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|Artwork PH= File:PH Bellum Artwork.png | |||
|Model PH= File:PH Bellum Model.png | |||
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|title= {{List|Evil Phantom<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 166 {{Exp Game|PH}}}}</ref>, Evil Dream God{{Fact}}<!-- Hyrule Historia -->}} | |||
|race= {{List|[[Phantom]], [[Demon]]}} | |||
|gender= Male<ref name="Quote1">{{Cite|I struggled against my attacker in a great clash. But his evil was so dark that it slowly drained away my own life force. He was always a step ahead of my attacks, and I was eventually overcome. I was dragged to the sunless depths of the temple... Sealed up, my life force continues to drain away.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> | |||
|game= PH | |||
|other= PH (Himekawa) | |||
|era= {{Term|Series|Era of the Great Voyage|link}} | |||
|dungeon= {{Term|PH|Temple of the Ocean King|link}} | |||
|weakness= {{List|[[Grappling Hook]], [[Arrow]]s, [[Phantom Sword]], {{Term|PH|Phantom Hourglass (Item)|link}}}} | |||
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{{Term/Store|Bellum||Series, PH}} is the main antagonist and [[Final Boss]] of {{PH}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 283{{Exp Game|PH}}}}</ref> He is an ancient demon that feeds on the {{Term|PH|Life Force|link}} of living things, and is the one responsible for the disappearance of the [[Oshus|Ocean King]] and the {{Plural|PH|Spirit|link}}, the theft of the {{Plural|PH|Sand of Hours|link}}, and the emergence of the {{Term|PH|Ghost Ship|link}}. | |||
==Biography== | |||
{{Term|PH|Bellum}} is a large, squid-like,<ref>{{Cite|The squiddy thing is getting away!|Linebeck|PH}}</ref> malevolent creature adorned with dark eyes; the main eyeball exists in the mouth cavity, and each tentacle sports one small eye as well. Until the conclusion of the fourth dungeon, {{Term|PH|Link|link}} and {{Term|PH|Linebeck|link}} are unaware of his existence. However, once a petrified {{Term|PH|Tetra|link}} is found, {{Term|PH|Oshus|link}}, revealed to be the Ocean King himself, appears to tell the two about what happened to her. Many years ago, {{Term|PH|Bellum}} appeared and began to consume people's [[Life Force]], an energy which every living thing in the world possesses. {{Term|PH|Bellum}} attacked {{Term|PH|Oshus}}, who naturally fought back.<ref name="Quote1"/> However, his attacks were futile, and he was subsequently locked away at the bottom of the {{Term|PH|Temple of the Ocean King|link}}, his Life Force at the mercy of his nemesis.<ref>{{Cite|I was savagely attacked by an unfathomable evil. His name...is Bellum. His evil ran so deep that it leeched the very life force from me.|Oshus|PH}}</ref><ref name="Quote1"/> {{Term|PH|Bellum}} then formulated the Sands of Hours, a crystallized version of {{Term|PH|Oshus}}' Life Force, to create monsters that attempted to seal away the Fairies of Power, Wisdom, and Courage.<ref>{{Cite|The Sand of Hours is a physical manifestation of that power. And that is what brought them here.|Oshus|PH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|The spirits of Power and Wisdom were also imprisoned. But Ciela managed to split her soul and escape.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> He also created the {{Term|PH|Ghost Ship|link}} to spread rumors of a great treasure within it to lure people there and thus obtain further Life Force.<ref>{{Cite|The Ghost Ship was made to drain that life force. They used a story of treasure to lure people in.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> | |||
{{Term|PH|Bellum}} was obsessed with obtaining Life Force, so he was attracted to {{Term|PH|Tetra}} because of the great amount of Force within her.<ref>{{Cite|Ooh, something isn't right with this girl! Her...soul didn't get sucked away, did it?!|Linebeck|PH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|This evil ship drained away her life force.|Oshus|PH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Tetra must have had a bold, vibrant soul. The Ghost Ship was drawn to that power. She didn't find it... It found her.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> The [[Phantom]]s, found within the {{Term|PH|Temple of the Ocean King}}, are his minions, powerful and nigh-invincible like him. <ref>{{Cite|The Phantoms who roam my temple take after the evil of their master. Supernatural strength, wrapped in plate armor... virtually invincible.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> | |||
{{ | ==Characteristics== | ||
Oshus reveals that the only way to slay Bellum is with the legendary [[Phantom Sword]], a sword which only the blacksmith [[Zauz]] knows how to forge.<ref>{{Cite|Go there and find Zauz. He is a blacksmith. He will tell you more about the great evil. He knows how to slay Bellum.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> After many struggles, Link obtains the Crimsonine Steel, the Azurine Steel, and the Aquanine Steel needed to forge the Phantom Sword.<ref>{{Cite|Rare metals and mystical sands are fused together. And so the Phantom Sword is born. With that, you can defeat Bellum.|Oshus|PH}}</ref> He then finally penetrates the inner sanctums of the Temple of the Ocean King, where Bellum dwells, and uses the power of the Phantom Sword, the Phantom Hourglass, and the Ciela-made [[Phantom Sphere]]s to temporarily defeat it.<ref>{{Cite|It's hard to predict his wild movements... As long as I trust my true power to the Phantom Hourglass... You have the ability to stop time! Each Phantom Sphere has the ability to stop time just once.|Ciela|PH}}</ref> However, Bellum soon takes a revived Tetra and takes control of the Ghost Ship, attempting to escape with her. With the combined efforts of both Link and Linebeck, however, the Ghost Ship is destroyed. Bellum, still relentless, causes a large piece of the Ghost Ship to crash into the boat. Oshus, who was still on it, is seemingly killed, and Bellum uses this as an opportunity to grab Link. Linebeck, however, manages to free him using the Phantom Blade, but is soon taken by Bellum instead. | |||
