Ache

Ache

Official artwork

Games	The Adventure of Link
Location	Caves Forests Mountain Town of Darunia
Threat
Effective Weapons	Sword
Related	Keese

Aches are enemies from The Adventure of Link.

The Adventure of Link

Aches are mostly found in caves, swooping down to attack whenever Link goes beneath them. There are two variations of Ache.

Blue Ache

Blue Ache are mostly found in caves or forests. When Link is near, they dive down in an attempt to attack him before retreating to treetops or cave ceiling. They deal a small amount of damage and can be killed with a sword slash. Link gains 3 experience points for defeating the Blue Ache.

Purple Ache

Purple Ache can only be found in the Water Town of Saria and the Darunia. This Ache is called "Eyes of Ganon" by townsfolk because they can disguise themselves as ordinary villagers. After Link talks to certain villagers of the town, they may transform back into their Ache form. While slightly weaker than their blue counterparts, they cause much more damage. Link gains 3 experience points for defeating one.

Friendly Ache

A single friendly Ache resides in the rafters of a house in the Town of Nabooru, which Link must jump to reach. At first, the Ache will refuse to speak, but if Link is persistent, the ache will give a clue about the location of the third Heart Container.

Enemy Data

Blue Ache

	Experience Points	3
	Item Drop	Blue Magic Jar or 50 exp Point Bag
	Enemy Habitat	Caves and Forests of Western Hyrule
Combat Data	Hide
Defensive Stats Offensive Stats Attack Level Hits to Kill Life Level Contact Container Damage Projectile Container Damage 1 2 1 .5 - 2 1 2 .375 - 3 1 3 .375 - 4 1 4 .375 - 5 1 5 .25 - 6 1 6 .125 - 7 1 7 .125 - 8 1 8 .125 -

Purple Ache

	Experience Points	3
	Item Drop	None
	Enemy Habitat	Water Town of Saria Mountain Town of Darunia
Combat Data	Hide	•Disguised as villagers; transform randomly when Link speaks with them.
Defensive Stats Offensive Stats Attack Level Hits to Kill Life Level Contact Container Damage Projectile Container Damage 1 1 1 .5 - 2 1 2 .375 - 3 1 3 .375 - 4 1 4 .375 - 5 1 5 .25 - 6 1 6 .125 - 7 1 7 .125 - 8 1 8 .125 -

See also

• Acheman
• Keese

Gallery

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  Blue Ache sprite

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  Purple Ache sprite

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  The friendly Ache in Nabooru may divulge information if Link bothers it enough

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  The friendly Ache from Nabooru

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  A Red Ache, or Acheman

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  Blue Ache from The Ringer, an episode of The Legend of Zelda TV series

References

1. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia, pg. 162
2. ↑ "They swoop down from the shadows of deep caverns." — Nintendo Power #4 (January / February 1989), pg. 22
3. ↑ "Similar to Keese, Aches are a slightly different species of bat which hide in cave ceilings and swoop down on their prey." — The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia, Ache
4. ↑ "A bat that lives in dark places. Usually, it hangs upside down from trees or in caves." — The Adventure of Link US Instruction Manual, pg. 26
5. ↑ "EYES OF GANON ARE EVERYWHERE BE CAREFUL" — Man in Water Town of Saria, The Adventure of Link.
6. ↑ "YOU ARE PERSISTENT FIND HEART OVER OCEAN", The Adventure of Link.