Tektite

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Tektites are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.[3][4][name references needed]

Characteristics

Tektites are jumping, one-eyed mites or spider-like creatures in all aspects pertaining to appearance and behavior, changing little between games. Due to their carapaces and spindly legs, some iterations of Tektites closely resemble the Japanese spider crab. These foes tend to appear in small groups, and have the tendency to leap around the landscape. These creatures normally inhabit mountainous areas, Dungeons, and sometimes lakes. Despite their wide range of mobility and adaptability to various surroundings, they are usually fragile enemies that can be defeated with one or two Sword attacks. Projectile weapons, such as the Slingshot, Bow, or Hookshot, are also useful, especially for defeating Tektites that may be out of reach. Some incarnations are able to skim and leap across the surface of water like pond skaters. Tektites typically come in two colored varieties; red or orange Tektites and blue Tektites. These colors are often used to signify their strengths and behavior.

The Legend of Zelda

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The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet
Tektite
These spidery things jump about all over the place. Red ones move about a lot and blue ones move only a little. Tektites have little fighting power.


Tektites in The Legend of Zelda can jump and scale normally impassable mountain walls. They come in a red and a blue variety, with the red variety leaping around more frequently than the blue. When defeated, red Tektites may drop either a Heart, a Fairy, or one Rupee, while blue Tektites may drop either a Heart, one Rupee, five Rupees, or a Clock.[note 1]

The Adventure of Link



Tektites in The Adventure of Link are heavily armored, resisting nearly all attacks save for the Fire spell. They can shoot fireballs from their eyes.

A Link to the Past



Link's Awakening



Ocarina of Time



Tektites in Ocarina of Time are able to skim the surface of water, and can be found at Lake Hylia and Zora's River, as well as within the Water Temple. They are immune to Din's Fire, though the Megaton Hammer is able to flip them over.

Majora's Mask



Tektites in Majora's Mask are able to skim the surface of water. They can be flipped over by Goron Link's Goron Pound.

Oracle of Seasons



Oracle of Ages



Four Swords



Four Swords Adventures



The Minish Cap

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Tektite
Appears on Mount Crenel, etc.
They move by jumping long distances.
Their movement can be unpredictable, so attack them when they are still.

Tektites appear in three variants in The Minish Cap, all of which can be found on Mount Crenel. Red Tektites also appear on Mount Crenel's Base, while the sole Blue Tektite appears at Mount Crenel's summit. Three Golden Tektites appear in the game, all as the result of Kinstone Fusions (with Hailey, a Mountain Minish, and Tingle).

Twilight Princess



Tektites in Twilight Princess can be found in the Goron Mines and the Lakebed Temple.

Phantom Hourglass



Tektites in Phantom Hourglass can be found on the Isle of Ember.

Spirit Tracks



A Link Between Worlds



Tri Force Heroes



Tektites in Tri Force Heroes can be found in the Secret Fortress, the Cove of Transition, and the Water Temple.

Echoes of Wisdom



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Tektite
Resembling a pond skater in action, this creature hops across the surface of water, jumping higher every third hop.

Tektites appear in Jabul Waters. They have light-blue carapaces and are capable of standing on Water. Tektites move by hopping around atop Water. With every third hop, they jump higher.[4] When copied as an Echo, they have an Echo cost of two.

Other Appearances

The Legend of Zelda TV Series

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Tektites as seen in the animated series

Tektites make an appearance in two episodes of the The Legend of Zelda TV series. In "The White Knight", various Tektites arrive at the castle and attack Prince Facade. While Facade is taking care of the Tektites, Moblins come in and kidnap Zelda. In "That Sinking Feeling", Tektites are shown to be capable of shooting spider webs out of their mouth. As Link and Zelda are enjoying a picnic, they are interrupted when an Underworld entrance begins to raise and a gang of Tektites come out from it.[6] Link and Zelda are successful in defeating a few of them, but then several Tektites wrap the princess up in spider webs while the young hero loses his Crissword to one of the foes that sneaked up behind him. Link eventually manages to defeat all of the foes and rescue the princess.

The Shadow Prince

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

In The Shadow Prince, Link encounters various Tektites if he chooses to hide behind a boulder to prevent from being seen by Charles of Moria. Link races up a hill to hide behind the boulder, and just as he dives to hide, he turns around to find a pack of Tektites have surrounded him. He easily defeats one, but is then grabbed by the rest of the monsters. The page ends with a Game Over with the young hero getting killed by the Tektites.

Zelda's Adventure

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


Nintendo Land

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
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Tektite
Tektites have built-in gyro-sensors that prevent them from ever getting dizzy. Their shells are highly resistant, so try to slice through the gaps or shoot straight for the eye.

Tektites appear in Nintendo Land in Battle Quest. They have highly resistant shells, thus requiring that the sword be sliced through the gaps of their shells. The gaps can be either horizontal or vertical, and requires different directional strikes.

