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{{Boss
{{Infobox Boss
|image= [[Image:Deadhand.jpg|260px]]
|image=
|name = Dead Hand
{{Media
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''
|Model OoT = File:OoT Dead Hand Model.png
|type = mini
|Model OoT3D = File:OoT3D Dead Hand Model.png
|dungeon = [[Well|Kakariko Well]], [[Shadow Temple]]
|weakness = Sword
}}
}}
|caption=
|pronunciation=
|title=
|race=
|gender= Male<ref name="E 173">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 173}}</ref>
|game= OoT
|other=
|dungeon=
{{List|
{{Term|OoT3D|Bottom of the Well|link}},
{{Term|OoT3D|Shadow Temple|link}},
{{Term|OoT3D|Ganon's Castle|link}}{{Exp|Master Quest}},
}}
|habitat=
|health= {{HP|OoT|10}}
|weakness=
{{List|
{{Term|OoT3D|Sword|link}},
{{Plural|OoT3D|Bomb|link}},
}}
|reward=
{{List|
{{Term|OoT3D|Lens of Truth|link}},
{{Term|OoT3D|Hover Boots|link}},
}}
|exp=
|theme=
|strategy=
|voiceactor=
|attack=
{{List|
Burrow/Emerge {{Small|(1/4 Heart)}},
Bite {{Small|(1/2 Heart)}},
}}
}}
{{Term/Store|Dead Hand|Dead Hands|Series, OoT, OoT3D|plural}} are {{Plural|OoT3D|Sub-Boss|link}} in {{OoT}}.<ref name="E 173"/>


'''Dead Hand''' resides at the [[Bottom of the Well]] in [[Kakariko Village]] as well as the [[Shadow Temple]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. Whether this monster was set there by Ganondorf or whether it was a natural occurrence is unknown, but many consider it to be a part of Ganondorf's group. Dead Hand was basically a lump of decaying flesh with two puny arms, and a neck the length of a piano. It's head resembles that of a zombie, albeit with a large jaw. Purple blotches (most likely bloodstains) decorated its undead body, and there were 4 to 6 hands sticking out of the ground, dotted around the room. The monster uses its detached arms to snare Link, and then it walks up and tries to devour him with its mouth. The main body was kept underground at all times, until it felt a hand grab something or someone. This enemy is considered one of the scariest Legend of Zelda enemies by many fans.
==Characteristics==
{{Navi
|quote1= {{Color|OoT White|Dead Hand}}<br/>Watch out for its infinite hands! Aim for its head!
}}


Link defeated the Dead Hand by intentionally being grabbed by the hands and slashing the Dead Hand in the face when it appeared. Afterwards, Link claimed the [[Lens of Truth]] as his reward.
{{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} has a zombie-like head with a large jaw. Its blood is a green color, and red blotches, thought to be bloodstains, cover its body.<ref name="E 173"/> Multiple seemingly disembodied hands, usually four to six, circle the chamber in which {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} resides. The creature uses these hands to snag prey, at which point its main body emerges from the ground to consume the captured meal.


Another one appears in the [[Shadow Temple]] (or several more in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest|Master Quest]]''), this time guarding the [[Hover Boots]].
The {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} at the {{Term|OoT3D|Bottom of the Well|link}} can be overcome by intentionally letting oneself be grabbed by the hands, then breaking free and slashing the {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} in the face when it appears. The hands can also be destroyed, and although they regenerate after about 20 seconds, destroying enough of them inevitably forces the {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} to emerge, giving {{Term|OoT3D|Link|link}} an opportunity to strike without leaving himself vulnerable. Once the {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} has been defeated, it collapses and {{Term|OoT3D|Link}} is rewarded with the {{Term|OoT3D|Lens of Truth|link}}.


An easier way to defeat one once you have the Lens of Truth is to use it and look around for a shadow. Once you see one, place a bomb there. Once it explodes, Dead Hand will come out to attack Link. It should be noted that the wave of earth created by a Dead Hand's emergence or burrowing can injure Link. Also, by using the spin technique with the sword, the hands can be destroyed; if enough of them are destroyed, the Dead Hand will emerge (the hands do regenerate).
The same strategy can be used for the {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} in the {{Term|OoT3D|Shadow Temple}} (multiple {{Plural|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} in {{MQ}}), but there is an easier method in which {{Term|OoT3D|Link}} can use the {{Term|OoT3D|Lens of Truth}}, acquired from the {{Term|OoT3D|Bottom of the Well}}, to look on the ground for the shadow of the {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} moving about underground, and place a {{Term|OoT3D|Bomb|link}} on top of it. Once the {{Term|OoT3D|Bomb}} explodes, {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} proceeds to come out to attack {{Term|OoT3D|Link}}. The wave of earth created by a {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}}'s emergence or burrowing can injure {{Term|OoT3D|Link}}. If {{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} is unsuccessful in retaining {{Term|OoT3D|Link}} with one of its hands, it will bury itself again. Upon the monster's defeat, {{Term|OoT3D|Link}} acquires the sacred {{Term|OoT3D|Hover Boots|link}} as a reward.


[[Category:Undead]]
==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:OoT Dead Hand Model 2.png|{{Term|OoT|Dead Hand}} extending its mouth to attack {{Term|OoT|Link}} from {{OoT|-}}
File:OoT Dead Hand Attacking Link.png|{{Term|OoT|Dead Hand}} restricting {{Term|OoT|Link}}'s movements from {{OoT|-}}
File:OoT3D Dead Hand Navi.jpg|{{Term|OoT3D|Dead Hand}} from {{OoT3D|-}}
</gallery>
 
==See Also==
* {{Term|Series|Dead Hand's Hand|link}}
 
{{Ref}}
 
{{Bosses|OoT}}
{{Categories
|Hand Enemies, Undead Enemies
|sub-bosses= OoT, OoT3D
}}
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