Gohma

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Gohma is a recurring boss in The Legend of Zelda (series). Usually depicted as a massive species of spider, it has also been shown as a large species of crab and centipede. A dangerous beast, it is usually known for having its young defend it both in and outside of its chamber.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] The NEW Legend of Zelda

Gohma is set to appear as a boss in The NEW Legend of Zelda.

[edit] Shadows of Oblivion

After Link falls down a hole while traveling with Toruda, he lands in a vast underground labyrinth located beneath the forest. As he realizes his surroundings, he finds himself surrounded by webbing and bones. After several moments, he encounters one of the inhabitants of the tunnels, Gohma (Armored Subterranean Arachnid), who stalks them, waiting for prey to fall into them. A female of its species, it is nearly three times the size of its male counterpart, a typical ratio of its species.

Well adapted to its environment, it has evolved a thick exoskeleton to protect it from predators and cave-ins, a large eye to see in the dark, a powerful paralytic poison in order to prevent its prey from struggling, and long legs to allow easy movement through tunnels.

Link would then go on to run away from the beast, making his way through the tunnels as he attempted to escape the arachnid. He managed to lose it for a short while before she broke her way through the cave wall. After a short fight were she stunned herself several times after mistakingly charging into stone collumns and then having her eye attacked, she managed to knock Link down. Before she could attack again, Toruda arrived and used his lantern to scare it off. Having only grown in darkness, the light of the lantern harmed her sensitive eye.