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Mini Helmasaur

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

Mini Helmasaur

Where it is

From the official guides

It is small, but it wears a tough mask, so a sword cut from the front will not beat it. Hit it with a pot or the like, though, and it goes down whichever way it faces.

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. 105, translated by 101Leafy

A reckless charger that rams Link head first. Its head is well guarded, though, so you cannot hurt it unless you hit it from behind.

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. 131, translated by 101Leafy

Official art

Mini Helmasaur, official art from ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 取扱説明書
Mini Helmasaur. 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. 51

Numbers

Hit points4
Damage to Link, Green Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Blue Mail½ heart
Damage to Link, Red Mail¼ heart

Weapons

BoomerangNo effect
Fighter's Sword2 hits
Master Sword1 hit
Tempered Sword1 hit
Golden Sword1 hit
Golden Sword spin attack1 hit
Arrows1 hit
Hook ShotStuns it
Bombs1 hit
Silver ArrowsDefeats it in one hit
Magic PowderTurns it into a slime
Fire RodNo effect
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. Heart
  2. Fairy
  3. Large Magic Jar
  4. Red Rupee
  5. 8 Bombs
  6. Heart
  7. Red Rupee
  8. 10 Arrows

Names

EnglishMini Helmasaur
FrenchMini-Helmasaure
GermanMini-Helmasaurus
Japaneseヒップループ