Not to be confused with Morpha.

Morpheel is the Boss of the Lakebed Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,^[1] and is the third overall boss of the game. As Morpheel's name suggests, it is a massive serpent-like monster which resembles that of an eel.

Characteristics[]

When Link enters Morpheel's chamber, he only finds a single tentacle at the bottom. Once he sinks to the sand, seven other tentacles emerge from the bottom of the chamber, along with a large mouth. To defeat Morpheel's first form, Link must equip the Iron Boots and avoid the Bombfish it releases. He must grab its eye with the Clawshot and then attack it immediately. After two times, the creature's tentacles retract and its eye gets swallowed, ending up on its back.^[3]

Afterwards, Morpheel's full body is revealed as it swims around the chamber. If Morpheel swims in front of Link, it will suck him in and damage him, spitting him out afterwards. Link must proceed to swim above it in order to use the Clawshot to latch onto its eye.^[4] After slashing it several times, Link is thrown off. He must continue to hook onto Morpheel until it is defeated, causing it to crash into the wall, draining all the water in the room.

Upon defeating Morpheel, Link receives the third and final Fused Shadow and a Heart Container.

Nomenclature[]

Morpheel's name is a combination of morph- and eel, sharing the prefix with Morpha, a similar boss in Ocarina of Time.

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	覚醒多触類オクタイール (Kakusei Tashoku Rui Okutaīru)	Awoken Many-Tentacled Creature: Octaeel
	FrenchCA	Octolacanthe
	FrenchEU	Octolacanthe, poisson fossile du Crépuscule	Octolacanthe, fish fossil of Twilight
	German	Urzeitfisch: Oktapesco	Prehistoric Fish: Oktapesco
	Italian	Octoguilla, l'acquatico del crepuscolo	Octoguilla, the Aquatic of the Twilight Octoguilla is a portmanteau of the English term octopus and the Italian term anguilla (eel).
	Korean	각성다촉류 옥타일 (Gakseong Dachokryu Oktail)	Awakened Multiple-Tentacled Species: Octaeel
	SpanishEU	Octópulo, Branquiosaurio de las Sombras	Octópulo, Brachisaurus of the Shadows

Gallery[]

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  Link grabbing Morpheel's eye with the Clawshot

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  Link slicing Morpheel's Critical Point

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  Morpheel's eye turning into a Heart Container

Trivia[]

• There are several notable similarities between Morpheel and Morpha from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
  • Both are the bosses of the water-themed dungeon in their respective games.
  • Both take the form of a serpent-like creature.
  • In both games, Zora's Domain is frozen and the water level in Lake Hylia is reduced. However, Morpheel is not the cause of these phenomena.
  • Both have a weak point in the form of an eye that travels along a tentacle.
  • Both require the Hookshot/Clawshot to be defeated.
  • Both of their names begin with "Morph”.
• Morpheel also has a multiple similarities to that of the Seventh Colossus, another boss from the PlayStation 2 game, Shadow of the Colossus.
  • Both are water-themed bosses.
  • Both have a serpent-like design.
  • Both are fought by a sword welding hero.
  • Both are fought entirety underwater.
  • Both are fought very similarity, with the main hero having to grab onto a certain part of their head to deal damage.

References

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