Lanmola
A Lanmola is a centipede-like enemy found in three games to date. These include The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, and Link's Awakening. In the final two, Lanmola serves as a Boss or Mini-Boss. However, in the original The Legend of Zelda, it appeara as a regular enemy.
Appearances
The Legend of Zelda
There are two types of Lanmolas found in The Legend of Zelda. One is red and the other is blue. Both types are only found in the final dungeon of the game, Death Mountain. They were created solely for this dungeon, an element that more recent Zelda installments have failed to do. The can be killed with constant Sword strikes to their head. They appear multiple times throughout the dungeon.
A Link to the Past
Lanmolas in A Link to the Past appear only twice. The first time is as the boss of the Desert Palace, the second dungeon of the game. However, instead of fighting one Lanmola, Link will have to fight three of them at once. They retain their centipede-like appearance here, but also having a more worm-like look as well. The second time is in the final dungeon of the game, Ganon's Tower, where they serve as a Mini-Boss, as do the other two bosses that were defeated by Link as he was searching for each of the three Pendants of Virtue. The Battle against them is nearly identical.
Battle
There will always be three Lanmolas coming out of the ground and shooting rocks in four directions. The only vulnerable part of the Lanmola is the head. Either strike it with your sword a couple times, or you can time when the Lanmola will come out and use an arrow to hit it in the head. Keep hitting them using these method until two of the three are gone. It should take about six hits for each to die. When there is only one Lanmola left, it will shoot rocks in eight directions instead of four. Just dodge the rocks and keep striking it with your sword or arrows and it will be defeated.
- Lanmolas in A Link to the Past
In-Game Sprite
1st Battle
Japanese Information
Level 8
Ganon's Tower
Screen of the 2nd Fight
Link's Awakening
There are only two Lanmolas in Link's Awakening, similarly to A Link to the Past. The first Lanmola is found in the Yarna Desert, guarding the Angler Key, which is needed to gain access to the fourth dungeon in the game, Angler's Tunnel. The second time is during the Final Boss battle, where the Nightmare takes a form of the Lanmola.
Battle
Gallery
Red Lanmola Artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Blue Lanmola Artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Red Lanmola Sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Blue Lanmola Sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Lanmola Sprite from A Link to the Past
Lanmola Sprite from Link's Awakening
