Shabom
Shabom is an enemy in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 with 1 health.
Navi's advice
If you try to cut it, it will bounce off your blade!
| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Health | 1 |
| Places | Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly |
| English | Shabom |
| Français | Bulld'O |
| Deutsch | Blubberblase |
| 日本語 | シャボム |
Damage
How many points of health each attack takes off Shabom. 0 means the attack does no damage, though it may still stun or knock it back.
| Attack | Damage |
|---|---|
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 1 | |
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| Master Sword | 2 |
| 4 | |
| 0 | |
| 4 | |
| 0 | |
| 4 | |
| 0 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| Master Sword (spin attack) | 4 |
| 2 | |
| 4 | |
| Master Sword (jump attack) | 8 |
| 0 |
Damage to Link
Health Link loses when an attack of Shabom hits him, one line per attack strength, 16 points to a heart. Once a Great Fairy strengthens Link's defensive power, the damage is halved, rounded up.
| Damage | Hearts | Double Defense | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | ¼ | ⅛ | Plain hit |
Drops
When Shabom is defeated, the game picks one of 16 slots at random, so each slot is a 1 in 16 chance. Some slots hold nothing.
| Item | Count | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 in 16 | |
| 1 | 2 in 16 | |
| 1 | 2 in 16 | |
| 1 | 1 in 16 | |
| 1 | 1 in 16 | |
| 3 | 1 in 16 | |
| What Link needs most | 1 | 1 in 16 |
| Nothing | 6 in 16 |
What Link needs most is checked in this order: a fairy at one heart or less, three recovery hearts at three hearts or less, one at five hearts or less, a large magic jar when the magic meter is empty, a small one when it is half empty, Deku Seeds or arrows when Link has fewer than 6, bombs when he has fewer than 6, and a red Rupee when he has fewer than 11 Rupees. If he has enough of everything, nothing drops.
Young Link gets Deku Seeds where adult Link gets arrows, and the other way round, and an adult's Deku Stick turns into a green Rupee. Bombs, arrows, seeds, and magic only drop once Link has the bomb bag, the bow, the slingshot, or magic, and a recovery heart at full health turns into a green Rupee.
In the official guides
Bubbles found only in Jabu-Jabu's Belly. Target them and throw the Boomerang; a sword hit bounces Link back. Throwing Princess Ruto at them also pops them.
剣で斬るとはじかれちゃうよ!ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 1999), p. 176, Translated by 101Leafy
Bubble that pops with one hit.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 59
Hard to hit with the sword, easy with targeting and the Boomerang; beating them inside the time limit gives the Compass.
Aber mit der Zielerfassung und dem Bumerang macht er sie locker auch innerhalb des Zeitlimits fertig.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 50, Translated by 101Leafy