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In ''The Wind Waker'' and several other titles afterwards, they take on a much different appearance: they are top-heavy blobs of opaque jelly with larger eyes that are no longer on stalks, and move about either with the pseudopod-like roots at their base, or by hopping around. They also come in a new color; purple. When left alone, they can shrink down into a tiny, slow-moving puddle. | In ''The Wind Waker'' and several other titles afterwards, they take on a much different appearance: they are top-heavy blobs of opaque jelly with larger eyes that are no longer on stalks, and move about either with the pseudopod-like roots at their base, or by hopping around. They also come in a new color; purple. When left alone, they can shrink down into a tiny, slow-moving puddle. | ||
As the later titles progressed, different types of Chuchus emerged with simplistic, yet highly varied personalities including the incorporation of electricity, rock-like helmets, and ice powers into their battle strategies. Nevertheless, the Chuchus kept to their ''Majora's Mask'' roots for the most part, as even into ''Spirit Tracks'' they used color to denote behavior, power capability, and in-game frequency. Of the Chuchus in the Zelda universe, the red variety is the most common, | As the later titles progressed, different types of Chuchus emerged with simplistic, yet highly varied personalities including the incorporation of electricity, rock-like helmets, and ice powers into their battle strategies. Nevertheless, the Chuchus kept to their ''Majora's Mask'' roots for the most part, as even into ''Spirit Tracks'' they used color to denote behavior, power capability, and in-game frequency. Of the Chuchus in the Zelda universe, the red variety is the most common, but the green, yellow, and purple versions have seen quite the incorporation as the series progressed through the years. | ||
{{ImageCaption|image=File:Red Chu.png|size=150px|align=right|caption=A Red Chu as seen in ''Twilight Princess''|captionalign=center}} | {{ImageCaption|image=File:Red Chu.png|size=150px|align=right|caption=A Red Chu as seen in ''Twilight Princess''|captionalign=center}} | ||
In ''Twilight Princess'', the Chuchus are called simply '''Chus''', and are little more than large, amoeba-like blobs of opaque slime. While they behave similarly to other Chuchus in that they denote characteristics and type by color, move slowly, and tend to jump on Link when threatened, these Chus also have the ability to split and merge. A large Chu will split into two smaller Chus when attacked, and will keep splitting until they are too small to do so. When two Chus of different colors collide, they will merge and grow, retaining the color of more common Chu (from most to least: Purple, Yellow, Red, Blue, Rare). | In ''Twilight Princess'', the Chuchus are called simply '''Chus''', and are little more than large, amoeba-like blobs of opaque slime. While they behave similarly to other Chuchus in that they denote characteristics and type by color, move slowly, and tend to jump on Link when threatened, these Chus also have the ability to split and merge. A large Chu will split into two smaller Chus when attacked, and will keep splitting until they are too small to do so. When two Chus of different colors collide, they will merge and grow, retaining the color of more common Chu (from most to least: Purple, Yellow, Red, Blue, Rare). | ||
In few titles, such as ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Twilight Princess'', ChuChus and Chus | In few titles, such as ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Twilight Princess'', ChuChus and Chus leave behind [[Chu Jelly]], a vital ingredient used to synthesize potions in places such as the [[Chu Jelly Juice Shop]]. A certain number of Chu Jelly ingredients are required to help the [[Doc Bandam|potion chemist]] at the Potion Shop make a specific potion. The color of the ChuChu denotes the type of potion its Chu Jelly can be made into; for example, a Green ChuChu will yield Green Chu Jelly good for making a Magic Potion, once the required quantity of such Chu Jelly is acquired. Doc Bandam studies the ChuChu varieties at [[Pawprint Isle]], an island famous for its ChuChu population.<ref>{{cite|Do you know what a ChuChu is, small fry? No, I'm not talking about the sound you make when you kiss someone! I'm talking about ChuChus! They're those slimy, monster-like puddles of goo that turn into blobs of jelly, stand up, and start jumping at you like crazy when you come near them. Well, in any case, there's lots of them on that island over there, so if you see any, I'd avoid them. They can get...nasty. Now that I think about it, every once in a while I see the potion brewer who lives on Windfall Island come here... Now why would he do that, fry?|Fishman|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{cite|This is an extremely rare color of Chu Jelly! ...Perhaps it indicates a new breed!? What a fascinating jelly development! I've never seen one of this particular hue on Pawprint Isle, a small atoll famous for its robust Chu population...|DocBandam|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{cite|It's been ten years since I began my now legendary studies of the Chu Jelly.|Doc Bandam|TWW}}</ref> | ||
