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

Characteristics

Navi's Comment Dead Hand Watch out for its infinite hands! Aim for its head!



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

Names in Other Regions Language Name Meaning French EU Poignant ( OoT3D )[2] Gripping This table was generated using translation pages.

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Gallery

Dead Hand extending its mouth to attack Link from Ocarina of Time

Dead Hand restricting Link's movements from Ocarina of Time

Dead Hand from Ocarina of Time 3D

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