Complete Bestiary

This database is the most comprehensive you'll find on the web. I've spent countless hours on it, but I'm proud to present to you in the finest detail each of the enemies, bosses, traps, attacks, and more, from The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past.

To compile this data, I relied on several sources. Firstly, my extensive knowledge of the game. I've been a speedrunner for many years and am very familiar with the game engine and the behaviors of all enemies in detail. I also used the game's code (but please don't tell Nintendo, I'm not supposed to have it 😇) to get the code names of the enemies, and finally, a particularly useful resource was this GameFAQs article which lists a huge amount of data. It's based on a decompiled version of the game and provides some additional data regarding the GBA versions (modified Mothula stats, etc.)

Preliminary Information

In the game's code, the table containing bestiary data doesn't just include enemies; it also contains metadata related to the different sprites in the game. Thus, you can find data for NPCs and other things that have little to do with what Link can fight. So, I have only extracted the data related to enemies, and perhaps one day I will create a more complete version with all 215 entries.

It's also important to know that the statistics alone you'll find on each enemy's pages are not sufficient; there are many interactive elements located elsewhere in the code. A Link to the Past shines, among other things, thanks to its extremely varied bestiary, and a large number of enemies offer unique behaviors not seen anywhere else in the game, along with multiple interaction options. I have tried to document this as best as my knowledge allows.

The list below only includes the sprites, names, and descriptions of the enemies. If you click on their name or their sprite, you will access their detailed page where you can find additional information and all of their statistics. Enjoy!

