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Moldorm

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

From the manual

A giant worm. It gets shorter each time you hit it.

Translated from the Japanese manual.

Enemy

Moldorm

KindBoss
Japanese nameモルドアーム

Official art

Moldorm, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Moldorm. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 36

From the official guides

A big earthworm that lives in the labyrinths. It gets shorter as Link attacks it. Not very strong.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 36, 101Leafy's translation

A big earthworm that lives in the labyrinths. It gets shorter as Link attacks it. Not very strong.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 30, 101Leafy's translation

The huge worm living in the labyrinths. It grows smaller as Link attacks. Not so strong.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 37

A giant fire worm. It gets shorter when you hit it. Not very strong.

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. 36, 101Leafy's translation

At a glance it looks like a relative of Lanmola, but it is far weaker and slower. No wonder: this one is a worm, not a centipede. It crawls along slowly, so go right up to it and finish it off with the sword. An easy win!

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. 53, 101Leafy's translation

Giant worms that live in the Underworld mazes. It's not easy to see a Moldorm's movement because it crawls, but a Moldorm doesn't have a particularly strong offensive power. The more a Moldorm attacks, the shorter his body becomes.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 24

If you stab it well when it makes a gentle curve, even the sword can take out several segments at once. Candles, bombs, and the like also make it easier to beat.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 73, 101Leafy's translation

A giant worm of the labyrinth. It is not very bright, so it moves in a way that makes it easy to hit. It gets shorter each time you hit it. Not much of a monster!

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 29, 101Leafy's translation

A giant worm that lives in the labyrinths. They attack in pairs.

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. 29, 101Leafy's translation

A giant worm that lives in the underground labyrinths. It gets shorter each time you hit it. It isn't very strong, but it's a nuisance because you have to hit it many times to finish it off.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 52, 101Leafy's translation

A giant worm that wriggles along, turning at right angles. It gets smaller with every hit.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 19, 101Leafy's translation

A giant ghost worm that lives in the labyrinths. It gets shorter and shorter as you hit it. It isn't very strong. Two of them come at you, circling round and round, so be careful.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 28, 101Leafy's translation

A giant worm made of five linked segments. Crush them one at a time to beat it. It moves slowly, so it is not very tough.

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. 73, 101Leafy's translation

A giant earthworm that lives in the labyrinth. It wriggles around, so its movements are hard to read.

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. 14, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hits to beat it

Hearts lost per touch

No ringBlue RingRed Ring
0.50.250.125

Damage calculator for every enemy

Where it appears

Labyrinths, First Quest

Level 2

  • Room 62: 1 at once

Level 7

  • Room 11: 1 at once
  • Room 58: 1 at once
  • Room 122: 1 at once

Labyrinths, Second Quest

Level 1

  • Room 39: 1 at once

Level 7

  • Room 8: 1 at once
  • Room 77: 1 at once

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