Stalchild



The Stalchildren can be seen roaming the fields of Hyrule at night in Ocarina of Time. They pop out of the ground and walk slowly toward Link and attempt to slash him with their claws. They are quite easy to kill, and if you destroy enough of them in one night a big one will pop out which will give you more money than the others. They make a horrible, scary noise as they walk, and many young children that played Ocarina of Time for the first time were scared of these creatures. To prevent their appearance altogether, put on the Bunny Hood before any emerge. Once Link became an adult, these creatures mysteriously disappeared. It is theorized that something could have wiped them out during the 7 years when Ganon took over Hyrule.

As revealed in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the Stalchildren are of the Ikana race. In the game, they haunt the Ikana Graveyard and are the common soldiers in the Ikana army. Their general is Captain Keeta, but they'll mistake anybody that wears the Captain's Hat for their fallen leader.

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, these restless dead appear in the Arbiters Ground. Here they form into a tiny army and chase Link with their tiny tridents. A quick spin attack or a furious horizontal attack routine kills them quickly, or if Link is feeling saucy, a bomb arrow does fine. To kill a group Link should use the jump slash secret skill (if he has learned it). The Stalkin in are possibly under the leadership of Stallord (being that they are in Hyrule, this is perfectly plausible; Captain Keeta reigns only in Termina).

Stalchildren and Stalkin are also thought to be younger versions of Stalfos in both Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess (though they are only lower ranking soldiers in Majora's Mask).