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Bulblin

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Bulblin
A Bulblin from Twilight Princess
A Bulblin from Twilight Princess
First appearance Twilight Princess (2006)
Appearances Twilight Princess
Spirit Tracks
Weapon(s) Clubs or bows
Effective weapon(s) Sword
Hero's Bow
Slingshot
"This scent that has been burning in my nostrils...it is the scent of evil. There is one powerful creature I have seen about...but under that beast are many minions who attack and plunder like a pack of hyenas. There are 30... No... At most, 20 of them ahead... They are probably just a small band of survivors... Ragged remnants who have settled, leaderless, into this village."
— Darbus

Bulblins recurring enemies in the Legend of Zelda series. They are depicted as short, green, humanoid monsters, that seem to be part of the Goblin race.

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[edit] Appearances

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Bulblins are cowardly and always slavishly follow the strong, and as such, they spend the majority of the game as servants of Zant, and by extent, Ganondorf. Bulblins attack with either heavy clubs or bows with burning arrows. Bulblins also occasionally ride Bullbos, with one Bulblin serving as a rider while the others fire arrows at their targets. The ruler of all Bulblins is King Bulblin. Interestingly, when King Bulblin joins Link, the rest of the Bulblins still try to kill Link.

Link first encounters Bulblins when they launch an attack on a Spirit Spring near Ordon Village, and is quickly knocked unconscious by one of their clubs. During his quest, Link encounters and defeats hundreds of Bulblins both in Hyrule Field and various dungeons. They are instantly defeated when hit with an arrow, or, indeed, the Slingshot, making them some of the weakest humanoid enemies there are.

While mostly serving as enemies in larger battles, Bulblins otherwise seem to serve more as comic relief in the game. This can often be seen in Hyrule Field where Bulblins will sometimes lose control of the Bullbos they are riding; something that usually result in them crashing into each other, falling off a cliff, or ramming into various obstacles which will send the riders flying in every which direction.

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Bulblins appear throughout the overworld, and once again use Bullbos as mounts. They chase after Link's Spirit Train on their Bullbos and bombard him from all sides with Bomb Arrows. Two shots from the train's Cannon are sufficient to take out both mount and rider.

[edit] Non-canonical appearances

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[edit] Super Smash Bros. Brawl

On the Bridge of Eldin, behind King Bulblin, a Bulblin can be seen running behind. He explodes when he runs past the bomb which destroys the bridge, falls off should he not reach the bomb in time, or can be sent flying with enough hits.

Non-canon warning: Non-canonical information ends here.

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