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Red Hand

Enemy

Red Hand

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NameNamed by 101Leafy; the game gives none

From the official guides

A sorcerer who served the king along with the Wizzrobes. The Wizzrobe faction was banished for secretly manipulating the prince and putting Princess Zelda to sleep.

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. 14, 101Leafy's translation

A sorcerer who attacks Link with spells. It also vanishes partway through, which makes it a pain. There is only one way to stop its spells: bounce them back with the "REFLEX" magic.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 11, 101Leafy's translation

A wizard who served the king together with another wizard. Attack spells are its weapon, and sword attacks do nothing to it. The only way to beat it is to bounce its spells back.

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. 16, 101Leafy's translation

Once a wizard who served the king, it was banished for its many crimes, such as putting Princess Zelda to sleep.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 22, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hit points1
Experience100
Damage classClass 4

Damage to Link

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

Life12345678
Damage9672564840322824

What hurts it

  • Sword beams and the Fire spell do not hurt it. Only the sword does.
  • The Spell spell does not change it.

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.

Both drop groups and their enemies

Where it is found

  • Palace 4, Maze Island
  • Palace 6, East Hyrule