Water Tektites , also known as Water Bugs ,[ 1] are a species of giant green water strider that sometimes resembles Tektites .
History [ edit ]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [ edit ]
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past , Water Tektites always face the side and have a pair of red eyes. They are encountered only in the Swamp Palace , where they dart around in diagonal movements towards Link . Most pools with them have a total of three.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening [ edit ]
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening , Water Tektites always face the screen and have only a single eye, furthering the resemblance to Tektites. They appear in Angler's Tunnel and Catfish's Maw and still dart around diagonally, but now do so oblivious to Link rather than chasing him. A miniboss combining their traits with those of the Helmasaur also appears, called Hydrosoar . In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX , their in-game sprites are green.
In the Nintendo Switch remake , Water Tektites use their design from the Nintendo 3DS games, but with added pads on the feet.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages [ edit ]
In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages , Water Tektites appear and behave the same way as in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening . They appear in Spool Swamp and Natzu River in the former game and in Mermaid's Cave in the latter game.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds [ edit ]
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds , Water Tektites appear based on their original design, though the eyes have been replaced with giant lips and two small antennae have been added. They again appear in the Swamp Palace and act as they did originally, though they are less plentiful. They now face Link when pursuing him.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes [ edit ]
In The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes , Water Tektites appear as they do in A Link Between Worlds at the Riverside and the Flooded Zone of the Den of Trials . Through the Water Rod , it is possible to get them onto land, where they walk around slowly and weakly.
Names in other languages [ edit ]
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ホーバーHōbā
Hover
Spanish (NOA)
tektite acuático
water tektite
Spanish (NOE)
chanclo
French
Glisseur
slider
Dutch
water-Tektite
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German
Wasserläufer
Water Strider
Italian
hover
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Russian
водный тектитvodnyy tektit
water tektite
Korean
호버Hobeo
Hover
Chinese (Simplified)
浮虫Fú Chóng
Floating Bug
Chinese (Traditional)
浮蟲Fú Chóng
Floating Bug
References [ edit ]
^ Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords Prima's Official Strategy Guide.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX ) (Nintendo Switch )
Characters
Main and supporting
Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
Other
Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé *** • Fairy Queen * • Fisherman • Gar and Dion * • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer ** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
Species
Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
Enemies
Normal enemies
Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing * • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball * • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
Traps and obstacles
Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link *** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster ***
Minibosses
Armos Knight • Avalaunch * • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob * • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
Bosses
Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow ) • Hardhit Beetle *
Equipment
Weapons
Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet ) • Shield (Mirror Shield ) • Sword (Koholint Sword )
Items
Blue Clothes * • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes * • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll , Ribbon , Canned food , Bananas , Stick , Honeycomb , Pineapple , Hibiscus , Goat's letter , Broom , Fishing hook , Necklace/Bra , Mermaid's Scale )
Dungeon Keys
Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
Instruments of the Sirens
Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
Locations
Koholint Island
Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
Dungeons
Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon *
Buildings
Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
