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Ball and Chain Trooper

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

Ball and Chain Trooper

Where it is

From the official guides

The guard of the Hyrule Castle dungeon. It swings an iron ball, so you cannot just walk up to it. Stop it with the boomerang, then cut it with the sword.

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. 124, translated by 101Leafy

Official art

Ball and Chain Trooper, official art from ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 取扱説明書
Ball and Chain Trooper. ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1991), p. 50

Numbers

Hit points16
Damage to Link, Green Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Blue Mail½ heart
Damage to Link, Red Mail¼ heart

Weapons

BoomerangStuns it
Fighter's Sword8 hits
Master Sword8 hits
Tempered Sword2 hits
Golden Sword1 hit
Golden Sword spin attack1 hit
Arrows4 hits
Hook ShotStuns it
Bombs4 hits
Silver ArrowsDefeats it in one hit
Magic PowderNo effect
Fire RodBurns it
Ice RodNo effect
Bombos MedallionBurns it
Ether MedallionFreezes it
Quake MedallionTurns it into a slime

Drops

It drops something 50% of the time. The drops come in this order, then start over:

  1. Blue Rupee
  2. Green Rupee
  3. Blue Rupee
  4. Red Rupee
  5. Blue Rupee
  6. Green Rupee
  7. Blue Rupee
  8. Blue Rupee

Names

EnglishBall and Chain Trooper
FrenchSoldat au fléau
GermanKugelkettensoldat
Japanese鉄球兵士