ChuChu

ChuChus are gelatinous blob enemies which have appeared in several Zelda games, first being seen in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. They arer usually portrayed as being fairly comical, due to their bulging eyes, grinning mouths, and general incompetence.

Attributes
Almost all ChuChus are amorphous blobs of coloured goo which can be defeated with little difficulty with simple items like the sword or boomerang.

ChuChus slither (or hop, as is the case in MM) slowly along the ground until they attack, when they leap at Link. Some have the ability to collapse into smaller piles of gloop to avoid damage, before reforming when they see a chance to strike. However, they always seem to have little to no intelligence and know nothing other than to attack.

ChuChus in TWW and TMC are very similar in appearance, but bear little resemblance to MM types of the beast, which in turn look almost nothing like TP ChuChus. However, in practice, all three 'versions' of ChuChu are very similar.

Varieties of ChuChu
All Zelda games which feature ChuChus have at least 4 different varieties of the creatures. Despite some types of ChuChu appearing in all four games, (namely the common Red ChuChu and the rarer Blue,) a certain variety of the beasts can be very different to the same variety from a different game. So far, eight types of ChuChu have appeared: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, Rock, Spiny, and Rare.

Majora's Mask
The original ChuChus had large visible teeth that are not seen in later games, and their eyes are on short stalks. They also lack the 'feet' which their TWW and TMC counterparts have. It is possible these differences are as a result of geographical isolation, and Terminan and Hyrulian ChuChus could actually be separate sub-species. However, like Hyrulian ChuChus, these Terminan creatures still seem to be largely gelatinous. They are translucent and it can be seen that they have no organs, but instead sometimes keep items incased inside them (perhaps for some means of later digestion). Link first encounters them in Termina Field.

Red ChuChu


A common ChuChu with an item visible inside it even before it is killed.

Blue ChuChu
The same as a Red ChuChu, but with no item.

Green ChuChu
Almost identical to Reds, save for the colour. They contain Magic Jars.

Yellow ChuChu
Similar to Reds, but containing arrows.

The Wind Waker


Despite being generic enemies, ChuChus have a fairly important roll in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker as the source of valuable Chu Jelly, part of the gelatinous substance of which ChuChus are composed.

Unlike the majority of TWW enemies, ChuChus can survive falling in water, and float in blob form on top of it.

Red ChuChu
A standard ChuChu which gives out Red Chu Jelly. They first appear in Dragon Roost Cavern.

Green ChuChu
These ChuChus are like Reds, but have the ability to collapse into un-attackable blobs before reforming. They also have twice the health of their red counterparts. This variety first appears in the Forest Haven, and drops Green Chu Jelly.

Yellow ChuChu
These are exactly the same as Reds, but for the fact that they produce electricity, which makes it impossible for Link to kill them with his sword without stunning them first. Yellow ChuChus drop either Green or Red Chu Jelly and first appear in the Tower of the Gods.

Strangely, when they are in water, their electricity is not conducted by the water at all.



Blue ChuChu
Blue ChuChus are electrified versions of Greens, just as Yellows are electrified Reds. However, Blue ChuChus fulfill a very different roll on the game to any other kind of ChuChu. They appear only as overworld enemies, as opposed to dungeon enemies like other TWW ChuChus. There are only a limited number of Blue ChuChus (23 in the entire game) and they only release their jelly once each (so entering a building and returning will not allow you to obtain more jelly from them, although the ChuChu itself will respawn and give out a Yellow Rupee when defeated).

The reason for this is that Blue ChuChus are the only source of Blue Chu Jelly, the most valuable kind on the game. There are only 23 obtainable globs of Blue Jelly on the game, and 15 of those must be acquired for the purpose which they were intended to serve. (see the Chu Jelly article here for information about the jelly)

Blue ChuChus appear only on small, usually insignificant islands of the Great Sea. Crescent Moon Island is unique in that it is home to two Blue ChuChus.

(see also: List of islands containing Blue ChuChus)

Purple ChuChu
This variety first appears in the Earth Temple and drops green or red jelly. When they first appear (behaving like Green ChuChus) they are invincible to every possible attack. If they are struck with a sword they simply split into hundreds of small blobs which fly through the air and reform. Light is their only weakness, and Link must therefore either lure them into a source of light (there always is one in Purple ChuChu rooms) or reflect light onto them with Medli's harp or the Mirror Shield.

This light causes the Purple ChuChus to turn to stone, and they can then be destroyed by the Skull Hammer or by being lifted and thrown. Sometimes, however, it is to Link's benefit not to kill them, as they can be used (sometimes vitally) to hold down switches while in this petrified state (which does not last long before they recover, unless they are constantly kept in the light).

