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'''The Shadow Nightmares'''{{Ref|pg.103|'''The Shadow Nightmares'''|''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide]]''}}{{Ref|pg. 104|'''The Shadow Nightmares'''|''[[Nintendo Power]] Issue 116''}} are the collective final boss forms in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''. The final Nightmare is a collection of multiple Nightmares which takes on six forms known as '''Shadows''' that [[Link]] has previously fought in his adventures around [[Hyrule]] and [[Koholint Island]]. The Nightmares are the primary antagonist on the island of Koholint in the [[Wind Fish|Wind Fish's]] dream who are responsible for the Wind Fish's forced, continued slumber.

Also known as '''Giant Zol''' and '''Shadow Bot'''{{Ref|Shadow Bot|During Link's final battle in Koholint Island's Wind Fish Egg, he faced a series of dark guardians. The fist of these monsters was Shadow Bot, a massive blob of evil which wildly bounced around the room.|[http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/s.jsp#ShadowBot The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia]}}, the Giant Gel{{Ref|pg.84|The Giant Gel is the easiest of the six Shadows to defeat.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}} is the first shadow Link must fight. Like the name describes, it is a giant [[Gel]], a common enemy encountered [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|previously]] in Link's [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|adventures]] through Hyrule, Koholint Island, and [[Holodrum|other]] [[Labrynna|lands]]. Like any Gel, it bounces after Link while trying to harm him. However, contact with the Giant Gel will harm Link with only half a heart. Occasionally, it disappears into the ground only to appear elsewhere. Unlike Gels, though, the Giant Gel cannot be harmed with Link's [[sword]] as striking it will simply cause it to shatter and reappear elsewhere. Sprinkling the [[Magic Powder]] on it whenever the opportunity arises will harm the shadow. When sprinkled with Magic Powder three times, the shadow transforms into its next shadow.  

An interesting way to fight Agahnim's Shadow is to use the [[Shovel]] to deflect the balls of magic, similar to how Link could use the [[Bug Net]] to deflect Agahnim's balls of magic in ''Link to the Past''.

Unlike the [[Lanmola]]s encountered in ''[[Lanmola (A Link to the Past)|A Link to the Past]]'' and the [[Desert Lanmola]] in ''Link's Awakening'', this Lanmola{{Ref|pg.84|The Lanmola looks menacing, but it can't take the heat of the battle, especially if you attack it with the Magic Rod.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}}, also referred to as '''Lanmola's Shadow'''{{Ref|Lanmola's Shadow|During Link's final battle in Koholint Island's Wind Fish Egg, he faced a series of dark guardians which were shadows of his former foes. The fifth of these creatures to appear was Lanmola's Shadow, which Link defeated by attacking it with the Magic Rod.|[http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/l.jsp#Lanmola'sShadow The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia]}}, doesn't have distinctions/relations with them. Seemingly appearing as the Shadow Nightmares' collective form that Link catches a glimpse of in between each form, Lanmola serves as a last ditch attempt to defeat Link. While moving around the room, Lanmola leaves trails of itself behind it. While its only attack is to come into contact with Link, it moves quickly around the room taking one heart of damage to Link every time it comes in contact with him. Lanmola is invulnerable to Link's sword, but unlike previous forms, Lanmola can be defeated with most of Link's items including the [[Magic Rod]], a Spin Attack, the [[Hookshot]], a [[Bomb]], the Pegasus Boots, or the [[Boomerang]]. Only a single strike is needed which causes Lanmola to stop its movement and transform into The Shadows Nightmares' final, deadly form.  

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