ChuChu

The five ChuChu colors appeared in The Wind Waker.
ChuChu
Type	Blob
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The ChuChu is a recurring blob-like enemy from the Zelda series that comes in a variety of colors with varying abilities. They were revamped for their second appearance in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, which has stuck since.

Information

ChuChus are simplistic creatures that resemble blobs with faces and usually bounce around to overwhelm enemies. The four main color varieties are green, red, yellow and blue. When they originally appeared in Majora's Mask, the different colored ChuChus were all the same except that blue ChuChus were made of pure water, which meant that they could be frozen using Ice Arrows. Yellow and blue ChuChus were distinguished in later appearances by being electrified (making them similar to Buzz Blobs), and the only way to stop them was with projectiles or by stunning one before a direct attack. Most ChuChus have also been shown to have medicinal properties in their bodies in later games, and extracts of Chu Jelly could be brewed into potions by certain characters.

More ChuChu variants have been introduced in later games. The dark Purple ChuChu was a seemingly invulnerable ChuChu that was found only in darkness, but exposing one to light would petrify it in stone, at which point a hammer could shatter it for good. The Spiny ChuChu is a gray ChuChu that can solidify its body and protrude spikes as a defense mechanism, although they could still be taken care of through bombs or by attacking one immediately after it retracts its spikes. Rock and Helmet ChuChus are normal (usually red) ChuChus that wear thick protective helmets which protect them from most attacks, although bombs are usually still effective. There is also the Ice ChuChu, which can freeze enemies by touching them and so must be defeated using a projectile weapon.

Appearances

In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, ChuChus were introduced as enemies that primarily appeared in Termina Field. These versions all had transparent bodies through which one could see the items they were carrying (and would drop when defeated). Red ChuChus had hearts while green ones had magic jars and yellow ones had bundles of arrows. Blue ChuChus had no items and uniquely appeared at the Great Bay Temple, where they were used for puzzles after being frozen. Their bodies seemed to be composed of more liquid than their later appearances, as ChuChus would pop like bubbles after being beaten, and they also had some slug-like features. These ChuChus did not stay dead, however, and would reform after a given period of time.

In The Wind Waker, ChuChus appeared commonly in various areas of the Great Sea and were most numerous at Pawprint Island. Red, Green and Blue ChuChus also contained Chu Jelly which could be mixed into potions by brewers such as Doc Bandam after being taken from the ChuChus with an empty bottle. Purple ChuChus also appeared in this game solely within the Earth Temple. The four basic ChuChus appeared again in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. Red, Green and Blue ChuChus also appeared in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap as semi-common enemies with Rock and Spiny Chuchus. A Giant Green ChuChu also appeared as the boss of the Deepwood Shrine, while a Giant Blue ChuChu was a miniboss of the Temple of Droplets. Both of these ChuChus were actually normal-sized and only were giant in comparison to the shrunken down Link. Each battle with a Giant ChuChu consisted of wearing away at its base until it fell on its head and then attacking its head with the sword.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass featured appearances by all four of the traditional ChuChus as well as the Rock ChuChu. In The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, only the Green, Blue, Yellow ChuChus appeared, while Helmet and Ice ChuChus were introduced, with the Ice ChuChus only appearing in the game's snowy areas.

Trivia

• The ChuChus seem to be based on preceding blob enemies from previous Zelda games. The original ChuChu design from Majora's Mask seems to be based on the Gels from The Legend of Zelda, while the redesigned appearance from The Wind Waker onwards (including some of them being electrified) seems to be based more on the Buzz Blob from A Link to the Past.
• The Chu was later introduced in Twilight Princess is a similar species that is known to also produce Chu Jelly.