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Blue Spider

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

Enemy

Blue Spider

KindEnemy
NameNamed by 101Leafy; the game gives none

Official art

Blue Spider, official art from リンクの冒険 取扱説明書
Blue Spider. リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 29

From the official guides

Moves up and down by a string suspended from a tree. Blue Deelers drop down to the ground to attack Link.

Zelda II The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 28

It hangs from a thread from the treetops and moves up and down. Blue Deelers drop to the ground and go after Link.

リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 29, 101Leafy's translation

Like a giant spider the Deeler drops on a thread from trees.

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

A large forest spider whose body grew round and huge from feeding on the blood and flesh of animals. It drops down on a thread from tree branches to catch prey. The blue one comes down to the ground to attack.

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. 8, 101Leafy's translation

A large forest spider. It comes down on a thread from tree branches. It goes right back up, so timing your stab is hard. There are red and blue ones, and the blue one keeps attacking after it reaches the ground.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

A giant man-eating spider that lurks in the forest. It slides down from above Link's head. The blue one comes all the way down to the ground and is a tough foe.

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

A meat-eating spider that lives all over Hyrule. Its sharp fangs crush human bones in one bite. The blue ones come down to the ground and leap at you.

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. 10, 101Leafy's translation

In West Hyrule and Death Mountain

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

In East Hyrule and Maze Island

Hit points12
Experience10
Damage classClass 3

Damage to Link

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

Life12345678
Damage4840363224201612

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
  • East Hyrule
  • Maze Island