Devalant

Devalant
ModelSprite ALBW ALttPFSA
Game(s)	A Link to the Past Four Swords Adventures A Link Between Worlds
Habitat(s)	Desert Palace (ALttP | ALBW) Desert of Doubt (FSA) Desert Temple (FSA)
Attack(s)	Fireball
Effective Weapon(s)	Ice Rod (ALttP | ALBW) Sword (Series)

Devalants are recurring enemies in The Legend of Zelda series. They both appear and behave similar to that of a larval Antlion.

Characteristics

Devalant 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 variety, and a blue variety. 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.

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A Link Between Worlds

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In A Link Between Worlds, Devalants appear similarily to their appearance in A Link to the Past.

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

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	デビランド (Debirando) モルドアーム (Morudoāmu) (FSA)	Potentially a compound of デビル (Debiru) and ハンド (Hando), meaning "Devilhand"
	German	Devalant

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

• Moldorm
• Geldarm
• Pincer
• Sandworm