Dead Hand

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Dead Hands are Sub-Bosses in Ocarina of Time.[1]

Characteristics

Dead Hand has a zombie-like head with a large jaw. Its blood is a green color, and red blotches, thought to be bloodstains, cover its body.[1] Multiple seemingly disembodied hands, usually four to six, circle the chamber in which Dead Hand resides. The creature uses these hands to snag prey, at which point its main body emerges from the ground to consume the captured meal.

The Dead Hand at the Bottom of the Well can be overcome by intentionally letting oneself be grabbed by the hands, then breaking free and slashing the Dead Hand in the face when it appears. The hands can also be destroyed, and although they regenerate after about 20 seconds, destroying enough of them inevitably forces the Dead Hand to emerge, giving Link an opportunity to strike without leaving himself vulnerable. Once the Dead Hand has been defeated, it collapses and Link is rewarded with the Lens of Truth.

The same strategy can be used for the Dead Hand in the Shadow Temple (multiple Dead Hands in Master Quest), but there is an easier method in which Link can use the Lens of Truth, acquired from the Bottom of the Well, to look on the ground for the shadow of the Dead Hand moving about underground, and place a Bomb on top of it. Once the Bomb explodes, Dead Hand proceeds to come out to attack Link. The wave of earth created by a Dead Hand's emergence or burrowing can injure Link. If Dead Hand is unsuccessful in retaining Link with one of its hands, it will bury itself again. Upon the monster's defeat, Link acquires the sacred Hover Boots as a reward.

Nomenclature

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LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
デドハンド (Dedo Hando) (OoT)[4]Same as English.
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Poignant (OoT3D)[5]Gripping
The Italian Republic
Italian
Smaniosso (OoT | OoT3D)[2][3]Portmanteau of smanioso (eager) and osso (bone)
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 173
  2. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 173
  3. "Smaniosso" — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian localization)
  4. Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 145
  5. "Poignant
    Prends garde aux mains infinies !
    Vise la tête... ça l'arrêtera net !
    " — Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D)