Pawprint Isle
(Main article: Pawprint Isle)

Pawprint Isle is home to the largest colony of Red and Green ChuChus on the Great Sea and is where the owner of the Chu Jelly Juice Shop, Doc Bandam, goes to harvest Red Chu Jelly (although the presence of Green ChuChus there is unknown to him).

The Minish Cap


ChuChus in The Minish Cap take on the appearance of the ChuChus from TWW rather than MM. They do not, however give out any form of Chu Jelly.

TMC is the first an so far only game to feature ChuChus as bosses.

Red ChuChu
TWW's Green and Red ChuChus have swapped abilities in this game: Reds in TMC act much more like Greens, due to their ability to collapse into the flat blob form.

Green ChuChu
More common than Reds in this game and similar to the Reds from TWW.

Blue ChuChu
This variety is actually the same as its TWW counterpart, except that it cannot collapse into the smaller blob form.

Rock ChuChu


These are odd ChuChus with large rocky shields on their heads. The shield must be removed with the Gust Jar or bombs before the ChuChu can be killed.

Underneath the rock covering, they are ordinary Red ChuChus.

Spiny ChuChu


These are strange grey ChuChus which defend themselves by, whenever an assailant moves to strike them, morphing into balls of spikes which cannot be destroyed and hurt Link on contact (although they cannot move whilst in this form). Link must wait until just after they change back into ChuChu form to strike, so they will not have chance to change back again. These enemies bear resemblance to the Ocarina of Time enemies known as Spikes, which are also grey and defend themselves by morphing into spiked balls.

Boss ChuChus
Because of Link's ability to shrink in this game, ChuChus could feature as bosses, as they are difficult to defeat when Link is such a tiny size.

Big Green ChuChu
(''Main article: Big Green ChuChu)



The boss of the first dungeon, Deepwood Shrine, this was an ordinary ChuChu which happens to fall in through a hole in the roof. Link defeats it by using the Gust Jar to suck away at its 'feet' to make it unsteady, and slicing it up with the sword when it topples over. The boss attacks only by jumping at Link.

Big Blue ChuChu
(''Main article: Big Blue ChuChu)

Although Blue ChuChus are more powerful than Greens, as a result of the Blue ChuChu boss appearing later in the game, it is only a mini-boss. Its electricity makes it more damaging to touch, but other than that it is identical to the Green Boss in every way (except, of course, the colour). It appears in the Temple of Droplets and guards the Flame Lantern.

Twilight Princess
In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the appearance of ChuChus was revised again, with them now looking almost leech-like. They are longer than they are tall or wide, but their movement and attacks remain largely the same. They creep slowly along the ground until prey is spotted, and which point they leap into the air to attack.

These ChuChus also give off Chu Jelly, but in this game it is drunk raw, rather than requiring cooking to create a potion, as was the case in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Because of this, the jelly can only be collected by scooping it straight into a bottle within a few seconds of the ChuChu being killed.

Purple ChuChu
Purples are by far the most common type of ChuChu in this game, usually being found in large groups. When Link approaches, they sense prey, and begin to merge together into larger ChuChus in preparation to attack. Only Purple ChuChus have this ability, but they can share it with other colours (so a Purple can merge with a Red, but two Reds could not merge together).

The merged ChuChus are always Purple, and when they are split back into individual ChuChus these are always Purple as well, meaning other types can be turned into Purples in this way. This creates some difficulties for Link, as, in order to harvest the more valuabe Blue, Red, Yellow or Rare Chu Jellies, he must kill these types of ChuChu before they have a chance to merge with a Purple.

Merged Purples can combine further to produce even larger ChuChus. Merged ChuChus split in half when struck by Link's sword, and it may sometimes take seven hits to break a large Chu down into eight individuals which can then be killed.

Purple ChuJelly has a random effect (like drinking Poes in OoT), sometimes knocking Link down to half a heart of health, sometimes restoring all of it.

Red ChuChu
Red Chu Jelly restores eight of Link's hearts when drunk.

Blue ChuChu
Red Chu Jelly restores all of Link's hearts when drunk.

Yellow ChuChu
Yellow Chu Jelly is flammable and works as Lantern Oil.

Rare ChuChu
Rare ChuChus are a shiny gold colour, and appear at random among groups of other ChuChus (although very rarely, as the name suggests). Rare Chu Jelly fills all of Link's hearts and makes his attacks twice as powerful for a short time. It is similar to Elixir Soup from TWW.