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Their movement pattern is similar to that of other ghost enemies such as [[Ghini]] and [[Poe]]s, floating from left to right and swooping erratically to close in on Link. Every time a Moa collides with Link, he loses not only a moderately large amount of health, but also a few experience points.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= Moa are large disconnected eyeballs who are mysteriously able to fly through the air. They have no mouths or claws, but the lubrication which coats their external membranes is toxic to the touch.|name=Zelda.com|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160311223549/http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/m.jsp|title=The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia}}</ref> Moas attempt to swarm Link in large numbers. The best way to defeat these flying spirits is to use either the [[Jump Thrust|Jump]] or [[Down Thrust]]. | |||
The red Moa found in [[Western Hyrule]] is slightly weaker and can be seen by anybody, but the blue Moa found in [[Eastern Hyrule]] is stronger and invisible to [[Link]] unless he has the [[Cross]].<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=A ghost that flies over the graveyard. You can't see all of them unless you have a cross.|game=''Adventure of Link|page=29}}</ref> These invisible Moa also appear in [[Old Kasuto]] with a purple coloration, but are the same strength as the standard blue variety. | The red Moa found in [[Western Hyrule]] is slightly weaker and can be seen by anybody, but the blue Moa found in [[Eastern Hyrule]] is stronger and invisible to [[Link]] unless he has the [[Cross]].<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=A ghost that flies over the graveyard. You can't see all of them unless you have a cross.|game=''Adventure of Link|page=29}}</ref> These invisible Moa also appear in [[Old Kasuto]] with a purple coloration, but are the same strength as the standard blue variety. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 15 October 2020
Moas are flaming eyeball ghosts that appear in The Adventure of Link.[1] Template:TAoLManual
Characteristics
Their movement pattern is similar to that of other ghost enemies such as Ghini and Poes, floating from left to right and swooping erratically to close in on Link. Every time a Moa collides with Link, he loses not only a moderately large amount of health, but also a few experience points.[2] Moas attempt to swarm Link in large numbers. The best way to defeat these flying spirits is to use either the Jump or Down Thrust.
The red Moa found in Western Hyrule is slightly weaker and can be seen by anybody, but the blue Moa found in Eastern Hyrule is stronger and invisible to Link unless he has the Cross.[3] These invisible Moa also appear in Old Kasuto with a purple coloration, but are the same strength as the standard blue variety.
Non-canon Appearances
Captain N: The Game Master
Moas appear in the "Quest for the Potion of Power" episode of Captain N: The Game Master. While Link, Princess Zelda, and Kevin are in a graveyard, a large group of Moas suddenly appear. Although the heroes are successful in defeating various Moas, they decide to run away as they cannot hope to defeat all of them, and they leave the Moa-infested graveyard via a tunnel that leads to the Island Palace.[4]
Trivia
- Moa are based on the concept of a Hitodama, a ghostly ball of flame that represents a deceased human soul in Japanese folklore.
- The Girubokku enemies from the same game greatly resemble Moas in being giant floating eyeballs. However, they fight rather differently, traveling around the screen for a short distance before opening their single great eye, which is Link's only opening to attack, and do not appear to be ghosts.
- The Graveyard found in the Death Mountain Area, which was home to Ghini in The Legend of Zelda, is instead home to red Moa by the time of The Adventure of Link.
- In the Famicom Disk System version of the game, Moa do not steal experience points.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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Japanese | モア ファイアモア |
Moa Fire Moa |
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German | Moa | |
Gallery
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Red Moa
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Purple Moa, which only appear in Old Kasuto
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Moas in Captain N: The Game Master
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A Moa in The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon
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A Moa in Cadence of Hyrule
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See Also
References
- ↑ Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 130 (TAoL)
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ "A ghost that flies over the graveyard. You can't see all of them unless you have a cross." (Adventure of Link manual, pg. 29)
- ↑ Template:Cite episode