Manhandla
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The Legend of Zelda
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| Game(s) | The Legend of Zelda |
| Dungeon(s) | Manji Labyrinth |
| Weakness(es) | Bombs, Sword |
Manhandla (テスチタート, Tesuchitaato) is the third boss of The Legend of Zelda. It is a large, spinning, man-eating flower[1] with the ability to spit fireballs. The flower will try to devour Link with its four "hands" as Link tries to dispose of it. The "hands" weigh the boss down, causing it to move slowly and allowing Link to either slash at them with his sword or explode them with bombs. As each hand is destroyed, the beast gains more speed. A cleverly placed bomb at the center of the flower will rid the boss of all four hands in a single blow. Killing Manhandla will earn Link he third piece of the Triforce of Wisdom.
Manhandla appears again as a mini-boss in the Snake Labyrinth, and the Lion Labyrinth.
Oracle of Seasons
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| Game(s) | Oracle of Seasons |
| Dungeon(s) | Ancient Ruins |
| Weakness(es) | Magical Boomerang, Sword |
In Oracle of Seasons, Manhandla is the boss of the Ancient Ruins, the sixth dungeon. Manhandla starts out by spitting four fireballs at Link. The flowers can only be damaged by the Magical Boomerang when they are open. When Manhandla loses all four flowers, it runs around the room very fast in a "figure 8" motion. Link has to continually hit Manhandla with the Magical Boomerang to expose its core. At that point, Link has a small amount of time to use his Sword to destroy Manhandla's core and defeat it. Link receives a Heart Container and the Blowing Wind, the sixth Essence of Nature, for destroying Manhandla. Note that the body is now a large Buzz Blob, very similar the Giant Buzz Blob Mini-boss from Link's Awakening's Color Dungeon. Also note that the four plant heads now look and act very similar to the Mario series's Piranha Plant.
Four Swords
The unnamed boss of the Sea of Trees may be a manhandla.
Four Swords Adventures
Manhandla appears in the first stage in Eastern Hyrule. The strategy is the same, but the claws are different colors, and the Link of the corresponding color must strike the claw to destroy it. If one of the Links get struck by it, he will have to re-do the process over again, until all the claws have become smaller.
Trivia
- Manhandla's name is similar to man-handle; this similarity could be attributed to his brutal attack methods.
References
- ↑ "[A large man-eating flower with hands sticking out in all four directions. It moves faster as it loses its hands. It's pretty mean. So, watch out!]" (The Legend of Zelda (Game) manual, pg. 37)
