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{{Enemy
{{Infobox Enemy
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  |Model ALBW= File:ALBW Devalant Model.png
  |Model ALBW= File:ALBW Devalant Model.png
  |Sprite ALttP= File:ALttP Red Devalant Sprite.png
  |Sprite ALttP= File:ALttP Devalant Sprite 2.png
  |Sprite FSA= File:FSA Devalant Sprite.png
  |Sprite FSA= File:FSA Devalant Sprite.png
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|game= {{ALttP}}<br>{{FSA}}<br>{{ALBW}}
|game= ALttP, FSA, ALBW
|other=  
|other= AST
|habitat= {{Term|Series|Desert Palace|link}} {{Exp Game|ALttP|ALBW}}<br>{{Term|FSA|Desert of Doubt|link}} {{Exp Game|FSA}}<br>{{Term|FSA|Desert Temple (Four Swords Adventures)|link}} {{Exp Game|FSA}}
|habitat= {{Spawn Locations}}
|member=  
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|health=  
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|attack= Fireball
|attack= Fireball
|weapon= {{Term|Series|Ice Rod|link}} {{Exp Game|ALttP|ALBW}}<br>{{Term|Series|Sword|link}} {{Exp Game|Series}}
|weapon=
{{Infobox Game Blocks
|ALttP= {{Term|ALttP|Ice Rod|link}}, {{Term|ALttP|Sword|link}}
|FSA= {{Term|FSA|Sword|link}}
|ALBW= {{Term|ALBW|Ice Rod|link}}, {{Term|ALBW|Sword|link}}
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{{Term/Store|Devalant|Devalants|Series, ALttP, FSA, ALBW|plural}} are recurring enemies in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book=A&A|page=390}}</ref> They both appear and behave similar to that of a larval [[wikipedia:Antlion|Antlion]].<ref>{{Cite Book|quote={{exp|Appears from the sand and breaths fire. It looks like an antlion, approach and be drawn in just as if it was.|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。}}|book=The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods Official Nintendo Guidebook Over|publisher=Shogakukan|page=130}}</ref>
{{Term/Store|Devalant|Devalants|Series, ALttP, FSA, ALBW|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Enemy|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 174 {{Exp Game|ALttP, FSA, ALBW}}}}</ref>{{Name Ref|AST}} They both appear and behave similar to that of a larval {{Wp|Antlion}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= {{exp|Appears from the sand and breaths fire. It looks like an antlion, approach and be drawn in just as if it was.|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。}}|book= ''The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods Official Nintendo Guidebook Over''|publisher= Shogakukan|page= 130}}</ref>


==Characteristics==
==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.
{{Plural|Series|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.
 
==={{ALttP|-}}===
==={{ALttP|-}}===
In {{ALttP}}, two varieties of {{Plural|ALttP|Devalant}} can be found; A Red variety, and a blue variety. The blue variety will sit and wait for {{Term|ALttP|Link|link}} to fall into its sinkhole, while the red variety will spit fireballs over a long distance. Upon killing a {{Term|ALttP|Devalant}}, the sinkhole which it lived in will disappear, leaving unmoving sand where it once was.
In {{ALttP}}, two varieties of {{Plural|ALttP|Devalant}} can be found, a red one and a blue one. The blue variety will sit and wait for {{Term|ALttP|Link|link}} to fall into its sinkhole, while the red variety will spit fireballs over a long distance. Upon killing a {{Term|ALttP|Devalant}}, the sinkhole which it lived in will disappear, leaving unmoving sand where it once was.


==={{FSA|-}}===
==={{FSA|-}}===
{{Sectstub}}
{{Stub}}


==={{ALBW|-}}===
==={{ALBW|-}}===
{{Sectstub}}
{{Stub}}
In {{ALBW}}, {{Plural|ALBW|Devalant}} appear similarily to their appearance in {{ALttP|-}}.
{{Plural|ALBW|Devalant}} hide within sand where they wait and form pits to draw in prey in {{ALBW}}. {{Plural|ALBW|Devalant}} can be drawn out of their pits with the {{Term|ALBW|Sand Rod|link}}, allowing {{Term|ALBW|Link}} to quickly kill them.
 
==Other Appearances==
==={{AST|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
{{Stub|AST}}
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
{{Names
The Japanese name for Devalant, "Debirando" might be a compound of {{Romanize|デビル|Debiru|Devil}} and {{Romanize|ハンド|Hando|Hand}}, meaning "Devilhand".
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{{Nomenclature}}
|enBr=
|enBrM=
|ja= {{Romanize|デビランド|Debirando}}<br>{{Romanize|モルドアーム|Morudoāmu|Moldorm}} {{Exp Game|FSA}}
|jaM= Potentially a compound of {{Romanize|デビル|Debiru|Devil}} and {{Romanize|ハンド|Hando|Hand}}, meaning "Devilhand"
|zhS=
|zhSM=
|zhT=
|zhTM=
|nl=
|nlM=
|fi=
|fiM=
|frC=
|frCM=
|frF=
|frFM=
|de= {{de|Devalant}}
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|esL=
|esLM= }}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:ALttP Blue Devalant Sprite.png|A Blue {{Term|ALttP|Devalant}} from {{ALttP|-}}
File:ALttP Devalant Sprite.png|A blue {{Term|ALttP|Devalant}} from {{ALttP|-}}
File:ALttP Blue Devalant Animated.gif|An animated Blue {{Term|ALttP|Devalant}} from {{ALttP|-}}
File:ALttP Blue Devalant Animated.gif|An animated blue {{Term|ALttP|Devalant}} from {{ALttP|-}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{Ref}}


{{ArthropodEnemy}}
{{SandEnemy}}
{{Categories
{{Categories
|Insect Enemies, Pincer Enemies, Sand-Related Enemies
  |enemies= ALttP, FSA, ALBW, AST
  |enemies= ALttP, FSA, ALBW, AST
  |sub-bosses= ALBW
  |sub-bosses= ALBW
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 15:03, 22 August 2023

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

Characteristics

Devalants 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 one and a blue one. 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



A Link Between Worlds



Devalants hide within sand where they wait and form pits to draw in prey in A Link Between Worlds. Devalants can be drawn out of their pits with the Sand Rod, allowing Link to quickly kill them.

Other Appearances

Ancient Stone Tablets



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

The Japanese name for Devalant, "Debirando" might be a compound of デビル (Debiru) and ハンド (Hando), meaning "Devilhand".

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
デビランド (Debirando) (ALttP)[4]Possibly a corrupted portmanteau of デビル (Devil) and アント (Ant)
The Italian Republic
Italian
Deviland (ALttP | FSA | ALBW)[3] 
This table was generated using translation pages.
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Gallery

See Also

References

  1. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 174 (ALttP | FSA | ALBW)
  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)
  3. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 174
  4. Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 23