Twinmold
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| Twinmold | |
|---|---|
.png) Artwork of Giant Masked Insect: Twinmold | |
| First appearance | Majora's Mask (2000) |
| Location(s) | Stone Tower Temple |
| Weapon(s) | Teeth, Pincers Stinger Tail Spiked Armor |
| Effective weapon(s) | Giant's Mask Sword Hero's Bow |
| Spoils | Heart Container Twinmold's Remains |
- "Just its head and tail aren't protected by its hard exoskeleton, so aim carefully. If only you were the same size as it..."
- — Tatl
Giant Masked Insect: Twinmold (大型仮面虫ツインモルド, Giant Masked Insect: Tsuinmorudo) is the boss of the Stone Tower Temple, the fourth and final dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The boss battle is fought in what appears to be a huge, enclosed desert.
The Twinmold boss consists of two large, segmented worm-like creatures. On their heads are a pair of large pincers and three large eyes. On their tails is what appears to be a stinger. The difference in color of the two worms may indicate a difference in gender.
[edit] Story
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Link unlocks the door to the boss room with a Big Key. Inside, he finds a portal in the floor. Jumping into it, Link is transported to a huge sand pit filled with stone monuments. Shortly thereafter, the monstrous Twinmold appears, burrowing out from the ground.
Spoiler warning: Spoilers end here.
[edit] Battle
The easiest and most apparent way for Link to defeat Twinmold is to equip the Giant's Mask found earlier in the dungeon. The mask will increase Link's size until he is the size of the two worms. He can then strike their vulnerable heads or tails to damage them. Link is not able to Z-Target Twinmold when he is this size, possibly because Tatl, who allows Link to Z-target, does not grow in size with Link. After defeating one of the Twinmold, its body explodes, leaving its head embedded in the ground. After both Twinmold have been defeated, the battle ends.
An alternate way to defeat Twinmold is to use arrows, bombs, or the Fierce Deity's Mask when the heads or tails come down close to to the ground. However, due to Twinmold's immense size, the Fierce Deity's Mask is not an efficient method of killing Twinmold, as it is difficult to obtain a Z-target on them.
Interestingly, if Link strays too far from the center of the desert, he will fall through the sand and be forced to fight his way back to the boss lair and repeat the battle.
[edit] Video
This video is supplied by lleeoo2010 at YouTube.