The Tektite also appears as one of the 200 Prizes that can be won with Coins. Interacting with the Prize animates the Tektite, and Monita will comment on it.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Tektite — Spirit Battle Information
Tektite
Primary Spirit
No. 181
Team Power Shield | 1600 Rank ★ NOVICE Fighter(s)
Stage Hyrule Castle (Battlefield) Theme "Overworld Theme - The Legend of Zelda" Ivysaur
Rule(s) Hazard(s)
Condition(s)
 • The enemy loves to jump
Tektite — Spirit Information

Tektite
No. 181
Lv. 1
Type SHIELD Strength 382
Rank ★ NOVICE Defense 431
Slot(s) Power 861
Trait Jump 🠅
Increases jump height.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Tektite appears as a Spirit with the ability, Jump Up, which increases the jump height of a Fighter.

Cadence of Hyrule

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

Tektites appear as enemies in Cadence of Hyrule where they move to the beat of the music. They can only move diagonally onto any tile, including up and down short cliffs and objects. They move every three beats, crouching on the second beat before hopping onto another tile on the third beat.

Trivia

  • In the entire Overworld of The Minish Cap, there is only one blue Tektite.
  • As both have the same amount of health, the same vulnerabilities, and the same movement patterns including floating on water, red and blue Tektites in Twilight Princess appear to be a rare case of purely cosmetic variants of an enemy.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
  • テクタイト (Tekutaito) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALttPA Link to the Past | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[12][13][14]
  • 赤テクタイト (Aka Tekutaito) (CoHCadence of Hyrule)[11]
  •  
  • Red Tekutaito
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
  • 玻石蟲 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • 紅玻石蟲 (Hóng Bōshíchóng) (CoHCadence of Hyrule)[21]
  •  
  • Red Bōshíchóng
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
  • 玻石虫 (Bōshíchóng) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[18]
  • 玻石虫 (Bō shí chóng) (TAoLThe Adventure of Link | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | FSFour Swords)[20]
  • 玻石虫 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • 红玻石虫 (Hóng Bōshíchóng) (CoHCadence of Hyrule)[19]
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • Red Bōshíchóng
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
  • Spinners (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[15]
  • Tektite (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  •  
  •  
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
  • Tektite (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link)[15][16]
  • Araknon (EoWEchoes of Wisdom | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[17]
  •  
  •  
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
Araknon (EoWEchoes of Wisdom | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[25] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  • Arachno (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Roter Arachno (CoHCadence of Hyrule)[22]
  •  
  • Red Arachno
The Italian Republic
Italian
Tektite (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | MMMajora's Mask | FSFour Swords | EoWEchoes of Wisdom | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[7][8][9][10] 
The Republic of Korea
Korean
  • 텍타이트 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • 레드 텍타이트 (Redeu Tektaiteu) (CoHCadence of Hyrule)[23]
  •  
  • Red Tektaiteu
The Federative Republic of Brazil
PortugueseBRBrazilian
Acarite (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
Tektite (EoWEchoes of Wisdom | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[24] 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Tektite (EoWEchoes of Wisdom | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[26] 
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Notes

  1. If Link defeats 10 Enemies without getting hit or teleporting with the Recorder, then the 10th Enemy defeated will drop five Rupees. However, if the 10th Enemy is defeated with a Bomb, then it will drop four Bombs. If Link defeats 16 Enemies without getting hit or teleporting, then the 16th Enemy will drop a Fairy. After the 16th Enemy, Link must get hit and reset the counter to zero in order to achieve this effect again. Defeating Armos, Like Likes, Keese, or Gels will not be counted.[5]

References

  1. "Octoroks, Tektites / Leevers too"The Legend of Zelda US rap commercial , YouTube, retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. "Tektites!"The Legend of Zelda US commercial , YouTube, retrieved October 24, 2014.
  3. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 208 & 209 (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | PHPhantom Hourglass | STSpirit Tracks | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | TFHTri Force Heroes)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tektite
    Resembling a pond skater in action, this creature hops across the surface of water, jumping higher every third hop.
    — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom)
  5. n.a., Forced Drops , redcandle.us, published n.d., retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. "It's an underground entrance. We're being attacked!" — Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda TV Series, Episode 6)
  7. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 208
  8. The Legend of Zelda Italian manual, pg. 29
  9. L'arte di una leggenda, Magazzini Salani, pg. 390
  10. Causa della sconfitta: Tektite — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian version)
  11. 敗因:赤テクタイト — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Japanese version)
  12. Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 187
  13. Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 126Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 19
  14. Famicom Dojo of Victory 13—Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Kodansha, 1987, pg. 6
  15. 15.0 15.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 29
  16. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 209
  17. Défaite causée par: Araknon — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, European French version)
  18. 塞尔达传说:百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 169
  19. 败因: 红玻石虫 — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Simplified Chinese version)
  20. 塞尔达传说:百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 168
  21. 敗因: 紅玻石蟲 — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Traditional Chinese version)
  22. Besiegt von: Roter Arachno — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, German version)
  23. 사인: 레드 텍타이트 — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Korean version)
  24. ¡Fin de la partida! Causa: Tektite — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Latin American Spanish version)
  25. Défaite causée par: Araknon — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Canadian French version)
  26. ¡Fin de la partida! Causa: Tektite — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, European Spanish version)
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