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Patra

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Patra
Artwork of Patra
Artwork of Patra
First appearance The Legend of Zelda (1987)
Location(s) Death Mountain
Effective weapon(s) Sword
Magic Wand
"Patra has the map!"
— Old Man

Patra is a mini-boss from The Legend of Zelda. It is found exclusively in Level 9 on Death Mountain. Although Patra has all the behaviors and characteristics of a boss, it is moreso considered a mini-boss. Like other Bosses, it growls when Link damages it, and once it is defeated, it never respawns.

Patra resembles a large blue eyeball with wings, surrounded by eight smaller red-winged Patras, possibly the offsprings of the larger Patra.

The smaller red Patras spin in a rapid circle around the larger blue Patra. Patra has two distinct attack patterns. First, the smaller Patras stay close to the large one, only to periodically fly away, spanning a large radius. Secondly, the ring of Patras rotate along a third axis, changing the shape of the circle to a helix and back again.

Patra can be damaged with the sword, but it is immune to almost all other weapons. It can be damaged by direct strikes from the Magic Wand, but it is immune to the spell blasts. Only after all eight red Patras have been slain can the central blue Patra be attacked.

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Patra as it appears in-game

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