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
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| Kind | Boss |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | モルドアーム |
Official art

From the official guides
A big earthworm that lives in the labyrinths. It gets shorter as Link attacks it. Not very strong.
A big earthworm that lives in the labyrinths. It gets shorter as Link attacks it. Not very strong.
The huge worm living in the labyrinths. It grows smaller as Link attacks. Not so strong.
A giant fire worm. It gets shorter when you hit it. Not very strong.
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!
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.
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.
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!
A giant worm that lives in the labyrinths. They attack in pairs.
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.
A giant worm that wriggles along, turning at right angles. It gets smaller with every hit.
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.
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.
A giant earthworm that lives in the labyrinth. It wriggles around, so its movements are hard to read.
Numbers
Hits to beat it
Wooden Sword2
White Sword1
Magical Sword1
Arrow1
Silver Arrow1
Bombs1
Blue Candle2
Red Candle2
BoomerangStops it
Magical BoomerangStops it
Magical Rod1
Magical Rod (magic)1
Hearts lost per touch
| No ring | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.125 |
Where it appears
Labyrinths, First Quest
Labyrinths, Second Quest
Red: rooms it is in. Green: the entrance.