Scarecrow
Artwork of Bonooru from Ocarina of Time
First appearance	Ocarina of Time (1998)
Appears in	Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Twilight Princess
Distinctions	Made of straw
Notable members	Bonooru Pierre Stylin' Scarecrow

Scarecrows are a recurring race from the Legend of Zelda series. They sometime appear as living beings, while other times they are inanimate objects.

Appearances Edit

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Edit

Two Scarecrows, Bonooru and Pierre, can be found in a fenced-in area overlooking Lake Hylia when Link is a child. Here, Link can play a tune for Bonooru on his ocarina, and the Scarecrow promises to remember it.

When Link returns to Lake Hylia as an adult, he finds that Bonooru is still implanted in the ground there, but Pierre has managed to wander from Lake Hylia. Link can play the tune he taught to Bonooru as a child again, which, in turn, becomes the "Scarecrow's Song". With this tune, Link can summon Pierre in certain locations, indicated by Navi, to help him reach hard-to-reach places.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Edit

Link encounters the Stylin' Scarecrow in the Trading Post and the Astral Observatory. In addition to serving the same function as Bonooru and Pierre in Ocarina of Time, the Stylin' Scarecrow teaches Link the "Song of Double Time" and the "Inverted Song of Time". Link can also dance with him to make time pass to the next dawn or sundown in the three-day cycle, except for on the Night of the Final Day.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Edit

Scarecrows appear as inanimate objects in Ordon Village. They act as training dummies, as Link can practice using his various items on them. Ordon Pumpkins are used as their heads and shatter if hit by a Jump Attack or Jump Strike. At one point, Link shows Talo, Malo, and Beth how to use a sword by practicing on a Scarecrow.

Non-canonical appearances Edit

Link's Crossbow Training Edit

Scarecrows appear as targets in some stages. Shooting the body will inflate the head, which can then be shot for a significant number of points (maxing out after 8 shots to the body). Attaining maximum points on the first scarecrow of the level will cause a second scarecrow to appear later, and repeating the process will change the final area and increase the number of high value targets.

Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip Edit

One of Tingle's three companions is a scarecrow named Kakashi. He is based on the Scarecrow from American writer L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.