Moldworm

Moldworm
Main appearance(s)	The Minish Cap
Habitat(s)	Minish-sized areas
Weapon(s)	Sword

Moldworms are Enemies in The Minish Cap.

Characteristics

Moldworm (Figurine from The Minish Cap)
Moldworm	(North America): Appears in Minish roads. They come out of the ground when they sense prey. If you get swallowed, you'll take damage and get all dirty! Watch out, because when you're all dirty, Pestos will come after you. (Europe): Appears in Minish roads & dungeons. They come out of the ground when they sense prey. If you get swallowed, you'll take damage and get all dirty!

Moldworms only appear in Minish-sized areas; more specifically, the Minish Road at LonLon Ranch. They appear underground, pop up and crawl around, and will attempt to consume Link; if he is eaten, he will be deposited at the other end of the Moldworm, take 2 hearts of damage and exhibit a brown color on his skin and tunic, which gradually fades away. Link can use his Sword on a Moldworm's body segments, but only the head can be hit to deal damage. Link can use the Gust Jar to shoot air into a Moldworm's open mouth; it won't deal damage, but it will consume the air, but the eating process is much quicker than when Link is eaten. Sometimes, a Moldworm will go back underground, only to pop back out a few seconds afterward. This happens randomly, but there is a glitch where a Moldworm spawns near the exit of a Minish Road; it will pop out of the ground, but it will be invisible. Leaving the area and coming back fixes the glitch. Moldworms seem to have a symbiotic relationship with Pestos; when Link has been eaten and deposited by a Moldworm, any Pestos in the area are attracted towards him, moving more quickly and attacking more frequently than normal. If a Pesto touches Link while he is dirty, it will grab him, lift him into the air and gradually deal a quarter heart of damage until he's clean again.

Trivia

• Moldorms in Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword are known as Moldworms in Japanese.
• Sandworms, the giant worm-like enemies from Phantom Hourglass, are also called Moldworms in Japanese.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	モルドワーム (Morudowāmu)	Moldworm
	FrenchEU	Ver de Terre
	German	Moldorm
	Italian	Lombrico
	SpanishEU	Gusano Mold