Bulblin
A Bulblin from Twilight Princess
First appearance	Twilight Princess (2006)
Appearances	Twilight Princess Spirit Tracks
Location(s)	(Twilight Princess) Ordon Village Hyrule Field Death Mountain Goron Mines Gerudo Desert Bulblin Camp Hidden Village Cave of Ordeals Hyrule Castle (Spirit Tracks) Forest Realm Snow Realm Fire Realm
Weapon(s)	Bows Clubs
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 are recurring enemies in the Legend of Zelda series. They are depicted as short, green, humanoid monsters, which appear to be part of the Goblin race.

Appearances Edit

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Edit

Bulblins are cowardly and always slavishly follow the strong, and as such, they spend the majority of the game as servants to Zant, and by extent, Ganondorf. They act much like Bokoblins. 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, 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. This usually results in them crashing into each other, falling off a cliff, into Lava, or ramming into various obstacles, which will send the riders flying.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Edit

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. However, it takes a while for them to aim and their shots can be stopped by the Cannon. Two shots from the train's Cannon are sufficient to take out both mount and rider.

Non-canonical appearances Edit

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Edit

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

See also Edit

• Twilit Bulblin