Moblins are a recurring enemy species in the The Legend of Zelda series. They made their first overall debut in The Legend of Zelda, and their first Mario-related appearance is in Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up, in the form of a cameo. Moblins have a design resembling either a bulldog or a pig, depending on their appearance.
In Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up[]

A Moblin (left) in the Teacher page of Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up
A Moblin and a Daira make a cameo on the Teacher page, where they are being taught some basic addition and subtraction from Luigi.
In WarioWare series[]
WarioWare: Touched![]
Moblins, using their sprites from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, sometimes appears in Level 3 of The Legend of Zelda microgame, in which the object is to rescue two moving Fairies must be rescued from them.
In Tetris DS[]
An enlarged sprite of a Moblin from The Legend of Zelda sometimes appears on the Touch Screen during The Legend of Zelda-themed challenges.
In Super Smash Bros. series[]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
There is a Sticker of a Moblin, which depicts its The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker artwork. It can only be equipped by one of the The Legend of Zelda fighters—Link, Princess Zelda, Ganondorf, or Toon Link—and doing so increases their attack by 15 in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
There is a primary Spirit of Moblin depicting its The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time artwork.
In NES Remix[]

NES Remix stamp
The Secret Moblin appears in Stage 3 of the The Legend of Zelda-themed challenges. In Stage 6, the object is to fight and defeat spear-wielding Moblins on the overworld.
One of the stamps, numbered 25, is of a Moblin, and it specifically depicts its sprite from The Legend of Zelda. Unlocking it requires that 7,000 Bits be collected.
Timeline[]
This section only concerns Moblin's appearances in Mario-related media.
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up | Cameo | 1992 | MS-DOS | Appears on the "Teacher" page with a Daira |
WarioWare: Touched! | Brief role | 2004 | Nintendo DS | Sometimes appears as an enemy in Level 3 of The Legend of Zelda, in which the Fairies must be rescued from them. |
Tetris DS | Cameo | 2006 | Nintendo DS | One of the enlarged sprites shown on the Touch Screen during The Legend of Zelda-themed challenges |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Cameo | 2008 | Wii | Featured as a Sticker |
NES Remix | Brief role, cameo | 2013 | Wii U | Appears in a few The Legend of Zelda-themed challenges and as an unlockable stamp |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Cameo | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Featured as a Spirit |
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Characters | Main | Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool (Nurse Toadstool) • Bowser • Link • Mouser • Fryguy • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Roy Koopa) • Birdo • Tryclyde |
Mario's aliases | Chef Mario • Dr. Mario • Farmer Mario • Frog Mario • Raccoon Mario | |
Species | Species | Bloober • Bot • Cheep-Cheep • Daira • Fire Bro • Goomba • Jelectro • Lakitu • Moblin • Parabeetle • Paragoomba • Pidgit • Rocky Wrench • Tatanga • Toad • Trouter • Tweeter • Virus |
Objects | Regular | Cherry • Mushroom • Turnip |
Vehicles | Bowser's Airship • Monster • Pagosu |