Golden Monster

are recurring in . They are much more difficult to defeat than their regular counterparts, with improved speed, power or health. In return, the reward for defeating these rare monsters is substantially higher. Their appearance is usually tied to the activation of an event, such as a in .
==Characteristics==
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In , the water around recedes, revealing a cave with a golden-robed inside. After talks to him, four different will appear around various regions of . When all four have been defeated, can return to the to receive a which, when appraised by , becomes the powerful .
Enemy	Location
 	during (One screen east of the entrance to Hero's Cave, can only be fought after Link has returned the Pirate's Bell to the Cap'n.)
 	in (Two screens north of the screen where Link has to insert the four Jewels to enter the ruins.)
 	during (In front of the main entrance of Snake's Remains.)
 	in (One screen south of the portal to Subrosia.)
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Three types of appear across after certain in . They are , , and . After one is defeated, they will drop a large sum of .
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In in , , , , and appear as a stronger variant than silver enemies. According to the Hyrule Compendium, are silver enemies that underwent a mysterious transformation after being struck by lightning. Unlike the other variants, have a stronger resistance to status effects, such as Shock, Ice, and Fire. They can recover from being shocked faster, thaw out of ice faster, and are not as susceptible to flames.
Enemy	Health
 	1080
 	1620
 	1296
 	7500
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In , each island spawns a different , making them eleven in total. These monsters drop much more .
Enemy 	Location
Golden Rat 	Hometown Prairie
Golden Bug 	Sunshine Seashore
Golden Pig 	Cape Treasure
Golden Cow 	Lon Lon Meadow
Golden Fluffy 	Deku Forest
Golden Zolgel 	Steamy Marsh
Golden Catfish Deyansu 	Gooey Swamp
Golden Bird 	Icy Plain
Golden Owlroc 	Mount Desma
Golden Thin-legged Camel	Fairy Garden
Golden Shrimp 	Auros Ruins
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:Golden Octorok Location.png|The 's location from 
File:Golden Moblin Location.png|The 's location from 
File:Golden Darknut Location.png|The 's location from 
File:Golden Lynel Location.png|The 's location from 
==See Also==
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