Beetle (Item)

Template:Item The Beetle is an item featured in Skyward Sword.

Location

The Beetle is located in Skyview Temple. Link retrieves it after defeating a Stalfos in the central room located in the northern chamber, accessible after opening a door by pressing a nearby switch with a shot from the Slingshot.

Uses

File:Beetle Icon.png

As its name suggests, the Beetle is a small, flying, insect-like item that can be used to pick up far away objects such as Rupees or hearts, or even drop things onto foes. Any items that the Beetle picks up will be returned to Link. The Beetle can be seen grabbing a bomb and dropping it on a boulder on the gameplay trailer of Skyward Sword.

When Link uses the Beetle, the camera will switch to just behind the insect. Players will be able to steer the Beetle by just tilting the Wii remote in the desired direction; however, if the insect bumps into a wall or is hurt by an enemy, the Beetle will be knocked down and Link will be forced to re-equip it to try again, similar to how Link controls seagulls in The Wind Waker.

The Beetle is eventually upgraded in the Lanayru Desert to have a mandible so that it will be able to pick up items. An optional upgrade at the Scrap Shop in the Bazaar allows the Beetle to fly faster, and another upgrade enables it to fly much farther than before.

In the same area, the Beetle is revealed to have been created by the same company that manufactured the LD-Series robots.

Upgrades

Name	Image	Uses	Upgrade Cost	Upgraded By
Hook Beetle	File:Hook Beetle (Skyward Sword).png	Uses jaws to grab and carry objects Drops items on enemies and objects	Free	Ancient Robot
Quick Beetle	File:Quick Beetle (Skyward Sword).png	Flies at higher speed Flies further	File:Ancient Flower (Skyward Sword).png 2 Ancient Flowers File:Hornet Larvae (Skyward Sword).png 2 Hornet Larvae File:Golden Skull (Skyward Sword).png 1 Golden Skull File:Rupee (Skyward Sword).png 50 Rupees	Gondo
Tough Beetle	File:Tough Beetle (Skyward Sword).png	Retains the speed boost Flies further than previous beetles	File:Ancient Flower (Skyward Sword).png 3 Ancient Flowers File:Amber Relic (Skyward Sword).png 4 Amber Relics File:Blue Bird Feather (Skyward Sword).png 1 Blue Bird Feather File:Goddess Plume (Skyward Sword).png 1 Goddess Plume File:Rupee (Skyward Sword).png 50 Rupees	Gondo

Relationship to the Boomerang

Theory Warning

As Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game since The Adventure of Link to lack the Boomerang as an item, it becomes plausible that the Beetle is an evolution of the Boomerang. A simple thought process can uncover this evolution:

• The designers want the Boomerang to be controlled by aiming the Wii Remote.
• The Boomerang moves too fast to be controlled reliably; it has to be slowed down.
• The Boomerang now moves too slowly to be reasonably capable of flight. It must be turned into something else that can fly at slow speeds.

Gallery

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  Early icon for the Hook Beetle

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  Link using the Beetle

• File:Link Beetle02.png

  Link using the Beetle

• File:Skyward Sword Beetle.jpg

  Link about to launch the Beetle

• File:Beetle SS.png

  The Beetle carrying a bomb

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  Link attacking Deku Babas with the Beetle

• File:SS HookBeetle.png

  The Hook Beetle

• File:SS BeetleUpgrade.png

  The Quick Beetle

• File:SS BeetleUpgrade2.png

  The Tough Beetle

References

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