Changes: Cyclok

Latest revision as of 10:18, 14 January 2023

Cyclok is the second Boss in Phantom Hourglass.^[1]

Characteristics

As Link climbs to the top of the Temple of Wind, strong gusts from an unknown origin delay his progress. At his destination, the door shuts behind him, and a flying Octorok-like monster riding a tornado descends to fight. The monster is the boss, which appears to face the Hero.

Cyclok riding a vortex

While fighting Cyclok, any one of three points on the area's floor will be covered with a small tornado. Throwing a Bomb into one of these cyclones will send the explosive flying upwards and if one of these Bombs hits Cyclok, he will be temporarily brought to the ground. While his foe is stunned, Link can make multiple damaging sword slashes or Bomb throws on the monster before it recovers flight. The monster's main method of attack is to dive towards Link, but all the hero can do to avoid this is walk out of the way. Cyclok's second attack involves spitting miniature tornadoes in Link's direction, which will cause damage on impact. Much like the cyclone that normally appears in the arena, Cyclok's projectiles can be used by Link to launch Bombs. Once Link defeats the Stirrer of Winds, he acquires more sand for the Phantom Hourglass and a Heart Container. By slaying the monster and destroying its seal, Link frees and earns the accompaniment of the Spirit of Wisdom, Neri.

Non-Canon Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Phantom Hourglass Manga

In the Phantom Hourglass manga by Akira Himekawa, Cyclok appears and captures the young girl that Link and his companions found on the Isle of Gust. Linebeck grabs a Bomb Flower to avoid being being sucked by the monster's winds, which results in the Bomb exploding. This gives Link the idea to use Bombs against Cyclok.^[2] Link asks Cyclok if he is to blame for the twister that wrecked them on the Isle.^[3] Link throws a Bomb into Cyclok's tornado, defeating the monster and freeing Neri.^[4]

Trivia

In The Wind Waker, the statue that guards Gale Isle bears a resemblance to Cyclok.
The mark on Cyclok's head is the same design as the Wind Element from The Minish Cap.
In Hyrule Historia, concept artwork for Cyclok was incorrectly labeled as a standard Octorok.

Nomenclature

The name Cyclok is a portmanteau of cyclone and Octorok, another enemy from The Legend of Zelda series. The french name Poulpatine is a pun on Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	竜巻魔空魚フーオクタ (Tatsumaki Makūgyo Fūokuta)	Tornado Devil Sky Fish Fūokuta
	French^CA	Poulpatine, Cycloneur
	French^EU	Poulpatine, empereur du vent	Poulpatine, Emperor of Winds
	German	Octer, Aufwiegler des Windes	Octer, Inciter of the Wind
	Italian	Polpolok, sire del vento	Polpolok, Lord of Winds
	Korean	회오리마왕 풍옥타
	Spanish^EU	Ciclóctopos	Portmanteau of ciclón (cyclone) and octopus.
	Spanish^LA	Cyclok, Hacedor de Vientos	Cyclok, Wind Maker

Gallery

Concept Artwork of Cyclok

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 172
↑ "I know... I'll throw one of these into the swirling wind!" (Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 87)
↑ "Are you to blame for that twister earlier?!" (Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 88)
↑ "I am Neri... I was trapped inside Cyclok for so long. Now I am finally free! Ahh!" (Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 91)

