Minotaur

Minotaur
Echoes of Mana screenshot
First appearance	Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Species	Minotaur
Background music	"Danger"SeoM

The Minotaur is a recurring enemy in Mana series. Debuting in Final Fantasy Adventure as a regular enemy, it eventually got promoted as a boss in Secret of Mana. The Minotaur is depicted as a muscular bipedal creature with a bull's head. The color of its body varies between shades of brick red to a light yellow. While the original artwork had it with quite a simple design, the Secret of Mana one made the monster taller and added a wrestling attire.

Starting with Secret of Mana, The Minotaur is aligned with the Earth element and therefore is weak to Wind magic. It attacks by ramming their target by extending their horns at them, or even punch the unsuspecting prey. Finally, it can cast magic to boost its defense or rain down rubble on the party. Its ultimate attack in Echoes of Mana consists of extending its arms and spinning aroud the arena for a while. Like its mythological origins, the Minotaur as a boss is fought inside maze-like structures.

Appearances

Final Fantasy Adventure/Adventures of Mana

Main article: Minotaur (Adventures of Mana)

The Minotaur makes its debut in the original Seiken Densetsu installment, where it can be first encountered in Crooked Boulder. It has high stamina and attack power, and can even inflict poison to Sumo. However, its quite slow and has pityful defense.

Secret of Mana

Main article: Minotaur (Secret of Mana)

The creature returns as a boss in Secret of Mana, this time guarding the empty altar of the Fire Palace. Randi and his friends must retrieve the stolen Fire seed and place it back to the altar after vanquishing the ferocious beast.

A blue palette-swap variant named the Gorgon Bull is fought inside the Gold Tower.

Echoes of Mana

Main article: Minotaur (Echoes of Mana)

The Minotaur appears in the Labyrinth of Lost Heroes side story. Escad finds himself warped into the Minotaur Labyrinth after a confrontation with faeries. There, he meets with several other adventurers and must learn the virtues of cooperation and friendship so he and his companions can get out of the maze. They eventually find the exit once the foul creature is slaught.

A black variant of the creature, called the Riftspire Minotaur, could be encountered on Gingham Riftspire's 90th floor.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Minotaur.

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  Adventures of Mana 3D model

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  Secret of Mana remake 3D model

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  Secret of Mana remake achievement

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ミノタウロス Minotaurosu	Minotaur

	Randi --"Whoa! What's a Rabite doing in a place like this?"
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