Agahnim is a fictional character from the ''Legend of Zelda'' videogame series. Agahnim is a powerful and evil priest, appearing primarily in ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'', where he serves as Ganon's agent and drives the plot, but he has made other appearances. According to the English version of the game, Aghanim is a wizard. This was changed from the Japanese version where Aghanim is a priest, because at the time Nintendo had a policy of removing or altering any potentially offensive religious references in English-language versions of games for their systems (they also changed the The Legend of Zelda series races#The language of the Hylians, probably for similar reasons). Whether he was a minion of Ganon, or indeed Ganon himself in disguise, is not made clear in the game. It is to be assumed that he was, but there is no solid proof. The manga emphasises Agahnim as being a separate person. The only evidence the game supplies of them being the same person is that immediately after Link defeats Agahnim, Ganon, in the form of a bat, flies away from the courtyard where the battle took place, and crashes through the roof of the Pyramid of Darkness, where he waits in the room below for Link to confront him. == Role in ''A Link to the Past'' story == The game manual describes the story behind Agahnim's rise to power. When the lands were in chaos, the people prayed for redemption. Agahnim appeared, as if in answer to their cries, quelled the strange storm, and drove back all the evils that had threatened Hyrule. Out of gratitude, the king gave him splendid gifts and appointed him his chief advisor, and ostensibly he was helping the land and doing great things for the people. But this was all a trick of Agahnim's doing — his true purpose was to take over Hyrule. He cast a shadow over the minds of the soldiers and made them do his bidding. The king mysteriously vanished. Next, he sought to seal away seven young girls, descendants of the seven ancient wise men. These wise men had long ago created a seal binding the evil Ganon in a parallel dimension called the Dark World. By sealing away the girls, Agahnim sought to break this seal so that the Dark World could be opened and Ganon could once more venture forth. Agahnim had Princess Zelda put in jail. She sent a telepathic message to Link's home, probably hoping that since Link's uncle was outside of the castle he would not have been overpowered as his fellow soldiers were. After hearing the message, Link's uncle then went to save her, giving Link strict instructions to stay in bed until he returned. But Link had also heard the message. He followed, and found his way into the castle through the sewers, where he came across his dying uncle who gave him his sword and shield. He saved Zelda and brought her to the Sanctuary, where the Sage hid her. After proving his worth as a hero by collecting the three pendants, Link was able to draw the Master Sword from the pedestal where it slept. At that very moment Agahnim's possessed soldiers found and captured Zelda in the Sanctuary, killing the Sage. Link used the Master Sword to enter Agahnim's lair, but once he reached him, it was too late, and Agahnim sent Zelda into the Dark World before his very eyes. Link then fought the wizard, and once Agahnim fell, Link was banished to the Dark World. Link had to retrieve the seven Crystals containing the seven Maidens, and use them to break the seal on Ganon's Tower. Once he broke the seal on the Tower and reached the highest room, he fought an even more powerful Agahnim, and once he defeated him once and for all, Ganon, in bat form, escaped from his corpse and flew into the Pyramid of Power. == In battle == Agahnim is invulnerable to all of Link's weapons. He has three main attacks: * He can create a white ball of power and hurl it at Link. When Sahasrahla contacts Link immediately after he acquires the Master Sword, he says: "With this shining sword, I believe you can deflect the wizard's evil powers." Indeed, the sword can bounce these balls of power back at Agahnim, and this is the only way to injure him (although, curiously, the bug-catching net can also deflect them). The attack used in the final battle with Ganondorf near the end of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', as well as the defense used against it, is strikingly similar. * He can create a blue ball of power that, if struck with the Master Sword, splits into pieces that can injure Link. This keeps Link guessing about whether to deflect or avoid the wizard's attacks. * He can move to the top of the screen and then shoot lighting across a large portion of the screen, injuring Link severely if he stands in the affected area. There is no counter to this attack except to avoid it. During the final battle, Agahnim creates two "ghost" copies of himself, appearing slightly translucent, which cannot be injured but attack Link in the same manner as Agahnim himself. Link must guess which is the real Agahnim while avoiding shots from three directions. This battle mechanism also appeared in ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'', where the Wizrobe, a miniboss appearing in three dungeons, would do the same thing in his second attack stage. == Other appearances == Agahnim reappears as one of the shadow bosses near the end of ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', as a mere black outline or silhouette, but he acts the same as his old self. This is often believed to be proof that this is the same Link as featured in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Many of the elements of this game are featured in A Link to the Past, such as Moldorm, the Flute and Ganon. He reappears in The ''Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' as a mini-boss. It is not made clear if this incarnation of Agahnim is Agahnim himself, or the spirit of Agahnim, or merely someone mimicking the Ganon's Tower equivalent. He looks significantly different from his original self. It is often believed that the Wizard that casted the spell on Zelda from Zelda II was none other than Agahnim, as the Wizard in the Zelda II storyline casted her into an eternal sleep in his attempts to force her to give the Prince the Triforce of Courage. However, considering he was a priest in the Japanese original, it raises doubts about this theory. Legend of Zelda characters Computer and video game characters
