Stalkoblin

Stalkoblins are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.^{(BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[1]^[2]^{[name references needed]}

Characteristics

Breath of the Wild

106 (107Master Mode) Stalkoblin	Description The remains of Bokoblins appear in the dark of the night. While they're fragile enough to crumble from a single blow, as long as a skull remains intact, they'll continue to pull themselves back together and go on fighting. Sometimes the body will pick up the wrong skull, but this doesn't seem to be a problem...
	Common Locations Hyrule Field Great Hyrule Forest
Recoverable Materials Bokoblin Horn Bokoblin Fang

Stalkoblins are the skeletal remains of Bokoblins that emerge from the earth at night. They are capable of wielding a variety Weapons. If they lack any Weapons, they will either swipe at Link or dig up rocks to throw at him. Some can also be found riding Stalhorses.

Stalkoblins are fragile and their bodies will easily collapse if struck, leaving their disembodied skulls to roll around. Shortly afterwards, their bodies will reform and run after their heads to reattach them. If a Stalkoblin's skull is present, the bodies of other Stalkoblins whose skulls have been destroyed will remain. These decapitated skeletons will simply jump and wave at the remaining intact Stalkoblins until their skulls have been detached, at which point they will attempt to take the skull for themselves. Stalkoblins will pick up the detached skulls of other Stalkoblins and throw them at Link to hurt him. They are usually resistant to Arrows, but if Link hits the Stalkoblin's skull, it kills them instantly. If they come into contact with a flame, their entire body will catch on Fire, in addition to any wooden implements they carry.

The detached arms of Stalkoblins, known as Bokoblin Arms, can be picked up by Link and used as a Weapon. While detached, it will roll towards a common point with the other bones to reform the Stalkoblin's skeleton. If taken, Bokoblin Arms will remain animate when the rest of the skeletons they belong to are destroyed.^[3] When defeated, they may drop Bokoblin Fangs. Curiously, the Bokoblin Fangs will not drop from their skulls, but rather from their skeleton bodies.

Link may pick up a detached Stalkoblin head and kick it further away from its body. If it lands in water deep enough to submerge it completely, the Stalkoblin will die.

If Link wears the Bokoblin Mask, Majora's Mask, or possesses the Disguise; Bone Atk. Up Set Bonus by wearing the full Radiant Set or Phantom Ganon Set, Stalkoblins will not attack Link unless he attacks them.

Drops

Normal

Stalkoblin can drop between 1 and 2 of:

Item	Percentage
Bokoblin Fang	100.0 %

As well as 1 of:

Item	Percentage
Bokoblin Horn	50.0 %

Tears of the Kingdom

124 Stalkoblin	Description These remains of Bokoblins hate light and only move about in the dark. While they're fragile enough to crumble from a single blow, they have sharp horns. And as long as a skull remains intact, they'll continue to pull themselves back together and go on fighting.
	Common Locations Great Hyrule Forest Gerudo Desert Depths
Recoverable Materials Bokoblin Fang Bokoblin Horn

Stalkoblins reappear in Tears of the Kingdom. Their behavior is the same as that of the Breath of the Wild counterparts, in that they will become active at night from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. During this time, Stalkoblins can emerge from the ground as Link traverses the Surface. At 5:00 AM, Stalkoblins will automatically be defeated. However, Stalkoblins in the Depths and Caves can become active regardless of the time, and they are not affected by the day. While they are inactive, Stalkoblins that the form of a pile of Bones. They can be occasionally found riding Stalhorses, particularly in the Depths.

Stalkoblins usually have Weapons, which they use to attack Link. If they do not have Weapons, they are able to lunge or throw Rocks at him. Like other Stal Enemies, Link can defeat Stalkoblins by striking their heads or throwing a Dazzlefruit at them. If Link does enough damage to their bodies, their bodies will collapse and their heads will fall off. Once a body puts itself together, it will try to reattach any heads in the area. Upon defeating Stalkoblins, they drop Bokoblin Fangs and Bokoblin Horns. They also drop a Bokoblin Arm, which Link can use as a Weapon.

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

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

Stalkoblins reappear as enemies in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, first appearing in Freeing Korok Forest. Like in the Breath of the Wild, they fight with various weapons against Link and his allies. Unlike Breath of the Wild, if a Stalkoblin is defeated, its head flies off and resumes the fight as a Cursed Bokoblin.

Trivia

In Breath of the Wild, Stalkoblins will only appear in preset locations until Link either gets a Boko Club for the first time or leaves the Great Plateau.^{[verification needed]}

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	スタルボコブリン (Sutarubokoburin) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[5]
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	骷髏波克布林 (Kūlóu Bōkèbùlín) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Chinese^SISimplified	骷髅波克布林 (Kūlóu Bōkèbùlín) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Dutch	Skelet-Bokoblin ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| HWAoCHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)}^[8]^[9]	Skeletal Bokoblin
French^EUEuropean	Stalbokoblin ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[6]^[7]
French^CACanadian	Stalbokoblin ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
German	Stalbokblin ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[13]
Italian	Stalboblin ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[4]
Korean	스탈 보코블린 (Seutal Bokobeullin) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Russian	Сталкоблин (Stalkoblin) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[12]
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Stalkoblin ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[10]^[11]	Same as English.
Spanish^EUEuropean	Bokoblin esquelético ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[14]^[15]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.