Bombchu



The Bombchu is a self-propelled variant of the bomb featured in several games in the Legend of Zelda series. The name comes from the fact that it is an explosive ("Bomb") and the fact that it resembles a mouse ("chu" being a Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a mouse makes).

Ocarina of Time
Bombchu in Ocarina of Time are bombs that crawl along the ground and up walls. Link can find them in a number of places; some for free found in some of the treasure chests in dungeons. After finding 40 Gold Skulltula Tokens, Link can collect some from the fourth son at the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village. Others are won from the Bombchu Bowling Game where it is also possible to win a Piece of Heart or an upgrade for the Bomb Bag.

Majora's Mask
Bombchu appear mostly the same as in Ocarina of Time. However, Majora's Mask also saw the introduction of Real Bombchu, living creatures that resemble Bombchu and might have been the inspiration for the mechanical Bombchu. Bombchu are far easier to acquire in Majora's Mask.

Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Bombchu are mostly the same as in previous games. They home in on enemies before exploding. They can only be obtained from a password-linked game. Once obtained, Syrup will start selling them.

Twilight Princess
There are no Bombchu by name in Twilight Princess. There are, however, Bomblings. Wild Bomblings will act like normal bombs, but harvested Bomblings will act exactly like the Bombchu in the Oracle games. They will travel in a straight line until they near an enemy, upon which they will home in.

Phantom Hourglass
In Phantom Hourglass, Bombchu are found in the Goron Temple. They are the only items which can go through small holes in walls. When used, the map goes to the bottom screen and enlarges, and the player must draw the path that they want the Bombchu to take. Link can move around at the same time as the Bombchu. This is required to solve certain puzzles.