Iron Knuckle - Revision history

Lesoria: /* Apocrypha Notes */

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‎Apocrypha Notes

Lesoria: /* Notes */

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‎Notes

Lesoria: /* The Golden Knuckle */

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‎The Golden Knuckle

Lesoria: /* Battle Tactics */

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‎Battle Tactics

Lesoria: /* Oracle of Seasons */

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‎Oracle of Seasons

Arturo: Onox is in OoS not in OoA

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Onox is in OoS not in OoA

Person: /* Oracle of Ages */

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‎Oracle of Ages

Person: /* The Adventure of Link */

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‎The Adventure of Link

Iron Knuckle: /* Battle Tactics */ small format

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‎Battle Tactics: small format

Iron Knuckle: /* Battle Tactics */ Added screen of the dodge trick

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‎Battle Tactics: Added screen of the dodge trick

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 Several apocryphal sources tell more about Iron Knuckles, and the boss Rebonack. These sources may or may not represent the intent of the original creators, so they should be taken with a grain of salt.
-Two different sources tell about the boss Rebonack. The NES Atlas simply calls him Ironknuckle, and says this about him: "The knives Iron Knuckle throws are deadly, and the huge horse he rides makes him invincible to Link's attack. Link can make him dismount by jumping and using [[Downthrust]]. Once afoot, Iron Knuckle is vulnerable." The [[Official Nintendo Player's Guide]] calls him Rebonack, and says this about him: "The enemy in the third temple is Rebonack. He is a powerful knight astride a steel horse. You must first drag him off the horse by attacking his head with the Under-thrust as you jump, otherwise you won't be able to fight at his level." This same source also calls the orange Iron Knuckle "Ironnack." So perhaps its accuracy is questionable.
+Two different sources tell about the boss Rebonack. The NES Atlas simply calls him Ironknuckle, and says this about him: "The knives Iron Knuckle throws are deadly, and the huge horse he rides makes him invincible to Link's attack. Link can make him dismount by jumping and using [[Down Thrust|Downthrust]]. Once afoot, Iron Knuckle is vulnerable." The [[Official Nintendo Player's Guide]] calls him Rebonack, and says this about him: "The enemy in the third temple is Rebonack. He is a powerful knight astride a steel horse. You must first drag him off the horse by attacking his head with the Under-thrust as you jump, otherwise you won't be able to fight at his level." This same source also calls the orange Iron Knuckle "Ironnack." So perhaps its accuracy is questionable.
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 In the Link no Bouken manual, the Japanese name for the Ironknuckle is "AIANNAKKU." This is written in katakana, so it can be considered a transliteration of "Ironknuckle" into Japanese. According to the manual, this is a warrior made of "Koutetsu." This word means steel, but it composed of the kanji for steel, "Kou," and for iron, "Tetsu." It also mentions that the Ironknuckle was chosen - but doesn't mention it being chosen by the King.
-In OoT and MM, the Japanese name for the Iron Knuckle is "AIAN NAKKU," written in katakana. This is a simple transliteration of "Iron Knuckle" into Japanese. The Spanish name, "Knuckle de Hierro," translates "iron" into Spanish, but leaves "knuckle" in English.
+In OoT and MM, the Japanese name for the Iron Knuckle is "AIAN NAKKU," written in katakana. This is a simple transliteration of "Iron Knuckle" into Japanese.
-The French and German versions of OoT/MM have interesting variations on the standard name. In the French versions, the name "Hache-Viande" is used. Separately, "hache" means axe and "viande" means meat. But, connected together, "hache-viande" means meat grinder or meat cleaver. An interesting name, considering what the Iron Knuckle can do with his large weapons. The German versions call the Iron Knuckle the "Eisenprinz." "Eisen" means iron, and "prinz" means prince. So the Germans know the Iron Knuckle as the "Iron Prince."
+The Spanish name, "Knuckle de Hierro," translates "iron" into Spanish, but leaves "knuckle" in English.
 ==Apocrypha Notes==

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 ===The Golden Knuckle===
-Inside Majora Mask's [[Curiosity Shop]] you can clearly see a yellow/gold colored Iron Knuckle, standing up strait holding a long sword instead of an axe. This thing is just standing in the background and appears to be purely for decoration (e.g. you can fight it).
+Inside Majora Mask's [[Curiosity Shop]] you can clearly see a yellow/gold colored Iron Knuckle, standing up strait holding a long sword instead of an axe. This thing is just standing in the background and appears to be purely for decoration (e.g. you can't fight it).
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 [[Image:AdultLinkDodgingKnuckle.png|center]]
-The same thing can be done for Adult Link using [[Biggoron's Sword]]. For Link will duck if he doesn't target his opponent and tries to block with this huge blade (See the image above).
+The same thing can be done for Adult Link using [[Biggoron's Sword]]. Link will duck if he doesn't target his opponent and tries to block with this huge blade (See the image above).
 ===The Golden Knuckle===

