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Zols are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^{[name references needed]}

Characteristics

The Zol's primary habitat ranges from Dungeons and Caves in The Legend of Zelda and A Link to the Past, to the Overworld in Link's Awakening, Oracle of Ages, and Oracle of Seasons. While Zols typically yield two Gels when struck with a weapon, it is possible to defeat these creatures through the use of a more powerful weapon (such as the White Sword from The Legend of Zelda) as such so that the enemy bypasses the Gel stage altogether.

Zols from A Link to the Past, Four Swords Adventures, and Echoes of Wisdom are the only incarnations not to experience a Gel phase when attacked. However, this is also the most abundant version, as it appears in three different colors across Hyrule and shows a difference in vitality: the standard red are the simplest, while green and yellow are the most difficult to defeat. Link's Awakening also incorporates red and green Zols: the red Zol is the stronger of the two and can divide into Gel if struck with a weak weapon (a strong one will simply defeat it), while the green version is much less powerful and does not divide into Gel upon attack. Also, in Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages, only green Zols can pop out of the ground in an ambush, attacking Link in a radically different way in comparison to the commonplace, bouncing strategy of other titles.

As Zols are often commonplace enemies, they can be defeated with the most conventional of weaponry, including the Sword, Bomb, Boomerang, and Bow.

The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet

Zol & Gel

Jelly-like monsters that walk about bouncing around in the labyrinths. When Link cuts Zol, it splits into two Gels. Gel has little attacking power, but Zol has twice the power of Gel.

Zols first appear in The Legend of Zelda. When defeated, Zols may drop either a Heart, one Rupee, five Rupees, or a Clock.^{[note 1]}

A Link to the Past

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In A Link to the Past, both Green and Yellow Zols can pop out of the ground. Unlike in The Legend of Zelda, Zols will not split into Gels upon being attacked.

Link's Awakening

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Zols are common Enemies that appear throughout Link's Awakening. Zols come in two varieties with different behaviors, each differentiated by their color in Link's Awakening DX and Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch. Green Zols ambush Link by popping out of the ground and jumping towards him, sinking back into the ground if he gets too far away. Green Zols may also jump out of Tricky Chests when opened. Red Zols are always visible and slowly move toward Link, jumping at him once close enough. When struck by his Sword, Red Zols split into two red Gels. These Gels attack similarly by jumping at Link, latching onto him and slowing him down until he shakes them off. Link can avoid making Red Zols split by attacking them with a stronger attack, such as a Spin Attack, any attack from the Koholint Sword, or an explosion from a Bomb.

Oracle of Seasons

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Oracle of Ages

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Four Swords

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Four Swords Adventures

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Echoes of Wisdom

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Notebook

Zol

A weak, gelatinous monster that moves slowly by expanding and contracting.

Green-colored Zols appear throughout Hyrule's grasslands. They are slow and weak Enemies that cannot sustain contact with pointed Objects, such as Sea Urchins. Upon spotting prey, they will jiggle and leap at their targets. When summoned as an Echo, they have an Echo cost of one. Dark versions of Zols can appear through Rifts.

A few variants of the Zol appear as well, including the Ignizol and the Hydrozol. Dampé constructs an Automaton based on the Zol called the Gizmol.

A child in Castle Town asks Zelda to show him a Zol.^[6]

Other Appearances

Zelda's Adventure

Non-Canon Information

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BS The Legend of Zelda

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Cadence of Hyrule

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Main articles: Black Zol, Blue Zol, Green Zol, Phasing Zol, Pink Zol and White Zol

Zols appear as Enemies in Cadence of Hyrule. Their designs and behaviors are based on the Slime enemies in Crypt of the Necrodancer.

Trivia

Both Zols and Gels from Four Swords appear as unused enemies in the code of The Minish Cap.^[7]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	ゾル (Zoru) ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[8] ゾル(赤) (Zoru (Aka)) ^{(ALttPA Link to the Past)}^[9]	Zoru (Red)
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	泥怪 (Ní Guài) ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)}^[10] 泥怪 ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}	Mud Monster
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	泥怪 ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Zol ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[11]
Canada French^CACanadian	Zol ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Zol ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[11]
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Zol ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The Italian Republic Italian	Zol ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda \| LALink's Awakening \| LADXLink's Awakening DX \| OoSOracle of Seasons \| OoAOracle of Ages \| FSFour Swords \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[12]^[12]^[12]^[12]^[12]^[12] Zol (Rosso) ^{(ALttPA Link to the Past)}^[12]	Zol (Red)
The Republic of Korea Korean	졸 ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The Federative Republic of Brazil Portuguese^BRBrazilian	Zol ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Zol ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Zol ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

