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A Poe is a spirit of concentrated hatred that freely roams graveyards and other haunted locales about Hyrule. They always carry some sort of lantern with them that serves as the container for that specific Poe's soul.

Characteristics

Poes originally appeared in Template:ALTTP and seems to be based on Ghinis from the Template:LoZ. They normally appear in graveyards and older areas, such as graveyards or Hyrule Field. Poes are normally ghosts covered in cloaks and Most Poes are found as enemies, but some are friendly and host mini games, like in the Lost Woods leading to in A Link Between Worlds.[1][2][3] Poes are typically evil spirits bound to Earth by their lantern, but such as in The Wind Waker if someone causes them to drop their lamp or torch the person will be cursed. They can be caught in bottles

Notable Poes

A Big Poe
A Big Poe
  • The Poe Sisters: there are four Poes known as the Poe Sisters: Joelle,[4] Beth,[5] Amy,[6] and Meg.[7] In Ocarina of Time, these Poes are the sub-bosses of the Forest Temple. They stole the four differently colored flames necessary to fight Phantom Ganon, and Link must defeat them in four separate battles to relight the torches. They are fought as a mini-game in Majora's Mask as well. Two Poe Sisters appear in Oracle of Seasons; Margaret(or Meg in English) and Amy, Meg fights with a lamp and Amy fights with a sword.
  • Big Poe: in Template:OOT, ten of these ghostly creatures haunt Hyrule Field. They only appear while on horseback. When Link spots one, it will run away[13] so he must quickly defeat it with arrows. After being defeated, they can be bottled and sold to the Poe Collector.[14][15][16] Capturing and selling all ten of them will earn Link another empty bottle.[17] In Majora's Mask, defeating the Big Poe at Ikana Graveyard earns Link an empty bottle, and defeating the one inside the Ikana Well allows him to give its captured soul to a Gibdo to proceed.
  • Yoll Graveyard Poe: in Oracle of Ages a Poe in Yoll Graveyard is trapped underground and needs its headstone to be moved to pass on. Right before the Poe moves on it gives a clock to Link.
Theory Warning

The four Poes in the Arbiter's Grounds are of particular interest to theorists. Not only do they look and attack differently from regular Imp Poes, but their role of impeding progress to a certain area of the dungeon by stealing the fire from four torches is markedly similar to the behavior of the four Poe Sisters from the Forest Temple in Ocarina of Time, leading many to believe that they may be the same. This seems to be supported by the last Poe's strategy of duplicating itself and encircling Link, the same strategy used by Meg, the last of the four Poe Sisters.

  • Jalhalla: leader of the Poes in the Wind Waker and rules under Ganondorf. He appears as a boss and a mini boss, both once, and is made of 15 smaller Poes.
  • Big Poe: a singular Poe, known as the Big Poe, appears as the boss of The Swamp and Infiltration of Hyrule Castle under two distinct forms reminiscent of Jalhalla. These forms serve as a disguise for its true self, which is nothing more than a small green Poe. The Big Poe is defeated by lighting four torches that make it vulnerable. It is capable of spawning normal Ghinis.
Theory Warning
  • Cubus Sisters: Although not confirmed, the Cubus Sisters from Phantom Hourglass resemble regular Poes from previous games, especially the Wind Waker. They may even be the Poe Sisters as they even similar color palettes as them.

Physical Differences

A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds

They appear as spherical ghosts rapped completely with a yellow cloak in Template:ALTTP and A Link Between Worlds

Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask

The Poes in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask has the appearance of a ghosts with disappearing white and purple tattered cloaks.

The Wind Waker

In The Wind Waker, Poes have a different appearance, masked with multicolored bodies. They harass Link by burning him with their lamps. They can also jump into Link's body, possessing him, and thereby reversing his movement controls. After the possession is over with, the Poe exits the body and it will disappear, as if it had been defeated. The Poes are now permanently translucent until direct light is shone on them using the Mirror Shield (or Medli's harp, in the Earth Temple).</ref>"Shining light on them with the Mirror Shield makes them take form." — Nintendo Gallery (The Wind Waker)</ref>

Phantom Hourglass

Poes that appear aboard the Ghost Ship have a radically different look in comparison to their earlier counterparts. They resemble puffer fish with purple body markings, having floating tadpoles for arms. They attack by teleporting back and forth, periodically spitting a ball of blue fire at Link during this process. They can only be struck when visible and will actively avoid Link's attacks.

Imp Poes

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The Imp Poe as seen in Twilight Princess.

