Carock

Carock is a tall Wizzrobe fought as the boss of the Maze Island Palace in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Behaviorally, he is essentially a large, strong version of the Wizards found in the palace in that he teleports around the room firing magic blasts along the floor at Link. Also like Wizards, the only way to damage him is through using the Reflect magic to bounce his spells back at him. Unlike them, however, he warps extremely fast, never staying in one spot for more than a moment and firing his magic immediately after appearing. As such, many spells may appear on screen at a time. A spell will not damage him unless it has already been deflected, so if he warps ahead of his own spell it will simply go through him. Additionally, he may warp into Link to damage him. After eight reflected spells have hit Carock, he explodes, leaving behind a key.

Carock closely resembles the magician that appears in the game's backstory. It is possible the magician was based in part on Carock, but due to the fact that the backstory was written very late in development, it is unlikely the opposite is true. Additionally, Carock's artwork, despite seeming to be from the same artist as the other enemy artwork, does not appear in any Japanese publications and was first seen in Nintendo Power. Possibly because of this, it is absent from The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts.

Carock's in-game appearance varies depending on the region the copy of the game was released in. In the original Japanese version and all Japanese ports, Carock has a single static sprite that always faces the screen. In western releases, he instead has two sprites that face the side, with one having his arms over his chest and the other with his arms splayed out to cast a spell.

In , one of the objectives is to defeat Carock in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

Trivia

 * While Carock does not directly appear in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the Carok Bridge is named after him. Other nearby bridges are named after other bosses from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.