Moblin
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| A pig-faced Moblin from The Wind Waker. | |
| Moblin | |
| Type | Anthromorph |
| Debut | The Legend of Zelda (bulldog) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (pig) |
Moblins are a race of brutish creatures, typically with heads resembling pigs or bulldogs.
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One of the most common creatures in the land of Hyrule. Moblins are large creatures (typically taller than Hylians). Their appearance tends to vary between two basic types of a Bulldog and a Pig. These two types of Moblins tend to not appear together except with a few exceptions. Moblins are typically minions of Ganon. They are proficient with primarily spears, but are known to use other weapons, such as bows.
Appearances
In Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link, Moblins come in the bulldog variety. They are typically found outside of dungeons in forested areas. The orange ones are the weaker version, whereas the blue are stronger. Both kinds are able to throw an unlimited number of spears as a means of attack. In A Link to the Past, Moblins are pig creatures that appear only in the Dark World. The normal variety are armed with spears, but armored Moblins carry tridents and shields.
In Link's Awakening and both Oracles games, Moblins come as pigs and bulldogs. In the former, there is King Moblin (bulldog) who captures Bow Wow. In the latter games, the Great Moblin (pig) tries to stop Link a number of times.
In Ocarina of Time, the Moblins come in bulldog form. They are found only outside the Forest Temple while Link is an adult. One large Moblin is armed with a large club and is able to cause shockwaves in the ground. In Four Swords and The Minish Cap, Moblins come in the pig variety. In the former they often wield bows, whereas they only use spears in the latter.
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Moblins are the muscle for Ganon's forces. They often carry lanterns and patrol the Forsaken Fortress and dark areas for intruders. They carry Skull Necklaces, which can be stolen. Their spears can also be used after they are defeated. Within Skyward Sword, Moblins appear as rare and advanced enemies. They are red and pig-like, and they are depicted with immense girth. Each Moblin wields a shield and spear. Wooden shields can be cut up with sword attacks, but this will enrage the Moblin into attacking more fiercely. Other Moblins have iron shields which Link has to jump over in order to attack it from behind.
Trivia
- In the Legend of Zelda manual, Moblin was misspelled as "Molblin".
- Moblin gets its name from 'Goblin', a popular creature of myth and fantasy. In Zelda Game & Watch, the manual actually names them Goblins instead of Moblin.
- Not all Moblins are bad. In The Legend of Zelda, some Moblins hide out in caves and give rupees to Link to keep it a secret. In The Wind Waker, Maggie falls in love with Moe, a Moblin from Forsaken Fortress. They even write letters back to eachother.
- In Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, there is a type of enemy known as Oinkers. They are somewhat similar to Moblins in their pig-like appearance, but their snouts are more pronounced and some are capable of magic.
- A sticker of the Moblin from The Wind Waker appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.