Chuchu

ChuChus are jelly-like monsters that appear in many Zelda games, and are likely relatives of other jelly-like enemies from earlier Zelda titles such as the Buzz Blob and Zol. The ChuChu comes in a wide variety of colours and types, including Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple/Dark, Rock and Spiny. As an enemy, they are relatively simple to beat, a simple slash with the sword is all that is required to take down most varieties.

Majora's Mask
ChuChus first appeared in Majora's Mask. They appear as a blob of jelly in different colours, with a large mouth and eyes on stalks. Uniquely, the ChuChus in Majora's Mask are entirely transparent and very pale in colour (for example the Red ChuChu is actually pale pink). Depending upon the colour, they will contain various items which can be seen inside them, such as a Recovery Heart, Magic Jar or Arrows. They are one of the weakest enemies in Majora's Mask and can be killed with a slash from the sword. Once defeated, the ChuChu will dissolve into the ground, only to reappear shortly afterwards. This makes them a good source of items, but also an inconvenience as they cannot be cleared from an area.


 * The Green ChuChu contains a Magic Jar which will be dropped once defeated.


 * The Red ChuChu releases a Recovery Heart when killed.


 * The Yellow ChuChu holds an item, usually Arrows, and appears in only a few locations (usually within dungeons).


 * The Blue ChuChu holds no items, being described by Tatl as "basically just a blob of water". Only a single example of this colour ChuChu appears in the game, found in Great Bay Temple where it must be frozen using an Ice Arrow to reach a particular area.

Wind Waker


In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, when these creatures are defeated they will drop Chu Jelly of various colours (corresponding to the colour of ChuChu). These can be sold for small sums at a shop, or be given to the Doc Bandam in the Jelly Shop on Windfall Island. Also, Wind Waker introduced electrical ChuChus as well as normal variety.

There are many other variations of Chu than the simple color scheme:


 * Red ChuChus are the lowest form of ChuChu and the easiest to slay. They very rarely attack, but can be tricky in gangs (though rarely forming any more then three at a time).


 * Green ChuChus are cowardly. Besides the regular "Body-slam" attack, they shrink into slimy puddles. Bizarrely, you can still strike them by pressing forward and press "B" to produce a stabbing/upthrust effect.


 * Blue ChuChus, pale-blue in colour, are one of the rarest types found. It also drops the rarest type of Chu Jelly, Blue Chu Jelly. The Blue Chu Jelly heals both Magic Power and Hearts. In The Wind Waker, they are electrified. There is only one Blue Chuchu per island in this game, and they only drop their jelly once. Give the Jelly to Doc Bandam and get a Blue Potion.


 * Yellow ChuChus are slightly weaker then Blue ones, not to mention slightly harder to find. Unlike other ChuChus these are the only ones not to drop a single type of jelly, and are often slayed only to find Green jelly inside. Yellow ChuChus have an ability that allows them to produce electricity for short bursts of time. They are found most often in ancient buildings, the Tower of the Gods being one of the most obvious.


 * Purple ChuChus are occasionally called Shadow ChuChus, Dark ChuChus and even Black ChuChus, though they are, in truth, purple. Purple ChuChus are only harder to find than Blue ChuChus because they tend to live in areas away from direct sunlight, such as the ancient temples. Purple ChuChus are considered the worst to deal with, simply because almost any attack is useless. When a Purple ChuChu is attacked with the sword, bow or even the Skull Hammer, they will break apart and reform. The only known way to beat Purple ChuChus is to put them in direct sunlight. They will turn to stone and can then be smashed, permanently destroying them. Or like any other enemy, shoot it with a Light Arrow.

Chuchu
The Red and Green ChuChus are not especially dangerous, but the Blue ones can be. Blue Chuchus can generate their own electricity, which can only be stopped by using your boomerang to stun it so you can slash it.

Spiny Chuchu
Spiny ChuChus: Unlike previous incarnations, it is actually black. It appears to have a bizarre defence mechanism that turns it into a wall of spike when you come close. Not the brightest creatures ever, these Chus eventually retract their spikes, leaving them vulnerable.

Rock Chuchu
Rock ChuChus: Really just a Red ChuChu with a stone helmet on, can be destroyed after the destruction of their helmet. This ChuChu has developed some kind of armor. The armor itself is quite birttle and will shatter after a strong attack has hit it. Underneath, they are regular ChuChus after all! It is uncertain, but ChuChus seem to have developed a type of bone structure, considering their ability to lift up solid objects like the Rock Armor.

Other Chuchus
You can also fight what appear to be giant ChuChus when you are Minish sized, but obviously the ChuChus are just normal ones:


 * A Big Green Chu-chu was actually a boss for the first dungeon in The Minish Cap. It was actually bigger to Link because he was viewing the Chuchu from the Minish Point of View.


 * The Big Blue Chuchu is a miniboss in the Temple of Droplets, only because it is giant compared to Link's Minish point of view.

Figurines
Many Chuchus have figurines here are there quotes:

Rock Chuchu: "Appears in various areas. These tough Chuchus have rocky heads. It will be hard to damage them until you can knock that rock off."

Twilight Princess
Chus are blob-like enemies that appear in Twilight Princess. They appear in five varieties: Purple, Yellow, Red, Blue, Green (only in the Wii version) and Rare. When killed, they will leave behind Chu Jelly of their corresponding color that can be scooped up with a bottle for later. They appear in Lakebed Temple, Hyrule Field, and many other places. Unlike previous games, their behavior is more comparable to that of Zols, as seen in 2D Zeldas.

Chus also have the ability to merge together. When attacked they will split into two smaller Chus, and will keep splitting until they are each separate from each other. When two Chus of different colors merge, a Chu of the more common color is created. The only exception to this rule is in the Wii version, where if a Blue Chu and Yellow Chu merge together, they will create a Green Chu. This was most likely an accidental leftover from when the game still had a magic meter. It is very hard to create a Green Chu, and there are few, if not no cases of the two colours meeting, outside the Cave of Ordeals. The order of color dominance is as follows:


 * 1) Purple Chu (Jelly: Random effect)
 * 2) Green Chu (Jelly: Does nothing. Was most likely meant to restore the magic meter, which was removed. Totally nonexistent in the GameCube version of the game.)
 * 3) Yellow Chu (Jelly: Refills Lantern)
 * 4) Red Chu (Jelly: Replenishes 8 hearts)
 * 5) Blue Chu (Jelly: Replenishes all hearts)
 * 6) Rare Chu (Jelly: Replenishes all hearts and increases attack power)