Golden Monster

Golden Monsters are recurring enemies in. They are consistently much harder to deal with than their regular brethren, with improved speed, power or health. In return, the reward for defeating these rare monsters is substantially higher. Their appearance is usually tied to the activation of an event, such as a Kinstone Fusion in.

In summer, the water around Gnarled Root Dungeon recedes, revealing a cave with a golden-robed Old Man inside. After Link talks to him, four different Golden Monsters will appear around various regions of Holodrum. When all four have been defeated, Link can return to the old man to receive a Magic Ring which, when appraised, becomes the mighty Red Ring.

The Minish Cap
In, three types of Golden Monsters appear across Hyrule after certain Kinstone Fusions. They are Octoroks, Tektites, and Ropes. They are much faster, can take more damage, and dish out more damage, but their basic attack pattern remains the same. After one is defeated, they will drop a large sum of Rupees.

Breath of the Wild
In the Master Mode of, Golden Bokoblins, Golden Moblins, Golden Lizalfos, and Golden Lynels appear as a stronger variant than silver enemies. Unlike the other variants, Golden enemies have a stronger resistance to status effects, such as Shock, Ice, and Fire. They can recover being shocked faster, thaw out of ice faster, and are hardly flammable.

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
In, each island spawns a different golden monster, making them eleven in total. These monsters drop much more Rupees.