Spike Crawler
For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Enemy
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| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Name | Named by 101Leafy; the game gives none |
Official art

From the official guides
A special slime with thorns protruding from its body. They're small so use a downward thrust.
A special slime that puts out spikes from its body. It is small, so use the downward thrust.
Small, thorny and hard, Myu is weak on top.
A very small creature that can only be beaten by stabbing it from above. Its body is covered in spikes, which it pushes out and pulls in as it moves.
Its body is covered in spikes, which it pushes out and pulls in as it moves. Only attacks from above work, so use the "downward thrust".
It is small, but it is a creepy thing that moves around pushing its countless spikes in and out.
A small slime with countless spikes growing from its body. The downward thrust is the best way to beat it.
In West Hyrule, Death Mountain, and Palace 5, East Hyrule
| Hit points | 3 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 |
| Damage class | Class 2 |
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 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
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.
Blue Jar7 in 8
Point Bag (50)1 in 8
In Maze Island, Palace 3, West Hyrule, Palace 4, Maze Island, and Palace 6, East Hyrule
| Hit points | 3 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 5 |
| Damage class | Class 2 |
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 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
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.
Blue Jar7 in 8
Point Bag (50)1 in 8
In Great Palace
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| Hit points | 24 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 10 |
| Damage class | Class 4 |
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 | 96 | 72 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
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.
Blue Jar7 in 8
Point Bag (50)1 in 8
Where it is found
- West Hyrule
- Death Mountain
- Maze Island
- Palace 3, West Hyrule
- Palace 4, Maze Island
- Palace 5, East Hyrule
- Palace 6, East Hyrule
- Great Palace