Gold Enemy

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Gold Enemies, also known as Golden Monsters, are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series. They are much more difficult to defeat than their regular counterparts, 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 The Minish Cap.^[1]

Names in the American English canon

Name	Gold Enemy
Appearance(s)	Breath of the Wild^[2]
Name	Golden Monster
Appearance(s)	Oracle of Seasons^[3] The Minish Cap^[4]
Name	No name is given
Appearance(s)	Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

Names in the American English canon
Name	Appearance(s)
Gold Enemy	Breath of the Wild^[2]
Golden Monster	Oracle of Seasons^[3] The Minish Cap^[4]
No name is given	Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

For terminology in other regions, see § Nomenclature below.

Characteristics

Oracle of Seasons

The Golden Sage

In Summer, the Water around Gnarled Root Dungeon recedes, revealing a cave with the Golden Sage 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 Golden Sage to receive a Magic Ring which, when appraised by Vasu, becomes the powerful Red Ring.^[5]

Enemy	Golden Darknut
Location	Western Coast during Spring
Enemy	Golden Lynel
Location	Tarm Ruins in Winter
Enemy	Golden Moblin
Location	Woods of Winter during Autumn
Enemy	Golden Octorok
Location	Spool Swamp in Summer

Enemy	Location
Golden Darknut	Western Coast during Spring
Golden Lynel	Tarm Ruins in Winter
Golden Moblin	Woods of Winter during Autumn
Golden Octorok	Spool Swamp in Summer

The Minish Cap

Three types of Golden Monsters appear across Hyrule after certain Kinstone Fusions in The Minish Cap. They are Octoroks, Tektites, and Ropes. After one is defeated, they will drop a large sum of Rupees.

Enemy	Location
Golden Octorok	Minish Woods Western Wood Wind Ruins
Golden Rope	Castor Wilds Eastern Hills Hyrule Castle Garden
Golden Tektite	Mount Crenel Veil Falls

Breath of the Wild

In Master Mode in Breath of the Wild, Golden Bokoblins, Golden Moblins, Golden Lizalfos, and Golden Lynels appear as a stronger variant than silver Enemies. Unlike the other variants, Golden Monsters have a stronger resistance to status effects, such as Shock, Ice, and Fire. They can recover from being shocked faster, thaw out of Ice faster, and are not as susceptible to Flames.

Enemy	Health
Golden Bokoblin	1080
Golden Moblin	1620
Golden Lizalfos	1296
Golden Lynel	7500

Other Appearances

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

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