Tektite

Tektite
File:Tektite OoT artwork.jpg
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda (1986)
Latest appearance	Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda (2019)
Variant(s) Rocktite
Relative(s) Gohma Water Tektite
Comparable Dark Four-Legged Spider Deeler Desma Four-Legged Spider

Tektites are one-eyed spider enemies who appear in nearly every The Legend of Zelda series title, starting with the titular The Legend of Zelda. Their main habitat is at mountain ranges, although they sometimes appear in dungeons as well. Tektites are noted for their high-jumping ability, which often makes it difficult for Link to attack them.

History

The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

Tektites appear in orange and blue, depending on their strength. Aside from the mountains to the north, they notably appear one screen east of the main spawn area, making them one of the first enemies able to be encountered, along with Octoroks. They hop around the screen, and can jump onto walls just as well as solid ground.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

They only appear in blue. They bob slowly up and down behind their legs (which are actually a separate layered graphic) and occasionally jump.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

They appear in indigo and red on the east peak of Hebra Mountain, and are somewhat larger than before. In fitting with the game's strength/color system, the red ones are now the stronger ones.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

They appear primarily near the river south of Tal Tal Heights and north of the Rapids Ride. Their graphic is simplified to showing them at the front, therefore only showing two legs. In DX, they are colored red.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

They appear in red on Death Mountain Trail and blue near Zora's River and Lake Hylia. It is shown that Tektites can float on water due to the latter's location. They hop slowly after Link if they spot him, and will even hop from higher ground onto him. If the Megaton Hammer is hit against the ground near one, it will helplessly flip onto its back.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Only Blue Tektites appear, primarily in Snowhead. In the winter, they sometimes hide under the snow, with only white puffs rising from the spot they hide being visible. When approached like this, a repetitive scratching noise can be heard, similar to the noise they make when they turn. Other ones are trapped inside snow boulders. If on is hit on an icy surface, it will stop moving its legs and slide along on it, spinning uncontrollably. If hit with the Hookshot, they will simply be brought to Link. Aside from Snowhead, two are found in the Great Bay Temple in the room with the green valve.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages

They appear in both Holodrum and Labrynna in orange and blue, the latter typically being found in Winter or the past.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords

They appear white with a red spike on top and are randomly-generated. They act like most prior 2D appearances.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

They resemble a more-detailed version of their A Link to the Past appearance, and act roughly the same. The indigo ones are now blue.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

They resemble their appearance in Four Swords, but can have a blue spike as well. They appear around Mount Crenel, with the blue ones appearing on the west peak. Later, red Tektites can be found in the Wind Ruins. A Golden Tektite can appear after certain Kinstone fusions. At the end of the game, after Zelda makes her wish, the Tektites, red and blue, and shown vanishing one by one from Mount Crenel's west peak.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

They appear in both red and blue and resemble more detailed versions of their Ocarina of Time designs. However, there is actually no difference between the strengths of the colors. Red ones initially appear in a water-filled room in Goron Mines, and blue ones later appear in the same room when Link comes through it again later. Red ones later appear in northern Hyrule Field. When they are defeated, clear liquid can be shown gushing out from their severed legs, potentially their blood.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

They appear as entirely red or blue with a large yellow eye. Unlike previous bird's-eye-perspective games, they actively jump at Link. Their design has a spike on top, resembling the Four Swords design.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

They are gray and inhabit caves. They can only be encountered when in the Spirit Train. They can appear in the caves alone, or assisting an enormous Rocktite as it pursues the train. Instead of leaping, they scuttle along the sides of the caves' circular walls.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

They appear in blue and red and resemble their A Link to the Past design. They now move their eyes towards Link when they see him, and can skitter around without jumping if they are close to him.. They also appear outside the Eastern Palace. Blue ones appear in Hyrule, while red ones live in Lorule on the snowy Death Mountain. Five of each color are found on the 8th floor of the advanced challenge of the Treacherous Tower.

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

They appear as they do in A Link Between Worlds, but only in blue. They now sometimes hop along raised platforms, necessitating a totem position to defeat them. They can also leap along the surface of water. Tektite Shells appear as treasures.

The Legend of Zelda animated series

They appear as four-eyed blue spiders that can spit webs.

CD-i games

Link: The Faces of Evil

TektitesTemplate:Citation needed appear in Militron and simply wander back and forth along the ground to attack. They are blue and have six legs.

Zelda's Adventure

Tektites appear in various areas, scuttling about. They have four legs, like in most games, and come in red and blue. Deelers act essentially as burlier versions of them.

Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda

In Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda, Tektites of several colors make an appearance as an enemy. They move to spaces in a diagonal direction.

Gallery

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  The Legend of Zelda (board game)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	テクタイト Tekutaito	Tektite