The List

Basic Enemies

Illustration	Name	Description
	Crow	A crow perched on various trees in the Light World. It swoops down on Link if he gets too close and leaves the screen after a while if not defeated.
	Dacto	The Dark World equivalent of the Crow. It behaves the same way, it just hurts a lot!
	Vulture	A vulture mainly found in the Desert of Mystery that circles Link if he gets too close and performs stealth attacks.
	Stalfos Head	A yellowish Stalfos head detached from its body and floating towards Link.
	Octorok	An enemy found mostly in eastern Hyrule. It shoots rocks with its suction-cup-shaped mouth.
	Slarok	The Dark World equivalent of the Octorok. It behaves exactly the same, it just hurts a little more.
	Buzz Blob	An electrified blob that electrocutes you if you hit it in melee. If you sprinkle some Magic Powder on it, it will have a rather peculiar effect...
	Snap Dragon	A jaw on legs and incidentally one of the first enemies encountered upon arriving in the Dark World. It moves exclusively diagonally and deals significant damage.
	Octoballoon	A balloon-shaped Octorok found in Lake Hylia that explodes into many small Octoballoons.
	Baby Octoballoon	A baby from an exploded Octoballoon. It automatically disappears after a few seconds.
	Hinox	A cyclops from the Dark World that throws bombs. It's one of the first enemies you encounter upon arriving there, and it deals quite a bit of damage.
	Moblin	A pig from the Dark World that shoots spears.
	Helmasaur	A quadrupedal creature wearing a mask, meaning you have to get around it to hit it.
	Anti-fairy	An invincible enemy that moves diagonally and bounces off all walls. Upon contact with Link, it drains not only health but also magic! However, if you sprinkle some Magic Powder on them...
	Mini Moldorm	A small caterpillar found in several dungeons with erratic movements, making it unpredictable. Fortunately, it is easy to defeat.
	Poe	A ghost that lurks around the Light World Cemetery.
	Hyuu	A ghost that lurks around the north of the Dark World and the Village of Outcasts.
	Sluggula	A slug found in Misery Mire that drops bombs as it moves. Deals a lot of damage.
	Ropa	A sort of trash bag that wanders around the Dark World and jumps towards Link when it sees him. It deals quite a bit of damage, especially considering it's one of the first enemies encountered upon arriving in the Dark World.
	Red Bari	A red jellyfish that electrifies itself at irregular intervals. When Link defeats it, it splits into two smaller red jellyfish.
	Blue Bari	A blue jellyfish that electrifies itself at irregular intervals. It is rendered dark green in the GBA version.
	Blue Hardhat Beetle	An insect with a large blue ball on its head that causes Link to recoil significantly when hit in melee.
	Red Hardhat Beetle	An insect with a large red ball on its head that causes Link to recoil significantly when hit in melee.
	Deadrock	A squirrel-like creature that wanders erratically on Death Mountain (Light World side). If it takes an attack from Link, it transforms into a stone that blocks his path.
	Blue Swordsman Soldier	A swordsman soldier enlisted by Agahnim who chases Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Blue Taros	A bull-like soldier armed with a staff who chases Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Green Swordsman Soldier	A swordsman soldier enlisted by Agahnim who chases Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Red Spearman Soldier	A spearman soldier enlisted by Agahnim who chases Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Red Taros	A bull-like soldier armed with a pitchfork who chases Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Blue Helmeted Swordsman Soldier	An elite swordsman soldier enlisted by Agahnim who chases Link if he enters his line of sight. He runs very fast.
	Green Spearman Soldier	A spearman soldier who appears in Kakariko Village to chase Link if called by a gossip. The music played during his battle is unique in the game.
	Blue Bowman Soldier	A bowman soldier enlisted by Agahnim who starts shooting at Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Green Camouflaged Bowman Soldier	An archer soldier who hides in tall grass and occasionally emerges to shoot at Link.
	Red Javelin Soldier	A spearman soldier enlisted by Agahnim who starts shooting at Link if he enters his line of sight.
	Red Camouflaged Javelin Soldier	A spearman soldier who hides in tall grass and occasionally emerges to shoot at Link.
	Bomb Soldier	A soldier standing on the walls of Hyrule Castle who throws bombs at Link if he approaches.
	Dagger Soldier	A basic soldier found in Hyrule Castle. He carries a dagger and doesn't specifically target Link even if he sees him.
	Geldman	A sandman who periodically emerges to rush Link. Found in the Desert of Mystery.
	Popo	A somewhat slow and sluggish enemy found in a few dungeons. It's not very dangerous and very easy to defeat.
	Armos	A motionless statue that activates and leaps towards Link when he gets close enough.
	Zora	An aquatic enemy found in deep waters throughout Hyrule. It generates a whirlpool upon appearing and shoots a fireball towards Link before diving back down.
	Kuu	The Dark World version of the Zora. It has exactly the same properties.
	Walking Zora	A variant of the Zora found only in Zora's Domain. They share similar properties, except this one can appear in shallow water and walk on land.
	Crab	A simple crab that mostly wanders near Lake Hylia. It deals a lot of damage early in the game and can suddenly accelerate towards Link without warning!
	Blue Devalant	A creature that creates quicksand around itself, trapping Link and drawing him in if he ventures into it. Does not attack excessively.
	Red Devalant	A creature that creates quicksand around itself, trapping Link and drawing him in if he ventures into it. Also spits fireballs.
	Ball and Chain Trooper (black)	A soldier defending access to Princess Zelda's cell in the dungeons of Hyrule Castle. He swings his cannonball vehemently when Link approaches.
	Ball and Chain Trooper (gold)	A soldier found in Agahnim's Tower who tries to prevent Link from progressing towards the wizard. He swings his cannonball vehemently when Link approaches.
	Cannon Soldier	An enemy that exists in the game code but does not appear anywhere in the game. Its behavior is similar to that of archers, except it fires cannonballs instead of arrows.
	Rat	A rat that mainly roams in the sewers of Hyrule Castle. It is one of the weakest enemies in the game.
	Bazu	The Dark World version of the rat. It doesn't look like much but deals a lot of damage, especially compared to its counterpart!
	Rope	A snake that mainly roams in the sewers of Hyrule Castle. When you have a choice between several levers, be careful, it might fall from the ceiling...!
	Skullrope	The Dark World version of the Rope.
	Keese	A bat perched in various dark places and caves in Hyrule. It patiently waits for Link to approach before flying up and attempting to fly towards him.
