Big Blade

This article is about the recurring Enemy in The Legend of Zelda series. For the Enemy in Ocarina of Time, see Reaper Blade. For the Weapon class in Hyrule Warriors, see Giant Blade.

Big Blade
SpriteIn-game sprites or icons ALttPA Link to the PastOoSOracle of SeasonsOoAOracle of Ages
Main appearance(s)	A Link to the Past Oracle of Seasons Oracle of Ages
Habitat(s)	A Link to the Past Ganon's Tower Ice Palace Misery Mire Ocarina of Time Shadow Temple Oracle of Seasons Poison Moth's Lair Snake's Remains Sword & Shield Maze Unicorn's Cave Oracle of Ages Mermaid's Cave Ancient Stone Tablets Level 4

Big Blades,^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)} also known as Thorn Clusters,^{(ALttPA Link to the Past)} are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.^{[name references needed]}

Characteristics

Big Blades are larger variants of Pathblades. Instead of inheriting the same reactive behavior, some Big Blades may continuously move along a fixed path.

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Oracle of Seasons

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Big Blades appear in the Giant Blade Room in the Snake's Remains, in the Poison Moth's Lair, and in the Sword & Shield Maze.

Oracle of Ages

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Big Blades appear within the Mermaid's Cave.

Trivia

• An unused, spikier variant of the Thorn Cluster exists within the files of A Link to the Past.
• Unused blue and green variants of the Big Blade appear within the files of Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. A red version, though only used in Oracle of Seasons, may also be found in Oracle of Ages's files.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not used by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.

Name	Giant Blade
Applies to	Oracle of Seasons
Source	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames
Superseded by	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo Power

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
Giant Blade	Oracle of Seasons	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo Power

Gallery

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  An unused version of the Thorn Cluster from A Link to the Past

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  A red Big Blade from Oracle of Seasons

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  An unused blue Big Blade from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

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  An unused green Big Blade from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

See Also

• Pathblade
• Chaser
• Giant Blade Room

References

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