Orange Iron Knuckle
For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Enemy
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| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Name | From The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
Official art

From the official guides
An iron warrior chosen by the king. A strong enemy who can use a shield and sword. He exists in many forms.
A chosen warrior of steel. A strong enemy that handles a shield and sword well. There are several kinds.
Once members of the kingdom's royal guard. They are covered in armor from head to toe and handle sword and shield well. Still loyal after the king's death, they guard the palaces.
Once the kingdom's royal guard, covered in armor from head to toe. With sword and shield it is a tough foe!! There are orange, red, and blue ones, and blue is the strongest. Keep attacking high or low, then suddenly stab the other way.
Covered head to toe in armor, it handles its sword and shield with skill. It was once a member of the royal guard and still guards the palaces.
Members of the royal guard who swore loyalty to the king back when he ruled the palaces. They are covered in hard armor. They are skilled swordsmen, and their shields block your sword with great skill.
Numbers
| Hit points | 16 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 50 |
| Damage class | Class 3 |
Damage to Link
Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.
| Life | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 48 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
What hurts it
- Sword beams and the Fire spell do not hurt it. Only the sword does.
- The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.
Drops
Every 6th enemy of drop group 2 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.
Red Jar4 in 8
Point Bag (200)4 in 8
Where it is found
- Palace 1, West Hyrule
- Palace 2, West Hyrule
- Palace 5, East Hyrule