Octorok

The Octorok is a recurring enemy in the Legend of Zelda franchise, videogames and otherwise.

Appearances

It's first appearance in the video game franchise was in Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It appeared in two color palettes: red and blue. The red octorok being the weaker of the two forms of the octorok.

In Zelda II: Adventure of Link, the Octorok returns in side-scrolling form. Again, the octorok appears in two palettes: red and blue. As with Legend of Zelda, red is the weaker of the two forms.

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past allowed octoroks only a very minor role as an enemy. They appeared in few areas and were very weak. They only had a single palette.

Octoroks once again return in Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. This time, however, it has two different forms - normal and winged. The normal version acts as octoroks have in past Zelda titles. The winged version jumps away from the player when he slashes his sword. When the octorok lands, it spits a projectile at the player.

Other than a mini-boss battle early in the game, octoroks are minor enemies in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. They appear in fixed locations near a few water sources and in the Forest Temple.