Leever

Leever
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Pronunciation	/ˈliːvəɹ/ LEE-vər
Plural	Leevers
Main appearance(s)	The Legend of Zelda The Adventure of Link A Link to the Past Link's Awakening Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Oracle of Seasons Oracle of Ages Four Swords Adventures The Minish Cap Twilight Princess A Link Between Worlds Tri Force Heroes
Other appearance(s)	Zelda's Adventure BS The Legend of Zelda Ancient Stone Tablets A Link to the Past (Cagiva) Cadence of Hyrule
Habitat(s)	Sandy areas
Effective Weapon(s)	Sword
Spoil(s)	Heart (TLoZ) One Rupee (TLoZ) Five Rupees (TLoZ) Clock (TLoZ) Fairy (TLoZ)
ExP Points	50

Leevers are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.

Characteristics

Leevers are sand-dwelling creatures known for their burrowing capabilities, found mostly in areas with sand such as deserts and beaches. These cone-shaped creatures burrow out of the ground, or remain at a semi-burrow as in The Adventure of Link, upon detecting movement and begin pursuing threats, generally at a fast-moving pace. They are almost always fought in groups, with many of them targeting and honing in on Link at once.

Although the behavior of the Leever changes little between games and variations, they do possess different levels of strength, speed, and attack strategy that vary by color.

In general, red Leevers are the standard variant, with the stronger Blue Leevers behaving similarly. In some games, green Leevers are the standard variant, with a stronger and faster-moving purple variant. In games such as Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages, there is an orange variant as well.

The overall strategy to defeat any Leever, regardless of game, is to attack it with the Sword, or any weapon used to defeat any other commonplace enemy. Generally, Leevers can be avoided entirely, although some incarnations make this harder due to their increased speed.

The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda Manual Comment

	Leever
	They live in the ground and eat up the energy of creatures that approach them. Blue Leevers are a little stronger, but the red ones don't have much attacking power.

There are red and blue varieties of Leevers in The Legend of Zelda, the blue variant being the stronger of the two. When defeated, red Leevers may drop either a Heart, one Rupee, five Rupees, or a Clock, while blue Leevers may drop either a Heart, a Fairy or one Rupee.

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A Link to the Past

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Leevers come in two varieties in A Link to the Past, with the green version being the standard variant and the purple version being slightly faster.

Link's Awakening

Leevers come in three varities in Link's Awakening; red, blue, and orange. Red Leevers travel in a straight line, while the blue variety tends to zigzag at random intervals. The orange variety actively pursues Link, and has notably increased speed in comparison to its red and blue counterparts.

Ocarina of Time

Navi's Comment

	Leever
	Leever Watch its movements closely and let it go by!

Leevers appear in the Desert Colossus in Ocarina of Time, where they will chase Link across the sands, though they cannot venture onto the large stones. Larger Leevers may appear after defeating ten standard Leevers, a trait it shares with Stalchildren and Guays.

Majora's Mask

Tatl's Comment

	Leever
	You know about the Leever, right? It actually moves pretty fast. That's not exactly good news, is it? (MM) It's a Leever. It actually moves pretty fast. That's not exactly good news, is it? (MM3D)

Leevers in Majora's Mask are nearly identical to their appearance in Ocarina of Time. If ten are defeated, a larger Leever may appear. Link can completely avoid Leevers while riding Epona.

Oracle of Seasons

Leevers come in three varities in Oracle of Seasons; red, blue, and orange. Red Leevers travel in a straight line, while the blue variety tends to zigzag at random intervals. The orange variety actively pursues Link, and has notably increased speed in comparison to its red and blue counterparts.

Oracle of Ages

Leevers come in three varities in Oracle of Ages; red, blue, and orange. Red Leevers travel in a straight line, while the blue variety tends to zigzag at random intervals. The orange variety actively pursues Link, and has notably increased speed in comparison to its red and blue counterparts.

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The Minish Cap

Leever (Figurine from The Minish Cap)
Leever	Appears in Wind Ruins, Veil Falls. These baddies move freely underground when attacking. You never know where they will pop up, so keep your shield raised and at the ready!

Leevers in The Minish Cap come in two varieties, the standard red and the stronger Blue Leevers. They are found in the overworld of Hyrule in locations such as Castor Wilds, Mount Crenel, and Veil Falls. They burrow underground and emerge to attack Link. If he blocks their attack with his Shield, they will return underground.

Twilight Princess

Leevers appear differently in Twilight Princess than in previous games, with a stronger plant-like appearance compared to the simpler conical shape. They appear in the sands of Gerudo Desert, as well as in the Cave of Ordeals. They appear in groups and encircle Link before attacking.

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Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Zelda's Adventure

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Leevers in Zelda's Adventure do not burrow underground.

A Link to the Past (Caviga)

Ambiguously Canon Content

BS The Legend of Zelda

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Ancient Stone Tablets

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Cadence of Hyrule

Leevers appear as enemies in Cadence of Hyrule where they can be found in Dungeons and sandy areas like the Beach and Desert. Like other enemies, they can only move to the beat of the music, but differ in that they can move on every single music beat and can bury themselves underground. When Cadence, Link, Yves, or Zelda passes by, they will bury themselves underground for a few beats and then try to surface near them, with their fangs poking up through the sand for two music beats to signal where they plan to resurface. Upon emerging from the sand, they will knock back anyone or anything that is standing above them a few tiles back. Once emerged, they will chase their target for four beats before burying themselves underground and repeating the pattern. A stronger variant known as the Blue Leever also appears.

Trivia

• While Targeting normal Leevers in Ocarina of Time, the target turns green instead of yellow. Also, the music that normally plays when close to enemies cannot be heard. These two effects appear to be related, and may even be intentional, as the constant appearance and movement of Leevers would disrupt the world and enemy music. Larger Leevers, however, do have the yellow targeting and enemy music.
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Official Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo Power suggests that Leevers are a type of cactus.
• The Japanese Shogakukan guide for Four Swords Adventures refers to Leevers as Peahats.^{[citation needed]}

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name
	Japanese	リーバー (Rībā) (ALttP)
	Dutch	Zandkruiper (TLoZ)
	FrenchEU	Leever (TLoZ)
This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Gallery

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  A red Leever from The Legend of Zelda

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  Concept art of a Leever among other enemies from The Legend of Zelda

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  Artwork of a Leever from The Adventure of Link

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  A purple Leever from A Link to the Past

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  A large Leever from Ocarina of Time

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  An orange Leever from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

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  A Leever from Zelda's Adventure

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  A red Leever from BS The Legend of Zelda

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  A Blue Leever from BS The Legend of Zelda

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  A Leever from Cadence of Hyrule