Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

Moldorm
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Latest appearance	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Notable member(s) The Black Beast
Variant(s) Moldorm (boss)
Relative(s) Magtail Skytail Tailparasan
Comparable Lanmola Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda) Molgera Moldworm Puppet Ganon Shadow Nightmares The Lady's Pets Twinmold

Moldorms, sometimes known as Mini Moldorms to distinguish from the boss, are recurring enemies first found in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. They are big-headed caterpillar-like creatures that usually scurry around erratically.

History

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

They are beige and appear in underground caves throughout the game.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

They are mostly black and appear in dungeons and caves throughout the game. In Link's Awakening DX, they have green details. The Tail Cave is themed after them.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Ages

They appear throughout both games. In Seasons, the remains of one called the Black Beast can be found on an island, and resurrected with a Mystery Seed. Despite having miniboss music, it functions as a normal Mini Moldorm, and gives the X-Shaped Jewel when beaten.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords

They can be randomly-generated and are black with a pair of red eyes, a pair of golden pincers, several golden legs, and a golden hook at the end of the tail.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

They appear in the desert and resemble the Moldorm boss in A Link to the Past, but much smaller. Their graphics are at a much higher resolution that most graphics their size in the game. They appear to have a weak tail end visually, but in reality, they act exactly the same as the Moldorm enemies from the previous games.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

They appear as they do in Four Swords, albeit with a single green eye and without the various golden protrusions.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

They are teal with pink weak tail ends and resemble centipedes. They are also larger and move much slower.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

They appear as they do in A Link to the Past, but are now either orange or purple depending on location. Both colors have a green fuzzy rim along their undersides.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	テール Tēru	Tail