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Red Ape
Enemy
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| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Name | Named by 101Leafy; the game gives none |
Official art

From the official guides
A tough warrior made from a bull. It is strong and attacks by throwing its chain hammer. It moves slowly.
Very strong, it throws a chain hammer. It moves slowly, so the key is dodging the chain hammer.
A tough soldier made by changing a bull. It moves slowly, but it throws an iron ball on a chain.
A fighter made from the huge body of a bull. It throws its chain hammer again and again. If you do not slip in close skillfully, you take heavy damage.
Numbers
| Hit points | 16 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 50 |
| Damage class | Class 3 |
Damage to Link
Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.
| Life | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 48 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
What hurts it
- Sword beams and the Fire spell do not hurt it. Only the sword does.
- The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.
Drops
Every 6th enemy of drop group 2 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.
Red Jar4 in 8
Point Bag (200)4 in 8
Where it is found
- Palace 1, West Hyrule
- Palace 2, West Hyrule
- Palace 5, East Hyrule