	Chasupa	The Dark World variant of the bat. It seems you can even find them in the Castle Tower...
	Green Leever	A creature that emerges from the sand and heads towards Link, before diving back in after a while.
	Red Leever	A creature that emerges from the sand and heads towards Link, before diving back in after a while. The red one is a bit faster than its green counterpart.
	Bee	A bee that hides in certain trees and emerges if Link dashes into them to chase him. Can be captured with the Bug-Catching Net to be enclosed in a bottle, to be used to chase enemies.
	Stalfos Head (Dark World version)	A floating Stalfos head without a body, found in Misery Mire and Turtle Rock. It moves slowly but perniciously and deals a lot of damage.
	Hover	A simple water spider mainly encountered in the Swamp Palace that floats on water.
	Green Eyegore	A green cyclops that perpetually sleeps until Link gets close enough. Once awakened, it will try to chase him by moving only in cardinal directions. Its weak point is... its eye.
	Green Goriya	An enemy that copies Link's movements. It has no attacks.
	Red Eyegore	A red cyclops that perpetually sleeps until Link gets close enough. Once awakened, it will try to chase him by moving only in cardinal directions. Its weak point is... its eye.
	Red Goriya	An enemy that copies Link's movements in mirror mode. If it faces Link, it spits a beam in his direction.
	Detachable Head Stalfos	A Stalfos that appears, throws its head, and then leaves.
	Red Kodongo	A small dinosaur that wanders around Hera's Tower and breathes fire.
	Green Kodongo	A small dinosaur that wanders through the dark rooms of the Dark Palace and breathes fire.
	Gibdo	A mummy found mainly in the Skull Woods that walks relentlessly towards Link.
	Terrorpin	A turtle that mainly appears in the Palace of Darkness. It walks relentlessly towards Link, and only a hammer blow can flip it onto its back to defeat it.
	Red Zol	A red slime primarily found in the Swamp Palace and Thieves Town that hides in the ground and emerges by leaping if Link steps on its location, then slowly crawls towards him.
	Green Zol	A green slime primarily found in the Ice Palace that hides in the ground and emerges by leaping if Link steps on its location, then slowly crawls towards him.
	Yellow Zol	A yellow slime primarily found in Misery Mire that falls from the ceiling near Link and then slowly crawls towards him.
	Light Green Zol	A pale green slime primarily found in Turtle Rock that hides in the ground and emerges by leaping if Link steps on its location, then slowly crawls towards him.
	Slime	If a compatible enemy is sprinkled with Magic Powder, or if the Quake Medallion is used while a compatible enemy is on screen, it transforms into this enemy, which is very easy to defeat and can only crawl slowly towards Link.
	Wallmaster	A hand found in several Dark World dungeons. It falls from the ceiling at regular intervals, and if Link is unlucky enough to be caught, he is sent back to the beginning of the dungeon.
	Stalfos Knight	A warrior version of the Stalfos equipped with a sword and shield. It leaps across the room to try and attack Link. To defeat it, Link must first strike it to make it collapse into a pile of bones, and then finish it off with a bomb.
	Piroguusu	A creature that emerges from pipes in the walls of the Swamp Palace and wanders in the dungeon's waters. It deals quite a bit of damage considering its small size.
	Pengator	A penguin found in the Ice Palace that dives onto its belly to slide across the ice towards Link.
	Kyameron	A somewhat gelatinous mass that forms in the water of the Swamp Palace and moves very quickly diagonally.
	Wizzrobe	A sorcerer who materializes in certain rooms of Misery Mire, fires a magic ray, and then disappears immediately before reappearing elsewhere.
	Purple Wizzrobe	A sorcerer who materializes in certain rooms of Ganon's Tower, fires a magic ray, and then disappears immediately before reappearing elsewhere.
	Zoro	A group of small silhouettes that emerge from certain doors Link has broken down.
	Babuusu	A silhouette that moves back and forth between two holes in the Ice Palace.
	Freezor	An ice statue that awakens when Link passes near it and chases him.
	Blue Zazak	A creature mostly found in Thieves Town. It roams around but has no attack.
	Red Zazak	A creature mostly found in Thieves Town, which spits rays towards Link if he is in its line of sight.
	Stalfos	The basic skeletal enemy. If Link tries to hit it with his sword, it jumps backward to try and dodge the attack.
	Red Stalfos	The slightly evolved version of the Stalfos. If Link tries to hit it with his sword, it jumps backward to try and dodge the attack, then throws a bone in his direction.
	Green Zirro	A green winged mushroom found mostly in the south/southeast of the Dark World, which spits explosive balls. If Link tries to attack it, it makes a sudden backward movement to dodge.
	Blue Zirro	A blue winged mushroom found mostly in the south/southeast of the Dark World. If Link tries to attack it, it makes a sudden backward movement to dodge.
	Pikit	An enemy that bounces around in the Dark World. It has a terribly extensible tongue that, if it reaches Link, can randomly steal an item from him, including his shield!
	Golden Bee	A unique bee hidden in the statue of the Lake Hylia cave. A little tap on it and this golden insect will spin around at full speed! Can be caught with the Bug-Catching Net and sealed in a bottle, to be used to chase enemies.
	Gibo	An enemy mostly found in Thieves Town, composed of a kind of starfish and its translucent shell. The core escapes and becomes vulnerable before the shell catches it to put it back to safety.
	Hokkubokku	An enemy made of 4 stacked balls that bounces diagonally across the room. When Link hits it, one of the balls is ejected and bounces around the room at high speed. The enemy is defeated when the head is defeated.
	Blue Tektite	A species of jumping spider found in the heights of Death Mountain (Light World side). If Link tries to attack it, it makes a leap in the opposite direction to dodge the blow.
	Red Tektite	A species of jumping spider found in the heights of Death Mountain (Light World side). If Link tries to attack it, it makes a leap in the opposite direction to dodge the blow.
	Chain Chomp	A black metallic ball that looks like an enraged dog attached to its block. It appears in Turtle Rock and roams around its block, then rushes at Link without warning, stretching the chain that holds it to its maximum. Apparently, it won't break.
	Swamola	A worm found only in the Misery Mire (outside the dungeon). It jumps out of the water and plunges back in.
	Lynel	A centaur found exclusively at the summit of Death Mountain (Dark World side). As soon as it spots Link, it adjusts its position to spit a ray in his direction.
	Stal	An enemy that pretends to be a simple liftable stone, but if Link tries to pick it up, it will animate and pounce on him.

