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Red Tektite

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

Enemy

Red Tektite

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Japanese name赤いテクタイト (101Leafy's translation)

Official art

Red Tektite, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Red Tektite. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 28

From the official guides

It bounces around. Some move a lot (red) and some move a little (blue). Its attack is weak.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 28, 101Leafy's translation

It bounces around. Some move a lot (red) and some move a little (blue). Its attack is weak.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 22, 101Leafy's translation

These spidery things jump about all over the place. Red ones move about a lot and blue ones move only a little. Tektites have little fighting power.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 29

Two kinds of Tektites jump when they move. The red Tektite jumps farther than the blue one, although both their powers are rather weak. However, they are always able to inflict some damage to Link so try not to be careless around Tektites. You can attack them by carefully watching for their jumps. The key to fighting them is to not be scared by their movements.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 17

Red and blue are equally strong, but the red ones seem to move around more. Their movement is hard to predict, so it is better to fight them from a distance with the boomerang and the sword beam.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 68, 101Leafy's translation

A kind of spider that hops all over the place, a pest that lives in rocky areas. There are two kinds, red and blue. The blue Tektite moves less. It does not really attack, but touching it hurts you.

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 4, 101Leafy's translation

A crab-like thing that hops all over the place. It is not strong, but it moves fast, so watch out. There are blue and red ones too, and with Tektites the red one jumps farther, so it is tougher than the blue.

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. 10, 101Leafy's translation

It moves more than the blue one, but its attack is weak. A hard enemy to hit.

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. 22, 101Leafy's translation

A spider-like creature that hops around and makes tricky attacks. Its life and attack are nothing much, so watch how it moves and strike when it stops. Lives in the mountains.

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. 47, 101Leafy's translation

A monster that hops around on four long, thin legs. Red ones move in big jumps and blue ones in small jumps. Their attack is not strong, but take care not to be thrown off by the way they move.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 25, 101Leafy's translation

They hop around rocky areas. Their life is low, but watch out for their big jumps. They often drop hearts and Rupees.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 16, 101Leafy's translation

A one-eyed, spider-like monster that hops up, down, left, and right across the ground as it attacks Link. Its attack is not strong. Stop it with the Boomerang first, then attack.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 16, 101Leafy's translation

A giant spider that hops around. There are red and blue ones. The red one moves in bigger jumps, but both are as weak as enemies get. They are fairly rich, though. The blue ones in particular often give you Rupees, so they are worth going after.

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. 70, 101Leafy's translation

There are two kinds, red and blue, and they hop around everywhere. Red Tektites move in big jumps and blue Tektites in small ones. Both colours are weak attackers. That still doesn't mean you can let your guard down.

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. 10, 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

Drops

Drops something 80 times in 256 (31.3%). What it drops comes from these 10 slots in turn:

  • Rupee5 of 10 (15.6% per enemy beaten)
  • Heart4 of 10 (12.5% per enemy beaten)
  • Fairy1 of 10 (3.1% per enemy beaten)

Where it appears

Overworld, First and Second Quest: 7 screens