Red Octorok
For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Enemy
| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Name | From The Legend of Zelda |
Official art
From the official guides
A type of octopus that lives above ground. They bounce and attack by spitting out rocks.
An octopus that lives on land. Watch out, because it hops and attacks by spitting rocks from its mouth.
The land-octopus spits rocks and leaps high.
A kind of octopus that has adapted to life on land. It hops about and attacks by spitting rocks from its mouth.
There are red and blue ones, and they attack by spitting rocks. Block the rocks with your shield and stab. Their attack is not very strong, so relax. But Link moves slowly in swamps, so be very careful there.
A monster octopus that lives in swamps and caves. It hops up and spits out rocks.
An octopus that lives on land, in swamps, rocky areas, and even palaces. There are two kinds: one jumps in place and spits shots, and the other jumps toward you. The blue Octorok is tough, so watch out.
Numbers
| Hit points | 4 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 10 |
| Damage class | Class 2 |
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 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
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