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Bomb Soldier

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

Bomb Soldier

Where it is

From the official guides

A bomber soldier who throws bombs day and night up in the Light World. Get close before the bomb goes off and hit it with the sword. Once you are close, it is nothing to fear.

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

Numbers

Hit points8
Damage to Link, Green Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Blue Mail½ heart
Damage to Link, Red Mail¼ heart

Weapons

BoomerangStuns it
Fighter's Sword4 hits
Master Sword3 hits
Tempered Sword2 hits
Golden Sword1 hit
Golden Sword spin attack1 hit
Arrows2 hits
Hook ShotStuns it
Bombs2 hits
Silver ArrowsDefeats it in one hit
Magic PowderNo effect
Fire RodBurns it
Ice RodFreezes it
Bombos MedallionBurns it
Ether MedallionFreezes it
Quake MedallionTurns it into a slime

Drops

It drops something 100% of the time. The drops come in this order, then start over:

  1. 1 Bomb
  2. 1 Bomb
  3. 1 Bomb
  4. 4 Bombs
  5. 1 Bomb
  6. 1 Bomb
  7. 8 Bombs
  8. 1 Bomb

Names

EnglishBomb Soldier
FrenchSoldat à bombes
GermanBombensoldat
Japanese爆弾兵