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Red Octorok

For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Enemy

Red Octorok

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Japanese name赤いオクタロック (101Leafy's translation)

Official art

Red Octorok, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Red Octorok. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 28

From the official guides

A kind of octopus that lives on land. There are two kinds, red and blue, and the blue ones attack a bit harder. They spit rocks from their mouths.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 28, 101Leafy's translation

A kind of octopus that lives on land. There are two kinds, red and blue, and the blue ones attack a bit harder. They spit rocks from their mouths.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 22, 101Leafy's translation

A type of octopus that lives above ground. There are two types, red and blue. Watch out for the blue ones. They're mean. They spit out rocks at Link.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 29

An Octorok is a kind of octopus that lives in the Overworld. There are two kinds of Octoroks, red ones and blue ones. Their weapons are the stones they spit from their mouths. The blue Octorok is a little stronger than the red Octorok, although neither are very strong. Link will sustain damage if a stone spit by an Octorok hits him. You must dodge the stones as soon as they are spit or protect yourself with the shield if you are not using your sword at that time. The shield and the sword can't be used at the same time.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 17

An octopus monster that spits small rocks. There are lots of them near the starting point (H-8). They are not very strong, so while Link is still weak they are a valuable source of treasure. The rocks they spit are easy to block with the shield.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 68, 101Leafy's translation

An overworld octopus that spits rocks from its mouth. There are two kinds, red and blue, and some red Octoroks move fast while others are slow. The blue Octorok is a little stronger than the red, but it is not much of an enemy.

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 4, 101Leafy's translation

An octopus that spits rocks from its mouth. There are blue and red ones, and the blue one is about twice as strong as the red. Blue Octoroks often carry bombs, though, so they are worth defeating.

ファミリーコンピュータ攻略ガイドブック1 ゼルダの伝説 (曙出版, 1986), p. 8, 101Leafy's translation

An octopus-like monster. It is easy to defeat and has almost no attack power.

ファミリーコンピュータ必勝シリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (ミリオン出版, 1986), p. 18, 101Leafy's translation

Octopuses that live on land. Now and then they stop and spit small rocks from their mouths. Frankly these are weak too: red has 1 life and blue 2. Some move fast and some slow, so be careful. They live in forests, rocky hills, on the coast, and many other places.

ファミコン マル勝DXシリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (角川書店, 1986), p. 47, 101Leafy's translation

An octopus monster that lives above ground. When it stops moving it spits rocks from its mouth, so watch out. There are two kinds, red and blue, and the blue one has a little more life.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 25, 101Leafy's translation

A land octopus found over the widest area. There are two kinds, red and blue, and the blue has twice the life of the red.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 16, 101Leafy's translation

A funny octopus that lives above ground. It attacks your Link with rocks it spits from its mouth. The normal shield can block the rocks, but they come in large numbers, so be careful.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 16, 101Leafy's translation

A land-dwelling variety of octopus. It attacks anything that comes near by spitting rocks. There are two kinds, red and blue, and the blue one is a little tougher. When you beat one it sometimes leaves a Rupee or a Heart. Once in a long while a blue one even gives you Bombs.

ゼルダブック (ファミコン必勝本 1986年6月号付録) (JICC出版局, 1986), p. 70, 101Leafy's translation

A kind of octopus that lives above ground. There are two kinds of Octorok, red and blue, and they face Link and spit rocks at him. Red Octoroks don't hit very hard, and blue Octoroks hit a little harder.

わんぱっくコミック増刊 ゼルダの伝説 必勝ヒント本 (徳間書店, 1986), p. 10, 101Leafy's translation

Numbers

Hits to beat it

Hearts lost per touch

No ringBlue RingRed Ring
0.50.250.125

What it throws

Either shield stops it.

Damage calculator for every enemy

Drops

Drops something 80 times in 256 (31.3%). What it drops comes from these 10 slots in turn:

  • Rupee5 of 10 (15.6% per enemy beaten)
  • Heart4 of 10 (12.5% per enemy beaten)
  • Fairy1 of 10 (3.1% per enemy beaten)

Where it appears

Overworld, First and Second Quest: 31 screens