Magtail

Magtails are armoured, centipede-like creatures that appear as enemies in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. They also appeared as enemies in Super Mario Bros: Warriors of the Mushroom Kingdom where they only spawned in Volcano Mountain inside caves.

Appearance and Biology.

Magtails are centipede-like beings covered in a rugged exoskeleton, and can withstand the scorching heat of molten lava. When Magtails are getting damaged, they can curl up for an extended period of time, it will emerge from its defensive position with all of its vitality regained. Magtails also hold some scorpion characteristics such as pincers and shells.

Strategy.

In the game, Magtails mostly spawn in cave-like dungeons filled with lava but they could also spawn in Fire Lion's Lair and Volvagia's Temple. They are impervious to most sword-based attacks, and can only be injured if struck in the eye. Direct physical contact with a Magtail will result in the loss of a quarter of health, but getting bitten by one will death half a health of damage. Typically, once it's in its defensive position, a Magtail takes eight hits to defeat. Magtails also have a weakness towards water, in which they curl up as they would do if they were struck in the eye with a sword.