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Blue Gohma

For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

From the manual

A giant crab. Its hard shell turns away every attack.

Translated from the Japanese manual.

Enemy

Blue Gohma

KindBoss
Japanese name青いゴーマー

Official art

Blue Gohma, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Blue Gohma. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 37

From the official guides

A huge crab that lives in the labyrinths. Its hard shell bounces back any attack. Aim at its weak point with a certain weapon.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 37, 101Leafy's translation

A huge crab that lives in the labyrinths. Its hard shell bounces back any attack. Aim at its weak point with a certain weapon.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 31, 101Leafy's translation

The super-huge crab that lives in the labyrinths. Its hard shell will repulse any attack. Attack its weak point with a special weapon.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 38

Huge crabs inhabiting the Underworld mazes Gohmas can repel any kind of attack with their hard shells. However, Gohmas have a weakness. If you attack a Gohma's weakness with a certain weapon, you can beat it. What is Gohma's weakness? What kind of weapon should you use?

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 26

To get the gigantic crab monster, Gohma, aim at his eye with the Bow and Arrow because his eye is his weakest point.

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Power) (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 32

A crab monster with a creepy eye. Most weapons do not work on it either. Only one weapon works, and it takes a knack. An old man gives you a hint.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 74, 101Leafy's translation

A huge crab. It is covered in a hard shell and fires beams too. But it does have a weak point.

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 53, 101Leafy's translation

It looks like the Tektites in the overworld, but it is much bigger, and its hard shell keeps swords and arrows off. It has a weak point, though, and if you attack it there with a certain weapon it is surprisingly easy to beat. It fires beams at you, however, so it is hard to aim.

ファミリーコンピュータ攻略ガイドブック1 ゼルダの伝説 (曙出版, 1986), p. 45, 101Leafy's translation

A crab monster. Its hard shell bounces back attacks. Fight from a distance.

ファミリーコンピュータ必勝シリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (ミリオン出版, 1986), p. 62, 101Leafy's translation

A crab monster, the boss of Level 6, also found partway through Level 8. Its hard shell shrugs off every weapon, but time a certain weapon at the exposed part and it's an easy win. The one in Level 8 is a bit stronger.

ファミコン マル勝DXシリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (角川書店, 1986), p. 54, 101Leafy's translation

A huge crab that lives in the underground labyrinths. Its hard shell bounces back any attack. It has just one weak point. Aim at it with a certain weapon and you will win.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 53, 101Leafy's translation

A big crab with one large eye. It moves left and right, slowly opening and closing the eye.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 20, 101Leafy's translation

A huge crab that lives in the labyrinths, with a single eye on its front that is truly creepy. Its hard shell bounces back any attack, but it has a weak spot, and if you aim there with a certain weapon you can win.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 31, 101Leafy's translation

This giant crab monster has a single eye, which is creepy. It glares at you as it slowly shuts and opens it. It doesn't go out of its way to attack, but you need one particular weapon to beat it. There are red and blue ones, and the blue one takes three times as many hits.

ゼルダブック (ファミコン必勝本 1986年6月号付録) (JICC出版局, 1986), p. 75, 101Leafy's translation

A huge crab that lives in the labyrinth. Its hard shell bounces back every attack!!

わんぱっくコミック増刊 ゼルダの伝説 必勝ヒント本 (徳間書店, 1986), p. 15, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hits to beat it

Only arrows hurt it, and only when they hit its open eye.

Hearts lost per touch

No ringBlue RingRed Ring
210.5

What it throws

No shield stops it.

Damage calculator for every enemy

Where it appears

Labyrinths, First Quest

Level 8

  • Room 30: 1 at once
  • Room 77: 1 at once

Labyrinths, Second Quest

Level 4

  • Room 2: 1 at once

Level 6

  • Room 38: 1 at once

Level 8

  • Room 62: 1 at once

Red: rooms it is in. Green: the entrance.