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Revision as of 13:29, 3 October 2019

Devalants are recurring enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.[1] They both appear and behave similar to that of a larval Antlion.[2]

Characteristics

Devalant are giant, burrowing insects with large snapping pincers that live in desert regions. They create sinkholes in the sand as they burrow underneath, drawing in their prey.

A Link to the Past

In A Link to the Past, two varieties of Devalants can be found; A Red variety, and a blue variety. The blue variety will sit and wait for Link to fall into its sinkhole, while the red variety will spit fireballs over a long distance. Upon killing a Devalant, the sinkhole which it lived in will disappear, leaving unmoving sand where it once was.

Four Swords Adventures

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A Link Between Worlds

Template:Sectstub In A Link Between Worlds, Devalants appear similarily to their appearance in A Link to the Past.

Trivia

  • Devalants are named as Moldorms in the official Shogakukan guide for Four Swords Adventures.
  • The behavior of Molgera when submerged in the sand is very similar to that of a Devalant, but on a much larger scale.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese デビランド (Debirando)
モルドアーム (Morudoāmu) (FSA)
Potentially a compound of デビル (Debiru) and ハンド (Hando), meaning "Devilhand"
Germany German Devalant

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See Also

References

  1. Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 390
  2. "砂の中から現われて火を吐く。見た目はアリジゴク、接近すると引き込まれるところなどは、まさにそれである。" (The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods Official Nintendo Guidebook Over, Shogakukan, pg. 130)

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