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Blue Keese

For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Enemy

Blue Keese

KindEnemy
NameFrom The Legend of Zelda

Official art

Blue Keese, official art from リンクの冒険 取扱説明書
Blue Keese. リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 27

From the official guides

A bat that lives in dark places. Usually, it hangs upside down from trees or in caves.

Zelda II The Adventure of Link Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 26

A bat that lives in dark places. It usually hangs from trees or cave ceilings.

リンクの冒険 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1987), p. 27, 101Leafy's translation

They swoop down from the shadows of deep caverns.

Nintendo Power, January/February 1989 (Nintendo of America, 1989), p. 22

A large vampire bat that lives in the dark. It usually stays up in dark trees or in caves, and swoops down to attack when someone comes near.

ファミリーコンピュータMagazine 特別編集 リンクの冒険 (徳間書店, 1987), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

A large vampire bat that suddenly attacks when someone comes near. Until then it stays quiet in trees or on cave ceilings. Dodge it and keep going.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

A large vampire bat that flits through the dark. It usually stays up in trees or in caves, but it attacks when anyone comes near.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

A bat that lives in caves. It swoops at you when you go right under it. Sometimes it is disguised as a townsperson.

完璧攻略シリーズ22 リンクの冒険必勝攻略法 (双葉社, 1987), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

In West Hyrule and Death Mountain

Hit points3
Experience3
Damage classClass 1

Damage to Link

Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.

Life12345678
Damage161212128444

What hurts it

  • The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
  • The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.

Drops

Every 6th enemy of drop group 1 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.

Both drop groups and their enemies

In Maze Island

Hit points8
Experience10
Damage classClass 3

Damage to Link

Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.

Life12345678
Damage4840363224201612

What hurts it

  • The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
  • The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.

Drops

Every 6th enemy of drop group 1 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.

Both drop groups and their enemies

Where it is found

  • West Hyrule
  • Death Mountain
  • Maze Island