Darknut

Darknut
Render of a Darknut from Twilight Princess.
Universe	The Legend of Zelda
Level(s) appears in	Smash Run
Article on Zelda Wiki	Darknut

A Darknut (タートナック, Tartnuc) is an enemy type from The Legend of Zelda series.

Origin

Link fighting a Darknut in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.

Darknuts debuted in the first The Legend of Zelda, and returned in several later games. They are enemies of above average strength, even appearing as minibosses, and they sometimes employ advanced fighting techniques. In some games their armor can be removed, and after losing it their fighting style changes.

With the exception of the Brawl Sticker, Darknuts in Super Smash Bros. are based, appearance and behavior-wise, on the Twilight Princess temple of time miniboss version.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A Darknut appears in Brawl as a trophy using the design from the Temple of Time miniboss The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and as a sticker using its design from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Despite appearing as an enemy in almost every Zelda game, the trophy only references Twilight Princess.

Trophy description

Darknut trophy in Brawl.

Darknut

A knight enemy clad in heavy armor that defends with a shield and attacks with sword techniques and kicks. Darknuts lose their armor as they take hits, but they grow faster in the process. Their sword skills are quite accomplished. The most fundamental way of dealing with Darknuts is having good command of spin attacks and back slices.

: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Characters
Darknut	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	AttackSlash+013 Attack +13	Link Zelda Toon Link Ganondorf

Darknut (Zelda: Wind Waker)

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

In Smash Run

A Darknut (right) in Smash Run.

A Darknut without armor

Darknuts appear as powerful enemies in Smash Run in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS in their Twilight Princess design. Darknuts will attack by swinging their large sword, which does heavy damage and knockback, and their shields are a reflector. Once they have sustained enough damage, they drop their armor, becoming quicker but more vulnerable to attacks.

While their armor is intact, they are slow, but they are highly resistant to flinching. Once their armor is removed, they become much faster, though their flinch resistance is reduced somewhat: weak attacks barely cause them to flinch, but stronger attacks can interrupt their movements. Furthermore, when the armor is removed, they will always respond by throwing their sword before switching to a slightly smaller sword. Defeating them yields large stat bonuses.

Trophy information

Darknut trophy in for 3DS.

Darknut

These heavily-armored, bulky enemies often seen in the Legend of Zelda series are slow but powerful and can use their swords to block attacks and projectiles. When you're faced with one, you'll need to slowly cut away its armor. Once it's gone, the Darknut will become more agile, but it'll also be more vulnerable!

These heavily armoured, bulky enemies often seen in the Legend of Zelda series are slow but powerful and can use their swords to block attacks and projectiles. When you're faced with one, you'll need to slowly cut away its armour. Once it's gone, the Darknut will become more agile, but it'll also be exposed enough to be beaten.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
183		Darknut		★★	1	1877	7536	597	2398	1110	4453	Sword Attack ↑	The Legend of Zelda Series

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	タートナック, Tartnuc
English	Darknut
French	Darknut
German	Nimbusgarde
Spanish	Ferrus
Italian	Titanus Magnus
Chinese	黑甲武士
Korean	터틀너크, Tartnuc
Dutch	Darknut
Russian	Тьмыцарь

Trivia

• The original Black Darknut from Twilight Princess was actually a unique miniboss with armor and weaponry not used by any other Darknuts within the game.