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'''Motzand''' is a large, ghostly hand who plays a giant {{wp|pipe organ}} in [[the Haunted Church]] of [[Mad Monster Mansion]]. Unlike other ghosts, Motzand is friendly and, like [[Gruntilda]], only speaks in rhymes. His name is a portmanteau of a famous composer, {{wp|Mozart}}, and "hand."
'''Motzand''' is a character in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.


==History==
==Characteristics==
===''Banjo-kazooie''===
Motzand is a large, ghostly hand. Unlike other ghosts, Motzand is friendly and, like [[Gruntilda]], only speaks in rhymes.
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', when Banjo and Kazooie enter the church of Mad Monster Mansion and climb onto the organ's music stand, Motzand challenges them to copy the notes of two tunes that he plays on the pipe organ. Banjo and Kazooie can hit the keys by using [[Beak Buster]] on each of them. At first, Motzand plays a short tune consisting of a few notes. After the duo copy the first tune, Motzand plays a longer tune that includes more notes. Once Banjo and Kazooie have copied both tunes, Motzand congratulates them and rewards them with a [[Jiggy]]. Motzand then floats upward and fades away.


===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''===
==Biography==
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Motzand is mentioned by an [[Information Speaker]] in the Mad Monster Mansion exhibit's description, where he is described as "an organ-playing spectral hand."
Motzand is found playing a giant {{wp|pipe organ}} in [[the Haunted Church]] of [[Mad Monster Mansion]]. When Banjo and Kazooie enter here and climb onto the organ's music stand, Motzand challenges them to copy the notes of two tunes that he plays on the pipe organ. Banjo and Kazooie can hit the keys by using [[Beak Buster]] on each of them. At first, Motzand plays a short tune consisting of a few notes. After the duo copy the first tune, Motzand plays a longer tune that includes more notes. Once Banjo and Kazooie have copied both tunes, Motzand congratulates them and rewards them with a [[Jiggy]]. Motzand then floats upward and fades away.


==Names in other languages==
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Motzand is mentioned by an [[Infopost]] in the Mad Monster Mansion exhibit's description, where he is described as "an organ-playing spectral hand."
 
==Name origin==
His name is a portmanteau of a famous composer, {{wp|Mozart}}, and "hand."
 
==Nomenclature==
{{Foreign names
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The score on the music stand displays a short organ-arranged section of the Haunted Church theme.
*The score on the music stand displays a short organ-arranged section of the Haunted Church theme.
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Latest revision as of 19:02, December 10, 2023

“Motzand plays his organ with ease, but can you follow him on the keys?”
Motzand, Banjo-Kazooie

Motzand is a character in Banjo-Kazooie.

Characteristics[edit]

Motzand is a large, ghostly hand. Unlike other ghosts, Motzand is friendly and, like Gruntilda, only speaks in rhymes.

Biography[edit]

Motzand is found playing a giant pipe organ in the Haunted Church of Mad Monster Mansion. When Banjo and Kazooie enter here and climb onto the organ's music stand, Motzand challenges them to copy the notes of two tunes that he plays on the pipe organ. Banjo and Kazooie can hit the keys by using Beak Buster on each of them. At first, Motzand plays a short tune consisting of a few notes. After the duo copy the first tune, Motzand plays a longer tune that includes more notes. Once Banjo and Kazooie have copied both tunes, Motzand congratulates them and rewards them with a Jiggy. Motzand then floats upward and fades away.

In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Motzand is mentioned by an Infopost in the Mad Monster Mansion exhibit's description, where he is described as "an organ-playing spectral hand."

Name origin[edit]

His name is a portmanteau of a famous composer, Mozart, and "hand."

Nomenclature[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese モーツハンド
Mōtsuhando
Motzand

Trivia[edit]

  • The score on the music stand displays a short organ-arranged section of the Haunted Church theme.