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Moldorm in Ganon's Tower

For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).

Moldorm

Where it is

A rematch on the way up Ganon's Tower. It leaves nothing behind.

From the official guides

Nothing but the sword works on Moldorm, and the sword only does damage at the tip of its tail. Hit any other part and you get knocked back, usually into a hole. Even practised players struggle with it, but the dash attack makes it easy. While dashing, the sword goes straight through Moldorm's body without bouncing off, so just running around will beat it. Only take care not to run yourself into a hole.

ファミコン通信編集部責任編集 ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォースのすべてがわかる本 (アスキー, 1992), p. 37, translated by 101Leafy

A giant Mini-Moldorm. Unlike the small ones, the sword bounces off it; its armour is harder than a Stalin tank. It is fast too, so you get pushed out at the edge of the ring and have to start over. Its weak spot is the tail?

任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 上巻 (小学館, 1992), p. 132, translated by 101Leafy

A big Mini-Moldorm. Cut it with the sword and all you get is a loud clang; you cannot hurt it easily. It is fast too, so get careless and it shoves you out at the edge of the ring. Falling into the hole in the middle is very sad. Only the tip of its tail, which is shaped differently, makes a different sound when cut. Spin Attack again and again and try to finish it fast.

任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 下巻 (小学館, 1992), p. 145, translated by 101Leafy

How the fight goes

  1. Only the tail can be hurt. A sword hit anywhere else only clinks.
  2. Below 3 hit points it moves faster.
  3. One turn in 3 sends it toward Link.

101Leafy researched the game for how the fight runs and what hurts the boss at each step.

Boss room

Ganon's Tower 6FBoss

Numbers

Hit points12
Damage to Link, Green Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Blue Mail½ heart
Damage to Link, Red Mail¼ heart

Weapons

BoomerangNo effect
Fighter's Sword6 hits
Master Sword6 hits
Tempered Sword3 hits
Golden Sword2 hits
Golden Sword spin attack2 hits
Arrows3 hits
Hook ShotStuns it
Bombs3 hits
Silver ArrowsDefeats it in one hit
Magic PowderNo effect
Fire Rod2 hits
Ice Rod2 hits
Bombos MedallionNo effect
Ether MedallionNo effect
Quake MedallionNo effect

Drops

It drops nothing.