Skullfish are recurring Enemies and a species of Fish in The Legend of Zelda series.
Names in the American English canon
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Skullfish |
In Majora's Mask, Skullfish live in the seas around Great Bay Region, as well as in the water just outside of the Goron Village after defeating Goht. They spawn at certain intervals within the Bay and swim towards Link, biting him if he does not raise his defenses. Zora Link's electrical shield attack can be used to defeat them. In Majora's Mask 3D, they can be caught between 6 PM and 6 AM within the Ocean Fishing Hole.[4] They will approach Link if he wears the Captain's Hat.[4]
Skullfish appear in the Lakebed Temple, as well as several secret Caves around Hyrule Field in Twilight Princess. They can be caught with the Fishing Rod, and will even drop a Heart when released, although they are forbidden fish and will not be recorded in the Fish Journal.[5][citation needed]
Skullfish are found exclusively in the Water Temple in Tri Force Heroes. They viciously attack any Link they find swimming near them, and will leap out of the water to get to Links standing on raised platforms. To defeat them, they can be slashed with the Sword while they leap over a Link, or dredged from the water with the Water Rod. They can then be attacked as a normal enemy. In this appearance, they are green rather than bone-colored.
There is also a desert variant of this enemy called the Sandfish, which instead inhabits the sand of The Dunes, but behaves identically.
In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Skullfish appear as Weird-type Food that are imbued with the Darkness Element. They are dropped by Darknuts and Phantom Ganon. When consumed by a Companion Fairy in the Dining Room of the My Fairy mode, Skullfish can increase the Fairy's Trust level and personality traits.
Skullfish can be found swimming in deep pools of water in Cadence of Hyrule. They move to the beat of the music and move every two beats, always crouching within the water for one beat before moving to an adjacent tile on the next beat. They will typically try to attack Cadence, Link, Yves, or Zelda at close range. They can be lured into shallow water, where they will beach themselves and flop around helplessly for seven beats before they jump back into the water. Occasionally, they will leap into the air before diving back into the water again.
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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandEnglishBRBritish | Skullfish (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[6] | |
 JapanJapanese |
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 CanadaFrenchCACanadian |
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 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean | Poisscrâne (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[12][13] | Same as English; portmanteau of poisson (fish) and crâne (skull). |
 The Federal Republic of GermanyGerman | Knochenfisch (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[14][15] | Bone Fish; from knochen (bone) and fisch (fish). |
 The Italian RepublicItalian |
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 The Republic of KoreaKorean | 뼈다귀 물고기 (Bbyeodagwi Mulgogi) (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[20] | |
 Latin AmericaSpanishLALatin American | Pez cráneo (MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[21][22] | Same as English. |
 The Kingdom of SpainSpanishEUEuropean | Pez cráneo (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[23][24] | Same as English. |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Skullfish— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends)
Skullfish— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
Defeated By: Skullfish— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule)
You caught a skullfish! It looks stronger than it is... This fish is forbidden, so it won't be added to your fish journal.— N/A (Twilight Princess)
Skullfish— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, British English version)
スカルギョじゃない こんなのぐらいで、 いちいち私に 聞かないの！— Tatl (Majora's Mask, Japanese version)
敗因： スカルギョ— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Japanese version)
スカル魚— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Japanese version)
Poisscrâne— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Canadian French version)
Défaite causée par : Poisscrâne— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Canadian French version)
Poisscrâne— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European French version)
Défaite causée par : Poisscrâne— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, European French version)
Knochenfisch— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, German version)
Besiegt von: Knochenfisch— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, German version)
Questo è un pesce teschio.— Tatl (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version)
Pesce teschio— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Italian version)
Causa della sconfitta: Pesce teschio— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian version)
뼈다귀 물고기— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Korean version)
Pez cráneo— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Latin American Spanish version)
¡Fin de la partida! Causa: Pez cráneo— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, Latin American Spanish version)
Pez cráneo— Dining Room (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European Spanish version)
¡Fin de la partida! Causa: Pez cráneo— Game Over (Cadence of Hyrule, European Spanish version)