Traps

Illustration	Name	Description
	Small Cannonball	A cannonball dropped from holes in the walls in the Eastern Palace.
	Large Cannonball	A huge cannonball dropped from the large hole in the wall in the Eastern Palace.
	Spark	An energy orb that moves along walls. Found in dungeons.
	Spike Roller (vertical)	A spiked bar found mainly in Turtle Rock. It moves back and forth vertically, from top to bottom and bottom to top.
	Spike Roller (horizontal)	A spiked bar found mainly in Turtle Rock. It moves back and forth horizontally, from right to left and left to right.
	Beamos	A statue-like sentry with an eye that revolves around it. If Link enters the eye's field of vision, the Beamos fires a laser in his direction.
	Beamos Beam	The laser fired by the Beamos.
	Large Spike Block	A large yellow block with spikes that rushes towards Link if he is positioned above, below, to his left, or to his right. Its movement distance is limited, however.
	Fire Bar	A rotating fire bar found in several dungeons.
	Firesnake	A fire snake that moves straight and turns either left or right as soon as it encounters an obstacle.
	Group of Anti-fairies	Group of 4 Anti-fairies covering a pot under which a switch is hidden in the Eastern Palace, and only separates into 4 once all other enemies in the room are defeated by Link.
	Spike Block	A small gray block with spikes that can either be stationary or move in one direction.
	Flying Tile	A tile that lifts off the ground and hurls itself at Link. In many rooms, some doors only open once all flying tiles have disappeared.
	Laser Eye	An eye embedded in the walls of certain dungeons that fires a laser at Link when he passes into its field of vision. Some only fire when Link faces them.
	Boulder	Boulder rolling down Death Mountain (Light World side). Speedrunners hate it.
	Rabbit Beam	A cluster of small yellow stars found in the dungeons/caves of the Dark World that, if they touch Link, temporarily cancel the effect of the Moon Pearl, transforming him into a harmless pink rabbit for a few moments.
	Mine	A mine sometimes hidden under a bush or tall grass, which explodes as soon as Link steps on it. Beware if you're into gardening!

