Editing Gohma

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|caption=Queen Gohma and her larvae from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''.
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|type=Crustacean/Arachnid
|debut=[[The Legend of Zelda]]
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The '''Gohma''' is a one-eyed parasitic creature that appears as a recurring boss or mini-boss within the ''[[Portal: The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series. It resembles a mix of a crustacean and an arachnid, although which of those creatures it resembles more depends upon the game.

=Information=

The Gohma is usually shown as a six-legged creature with a single eye. The eye always acts as its weakness and is vulnerable to arrow attacks as well as sword attacks in some cases. They also release young in large amounts during battle in later games, in an attempt to fend off enemies. The crustacean-like Gohma, which was primarily part of classic ''Zelda'' games, simply scuttles back and forth around the room, and it sometimes can shoot lasers from its eye. In one incarnation, it even had a crab claw. The arachnid-like Gohma, which is used primarily for the 3-D games, is much more mobile and will usually climb along walls and other surfaces.

''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' featured a very different creature named Gohma. This Gohma was an armored centipede-like creature that seemed to actually be a giant version of the [[Magtail]] enemy that was present within the same dungeon.

=Appearances=

The Gohma was first shown in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' as the Dragon Labyrinth's boss, and one later appeared as the miniboss of the Lion Labyrinth. The weaker one was red (and was destroyed by just one arrow) while the stronger one was blue (and could take three arrows), and both could fire beams. A pair of Gohmas appeared together in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' as the dual minibosses for Catfish's Maw. They shot beams and also tried to ram into Link, but they were vulnerable to the usual arrows. 

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Gohma was the boss of the [[Deku Tree]] Dungeon and was the game's first boss. The first arachnid Gohma, its title was Parasitic Armored Arachnid, and it was known as Queen Gohma to the [[Deku Scrubs]] serving under it. This Gohma was placed in the Deku Tree as an infection by Ganondorf. Gohma spent much of the battle on the ceiling and also released eggs which hatched into Gohma Larvae. Gohma could be stunned by shooting its eye with the Slingshot when it turned red, and Link could then attack the eye with his sword. Although Link slayed the creature, it had already done enough damage to cause the Deku Tree's death. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'', a Gohma appeared as boss of the Dancing Dragon Dungeon. This was the most crustacean-like Gohma to appear yet, complete with crab-like claws. Gohma used its larger claw to intercept projectiles heading for its eye, and it also tried to grab Link and toss him with the claw. The claw could be destroyed through sword attacks, or otherwise Link could sneak in seed from the slingshot whenever the Gohma moved its claw. If its claw was destroyed, Gohma would begin released larvae that would slow Link down.

The Gohma in ''The Wind Waker'' was the boss of the [[Dragon Roost Island|Dragon Roost Cavern]] and was also the game's first boss. Gothma has special bio-armor and lived in lava. It seemed to have been sent to the Dragon Roost Cavern to torture [[Valoo]] and keep him busy for Ganondorf. Gohma was able to encase Valoo's tail in a sheet of bedrock to keep him rooted in the volcano so that it could continually attack his tail. Gohma attacked with its claws and could also spit out lava. To beat it, Link had to first swing from Valoo's tail with the grappling hook to loosen the layer of bedrock and make it fall on Gohma's head. This would crack Gohma's armor, and Gohma would quickly replace the slab to keep Valoo trapped. After this happened several times, Gohma's armor was shattered. Link then was able to use the grappling hook on Gohma's eye to reel it in so that he could attack it directly. This eventually led to Gohma's destruction. The classic version of the Gohmas later reappeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''. Three of them appeared within The Fields as enemies who blocked the way forward and could not be beaten until the Links found bows to battle them with, and two more appeared at the [[Lost Woods]]. Single, fireball-spitting Gohmas also acted as minibosses for the Lost Woods, the [[Desert Temple]] and the [[Palace of the Winds]] (which had three of them). There were also two normal Gohmas in the [[Tower of the Winds]] during Link and [[Zelda]]'s escape at the end of the game.

More arachnid Gohmas appeared within ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' in the [[Temple of Time]], including two variations on the larval form. Baby Gohmas appear throughout the temple as common enemies and attack in swarms, although they can be individually be defeated with ease. There were also slightly more mature and competent Young Gohmas. The boss was [[Enemies in Twilight Princess|Armogohma]], which resembled a large armored tarantula and had four normal eyes, in addition to one large eye on its back. That body was actually a shell, with the giant eye actually being a smaller spider-like Gohma creature. When Link fought the Armogohma, he had to harm it by shooting the eye and by using the [[Dominion Rod]] to make statues attack it.  After its larger body was destroyed, the eye body revealed itself and tried to escape. This form could be defeated swiftly and was then crushed by one of the statues.


[[Category: Zelda Creatures]]