Snapper (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)

Snapper
A Snapper from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
Latest appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (2015)
Comparable Heatoise Spiny Terrorpin

“It's a Snapper! The way these things move, they never expose the weak part of their body!”

– Tatl

Snappers are enemies that appear in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. They are box turtles, although are presumably named after snapping turtles. They are mainly located in the Woods of Mystery and the Woodfall Temple. Another Snapper is found within a snowball on the mountain of Snowhead. Every so often, they make a "gack-wack!" noise.

Snappers attack by withdrawing into their shell and spinning at Link with their claws extended like spikes. Snappers have a vulnerable underbelly, which can be attacked directly if he shoots up from under one using a Deku Flower. Alternatively, he can expose it by flipping it over by using a bomb, the Blast Mask, or pounding it as a Goron, allowing him to attack it while it is flipped over. If it is not attacked, then after a few seconds, the Snapper gets back up.

In Woodfall Temple, a large Snapper and a Gekko are fought together as a mini-boss. In the battle, the Gekko summons a large Snapper from the ground and rides on its shell. Despite its size, the large Snapper is largely the same as a normal Snapper. A difference with the large Snapper is that it continues to charge until it crashes into a wall. Also, it has a deeper but quicker vocalization. When Link flips over the large Snapper, the Gekko flies off, and Link can fight it directly. The Snapper lands upright and hides in its shell, waiting for Gekko to get back on. When the battle ends, Gekko turns into a member of the Frog Choir, and the large Snapper shrinks into nothing.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スナッパー Sunappā	Snapper