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Blue Beetle

For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Enemy

Blue Beetle

KindEnemy
NameNamed by 101Leafy; the game gives none

Official art

Blue Beetle, official art from リンクの冒険 取扱説明書
Blue Beetle. リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 28

From the official guides

A beetle that slithers as it crawls. It eats up life energy. They live inside caves too.

Zelda II The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 27

A beetle that crawls along the ground, dragging itself. It eats life energy. It also lives inside caves.

リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 28, 101Leafy's translation

A crawling beetle that gobbles up life energy.

Nintendo Power, January/February 1989 (Nintendo of America, 1989), p. 22

A beetle whose eyes have withered and whose feelers have grown large. Like the Leever, it feeds on life energy, and when it senses a living thing it moves quickly toward it.

ファミリーコンピュータMagazine 特別編集 リンクの冒険 (徳間書店, 1987), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

A beetle with large feelers. Maybe that is why it turns right around to follow you when you get to its other side. Crouch and stab and you should be safe.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

It lives in caves and feels its way around with its sharp feelers. When it notices Link, it comes close and drains his life energy.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 11, 101Leafy's translation

A beetle that crawls along the ground. Its weak eyes are almost useless, but its feelers are well developed. When it senses you, it heads your way. Keep a good distance when you fight it.

完璧攻略シリーズ22 リンクの冒険必勝攻略法 (双葉社, 1987), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hit points4
Experience3
Damage classClass 1

Damage to Link

Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.

Life12345678
Damage161212128444

What hurts it

  • The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
  • The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.

Drops

Every 6th enemy of drop group 1 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.

Both drop groups and their enemies

Where it is found

  • West Hyrule
  • Death Mountain