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|name=Moldorm | |name=Moldorm | ||
|image=[[File:Swamola ALttP artwork.jpg|300px]]<br>Artwork for ''A Link to the Past'' | |image=[[File:Swamola ALttP artwork.jpg|300px]]<br>Artwork for ''A Link to the Past'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' | |first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' | ||
|latest_appearance='' | |latest_appearance=''{{wp|NES Remix|Ultimate NES Remix}}'' | ||
|notable= | |notable=[[Molgera]]<br>[[Twinmold]] | ||
|variants=[[Flamola]]<br>[[Geldarm]]<br>[[ | |variants=[[Flamola]]<br>[[Geldarm]]<br>[[Moldbaby]]<br>[[Pincer]] | ||
|relatives=[[Lanmola]] | |||
|comparable=[[Devalant]]<br>[[Dodongo]]<br>[[Moldarach]]<br>[[Moldola]]<br>[[Moldorm (boss)]]<br>[[Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)|Moldorm (''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'')]]<br>[[Molduga]] | |comparable=[[Devalant]]<br>[[Dodongo]]<br>[[Moldarach]]<br>[[Moldola]]<br>[[Moldorm (boss)]]<br>[[Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)|Moldorm (''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'')]]<br>[[Molduga]] | ||
|expand=expandable | |expand=expandable | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{distinguish2|[[Lanmola]], also referred to as Sand Worm}} | {{distinguish2|[[Lanmola]], also referred to as Sand Worm}} | ||
'''Moldorms''', also known as '''Swamolas''',<ref name=Swamola>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past'' Player's Guide. Page 97. "''The Swamolas of Misery Mire are believed to be cousins of the Lanmolas found in the Light World desert. Instead of the heat and sand of the desert though, these creatures were accustomed to mud and slime. They swam to the surface in order to collect food.''"</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve, and Cory Van Grier. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 45.</ref> '''Water Worms''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 15.</ref> '''Moldworms''', and '''Sandworms''',<ref>Stratton, Stephen, and Fletcher Black. ''The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 25.</ref> are subterranean enemies that first appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''. They appear as giant worms or centipedes, depending on the game, and typically have many segments. Their primary name seems to come from "mole, | '''Moldorms''', also known as '''Swamolas''',<ref name=Swamola>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past'' Player's Guide. Page 97. "''The Swamolas of Misery Mire are believed to be cousins of the Lanmolas found in the Light World desert. Instead of the heat and sand of the desert though, these creatures were accustomed to mud and slime. They swam to the surface in order to collect food.''"</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve, and Cory Van Grier. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 45.</ref> '''Water Worms''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 15.</ref> '''Moldworms''', and '''Sandworms''',<ref>Stratton, Stephen, and Fletcher Black. ''The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 25.</ref> are subterranean enemies that first appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''. They appear as giant worms or centipedes, depending on the game, and typically have many segments. Their primary name seems to come from "mole", "moldwarp" (an early English word for mole still used in various forms in other Germanic languages), or "mold," (meaning "soil" in many of the aforementioned languages) as well as "worm;" "mold" is used is many later games to refer to burrowing enemies, though some of this is muddled in translation. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series=== | ===''The Legend of Zelda'' series=== | ||
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====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''==== | ====''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''==== | ||
[[File:Swamola ALttP sprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Swamola ALttP sprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Swamolas are green and leap out of the water of the [[Misery Mire|Swamp of Evil]] in the [[Dark World]]. They act similar to the [[Lanmola]] boss in the [[Desert Palace]] and are said to be related,<ref name=Swamola/> but are much shorter | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Swamolas are green and leap out of the water of the [[Misery Mire|Swamp of Evil]] in the [[Dark World]]. They act similar to the [[Lanmola]] boss in the [[Desert Palace]] and are said to be related,<ref name=Swamola/> but are much shorter. | ||
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====''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''==== | ====''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''==== | ||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', Moldorms now pursue Link from under the sand in [[Gerudo Desert]] and the [[Arbiter's Grounds]], leaping at him when they get close enough | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', Moldorms now pursue Link from under the sand in [[Gerudo Desert]] and early in the [[Arbiter's Grounds]], leaping at him when they get close enough. They have three large fangs in this game. | ||
====''The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass''==== | ====''The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass''==== | ||
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TLoZ Moldorm art.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' | TLoZ Moldorm art.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' | ||
Worm TFoE sprite.png|''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' | Worm TFoE sprite.png|''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' | ||
Molgera TWW artwork.png|[[Molgera]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', with two Moldorm-like larvae | Molgera TWW artwork.png|[[Molgera]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', with two Moldorm-like larvae | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Annelids]] | [[Category:Annelids]] | ||
[[Category:Arthropods]] | [[Category:Arthropods]] |