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Zol

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

From the official guides

There is a type that hides melted into the floor and a type that drops from above, but once they show up both act the same. Beaten, it drops all kinds of items, which is handy for recovering.

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. 106, translated by 101Leafy

Numbers

Hit points4
Damage to Link, Green Mail2 hearts
Damage to Link, Blue Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Red Mail½ heart

Weapons

BoomerangStuns it
Fighter's Sword2 hits
Master Sword1 hit
Tempered Sword1 hit
Golden Sword1 hit
Golden Sword spin attack1 hit
Arrows1 hit
Hook Shot1 hit
Bombs1 hit
Silver ArrowsDefeats it in one hit
Magic PowderNo effect
Fire RodBurns it
Ice RodFreezes it
Bombos MedallionBurns it
Ether MedallionFreezes it
Quake Medallion1 hit

Drops

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

  1. Small Magic Jar
  2. Green Rupee
  3. Heart
  4. 5 Arrows
  5. Small Magic Jar
  6. 1 Bomb
  7. Green Rupee
  8. Heart

Names

EnglishZol
FrenchZol
GermanZol
Japaneseゾル