The Stalfos are not creative by nature, and cannot construct new buildings or train new units. The Stalfos have a very distinct gameplay structure that deviates from many other factions. Should these horrors ever fall under the power of a necromancer or mage with enough skill, they could be used to wreck untold havoc on the world as a fearless horde of soldiers that feel no pain and no remorse.

Shambling Stalfos and ReDead zombies can be found aimless in the darkest corners of Hyrule, remnants of a long gone necromantic age. Without a master, most undead simply wander without any clear objective.

Indeed, there are forces at work that wish to revive the long forgotten arts of cheating death. Whispers of necromantic powers returning the Hyrule are not uncommon. In modern times there have been stories of Stalfos appearing in larger numbers than was usual. Petty necromancers and Gerudo Kings have occasionally tried to revive the practice over the centuries, with little luck. After King Nohans' conquest of Hyrule, the Ancient Akkalans enforced a complete ban on all forms of necromancy and thus the practice faded for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Many cults to the forgotten god Mudora practiced necromancy rituals deep in the Gerudo Desert. The Kingdom of Ikana and Cobble Kingdoms were famously destroyed during the height of their necromancy practices. In the ancient lore of the Gerudo and Akkalans, necromancy was common practice during the Ancient Age in the far west of Hyrule. Many Hylian scholars agree that necromancy had its origins west of the Gerudo desert at a time when dragons still ravaged the land. The origins of the rituals and practice of animated skeletons is lost to time. As a political entity, the identity of the Stalfos has changed just as dramatically as all the kingdoms that have risen and fallen across the history of Hyrule: due in part to the undead being the servants of many fighting lords and necromatic powers. In modern times the term is applied loosly to almost any undead abomination and monstrosity. The word Stalfos has its etymology in the ancient Akkalan language, and refers to bones of once living creatures.

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