Moldorm

Moldorm

Artwork from The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet

Games	The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past Link's Awakening The Minish Cap Twilight Princess Phantom Hourglass Skyward Sword A Link Between Worlds Tri Force Heroes
Location	The Legend of Zelda Level 2: The Moon Level 7: The Demon A Link to the Past Tower of Hera Ganon's Tower Link's Awakening Tail Cave Four Swords Sea of Trees The Minish Cap Fortress of Winds Dark Hyrule Castle Twilight Princess Gerudo Desert Arbiter's Grounds Phantom Hourglass Temple of Courage Skyward Sword Fire Sanctuary A Link Between Worlds Tower of Hera Lorule Castle Treacherous Tower Tri Force Heroes The Volcano
Effective Weapons	Sword Mogma Mitts
Related	Swamola Mini-Moldorm

Moldorms are recurring enemies in The Legend of Zelda series. They are usually small land-dwelling creatures that are like long worms. In more recent games, they have taken the appearance of a more centipede-like enemy instead of worm-like. In some games, Moldorms appear as Bosses.

The Legend of Zelda

In The Legend of Zelda, Moldorms appear in Level 2 and in Level 7 in the First Quest, or Level 1 and Level 8 in the Second Quest. They can be defeated by slashing one part of their body at a time, until they have finally been reduced to one piece, at which time a final slash will do them in. In the last dungeon of the game, Moldorms are replaced by a tougher enemy known as a Lanmola.

A Link to the Past

Main article: Moldorm (A Link to the Past)

Moldorm is the boss of the Tower of Hera. Moldorm later appears as a mini-boss in Ganon's Tower. Smaller enemies known as Mini-Moldorm appear, which share many of the same characteristics as Moldorm, with much less health.

Link's Awakening

Main article: Moldorm (Link's Awakening)

Moldorm is the Nightmare found within Tail Cave. Mini-Moldorms also make a re-appearance.

Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages

Main article: Mini-Moldorm

Larger Moldorm do not make an appearance in Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, but their smaller mini-moldorm counterparts do. They are identical to their Link's Awakening DX versions, taking just a couple sword slashes to defeat.

Four Swords

In Four Swords, Moldorm are more uncommon enemies that appear and can be quite dangerous. They again are more centipede-like enemies with large balls as their bodies. The mini-moldorm have more health than most enemies in Four Swords, requiring Link to deal eight sword slashes to defeat them.

The Minish Cap

Moldorm first appear in the Fortress of Winds. Initially they can be seen, but they are hidden behind walls of sand. After Link acquires the Mole Mitts, he can dig and access many of the Moldorms that were incaged in sand. Moldorm move around in erratic patterns and their only attack is running into Link. Four slashes with the White Sword will defeat them.

Twilight Princess

In Twilight Princess, a Moldorm is a worm-like enemy that buries itself beneath the desert sand. Its only attack is to leap up and hit Link. To attack, he can use the Clawshot to pull it to the surface and vanquish it with one strike of his sword, or wait for it to jump and use the Mortal Draw Hidden Skill.

Phantom Hourglass

Moldorms appear in the Temple of Courage. They move around randomly, occasionally going directly for Link. Three hits to their backside defeats them.

Skyward Sword

Moldorms in Skyward Sword can be found in the Fire Sanctuary, Sky Keep, and an island in the Thunderhead. After digging underground with his Mogma Mitts, Link can find them crawling around in a continuous circle. If they spot Link, they'll charge at him immediately, causing a small amount of damage. Their backside is their sole weak point.

A Link Between Worlds

Main article: Moldorm (A Link Between Worlds)

Four Moldorms appear in A Link Between Worlds. It is first fought as the boss of the Tower of Hera and later appears as a mini-boss of Lorule Castle. Moldorms also appear in the Treacherous Tower, where one Moldorm can be fought on the fifth floor of Beginner Mode and another one encountered on the 50th floor of Advanced Mode.

Tri Force Heroes

Main article: Moldorm (Tri Force Heroes)

Gallery

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  Artwork from Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide

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  Artwork from Kadokawa Shoten The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide

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  Sprite from The Legend of Zelda

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  Sprite from A Link to the Past

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  Sprite from Four Swords

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  Sprite from The Minish Cap

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  Model from Twilight Princess

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  Model from Phantom Hourglass

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  Link fighting a Moldorm in Skyward Sword

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  A yellow Moldorm in A Link Between Worlds

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  Link fighting a Moldorm in the Tower of Hera in A Link Between Worlds