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Darknuts appear in ''The Legend of Zelda'' in two variations: [[Red Darknut]]s and [[Blue Darknut]]s. Blue Darknuts take more hits to defeat than red ones. These enemies often appear in groups of three or more, making them tough to defeat in constricted areas. They are commonly found in dungeons.{{Ref|[[:File:The-Legend-of-Zelda-North-American-Instruction-Manual-Page-36.jpg|The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (US NES Version), pg. 36]]|A knight who lives in the labyrinths. He has lots of attacking power. He repels Link's attacks from the front with his shield.}}{{Ref|[https://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album{{=}}537&pid{{=}}14997#top_display_media The Legend of Zelda Instruction Manual] (US GBA Version), pg. 27|These heavily-armored knights use their massive shields to deflect your attacks.}}{{Ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150722213853/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/c.jsp The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia]|Darknuts are skilled knights who fight with swords and shields. Found only in dungeons, these foes wear either red or blue armor.}} One of the easiest ways to defeat them is with the use of bombs.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Darknuts do not appear, but enemies similar to Darknuts can be found in the [[Spirit Temple]] and [[Ganon's Castle]], called [[Iron Knuckle]]s.

==''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Oracle of Ages''==

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' Darknuts look like yellow-armored knights wielding large spiked balls. They will swing it around while moving towards [[Link]] (or Links), and if they are close enough for a certain time, they will launch the ball in a straight line — a very long-ranged attack — and then bring it back close to themselves and stop moving. This is Link's only chance to attack, since the fast moving ball makes it impossible to approach at any other time. They can take a number of hits, and without both Sword Shards can be hard to defeat. They are found whithin areas that close all exits until Link defeats the enemies that appear — like mini-boss battles of sorts — and a lightning bolt strikes the ground to make them appear. They are very seldom — if ever — fought alone, making them (and the enemies Link fights at the same time) very hard to defeat.

Darknuts are tough enemies that patrol Militron and Fortress Centrum. They wield large swords and shields. They have a full body of armor and can be quite difficult to defeat. It takes numerous sword slashes to penetrate the thick armor of the Darknut. Link must keep his distance, and shoot beam attacks towards the Darknut. Alternatively, Link can use a bomb to defeat the Darknut. Even though they are rare and sturdy enemies, they will only leave a single red [[Rupee|ruby]] as a spoil.