Squirrel are recurring Animals in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]
Characteristics
A Link to the Past
In A Link to the Past, Squirrels appear frolicking near the Pedestal of Time in the Lost Woods. In the Game Boy Advance version of the game, Link must catch a Squirrel as a part of the Lumberjack's Riddles.[2]
Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, Squirrels appear in the Ordona Province. Once Link returns to Ordon Village in his Wolf form, one Squirrel tells him to talk with other animals to gather information.[3]
A Link Between Worlds
In A Link Between Worlds, Squirrels reside in the Lost Woods, near the Pedestal of Time. They run away when Link moves close to them. In the ending, Squirrels are seen gathering around Gulley in the Haunted Grove.
Breath of the Wild
In Breath of the Wild, Bushy-Tailed Squirrels can be found in wooded areas. They can be hunted down by using the Bow. When defeated, they drop a single Acorn.[4]
Non-Canon Appearances
Oracle of Ages (Himekawa)
In the Oracle of Ages manga by Akira Himekawa, Link and Impa enter a forest in search of the Oracle of Ages, Nayru. They are stopped by the forest animals, including a Squirrel, that them to go back.[5] The animals let the two pass after realizing Link is a Hylian of the old blood.[6] A Squirrel listens to Nayru sing and as she speaks with Impa and Link. When it is learned that Impa is possessed by Veran, the Squirrel and other animals charge her. The charge does nothing against Veran and she possesses the oracle. After Veran uses Nayru to travel to Labrynna's past, the Squirrel watches as Link picks up the Harp of Ages and talks to Ralph.
Gallery
Squirrel from Twilight Princess
Squirrel from A Link Between Worlds
The Bushy-Tailed Squirrel as it appears in the Hyrule Compendium from Breath of the Wild
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 63 (Series)
- ↑ "It munches on nuts..." — Q. Bumpkin (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "If you run into any trouble, try talking to the animals in town. We animals understand one another, so you'll be fine!" — Squirrel (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ "They tend to live in forests and subsist on acorns and other nuts." — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Go back. Go back. Go back." (Oracle of Ages (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 22)
- ↑ "His ears are pointed. He's a Hylian. A Hylian of the old blood!" (Oracle of Ages (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 23)