Octoballoon

Not to be confused with Octo Balloon, a Material in Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

Octoballoon
Main appearance(s)	A Link to the Past
Habitat(s)	Lake Hylia Palace of the Four Sword
Effective weapon(s)	All

Octoballoons are Enemies in A Link to the Past.

Characteristics

As a relative of the Octorok, Octoballoons have a similar appearance, but appear massively bloated and float a short distance above the ground. They will float towards Link before exploding, scattering small Puffers into the air and across the ground that will hurt Link if he comes into contact with them. These Octoroks will bounce around before disappearing after a few moments, although they can be destroyed before this happens. A floating Octoballoon will also explode if struck, so there is no way to destroy it safely. Notably, only a single Octoballoon can be found in A Link to the Past, on the eastern shore of Lake Hylia.

In the Game Boy Advance version of the game however, a single, orange Octoballoon appears in the Palace of the Four Sword alongside orange Octoroks in an icy room on way to the chamber where Link has to defeat Mothula for the second time. It is identical to the one found in the overworld, but its palette is affected by the room's properties.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	オクタバルーン (Okutabarūn)
ChineseSISimplified	八爪怪气球 (Bā zhuǎ guài qìqiú)
Italian	Pallotto	Little ball
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Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not considered Canon by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.

Name	Red Puffer
Applies to	A Link to the Past
Source	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords—Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Prima Games
Superseded by	Encyclopedia

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
Red Puffer	A Link to the Past	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords—Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Prima Games	Encyclopedia

Gallery

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  A Puffer that appears after an Octoballoon explodes

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  An orange Octoballoon that appears in the Palace of the Four Sword

See Also

• Octorok
• Puffer

References

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Octoroks

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Other

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