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Devalant
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Devalants are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][name references needed] They both appear and behave similar to that of a larval Antlion.[2]
Characteristics
Devalants are giant, burrowing insects with large snapping pincers that live in desert regions. They create sinkholes in the sand as they burrow underneath, drawing in their prey.
A Link to the Past
In A Link to the Past, two varieties of Devalants can be found, a red one and a blue one. The blue variety will sit and wait for Link to fall into its sinkhole, while the red variety will spit fireballs over a long distance. Upon killing a Devalant, the sinkhole which it lived in will disappear, leaving unmoving sand where it once was.
Four Swords Adventures
A Link Between Worlds
Devalants hide within sand where they wait and form pits to draw in prey in A Link Between Worlds. Devalants can be drawn out of their pits with the Sand Rod, allowing Link to quickly kill them.
Other Appearances
Ancient Stone Tablets
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Trivia
- Devalants are named as Moldorms in the official Shogakukan guide for Four Swords Adventures.
- The behavior of Molgera when submerged in the sand is very similar to that of a Devalant, but on a much larger scale.
Nomenclature
The Japanese name for Devalant, "Debirando" might be a compound of デビル (DebiruDevil) and ハンド (HandoHand), meaning "Devilhand".
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | デビランド (Debirando) (ALttPA Link to the Past)[4] | Possibly a corrupted portmanteau of デビルDebiru (Devil) and アントAnto (Ant) |
 Italian | Deviland (ALttPA Link to the Past | FSAFour Swords Adventures)[3] | |
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Gallery
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A blue Devalant from A Link to the Past
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An animated blue Devalant from A Link to the Past
See Also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 174 (ALttPA Link to the Past | FSAFour Swords Adventures | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)
- ↑
砂の中から現われて火を吐く。見た目はアリジゴク、接近すると引き込まれるところなどは、まさにそれである。Appears from the sand and breaths fire. It looks like an antlion, approach and be drawn in just as if it was.
(The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods Official Nintendo Guidebook Over, Shogakukan, pg. 130) - ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 174
- ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 23