Caterpillar



Caterpillar is a powerhouse of a monster that comes in multiples. It has a lot of HP and deals a ton of damage if it gets up close with its Fire Pillar. If it's far away, it'll hit you with Homing Arrow Lv 2.

In the remake, it's nearly as powerful, but uses Homing Arrow Lv 1 and Fire Pillar instead. As it cannot hit you with Fire Pillar outside of the Japanese Gameboy version, it tends to spam that often. The best strategy is to hit it while below with physical attacks, while using Confusion to restore some MP when it goes for Homing Arrow Lv 1 instead.







Enemy Formations
Caterpillar x 3

Caterpillar x 3, Blood Jell x 3

Caterpillar x 5

Caterpillar x 6

Trivia

 * Caterpillar is enemy byte value 9 in the coding.
 * It's one of the few monsters that's based upon something in real life. The other two are Wolf Goat and Hot Lips.
 * The name is simplistic, based upon the literal insect. It also shows off its antennae when using an attack.
 * As caterpillars are able to evolve by turning into a cocoon and shedding their skin, Nightmare may actually be an evolved form of it. They even share a similar pattern. The "eyes" on Caterpillar looks a lot like the wings on Nightmare.