Octoballoon

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

Octoballoon
An Octoballoon, as seen in-game
Main appearance(s)	A Link to the Past
Habitat(s)	Lake Hylia Palace of the Four Sword
Effective weapon(s)	All

Octoballoons are Enemies in A Link to the Past.

Characteristics

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^[which?] 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, only a single Octoballoon can be found in one 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.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	オクタバルーン (Okutabarūn)
ChineseSI	八爪怪气球 (Bā zhuǎ guài qìqiú)
Italian	Pallotto	Little ball
This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

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

References

Octos

hide ▲

Octoroks

Big Octorok • Cyclok • Ergtorok • Forest Octorok • Freezard • Ocean Octorok • Octive • Octo • Octomine • Octorok • Octorok (Grass) • Puffer • Rock Octorok • Sky Octorok • Slarok • Snow Octorok • Treasure Octorok • Water Octorok • Winged Octorok

Other

Big Octo • Hydrosoar • Octoballoon • Octogon • Phytops

Category:Octos