Zoh Daimaoh
| Zoh Daimaoh | |
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 Zoh Daimaoh, as he appears in Puyo Puyo!! Quest. | |
| Name | |
| Kana | ぞう大魔王 |
| Romanization | Zou Daimaou |
| Other Names | Elephant Lord 大象魔王 （Dàxiàng mówáng) 코끼리 대마왕 (Kokkiri daemawang) |
| Personal Info | |
| Gender | Male |
| Notable Appearances | |
| First appearance | Madou Monogatari 123 |
| Latest appearance | Puyo Puyo!! Quest |
| Voice Actor(s) | |
| Japanese | Daisuke Gori (Puyo Puyo CD, Tsu) Yasutoshi Akiyama SSS (Puyo Puyo Sun) Hiroki Yasumoto (Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary - present) |
| Puyo Puyo!! Quest information | |
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Zoh Daimaoh (literally meaning "Evil Elephant King") is an Indian elephant who is proud of his size and thinks fairly high of himself. Although he tries to keep himself in check, his temper is dangerously short-fused, making him prone to bursting out into a fiery rage. He is unique in that he is the only character that makes the board shake when he drops Puyo (Though in some games it's just a "thump" sound). His attacks are based around the word "Gekido" which translates to "Rage", like Raging Punch and Raging Kick. He ends sentences with "-zo", which is a pun on "zou" ("elephant").
History
Puyo Puyo (1992)
Zoh Daimaoh is the ninth opponent. He refuses to let Arle pass, asserting himself by heavily stomping on the ground.
In the English version, he is known as Elephant Lord. He asserts himself by stomping on the ground, but apologizes after Silvana informs him that he's scaring the nearby animals away.
Puyo Puyo Tsu
Zoh Daimaoh is an "extra" opponent on the fifth floor. In the Ketteiban port's Rally mode, he is shown to have a fondness for birds.
Puyo Puyo Sun
In Arle's story, the heat caused by the enlarged sun irritates Zoh Daimaoh so much that his anger causes the ground under his feet to melt. Schezo later comes across the resulting pit and is startled when Zoh Daimaoh climbs out of it. He claims that Zoh Daimaoh is "a demon from the depths," which makes Zoh Daimaoh so angry that he grabs Schezo and melts into the ground again.
He doesn't shake the board merely by dropping Puyo in this game, but he does trample them in his personal popping animation.
Pocket Puyo Puyo~n
Zoh Daimaoh is not playable in any version of Yon, but can be seen balancing a ball in the GBC version's intro.
Puyo Puyo Box
In this game, Zoh appears both as a Scramble mode opponent (using OPP rule), and as a boss fight in Quest mode, in the Ruins of the Zoh Daimaoh. In the latter, he is believed to cause earthquakes that disrupt a nearby village, though he does not have one of the six medals needed to enter the Happy Tower, and it is later revealed to be Minotauros' doing.
Minna de Puyo Puyo
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Zoh Daimaoh is playable in 15th Anniversary. His wish is for a future with hope. Oshare Bones calls attention to the fact that Zoh Daimaoh wears a bindi, a decoration most commonly associated with married women, on his forehead.
Puyo Puyo!! Quest
In Quest, Zoh appears as both his normal self and a new Ornate alternate costume. He shares his series with Baldanders, Popoi, Donguri Gaeru, and Hohow Bird, being the only Compile-era member of the series. As he shares a series with them, his stats and skills are similar.
Trivia
- Zoh Daimaoh is replaced by Spike in Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Heavy Mole in Kirby's Avalanche, and Nuzzard in Qwirks. His unique screen-shaking effect is inherited by Frankly and Dragon Breath in Mean Bean Machine, and King Dedede in Kirby's Avalanche, but is not used in Qwirks.
- In Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary, he displays the ability to sense energies he deems suspicious through his trunk, which he picks up from Popoi and Akuma.
Appearances
Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo (1992)
- Puyo Puyo Tsu
- Puyo Puyo Sun
- Pocket Puyo Puyo~n
- Puyo Puyo Box
- Minna de Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Madou Monogatari
Spinoffs
- Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux
- Super Nazo Puyo: Rulue no Roux
- Puyo Puyo!! Quest
- Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade
- Puyo Puyo!! Touch (Unreleased)
Character specific mechanics
Puyo Popping Effect
- Puyo Puyo 2
- The Puyo are knocked off the screen.
- Puyo Puyo SUN
- The Puyo are flattened and float off the screen.
Dropset
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Chants
Puyo Puyo
- Stage Start
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | Localization |
| 大激怒～ | Daigekido~. | Great anger. | Now I'm angry! |
Puyo Puyo CD 2
- Player Chain
| Chain | Dialogue | ||
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | |
| 2 | いくぞうっ！ | Iku zou! | Here I go! |
| 3 | やるぞうっ！ | Yaru zou! | I'll do it! |
| 4 | きめるぞうっ！ | Kimeru zou! | It's settled! |
| 5 | ぱおーーっ！！ | Pao!! | *elephant trunk sound* |
- Enemy Chain
- Match Start and Result
SUN/Minna
- Player Chain
| Chain | Dialogue | ||
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | |
| 1 | ぱおっ | Pao! | *elephant sound* |
| 2 | 行くぞう | Iku zo! | Here I go...! |
| 3 | 激怒パンチ | Gekido Panchi | Raging Punch |
| 4 | 激怒キック | Gekido Kikku | Raging Kick |
| 5 | 激怒頭突き | Gekido-zudzuki | Raging Headbutt |
| 6 | 激怒サイクロン | Gekido Saikuron | Raging Cyclone |
| 7 | 大激怒！ | Daigekido! | Great Rage! |
- Enemy Attack
| Attack | Dialogue | ||
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | |
| Light | ぞう！ | Zou! | Yow! |
| Heavy | パオン！ | Paon! | *elephant cry* |
- Character Select/Match Result
15th Anniversary
- Player Chain
| Combo | Dialogue | ||
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | |
| Chain 1 | ぞう | Zou. | ??? |
| Chain 2 | いくぞう | Iku zo. | Here I go. |
| Chain 3 | やるぞう | Yaru zo. | I'll do it. |
| Chain 4 | 覚悟だぞう | Kakugo-da zou. | Prepare yourself. |
| Repeater | 怒ったぞう | Oko-tta zou. | Now I'm angry. |
| Counter | 天罰だぞう | Tenbatsu-da zou! | Heaven punishes you! |
| Spell 1 | 激怒パンチ | Gekido Panchi | Raging Punch |
| Spell 2 | 激怒ストリーム | Gekido Sutoriimu | Raging Stream |
| Spell 3 | 激怒サイクロン | Gekido Saikuron | Raging Cyclone |
| Spell 4 | 激怒クレーター | Gekido Kureetaa | Raging Crater |
| Spell 5 | 大激怒～！ | Daigekido~! | Great fury! |
- Enemy Attack
| Attack | Dialogue | ||
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | |
| Light | ぞう！ | Zou! | Yow! |
| Heavy | パオン！ | Paon! | *elephant cry* |
- Fever Mode
- Character Select/Match Result
- Unused
| Dialogue | ||
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation |
| 激怒ガード | Gekido Gaado | Raging Guard |
Gallery
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Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo!! Quest (alt: Ornate Zoh Daimaoh)
Puyo Puyo!! Quest (alt: Ornate Zoh Daimaoh)
