Keese

Variations

Normal Keese

Keese are bat-like creatures that make their homes in dank, shadowy dungeons or in pitch-black caves similar to their real-life counterparts, and have become a staple of the Zelda series, appearing in all mainstream Zelda titles thus far except for The Adventure of Link. The Keese is known to inhabit various forms, some adapted from fire and ice, some from the surrounding environment, however, the technique and strategy used to defeat all of their variations is basically the same.

Fire Keese

When Keese are exposed to an open flame, they can transform into Fire Keese. In Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, Keese can be transformed by fire arrows or torches (although regular arrows can kill Keese or Fire Keese easily). They will light Link on fire, simultaneously putting themselves out. However, once a Fire Keese's flame has been extinguished, it can re-ignite itself by touching a source of fire. In Ocarina of Time, if Link has the Deku Shield equipped they could burn his shield. In Twilight Princess, they are almost identical to Keese. The only difference between the two is Link does not take damage if he touches a regular Keese when it's not attacking, whereas he will if he touches Fire Keese. They can be put out with the Gale Boomerang, or any type of Boomerang for that matter, but they do not go out when attacking Link, a trend carrried through to Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks.

Ice Keese

Ice Keese are Keese exposed to cold, such as an ice arrow or blue fire (a regular arrow kills them and can kill Keese, as well). In Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, Ice Keese cannot be changed into regular Keese, nor can regular Keese be transformed into Ice Keese. In Spirit Tracks, they act as a miniboss group before Link obtains the Boomerang.

Twilit Keese

Twilit Keese are only found in the Twilight Realm in Twilight Princess. They have dragon-like bodies and strange, funnel shaped heads surrounded by a ring of gray plumage. Their faces are featureless save for red symbols. They appear to be identical to Shadow Kargaroks except for the fact that they are smaller and weaker. As with many Twilit creatures, Twilit Keese have a distinctive cry; rather than the squeaking of the other Keese variations, Twilit Keese make a noise reminiscent of a hammer clashing on metal.

Bad Bat

Bad Bats are larger variants of Keese found in Majora's Mask. They seem to prefer outdoor environments, as opposed to the cave or dungeon-dwelling Keese. They are more powerful than regular Keese, as well.

Skyward Sword

Normal Keese

Keese serve the same purpose that they have in previous Zelda titles. They are bat-like creatures that fly around the overworld and within dungeons with the primary purpose of trying to dive into Link. When they are low enough to the surface, Link can use a sword slash to defeat them. Alternatively, they can be defeated with almost any weapon that Link has in his arsenal. Furthermore, Link can defeat multiple keese at once with a single crack of the whip.

Fire Keese

In this game the Fire Keese work just like they do in previous games.