Deeler

Deeler

Artwork from The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet

Games	The Adventure of Link The Faces of Evil The Wand of Gamelon
Location	The Adventure of Link Forests of Western Hyrule and Eastern Hyrule The Wand of Gamelon Dodomai Palace Reesong Palace
Threat
Effective Weapons	Sword
Related	Skulltula

Deelers are enemies from The Adventure of Link.

The Adventure of Link

Deelers are found in the forests of Hyrule. They live in the branches of trees and descend on a silky thread to attack their prey. There are two variations of Deeler and each varies by strength depending on whether encountered in Western Hyrule or Eastern Hyrule. Link's best option for dealing with these arachnids is side-stepping them as they descend and stabbing with a few well-timed sword slashes or meeting them in the air with an Jump Thrust.

Red Deeler

Main article: Red Deeler

Red Deelers hang from trees and only descend to attack if Link is below them, retreating back into the trees immediately afterward.

Blue Deeler

Main article: Blue Deeler

Blue Deelers act in a similar manner to the Red Deelers. They will also let go of their thread after getting close enough to the ground and drop down to the forest floor. On the ground, they will jump to attack their victims. Blue Deelers are easiest to kill as they momentarily pause on the ground between jumps.

Enemy Data

Red Deeler (Western Hyrule)

	Experience Points	2
	Item Drop	Blue Magic Jar or 50 exp Point Bag
	Enemy Habitat	Forests of Western Hyrule
Combat Data	Hide
Defensive Stats Offensive Stats Attack Level Hits to Kill Life Level Contact Container Damage Projectile Container Damage 1 2 1 .5 - 2 2 2 .375 - 3 1 3 .375 - 4 1 4 .375 - 5 1 5 .25 - 6 1 6 .125 - 7 1 7 .125 - 8 1 8 .125 -

Blue Deeler (Western Hyrule)

	Experience Points	3
	Item Drop	Blue Magic Jar or 50 exp Point Bag
	Enemy Habitat	Forests of Western Hyrule
Combat Data	Hide
Defensive Stats Offensive Stats Attack Level Hits to Kill Life Level Contact Container Damage Projectile Container Damage 1 2 1 .5 - 2 2 2 .375 - 3 1 3 .375 - 4 1 4 .375 - 5 1 5 .25 - 6 1 6 .125 - 7 1 7 .125 - 8 1 8 .125 -

Red Deeler (Eastern Hyrule)

	Experience Points	5
	Item Drop	Blue Magic Jar or 50 exp Point Bag
	Enemy Habitat	Forests of Southeastern Hyrule
Combat Data	Hide
Defensive Stats Offensive Stats Attack Level Hits to Kill Life Level Contact Container Damage Projectile Container Damage 1 6 1 1.5 - 2 4 2 1.25 - 3 3 3 1.125 - 4 2 4 1 - 5 2 5 .75 - 6 1 6 .625 - 7 1 7 .5 - 8 1 8 .375 -

Blue Deeler (Eastern Hyrule)

	Experience Points	10
	Item Drop	Blue Magic Jar or 50 exp Point Bag
	Enemy Habitat	Forests of Southeastern Hyrule
Combat Data	Hide
Defensive Stats Offensive Stats Attack Level Hits to Kill Life Level Contact Container Damage Projectile Container Damage 1 6 1 1.5 - 2 4 2 1.25 - 3 3 3 1.125 - 4 2 4 1 - 5 2 5 .75 - 6 1 6 .625 - 7 1 7 .5 - 8 1 8 .375 -

Non-Canon Appearances

The Faces of Evil

Deelers appear in the same fashion as they do in The Wand of Gamelon.

The Wand of Gamelon

These spider-like enemies will crawl around on their legs, moving quickly and trying to walk into Zelda. They will usually just patrol a certain area, but if Zelda gets close by, they will walk towards her. They move rather slowly, and are quite easy to defeat. A single sword slash or sword beam to get rid of them. Certain Deelers will leave behind a valuable green ruby as a reward, while others will leave you empty handed.

Gallery

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  Red Deeler official artwork

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  Red Deeler sprite

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  Blue Deeler sprite

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  Deeler in The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

References

1. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia, pg. 174
2. ↑ "Like a giant spider, the Deeler drops on a thread from trees.", Nintendo Power Volume 004 (January / February 1989), pg. 22
3. ↑ "Deelers are poisonous spiders who inhabited the wooded areas of Hyrule. They commonly drop down on victims from thin silk strands because they are too impatient to wait in their webs. Deelers do not possess any of the magical power found in Gold Skulltulas.", The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia
4. ↑ "Deeler moves up and down by a string suspended from a tree. Blue deelers drop down to the ground to attack Link.", The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (US version), pg. 28