The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

Enemies

# 1 - STALCHILD

Found: In Hyrule Field at night time (young Link)

Description: Skeletons with glowing eyes

Navi: "Don't be afraid of the Stalchild, just attack it repeatedly!"

Hits: 2 blows...1/2 of heart

Notes: No one knows what these are for sure...Are they the souls of dead soldiers, restless...or are they baby Stalfos? These annoyances ascend from the ground as soon as it turns night, and will follow you all over the place. Only two appear at once, so it's not exactly difficult to deal with them. However, as soon as one is defeated another will appear. Unlike other creatures, if you Z-target one and fight it the other WILL attack you. One sword strike will knock his head off, another will defeat it. Stalchildren are easy to avoid as they are slow and not very smart, they can be easily outran. They attack by swiping.

# 2 - DEKU SCRUB

Found: Deku Tree Dungeon

Description: Strange creatures with green grass on their head.

Navi: "Deflect their projectile back at them with your shield!"

Hits: 1 bounced nut...1/2 of heart

Notes: If you try to get close to them they will hunker down in their grassy armor...To defeat them, take out your shield and deflect their shots back at them! One deflected nut will send them spinning out of their hole. Catch up to them and they will give you a hint. They usually leave a single heart behind.

# 3 - DEKU BABA

Found: Deku Tree Dungeon, Kokiri Forest, Forest Temple

Description: A plant with drool coming out of its mouth, and quite a long tongue!

Navi: "Though it looks withered, it will hurt you if you touch it!"

Hits: Still - 1 blow...1/2 of heart

Normal - 2 blows..1/2 of heart

Giant - 4 blows..1 heart

Notes: When they lunge, block them with your shield, then attack at them with your sword. There are two varieties: One that just sits there (still), while the other is actually a threat (Giant and Normal). You get Deku Sticks from them. For the larger, more menacing ones, stun them with your HookShot, then do a lunge (Z + A) to kill them instantly. Upon their death you will either get to collect a Deku Seed of some Deku Nuts.

# 4 - SKULLWALLTULA

Found: Vines, just about everywhere

Description: Spider-like creatures. Their head is a skull and they have little arms coming from them.

Navi: "Be careful not to touch it!"

Hits: 1 blow...1/2 of heart

Notes: The main purpose of this creature is to make climbing vines and walls more difficult. However, they are easily dispatched with your Slingshot or Hookshot, which will kill them in one shot. When you climb the vines with them still on, they will turn purple and rush at you. If this happens and you don't want to get hurt, just let go of the wall. Note that they won't turn purple if they can't see you.

# 5 - GHOMA LARVA

Found: Deku Tree Dungeon

Description: Looks like a mutated crab-spider

Navi: "Look out when it gets ready to pounce!"

Hits: 2 blows...1/2 of heart

Notes: Shield yourself when their eyes turn red, this means they're about to attack. Then counterstrike. Pretty weak, but they are very dangerous early one when you only have three hearts. After being hit for the first time they will dash away, but don't let your guard down, they will try to circle around you and surprise you from the back! Watch out for their jumping move, too, there is no warning for that.

# 6 - SKULLTULA

Found: All over the world

Description: A larger version of the Skullwalltuka, it drops down from the ceiling, with no warning

Navi: "It's soft belly is its weak point!"

Hits: 2 blows...1 heart

Notes: They come falling from the ceiling with absolutely no warning, so it's easy to get hit when exploring a new dungeon. They seem like an awesome foe to the beginner, but you'll soon see that they are easy to put down with practice. A sword hit to the face will cause it to swing back and fourth, so try not to do that. Also, it's main attack is spinning around violently - don't get hit by this! It will send you flying back about 10 feet, literally. When it turns around, hack at it's belly. Note that you can kill it in one shot by hitting its face with the Hookshot.

# 7 - GOLDEN SKULLTULA

Found: In 100 different locations

Description: Looks exactly like a Skullwalltula, except it's gold in color and does not charge at you

Navi: N/A

Hits: 2 blows...1 heart

Notes: Defeat them the same way you would a Skullwalltula. These are not a regular enemy, they are more of a secret. Scattered about Hyrule are 100 of these little buggers, when they die they will leave behind a Golden Skulltula Token. Take these to the cursed family Kakariko Village to get great items. Although you might be able to kill the spider, the Token is leaves behind may not be reachable, so you'll need to come back later with new items so you can retrieve it. You can only call yourself a true Zelda master if you've found them all...

# 8 - BUSINESS SCRUB

Found: Lost Woods, nearly all dungeons

Navi: "If you get close to it, it will hide in the grass..."

Hits: 1 deflected nut...1/2 of heart

Notes: Basically, you kill them the same way you would a normal Scrub. The only difference is that they will offer to sell you items after they are 'defeated'. A great sight to see when you're in a dungeon and running low on provisions.

# 9 - MAD SCRUB

Description: Similar to the Deku Scrub, only red in color

Found: Lost Woods, Kokiri Forest (adult Link, before freeing Saria)

Navi: "If you get close to it, it will hide in the grass..."

Hits: 1 deflected nut, then 1 blow...1 heart

Notes: These are more dangerous than Deku Scrubs because they will shoot nuts at you like a machine gun, one after another. Deflect a nut back at them, this will cause them to be uprooted. Defenseless, it will run around aimlessly attempting to get away from you. One sword blow is all it takes...

# 10 - PEAHAT

Description: A strange and exotic flower, it is a large sphere with helicopter-like blades projecting from the bottom

Found: Hyrule Field

Navi: "Its weak point is its roots!"

Hits: 5 blows...1 heart

Notes: These odd creatures inhabit the southern areas of Hyrule Field. Although only a few (seven, to be exact) of them exist, they make up for it in power. To fight one of these you usually have to go out of your way, but you never know. Their helicopter blades protect their weak point, which is the strange ball hanging under it. Getting to this area is very difficult as the blades will block your way and the Peahat will adjust their angle so you can't roll under or anything. You could attempt to stand back and spray it with your Slingshot, but what's the fun in that? If the fight lasts awhile it will send out Peahat Larva (see below). During the night they are planted in the ground and will not attack you, but if you get close they will launch Peahat Larva. They look cool when they launch themselves up in the air...

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