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{{Enemy
{{Infobox Enemy
|name = Monkey
|image=  
|image = [[File:MonkeyLA.png]]
{{Media
|caption =  
|Model LANS= File:LANS Monkey (Enemy) Model.png
|race =
|Sprite LA= File:LA Monkey Sprite.png
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''
|Sprite LADX= File:LADX Monkey Sprite.png
|other =
|habitat = [[Toronbo Shores]]
|member =
|attack = Coconuts, [[Bomb]]s
|weapon = [[Pegasus Boots]]<br>[[Chain Chomp#Link's Awakening|BowWow]]
|spoils =
|exp =
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The '''Monkey'''<ref>{{cite book|quote='''MONKEY'''<br>This pesky primate hides in a palm tree and hurls coconuts at passersby.|book=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.|page=95}}</ref> (also known by it's Japanese name '''Totakeke''') appears only once in the series, on [[Toronbo Shores]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''.
|caption=
|race=
|game= LA
|other=
|habitat= [[Toronbo Shores]]
|member=
|attack= {{Damage|attack1= Coconut Throw|damage1= 0.50}}
|weapon=  
{{List|
[[Pegasus Boots]],
[[Chain Chomp#Link's Awakening|BowWow]],
}}
|spoils=  
|exp=  
}}
The {{Term/Store|Monkey||Series, LA, LADX}} is an enemy that appears on [[Toronbo Shores]] in {{LA}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 194 {{Exp Game|LA}}}}</ref>


==Appearance and Behavior==
==Characteristics==
This red monkey sits in a palm tree to the east of [[Sale's House O' Bananas]] and throws damaging coconuts at Link as he passes by. He cannot be reached using Link's sword, and as such is seemingly invincible. Link can strike the coconuts down with his blade (they will drop items such as [[Rupees]]). This can be a good source of currency, but if Link remains on screen for too long, eventually the Monkey will throw a [[Bomb]] at him. He can be quite a dangerous threat early on in the game.
The Monkey sits in a palm tree to the east of [[Sale's House O' Bananas]] and throws damaging coconuts at Link as he passes by. He cannot be reached using Link's Sword, and as such is seemingly invincible. Link can strike the coconuts down with his blade, causing them to drop items such as [[Rupees]]. If Link remains on screen for too long, eventually the Monkey will throw a [[Bomb]] at him.


It is possible to "defeat" this monkey by charging into the tree it sits in using the [[Pegasus Boots]]. The monkey will fall and chatter as it leaps away.<ref>{{cite book|quote=If you have the Boots, Dash against the tree to knock him out.|book=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.|page=95}}</ref> Link cannot harm it once it has fallen from the tree, however there is a way to defeat the Monkey entirely: if Link takes [[Chain Chomp#Link's Awakening|BowWow]] down to the beach, BowWow will lunge at the Monkey and swallow him in one bite.
It is possible to "defeat" the Monkey by charging into the tree it sits in using the [[Pegasus Boots]]. The Monkey will fall and chatter as it leaps away.<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= LA|publisher= Nintendo|page= 95}}</ref> Though Link cannot harm it once it has fallen from the tree, if Link takes [[Chain Chomp#Link's Awakening|BowWow]] down to the beach, BowWow will lunge at the Monkey and swallow it in one bite.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Japanese name for this enemy may be a combination of {{Japanese|塗炭|totan}}, meaning "wretched" and {{Japanese|けけ|keke}}, which is both similar to onomatopoeia for monkey chatter (and where [[Kiki]] gets his name) and onomatopoeia for evil laughter.
*Totakeke, the Monkey's Japanese name, derives from the nickname of {{nw|Kazumi Totaka}}, one of the composers of {{LA|-}}.
*BowWow's ability to eat the Monkey might be a reference to his aggression shown towards Kiki the monkey.
*[[Kiki]] and his fellow monkeys look very different from the Monkey. The reason for this is unclear, especially given that the Monkey looks very similar to the design of Kiki in {{ALttP}}. It is possible that the design was originally intended for Kiki, but used instead for an enemy while Kiki was given a more friendly and expressive appearance.
*[[Kiki]] and his fellow monkeys look very different from the Monkey. The reason for this is unclear, especially given that the Monkey looks very similar to the design of Kiki in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. It is possible that the design was originally intended for Kiki, but used instead for an enemy while Kiki was given a more friendly and expressive appearance.
 
==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


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[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Enemies in Link's Awakening]]

Latest revision as of 21:54, 15 April 2024

The Monkey is an enemy that appears on Toronbo Shores in Link's Awakening.[1]

Characteristics

The Monkey sits in a palm tree to the east of Sale's House O' Bananas and throws damaging coconuts at Link as he passes by. He cannot be reached using Link's Sword, and as such is seemingly invincible. Link can strike the coconuts down with his blade, causing them to drop items such as Rupees. If Link remains on screen for too long, eventually the Monkey will throw a Bomb at him.

It is possible to "defeat" the Monkey by charging into the tree it sits in using the Pegasus Boots. The Monkey will fall and chatter as it leaps away.[2] Though Link cannot harm it once it has fallen from the tree, if Link takes BowWow down to the beach, BowWow will lunge at the Monkey and swallow it in one bite.

Trivia

  • Totakeke, the Monkey's Japanese name, derives from the nickname of Kazumi Totaka, one of the composers of Link's Awakening.
  • Kiki and his fellow monkeys look very different from the Monkey. The reason for this is unclear, especially given that the Monkey looks very similar to the design of Kiki in A Link to the Past. It is possible that the design was originally intended for Kiki, but used instead for an enemy while Kiki was given a more friendly and expressive appearance.

Nomenclature

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References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 194 (LA)
  2. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 95
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