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{{Infobox|enemy

| image   = [[File:Kyune-1.png]]

| game     = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''

| location = [[Dark Palace Grounds]]<br/>[[Swamp of Evil]]<br/>[[Dark World]]<br/>[[Overworld]]

| weapon   = [[Master Sword]]

| related  = [[Crow]]

'''Dactos''' are enemies from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia]]'', pg. 172}} They act as the [[Dark World]] and [[Lorule|Lorulean]] counterparts of the [[Crow]].

==''A Link to the Past''==

Though not officially named in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', Dactos appear as orange pterosaur-like enemies with fangs and a single horn on their head. They perch atop the trees in the [[Dark World]] until [[Link]] approaches, at which point they will persistently attempt to fly into him until they are defeated or Link moves into the next screen or uses the [[Pegasus Boots]] to run away far enough from them to make them disappear.

Dactos are rather dangerous enemies, as they are highly persistent and their attacks are capable of inflicting three full hearts of damage. They are also somewhat durable, requiring two strikes from the [[Master Sword]] to be defeated.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'', similar enemies appear known as [[Raven]]s. These more closely resemble Crows and have similar behavior.

 

Dactos appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'' much like their predecessors in ''A Link to the Past''. They maintain a dinosaur-like look and only appear in [[Lorule]]. They often appear in areas surrounding dungeons. Dactos have the exact same attack pattern as Crows, and can be easily defeated with the sword.

File:Kyune-2.png|Dacto sprite from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''

File:Kyune-3.png|Dacto sprite from ''A Link to the Past''