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|other = [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|Animated series]]<br>{{FoE}}<br>{{WOG}}<br>{{ZA}}
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|other = [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|Animated series]]<br>{{TFoE}}<br>{{TWoG}}<br>{{ZA}}
 
|era = [[Zelda Timeline#The Era of Decline|Era of Decline]]
  
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'''Lowders''' are enemies in {{TAoL}}.
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The '''Lowder''' is a beetle<ref>{{cite manual|quote=A beetle that slithers as it crawls.|game=''Adventure of Link''|page= 27}}</ref> with a hard carapace that appears in {{AOL}} and in the [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|animated series]].
  
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{{TAoLManual|Lowder|A beetle that slithers as it crawls. It eats up life energy. They live inside caves, too.}}
  
{{TAoLManual|Lowder|A beetle that slithers as it crawls. It eats up life energy. They live inside caves, too.}}
   
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==Characteristics and Weaknesses==
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==Appearances==
  
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===''The Adventure of Link''===
  
 
[[File:Lowder.gif|left]]
  
[[File:Lowder.gif|left]]
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The Lowder is found in deserts and caves in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. It generally moves slowly, but when Link is in direct sight, a Lowder will, much like a [[Rope]] in other games, streak straight at him with surprising speed. Link can easily defeat these foes with one strike from his [[sword]], with the [[Downward Thrust]] technique being one of the most effective ways.
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Lowders are beetles with a hard carapace. They are found in deserts and caves. They generally moves slowly, but when [[Link]] is in direct sight, they will streak straight at him. Link can easily defeat them with one strike from his [[Sword]], with the [[Downward Thrust]] being one of the most effective ways.
   
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==Non-canon Appearances==
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==Non-Canon Appearances==
 
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[[File:Lowder (Cold Spells).png|thumb|right|Lowder in the animated series]]
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===Animated series===
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===Animated Series===
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[[File:Lowder (Cold Spells).png|A Lowder as seen in the "Cold Spells" episode of the animated series|thumb|right]]
  
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A Lowder appears in the [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|animated series]]; however, unlike its game counterpart, this Lowder is never seen attacking. Instead, it serves as [[Ganon]]'s main transportation when traveling in the overworld since his teleportation powers are limited when not in the [[Underworld]]. Since the Lowder can climb walls, this allows Ganon to reach the tower where the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] is located, as seen in the "[[Cold Spells]]" episode of the series where the evil wizard obtains the Triforce thanks to the Lowder's abilities.
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A Lowder appears in the [[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|animated series]]; however, unlike its game counterpart, the Lowder is never seen attacking. Instead, it serves as [[Ganon]]'s main transportation when traveling in the overworld since his teleportation powers are limited when not in the [[Underworld]]. Since the Lowder can climb walls, this allows Ganon to reach the tower where the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] is located, as seen in the "[[Cold Spells]]" episode of the series, where he obtains the Triforce thanks to the Lowder's abilities.
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{{Noncanon|end}}
  
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==Trivia==
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==Etymology==
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Lowder's English name comes from the surname of a former Nintendo Powerline counselor, Greg Lowder.<ref>{{Cite person|quote= They ended up using "Lowder" for one of the creatures in [Zelda II: The Adventures Of] Link. Remember that, Caesar? One of the small, slimy creatures? It was one of those guys that translated all the characters from Japanese to English. Whoever did this one did it to insult me, because the description of it was all "slimy creature." I’m like, "You know what? There's now a creature in The Adventures Of Link named after me, so I really can't argue with that too much."|name= Greg Lowder|url= http://www.avclub.com/article/what-was-it-be-nintendo-game-play-counselor-224289|title= What was it like to be a Nintendo game play counselor?}}</ref>
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*"[[Aruroda|Arurōda]]" is similar to the Japanese name of the Lowder, "Rōdā", suggesting a link between the two monsters. While the katakana for "Lowder" ( {{Japanese|ローダー|Rōdā}}) is slightly different from Aruroda ({{Japanese|アルローダ|Arurōda}}), the absence of the {{wp|chōonpu}} is not unusual; for example, [[Leever]] has been listed as {{Japanese|リーバー|Rībā}} and {{Japanese|リーバ|Rība}} in different games.
  
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*It has been claimed by a former Nintendo Powerline counselor that the English name Lowder was named after his car's license plate, which read LOWDER. <ref>http://www.avclub.com/article/what-was-it-be-nintendo-game-play-counselor-224289</ref>
  
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"[[Aruroda|Arurōda's]]" name is similar to the Japanese Lowder's name, "Rōdā," suggesting a link between the two.
   
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==Gallery==
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File:Lowder WoG.png|Lowder from ''The Faces of Evil'' and ''The Wand of Gamelon''
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File:ZA Lowder.png|Lowder from ''Zelda's Adventure''
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[[Category:Enemies in The Adventure of Link]]
  
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[[Category:Enemies in Link: The Faces of Evil]]
  
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Revision as of 01:45, 23 November 2015

Template:Enemy Lowders are enemies in The Adventure of Link.

Template:TAoLManual

Characteristics and Weaknesses

File:Lowder.gif

Lowders are beetles with a hard carapace. They are found in deserts and caves. They generally moves slowly, but when Link is in direct sight, they will streak straight at him. Link can easily defeat them with one strike from his Sword, with the Downward Thrust being one of the most effective ways.

Non-Canon Appearances

Non-Canon Information
Lowder (Cold Spells)

Lowder in the animated series

Animated Series

A Lowder appears in the animated series; however, unlike its game counterpart, the Lowder is never seen attacking. Instead, it serves as Ganon's main transportation when traveling in the overworld since his teleportation powers are limited when not in the Underworld. Since the Lowder can climb walls, this allows Ganon to reach the tower where the Triforce of Wisdom is located, as seen in the "Cold Spells" episode of the series, where he obtains the Triforce thanks to the Lowder's abilities.

CD-i Games

Template:Sectstub

Etymology

Lowder's English name comes from the surname of a former Nintendo Powerline counselor, Greg Lowder.[1]

"Arurōda's" name is similar to the Japanese Lowder's name, "Rōdā," suggesting a link between the two.

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese Template:Japanese Loader

Gallery

  • Lowder WoG.png

    Lowder from The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

  • Lowder from Zelda's Adventure

    Lowder from Zelda's Adventure

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite person
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