Bosses

Illustration	Name	Description
	Moldorm	The boss of Tower of Hera. It is only vulnerable at the propeller at the end of its tail and has sudden and unpredictable movements. All other parts of its body cause a large recoil movement to Link, which can expel him into the void surrounding the platform where it is located. Also found in Ganon's Tower.
	Armos Knights	The boss of the Eastern Palace. A group of six enormous Armos statues that circle the room while leaping. When only one remains alive, it turns red and attacks with even greater vehemence.
	Lanmolas	The boss of the Desert Palace. Three sand worms that emerge, hover for a few moments, then burrow back. They don't specifically target Link, but generate projectiles that can harm him when they emerge from the sand.
	Agahnim	The wizard Agahnim. Sends energy orbs, blue orbs, or lightning bolts as attacks to Link, and can only be defeated by having his energy orbs returned to him, with the help of the Master Sword, or... the Bug-Catching Net?! For a complete description of this fight, refer to the Blue Balls page, Speedrun section.
	Mothula	Boss of Skull Woods. An enormous moth found in a room made solely of conveyor belts and spikes moving in all directions. Generates ultrasonics at regular intervals.
	Arrghus	Boss of the Swamp Palace. Fought in two phases: Arrghus slowly moves towards Link, periodically swirling its small clouds. Once all the boss's small clouds are defeated, it flies up, then dives towards Link, moving rapidly diagonally across the room. If it takes damage, it flies up again and so on until it is defeated.
	Helmasaur King	Boss of Palace of Darkness. A giant masked saurian-like creature that can attack either by releasing fireballs that subdivide into 3, then 4, or by delivering a tail whip that covers the entire room. It has two phases: It performs one of the two attacks separately and moves slowly. Link must strike its mask 17 times with the hammer to destroy it. Once the mask is destroyed, its weak point, the large green crystal on its forehead, becomes visible. It moves faster and can now perform both attacks almost simultaneously, making the fight very difficult.
	Kholdstare	Boss of Ice Palace. A combination of three clouds with an eye, initially encased in a block of ice. Once Link destroys it, the three clouds move freely and independently, diagonally, throughout the room. The entire battle is punctuated by snowballs falling from the ceiling and splitting upon impact.
	Vitreous	Boss of Misery Mire. An enormous eyeball steeped in what appears to be acid, accompanied by many similar small eyeballs. It has two phases: the first where it periodically casts lightning while sending its small eyes at Link, and the second, once all small eyes are decimated, where it emerges from the acid and lunges towards Link to chase him.
	Trinexx	Boss of Turtle Rock. An enormous turtle composed of three heads: one of fire, one of ice, and the last, which is the true boss, which initially just periodically extends its head in Link's direction. Once Link has defeated the two elemental heads with the Fire and Ice Rods, the boss's shell will explode, giving it more mobility to move around the room and attempt to charge Link.
	Blind the Thief	Boss of Thieves Town. This is the true form of what was posing as one of the abducted maidens; it reveals itself when Link exposes it to light. It floats ondulantly around the room and can either spit fireballs or launch a high-speed laser. When Link hits a head three times, it flies off independently, and another reappears on the boss's body, creating two attack sources. The boss is defeated when all three heads are vanquished.
	Ganon	The final boss, Ganon. He has 4 distinct phases as follows: He sends his trident flying towards Link and teleports to retrieve it. He summons flaming bats that circle around him before charging at Link one by one. He jumps and smashes the ground to make the series of tiles at the ends of the room fall, and sends a flaming bat at Link after each jump. He extinguishes the two torches at the bottom of the room and constantly teleports around the room, sending flaming bats at Link. He is invincible as long as the torches are out, and Link must relight them before he can attack him.

