Red Keese
For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Enemy
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| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Name | From The Legend of Zelda |
Official art

From the official guides
A batlike monster, it breathes fire and changes shape.
Once one of the Keese, it was cursed by Ganon's evil power and changed, then joined his gang as a messenger. When it lands it turns into a bat man and attacks people. It breathes fire.
One of the Keese, but this one is red!! It moves the same way as the others, but the moment it lands it turns into a "bat man" and breathes fire. Strike the moment it changes.
In the air it is an Ache, but when it lands on the ground it turns into a bat man.
A Keese that gained the power to turn into a bat man through Ganon's power. It can only change when it stands on the ground, but it spits fire.
Numbers
| Hit points | 8 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 10 |
| 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
- 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.
Blue Jar7 in 8
Point Bag (50)1 in 8
Where it is found
- West Hyrule
- Death Mountain
- East Hyrule
- Maze Island