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

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-{{Boss| name = Cyclok
+{{Infobox Boss
-|image = [[Image:Fuokuta.png]]
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+{{Media
-|title = Stirrer of Winds
+ |Artwork PH= File:PH Cyclok Artwork.png
-|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''
+ |Model PH= File:PH Cyclok Model.png
-|dungeon = [[Temple of Wind]]
+}}
-|weakness = [[Bomb]]s
+|title= Stirrer of Winds<ref name="E 172">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 172}}</ref>
-|reward = [[Neri]], the Spirit of Wisdom <br> [[Sand of Hours]]
+|race= [[Octorok]]
-}} As Link climbs to the top of the [[Temple of Wind]], strong gusts without unknown origin delay his progress.  At his destination, the door shuts behind him, and a flying [[Octorok]]-like monster riding a tornado descends to fight.  '''Cyclok''', Stirrer of Winds, (竜巻魔空魚 フーオクタ, ''Tornado Demon Sky Fish: Fuuokuta'') has appeared to face the Hero.
+|game= {{PH}}
+|other= {{PH|Himekawa|-}}
+|era= [[Era of the Great Voyage]]
+|dungeon= [[Temple of Wind]]
+|weakness= [[Bomb]]s
+|reward= [[Neri]], the Spirit of Wisdom<br/>[[Sand of Hours]]<br/>[[Heart Container]]
+}}
+{{Term/Store|Cyclok||Series, PH}} is the second [[Boss]] in {{PH}}.<ref name="E 172"/>
+==Characteristics==
-Once Link defeats the Stirrer of Winds, he acquires more [[Sands of Time|sand]] for the [[Phantom Hourglass (Item)|Phantom Hourglass]], and a [[Heart Container]].  By slaying the monster and destroying its seal, Link frees and earns the accompaniment the Spirit of Wisdom, [[Neri]].
+As [[Link]] climbs to the top of the [[Temple of Wind]], strong gusts from an unknown origin delay his progress. At his destination, the door shuts behind him, and a flying [[Octorok]]-like monster riding a tornado descends to fight. The monster is the boss, which appears to face the Hero.
+{{ImageCaption
-==Strategy==
+|image = File:Cyclok Air.png
-While fighting Cyclok, any one of three points on the area's floor will be covered with a small tornado.  Throwing a bomb into one of these cyclones will send the explosive flying upwards, and if one of these bombs hits Cyclok, he will be temporarily brought to the ground.  While his foe is stunned, Link can make multiple damaging sword slashes or bomb throws on the monster before it recovers flight.  Doing this several times will end in Cyclok's defeat.
+|size = 100px
+|align = left
+|caption = Cyclok riding a vortex
+|captionalign = center
+}}
+While fighting Cyclok, any one of three points on the area's floor will be covered with a small tornado. Throwing a [[Bomb]] into one of these cyclones will send the explosive flying upwards and if one of these Bombs hits Cyclok, he will be temporarily brought to the ground. While his foe is stunned, Link can make multiple damaging sword slashes or Bomb throws on the monster before it recovers flight. The monster's main method of attack is to dive towards Link, but all the hero can do to avoid this is walk out of the way. Cyclok's second attack involves spitting miniature tornadoes in Link's direction, which will cause damage on impact. Much like the cyclone that normally appears in the arena, Cyclok's projectiles can be used by Link to launch Bombs. Once Link defeats the Stirrer of Winds, he acquires more [[Sand of Hours|sand]] for the [[Phantom Hourglass (Item)|Phantom Hourglass]] and a [[Heart Container]]. By slaying the monster and destroying its seal, Link frees and earns the accompaniment of the Spirit of Wisdom, [[Neri]].
+==Non-Canon Appearances==
-The monster's main method of attack is to dive bomb towards Link, but all the hero can do to avoid this is walk out of the way.  Cyclok's second attack involves spitting miniature tornadoes in Link's direction, which will case damage on impact.  Much like the cyclone that normally appears in the arena, Cyclok's projectiles can be used by Link to launch bombs.
+{{Noncanon|Start}}
+==={{PH|-}} Manga===
+In the {{PH|Himekawa}}, Cyclok appears and captures the young girl that Link and his companions found on the [[Isle of Gust]]. [[Linebeck]] grabs a [[Bomb Flower]] to avoid being being sucked by the monster's winds, which results in the Bomb exploding. This gives Link the idea to use Bombs against Cyclok.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= I know... I'll throw one of these into the swirling wind!|book= {{PH|Himekawa|-}}|publisher= VIZ Media|page= 87}}</ref> Link asks Cyclok if he is to blame for the twister that wrecked them on the Isle.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= Are you to blame for that twister earlier?!|book= {{PH|Himekawa|-}}|publisher= VIZ Media|page= 88}}</ref> Link throws a Bomb into Cyclok's tornado, defeating the monster and freeing Neri.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= I am Neri... I was trapped inside Cyclok for so long. Now I am finally free! Ahh!|book= {{PH|Himekawa|-}}|publisher= VIZ Media|page= 91}}</ref>
+{{Noncanon|End}}
 ==Trivia==
-*In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]'', The statue that guards [[Gale Isle]] bears a resemblance to Cyclok.
+*In {{TWW}}, the [[:File:Gale Isle Statue.png|statue]] that guards Gale Isle bears a resemblance to Cyclok.
-*The fight against Cyclok is very similar to one of the forms of [[Vaati]] in Four Swords.
+*The mark on Cyclok's head is the same design as the [[Wind Element]] from {{TMC}}.
+*In {{HH}}, concept artwork for Cyclok was incorrectly labeled as a standard Octorok.
-*Cyclok also has, what appears to be, a [[Kokiri]] mark on his head.
-*The name Cyclok was likely inspired from another Zelda character, [[Cyclos]].
+==Nomenclature==
+The name Cyclok is a portmanteau of ''cyclone'' and ''[[Octorok]]'', another enemy from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The french name Poulpatine is a pun on Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.
+{{Names
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+|enBrM=
+|ja= {{Romanize|竜巻魔空魚 フーオクタ|Tatsumaki Makūgyo Fūokuta}}
+|jaM= Tornado Devil Sky Fish Fūokuta
+|zhS=
+|zhSM=
+|zhT=
+|zhTM=
+|nl=
+|nlM=
+|fi=
+|fiM=
+|frC= Poulpatine, Cycloneur
+|frCM=
+|frF= Poulpatine, empereur du vent
+|frFM= Poulpatine, Emperor of Winds
+|de= {{De|Octer|Octer, Aufwiegler des Windes}}
+|deM= Octer, Inciter of the Wind
+|hu=
+|huM=
+|it= Polpolok, sire del vento
+|itM= Polpolok, Lord of Winds
+|ko= 회오리마왕 풍옥타
+|koM=
+|no=
+|noM=
+|pl=
+|plM=
+|ptB=
+|ptBM=
+|ptP=
+|ptPM=
+|ru=
+|ruM=
+|esS= Ciclóctopos
+|esSM= Portmanteau of ''ciclón'' (cyclone) and ''octopus''.
+|esL= Cyclok, Hacedor de Vientos
+|esLM= Cyclok, Wind Maker}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:PH Cyclok Concept Artwork.png|Concept Artwork of Cyclok
+</gallery>
+{{Ref}}
+{{Bosses|PH}}
+{{Categories
+ |Octoroks, Octos
+ |bosses= PH
+}}

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Changes: Cyclok

Latest revision as of 10:18, 14 January 2023

Characteristics

Non-Canon Appearances

Phantom Hourglass Manga

Trivia

Nomenclature

Gallery

References