Blaino

Blaino is a recurring Boss and character in The Legend of Zelda series.^[2]^[3] Blaino appears as a Guardian in Link's Awakening and as a minor character in Oracle of Seasons. Blaino is characterized by his boxing gloves and his fitting boxing-style he uses to fight Link in both his appearances.

Characteristics

Link's Awakening

Blaino first appears as the Guardian of Turtle Rock, the final Dungeon of Link's Awakening. Link can defeat him with only his Sword, but Blaino is capable of blocking Link's attacks with his gloves, making it impossible for Link to attack him head-on. Being punched by Blaino sends Link back to the entrance of the Dungeon. Although there are many Guardians in Turtle Rock, Blaino is the only one not to have appeared in previous Dungeons, and is therefore the Dungeon's true Guardian. As such, a portal to the entrance appears upon his defeat.

Oracle of Seasons

In Oracle of Seasons, Blaino becomes a regular character capable of speech. He lives within his boxing gym in North Horon, and will challenge Link to a boxing match for 10 Rupees.^[4] The mini-game is won by knocking him out of the ring (or lost by getting knocked out of the ring) using only fists, as items (or rings) are not allowed.^[5] If Link attempts to use an item during the minigame, the match will automatically end. As punishment, Blaino will raise the price of a match to 20 Rupees.^[6] The prize for defeating Blaino is 30 Rupees.^[7]

On his adventures, Link must win back Ricky's Gloves by defeating Blaino in a boxing match. The gloves belong to Ricky, who lost to Blaino in a boxing match, consequently losing his gloves to the boxing champion.^[1]

Trivia

Blaino's gloves are blue in Link's Awakening DX, and red in Oracle of Seasons.
In Oracle of Seasons, Blaino takes on the accent of a typical boxer from Boston.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
English^BRBritish	Blaino ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}
Japanese	マイトパンチ (Maito Panchi) ^{(LALink's Awakening)}^[10]	Might Punch
Chinese^SISimplified	迈特拳けん (Mài tè quán) ^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)}^[12]	Might Punch
French^EUEuropean	Blaino ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}^[11]
Italian	Blaino ^{(LALink's Awakening \| LADXLink's Awakening DX \| OoSOracle of Seasons)}^[8]^[9]
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Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not considered Canon by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.

Name	Bloino^[13]
Applies to	Oracle of Seasons
Source	Nintendo Power Issue 144
Superseded by	Encyclopedia
Name	Might Punch^[14]
Applies to	Oracle of Seasons
Source	Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide by Versus Books
Superseded by	Encyclopedia

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
Bloino^[13]	Oracle of Seasons	Nintendo Power Issue 144	Encyclopedia
Might Punch^[14]	Oracle of Seasons	Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide by Versus Books	Encyclopedia

Gallery

Link fighting Blaino from Link's Awakening
Blaino's Gym from Oracle of Seasons
Interior of Blaino's gym from Oracle of Seasons

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 A guy named Blaino took [my gloves] when I lost a match to him. — Ricky (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 167 ^{(LALink's Awakening)} & 250 ^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)}
↑ Dreamer Art Book, Nintendo Co., Ltd., pg. 103
↑ I'm da legendary champ, Blaino! You want somt'in'? Den earn it in da ring! Will you bet 10 Rupees? — Blaino (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Lissen up! We trade punches 'til one of us gets knocked outta da ring. And no items! — Blaino (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ If you break da rules once, da next match is for 20 Rupees. And no rings! — Blaino (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Hyuh! I lose. You're good! Well, here's yer 30 Rupees. — Blaino (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 167
↑ Sono il campione Blaino! — Blaino (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version)
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Certain Victory Strategy Guide, Futabasha, 1993, pg. 28
↑ Artbook, Nintendo Co., Ltd., pg. 103
↑ 塞ふさが尔达传说：百科ひゃっか全ぜん书, New Star Press, pg. 250
↑ Nintendo Power no. 144, Nintendo of America, May 2001, pg. 64
↑ Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide, Versus Books, pg. 21 ^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)}