Ghini

Ghini

Ghini Artwork from The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet

Games	The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening Oracle of Seasons Oracle of Ages Four Swords Adventures The Minish Cap Tri Force Heroes The Faces of Evil The Wand of Gamelon
Location	The Legend of Zelda [show][hide] Graveyard Link's Awakening [show][hide] Cemetery Oracle of Seasons [show][hide] Graveyard Explorer's Crypt Oracle of Ages [show][hide] Yoll Graveyard Spirit's Grave Ancient Tomb Four Swords Adventures [show][hide] Near the Fields The Minish Cap [show][hide] Royal Valley Dark Hyrule Castle A Link Between Worlds [show][hide] Dark Palace Treacherous Tower The Wand of Gamelon [show][hide] Sakado Gohiyan Ship
Threat
Attacks	Link's Awakening Contact Oracle of Seasons Contact Oracle of Ages Contact
Effective Weapons	Link's Awakening [show][hide] Sword - 8 hits Koholint Sword - 4 hits Boomerang - 1 hit Bombs - 1 hit Bow - 2 hits Hook Shot - 4 hits Magic Rod - 2 hits Pegasus Boots - 4 hits Oracle of Seasons Sword - 5 hits Oracle of Ages Sword - 5 hits In General Sword

The Ghini is a ghost-like enemy that makes appearances in most of the 2D games in The Legend of Zelda series. They are comparable to Poes, due to the fact that they typically inhabit graveyards or other dark areas.

Appearances

The Legend of Zelda

Ghinis in The Legend of Zelda are found exclusively in the graveyard. There are two types of Ghini in this game, one that appears on each screen of the Graveyard from the beginning and one that appears if Link touches a gravestone. Furthermore, if Link defeats the original Ghini on the screen, all of the Ghinis presently on the screen disappear. Ghinis have the same attacking power as Armos.

Link's Awakening

Ghinis patrol the Cemetery area of Koholint Island in Link's Awakening. They are typically accompanied by Zombie creatures that come up from underground.

Giant Ghini

A single over-sized Ghini can be found at the top-right of the four graveyard screens. It has virtually the same characteristics as a standard Ghini and even takes the same number of hits to defeat.

Oracle of Seasons

Ghinis appear in the graveyard and the Explorer's Crypt in Holodrum in Oracle of Seasons. It takes one strike from the Rod of Seasons to defeat a Ghini.

In Oracle of Ages, the Giant Ghini is the mini-boss of the first dungeon, the Spirit's Grave.

Oracle of Ages

In Oracle of Ages, Ghinis are found in the Yoll Graveyard, the Spirit's Grave, and the Ancient Tomb in Labrynna. There is also a larger Ghini, called the Giant Ghini, which is the Mini-Boss of the first dungeon, the Spirit's Grave.

Four Swords Adventures

In Four Swords Adventures, Ghini appear as enemies in levels in the Near the Fields stage. They also appear during the boss battle with Jalhalla. There are both small varieties and larger ones.

The Minish Cap

The Ghinis in The Minish Cap reside in the area of Royal Valley and in Dark Hyrule Castle. They attack anyone who is near them. Similarly to Gibdos and ReDeads, they attempt to grab Link and start sucking the life force away from him once a Ghini grabs him. In this game, they are much more animated, licking Link upon contact.

There is one female Ghini named Gina, who lives inside of a tombstone. She is a pink, friendly Ghini who will gladly fuse Kinstone piece's with you and she has plenty of them to fuse with Link.

A Link Between Worlds

In A Link Between Worlds two different types of Ghini exist: Dark and Light. Ghini will appear in dark rooms, where they are able to attack without being seen. To defeat them, the room must be lit in some way or an item like the Fire Rod must be used. Even if the room is lit some Ghini will not turn white; these enemies are considered Dark Ghini.

Link: The Faces of Evil

Ghini function in the same fashion as they do in The Wand of Gamelon.

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

Ghini are ghost like enemies that will appear from various portions of the screen as they try to fly towards Zelda. The beam blade works best if Zelda is at full power, but if not, it is best to avoid these ghost-like enemies at all cost. Unlike many other enemies, Ghini lack the intelligence to turn around. There are white and green variants of the Ghini, but they are identical to one another. If they must confronted head on, the best way to defeat them without taking damage is a well timed jump and sword slash, hitting the Ghini in its head before it can make contact with Zelda.

Gallery

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  Ghini Artwork from Million Publications Strategy Guide for The Legend of Zelda

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  Ghini Artwork from Kadokawa Shoten Strategy Guide for The Legend of Zelda

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  Ghini Sprite from The Legend of Zelda

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  Ghini Sprite from A Link to the Past

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  Ghini Artwork from The Legend of Zelda 4 Koma Manga Kingdom Volume 2

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  Ghini Sprite from Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages

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  Ghini as it appears in Four Swords

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  Ghini as it appears in Four Swords Adventures

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  Ghini as it appears in The Minish Cap

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  Ghini licking Link in The Minish Cap

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  Ghini as it appears in The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

References

1. ↑ ^{1.1 1.2} "Ghini
   The ghost who lives in the graveyard.", The Legend of Zelda Game Manual, pg. 30
2. ↑ "There are two types [of Ghinis].", The Legend of Zelda Game Manual, pg. 30
3. ↑ "There are Ghinis who are there from the beginning of the game,...", The Legend of Zelda Game Manual, pg. 30
4. ↑ "...and those who appear when Link touches the gravestones.", The Legend of Zelda Game Manual, pg. 30
5. ↑ "Ghinis have about the same attacking force as Armos.", The Legend of Zelda Game Manual, pg. 30