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* IconicAttributeAdoptionMoment: After absorbing and using tainted Light Force during the final battles, Vaati's body gradually changes from his humanoid form to the bat-like monster from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords''.
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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: A blacksmith named Smith.

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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: A blacksmith named Smith. Though his name differs in other languages. In the German version, for example, he is called Alberich.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Vaati got his powers from a wish-granting hat. There's no reason why he should want the Light Force when he already has the hat, unless [[spoiler: he still ultimately thinks of it as his old master's creation and not a higher power]].

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Vaati got his powers from a wish-granting hat. There's no reason why he should want the Light Force when he already has the hat, unless [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he still ultimately thinks of it as his old master's creation and not a higher power]].

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Gets his powers from a wish-granting hat. It never occurs to him to wish for the Light Force or why he even wants it when he can already grant wishes.

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Gets Vaati got his powers from a wish-granting hat. It never occurs to him to wish for There's no reason why he should want the Light Force or why he even wants it when he can already grant wishes.has the hat, unless [[spoiler: he still ultimately thinks of it as his old master's creation and not a higher power]].



* FromNobodyToNightmare: An oddly realistic version. In-universe, he becomes a threat [[spoiler:the minute he curses Ezlo and steals Ezlo's wish-granting cap]].

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: An oddly realistic version. In-universe, he He only becomes a threat [[spoiler:the minute when he curses Ezlo gets lucky [[spoiler: and steals Ezlo's wish-granting cap]].cap when the master is not around. He promptly curses Ezlo and goes on to terrorize Hyrule]].


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* LackOfEmpathy: When he breaks the Bound Chest and releases an army of monsters into Hyrule, his biggest concern is that the chest didn't have the Light Force he wanted.
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* DubNameChange: He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, [[BarelyChangedDub Daphness]] in Spanish, and Daphnes in the original Japanese which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.

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* DubNameChange: He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, [[BarelyChangedDub [[BarelyChangedDubName Daphness]] in Spanish, and Daphnes in the original Japanese which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.



* RecycledCharacterDesign: As with a number of Toon Link era characters, his design is lifted from King Dapnes from ''Wind Waker''.

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* RecycledCharacterDesign: ReusedCharacterDesign: As with a number of Toon Link era characters, his design is lifted from King Dapnes from ''Wind Waker''.

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* DubNameChange: He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, and Daphnes in the original Japanese which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.
** BarleyChangedDub: He's named Daphness in the Spanish version.

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* DubNameChange: He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, [[BarelyChangedDub Daphness]] in Spanish, and Daphnes in the original Japanese which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.
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* RecycledCharacterDesign: As with a number of Toon Link era characters, his design is lifted from King Dapnes from ''Wind Waker''.



** RecycledCharacterDesign: As with a number of Toon Link era characters, his design is lifted from King Dapnes from ''Wind Waker''.



* LegacyCharacter: He was a previous Link who saved the land, stain-glass window depictions of him are shown in the prologue.
** Given the timeline shown in Hyrule Historia, he is possibly the second or third Link to be shown, following the hero of ''Skyward Sword''.

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* LegacyCharacter: He was a previous Link who saved the land, stain-glass window depictions of him are shown in the prologue.
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prologue. Given the timeline shown in Hyrule Historia, he is possibly the second or third Link to be shown, following the hero of ''Skyward Sword''.

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* DubNameChange: He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, and Daphness in Spanish, which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.

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* DubNameChange: He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, and Daphness Daphnes in Spanish, the original Japanese which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.him.
** BarleyChangedDub: He's named Daphness in the Spanish version.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: His ancestor King Gustaf looks a lot like him.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: His ancestor King Gustaf looks a lot like him. This also extends to King Daphnes in ''Wind Waker''.
** RecycledCharacterDesign: As with a number of Toon Link era characters, his design is lifted from King Dapnes from ''Wind Waker''.


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** Given the timeline shown in Hyrule Historia, he is possibly the second or third Link to be shown, following the hero of ''Skyward Sword''.
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* InterclassFriendship: He's the grandson of a blacksmith, while his childhood friend Zelda is the princess of Hyrule.


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* InterclassFriendship: With Link; she's the princess of Hyrule, he's the grandson of a blacksmith.
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* {{Expy}}: One of Gohdan from ''Wind Waker'' by way of being a floating {{Mayincatec}} head with detatched hands. Mazaal later got one with Eox in ''Phantom Hourglass'' by way of NamesTheSame in all languages besides English.