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|game = ''[[ | ===Bellumbeck=== | ||
| | [[File:PhantomHourglassscene13.png|right|thumb|250px|Bellumbeck attacking Link]] | ||
In a last-ditch effort to defeat Link, Bellum takes control of Linebeck,<ref>{{Cite|Bellum's the bad one. He's latched onto his back! Get behind him and slash at his back...|Ciela|PH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Are you OK? Linebeck! You were possessed by Bellum!|Ciela|PH}}</ref> transforming him into an immense Phantom, Bellumbeck.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=Bellumbeck |retrieved=March 29, 2014|url=http://www.zeldalegends.net/files/emulation/dumps/ph/US/ph_English.txt |title=Phantom Hourglass text dump |site=Zelda Legends}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= PH|publisher= Prima|page= 3}}</ref> He then attacks Link, whose attacks are initially useless against Bellumbeck, even with the Phantom Hourglass. Ciela, however, hovers behind Bellumbeck, allowing Link to know when Bellumbeck's weak point, his eye, is open.<ref>{{Cite|What about his weak spot? His eye? I stopped time and everything... That eye has to open at some point! All right, I'll move his back to the top screen!|Ciela|PH}}</ref> Bellumbeck uses one of his tentacles to trap Ciela, though, and continues fighting Link. Link manages to loosen Bellumbeck's grip on Ciela several times throughout the battle, giving him Phantom Spheres to freeze time once Bellumbeck's eye is open. After a long and difficult battle, Linebeck is freed from Bellum's clutches, and the beast turns to the last of the [[Sand of Hours]]. Link absorbs it with the [[Phantom Sword]], and Bellum is defeated. | |||
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===Alternate Strategies=== | |||
It is possible to defeat Bellum with only having to freeze time twice, however, for this to be performed, Link must have collected all of the Spirit of Power's spirit gems and have completely upgraded himself with such. Link also must have obtained the [[Great Spin]] attack. When Link freezes time, he must use the Great Spin attack on Bellum's eye, while the Spirit of Power is equipped. | |||
It is also possible to stop Bellum's spin attack, if Link performs one himself. If done correctly, the sword clangs against Bellum's, without having to hit him at all. | |||
==Non-Canon Appearances== | |||
{{Noncanon|Start}} | |||
==={{PH|-}} Manga=== | |||
{{Stub|PH}} | |||
{{Noncanon|End}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*The relationship between Bellum and the Ocean King is a reference to the natural enmity between squids and sperm whales. Bellum's design is very squid-like whereas the Ocean King's true form is that of a whale. | |||
*Bellum is one of the few antagonists in the entire series who does not speak any dialogue whatsoever, although Bellumbeck does speak Link's name prior to the final battle. However, in the manga, Bellum does speak fully. | |||
*Before a name was developed for Bellum, the development team referred to him as "Grande Octo" (usually shortened to "Grande").<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 203}}</ref> | |||
==Nomenclature== | |||
"Bellum" is the Latin word for war. | |||
{{Nomenclature}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Bellum artwork.png|Artwork of Bellum | |||
File:PH Bellumbeck Artwork.png|Artwork of Bellumbeck | |||
File:PH Bellum Model 3.png|Bellumbeck | |||
File:Bellumbeck behind.png|Bellumbeck's back | |||
File:PH Slime Minion Model.png|A Slime Minion | |||
File:PhantomHourglassscene10.png|Oshus telling of Bellum's background | |||
File:Link tentacle grab.png|One of Bellum's tentacles grasping Link | |||
File:Posssesg.png|Bellum grabbing Linebeck | |||
File:Possses.png|Bellum possessing Linebeck | |||
File:Possesyliny.png|Linebeck possessed | |||
File:Bellumbeck spin attack.png|Bellum using his spin attack | |||
File:Bellum.png|Bellumbeck close-up | |||
File:Frozenbellum.png|Link attacking Bellumbeck while time is frozen | |||
File:Bellum final.png|Bellum after being defeated | |||
File:Bellumbeck defeated.png|Bellum falling | |||
File:Bellum sand.png|Bellum deteriorating into the final Sand of Hours | |||
File:Phantom Linebeck.png|Bellumbeck in the {{PH|-}} manga | |||
File:PH Bellum Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept Artwork of {{Term|PH|Bellum}} | |||
File:PH Bellumbeck Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept Artwork of {{Term|PH|Bellumbeck}} | |||
File:PH Bellumbeck Concept Artwork 2.jpg|Concept Artwork of {{Term|PH|Bellumbeck}} | |||
File:PH Bellum Possessing Linebeck Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept Artwork of {{Term|PH|Bellum}} possessing {{Term|PH|Linebeck}} | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{Ref}} | |||
{{Bosses|PH}} | |||
{{Categories | |||
|Demons, Water-Related Enemies | |||
|bosses= PH | |||
|characters= PH, PH (Himekawa) | |||
}} | |||
