Agahnim

Aganhim in A Link to the Past
Agahnim
Species	Hylian (?)
Debut	A Link to the Past

Agahnim was an evil wizard who appeared as a major enemy throughout A Link to the Past. However, later in the game he was revealed to be a pawn of Ganon.

Background

A Link to the Past

Following a prosperous age, Hyrule began to fall into ruin. Several disasters had began to befall the land, but all this ceased upon the arrival of Agahnim. Using his power he brought Hyrule back into prosperity and was made the Royal Advisor. All was well until he began kidnapping the descendants of the sages one by one. Soon enough the King himself had vanished. The soldiers began acting strangely and it appeared Agahnim was now in control.

This was exactly the truth. He had completely taken over Hyrule Castle and was sending the seven maidens (including Zelda) into the Dark World, one by one. He had nearly completed his task when Link rescued Zelda and hid her away in the Sanctuary. Soon enough, however, Agahnim tracked the princess down and had her brought back. Shortly after sending Zelda away, Link arrived in Agahnim's chambers. The wizard teleported into the room behind him. When Link followed, Agahnim decided to exterminate him. Using the Master Sword, Link repelled Agahnim's attacks at him. Rather than accept defeat, Agahnim drew Link into the Dark World and vanished.

After Link had rescued the seven crystalized maidens, he climbed Ganon's Tower (Agahnim's Tower in the original ALttP) to face the wizard. Although his attack was the same, this time Agahnim created two shadow versions of himself capable of attacking. Link was able to defeat Agahnim. It was revealed at this point that Agahnim had only been a host for Ganon, who fleed the broken body and fled.

Other Appearances

Agahnim made a small appearance in Oracle of Seasons as a mini-boss in the Dancing Dragon Dungeon. His attack was a bit different, but once again he came with two shadow versions of himself. The only way to tell the difference was to light the lanterns in the room so you could see the real Agahnim's shadow. He fired energy balls that could not be repelled, but simple sword attacks were enough to harm him.

Trivia

• Agahnim was one of the many forms that DethI took at the end of Link's Awakening.
• Agahnim's attack pattern (from ALttP) was used by every version of Phantom Ganon and the first battle with Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time.
• In A Link to the Past, his energy balls could be repelled by swinging the Bug-Catching Net, as well as the Master Sword.