Morpha

Giant Aquatic Ameoba: Morpha (水棲核細胞モーファ) is the boss of the Water Temple, the sixth dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The boss' nucleus is able to manipulate the water in a pool, making it able to grab, constrict, or strike Link. It is a large, amoebic creature consisting of a main nucleus surrounded by purple cytoplasm.

== Story ==

Not much is known about Morpha, but apparently it is the cause of Lake Hylia being dried up and the freezing of Zora's Domain. After Link defeats Morpha, the water in Lake Hylia rises back to its normal level, and Link receives the Water Medallion from Princess Ruto, who has awakened as the Sage of Water. It is also said that Zora's Domain can now begin thawing.

Battle
The only way to defeat the creature is to destroy its nucleus. Since it never leaves its pool, Link must reel in its nucleus with his newfound Longshot. During the battle, Morpha attacks by creating large tentacles of the water in the pool used to grab Link. If Link falls into the pool, Morpha (who isn't affected by the water's resistance) will continue to slam into him until he manages to get back on land.

Morpha's tentacles cannot reach Link if he is standing in one of the room's corners. Another fast way of defeating Morpha is to try to trap its nucleus in the corner, allowing Link to continue to hit it without the nucleus escaping back into the water.

After Morpha's nucleus is injured enough, the core will burst in a spray of water. The tentacle will cling to life as long as it can by using up all the water in the central pool, and by attempting to drain and escape through the ceiling. Once it sucks up all the water in the pool, the tentacle will culminate in a single water droplet on the ceiling and drop to the floor, splattering in all directions.

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Morpha