ReDead

A ReDead in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

A ReDead in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

ReDeads (called Re-dead back then) are gruesome zombie-like beings created by the magic of the evil being Ganondorf in the Legend of Zelda series. They were first spotted by the legendary hero Link, when he was at the Royal Family's tomb or when he arrived at Hyrule Market from his seven year slumber in the Temple of Time. Redeads have been claimed to have been evil animations, created by Ganondorf to plague the shadow lands of Hyrule. The Gibdo, mentioned later is a ReDead, yet in bandages, has a slightly higher strength to that of the ReDead and can't be paralyzed by the sun. In Majora's Mask, however, the Gibdo is the higher heirachy in the "undead caste", having vengeful spirits and no longer animations of evil but hunters for spreading their race. They nearly succeeded in turning the Ikana researcher into one of their own.

Attacking

ReDeads employ certain supernatural methods to attack enemies/prey. If a creature makes direct eye contact with a ReDead, the ReDead will let out a horrifying scream, and the victim will become temporarily paralyzed with fear. If a creature struggles hard enough, he, she, or it can usually get out of this mental trap. If a victim comes too close to a ReDead, paralyzed or not, the ReDead will jump on top of the prey. They will then bite into the victim, draining its life energy. Struggling hard enough will allow the victim to throw off the ReDead.

ReDeads can be destroyed by most conventional weapons (sword, arrows, etc.), although some weapons are more effective than others. ReDeads can also be temporarily frozen by summoning light into a dark area (the most effective way being playing the Sun's Song on an ocarina).

Appearances

ReDeads were featured prominently in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and also appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as both a trophy and an enemy, in both Adventure Mode and regular fights, by coming out of boxes, crates, and the like. Their appearances in the series (most notably in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) has cited some controversy amongst gameplayers as to whether their nature is 'too scary' for a game that is played by children ^{[citation needed]}.

ReDeads also appeared in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker; however, they looked unlike their Ocarina of Time counterparts. They sported a more ancient, tribal look (colored blue or green)(e.g cabana basement ReDeads were tinged with green, while Earth Temple ReDeads were tinged with blue), wearing big earrings and tribal markings], and resembled a more gaunt, skeletal figure than the originals and had a different scream, furthermore, masks were not worn by them, so the creator gave it a piercing gawp (see picture above). Some weapons are no longer effective - take arrows for example. The arrows (other than the Light Arrows) are unable to harm them, and there is no song in The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker that is capable of freezing them (although, the light that shines off Link's shield is enough to freeze them (and "Medli"'s harp is able to do the same thing). Bombs are considered to be very effective; three bombs can kill a ReDead outright, or the player can move in with the Master Sword after stunning it with a bomb.

Where to find them

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Ocarina of Time:
-In the Royal Family's Tomb, located in the Kakariko VIllage Graveyard. (4)
-In Dampé's Tomb, if you would go the wrong way during the race.
-Down the well of Kakariko Village (Lots)
-In the Shadow Temple (Lots)
-In the Market Place as Adult Link, where everything is dead (5 or so)
-Escaping from Ganon's Castle, there will be one waiting for you on the bridge leading to the exit of the castle. (Just one)

Majora's Mask:
-In the Stone Tower of Ikana Canyon (8 or so)

Wind Waker:
-In the Savage Labyrinth, Floors 32, 37, and 46 (Which can be found on Outset Island, under Big Head Rock) (13 total)
-Under Private Oasis Isle, right before reaching the 2nd Triforce Chart (2)
-Inside the Earth Temple (Lots)
-Inside the Earth Temple section of Ganon's Castle (3 or so)

Gibdos

A similar enemy in the Legend of Zelda series called a Gibdo (a mummy) acts and looks exactly like a ReDead, aside from mummy-ish looking wrappings, causing confusion as to the possibility that the two monsters are related. However, in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, if the player burns away a Gibdo's wrappings, (for example, with the Fire Arrow or Din's Fire) a ReDead will be found underneath (in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, burning a Gibdo's wrappings yields a Stalfos instead). Gibdos date back to the first game in the series, appearing also in A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. The ability to attach to its prey or paralyze it was also absent. In Ocarina of Time, a Mini-Dungeon exists under the well in Kakariko Village where there is a small room with many tombs also with Gibdos.

Masks

There are two masks of the zombies. In Ocarina of Time, there was a mask called the Spooky Mask, which was based on the face of a ReDead. Creepily enough, if you speak to the lakeside scientist at Lake Hylia while wearing this mask, he tells you that it was carved using wood from a coffin. In Majora's Mask, the Gibdos Mask could be obtained by saving the researcher in Ikana Canyon. The mask not only allows Link to speak to Gibdos, but also makes ReDead dance, rendering them harmless. The Captain's Cap and the Garo mask also produce this effect.