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{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Hardhat Beetle ALttP blue.png]]<br>Sprite of an indigo Hardhat Beetle from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' | ||
|notable=[[Hardhit Beetle]] | |notable=[[Hardhit Beetle]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' | |first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' ( | |latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hardhat Beetles''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda | '''Hardhat Beetles''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 98.</ref> also known as '''Octopods''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 17.</ref> are a recurring enemy in the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise, appearing exclusively in fixed-camera games. Despite their English name, they more closely resemble turtles or jellyfish than beetles, and are likely based at least in part by the similar-looking [[MarioWiki:Buzzy Beetle|Buzzy Beetle]] from the ''[[MarioWiki:Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. Attacking them directly results in a large amount of recoil, and as such they are common around pits. In some appearances, pits are the only way of dealing with them. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series=== | ===''The Legend of Zelda'' series=== | ||
====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''==== | ====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''==== | ||
[[File:Hardhat Beetle ALttP | [[File:Hardhat Beetle ALttP red.png|frame]] | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Hardhat Beetles come in indigo and red, both of which are first found in the [[Tower of Hera]]. They can be defeated with sufficient [[sword]] strikes, though knocking them into pits is generally quicker, particularly for the latter. With the [[ | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Hardhat Beetles come in indigo and red, both of which are first found in the [[Tower of Hera]]. They can be defeated with sufficient [[sword]] strikes, though knocking them into pits is generally quicker, particularly for the latter. With the [[Fighter's Sword]], indigo ones take four hits and red ones take sixteen hits. | ||
====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''==== | ====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''==== | ||
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====''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''==== | ====''The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes''==== | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', Hardhat Beetles appear in the [[Volcano]] in blue and red and are mostly the same as the ones in ''A Link Between Worlds'' | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', Hardhat Beetles appear in the [[Volcano]] in blue and red and are mostly the same as the ones in ''A Link Between Worlds'', with the added catch that the red ones are on fire and must be extinguished by being stunned. [[Curse]]-bearing "dark" ones are also present in the [[Den of Trials]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Hardhat Beetle LADX sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]'' | Hardhat Beetle LADX sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|Jap=ポーン | |Jap=ポーン | ||
|JapR=Pōn | |JapR=Pōn | ||
|JapM=Pawn, either as a reference to its shape resembling a chess piece or a bouncing noise | |JapM=Pawn, either as a reference to its shape resembling a chess piece, or a bouncing noise | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{FSA}} | {{FSA}} | ||
{{PH}} | {{PH}} | ||
{{TFH}} | {{TFH}} | ||
[[Category:Arthropods]] | [[Category:Arthropods]] | ||