In ''Skyward Sword'', they come in multiple sizes. In this game, they bear a great deal of resemblance to [[Zol]]s, especially in combat. When struck, Chuchus will split into two smaller Chuchus, much like a Zol dividing into two [[Gel]]s, and must be dealt with accordingly - if struck horizontally with the sword, a Chuchu will split horizontally, only for one of the smaller Chuchus to fall right on top of the other, causing them to merge back into their larger size. As such, they must be attacked with a vertical slash to split them and distance them from each other to prevent them from merging. [[Bomb]]s are also very effective, as they are absorbed into any Chuchu that touches them and will destroy any size of Chuchu upon exploding. If two Chuchus merge, they will merge into a Chuchu one size larger than the larger of the two, regardless of the size of the smaller. Four variations of Chuchus exist in ''Skyward Sword''. Green and Blue Chuchus do not have any particular abilities, although the green ones are found on land and the blue ones are found underwater. Red Chuchus are usually found in the [[Eldin Volcano]] area and can ignite Link on contact with their extremely high body temperatures. Yellow Chuchus are native to the [[Lanayru Desert]] region and are capable of releasing an electric discharge, a defense which they tend to use just after being split. | In ''Skyward Sword'', they come in multiple sizes. In this game, they bear a great deal of resemblance to [[Zol]]s, especially in combat. When struck, Chuchus will split into two smaller Chuchus, much like a Zol dividing into two [[Gel]]s, and must be dealt with accordingly - if struck horizontally with the sword, a Chuchu will split horizontally, only for one of the smaller Chuchus to fall right on top of the other, causing them to merge back into their larger size. As such, they must be attacked with a vertical slash to split them and distance them from each other to prevent them from merging. [[Bomb]]s are also very effective, as they are absorbed into any Chuchu that touches them and will destroy any size of Chuchu upon exploding. If two Chuchus merge, they will merge into a Chuchu one size larger than the larger of the two, regardless of the size of the smaller. Four variations of Chuchus exist in ''Skyward Sword''. Green and Blue Chuchus do not have any particular abilities, although the green ones are found on land and the blue ones are found underwater. Red Chuchus are usually found in the [[Eldin Volcano]] area and can ignite Link on contact with their extremely high body temperatures. Yellow Chuchus are native to the [[Lanayru Desert]] region and are capable of releasing an electric discharge, a defense which they tend to use just after being split. | ||
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*ChuChus in ''The Wind Waker'' bear somewhat of a resemblance to the Pokémon [[bp:Wobbuffet (Pokémon)|Wobbuffet]] from the [[bp:Pokémon|''Pokémon'' series]]. | *ChuChus in ''The Wind Waker'' bear somewhat of a resemblance to the Pokémon [[bp:Wobbuffet (Pokémon)|Wobbuffet]] from the [[bp:Pokémon|''Pokémon'' series]]. | ||
*Outside of forming one of the otherwise nonexistent Green Chus by causing a Blue and a Yellow to mix in ''Twilight Princess'', ''The Wind Waker'' is the only game in which all five basic colors of ChuChu appear. | *Outside of forming one of the otherwise nonexistent Green Chus by causing a Blue and a Yellow to mix in ''Twilight Princess'', ''The Wind Waker'' is the only game in which all five basic colors of ChuChu appear. | ||
*The Red Chuchu is the only variety that appears in every game where Chuchus appear. | *The Red Chuchu is the only variety that appears in every game where Chuchus appear. | ||
*"Chu" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound one makes when giving a kiss, hence the [[Fishman|Fishman's]] hint at [[Pawprint Isle]], which otherwise makes little sense in English: "Do you know what a ChuChu is, small fry? No, I'm not talking about the sound you make when you kiss someone!"<ref>{{cite|Do you know what a ChuChu is, small fry? No, I'm not talking about the sound you make when you kiss someone!|Fishman|TWW}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:MM BlueChuChu.png|Blue Chuchu in ''Majora's Mask'' | File:MM BlueChuChu.png|Blue Chuchu in ''Majora's Mask'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''The Wind Waker''=== | ===''The Wind Waker''=== | ||
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File:Purple ChuChu TWW.png|Dark ChuChu in ''The Wind Waker'' | File:Purple ChuChu TWW.png|Dark ChuChu in ''The Wind Waker'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''The Minish Cap''=== | ===''The Minish Cap''=== | ||
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File:BigChuchuBossBlue.gif|The Big Blue Chuchu boss seen in ''The Minish Cap'' | File:BigChuchuBossBlue.gif|The Big Blue Chuchu boss seen in ''The Minish Cap'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Twilight Princess''=== | ===''Twilight Princess''=== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Chu Jelly]] | *[[Chu Jelly]] | ||
*[[Chu Worm]] | *[[Chu Worm]] | ||
*[[Buzz Blob]] | *[[Buzz Blob]] | ||
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