But you will be lost too, if the Wind Fish wakes! Same as me...you...are...in...his...dream..." — Grim Creeper (Link's Awakening)

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