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Red Keese

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

Enemy

Red Keese

KindEnemy
NameFrom The Legend of Zelda

Official art

Red Keese, official art from リンクの冒険
Red Keese. リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 14

From the official guides

A batlike monster, it breathes fire and changes shape.

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

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.

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

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.

リンクの冒険 (秋田書店, 1987), p. 11, 101Leafy's translation

In the air it is an Ache, but when it lands on the ground it turns into a bat man.

リンクの冒険 (実業之日本社, 1987), p. 14, 101Leafy's translation

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.

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

Numbers

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
  • East Hyrule
  • Maze Island