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Bubble
Various Bubbles from The Wind Waker
Various Bubbles from The Wind Waker
First appearance The Legend of Zelda (1987)
Appearances The Legend of Zelda
The Adventure of Link
Link's Awakening
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Oracle of Ages
Oracle of Seasons
The Wind Waker
Four Swords Adventures
The Minish Cap
Twilight Princess
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks

Bubbles, sometimes known as Anti-Fairies, are recurring enemies in the Legend of Zelda series. They appear as skulls clothed in fire of various colors that hover about and damage Link by running into him. Blue Bubbles jinx Link and render him unable to use his sword. Red Bubbles burn Link and his Deku Shield. White Bubbles are simply flying skulls without fire of any sort.

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[edit] Appearances

[edit] The Legend of Zelda

Artwork of a Bubble from The Legend of Zelda

Bubbles float randomly around dungeons. They have the appearance of skulls inside bubbles, and are completely invulnerable. In the first quest, bubbles flash red and blue; if Link touches one, he takes no damage, but cannot use his sword for several seconds. In the second quest, bubbles come in two additional varieties, either red or blue. If Link touches a red bubble, he is unable to use his sword unless he then touches a blue bubble; this sometimes necessitates leaving the room and finding a room which contains bubbles of the correct color. He can also regain the use of his sword if he visits a Fairy Pond, drinks a Red Potion or Blue Potion, or acquires a Triforce fragment.

[edit] Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

In this game, they appear as skulls inside a flickering bubble. They float around rooms in diagonal patterns, bouncing nintey degrees when they hit a corner. When they hit Link, they damage both his health and his magic ability. Some move very slowly, while others move very quickly. Unlike in the original game, bubbles in this game can be killed, but they have a massive 250 hit points.

A second kind of bubble, much larger and appearing as a cow's skull instead of a human skull, can be found in the Great Palace. When slain, it splits into two regular bubbles.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

An Anti-Fairy from A Link to the Past

In this game, the bubbles are called Anti-fairies, and in fact it is this game with which the term is most closely associated (although they also appear in The Minish Cap and in Link's Awakening DX). Anti-fairies pose as rotating creatures, which move by spinning four balls around the skull at its center. They usually stick to walls and moves alongside them, though some exhibit the ability to move freely about a room, bouncing off of walls. As in Zelda II, if Link is hit by the Anti-fairy, he suffers a loss of both health and magic power. If sprinkled with magic powder, they turn into fairies.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask

A Blue Bubble from Ocarina of Time

They are explicitly named "bubbles" in these two games and resemble a floating skull wreathed in fire and have bat-like wings on their temples. There are four different types: Red, Blue, Green and White. They each have their own distinct attack methods:

  • Blue crashes into Link (in Majora's Mask this prevents Link from using his sword). Also, in Majora's Mask, blue Bubbles are among the only enemies, along with Like Likes that drop purple Rupees when shot with a Light Arrow.
  • Red leaps out of molten magma as well as the earth. If it collides into Link, he is burned, and his Deku Shield is destroyed if it is equipped.
  • Green floats in a set pattern. The green flame engulfing them acts like a barrier, which disappears and reappears at regular intervals. They are often much larger than other bubbles, although there is a pair of normal-sized ones in one of the hallways of the Forest Temple. There is also a huge one in the Kakariko well and the Spirit Temple.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords

A Bubble from Four Swords

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Bubbles are simple flaming skulls that float around and have glowing eyes. They attack Link on sight. There are two variates of Bubbles:

  • Red sets Link on fire if touched, but can be destroyed by many different means.
  • Blues curses Link if touched, and Link is left unable to use weapons in this state. The Blues are also resistant to all attacks unless their blue flames are first extinguished with the Ice Arrows, the Deku Leaf, or the Hookshot.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Bubbles are seen periodically throughout the game. Unlike most enemies, they can exist in the Dark World. If they touch Link, they deal a small amount of damage.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Both bubbles and anti-fairies are found in this game. The anti-fairies will turn into fairies if hit with the boomerang.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

A Bubble from Twilight Princess

Bubbles are skulls with bat-like wings, and often hide among regular skulls as camouflage. When struck, they lose their wings and try to hop away until they regain them. There are three kinds of bubble in the game.

  • Normal bubbles have no apparent magical attributes, and act exactly like the others.
  • Blue bubbles freeze Link upon contact, causing gradual cold damage until Link breaks free.
  • Red bubbles set fire to Link, and the Ordon Shield will burn away.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Bubbles are flaming skulls that fly around Link. To defeat Bubbles, Link must hit them with the Boomerang, then hit the with the sword or with the Boomerang. There are two types of Bubbles: Ice and Fire.

  • Fire Bubbles just hurt Link if they make contact with him.
  • Ice Bubbles harm Link and turn him into ice, causing him to slide across the floor. The frozen effect lasts for around three to five seconds.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Bubbles are set to appear.

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