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Thunder spell

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

What it does

Hits every enemy on the screen. It uses more magic than any other spell.

Official art

Thunder, official art from リンクの冒険 取扱説明書
Thunder. リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 47

From the official guides

The most powerful of the 8 magics, it can damage all of the enemies on the screen. However, Link has to be very strong in order to use it.

Zelda II The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 44

The strongest spell. It damages every enemy of certain kinds on the screen. But Link has to be strong to use it.

リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 47, 101Leafy's translation

When all seems lost the magic of thunder brings hope, for its power effects all enemies present.

Nintendo Power, January/February 1989 (Nintendo of America, 1989), p. 20

Damages every enemy of certain kinds on the screen. It is very strong and can beat an enemy of about life level 4 in one hit.

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. 57, 101Leafy's translation

The strongest magic. Against the boss of Palace 7 in particular, no attack will work unless you use this magic first. The whole screen flashes the moment you use it, which is really impressive!!

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 8, 101Leafy's translation

The most powerful of the spells. It can defeat every enemy on the screen. But this one also may not work, depending on the enemy. It uses up a lot of magic points, so think twice before using it carelessly.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

The strongest attack spell. It strikes every enemy on the screen with lightning and deals a set amount of damage. There is an enemy you cannot beat without it. An instant spell.

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. 6, 101Leafy's translation

Magic used

Magic the spell uses at each of Link's magic levels. A magic container holds 16.

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Where Link learns it

The wise man of Old Kasuto teaches it to Link once he has 8 or more magic containers.

I CAN GIVE YOU MOST POWERFUL MAGIC.

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