ReDead

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ReDeads are common enemies that are found in Melee.

Appearance

The ReDeads in Melee take the appearance of a zombie and is also based on the Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask version of the ReDead. ReDeads come into two different colors: light brown and dark brown. The light brown ReDeads are only found in the Underground Maze while the dark brown ReDeads appear out of container items. ReDeads are tall in heigh but can still attack smaller character.

History

ReDeads first debuted in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. They appeared in areas like the Bottom of the Well, the Shadow Temple, and in the Kakariko Graveyard. They were also found in Hyrule Castle Town when Adult Link woke up from his seven year slumber. The whole town was in shackles and the surrounded by ReDeads. According to the ReDead trophy, the ReDeads were evil aminations created by Ganondorf and were not actually dead people. ReDeads would attack Link by letting out a shriek that will impede Link's movement. The ReDeads method of attacking os by jumping on the victim's back and suck the life out of the victim. The ReDeads that appear in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] are similar to the ones in Ocarina of Time except that they will be harmless if Link wears the Gibdo Mask.

Function

ReDeads appear in the Underground Maze and come out of crates and barrels in Melee. ReDeads attack other characters by limping towards them. Once the ReDead identifies it's victum, it will charge at it's victum. They will latch around the victim's neck and start to bite them. The amount of damage the ReDead does to it's victim depends on the difficulty. The higher the difficulty the more damage the ReDead creates. The amount of damage the ReDead gives a character can be reduced if the ReDead is shaken off quickly. ReDead will take a few hits to KO. After a few attacks, the ReDead will fall down on the ground. Characters can attack fallen ReDeads and kill them. Fallen ReDeads will stand back up after a few moments and attack. ReDeads can also be picked up by using the Z button. Once picked up, the ReDead can be thrown at other characters to cause a good amount of damage.

For every ReDead the player KO, they will get some points added to their ReDead KO bonus.

See Also

ReDead trophy

Common Enemies