Magtail

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Magtail

Game(s)	The Wind Waker
Habitat(s)	Fiery areas
Effective Weapons	Sword Grappling Hook Water

The Magtail is a lava-tolerant centipede monster that resides in the superheated, volcanic regions about the Great Sea in The Wind Waker.^[1] It slithers around rooms, waiting for helpless prey to come close. Upon recognizing a threat, it will stretch out its mandibles, and then slice them down upon the helpless victim. However, direct exposure to the eye of the creature by a variety of weapons such as the Grappling Hook causes the creature to curl into a hardened ball.^[2] The Magtail, in its stiffened form, can be carried about and used to depress switches (similarly to the Rollobite of The Minish Cap) or the Magtail itself could be killed, if desired.^[3] Water could also be used to force them into a tight, hard spiral; the same effect can be achieved through the use of an Ice Arrow, as well. Magtails take quite a few hits to destroy, considering their strong, natural armor.

Description from The Wind Waker's Magtail figurine

Habitat: Dragon Roost Cavern
Weakness: Water
These creatures are covered in a hard exoskeleton that not even the searing heat of lava can penetrate. Their eyes are their only weakness.Magtails can be picked up and carried around when they've rolled into a defensive position.

Trivia

If Link needed to dispatch of a Magtail quickly, doing a downward thrust through the Magtail's head, through use of Link's parry ability would be sufficient.
The Magtail bears quite the resemblance to the Gohma of the Dragon Roost Cavern, although it is a much simpler, smaller version in relation. The Magtail shares the large mandibles, hard exoskeleton, physical appearance, coloration, and single, vulnerable eye with the gargantuan boss.

References

↑ "These creatures are covered in a hard exoskeleton that not even the searing heat of lava can penetrate." —Magtail Nintendo Figurine (The Wind Waker)
↑ "Their eyes are their only weakness." —Magtail Nintendo Figurine (The Wind Waker)
↑ "Magtails can be picked up and carried around when they've rolled into a defensive position." —Magtail Nintendo Figurine

[0] "These creatures are covered in a hard exoskeleton that not even the searing heat of lava can penetrate." —Magtail Nintendo Figurine (The Wind Waker)

[1] "Their eyes are their only weakness." —Magtail Nintendo Figurine (The Wind Waker)

[2] "Magtails can be picked up and carried around when they've rolled into a defensive position." —Magtail Nintendo Figurine

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Names in Other Regions
Language	Region	Name
Japanese	Japan	マグテイル
Spanish	Spain	Megalopendra
French	France/Canada	Magmopendre
German	Germany	Monopendra
Italian	Italy	Magmarac

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