ChuChu

ChuChus are gelatinous blob enemies which have appeared in several Zelda games, first being seen in Majora's Mask.

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 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.

Majora's Mask ChuChus look very different to more recent versions ofthe enemy, but are in practice 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 three games, (such as the common Red ChuChu), a certain variety of the beasts can be very different to the same variety from a different game. So far, seven types of ChuChu have appeared: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, Rock, and Spiny.

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, except for the colour.

Yellow ChuChu
Similar to Reds, but containing arrows.

The Wind Waker
Despite being generic enemies, ChuChus have a fairly important roll in 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
The creatures themselves are the same as Greens, but with electric currents surrounding them. 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 morphing into balls of spikes which cannot be destroyed and hurt Link on contact. 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.