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 ==Oracle of Seasons==
-It may not actually be a regular Iron Knuckle, but [[General Onox]] has a very similar armor to that of an Iron Knuckle from OoT. However, his attack patterns are more similar to the Ball-and-Chain troopers from ALttP. His weapon of choice is a spiked flail.
+It may not actually be a regular Iron Knuckle, but [[General Onox]] has a very similar armor to that of an Iron Knuckle from OoT. However, his attack patterns are more similar to the [[Ball and Chain Trooper]]s from ALttP. His weapon of choice is a spiked flail.
 ==Miscellaneous Notes==

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 The same kind of Iron Knuckle also appears in MM. He can be fought underneath the graveyard in [[Ikana Valley]], or on the moon, in the level you go to when you talk to the kid wearing Twinmold's remains. The Iron Knuckle underneath [[Ikana Graveyard]] wears gold and black. Its attacks are similar to those performed by Iron Knuckles in OoT. However, when you knock his armor off he seems to attack a little faster. And he will sometimes block your attacks by crouching down and raising his axe. This Iron Knuckle guards the spirit of [[Flat]], who was locked in that grave by his brother, [[Sharp]]. Sharp "sold his soul to the devil," or, hints indicate that Sharp serves [[Majora's Mask]]. So the Iron Knuckle is probably a servant of Majora's Mask. The Iron Knuckle on the moon wears gold and steel. He's pretty much the standard Iron Knuckle. His presence on the moon sort of implies his servitude to Majora's Mask. Interestingly, the [[Curiosity Shop]] in [[Clock Town]] has Iron Knuckle armor in the back, though it is not for sale. This armor is golden in color, and rests its hands on a sword, or a short spear.
-==Oracle of Ages==
+==Oracle of Seasons==
 It may not actually be a regular Iron Knuckle, but [[General Onox]] has a very similar armor to that of an Iron Knuckle from OoT. However, his attack patterns are more similar to the Ball-and-Chain troopers from ALttP. His weapon of choice is a spiked flail.

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 The red Iron Knuckle is exactly like the orange one, only he is stronger. The blue Iron Knuckle is even stronger, but he has another attack available to him: knife throwing. He generally uses this as a long-range attack, but he will still throw knives even when you're close to him. This is similar to the way Link's sword works when his health is full: swing the sword and you throw a beam/sword/knife thing. Since the blue Iron Knuckle can do the same thing, this makes the strategy mentioned above even more dangerous to use, since he can get you with a knife in midair.
-[[Rebonack]], the boss of the Island Palace (palace 3), is a blue Iron Knuckle. In fact, you will see many sources refer to him simply as Iron Knuckle. (See the Apocrypha Notes below for more about this.) Rebonack rides an armored horse, which seems to float in the air. Several downthrusts will knock him off, and then he will behave just like a normal blue Iron Knuckle.
+[[Rebonack]], the boss of the Island Palace (palace 3), is a blue Iron Knuckle. In fact, you will see many sources refer to him simply as Iron Knuckle. (See the Apocrypha Notes below for more about this.) Rebonack rides an armored horse, which seems to float in the air. Several downthrusts will knock him off, and then he will behave just like a normal blue Iron Knuckle, albeit his block pattern is more effective and it is difficult to land a hit on him. Rebonack is one of the tougher bosses in the game, and appears in later palaces as a mini-boss.
 Many palaces have statues of Iron Knuckles in them. Interestingly, if you stab them, some of them will awaken into real Iron Knuckles, while some will spill out a red magic jar. Actually, the statue itself does not seem to come alive; instead, an Iron Knuckle "pops" out of the statue. Don't ask how an Iron Knuckle can appear out of thin air, they just can...

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 If you want to have a little fun with the Iron Knuckle in OoT and MM, try this. You have to be a kid, and have the [[Hylian Shield]] equipped. Walk right up to the Iron Knuckle (and I mean, RIGHT next to him) and press R. If you have the Hylian Shield equipped, you should be ducking. The Iron Knuckle will swing and swing with all his might, but all his attacks will fly right over you. Kind of amusing, really. This trick also works in MM, if you use the shield and don't Z-target. You have to be careful though, because the Iron Knuckle's downward blow might hit you if you're in the wrong place.
-[[Image:AdultLinkDodgingKnuckle.png]]
+[[Image:AdultLinkDodgingKnuckle.png|center]]
 The same thing can be done for Adult Link using [[Biggoron's Sword]]. For Link will duck if he doesn't target his opponent and tries to block with this huge blade (See the image above).