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{{Boss
{{Infobox Boss
|name = Moldarach
|image=  
|image = [[File:SS Scorpion.png|300px]]
{{Media
|title = Thousand-Year Arachnid
|Render SS= File:SS Moldarach Render.png
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''
|Model SS= File:SS Moldarach Model.png
|dungeon = [[Lanayru Mining Facility]]<br>[[Shipyard Construction Bay]]
|Model SSHD= File:SSHD Moldarach Model.png
|type =
|weakness = [[Sword]]
|reward =
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'''Moldarach''' is a boss appearing in the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It was first revealed at the 2010 E3 conference in a trailer for ''Skyward Sword''. Moldarach are [[Aracha]] who have lived for a long time.
|title= Thousand-Year Arachnid
|game= SS
|other= SS (Krahulik)
|era= [[Sky Era]]
|dungeon=
{{List|
[[Lanayru Mining Facility]],
[[Shipyard Construction Bay]]
}}
|type=
|weakness=
{{List|
[[Slingshot]],
[[Gust Bellow]],
[[Sword]]
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|reward=
|theme=
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{{Term/Store|Moldarach||Series, SS}} is a [[Boss]] in {{SS}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 193}}</ref>{{Name Ref|SSHD}} An [[Aracha]] that has reached the age of one thousand years,<ref>{{Cite|An {{Color|SS Blue|Aracha}} that has survived its very lengthy larval stage is known as a "Thousand-Year Arachnid," which is precisely what you see before you.|Fi|SS}}</ref> two of them appear throughout the game; one as the main boss of the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]] and is overall the third boss of the game, and another later encountered at the [[Lanayru Shipyard]] in the [[Lanayru Sand Sea]] as a mini-boss. {{Term|Series|Moldarach}} goes unnamed in {{SS|Krahulik}}.


{{Fi|Moldarach|An Aracha that has survived its very lengthy larval stage is known as a Thousand-Year Arachnid," which is precisely what you see before you.
==Characteristics==
Over 90% of its body is shielded by a tough, chitinous armor that can deflect even the sharpest blade.}}
{{Fi
|quote1= <p>Target lock: {{Color|SS Blue|Moldarach}}</p><p>An {{Color|SS Blue|Aracha}} that has survived its very lengthy larval stage is known as a "Thousand-Year Arachnid," which is precisely what you see before you.</p><p>Over 90% of its body is shielded by a tough, chitinous armor that can deflect even the sharpest blade.</p>


==Strategy==
|quote2= <p>The {{Color|SS Red|weak points}} are its overdeveloped pincers, but you must hit each at the right angle relative to the pincer's position to be effective.</p>
Moldarach will defend itself with its claws, but once it drops it guard to attack, [[Link]] must slash the eyes inside the claws in the opposite direction that the claws are guarding: if the claw opens vertically, Link must slash it horizontally. After slashing the eyes, one of them will turn red and Moldarach will then attempt to grab Link. The young hero can break free by shaking the Wii remote and nunchuck.


After hitting a claw enough times, it will fall off, and so Link must do the same for the remaining claw. Moldarach will now burrow under the sand and try to attack with its stinger by jabbing at Link, although this attack is easily avoidable with a backflip or a side jump. Link must blow away the sand covering the arachnid with the [[Gust Bellows]] to force it out of the ground. Its eye will turn red when it begins to charge its stinger attack, which is the [[Critical Point]] in which Link must stab the eye until it falls.<ref>[http://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda14-skyward-sword-bosses.php Zelda Dungeon: Skyward Sword Bosses; Retrieved June 16, 2010]</ref>
|quote3= <p>This beast has a tendency to bury itself in the sand when it feels its health is endangered.</p><p>When it is burrowed below the sand, you can expect at least an 85% chance that it will attempt to stab you with its tail.</p><p>I highly recommend removing the creature's environmental advantage by {{Color|SS Red|blowing away}} sand, thereby revealing its position.</p>
 
|quote4= <p>Analysis reveals that the creature's {{Color|SS Red|central eye}} will be vulnerable to attack once its pincers have been properly disposed of.</p><p>I calculate a near 100% chance that an assault on this weak point will ultimately prove quite fatal.</p><p>However, I infer from the armor surrounding the {{Color|SS Red|central eye}} that horizontal, vertical, and diagonal slashes will be entirely ineffective.</p>
}}
 
[[Link]] first battles a Moldarach in the Lanayru Mining Facility. As Link enters the dungeon's disused room, the Moldarach springs out of the sand filling the room, and attacks.
 
