Changes: Morpheel

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Not to be confused with Morpha.

Morpheel is the Boss of the Lakebed Temple in Twilight Princess.^[1]

Characteristics

Midna's Comments

Hey! Don't get too close to those tentacles!
If you get careless and get tangled up in its tentacles, you're in for a nasty fate...

When asked again

Looks like that eyeball is pretty important to him... See if you can't -target it and yank it right out of the tentacle!
Get too close and it'll attack you, so make sure to leave yourself some room!

When asked a third time

So, it's^[sic] eyeball really is the key? Good! Keep aiming for that eye!

Once it emerges

Don't let its size scare you!
Even if it's huge, it should still have a weak spot!

When asked a second time after it emerges

Did you see its back? It's got an eyeball there, too!
Just like you did last time... Target its eye with , get close, and attack using your sword!

When asked a third time after it emerges

Keep it up! Get it!
If you get in front of it, it'll suck you in, so you've got to swim up alongside it.

When Link enters Morpheel's chamber, he only finds a single tentacle at the bottom. Once he sinks to the sand, seven other tentacles emerge from the bottom of the chamber, along with a large mouth. To defeat Morpheel's first form, Link must equip the Iron Boots and avoid the Bombfish it releases. He must grab its eye with the Clawshot and then attack it immediately. After two times, the creature's tentacles retract and its eye gets swallowed, ending up on its back.^[3] Afterwards, Morpheel's full body is revealed as it swims around the chamber. If Morpheel swims in front of Link, it will suck him in and damage him, spitting him out afterwards. Link must proceed to swim above it in order to use the Clawshot to latch onto its eye.^[4] After slashing it several times, Link is thrown off. He must continue to hook onto Morpheel until it is defeated, causing it to crash into the wall, draining all the water in the room.

Upon defeating Morpheel, Link receives the third and final Fused Shadow and a Heart Container.

Nomenclature

Morpheel's name is a combination of morph- and eel, sharing the prefix with Morpha, a similar boss in Ocarina of Time.

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	覚醒多触類オクタイール (Kakusei Tashoku Rui Okutaīru)	Awoken Many-Tentacled Creature: Octaeel
	French^CA	Octolacanthe
	French^EU	Octolacanthe, poisson fossile du Crépuscule	Octolacanthe, fish fossil of Twilight
	German	Urzeitfisch: Oktapesco	Prehistoric Fish: Oktapesco
	Italian	Octoguilla, l'acquatico del crepuscolo	Octoguilla, the Aquatic of the Twilight Octoguilla is a portmanteau of the English term octopus and the Italian term anguilla (eel).
	Korean	각성다촉류 옥타일 (Gakseong Dachokryu Oktail)	Awakened Multiple-Tentacled Species: Octaeel
	Spanish^EU	Octópulo, Branquiosaurio de las Sombras	Octópulo, Brachisaurus of the Shadows

Gallery

Link grabbing Morpheel's eye with the Clawshot
Link slicing Morpheel's Critical Point
Morpheel's eye turning into a Heart Container

Trivia

There are several notable similarities between Morpheel and Morpha.

Both are the boss of the water-themed dungeon in their respective games.
In both games, Zora's Domain is frozen and the water level in Lake Hylia is reduced. However, Morpheel is not the cause of these phenomena.
Both have a weak point in the form of an eye that travels along a tentacle.
Both require the Hookshot/Clawshot to be defeated.
Both of their names begin with "Morph”.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 194
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 104
↑ "Did you see its back? It's got an eyeball there, too!" — Princess Midna (Twilight Princess)
↑ "So, it's eyeball really is the key! Good! Keep aiming for that eye!" — Princess Midna (Twilight Princess)

