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| image = [[File:Moldarach.png|200px]]
| image = [[File:Moldarach.png|200px]]
| title = Thousand-Year Arachnid
| title = Thousand-Year Arachnid
| threat =  
| threat = 5
| attack =  
| attack = {{H|1}} Contact<br/>{{H|1}} Claw<br/>{{H|1}} Tail<br/>{{H|2}} Ram
| weapon = [[Gust Bellows]]<br/>[[Sword]]
| weapon = [[Gust Bellows]]<br/>[[Sword]]
| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''
| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''
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'''Moldarach, Thousand-Year Arachnid''' is the [[Boss]] of the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]], the third [[Dungeon]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It also appears inside the large room of the [[Shipyard]]. As its title suggests, a Moldarach may be able to live for millennia under the sand.
'''Moldarach, Thousand-Year Arachnid''' is the [[Boss]] of the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]], the third [[Dungeon]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It also appears inside the large room of the [[Shipyard]]. As its title suggests, a Moldarach may be able to live for millennia under the sand.
Moldarach makes a second appearance as the boss of the [[Shipyard]], where the battle is fought in the same manner. It is the only non-story boss to make a second appearance.


==Boss Strategy==  
==Boss Strategy==  
{{Float|left|{{Fi}}}}This scorpion will guard with its claws. When it opens up to prepare an attack, slash at the eyes in the direction that the claws are not guarding (if the claw opens vertically, slash horizontally). Eventually, one eye will turn red. That signifies that claw will lunge and attempt to grab Link. If it does, break free by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.  
{{Float|left|{{Fi}}}}{{clear|left}}
 
===First Phase===
{{image|file=Moldarach-1-Large.jpg|align=left|type=caption|caption=Attacking the eye on a claw|size=300px}}
{{image|file=Moldarach-2-Large.jpg|align=right|type=caption|caption=Caught by one of the claws|size=300px}}
This scorpion will guard with its claws. When it opens up to prepare an attack, slash at the eyes in the direction that the claws are not guarding (if the claw opens vertically, slash horizontally). Eventually, one eye will turn red. This signifies that claw will lunge and attempt to grab Link. If it does, break free by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Once a claw has been hit enough times it will fall off. Do the same to the other claw.
 
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===Second Phase===
{{image|file=Moldarach-3-Large.jpg|align=left|type=caption|caption=Avoiding Moldarach's attack|size=300px}}
{{image|file=Moldarach-4-Large.jpg|align=right|type=caption|caption=Stabbing Moldarach in the eye|size=300px}}
Once the claws are gone, it will change its attack strategy and bury itself under the sand. Locate the moving pile of sand, and take out the [[Gust Bellows]] to try to uncover the creature beneath it. When enough of Moldarach is showing, it will jump out and resume fighting Link above ground.  


Once a claw has been hit enough, it will fall off. Do the same to the other claw. Once the claws are gone, it will change its attack strategy and bury itself under the sand. Once Link has located the moving pile of sand, take out the [[Gust Bellows]] and try to uncover it. When enough of Moldarach is showing, it will jump out and resume fighting Link above ground. Now Moldarach will jab with its stinger or ram Link with its head. When Moldarach is preparing to charge, its eye will close. Be sure to get out of the way. If it does manage to successfully charge, a side-jump or backflip is enough to successfully dodge. When charging the jab attack, its eye will turn red, signifying the weakness. Stabbing its eye will hurt it, and cause it to bury under the sand again. Repeat until Moldarach is defeated.
Now Moldarach will jab with its stinger or ram Link with its head. When Moldarach is preparing to charge, its eye will close. Be sure to get out of the way. If it does manage to successfully charge, a side-jump or backflip is enough to successfully dodge. When charging the jab attack, its eye will turn red, signifying the weakness. Stabbing its eye will hurt it, and cause it to bury under the sand again. Repeat this process until Moldarach is defeated.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the information for the [[Aracha]], [[Fi]] mentions that Aracha can have a lifespan of over 1,000 years, implying that [[Moldarach]] is an adult Aracha, possibly a forebearer of the masses of Aracha in the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]].
*In the information for the [[Aracha]], [[Fi]] mentions that Aracha can have a lifespan of over 1,000 years, implying that [[Moldarach]] is an adult Aracha, possibly a forbearer of the masses of Aracha in the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]].
*In the original E3 2010 demo of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', [[Moldarach]] appeared as an overworld [[Boss]] in [[Faron Woods]].
*In the original E3 2010 demo of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', [[Moldarach]] appeared as an overworld [[Boss]] in [[Faron Woods]].


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File:Moldarach-Large.jpg|Moldarach at the beginning of a battle
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{{Cat|Skyward Sword Bosses}}
{{Cat|Skyward Sword Bosses}}