Moldarach will defend itself with its claws, but once it drops its guard to attack, Link must slash the eyes inside the claws in the opposite direction that the claws are guarding; if the claw opens vertically, Link must slash it horizontally, and vice-versa. After slashing the eyes, one of them will turn red and Moldarach will then attempt to grab Link. The young hero can break free by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk (or both Joy-Cons in the [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD|Switch remake]]), but if he takes too long to escape Moldarach will stab Link with its stinger. The [[Slingshot]] is helpful during this phase of the battle, as its pellets stun the eyes temporarily so the young hero can proceed to inflict damage to them.
 
After hitting a claw enough times, it will fall off, and Link must then do the same for the remaining claw. Moldarach will then burrow under the sand and try to attack with its stinger by jabbing it at Link, although this attack is easily avoidable with a backflip or a side jump. Link must blow away the sand covering the arachnid with the [[Gust Bellows]] to force it out of the ground. Its eye will turn red when it begins to charge its stinger attack, which is the [[Critical Point]] that Link must stab until it falls.
 
Another Moldarach is fought in the Lanayru Shipyard, and is fought using the same strategy.
 
==Other Appearances==
==={{SS|-}} (Krahulik)===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
{{Stub|SS (Krahulik)}}
 
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Moldarach is an arthropod, like all the variations of the recurring boss [[Gohma]] in the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'' series]]. Like Gohmas, its oversized, unnaturally-placed eyes are its weak points, and it is armed with large crab-like claws.
*Moldarach's screeches are stock sound effects of pig squeals that are edited to include creaking sound effects.
*Moldarach's spiked tailtip and its tail whip attacks bear a lot of similarity to that of the [[Helmasaur King]], a similar heavily armored enemy from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', who was also the larger variety of otherwise weaker enemies introduced in the dungeon.
 
*Moldarach's name seems to be a portmanteau of 'mold', which in the Zelda series tends to denote an enemy with a long or noteworthy tail (e.g. [[Moldorm]], [[Twinmold]]) and often an affinity for sand and 'arachnid'.
==Nomenclature==
*Moldarach's death scene is similar to that of numerous bosses in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' and certain bosses in the 3D games such as [[Volvagia]], Twinmold and [[Molgera]], in that it explodes from the tail to the head.
Moldarach's name seems to be a portmanteau of ''mold'', a term used throughout {{TLoZ|Series}} to denote enemies with a long or noteworthy tail (e.g. [[Moldorm]], [[Twinmold]]) and often an affinity for sand, and "arachnid".
*Unlike real Scorpions that have eight legs, Moldarach has 6 and the Arachas have 4.
{{Nomenclature}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Scorpion SS.png|Previous Artwork from the 2010 Demo
File:SS Moldarach Concept Model.png|A [[Unused Content|developmental]] model of Moldarach from the 2010 demo
File:SS (Krahulik) Moldarach Artwork.png|{{Term|SS (Krahulik)|Moldarach}} from {{SS|-}} (Krahulik)
</gallery>
</gallery>


{{Ref}}
{{Ref}}
<br>
{{Names
|English=
|Japanese= {{Japanese|千年甲殻蟲モルドガット|Chitose Koukaku Mushi Morudogatto|Millennium Crustacean Insect: Moldgat}}
|Spanish=
|Spanish(LA)=
|Spanish(SP)= {{exp|Millennium Scorpion Morgrad|Escorpión Milenario, Morgrad}}
|French=
|French(CA)=
|French(FR)= {{exp|Millennium Arthropod Moldath|Arthropode Millénaire Moldgath}}
|German= Dunkler Äonenskorpion Moldoghad
|Italian= }}


{{Template:ArthropodEnemy}}
{{Bosses|SS}}
[[Category:Mini-Bosses]]
{{Categories
|Insect Enemies, Sand-Related Enemies
|bosses= SS, SSHD
|enemies= SS (Krahulik)
}}

Latest revision as of 13:56, 3 January 2024

Moldarach is a Boss in Skyward Sword.[1][name references needed] An Aracha that has reached the age of one thousand years,[2] two of them appear throughout the game; one as the main boss of the Lanayru Mining Facility and is overall the third boss of the game, and another later encountered at the Lanayru Shipyard in the Lanayru Sand Sea as a mini-boss. Moldarach goes unnamed in Skyward Sword comic by Mike Krahulik.

Characteristics

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Fi says:

Target lock: Moldarach

An Aracha that has survived its very lengthy larval stage is known as a "Thousand-Year Arachnid," which is precisely what you see before you.

