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Minotaur
| Minotaur | |
|---|---|
 Echoes of Mana screenshot | |
| First appearance | Final Fantasy Adventure (1991) |
| Latest appearance | Echoes of Mana (2022) |
| Species | Minotaur |
| Background music | "Danger"SeoM/EoM |
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[edit]
Final Fantasy Adventure/Adventures of Mana[edit]
- Main article: Minotaur (Adventures of Mana)
The Minotaur is an enemy encountered in the Hidden Waterfall, the Crooked Boulder, the Glaive Castle and the Temple of Mana. It possesses high HP and attack power which it uses to swing its axe at the hero. Touching it can make Sumo poisoned. It is ironically weak to its own weapon. The Minotaur has a chance of dropping a Potion upon defeat.
In Adventures of Mana, Minotaurs are bigger in size but a bit slower.
Secret of Mana[edit]
- 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. Defeating the Minotaur earns the player a Javelin Orb.
Gameplay[edit]
In the original SNES game, The Minotaur would try to ram into the party by extending its horns or puch his arms to the ground, making the targets unconscious. It could cast Defender on itself to boost its defense power, or use Earth Slide to deal magical damage. After sustaining enough damage, the Minotaur would turn red and continuously charge the party until its defeat.
In the 2010 mobile version, the Minotaur is a tiny bit slower when walking. Otherwise, its moveset is the same.
In the HD remake, the Minotaur is a lot larger and faster. Its horns also extend a bit further, making up almost half of the arena. The creature can also move much quickly when turning red. The Minotaur has an animation that shows him picking up a party member and slamming it into the ground. Defeating the creature will reward the player with the Defeat Minotaur achievement.
A blue palette-swap variant named the Gorgon Bull is fought inside the Gold Tower.
Echoes of Mana[edit]
- 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.
Gameplay[edit]
The Minotaur was a Gnome-elemental boss and thus was weak to Sylphid attacks. He could punch and extend its horns forward. It could also cast Earthquake to deal damage to a large area. After losing about a quarter of its health, the Minotaur could activate the labyrinth's traps, allowing to charge its Grand Slam attack. It could also do a Twister Fists attack by extending its arms and spinning across the arena. Finally, the Minotaur would turn red after losing 3/4th of its health.
A black variant of the creature, called the Riftspire Minotaur, could be encountered on Gingham Riftspire's 90th floor.
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Minotaur.
Adventures of Mana 3D model
Secret of Mana remake 3D model
Secret of Mana remake achievement
Etymology[edit]
The Minotaur is a mythical creature from Greek mythology. Usually portrayed with the body of a man and the head of a bull, it was trapped inside the labyrinth on the order of the King Minos of Crete and was enventually slain by Athenian prince Theseus.
Names[edit]
| Game | Japanese | Meaning | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Adventure | ミノタウロス | Minotauros | Minotaur |
| Secret of Mana | ミノタウロス | Minotauros | Minotaur |
| Adventures of Mana | ミノタウロス | Minotauros | Minotaur |
| Echoes of Mana | ミノタウロス | Minotauros | Minotaur |
