Goblin

Goblin is a rather strong enemy found in Dondoran Flats. While the stats are strong, its attack, Homing Arrow Lv 1 is fairly mediocre in damage. It does add up after a time, and it rarely will pass right by you due to an awkward homing pattern.

In the remake, you cannot hope to dodge Homing Arrow Lv 1. You can however defeat it first. If it gets close enough, it'll use a physical attack.



Enemy Formations
Goblin x 1, Frog Knight x 2

Goblin x 3

Goblin x 3, Death Hugger x 2

Goblin x 4

Trivia

 * Goblin is byte value 0 in the coding
 * Its spritework can be awkward, making it look like a Native American design.
 * It also is found in grassfields generally, along with a knife, making it look unintentionally bad.
 * Goblins show up in various folklore, often being small monsters with pointy ears, not unlike a normal gremlin.
 * In Dungeons & Dragons, goblins and kobolds are often tied for some of the weakest monsters, easily beatable by low level players.
 * You find Goblin in the next area right after Kobold, and the latter has around double the Hit Points, making them appropriate enemy power differences to show how much more difficult the game can get.
 * In the Gameboy game, they team up in a single boss battle, before you would normally meet either in their respective areas.
 * Goblin has a counterpart in Dark Goblin.
 * Many others have straight palette swaps like this; Hell Hound and Ghosthound, Parassault and Gremlin, Bat and Death Hugger, Marionasty and Mad Doll, Wyvern and Red Wyvern, Temptress and Sprite, Sandman and Rocky, Magma Fish and Winged Sunfish, Nightmare and Gloom Wing, and White Rose Knight and Red Rose Knight.
 * Many monsters with a weapon have gained a physical attack in the Gameboy game. It shares this distinction with Dark Goblin, Frog Knight, Frog King, Fish Man, Ogre, White Rose Knight, and Red Rose Knight.