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Moja
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Information
Color Black
Gender Unknown
Species Moja
Favorite Zone Dolangomeri
Theme Song Moja Song
Voiced By Rah-D (LocoRoco 2)


The Moja (モジャ Mojya, pronunciation: Mɔːdʒaː), also called Moja Army or Moja Corps, is a species of alien-like creatures in all LocoRoco games. It is one of the main enemies in both games. It is easily distinguished by its black hair and color. The Moja are capable of hovering flight, which they always use, and will swoop down to attack the LocoRoco controlled by the player. The LocoRoco will shout "Moja! Moja!" when one is spotted.

The Moja never changes color, and they're the only enemy that is able to increase its size during the course of the game. The larger its size, the more dangerous and harder to defeat the Moja is.

Types of Mojas[]

Koja[]

Koja (コジャ Kojya) are the smallest species of Moja. They stick to LocoRoco, weighing them down, thus decreasing jump height and distance. Since Kojas dissolve in water, the player can use this to become relived of the Kojas' effects. These Mojas usually appear in groups.

Moja[]

LocoRoco Moja

Moja

These are regular Moja. When the LocoRocos get too close to them, they will dive at the one they are targeting (either successfully catching it or hitting the ground), but will stop attempting to do so if it goes out of a certain range. When the Moja successfully catches a LocoRoco, it will hold them by its mouth and pull a single LocoRoco out if they are a merged LocoRoco (single LocoRocos will be completely eaten). Since there is no way to stop them besides attacking them, the LocoRoco will be completely eaten in a few seconds if not defeated (which may be difficult if it's hard to reach) and the Moja will hunt once more. They randomly drop Moja Hair in LocoRoco 2.

They also appear at a collaboration cave in the game The Swords of Ditto, where they appear together with Kulche and Nyokki.

Oja[]

LocoRoco Oja

Oja

Oja (オジャ Ojya) is a giant Moja, larger than a regular one, with blue eyes. Can be defeated with three hits. Randomly drops Oja hair in LocoRoco 2. Despite it's appearance in every last/eighth level in all five worlds of LocoRoco, it only appears once in the end of BuiBui Fort 2 in LocoRoco 2.

Ojaja[]

LocoRoco Ojaja

Ojaja

Ojaja (オジャジャ Ojyajya) is the biggest species of Moja, with reddish eyes. Ojaja's attack pattern is the same as other smaller Mojas. It would try to lunge down at the LocoRoco. They faint if hit for a short time. Then, it can be crushed by the LocoRocos. Then, it is get back up, but little smaller and injured. They will continue attacking. To beat Ojaja, give it five more hits and it will randomly drop its hair (Ojaja Hair) which can be used in the MuiMui House in LocoRoco 2.

Ojaja appears in World 5 - Level 8 on LocoRoco, Dolangomeri 2 on LocoRoco 2 and Dolangomeri 2 MC on LocoRoco Midnight Carnival.

Mojallah[]

Mojallah

Mojallah

A Moja with a tail, Mojallah has a rough body and is slow in movement. It can be defeated by pulling out the tail or knocking them two times. Randomly drops Mojallah tail upon defeat.

Ojallah[]

Ojallah

Ojallah

Ojallah is an adult Mojallah. It is larger than a Mojallah, with 3 BuiBui piloting it. Can be defeated by knocking out repeatedly until all of the BuiBuis fall and then pulling out the tail. Randomly drops Ojallah tail.

Mojaja[]

The Mojaja

Mojaja

Mojaja is an agile Moja that only appears in LocoRoco Midnight Carnival. It can gobble up a poor LocoRoco in one swift movement.

The best way to avoid this fearsome foe is to stop bouncing, then wait for it to come close enough for you to take it down with a powerful jump. Or if you want to maintain the Boing rhythm, remain in low ground bouncing, aim at it, and go for a hit. If you were in high ground bounce, you might not reach Mojaja in time if you want to save the devoured LocoRoco.

Mojajas are more vulnerable to bounce attacks than the other Moja types, and can be destroyed easily with proper rhythm and timing. Mojajas appear to have a strange "hair extension" that resembles the shape of a hat.

Additionally, if a LocoRoco falls into the empty void, three Mojajas will race towards it, and the first one to reach it will eat it. This causes a Game Over in most cases.

Bonmucho, Majoline, and Galanmar: The High Mojas[]

This type of Moja doesn't have an exact name, so they are nicknamed by fans as the High Mojas. They occupy the very top in Moja hierarchy. They are intelligent creatures with their own personalities and have feelings familiar to everyone: anger, joy, calm, excitement, fear, and etcetera. Besides leading representatives of their own kind, Mojas, they can lead other creatures and manage different spheres of their life. (For example, Majoliné was the head of BuiBui and Galanmar was managing the LocoRoco. But, Bonmucho is only the Mojas' de-facto leader.)

The High Mojas play an important role in the life of their wards, giving them birth. Moreover, both female and male can do this.

Appearance[]

A characteristic feature of these creatures is the habit of wearing various jewelry and clothes. First of all, such a technique disorients other creatures, since they don't recognize normal Mojas. Every High Moja we know has hot-pink eyes, but they have different lip colors. The High Mojas are humanoid creatures, which distinguishes them from the usual Mojas. Despite the fact that they have legs, they prefer flying instead of walking.

