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Not to be confused with
Spiny.
Spiny Beetles,[1] originally named Hoarders, are red beetle-like enemies that appear in several two-dimensional The Legend of Zelda titles, and they first appear in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Spiny Beetles are usually found in the overworld, hiding under an object attached to their back, usually a bush or a rock. Spiny Beetles reveal themselves whenever Link is nearby, and appear to be afraid of him because they run away whenever Link is nearby. If Link removes a Spiny Beetle's object, it stops running away and tries to bump into him. In some games, this deals damage to Link. A Spiny Beetle itself can be quickly defeated from a single strike of Link's sword. If a Spiny Beetle has a bush on its back, Link must slash it off first before he can attack the Spiny Beetle. Because Link's sword cannot cut through rocks, he must lift it off the back of a Spiny Beetle before he can attack the enemy itself.
History
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Spiny Beetles are found in various areas of the Light World where they hide under either a bush or a rock. Link can lift either object off a Spiny Beetle. If he does this, the Spiny Beetle runs away, shaking and dropping Rupees along the way. After dropping several Rupees, the Spiny Beetle disappears. Some Spiny Beetles hide under heavier rocks that they cannot lift. These Spiny Beetles can only be revealed if Link manages to lift their rock. A Spiny Beetle lives under the rock blocking the path to Death Mountain.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Spiny Beetles hide underneath either a bush, like in their debut appearance, or a skull. Link cannot attack Spiny Beetles with a skull on their back unless he picks up the skull using the Power Bracelet.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Ages
In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Spiny Beetles retain their role and appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Spiny Beetles are found in the Eastern Hills, on Mount Crenel, at Veil Falls, and within various caves. Like in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Spiny Beetles have either a bush or a rock on their back. If Link has learned the Rock Breaker technique, he can slash through a Spiny Beetle's rock. Alternatively, Link can use either the Gust Jar or the Cane of Pacci to remove either a bush or a rock off a Spiny Beetle's back.
Figurine description
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No.
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Title
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Description
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099
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Spiny Beetle
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"Appears in various areas. They hide under common rocks and grass. Be careful, because they can pop out when you least expect it!"
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Gallery
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past sprite
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Ages sprite
References
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide, page 97.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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Characters
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Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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Other
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Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
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Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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Enemies
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Normal enemies
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Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
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Traps and obstacles
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Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link*** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster***
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Minibosses
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Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
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Bosses
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Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
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Equipment
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Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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Items
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Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
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Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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Locations
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Koholint Island
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Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
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Dungeons
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Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
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Buildings
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Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
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Other
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Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop** • Chamber Dungeon*** • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
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* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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