Darknut

Darknuts are enemies from the Legend of Zelda series, debuting in the original Legend of Zelda. They appear in the Smash Run mode of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as enemies. They take their design from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. They act similar to Stalfos as they can walk and jump either forward or backward. They are armed with a sword for attacking and a shield for blocking attacks. After receiving enough damage, it will lose some of it's armor.

A Darknut has also made a cameo appearance in a Super Mario-Kun issue, as seen in this scan.