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Fire Keese

For The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on Nintendo 64 (2000).

Tatl says

Don't tell me you don't know about the Fire Keese! Defeat it before it swoops down on you. I do not want to roast!

Health1
EnglishFire Keese
FrançaisSaigneur de Feu
DeutschFeuerflatterer
EspañolKeese de Fuego
日本語ファイアキース

Damage

How hard each weapon hits the Fire Keese, and how many hits it takes to defeat it. A jump attack with a sword or a Deku Stick hits twice as hard.

AttackPowerMultiplierHits to defeat
Kokiri Sword1×11
Razor Sword2×11
Gilded Sword3×11
Great Fairy's Sword4×11
Kokiri Sword: Spin Attack1×11
Razor Sword: Spin Attack2×11
Gilded Sword: Spin Attack3×11
Great Fairy's Sword: Spin Attack4×11
Deku Stick2×11
Fierce Deity's Mask: sword4×11
Fierce Deity's Mask: Spin Attack4×11
Fierce Deity's Mask: sword beam3No damageNo damage
Goron Mask: punch2×11
Goron Mask: Goron Pound4×11
Goron Mask: roll1No damageNo damage
Goron Mask: roll with spikes1×11
Zora Mask: punch1×11
Zora Mask: boomerang fins2×11
Deku Mask: bubble blast2×11
Deku Mask: spin attack1×11
Deku Mask: launch from a Deku Flower2×21
Hero's Bow2×11
Fire Arrow2×21
Ice Arrow2×21
Light Arrow2×21
Bomb2×11
Powder Keg4×11
Deku Nut1No damageNo damage
Hookshot2×11

Hits to defeat calculator

Drops

When the Fire Keese is defeated, one of 16 slots is picked at random, so each slot is a 6.25% chance.

DropChance
10 Arrows62.5%
30 Arrows12.5%
Magic Jar12.5%
Magic Jar (large)12.5%

Arrows need the Hero's Bow and bombs need a Bomb Bag; magic needs the magic meter. Without them that slot drops nothing. A Recovery Heart at full health becomes a Green Rupee.

The arrow that defeats it decides the drop, whatever the slot: a Fire Arrow gives 30 Arrows, an Ice Arrow a Recovery Heart, and a Light Arrow a Purple Rupee.

Where to find it

Official guide

A Keese wrapped in flames. Touching it sets you on fire. Block it with your shield and the flames go out, so use that opening to attack with your sword or a ranged weapon.

ゼルダの伝説 ムジュラの仮面のすべて (エンターブレイン, 2000), p. 191: Translated by 101Leafy
ゼルダの伝説 ムジュラの仮面 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 2000), p. 183

Destroy these bats before they hit you or you'll face damage from the fire as well as the Keese's bite. They re-light themselves if you fail to act quickly after one has attacked you.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Prima Games, 2000), p. 130