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Red Moa

For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Enemy

Red MoaRed Moa

KindEnemy
NameFrom The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Official art

Red Moa, official art from リンクの冒険
Red Moa. リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 21

From the official guides

A ghost that flies over the graveyard. You can't see all of them unless you have a cross.

Zelda II The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 29

A ghost that flies around the graveyard. Some can't be seen unless you have the Cross.

リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 30, 101Leafy's translation

A graveyard ghost.

Nintendo Power, January/February 1989 (Nintendo of America, 1989), p. 22

A curious ghost that comes to take a look when people are near. It flies through the air swinging its hard body, and its body slam does a lot of damage. Some of them are invisible, so watch out.

ファミリーコンピュータMagazine 特別編集 リンクの冒険 (徳間書店, 1987), p. 10, 101Leafy's translation

Appears when you enter the graveyard. Its only attack is ramming you, and it is not very fast, so dodge it. The eye is its weak point. The "downward thrust" works well.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

A ghost that appears in graveyards. Some of them cannot be seen unless you have the Cross.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 11, 101Leafy's translation

A one-eyed spirit related to the Moa. It flies high up in the palaces and attacks with small fireballs.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 21, 101Leafy's translation

Ghosts that fly in graveyards and in the caves near Death Valley. They drift about in large numbers. For ghosts their bodies are hard, so touching one does a lot of damage. Some cannot be seen without the Cross.

完璧攻略シリーズ22 リンクの冒険必勝攻略法 (双葉社, 1987), p. 13, 101Leafy's translation

It is often near palace entrances. It flies overhead and drops fire.

完璧攻略シリーズ22 リンクの冒険必勝攻略法 (双葉社, 1987), p. 14, 101Leafy's translation

In West Hyrule and Death Mountain

Red Moa

Hit points8
Experience10
Damage classClass 3

Damage to Link

Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.

Life12345678
Damage4840363224201612

A touch also takes 20 of Link's experience points.

What hurts it

  • The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
  • The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.

Drops

Every 6th enemy of drop group 1 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.

Both drop groups and their enemies

In Palace 2, West Hyrule, Palace 3, West Hyrule, Palace 4, Maze Island, Palace 5, East Hyrule, and Palace 6, East Hyrule

Red Moa

Hit points16
Experience50
Damage classClass 4

Damage to Link

Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.

Life12345678
Damage9672564840322824

A touch also takes 10 of Link's experience points.

What hurts it

  • The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
  • The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.

Drops

Every 6th enemy of drop group 2 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.

Both drop groups and their enemies

Where it is found

  • West Hyrule
  • Death Mountain
  • Palace 2, West Hyrule
  • Palace 3, West Hyrule
  • Palace 4, Maze Island
  • Palace 5, East Hyrule
  • Palace 6, East Hyrule