Lanmola: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Boss

  |Artwork ALttP= File:ALttP Lanmolas Artwork.png

  |Model LANS= File:LANS Lanmola Model.png

  |Sprite ALttP= File:ALttP Lanmola Sprite.png

|plural= Lanmolas<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= Using the Power Glove found here, Link moves boulders to reach three burrowing Lanmolas that guard the Pendant of Power.|book= E |publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 147}}</ref>

|game= TLoZ, ALttP, LA

|other= ALttP (Ishinomori), LA (Cagiva), CoH

|dungeon=

{{Infobox Game Blocks

|TLoZ= {{Term|TLoZ|Level 9|link}}

|ALttP= {{Term|ALttP|Desert Palace|link}}

|LA= {{Term|LA|Yarna Desert|link}}

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|health=

|weakness= {{List|{{Term|Series|Sword|link}}, {{Plural|Series|Arrow|link}}, {{Term|Series|Ice Rod|link}}}}

|reward=  

{{Infobox Game Blocks

|ALttP= {{Term|ALttP|Pendant of Power|link}}

|LA= {{Term|LA|Angler Key|link}}

}}

|theme=  

|voiceactor=  

{{Term/Store|Lanmola|Lanmolas|Series, ALttP, LA, LADX, ALttP (Ishinomori), CoH|plural}} are recurring enemies and {{Plural|Series|Sub-Boss|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.{{Exp Game|ALttP, LA, LADX, ALttP (Ishinomori), CoH}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 188 {{Exp Game|TLoZ, ALttP, LA}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= {{Big|A Lanmola!!}} |character= Link |book= ALttP (Ishinomori) |publisher= |page= 13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Defeated By: Lanmola|Game Over|CoH}}</ref>{{Name Ref|AST, LA (Cagiva)}} They are fast and powerful centipedes.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=A gigantic centipede. Attacking his head won't work. Boy! Does he move fast!|game= TLoZ|page=36}}</ref> While they were originally normal enemies, they began to serve larger roles in subsequent games in the series, acting as boss or mini-boss. Their first appearance shows them as having an elongated segmented body, with two appendages per segment and a single eye complete with iris; later games show them as clearly having two compound eyes and no appendages, giving them a more worm-like appearance.

{{Main|Red Lanmola, Blue Lanmola}}

{{Manual|TLoZ|Lanmola|A gigantic centipede. Attacking his head won't work. Boy! Does he move fast!}}

In {{TLoZ}}, Lanmolas are only found in [[Level-9]] in both Quests and are powerful foes. They come in red and blue varieties, with the latter ones being faster. Like the [[Moldorm]]s in the game, the Lanmolas grow shorter by one segment with each blow, but only the tail part of their body is weak at first; the head can only be harmed once the remaining segments have been destroyed. Their fast movement, multiple legs and their weakness in the tail actually makes them more akin to [[Moldorm]]s of later games. When defeated, red Lanmolas may drop either a [[Heart]], a [[Fairy]] or one [[Rupee]], while blue Lanmolas may drop either a Heart, one Rupee, five Rupees, or a [[Clock]].{{Note|If {{Term|TLoZ|Link|link}} defeats 10 enemies without getting hit or teleporting with the {{Term|TLoZ|Recorder|link}}, then the 10th enemy defeated will drop five {{Plural|TLoZ|Rupee|link}}. However, if the 10th enemy is defeated with a {{Term|TLoZ|Bomb|link}}, then it will drop four {{Plural|TLoZ|Bomb}}. If {{Term|TLoZ|Link}} defeats 16 enemies without getting hit or teleporting, then the 16th enemy will drop a {{Term|TLoZ|Fairy|link}}. After the 16th enemy, {{Term|TLoZ|Link}} must get hit and reset the counter to zero in order to achieve this effect again. Defeating {{Plural|TLoZ|Armos|link}}, {{Plural|TLoZ|Like Like|link}}, {{Plural|TLoZ|Keese|link}}, or {{Plural|TLoZ|Gel|link}} will not be counted.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= n.a. |published= n.d. |retrieved= August 17, 2017 |url= http://redcandle.us/The_Legend_of_Zelda#Forced_drops |title= Forced Drops |site= redcandle.us}}</ref>}}

[[File:ALttP Lanmolas Sprite.png|left|112px]]

A group of three Lanmolas are the bosses of the {{Term|ALttP|Desert Palace|link}} in {{ALttP}}. In this game, they hide underground and occasionally surface to attack, then return to the underground. When they burrow out of the ground, they send bits of rock flying in several directions. The sword is the most common method of dealing with them; however, [[arrow]]s and the [[Ice Rod]] are both effective as well. After two are defeated, the last one will begin to move faster, and creates more bits of rock upon surfacing. Once the final one has been taken care of, [[Link]] gets the Pendant of Power and a [[Heart Container]].

Another group of three Lanmolas later return in {{Term|ALttP|Ganon's Tower|link}} as a mini-boss, where they are fought the same way as before. This time, however, there is a [[Stone Statue]] in the room that will occasionally fire beams at Link.

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In the {{ALttP|Ishinomori}}, a Lanmola appears after Link, using the [[Book of Mudora]] in the [[Desert of Mystery]], reveals a scorpion statue that has the [[Pendant of Power]] hanging on it. Before Link can approach it, he sinks into the quicksand and resurfaces on top of a Lanmola. Link tries to attack it with his sword, but its skin is too hard to cause any damage to it.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=This is hopeless! Its skin is like armor!|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=15}}</ref> However, after the Lanmola launches him into the air, he lands on top of the scorpion statue and retrieves the Pendant of Power.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Nice move, ugly! But now you're playing with the Pendant of Power!|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=16}}</ref> With the pendant's energy in his hand, Link successfully defeats the Lanmola by striking the foe's underbelly with the sword.

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In the {{LA|Cagiva}}, a {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Lanmola}} attacks {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Link|link}} while exploring {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Yarna Desert|link}}. Due to the quicksand, {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Link}} cannot move swiftly, so he tries attacking the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Lanmola}} with {{Plural|LA (Cagiva)|Bomb|link}} to no avail. He then decides to remove his {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Shield|link}} and use it as a foot hold, asking {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Felicia|link}} to warn him when it appears. When the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Lanmola}} emerges from the sand, {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Link}} evades its attack and counters it with a {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Spin Attack|link}}. As the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Lanmola}} dissolves, the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Angler Key|link}} appears from within.

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===Other Names===

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| Desert Lanmola<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= LA|publisher= Nintendo|page= 188}}</ref>

| {{LA}}

| {{Guide|LA|Nintendo}}

| {{E}}

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File:TLoZ Link Fighting Lanmola Artwork.png|Artwork of Link fighting a Lanmola in ''The Legend of Zelda''

File:TLoZ Link and Zelda Surrounded Artwork.png|A Lanmola, [[Blue Darknut]], two [[Gibdo]]s and several [[Keese]] surrounding Link and Zelda

File:Lanmola (comic).png|A Lanmola from the {{ALttP|-}} comic

File:LanmolaAST.png|A Lanmola from {{AST|-}}  

  |enemies= ALttP