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'''Octoroks''' are a recurring enemy in the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda]]'' series, being in every game except ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. They highly resemble octopi from the real world (hence the name ''Octo''rok, meaning 8). They generally spit rocks, and have been found as both land and water dwelling enemies.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Octoroks were enemies near the starting screen that shoot rocks at [[Link]], dealing half a heart of damage. Also, upon contact they deal half a heart of damage. They come in two colors, red and blue. The blue Octoroks take two hits to kill with the [[Wooden Sword]], as opposed to the red variety, which will be defeated with only one swipe of the Wooden Sword.

Octoroks in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' are located in eastern [[Hyrule]], near the [[Eastern Palace]]. There are two types of Octoroks in ''A Link to the Past'', the first type is just a normal Octorok which walks around in a random direction and stops if it sees Link and shoots a projectile out. The second type walks in a random direction and if it spots Link, will shoot multiple projectiles out in a circular fashion.

Octoroks in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' appear all over [[Koholint Island]] and are some of the most common enemies in the game. If they spot Link they will shoot a rock in his general direction. They also appear in another form where they have wings, called the [[Winged Octorok]]. Winged Octoroks are less common than the common Octorok and even though they have wings, they can't fly especially well. If Link tries to charge at them and attack, they jump and float in the air for a few seconds.

{{Navi|Octorok...

Bounce back the rocks they spit at you!}}

Octoroks appear as aquatic enemies in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. For this reason they are found in nearly any place that has water. They usually lurk under the surface of the water, but when Link gets close they pop up and spit rocks at him. If Link gets too close, they will retreat back into the water. They can be defeated with the use of any long ranged weapon or by deflecting the rocks the rocks they spit, with either the [[Hylian Shield|Hylian]] or [[Deku Shield]]s. A larger version called [[Big Octo]] is the mini-boss of [[Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly|Lord Jabu Jabu's belly]].

As a child, Link can only deflect Octorok Deku seeds with his Deku shield and as an adult he can only deflect with the hylian shield or the mirror shield.

{{Tatl|You know about the Octorok, right? All you have to do is deflect that rock it spits out.}}

Octoroks in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' are identical to their ''Ocarina of Time'' counterparts, periodically hopping out of the area in which they sit. They are not a hugely common enemy, but are present in nearly every location throughout the game. These little enemies will shoot rocks at Link when he is in range, which can be deflected by all shields except for the [[Mirror Shield]]. Unlike in ''Ocarina of Time'', these Octoroks take 2 hits to kill. A new feature added to this game is that Octoroks can be made into floating platforms if frozen with ice arrows. They can be killed with the Hero's [[Shield]], or any projectile weapon.<br><br>There are bigger variations of the standard Octorok called a [[Big Octo]]. These large enemies block paths in the [[Southern Swamp]] when it is filled with poison. They can be killed by either taking the boat ride and crashing into them, or using projectile weapons to attack them. They take only one hit to kill. Big Octos will suck Link in and spit him out, dealing a large amount of damage. Taking a picture of one for the Pictograph guy will grant you 20 [[Rupee]]s.

===Oracle of Seasons===

These Octoroks come in 2 colors, red and blue, like many other Octoroks, and still shoot rocks at Link. Red octoroks are generally weaker and defeated with one hit of Link's [[Sword]]. Blue variations are stronger and take two hits.

 

They are very similar to the ones from ''Oracle of Seasons''. (see above)

Octoroks in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' seem much larger than in previous 3D titles, but can be defeated in much the same way. They are water dwelling enemies that live in the [[Forest Haven]], the [[Forbidden Woods]] and the [[Great Sea]]. They come in 3 different variations: Rock Octorok, Bomb Octorok, and [[Big Octo]].

The Rock Octoroks live in the Forest Haven and Forbidden Woods. Like their name implies, their only method of attacking is to spit rocks at Link when provoked. These rocks can be easily deflected by using Link's shield, killing them in the process. Link can also kill them with projectile weapons like the [[Boomerang]] or the [[Bow|Hero's Bow]]. It is impossible to kill them with just Link's sword as they will dive under the water if he gets too close.

Bomb Octoroks are only found in the Great Sea, though there are a large amount of them. As their name implies, they shoot bombs at Link instead of rocks, which, naturally, cannot be deflected with his shield. Link can defeat them with the bow, the [[Boomerang]] or simply using [[Bomb]]s. He could also just avoid them altogether.

The Octoroks from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' are much like the original ones. They are red and wander around in [[Hyrule Field]], they shoot rocks at Link and can be dealt with by shooting arrows, bombing or just slashing them with Link's sword. The boss in the [[Temple of Droplets]] is a normal Octorok. But since Link was minimized he appears to be huge.

There are 2 kinds of Octoroks in this ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' (explained below).

These kinds appear in grassy areas and the Take'em All On challenge. They will continuously shoot rocks and sometimes may shoot unexpectedly at Link while he is off-screen. They are easily defeated with Link's sword.

These appear underwater in the [[Ocean Realm]]. They may shoot ink at Link, causing them to mess up your map and leaving Link to clean it off. They can be defeated with the cannon.

 

Very similar to its Grass counterpart, the Octorok (Rock) shoots projectile rocks at Link form a distance which he must deflect using his shield or sword. This version of the Octorok resides in the desert area of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. Unlike its counterpart, this Octorok has a mushroom-shaped rock atop its head, which it can hide under if Link ventures too close.

These pink Octorok live in the Sky around Skyloft, dwelling on the floating rocks spitting projectiles at Link as he flies by on his [[Loftwing]]. These kinds are much bigger than their land-dwelling counterparts, and can be defeated by charging at them on your Loftwing.

* Beta Octoroks from a very early version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' have the similarity with the original Octoroks design from 2D Zelda titles.