Stalfos

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

Enemy

Kind	Enemy
Japanese name	スタルフォス (101Leafy's translation)

Official art

From the official guides

A skeleton with a sword in each hand, but its attack is weak.

ゼルダの伝説取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 34, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword in each hand, but its attack is weak.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 28, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton that's got a sword in each hand. Little attacking power.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 35

These nasty skeletons have a sword in each hand. In contrast to their appearances, they have weak offensive power. Although it's not a very important enemy, an enemy is an enemy. You still have to be careful, otherwise Stalfos could attack you before you attack him.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 21

The Stalfos' throw their Swords。They'll give you a good idea of how much stronger your enemies are in the Second Quest. These bad guys used to be just skeletons, but in the Second Quest they throw swords at you.

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Power) (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 28

It holds a sword in each hand, but for now it does not throw them. It is fairly weak, and you can see keys and compasses through it.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 71, 101Leafy's translation

Stalfos were not much of a threat before, but this time you need to be a little careful. The danger is that the swords they only used to swing are now thrown at Link.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 82, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword in each hand that clatters around the room. Its body is see-through, so you can tell right away which one is carrying treasure!

ゼルダの伝説必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 22, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword in each hand. It looks strong, but in a fight it is not. Its movements are simple too.

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. 24, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword. Its attack is weak, and you can defeat it with the sword.

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. 30, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword in each hand. (Skeleton just means "がい骨." Now and then someone points at it and says "it's like a skeleton," which makes no sense!) For its looks it isn't very strong, and you don't take much damage from it. An easy mark for earning pocket money.

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. 51, 101Leafy's translation

An eerie skeleton that wanders the labyrinths. It attacks with a sword in each hand, but it isn't very strong. It is one of the weaker enemies in the underground labyrinths.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 50, 101Leafy's translation

They often carry treasure such as a Compass or a Key. They are not very fast, and they move in a simple pattern.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 18, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton swordsman with a sword in each hand: that's the Stalfos. Its attack is weak, and one stroke of the sword brings it down. Between its weak attack and its face, it's a hard character to dislike.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 23, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword in each hand, and its attack is on the strong side. Its moves are easy to read, so corner it against a wall and it goes down easily. Sometimes you can see one carrying a key or a compass. Beat that one and it drops it.

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. 72, 101Leafy's translation

A skeleton with a sword in each hand. Two swords does not make it strong, though. Its attack is weak. It is small fry, so to speak, but you still want to avoid taking damage by letting 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. 12, 101Leafy's translation