Golden Bee

The, originally known as , is a recurring animal and item in.

The ALttP: appears only in one area in. Like a normal Bee, it can be caught and used to defeat enemies. However, compared to regular Bees, it will remain by Link's side for a much longer period of time. To get it, Link must go to east side of Lake Hylia and enter the Ice Cave found there then use a Bomb inside to find a Fairy Fountain. There, Link has to Dash into the Fairy statue with the Pegasus Boots and the Golden Bee will appear. Link then must put it into a Bottle using the Bug Catching Net; unlike normal Bees, this rare kind leaves a sparkling trail as flies and it will not fly away from Link's side until it has attacked many more enemies than the normal variety. Link can usually catch it again to reuse it, making it a valuable ally. If it does leave, Link can return to the Ice Cave to catch another.

The Golden Bee is found the same places as normal Bees (in grass and bushes), but it is much more rare. Golden Bees are marked by their golden aura when they fly. A Golden Bee can also be purchased from a man in the forest surrounding Lost Woods for 888 Rupees.

When Link gives a Golden Bee to the ALBW:, he receives the Bee Badge in return. Additional Golden Bees are purchased by the Bee Guy for 300 Rupees each.

Trivia

 * In, this creature's name was mistranslated as Good Bee, contradicting its hostile behavior (it will still attack Link before being caught). The translation was corrected in the enhanced port as well as.
 * In, the only boss that Bees and Golden Bees can harm is Mothula. A single Golden Bee is not quite strong enough to defeat the monster on its own, however.
 * In both the GBA and SNES versions of, if Link goes to Kakariko Village and let a Golden Bee loose near the Street Merchant, he will buy it for 100 Rupees.
 * In the Game Boy Advance version of, there is a shop that has a Golden Bee on display in the Village of Outcasts. However, Link cannot purchase it until he brings one of his own from the Ice Cave to the shopkeeper. The Fairy and normal Bee in the same shop are purchasable by default.
 * The purchasing price of a Golden Bee in, 888 Rupees, is based on a pun in Japanese which has no English equivalent; the Japanese words for "bee", , and "eight", , are homophones.

Nomenclature
In the original version of for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Series: was named "ALttP:". The name was changed in. kept the new name.