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* {{Expy}}: One of Gohdan from ''Wind Waker'' by way of being a floating {{Mayincatec}} head with detatched hands. Mazaal later got one with Eox in ''Phantom Hourglass'' by way of NamesTheSame having the same name in all languages besides English.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:If you take too long to [[ForDoomTheBellTolls stop his ritual]] at end game, he will drain Zelda of all the Light Force, leaving her dead, and him very much an invincible god you can't defeat, [[NonStandardGameOver spelling instant game over]].]]
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* AmbiguousStartOfDarkness: Although Ezlo explains that Vaati became interested in humanity's potential for evil and tried to follow their example, he cannot say for sure whether he became that way over time or was always a DeceptiveDisciple. The manga adaptation depicts Vaati breaking down from serving as Ezlo's BeleagueredAssistant.

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* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:He was originally a Minish sage, until his apprentice, Vaati, turned him into a hat.]]


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* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:He was originally a Minish sage, until his apprentice, Vaati, turned him into a hat.]]

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* HatOfPower: [[ExpositionFairy Ezlo]] is a weird example, because while he lets Link shrink whenever he is being worn, it's because he's a sapient being who is consciously using his own spell to do so. Though at the end, Ezlo even decides to use his magic to make a regular, green cap for Link. The look on Link's face seems to imply it's gonna take him some time to get used to the fact this one doesn't talk.



* NiceHat: And it talks! Though at the end, Ezlo even decides to use his magic to make a regular, green cap for Link. The look on Link's face seems to imply it's gonna take him some time to get used to the fact this one doesn't talk.



* LivingHat: He is the titular Minish Cap, taking up the role of Link's trademark green hat while under Vaati's curse. [[spoiler:He also gives him an identical cap once the curse breaks and his true form is restored.]]



* NiceHat: He is the titular Minish Cap, taking up the role of Link's trademark green hat while under Vaati's curse. [[spoiler:He also gives him an identical cap once the curse breaks and his true form is restored.]]
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* CoolHat: Wears what appears to be a bishop's mitra.
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* PurpleIsPowerful: He's a powerful mage thanks to the Wishing Cap, [[spoiler: which used to be red before Vaati stole it from Ezlo and turned it purple. By the end of the game, his corruption of Hyrule Castle is emphasized by almost everything turning purple]]. The symbolism of the color is not lost on Vaati, and demonstrates his single-minded zeal to become all powerful.

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* PurpleIsPowerful: He's a powerful mage thanks to the Wishing Cap, [[spoiler: which [[spoiler:which used to be red before Vaati stole it from Ezlo and turned it purple. By the end of the game, his corruption of Hyrule Castle is emphasized by almost everything turning purple]]. The symbolism of the color is not lost on Vaati, and demonstrates his single-minded zeal to become all powerful.



* TheSociopath: Vaati is cruel, self-centered, and willing to do just about anything for a bit more power. As his backstory shows, [[spoiler: he has no problem with backstabbing his mentor. And based on how aggressive he acts when he pulls off his impersonation spell, he is unable to understand another person's thoughts so as to convincingly act like them. The only reason his plan worked was that he chose to impersonate the king]].

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* TheSociopath: Vaati is cruel, self-centered, and willing to do just about anything for a bit more power. As his backstory shows, [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he has no problem with backstabbing his mentor. And based on how aggressive he acts when he pulls off his impersonation spell, he is unable to understand another person's thoughts so as to convincingly act like them. The only reason his plan worked was that he chose to impersonate the king]].
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* WeaponJr: In the manga, he starts off with a wooden practice sword before getting a metal one.


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* TheSociopath: Vaati is cruel, self-centered, and willing to do just about anything for a bit more power. As his backstory shows, [[spoiler: he has no problem with backstabbing his mentor. And based on how aggressive he acts when he pulls off his impersonation spell, he is unable to understand another person's thoughts so as to convincingly act like them. The only reason his plan worked was that he chose to impersonate the king]].
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: By the corner, during conversation.
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* {{Lilliputians}}: They're mouse-sized sentient beings.

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* {{Lilliputians}}: They're mouse-sized sentient sapient beings.
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* RasputinianDeath: One of the most awesome boss battles in Game Boy history. After gaining possession of Zelda and draining the light force from her body, Vaati grows several hands taller, gains a darker wardrobe, and you have to fight this NightmareFuel boss not once, but ''three'' times before he's finally over. Of course, it's not a ''death,'' per se, given that two games with him in them occur [[SavedByCanon later in the timeline.]]

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* RasputinianDeath: One of the most awesome boss battles in Game Boy Advance history. After gaining possession of Zelda and draining the light force from her body, Vaati grows several hands taller, gains a darker wardrobe, and you have to fight this NightmareFuel boss not once, but ''three'' times before he's finally over. Of course, it's not a ''death,'' per se, given that two games with him in them occur [[SavedByCanon later in the timeline.]]
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* {{Megane}}: Wears a pair that he adjusts during conversation.
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* KnightlySwordAndShield: He's a plucky, determined knight errant for Zelda who uses swords as his main weapon, and also carries a shield the princess herself graced him with.


