Big Octo
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| Big Octo | |
|---|---|
 The Big Octo's figurine from the Nintendo Gallery | |
| First appearance | The Wind Waker (2003) |
| Weapon(s) | None |
| Effective weapon(s) | Arrows Bombs Boomerang |
| Spoils | The release of a Great Fairy, 100 Rupees, or a Piece of Heart |
- This article is about the enemies in The Wind Waker. For the boss in The Minish Cap, see Big Octorok. For the mini-boss in Ocarina of Time, see Bigocto.
- "This one time, our ship got caught in this giant whirlpool, you get me? And what's there waiting for us in the middle of it? ... the giantest squid you ever seen! All over its body the thing had these beady, gnarly, glowin' eyes... and I don't even KNOW what was goin' on with its tentacles! ... Now that I'm thinkin' on it, those were the squirreliest eyes I ever seen! If I ever come across that beastie again, I'll whale him in the eyes. THAT'S what I'll do!"
- — Candy
Big Octos are mini-bosses from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Extremely large Octoroks, they reside in the Great Sea. There are six Big Octos in all, and when Link comes across one, where a large group of Seagulls are flying, a whirlpool will begin pulling Link to its center, where the Big Octo resides. Link must use the Hero's Bow, his Boomerang or his Bombs to shoot all of the Big Octo's eyes. Once the four-eyed Big Octo that is on the outskirts of the Two Eye Reef has been killed, a Great Fairy will provide Link with an upgrade to his Magic Meter. When Link kills a Big Octo at any other island in the Great Sea, a Light Ring appears. If the Big Octo had eight eyes, Link will find a orange rupee upon using his Grappling Hook on the spot. If it had twelve eyes, Link will find a Piece of Heart. If he does not defeat it in time, it will swallow him whole and then shoot him to a different part of the Great Sea.