There are 56 Imp Poes in Hyrule. In Twilight Princess, they take on a role similar to that of Gold Skulltulas in Ocarina of Time. A man in Castle Town named Jovani was cursed for his greed and had his soul stolen by the Imp Poes, and he needs Link to collect all 60 poes(including the ones in Arbiter's Grounds) throughout Hyrule.Imp Poes only come out at night and can only be defeated using Wolf Link's heightened senses.[18] Once a Poe has been damaged, it will fall to the ground and its soul will become visible, which can be ripped out and collected by performing the Ending Blow on it while still in wolf form. Collecting 20 souls will break part of the curse on Jovani,[19] and he will give Link a bottle full of Great Fairy's Tears as thanks. After all 60 souls have been collected, the curse will lift completely, and Jovani's cat Gengle will give Link 200 Rupees every time he enters the room thereafter, similarly to father of the family in the House of Skulltula, granting him a fast and unlimited source of money.

Etymology

It has been speculated that the name "Poe" was derived from the name of the famous poet Edgar Allan Poe who is known for his dark, gloomy works, though it could have also been named from the Chinese word "po" which means "spirit".

Trivia

  • In Majora's Mask, the ghostly aliens that invade Romani's Ranch bear a resemblance to Poes.
  • In Skyward Sword, the Watchers, patrolling the trials of the Silent Realm, bear a striking resemblance to Poes, even holding lanterns. However, their function is completely different and may merely be meant as a reference by the designers.
  • If Link uses his Grappling Hook on a solidified Poe in The Wind Waker, it will float motionlessly in the air for several seconds, in a different stance than if it had been stunned with the Boomerang.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Hree hee hee! Welcome to the Lost Woods! These woods will trick you into going back the way you came! But all hope is not lost! If you can follow me, then you can walk a little deeper into the woods. Watch carefully!" — Poe (A Link Between Worlds)
  2. ↑ "Oh, well done. That was fun, but now we're going to MISLEAD you. Now two of us will bounce around. So don't follow the two of us, or you'll wind up back at the start. Hree hee hee! Think you can get it right?" — Poes (A Link Between Worlds)
  3. ↑ "Oh, very well done! Hmph. I guess it's time to REALLY stump you! Now three of us will bounce around. Don't follow us! Hree hee hee! Think you can get it right?" — Poes (A Link Between Worlds)
  4. ↑ "Joelle – one of the Poe Sisters! Aim for her when she appears!" — [[Navi]] (Ocarina of Time)
  5. ↑ "Beth – one of the Poe Sisters! Aim for her when she appears!" — [[Navi]] (Ocarina of Time)
  6. ↑ "Amy – one of the Poe Sisters! Aim for her when she appears!" — [[Navi]] (Ocarina of Time)
  7. ↑ "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)
  8. ↑ "One with the eye of truth shall be guided to the Spirit Temple by an inviting ghost." — Tablet in the Gerudo Desert (Ocarina of Time)
  9. ↑ "Your second trial is... the Phantom Guide!" — [[Gerudo at the Gate]] (Ocarina of Time)
  10. ↑ "Whenever you are in darkness, that song should bring the sun's light to you." — [[Flat]] (Ocarina of Time)
  11. ↑ "Like I told you before, with that song, you can turn day to night or night to day whenever you want." — [[Flat]] (Ocarina of Time)
  12. ↑ "You who do not fear the dead, learn well the song that is inscribed behind me... And if you ever meet my brother, I'd like you to inform him... The thousand years of raindrops summoned by my song are my tears. The thunder that strikes the earth is my anger!" — [[Flat]] (Majora's Mask)
  13. ↑ "It moves fast despite its size!" — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
  14. ↑ "Hey, young man. What's happening today? If you have a Poe, I will buy it." — Poe Collector (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  15. ↑ "You put a big Poe in a bottle! Let's sell it at the Ghost Shop!" — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
  16. ↑ "You caught a Big Poe! Sell it at the Ghost Shop for a lot of money!" — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  17. ↑ "... On top of that, I'll put 100 points on your card. If you earn 1,000 points, you'll be a happy man! Heh heh." — Poe Collector (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  18. ↑ "Spirits held by the Poes visible to honed senses." — N/A (Twilight Princess)
  19. ↑ "Collect 20 or more of them and take them to Jovani." — N/A (Twilight Princess)


Names in Other Regions
Language Name
Poe Big Poe Imp Poe
Japan Japanese Template:Japanese Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
French-speaking countries French Esprit
Fantôme		 Âme
Canada FrenchCA Esprit Template:ExpGame
Esprit du cimetière (Composer Brothers as enemies) Template:ExpGame		 Grand esprit Template:ExpGame
Germany German Irrlicht Nachtschwärmer
Italy Italian Spettro
Poo
Spain SpanishEU Espíritu
Poe
Latin America SpanishLA Poe Template:ExpGame
Poe del cementerio (Composer Brothers as enemies) Template:ExpGame		 Gran poe Template:ExpGame

Template:GhostEnemy Template:Enemies

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