Abilities[]

An unusual ability is a mutation. These Mojas rapidly increase in size when it feel any strong negative feelings. In their mutated form, these Mojas becomes stronger and more durable. It takes a lot of effort to defeat such a giant. Unless it swallowed you and forgot to chew. It seems the ability to mutate worsens with age. (For example, Galanmar can become mutated using Moja Muck, and even so her body looks rather deformed.)

Other abilities such as flight, creating Togeh or muck, controlling the weather, and telekinesis make these creatures dangerous foes. And if the LocoRocos hadn't intervene, they would have likely conquered the entire planet.

Attacking the Mojas[]

Koja - Just dipping the LocoRoco in water will take the clinging Kojas out.

Moja - Jump against it, or over it with great force to beat it.

Oja - First give it a hit to stun it; when stunned, give it another hit to damage it. Do this three times.

Ojaja - Do the same as beating Oja but this time do this five times. In LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, you must be in Boing to stun it. Being not in Boing will just merely touch the Ojaja, even when flicking the stage.

Mojallah - Two methods can be used.

  • Give it a hit to stun it, then give it another to finish.
  • Hang on its tail and press L+R buttons repeatedly to remove it and beat Mojallah.

Ojallah - Since there are three BuiBui piloting it, take them out first. To take out one BuiBui you need to give Ojallah three hits, for a total of five hits for all of the BuiBui. Then either do these:

  1. Give another two hits to take it out,
  2. Hang on its large tail and press L+R buttons repeatedly to remove it and defeat Ojallah once and for all.

Ojallah will yield a tremendous amount of points, and/or will rarely drop his tail for use in the MuiMui House.

Mojaja - In LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, since this Moja is an agile one, be sure to stay on or near the ground for easy hitting using Boing! Or better fade your Boing! to beat it cleanly.

Music[]

The Moja only sing one song which is their theme song "Moja Song". They have different versions of this song:

  • Single version - played when a Moja appears on screen in the stages of LocoRoco 2)
  • Multiple (choral) version - played during the Bonmucho battle and in the Moja Dance Party cutscene)
  • BuiBui version With Mojas singing in the background - sung by the BuiBui and played during the Mutated Bonmucho Battle. Also sung in last boss of BuiBui Fort 2 in Midnight Carnival). The Moja sing along to the break part of the song.
  • Majoliné version and more advanced version that the Mojas do - sung by Majoline and played during the 2nd part of 3 parts of the Majoline battle. The Moja sing the intro part and sing 'Moja' and 'OOM-OOM-Shett-Te' in the background along when they sing 'Moja' in the background. It's hard to hear.

Trivia[]

  • The Moja's name is derived from the Japanese word "mojamoja" (もじゃもじゃ) which means shaggy, hence their hairy appearance.
    • According to Tsutomu Kouno (the creator of LocoRoco), the Moja character design is based on the hairstyle of Keigo Tsuchiya (the artist of the game).
  • The LocoRoco's jump will be lowered when a Koja clings to it, regardless of cheat codes that modify/speed up the LocoRoco's jump.
  • The BuiBui riding on Ojallah will throw some spikes or bombs, so be careful when defeating them.
    • The side BuiBui piloting Ojallah throws a box and a Moja replica pops out attached to a spring like a jack-in-the-box, and if you are hit by it, your LocoRoco will cry in pain and impair your jump. The middle BuiBui will throw bombs, and if you are hit, you have 5 seconds to gather it otherwise you will lose the LocoRoco. Be careful, as this is the last of the three BuiBui who you will have to topple down.
  • In LocoRoco and LocoRoco 2, hitting a species of Moja before a LocoRoco is swallowed will spit it out alive. However in Midnight Carnival, it will spit out a falling (fading) LocoRoco, so gather them quickly.
  • Giant Mojas (Oja/Ojaja) devour up to 5 LocoRocos in LocoRoco 2. However, in Midnight Carnival, they only eat one regardless of a LocoRoco's size.
  • In LocoRoco 2, the Moja song will play each time there is any species of Moja around the radius of a LocoRoco. This was not the case for the other three games.
  • In the first game, it is "rare" for a LocoRoco to shout "Moja Moja" when they are aren't spotted by a Moja. This is usually triggered whenever a LocoRoco splits, eats a berry, or reaches the goal after spotting and hitting a Moja.
  • Kojas are the only Moja variant to lack irises.
  • Kojas are referred to as "Mini Mojas" in the first LocoRoco game's stage maps, as they likely didn't have an official name yet.
Characters
LocoRocos
KulcheVioleBudziPekeronéChavezPriffyTupley
Creatures
Intro. in LocoRoco

MuiMuiChuppaNyokkiPickoryKoonaHohohKelakeraUnphookGamumuhtDomingoSir SunLady MoonCocoreccho


Intro. in LocoRoco 2
OlmeeDoonga DoongaAfro NyokkiGnuphikPurillaMofleeMootohnHippoliBolatchio and PutchiKakalonéFunguropaDonchargo

Enemies
Intro. in LocoRoco

MojaTogehBocholloMooskoosCappulichoButraganeauBonmucho


Intro. in LocoRoco 2
BuiBuiGiGiApokayButra-gabbleyMajolinéGalanmar

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