Other
Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop ** • Chamber Dungeon *** • Dampé's Shack *** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Characters
Protagonists
Link • Princess Zelda • Ravio
Sages
Gulley • Oren • Seres • Osfala • Rosso • Irene • Impa
Supporting
Blacksmith • Dampé • Fairy • Ganon • Great Fairy • Mother Maiamai • Princess Hilda • Sahasrahla • Sheerow • Thief Girl
Other
Bag Guy • Bard • Bee Guy • Bird Lover • Bird-Masked Man • Blacksmith's Wife • Bomb-Shop Man • Bouldering Guy • Boy • Captain • Craftsman • Cucco Girl • Customer • Dampé? • Derby Boy • Derby Girl • Devilish Girl • Dungeon Bros • Flute Boy • Fortune's Choice Guy • Fortune-Teller • Girl • Gramps • Great Rupee Fairy • Hinox • Hint Ghost • Housekeeper • Hyrule Soldier • Item Seller • Lakeside Item Seller • Mama Turtle • Masked Elder • Masked Followers • Masked Granny • Milk Bar Owner (Talon • Ingo ) • Mysterious Man • Octo • Official • Papa • Philosopher • Priest • Racing Bros • Rumor Guy • Runaway Item Seller • Rupee Rush Gal • Rupee Rush Guy • Shady Guy • Spear Boy • Street Merchant • Stylish Woman • Swimmer • Treasure Hunter • Veteran Thief • Witch • Woman • Young Woman • Zora Underling
Bosses
Yuga • Margomill • Moldorm • Gemesaur King • Arrghus • Knucklemaster • Stalblind • Dharkstare • Zaganaga • Grinexx • Yuga Ganon • Shadow Link (optional) • Gramps (optional)
Species
Fairy • Human • Maiamai • Turtle • Zora
Enemies and minibosses
Armos • Arrghus • Arrgi • Ball and Chain Soldier • Bari • Bawb • Bee • Biri • Big Ice Gimos • Big Pengator • Blob • Bomb Soldier • Bow Soldier • Buzz Blob • Chasupa • Crow • Dacto • Dark Rat • Deadrock • Devalant • Eyegore • Fire Bubble • Fire Gimos • Fire Wizzrobe • Firebat • Flamola • Freezor • Geldman • Ghini • Gibdo • Gibo • Gigabari • Gimos • Golden Bee • Goriya • Gyorm • Hardhat Beetle • Heedle • Helmasaur • Hinox • Hokkubokku • Hyu • Ice Bubble • Ice Gimos • Ice Wizzrobe • Karat Crab • Keeleon • Keese • Kodongo • Ku • Kyameron • Leever • Like Like • Lorule Soldier • Lorule Soldier (ball and chain) • Lorule Soldier (spear) • Lorule Soldier (sword) • Lynel • Mini Moldorm • Moblin • Moldorm • Octorok • Peahat • Pengator • Poe • Popo • Rat • Ropa • Rope • Rupee Like • Sand Crab • Skullrope • Slarok • Sluggula • Snap Dragon • Soldier • Spear Soldier • Spear Throwing Soldier • Stal • Stalfos • Swamola • Sword Soldier • Taros • Tektite • Terrorpin • Vulture • Wallmaster • Water Tektite • Zazak • Zirro • Zora
Traps and obstacles
Arrow Trap • Ball • Beamos • Boulder • Bumper • Fire bar • Flying Tile • Giant Ball • Lightning Lock • Magma bomb • Medusa • Moldola • Mole • Rolling Pin • Spiked Iron Ball • Trap
Items
Apple • Arrow • Big Key • Bell • Blue Potion • Bombs (Rented , Nice ) • Bomb Flower • Boomerang (Rented , Nice ) • Bottle • Bow (Rented , Nice ) • Bow of Light • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fire Rod (Rented , Nice ) • Foul Fruit • Hammer (Rented , Nice ) • Heart • Heart Container • Hint Glasses • Hookshot (Rented , Nice ) • Ice Rod (Rented , Nice ) • Lamp (Super ) • Letter in a Bottle • Milk • Monster Guts • Monster Horn • Monster Tail • Net (Super ) • Pendants of Virtue (Courage, Power, Wisdom) • Piece of Heart • Premium Milk • Purple Potion • Red Potion • Rupee • Sand Rod (Rented , Nice ) • Scoot Fruit • Small Key • Smooth Gem • Tornado Rod (Rented , Nice ) • Yellow Potion
Equipment
Bee Badge • Blue Mail • Forgotten Sword • Green Tunic • Hylian Shield • Master Ore • Master Sword • Master Sword Lv2 • Master Sword Lv3 • Pegasus Shoes • Pouch • Power Glove • Red Mail • Ravio's Bracelet • Shield • Stamina Scroll • Sword • Titan's Mitt • Zora's Flippers
Locations
Hyrule
Blacksmith's Forge • Death Mountain • Desert of Mystery • Eastern Ruins • Graveyard • Hyrule Castle • Inn • Kakariko Village • Lake Hylia • Lake Hylia Shop • Link's House • Lost Woods • Miner's House • Mountain Cave • Ravio's Shop • Rosso's Ore Mine • Sacred Grove • Sahasrahla's House • Sanctuary • Southern Ruins • Spectacle Rock • StreetPass Meadow • Swamp Ruins • Waterfall of Wishing • Witch's House • Zora's Domain
Lorule
Blacksmith's Forge • Bomb Flower Store • Dark Ruins • Death Mountain • Graveyard • Lake of Ill Omen • Misery Mire • Skull Woods • Southern Ruins • Thieves' Town • Vacant House
Other
Fairy Fountain • Great Fairy Fountain • Item Shop • Sacred Realm
Dungeons
Hyrule
Secret Passage • Eastern Palace • House of Gales • Tower of Hera • Inside Hyrule Castle • Desert Palace
Lorule
Dark Palace • Swamp Palace • Skull Woods • Thieves' Hideout • Ice Ruins • Turtle Rock • Lorule Castle (Throne Room ) • Treacherous Tower (optional)
Miscellaneous
Gallery • Pre-release and unused content