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Agahnim is a fictional character from the ''Legend of Zelda'' videogame series. Agahnim is a powerful and evil priest, appearing primarily in ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'', where he serves as Ganon's agent and drives the plot, but he has made other appearances. According to the English version of the game, Aghanim is a wizard. This was changed from the Japanese version where Aghanim is a priest, because at the time Nintendo had a policy of removing or altering any potentially offensive religious references in English-language versions of games for their systems (they also changed the The Legend of Zelda series races#The language of the Hylians, probably for similar reasons). Whether he was a minion of Ganon, or indeed Ganon himself in disguise, is not made clear in the game. It is to be assumed that he was, but there is no solid proof. The manga emphasises Agahnim as being a separate person. The only evidence the game supplies of them being the same person is that immediately after Link defeats Agahnim, Ganon, in the form of a bat, flies away from the courtyard where the battle took place, and crashes through the roof of the Pyramid of Darkness, where he waits in the room below for Link to confront him. == Role in ''A Link to the Past'' story == The game manual describes the story behind Agahnim's rise to power. When the lands were in chaos, the people prayed for redemption. Agahnim appeared, as if in answer to their cries, quelled the strange storm, and drove back all the evils that had threatened Hyrule. Out of gratitude, the king gave him splendid gifts and appointed him his chief advisor, and ostensibly he was helping the land and doing great things for the people. But this was all a trick of Agahnim's doing — his true purpose was to take over Hyrule. He cast a shadow over the minds of the soldiers and made them do his bidding. The king mysteriously vanished. Next, he sought to seal away seven young girls, descendants of the seven ancient wise men. These wise men had long ago created a seal binding the evil Ganon in a parallel dimension called the Dark World. By sealing away the girls, Agahnim sought to break this seal so that the Dark World could be opened and Ganon could once more venture forth. Agahnim had Princess Zelda put in jail. She sent a telepathic message to Link's home, probably hoping that since Link's uncle was outside of the castle he would not have been overpowered as his fellow soldiers were. After hearing the message, Link's uncle then went to save her, giving Link strict instructions to stay in bed until he returned. But Link had also heard the message. He followed, and found his way into the castle through the sewers, where he came across his dying uncle who gave him his sword and shield. He saved Zelda and brought her to the Sanctuary, where the Sage hid her. After proving his worth as a hero by collecting the three pendants, Link was able to draw the Master Sword from the pedestal where it slept. At that very moment Agahnim's possessed soldiers found and captured Zelda in the Sanctuary, killing the Sage. Link used the Master Sword to enter Agahnim's lair, but once he reached him, it was too late, and Agahnim sent Zelda into the Dark World before his very eyes. Link then fought the wizard, and once Agahnim fell, Link was banished to the Dark World. Link had to retrieve the seven Crystals containing the seven Maidens, and use them to break the seal on Ganon's Tower. Once he broke the seal on the Tower and reached the highest room, he fought an even more powerful Agahnim, and once he defeated him once and for all, Ganon, in bat form, escaped from his corpse and flew into the Pyramid of Power. == In battle == Agahnim is invulnerable to all of Link's weapons. He has three main attacks: * He can create a white ball of power and hurl it at Link. When Sahasrahla contacts Link immediately after he acquires the Master Sword, he says: "With this shining sword, I believe you can deflect the wizard's evil powers." Indeed, the sword can bounce these balls of power back at Agahnim, and this is the only way to injure him (although, curiously, the bug-catching net can also deflect them). The attack used in the final battle with Ganondorf near the end of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', as well as the defense used against it, is strikingly similar. * He can create a blue ball of power that, if struck with the Master Sword, splits into pieces that can injure Link. This keeps Link guessing about whether to deflect or avoid the wizard's attacks. * He can move to the top of the screen and then shoot lighting across a large portion of the screen, injuring Link severely if he stands in the affected area. There is no counter to this attack except to avoid it. During the final battle, Agahnim creates two "ghost" copies of himself, appearing slightly translucent, which cannot be injured but attack Link in the same manner as Agahnim himself. Link must guess which is the real Agahnim while avoiding shots from three directions. This battle mechanism also appeared in ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'', where the Wizrobe, a miniboss appearing in three dungeons, would do the same thing in his second attack stage. == Other appearances == Agahnim reappears as one of the shadow bosses near the end of ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', as a mere black outline or silhouette, but he acts the same as his old self. This is often believed to be proof that this is the same Link as featured in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Many of the elements of this game are featured in A Link to the Past, such as Moldorm, the Flute and Ganon. He reappears in The ''Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' as a mini-boss. It is not made clear if this incarnation of Agahnim is Agahnim himself, or the spirit of Agahnim, or merely someone mimicking the Ganon's Tower equivalent. He looks significantly different from his original self. It is often believed that the Wizard that casted the spell on Zelda from Zelda II was none other than Agahnim, as the Wizard in the Zelda II storyline casted her into an eternal sleep in his attempts to force her to give the Prince the Triforce of Courage. However, considering he was a priest in the Japanese original, it raises doubts about this theory. Legend of Zelda characters Computer and video game characters
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