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* PurpleIsPowerful: He's a powerful mage thanks to the Wishing Cap, [[spoiler: which used to be red before Vaati stole it from Ezlo and turned it purple. By the end of the game, his corruption of Hyrule Castle is emphasized by almost everything turning purple]]. The symbolism of the color is not lost on Vaati, and demonstrates his single-minded zeal to become all powerful.

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The boss of the Deepwood Shrine, this creature is actually a normal Chu Chu that appears huge due to Link needing to shrink down to Minish size to explore its dungeon. On defeat, it drops the Earth Element.
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The boss of the Cave of Flames, Gleerok guards the Fire Element.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the manga version, Link manages to purify it, revealing its true form to resemble that of [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Lapras]].

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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the manga version, Link manages to purify it, revealing its true form to resemble that of [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Lapras]].



* TacticalSuicideBoss: Even if Link upturns its shell to briefly knock it out, there's no way for him to actually hit Gleerok's weakspot, until the unconcscious creature extends its long neck as a bridge to be crossed. Also, it can actually submerge the arena in lava, yet there's still room at the sides wide enough for Link to stay safe before the lava recedes.

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* TacticalSuicideBoss: Even if Link upturns its shell to briefly knock it out, there's no way for him to actually hit Gleerok's weakspot, weak spot until the unconcscious creature extends its long neck as a bridge to be crossed. Also, it can actually submerge the arena in lava, yet there's still room at the sides wide enough for Link to stay safe before the lava recedes.


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The boss of the Fortress of Winds, Mazaal guarded the Wind Element until the Wind Tribe took it with them when they left Hyrule. Instead, defeating it rewards Link with the Wind Ocarina.
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The boss of the Temple of Droplets, this creature is actually a normal Octorok that appears huge due to Link needing to shrink down to Minish size to explore its dungeon. On defeat, it drops the Water Element.
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The bosses of the Palace of Winds, the Gyorg Pair guards the Wind Element.
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!!Link






!!Ezlo
!!!'''A.K.A.: Ezelo (Japanese, German), Exelo (French), Egeyo (Italian), Ezero (Spanish)'''



* DubNameChange: His name is Ezelo in the original version, and is further changed to Exelo in French, Egeyo in Italian, and Ezero in Spanish.



!!Vaati
!!!'''A.K.A.:''' Gufuu ("The Tornado") (Japanese)



* DubNameChange: He's called Gufuu ("the Tornado") in the original Japanese.



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!!Princess Zelda

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!!King Daltus
!!!'''Other names:''' King Dartas (French, Italian), King Dartus (German), King Daphness (Spanish)
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!!King Daltus
!!!'''Other names:''' King Dartas (French, Italian), King Dartus (German), King Daphness (Spanish)
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* DubNameChange: The Spanish version He's named Dartas in French and Italian, Dartus in German, and Daphness in Spanish, which suggests that the King Daphnes from ''Wind Waker'' is a LegacyCharacter of him.



!!Minister Potho
!!!'''Other names:''' Minister Tengaro (Japanese, Italian), Tengaro the Minister (French), Minister Friedrich (German), Impa the Secretary (Spanish)
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* GenderFlip: Implied by the Spanish version's DubNameChange. This would make Potho the first and only version of [[LegacyCharacter Impa]] to be male.

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!!Minister Potho
!!!'''Other names:''' Minister
* DubNameChange: He's named Tengaro (Japanese, Italian), Tengaro in the Minister (French), Minister original Japanese, and is further renamed Friedrich (German), in German and Impa the Secretary (Spanish)
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* GenderFlip: Implied by In the Spanish version's DubNameChange.version, due to a DubNameChange, he's recast as the game's version of Impa. This would make Potho the first and only version of [[LegacyCharacter Impa]] to be male.



!!Smith
!!!'''Other names:''' Alberich (German)
Link's grandfather. A blacksmith living south of Hyrule Town

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!!Smith
!!!'''Other names:''' Alberich (German)
Link's grandfather. A grandfather, a blacksmith living south of Hyrule TownTown.



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!!Gentari
Elder of the Minish Village. Tells link how to restore the Picori Blade.
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!!Festari
!!!:'''Other names:''' Festa (Official manga)



!!Librari



!!Melari



!!Big Green Chu Chu
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!!Gleerok
!!!'''Other names:''' Gleerock (Japanese), Gleeok (French, Italian, Spanish), Glirock (German)
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!!Gleerok
!!!'''Other names:''' Gleerock (Japanese),
* DubNameChange: He's called Gleeok (French, in French, Italian, Spanish), and Spanish, and Glirock (German)
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!!Mazaal
!!!'''Other names:''' Ooisu/Bigseat (Japanese), Ohisse (French), Quartoxuma (German), Ois (Italian), Hisse (Spanish)
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!!Mazaal
!!!'''Other names:'''
* DubNameChange: He's called Ooisu/Bigseat (Japanese), in the original Japanese, and is further renamed Ohisse (French), in French, Quartoxuma (German), in German, Ois (Italian), in Italian, and Hisse (Spanish)
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!!Big Octorok
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* MonsterInTheIce: It and the [[PlotCoupon Element of Waters]] are both initially frozen, but thawing the Element also thaws the boss, forcing you to defeat it.



