Talk:Goriya

Stub
Page has been stubbed as it needs to be expanded. Consistancy of images (boxes vs unboxed. No mention of the Adventure of Link incarnation other than in the infobox. Also, there are multiple versions in the original Legend of Zelda that should be noted. Mases 03:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Article has since been expanded. Good work guys. There is still some work that could be done, but it looks nice. Mases 22:36, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

A Link to the Past Goriyas
Are those Green/Red guys in ALttP really Goriya? They don't seem anything like the others... --Guy (T 20:09, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * They're listed as such in the enemies section of the player's guide, I think. --KingStarscream 20:20, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Read the article. They were clearly meant to be a different, unrelated enemy, going from the fact that they're called Coppies in Japan. It's another case of the translators trying to pass off an enemy as a different one, like with ReDead Knight/Gibdo fiasco. - Dere 03:18, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

NOT Goriyas in Oracle of Seasons
I don't think the red, boomerang wielding enemies are Goriyas. I think they're just boomerang-using Moblins. The ONLY thing suggesting they're Goriyas is the boomerang, and that's not a very good method to go by - Stalfos use clubs, swords, and bones variously throughout the series, but they're all Stalfos because they're skeletons. --KingStarscream 20:23, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Japanese official guide for the game names them as Goriyas separately from all the other Moblin types. I think the fact that they look like Moblins has more to do with them being lazy and not making a new sprite for them. Plus the visual distinction is less major with such a small sprite. Anyway, it's how they're officially named, so that's what we go with.
 * Now, the Goriyas in A Link to the Past are definitely NOT Goriyas, but since NoA called them Goriyas we're kinda stuck with it, I suppose. 01:00, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, that's exactly the kinda thing talk pages are for! Thanks for pointing that out. I'd like if we could add a reference or something so someone doesn't come around thinking the same thing I did. --KingStarscream 14:30, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It's a little difficult to reference Japanese guides as it's just named in the enemy section, and scans would probably be frowned upon, but I can quote the name and some of the enemy description, that's a good idea! I'll do this as soon as I can. 14:40, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Given that the mini-boss ones look more like Taros, I think it's safe to say it was just a sprite-recycling thing and/or nobody remembered what Goriyas looked like anymore. Still always good to get some guide scans or ideally something more solid and official. KairuHakubi (talk) 07:57, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Page 183 of Encyclopedia confirms that both the normal enemies and the minibosses are indeed Goriyas. 22:22, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Split
The "Goriyas" from ALttP and ABW have drasicly difrent from normal Goriyas, they also have difrent Japanise names, so I propose we should split the article. Gopherdude12 (talk) 00:54, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * They are called Goriyas in the English translation, so they should stay in here. 19:26, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
 * But it is a mistranslation. While they look like Goriyas, they are nothing like the original enemy, and their Japanese name indicates that. They should have their own page while mentioned that they are erroneously called Goriyas. I suggest the same for Tails being called Moldorms and Fallmasters as Wallmasters.
 * The wiki follows the English canon, not the Japanese one, so we go with how they are called in the NA English versions. 18:28, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Blin Family
The Goriyas in Oracle of Seasons are just Moblins that throw boomerangs (aside the Goriya Bros.) Should we add them to the blin family category? Gopherdude12 (talk) 14:09, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Unless there's an official source that states that they are part of the blin family, then no. 19:26, 25 July 2016 (UTC)