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'''Stals''',<ref>Stratton, Steve, and Cory Van Grier. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 45.</ref> formerly known as '''Skull Rocks''',<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> are skull head enemies in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]'', appearing in the [[Dark World]] and in [[Lorule]] respectively. Stals have the same appearance as ordinary [[skull]]s which [[Link]] can pick up and throw. If Link approaches a Stal, it starts to hop toward him, similar to an [[Armos]]. Despite their size, Stals can deal a [[heart]] of damage to Link. They can be defeated by most weapons, notably the [[sword]]. Some Stals hide under [[grass]] and are revealed after Link slashes the grass.
'''Stals''',<ref>Stratton, Steve, and Cory Van Grier. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 45.</ref> formerly known as '''Skull Rocks''',<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> are skull head enemies with the same appearance as ordinary [[skull]]s which [[Link]] can pick up and throw. If Link approaches a Stal, it starts to hop toward him, similar to an [[Armos]].


In ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'', Link can turn a Skull Rock into a [[slime]] by sprinkling [[Magic Powder]] on it.
==History==
===''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''===
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Skull Rocks appear in the [[Dark World]]. Despite their size, Stals can deal a [[heart]] of damage to Link. They can be defeated by most weapons, notably the [[sword]]. Some Stals hide under [[grass]] and are revealed after Link slashes the grass. Link can turn a Skull Rock into a [[slime]] by sprinkling [[Magic Powder]] on it.
 
===''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds''===
In  ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]'', Stals appear in [[Lorule]] with a similar behavior to before, but noticeably slower.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 05:23, December 25, 2021

Stal
Stal ALttP sprite.png
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past sprite
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Latest appearance The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Relative(s)
Stalfos
Comparable
Armos
Gimos

Stals,[1] formerly known as Skull Rocks,[2] are skull head enemies with the same appearance as ordinary skulls which Link can pick up and throw. If Link approaches a Stal, it starts to hop toward him, similar to an Armos.

History

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Skull Rocks appear in the Dark World. Despite their size, Stals can deal a heart of damage to Link. They can be defeated by most weapons, notably the sword. Some Stals hide under grass and are revealed after Link slashes the grass. Link can turn a Skull Rock into a slime by sprinkling Magic Powder on it.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Stals appear in Lorule with a similar behavior to before, but noticeably slower.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スタル[3]
Sutaru
Stal; see Stalfos

References

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve, and Cory Van Grier. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Prima Official Game Guide. Page 45.
  2. ^ Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 15.
  3. ^ Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce Shogakukan guide, Jou volume, page 128, and Ge volume, page 138.