Over 90% of its body is shielded by a tough, chitinous armor that can deflect even the sharpest blade.

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The weak points are its overdeveloped pincers, but you must hit each at the right angle relative to the pincer's position to be effective.

This beast has a tendency to bury itself in the sand when it feels its health is endangered.

When it is burrowed below the sand, you can expect at least an 85% chance that it will attempt to stab you with its tail.

I highly recommend removing the creature's environmental advantage by blowing away sand, thereby revealing its position.

Analysis reveals that the creature's central eye will be vulnerable to attack once its pincers have been properly disposed of.

I calculate a near 100% chance that an assault on this weak point will ultimately prove quite fatal.

However, I infer from the armor surrounding the central eye that horizontal, vertical, and diagonal slashes will be entirely ineffective.

Link first battles a Moldarach in the Lanayru Mining Facility. As Link enters the dungeon's disused room, the Moldarach springs out of the sand filling the room, and attacks.

Moldarach will defend itself with its claws, but once it drops its guard to attack, Link must slash the eyes inside the claws in the opposite direction that the claws are guarding; if the claw opens vertically, Link must slash it horizontally, and vice-versa. After slashing the eyes, one of them will turn red and Moldarach will then attempt to grab Link. The young hero can break free by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk (or both Joy-Cons in the Switch remake), but if he takes too long to escape Moldarach will stab Link with its stinger. The Slingshot is helpful during this phase of the battle, as its pellets stun the eyes temporarily so the young hero can proceed to inflict damage to them.

After hitting a claw enough times, it will fall off, and Link must then do the same for the remaining claw. Moldarach will then burrow under the sand and try to attack with its stinger by jabbing it at Link, although this attack is easily avoidable with a backflip or a side jump. Link must blow away the sand covering the arachnid with the Gust Bellows to force it out of the ground. Its eye will turn red when it begins to charge its stinger attack, which is the Critical Point that Link must stab until it falls.

Another Moldarach is fought in the Lanayru Shipyard, and is fought using the same strategy.

Other Appearances

Skyward Sword (Krahulik)

Non-Canon Information
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Trivia

  • Moldarach's screeches are stock sound effects of pig squeals that are edited to include creaking sound effects.

Nomenclature

Moldarach's name seems to be a portmanteau of mold, a term used throughout The Legend of Zelda series to denote enemies with a long or noteworthy tail (e.g. Moldorm, Twinmold) and often an affinity for sand, and "arachnid".

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
モルドガット (Morudogatto) (SS | SSHD)[4] 
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTR
魔爾加特 (Móěrjiātè) (SSHD) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
魔尔加特 (Móěrjiātè) (SSHD) 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
  • Duizendjarig zandmonster (SSHD)[7]
  • Moldarach (SSHD)[7]
  • Millennial sand monster
  • Same as English.
The French Republic
FrenchEU
  • Moldgath (SSHD)[6]
  • Arthropode millénaire (SSHD)[6]
  •  
  • Millennial arthropod
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  • Dunkler Äonenskorpion (SS | SSHD)[5]
  • Moldoghad (SS | SSHD)[5]
  • Dark eon-scorpion
  •  
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Skorpyo (SSHD)[3]
  • Crostaceo millenario (SSHD)[3]
  •  
  • Millennial crustacean
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
  • Escorpión milenario (SSHD)[8]
  • Morgrad (SSHD)[8]
  • Millennial scorpion
  •  
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Gallery

  • A developmental model of Moldarach from the 2010 demo

    A developmental model of Moldarach from the 2010 demo

  • Moldarach from Skyward Sword (Krahulik)

    Moldarach from Skyward Sword (Krahulik)

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 193
  2. ↑ "An Aracha that has survived its very lengthy larval stage is known as a "Thousand-Year Arachnid," which is precisely what you see before you." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crostaceo millenario
    Skorpyo    " — Game Screen (Skyward Sword HD, Italian localization)
  4. ↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Ambit Ltd., pg. 209
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Dunkler Äonenskorpion
    Moldoghad    " — Game Screen (Skyward Sword HD, German localization)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Arthropode millénaire
    Moldgath    " — Game Screen (Skyward Sword HD, European French localization)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Duizendjarig zandmonster
    Moldarach    " — Game Screen (Skyward Sword HD, Dutch localization)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Escorpión milenario
    Morgrad    " — Game Screen (Skyward Sword HD, European Spanish localization)
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