Golden Monster

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Golden Monsters is the general term for the many golden enemies that appear in Oracle of Seasons and The Minish Cap, usually triggered by the activation of an event, or Kinstone Fusion, as in The Minish Cap.^[1] These enemies are much more stringent versions of the common Octoroks, Ropes, Moblins, and Tektites, just to name a few. While these incarnations are much stronger, and much more prized by the community, the Golden Monsters in The Minish Cap also see an increase in speed over their lesser, basic variations.

Appearances

Oracle of Seasons

Golden Octorok Location — The Gold Octorok in Spool Swamp in summer

In summer, the water around Gnarled Root Dungeon recedes, revealing a cave with a golden-robed Old Man inside. After Link talks to him, four different Golden Monsters will appear around various regions of Holodrum. When all four have been defeated, Link can return to the old man to receive a Magic Ring which, when appraised, becomes the mighty Red Ring.^[2]

The Golden Darknut can be found on Western Coast during spring.
The Golden Lynel appears in Tarm Ruins in winter.
The Golden Moblin hides in the Woods of Winter, but only during autumn.
The Golden Octorok waits to be defeated around Spool Swamp in summer.

The Minish Cap

In The Minish Cap's Hyrule, three types of Golden Monsters appear after certain Kinstone Fusions. They are Octoroks, Tektites, and Ropes. They are much faster, can take more damage, and dish out more damage, but their basic attack pattern remains the same. After one is defeated, they will drop a large sum of Rupees.

Sprite	Name	Location
Golden Octorok	Golden Octorok	Minish Woods Wind Ruins Western Wood
Golden Rope	Golden Rope	Hyrule Castle Garden Eastern Hills Castor Wilds
Golden Tektite	Golden Tektite	Mount Crenel Veil Falls

Ambiguously Canon Information

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

In Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, each island spawns a different golden monster, making them eleven in total. These monsters drop much more Rupees.

Sprite	Name	Location
Golden Rat	Golden Rat	Hometown Prairie
Golden Bug	Golden Bug	Sunshine Seashore
Golden Pig	Golden Pig	Cape Treasure
Golden Cow	Golden Cow	Lon Lon Meadow
Golden Fluffy	Golden Fluffy	Deku Forest
Golden Zolgel	Golden Zolgel	Steamy Marsh
Golden Catfish Deyansu	Golden Catfish Deyansu	Gooey Swamp
Gold Bird TRR.png	Golden Bird	Icy Plain
Golden Fukuroc	Golden Fukuroc	Mount Desma
Golden Thin-legged Camel	Golden Thin-legged Camel	Fairy Garden
Golden Shrimp	Golden Shrimp	Auros Ruins

Gallery

Golden Octorok's location
Golden Moblin's location
Golden Darknut's location
Golden Lynel's location

References

↑ "Have you ever seen a golden monster? When you fuse Kinstone pieces, you might get the rare chance to meet one." — [[Swordsman Newsletter #4]] (The Minish Cap)
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Names in Other Regions
Language		Name
Language		Golden Octorok	Golden Rope	Golden Tektite
	Japanese	Template:Japanese	Template:Japanese	Template:Japanese
	French	Octorok d'Or	Rope d'Or	Araknon d'Or
	German	Goldener Oktorok	Goldener Giftwurm	Goldener Arachno
	Italian	Ocktorok dorato	Rope dorato	Tektite dorato
	Spanish	Octorok dorado	Cuerda dorada	Tektite dorado