Wallmaster

Wallmasters, or Wall Masters, are a recurring enemies in.

Characteristics
Wallmasters are monstrous hands that hang from the walls and ceilings of dank areas and dungeons, attempting to grab Link. If they grab him, Link will be taken back to the beginning of the dungeon or the specific room.

In The Legend of Zelda, the Wallmaster would come out of the walls to ambush Link on-screen, a trait that has kept throughout the series. These enemies, in certain circumstances, were required to be defeated in order to progress in a dungeon. Beginning in A Link to the Past and continued in later titles such as Oracle of Seasons and The Minish Cap, a warning sound accompanies the presence of the Wallmaster. They are also able to rapidly regenerate themselves after defeat.

In Ocarina of Time, Navi warns Link upon entering an area with Wallmasters. In Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, no more than one Wallmaster is fought at anytime. The Wallmasters usually drop a lot of Rupees when defeated.

Weaknesses
The best strategy is to stun them with an item, like the Boomerang as in The Minish Cap, and then slash them while they cannot fight back. In Ocarina of Time, four slashes from the Kokiri Sword, two from the Master Sword, or one slash from the Biggoron's Sword will defeat the monster; however, a fully charged Spin Attack from any Sword is usually the easiest way to dispatch them. Din's Fire is also a fast, safe way to vaporize these creatures. In the Oracle series, they can be defeated with three hits from the Wooden Sword, and one hit with the Master Sword or Biggoron's Sword. In, if Link merges into a wall when one is trying to grab him, it will immediately slam into the floor and become stunned.

The Legend of Zelda Comic
Wallmasters also make an appearance in The Legend of Zelda comic. They are first shown in The Power, where Link pushes Princess Zelda into a Wallmaster to let her escape from a dungeon while the young hero goes off to fight Ganon. They later appear in both stories of Issue #5. In Assault, when Ganon tells Link that Princess Zelda has died, an angry Miff charges at Ganon while at the same time, Link throws his Sword at him and warns the Fairy that it is a trap. Upon striking Ganon with the Sword, a Wallmaster is revealed, which crushes Link's weapon in two and makes Link realize that Ganon was lying  and Zelda is still alive. In their last depiction in Choices, a Wallmaster grabs Link by surprise after he successfully defeats a four-headed Gleeok.

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
In, Wallmasters serve a helpful purpose in the game. If Tingle brews the Hand Potion, he can use it on flaming hand statues deep inside dungeons, and a Wallmaster will grab Tingle and toss him outside the dungeon. This is actually helpful to him, as the game can only be saved at Tingle's house. Tingle cannot use his balloon to return home unless he is outside the cavern.

Trivia

 * In every game after The Legend of Zelda, Wallmasters are known as "Fallmasters" in Japanese.
 * A glitch in the Game Boy Advance version of A Link to the Past occurs if Link leaves a room while a Wallmaster is dropping. It will continue to drop into the previous room, then return to the roof, crossing the screen again.
 * Wallmasters in The Minish Cap behave like the Floormasters from The Wind Waker. They also take their design and appearance from the art style of The Wind Waker. However, The Minish Cap's Wallmasters are blue and red as opposed to the Floormaster's purple.
 * In The Legend of Zelda and the Oracle series, Wallmasters appear with only four fingers.