!!Gyorg Pair
!!!'''Other names:''' Guyorg Male and Female, Gyorg Couple (French), Gyorg He and Her (Italian)
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!!The Minish/ Picori
!!!'''A.K.A.: Piccor (Japanese), Gnomi (Italian, variant)'''



* OurGnomesAreDifferent: The Italian dub refers to them as ''gnomi'', the Italian word for gnomes.






!!The Hero of Men



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Is cap-less and has probably the series' longest hair for the hero, unlike most iterations of Link's MessyHair from other games.
* LegacyCharacter: A previous Link who saved the land, stain-glass window depictions of him are shown in the prologue.
* PosthumousCharacter: Long dead by the events of ''The Minish Cap.''
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Is He's cap-less and has probably the series' longest hair for the hero, unlike most iterations of Link's MessyHair from other games.
* LegacyCharacter: A He was a previous Link who saved the land, stain-glass window depictions of him are shown in the prologue.
* PosthumousCharacter: Long He's long dead by the events of ''The Minish Cap.''
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Link isn't "travelling" anywhere when he's shrunk down.


* TravelTransformation: Enables his wearers to become a {{Sizeshifter}} with his help, letting them access the [[MouseWorld Minish world]].
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* IntriguedByHumanity: [[spoiler:Like all Minish, he was [[HumansAreSpecial fascinated by humans]], but was more interested in the evil in men's hearts.]]Flip

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* IntriguedByHumanity: [[spoiler:Like all Minish, he was [[HumansAreSpecial fascinated by humans]], but was more interested in the evil in men's hearts.]]Flip]]
* ObviouslyEvil: The combination of the pale white skin, purple hair and clothing, and red eyes raises the question of why he was allowed within a country mile of Hyrule Castle.
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** Compared to the Gyorgs seen in ''Wind Waker'', they only thing they have in common is happening to be based on cartilaginous fish.

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** YouDontLookLikeYou: Per above, Gleerok's rename as "Gleeok" in thos same versions make it seem almost off model, as Gleeok has always been shown to have a MultipleHeadCase like the Lernaean Hydra, rather than having a single head.



* YouDontLookLikeYou: Gleerok's rename as "Gleeok" in the French, Italian, and Spanish versions make it seem almost off model, as Gleeok has always been shown to have a MultipleHeadCase like the Lernaean Hydra, rather than having a single head.



* InNameOnly: Despite the name, the Gyorg Pair bears little resemblance to Gyorg from ''Majora's Mask''. The former is a spiky fish with big, sharp teeth and horns that lives on water, while the latter are depicted as flying manta rays.
** However, they do have some shared trait to the Gyorgs seen in ''Wind Waker'', in that both versions of Gyorg are based on cartilaginous fish.

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Despite the name, the Gyorg Pair bears little resemblance to Gyorg from ''Majora's Mask''. The former is a spiky fish with big, sharp teeth and horns that lives on water, while the latter are depicted as flying manta rays.
** However, they do have some shared trait Compared to the Gyorgs seen in ''Wind Waker'', they only thing they have in that both versions of Gyorg are common is happening to be based on cartilaginous fish.

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* LegacyCharacter: As part of its DubNameChange in the French, Italian, and Spanish versions, it gives the implication that it is one of the earliest incarnations of Gleeok, who was a boss in ''Oracle of Seasons'' and the original game.
** YouDontLookLikeYou: Per above, Gleerok's rename as "Gleeok" in thos same versions make it seem almost off model, as Gleeok has always been shown to have a MultipleHeadCase like the Lernaean Hydra, rather than having a single head.



* InNameOnly: Despite the name, the Gyorg Pair bears little resemblance to Gyorg from ''Majora's Mask''. The latter is a spiky fish with big, sharp teeth and horns that lives on water, while the latter are depicted as flying manta rays.

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* InNameOnly: Despite the name, the Gyorg Pair bears little resemblance to Gyorg from ''Majora's Mask''. The latter former is a spiky fish with big, sharp teeth and horns that lives on water, while the latter are depicted as flying manta rays.
** However, they do have some shared trait to the Gyorgs seen in ''Wind Waker'', in that both versions of Gyorg are based on cartilaginous fish.

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