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{{Enemy
{{Infobox Enemy
|name = Lowder
|image=  
|image = [[File:lowder.png]]
{{Media
|game = ''[[The Adventure of Link]]''
|Artwork TAoL= File:TAoL Lowder Artwork.png
|other = [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|Animated series]]<br>''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]''<br>''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]''
|Sprite TAoL= File:TAoL Lowder Sprite.png
|habitat = Deserts
|weapon = [[Sword]]
|exp=3
}}
}}
The '''Lowder''' is a beetle<ref>{{cite manual|quote=A beetle that slithers as it crawls.|game=''Adventure of Link''|page= 27}}</ref> with a hard carapace that appears in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' and in the [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|animated series]].
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{{TAoLManual|Lowder|A beetle that slithers as it crawls. It eats up life energy. They live inside caves, too.}}
|pronunciation=
|plural=
|race=
|game= TAoL
|other= TLoZ (TV Series), TFoE, TWoG, ZA
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|member=
|health=
{{Infobox Game Blocks
|TAoL= {{HP|TAoL|4}}
}}
|attack=
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|exp= 3
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{{Term/Store|Lowder|Lowders|Series, TAoL, ZA|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Enemy|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 190 {{Exp Game|TAoL}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= M18: Drie Lowders.|translation= M18: Three Lowders.|magazine= CD Interactief|volume= |issue= |date= April/May 1999|publisher= HUB Uitgevers|page= 4}}</ref>{{Name Ref|TLoZ (TV Series), TFoE, TWoG}}
 
==Characteristics==
{{Manual|TAoL|Lowder|A beetle that slithers as it crawls. It eats up life energy. They live inside caves too.}}
Lowders are beetles with a hard carapace. They are found in deserts and caves. They generally moves slowly, but when [[Link]] is in direct sight, they will streak straight at him. Link can easily defeat them with one strike from his [[Sword]], with the [[Downward Thrust]] being one of the most effective ways.
 
==Other Appearances==
===''The Legend of Zelda'' TV Series===
[[File:Lowder (Cold Spells).png|thumb|right|Lowder in ''The Legend of Zelda'' TV Series]]
{{Noncanon|Start}}
A Lowder appears in {{TLoZ|TV Series}}; however, unlike its game counterpart, the Lowder is never seen attacking. Instead, it serves as [[Ganon]]'s main transportation when traveling in the overworld since his teleportation powers are limited when not in the [[Underworld]]. Since the Lowder can climb walls, this allows Ganon to reach the tower where the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] is located, as seen in the "[[Cold Spells]]" episode of the series, where he obtains the Triforce thanks to the Lowder's abilities.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Appearances==
==={{TFoE|-}}===
===''The Adventure of Link''===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
[[File:Lowder.gif|left]]
{{Stub|TFoE}}
The Lowder is found in deserts and caves in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. It generally moves slowly, but when Link is in direct sight, a Lowder will, much like a [[Rope]] in other games, streak straight at him with surprising speed. Link can easily defeat these foes with one strike from his [[sword]], with the [[Downward Thrust]] technique being one of the most effective ways.


==Non-canon Appearances==
{{Noncanon|End}}
{{Noncanon|start}}
===Animated series===
[[File:Lowder (Cold Spells).png|A Lowder as seen in the "Cold Spells" episode of the animated series|thumb|right]]
A [[Lowder]] appears in the [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|animated series]]; however, unlike its game counterpart, this Lowder is never seen attacking. Instead, it serves as [[Ganon|Ganon's]] main transportation when traveling in the overworld since his teleportation powers are limited when not in the [[Underworld]]. Since the Lowder can climb walls, this allows Ganon to reach the tower where the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] is located, as seen in the "[[Cold Spells]]" episode of the series where the evil wizard obtains the Triforce thanks to the Lowder's abilities.
{{Noncanon|end}}


==Trivia==
==={{TWoG|-}}===
*Another ''Zelda II'' enemy, known only by its Japanese name, [[Aruroda]], shares part of its name with the Japanese name for Lowder- '''Rōdā'''- suggesting some kind of link between the two. However, it should be noted that the katakana for "Lowder", {{Japanese|ローダー|Rōdā}}, is different from Aruroda's spelling, {{Japanese|アルローダ|Arurōda}}.
{{Noncanon|Start}}
{{Stub|TWoG}}


{{ref}}
{{Noncanon|End}}
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{{Names
|English=
|Japanese= {{Japanese|ローダー|Rōdā|Loader}}
|Spanish=
|Spanish(LA)=
|Spanish(SP)=
|French=
|French(CA)=
|French(FR)=
|German=
|Italian= }}


{{ArthropodEnemy}}
==={{ZA|-}}===
[[Category:Enemies in The Adventure of Link]]
{{Noncanon|Start}}
[[Category:Enemies in Link: The Faces of Evil]]
In {{ZA}}, Lowders appear throughout the land of [[Tolemac]]. They are basic, weak enemies that can be easily defeated with the [[Items in Zelda's Adventure#Wand|Wand]].
[[Category:Enemies in Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]
{{Noncanon|End}}
[[Category:Enemies in the Zelda animated series]]
 
==Nomenclature==
Lowder's English name comes from the surname of a former Nintendo Powerline counselor, Greg Lowder.<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= They ended up using "Lowder" for one of the creatures in [Zelda II: The Adventures Of] Link. Remember that, Caesar? One of the small, slimy creatures? It was one of those guys that translated all the characters from Japanese to English. Whoever did this one did it to insult me, because the description of it was all "slimy creature." I’m like, "You know what? There's now a creature in The Adventures Of Link named after me, so I really can't argue with that too much."|name= Greg Lowder|url= http://www.avclub.com/article/what-was-it-be-nintendo-game-play-counselor-224289|title= What was it like to be a Nintendo game play counselor?}}</ref>
 
[[Aruroda]]'s name is similar to the Japanese Lowder's name, {{Romanize|ローダー|Rōdā}}, suggesting a link between the two.
 
{{Nomenclature}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TFoE Lowder Sprite.png|Lowder from {{TFoE|-}} and {{TWoG|-}}
File:ZA Lowder Sprite.png|Lowder from {{ZA|-}}
</gallery>
 
{{Ref}}
 
{{Categories
|Beetle Enemies, Insect Enemies
|enemies= TAoL, TFoE, TWoG, ZA, TLoZ (TV Series)
}}
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