The Legend of Zelda
Artwork of a Zol splitting into two Gels
The Legend of Zelda
Sprite of a Zol
The Legend of Zelda
Sprite of a Zol
The Legend of Zelda
Sprite of a Zol
The Legend of Zelda
Sprite of a Zol
A Link to the Past
A Red Zol
A Link to the Past
A Yellow Zol
A Link to the Past
A Light-Green Zol
Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
A Red Zol
The Minish Cap
An unused Blue Zol, as it would have appeared
The Minish Cap
An unused Green Zol, as it would have appeared
The Minish Cap
An unused Red Zol, as it would have appeared
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
A Red Zol
Echoes of Wisdom
A Zol created by a Rift
Zelda's Adventure
Sprite of a Zol
BS The Legend of Zelda
Sprite of a Zol

Notes

↑ If Link defeats 10 Enemies without getting hit or teleporting with the Recorder, then the 10th Enemy defeated will drop five Rupees. However, if the 10th Enemy is defeated with a Bomb, then it will drop four Bombs. If Link defeats 16 Enemies without getting hit or teleporting, then the 16th Enemy will drop a Fairy. After the 16th Enemy, Link must get hit and reset the counter to zero in order to achieve this effect again. Defeating Armos, Like Likes, Keese, or Gels will not be counted.^[5]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 214 ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords)}
↑ Zol
A weak, gelatinous monster that moves slowly by expanding and contracting. — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑ S5-6: Drie Zols.S5-6: Three Zols. (CD Interactief vol. 2 no. 11, HUB Uitgevers, June-July 1999, pg. 5)
↑ Defeated By: Pink Zol — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule)
↑ n.a., Forced Drops , redcandle.us, published n.d., retrieved August 17, 2017.
↑ Have you ever seen...a Zol?! — Hylian (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑ "Zol and Gel from Four Swords still exist in The Minish Cap's code." — The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap , The Cutting Room Floor.
↑ Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 182
↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 2, Shogakukan, pg. 140
↑ 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 199
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 35
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 214

10+ Appearances

Armos • Beamos • Blade Trap • Blue Tektite • Bubble • Chuchu • Crow • Fire Keese • Fire Monster • Floor Spikes • Ghini • Gibdo • Ice Keese • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Moblin • Octorok • Peahat • Poe • Rope • Stalfos • Tektite • Wallmaster • Wizzrobe

8+ Appearances

Blazing Watch Tower • Boulder • Buzz Blob • Hardhat Beetle • Lynel • Quicksand • Rat • Red Stalfos • Red Tektite • Spark • Stone Statue • Zol • Zora (Enemy)

6+ Appearances

Ball and Chain Soldier • Bari • Bee • Blue Chuchu • Blue Octorok • Bokoblin • Fire Wizzrobe • Flame Wall • Floormaster • Flying Pot • Flying Tile • Freezard • Gel • Guruguru Bar • Helmasaur • Hole • Ice Wizzrobe • Lava Geyser • Lizalfos • Mini-Moldorm • Moldorm • Red Chuchu • Red Darknut • Red Octorok • Sand Crab • Skulltula • Water Tektite

[TLoZ_Enemies-6] If Link defeats 10 Enemies without getting hit or teleporting with the Recorder, then the 10th Enemy defeated will drop five Rupees. However, if the 10th Enemy is defeated with a Bomb, then it will drop four Bombs. If Link defeats 16 Enemies without getting hit or teleporting, then the 16th Enemy will drop a Fairy. After the 16th Enemy, Link must get hit and reset the counter to zero in order to achieve this effect again. Defeating Armos, Like Likes, Keese, or Gels will not be counted.^[5]

[E_214-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 214 ^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords)}

[EoW_Notebook-2] Zol
A weak, gelatinous monster that moves slowly by expanding and contracting. — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom)

[CD_Interactief_5-3] S5-6: Drie Zols.S5-6: Three Zols. (CD Interactief vol. 2 no. 11, HUB Uitgevers, June-July 1999, pg. 5)

[CoH_Game_Over-4] Defeated By: Pink Zol — Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule)

[5] .a., Forced Drops , redcandle.us, published n.d., retrieved August 17, 2017.

[EoW_Hylian-7] Have you ever seen...a Zol?! — Hylian (Echoes of Wisdom)

[8] "Zol and Gel from Four Swords still exist in The Minish Cap's code." — The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap , The Cutting Room Floor.

[nomenclature-ref-1-9] Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 182

[nomenclature-ref-2-10] Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 2, Shogakukan, pg. 140

[nomenclature-ref-3-11] 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 199

[nomenclature-ref-4-12] 11.0 ^11.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 35

[nomenclature-ref-5-13] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 214

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