Wallmaster

Not to be confused with Floormaster.

Template:Enemy Wallmasters, also known as Wall Masters in The Legend of Zelda, are recurring enemies in Template:LZS.

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Characteristics and Weaknesses

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Wallmasters are monstrous hands that hang from the walls and ceilings of dark areas and dungeons, attempting to grab Link. If they grab him, Link will be taken back to the beginning of the dungeon or the specific room.

In The Legend of Zelda, the Wallmaster would come out of the walls to ambush Link on-screen. In later titles, starting with A Link to the Past, they drop down directly from the ceiling instead, which is indicated by their growing shadows as they fall. Also beginning with A Link to the Past and continued in later titles, a warning sound accompanies the presence of the Wallmaster as they descend.

In Ocarina of Time, Navi warns Link upon entering an area with Wallmasters. They are also able to rapidly regenerate themselves after defeat. There are usually no more than one Wallmaster in a room at any time.

Wallmasters can easily be dodged by anticipating their descend based on their sounds and shadows. In fighting them, however, the best strategy is to stun them with an item, such as the Boomerang, and then slash back while they cannot move. They usually require multiple slashes with the sword however, especially depending on the type used. Using powerful items or spells such as Din's Fire is usually a quick and easy way to dispatch them. In A Link Between Worlds, Link can Wall Merge to avoid their attacks, which will stun the Wallmaster as it slams into the floor.

Tri Force Heroes

Wallmasters in Tri Force Heroes only appear as special enemies during the "Evade the Wallmaster!" Drablands Challenge. When one appears, it will choose a Link to follow and, after a period of time, will slam down onto its target. If one slams down onto a Link, it will result in an instant KO and a loss of a Fairy for all the Links. Destroying a Wallmaster will delay its attempts to grab a Link, reappearing moments later. The effect of a Wallmaster's slam can damage other enemies, flip Terrorpins, and cause damage to brittle ice floor panels. Wallmasters can be stunned if they are hit with certain items, such as the shockwave from the Magic Hammer, while close to the ground. They also appear in the Coliseum if only two Links are fighting. Their behavior there is the same as in the Drablands Challenges.

Non-Canon Appearances

Non-Canon Information

The Legend of Zelda Comic

Link pushing Zelda into a Wallmaster to keep her safe outside

Wallmasters also make an appearance in The Legend of Zelda comic published by Valiant Comics. They first appear in "The Power", where Link pushes Princess Zelda into a Wallmaster to let her escape from a dungeon while the young hero goes off to fight Ganon. They later appear in both stories of Issue #5. In "Assault", when Ganon tells Link that Princess Zelda has died, an angry Miff charges at Ganon while at the same time, Link throws his Sword at him and warns the Fairy that it is a trap. Upon striking Ganon with the Sword, a Wallmaster is revealed, which crushes Link's weapon in two and makes Link realize that Zelda is still alive. In their last depiction in "Choices", a Wallmaster grabs Link by surprise after he successfully defeats a four-headed Gleeok.

Philips CD-i Games

In The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon, Wallmasters appear as non-moving enemies that appear in certain stages, often in dark corridors. They often appear in large groups. Unlike their other incarnations, Wallmasters stay in one place and do not pursue after Link or Zelda. If they move close to one, it will grab and damage them, however the Wallmaster will not attempt to drag them outside the area. They are a difficult enemy to fight as they do not have many weaknesses, but can be defeated with a Bomb.

In Zelda's Adventure, Wallmasters only appear in the Shrine of Illusion in a single room later in the dungeon. Like their canonical incarnations, they drop down from the ceiling, but will not actively pursue Zelda and instead fall at random. They will damage Zelda if they touch her.

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

In Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Wallmasters serve a helpful purpose in the game. If Tingle brews the Hand Potion, he can use it on flaming hand statues deep inside dungeons, and a Wallmaster will grab Tingle and toss him outside the dungeon. This is actually helpful to him, as the game can only be saved at Tingle's house. Tingle cannot use his Balloon to return home unless he is outside the cavern.

Trivia

• In every game after The Legend of Zelda, Wallmasters are known as "Fallmasters" in Japanese.
• In The Legend of Zelda and the Oracle series, Wallmasters appear with only four fingers.
• A glitch in the Game Boy Advance version of A Link to the Past occurs if Link leaves a room while a Wallmaster is dropping. It will continue to drop into the previous room, then return to the roof, crossing the screen again.
• Wallmasters in The Minish Cap behave like the Floormasters from The Wind Waker. They also take their design and appearance from the art style of The Wind Waker. However, The Minish Cap's Wallmasters are blue and red as opposed to the Floormaster's purple.

Etymology

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ウォールマスター (Wōrumasutā) フォールマスター (Fōrumasutā)	Wall Master Fall Master
	French	Wall Master Template:ExpGame Clapoir Template:ExpGame Grimpe-Mort Template:ExpGame Fall Master Template:ExpGame	Death-Climb
	FrenchCA	Main du mal Template:ExpGame	Evil Hand
	German	Deckengrapscher	Ceiling Grabber
	Italian	Mano rapace Template:ExpGame 4 master Template:ExpGame	Rapacious hand Four Master
	Spanish	Wallmaster	Wallmaster

Gallery

• TLoZ Wall Master Artwork.png

  Wallmaster artwork from The Legend of Zelda

• TLoZ Wall Master Sprite.png

  Wallmaster from The Legend of Zelda

• Wallmaster ALttP.png

  Wallmaster from A Link to the Past

• Floor-Wall-master.png

  An early Wallmaster from Ocarina of Time

• Wallmaster.png

  A Wallmaster from Ocarina of Time

• WallMasterOracle.png

  Wallmaster from the Oracle series

• WallmasterFSA.png

  Wallmaster from Four Swords Adventures

• Wallmaster Minish.gif

  Wallmaster from The Minish Cap

• WallmasterModelALBW.png

  Wallmaster from A Link Between Worlds

• TLoZ Wall Master Artwork 2.png

  Wallmaster Million Publishing guide artwork from The Legend of Zelda

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  Wallmaster from BS The Legend of Zelda

• Wallmaster WoG.png

  Wallmaster from The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

• ZA Wallmaster.jpg

  Wallmaster from Zelda's Adventure

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  Wizzro's hand attack resembling a Wallmaster in Hyrule Warriors

See Also

• Floormaster
• Zant's Hand