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Red Stalfos

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

Enemy

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KindEnemy
NameFrom The Legend of Zelda

Official art

Red Stalfos, official art from リンクの冒険 取扱説明書
Red Stalfos. リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 39

From the official guides

A skeleton warrior that can somehow use a sword, but is poor at handling a shield.

Zelda II The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 38

A skeleton warrior. It can just about handle a sword, but it is bad with a shield.

リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 39, 101Leafy's translation

Former soldiers brought back to life by the king. In life they were loyal guards of the castle. They guard spots all over the palaces and drop on intruders from above.

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. 16, 101Leafy's translation

The skeletons of loyal soldiers who guarded the castle in life, now enemies. Frankly, they are weak. Block their attack with your shield and stab their legs, and that does it. There are red and blue ones, and the blue one is only a little stronger.

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

Soldiers come back from the depths of death. Once brave soldiers, they have turned into eerie skeletons and guard the palaces from intruders.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 23, 101Leafy's translation

Soldiers brought back to life by the king and a wizard. Loyal to the king in life, they still guard the palaces now that they are dead. They are not very good with the sword, so you can beat them easily by crouching and attacking.

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

In Palace 1, West Hyrule

Red Stalfos

Hit points8
Experience30
Damage classClass 2

Damage to Link

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

Life12345678
Damage32282016121288

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.

Both drop groups and their enemies

In Palace 3, West Hyrule and Palace 4, Maze Island

Red Stalfos

Hit points24
Experience50
Damage classClass 3

Damage to Link

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

Life12345678
Damage4840363224201612

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.

Both drop groups and their enemies

Where it is found

  • Palace 1, West Hyrule
  • Palace 3, West Hyrule
  • Palace 4, Maze Island