Attacks

Illustration	Name	Description
	Octorok / Slarok Rock	A rock shot by Octoroks and Slaroks.
	Spear	A spear thrown by various enemies.
	Arrow	An arrow shot by various enemies.
	Fireball	A fireball shot by various enemies/traps.
	Small Blue Ball	One of the 6 projectiles resulting from the subdivision of a blue ball launched by Agahnim.
	Spiked Cannonball	A cannonball launched only by the Cannon Soldier (enemy #107). Like the latter, its data exists in the game, but it never appears.
	Cannonball	A cannonball fired by various wall-mounted cannons found in various dungeons.
	Helmasaur King Fireball	Fireballs shot by Helmasaur King. Subdivides into 3, then 4.
	Agahnim's Energy Ball	An energy ball sent by Agahnim, and the only attack that can be returned to him, with the help of the Master Sword, the hammer, or the Bug-Catching Net. You need to return 6 of them to him to finish the fight.
	Agahnim's Blue Orb	A blue orb sent by Agahnim, which is slightly homing and subdivides into 6 small blue orbs as soon as it encounters an obstacle.
	Kodongo Fireball	A fireball spit by a Kodongo. It does not disappear immediately when it encounters an obstacle, which can hinder Link.
	Mothula's Ultrasound	The attack that Mothula periodically generates.
	Arrghus Cloud	One of 13 enemies swirling around Arrghus. If Link uses his Hookshot, he can pull it off the boss to inflict damage.
	Kholdstare's Snowball	A snowball that falls from the ceiling during the fight against Kholdstare and splits into 4 upon hitting the ground.
	Spit Ray	A ray spat by Red Zazaks, Lynels, and Red Goriya.
	Lightning	An attack that can be sent by Vitreous or Agahnim. The attack's coverage is random; it can lean a bit more to the left, a bit more to the right, or cover a slightly larger area.
	Lanmolas's Pebble	Small pebble sent by a Lanmolas when it emerges from the sand. When only one is left alive, not 4 but 8 pebbles emerge, in all directions.

Others

Illustration	Name	Description
	Cucco	The famous cuccos of the series make their appearance with this one! And from A Link to the Past, if you attack them a certain number of times...
	Dark World Cucco	The Dark World version of the cuccos. Yes, the same thing happens as with the Light World ones if you...
	Insect hidden under bushes	A small insect hidden under a bush that will flee if Link approaches. It will leave small green rupees until it disappears.
	Insect hidden under rocks	A small insect hidden under a rock that will flee if Link approaches. It will leave small green rupees until it disappears.
	Electric Barrier	The electric barrier set up by Agahnim that prevents access to Hyrule Castle Tower. Only the Master Sword can pierce its defense.
	Toppo	A jumping rabbit that hides in tall grass. If Link cuts the grass from under its feet, it will give him an item before disappearing. Has a bad temper.
	Kholdstare Ice Block	The ice block that protects Kholdstare at the start of the battle. Only vulnerable to the Fire Rod and the Bombos Medallion.
	Vitreous Small Eye	One of the 9 small eyes bathing in acid with Vitreous. They will randomly chase Link no matter where he is in the room, and inflict a lot of damage for their small size.
	Trinexx Fire Head	Trinexx's fire head (left side). It periodically spits fire.
	Trinexx Ice Head	Trinexx's ice head (right side). It periodically spits ice and freezes the ground where the ice has passed.
	Paralyzed Ganon	The enemy Ganon transforms into if hit during the fourth phase while both torches are lit. Link must shoot him with 4 silver arrows to defeat him.