Octoballoon

Not to be confused with Octo Balloon, a Material in Breath of the Wild.

Octoballoon
File:Octoballoon ALttP.png
Main appearance(s)	A Link to the Past
Habitat(s)	Lake Hylia Palace of the Four Sword
Effective weapon(s)	All

Octoballoons are rare creatures and an inhabitant of Lake Hylia in A Link to the Past.

Characteristics and Weaknesses

As a relative of the Octorok, Octoballoons have a similar appearance, but appear massively bloated and float a short distance above the ground. They will float towards Link before exploding, scattering small Octoroks into the air and across the ground that will hurt Link if he comes into contact with them. They will bounce around before disappearing after a few moments, although they can be destroyed before this happens. A floating Octoballoon will also explode if struck, so there is no way to destroy it safely. It is unclear if an Octoballoon's explosive behavior is simply a bizarre defensive technique of the species or if an Octoballoon is simply part of an unusual reproductive cycle of the Octorok species. Quite notably, Octoballoons can only be found in one single location in A Link to the Past, on the eastern shore of Lake Hylia.

In the Game Boy Advance version of the game however, a single, orange Octoballoon appears in the Palace of the Four Sword alongside orange Octoroks in an icy room on way to the chamber where Link has to defeat Mothula for the second time. It behaves the same as a normal one, but will usually leave behind a smaller number of mini Octoballoons after exploding.

Etymology

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	オクタバルーン (Okutabarūn)	Octoballoon
	Italian	Pallotto	Portmanteau of "palla" (ball) and "otto" (eight)
	SpanishEU	Octoglobo	Octoballoon

Gallery

• File:Octoballoonspawn.png

  A small Octoballoon that appears after one explodes

• File:OrangeOctoballoon.png

  An orange Octoballoon that appears in the Palace of the Four Sword