Goriya (A Link to the Past)

Goriya are enemies that come in multiple colors within A Link to the Past. While Goriya have appeared in a variety of Zelda titles, their A Link to the Past variation is significantly different than all of their other variations.

Green Goriya

The Green Goriya is first encountered deep within the Dark Palace, the first dungeon of the Dark World. The Goriya resembles any over-sized Rat and its movements will depend on how Link moves. When Link moves up, the Green Goriya moves down. Likewise, when Link moves down, the Green Goriya moves up. This same mirrored movement also translates to when Link moves left and right. However, since most times when Link encounters a Green Goriya, the Goriya is already facing Link. So when Link moves to his left, the Goriya moves to its right, but both move to the left side of the screen.

Link can defeat a Green Goriya with four swipes from his Master Sword. In order to hit the Goriya, Link will need to corner it by forcing it to move against a wall. Alternatively, Link can directly face the Goriya and shoot it with a single Arrow to defeat it. Other weapons from Link's inventory also work, including one hit from the Magic Hammer.