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

Aquamentus · Dodongo · Manhandla · Gleeok · Digdogger · Gohma · Patra · Ganon

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+:''Not to be confused with {{Term|Series|Morpha|link}}.''
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-|reward = [[Heart Container]]<br>[[Fused Shadow]]
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+{{Term/Store|Morpheel||Series, TP, TPHD}} is the {{Term|TP|Boss|link}} of the {{Term|TP|Lakebed Temple}} in {{TP}}.<ref name="E 194"/>
-==Strategy==
+==Characteristics==
+{{Midna
-{{Midna|Morpheel|Hey! Don't get too close to those tentacles! If you get careless and get tangled up in its tentacles, you're in for a nasty fate...
+|context1=
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+|quote1= <p>Hey! Don't get too close to those tentacles!</p><p>If you get careless and get tangled up in its tentacles, you're in for a nasty fate...</p>
-:(Asked again)
-Looks like that eyeball is pretty important to him... See if you can't L-target it and yank it right out of the tentacle! Get too close and it'll attack you, so make sure to leave yourself some room!
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-:(Asked a third time)
-So, {{Typo|it's|its}} eyeball really is the key? Good! Keep aiming for that eye!
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-:(After it emerges)
-Don't let its size scare you! Even if it's huge, it should still have a weak spot!
-----
-:(Asked a fifth time)
-Did you see its back? It's got an eyeball there, too! Just like you did last time. Target its eye with L, get close, and attack using your sword!
-----
-:(Asked a sixth time)
-Keep it up! Get it! If you get in front of it, it'll suck you in, so you've got to swim up alongside it.}}
+|context2= When asked again
-When [[Link]] enters Morpheel's chamber, he only finds a single tentacle at the bottom. Once he sinks to the sand, several other tentacles emerge from the bottom of the chamber. To defeat Morpheel's first form, Link must equip the [[Iron Boots]] and avoid the [[Bombfish]] it releases. He must grab its eye with the [[Clawshot]] and then attack it immediately. After two times, the creature's tentacles retract and its eye gets swallowed, ending up on its back.<ref>{{Cite|Did you see its back? It's got an eyeball there, too!|Midna|TP}}</ref> Afterwards, Morpheel's full body is revealed. Link must proceed to swim above it in order to use the Clawshot to latch onto its eye.<ref>{{Cite|So, it's eyeball really is the key! Good! Keep aiming for that eye!|Midna|TP}}</ref> After slashing it several times, Link is thrown off. He must continue to do this until Morpheel is defeated, causing it to crash into the wall, draining all the water in the room.
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+|context3= When asked a third time<!-- Is this right? Sounds like it would come up once you do damage -->[[Category:Twilight Princess Articles Needing Attention]]
-Upon defeating Morpheel, Link receives the third and final [[Fused Shadow]] and a [[Heart Container]].
+|quote3= So, {{Typo|it's|its}} eyeball really is the key? Good! Keep aiming for that eye!
+|context4= Once it emerges
-==Etymology==
+|quote4= <p>Don't let its size scare you!</p><p>Even if it's huge, it should still have a weak spot!</p>
-Morpheel's name is a combination of "morph" and "eel," sharing the prefix with [[Morpha]], a similar boss in {{OoT}}.
+|context5= When asked a second time after it emerges
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+|context6= When asked a third time after it emerges<!-- Is this right? Sounds like it would come up once you do damage -->[[Category:Twilight Princess Articles Needing Attention]]
+|quote6= <p>Keep it up! Get it!</p><p>If you get in front of it, it'll suck you in, so you've got to swim up alongside it.</p>
+}}<!-- Should use TPHD icons instead of TP Wii -->[[Category:Twilight Princess Articles Needing Attention]]
+When {{Term|TP|Link|link}} enters {{Term|TP|Morpheel}}'s chamber, he only finds a single tentacle at the bottom. Once he sinks to the sand, seven other tentacles emerge from the bottom of the chamber, along with a large mouth. To defeat {{Term|TP|Morpheel}}'s first form, {{Term|TP|Link}} must equip the {{Term|TP|Iron Boots|link}} and avoid the {{Term|TP|Bombfish|link}} it releases. He must grab its eye with the {{Term|TP|Clawshot}} and then attack it immediately. After two times, the creature's tentacles retract and its eye gets swallowed, ending up on its back.<ref>{{Cite|Did you see its back? It's got an eyeball there, too!|Midna|TP}}</ref> Afterwards, {{Term|TP|Morpheel}}'s full body is revealed as it swims around the chamber. If {{Term|TP|Morpheel}} swims in front of {{Term|TP|Link}}, it will suck him in and damage him, spitting him out afterwards. {{Term|TP|Link}} must proceed to swim above it in order to use the {{Term|TP|Clawshot}} to latch onto its eye.<ref>{{Cite|So, it's eyeball really is the key! Good! Keep aiming for that eye!|Midna|TP}}</ref> After slashing it several times, {{Term|TP|Link}} is thrown off. He must continue to hook onto {{Term|TP|Morpheel}} until it is defeated, causing it to crash into the wall, draining all the water in the room.
+Upon defeating {{Term|TP|Morpheel}}, {{Term|TP|Link}} receives the third and final {{Term|TP|Fused Shadow|link}} and a {{Term|TP|Heart Container|link}}.
+==Nomenclature==
+{{Term|TP|Morpheel}}'s name is a combination of ''morph-'' and ''eel'', sharing the prefix with {{Term|TP|Morpha}}, a similar boss in {{OoT}}.
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 ==Gallery==
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 File:deadeel.jpg|Morpheel's eye turning into a Heart Container
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+There are several notable similarities between {{Term|TP|Morpheel}} and {{Term|TP|Morpha}}.
+* Both are the boss of the water-themed dungeon in their respective games.
+* In both games, {{Term|TP|Zora's Domain|link}} is frozen and the water level in {{Term|TP|Lake Hylia|link}} is reduced. However, {{Term|TP|Morpheel}} is not the cause of these phenomena.
+* Both have a weak point in the form of an eye that travels along a tentacle.
+* Both require the {{Term|TP|Hookshot|link}}/{{Term|TP|Clawshot}} to be defeated.
+* Both of their names begin with "Morph”.
 {{Ref}}
 {{Bosses|TP}}
-{{FishEnemy}}
 {{EyeEnemy}}
+{{Categories
-[[Category:Twilight Enemies]]
+ |Tentacular Enemies, Twilight Enemies, Water-Related Enemies, Octoroks
+ |bosses= TP, TPHD
-[[Category:Bosses in Twilight Princess]]
+}}

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