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Dairas are enemies that wield powerful axes that can easily slice through Link's shield<ref>"An alligator soldier that attacks with an axe. Link's shield can't fend off the axe." — (The Adventure of Link - US Instruction Manual, [http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=256&pid=11469#top_display_media page 28]).</ref><ref>"Against the Daira's ax, Link's shield is useless." — (Nintendo Power Magazines - Issue 004, [http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=328&pid=9760#top_display_media page 22]).</ref><ref>"Darias are disgusting hybrids of Hylians and alligators. They are expert axe-throwers, and their axes are so sharp that they are able to slice through most Hyrulean Shields." — ([http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/d.jsp The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia]).</ref>. They can be found in [[Western Hyrule]]. Dairas come in two variation in this game; orange and red.

Red Dairas are more powerful than Orange Dairas. They can throw their axes at [[Link]] and it cause twice as much damage as the Daira itself. Link's shield cannot block their axe throws, and he can only blocked it with the [[Reflect Spell]]. [[Downward Thrust]]s are recommended against these enemies. Red Dairas probably the most powerful overworld enemy in all of Western Hyrule. So, fight it with caution.

In this game, Dairas are wearing an armor with cape, but not wield any weapons at all. They are one of the most common enemies that appear in [[Gargoyle's Domain]], a Dark World dungeon. They also appear in the last dungeon of the game, [[Ganon's Tower]] and the bonus dungeon, [[Palace of the Four Sword]]. Their official English name was never released. But, their Japanese name is "'''Zazakku'''"; the same as the Japanese name for Dairas in The Adventure of Link. They come in two variation in this game; blue and red.

Blue Dairas simply move around at random, damaging Link if he touch ones. They have a great defense that allows them to withstand a few blows even from the [[Master Sword]].

Red Dairas are more dangerous than the blue variety, and they also able to spit fireballs at Link. Link can only blocked these fireballs with the [[Mirror Shield]] he obtains late in the game. Red Dairas also have twice more defense than the blue ones.