As I've said many times, the Zelda games contain many horrors that make you question if they should be played by kids. Every once in a while this series will contain a monster that is so grotesque and disturbing that it looks like it belongs in a Resident Evil game. Today we're going to look at one such monster: a boss from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time called the Dead Hand.
Immediately you'll notice that the Dead Hand is not a very pleasant creature to look at. It looks like a blob of fat encased in pale white corpse-like skin, covered with patches of blood for good measure. It has two stubby arms with apparently no hands attached (you'd think that would contradict its name, but just wait and see), and a hunchbacked posture.
Because no monstrosity would be complete without a horrific face, the Dead Hand has a large head with a set of gigantic teeth. Looking back at it, he kind of looks similar to the Joker in the Batman animated series.
Now the reason this beast is called the Dead Hand is because it commands a group of hands which protrude out of the ground. If you make the mistake of getting too close to one of these hands, they will grab Link by the head and hold him there while the Dead Hand moves in for the attack. Needless to say it's a horrifying feeling to watch this monster creep over to poor helpless Link and take a bit out of him with those huge teeth.
In order to take down the Dead Hand, you must hit him in the face with Link's sword. This can be tricky since it tends to hold its face high in the air (taking it out of range of the sword) until it gets close enough to bite Link. If you can manage this technique without getting caught too many times by the hands, you'll be rewarded with an end to this current nightmare, and a whole set of disturbing memories of this monster.
What did you guys think of the Dead Hand? Do you think Nintendo went a bit too far by putting this disgusting monster into the game?
Immediately you'll notice that the Dead Hand is not a very pleasant creature to look at. It looks like a blob of fat encased in pale white corpse-like skin, covered with patches of blood for good measure. It has two stubby arms with apparently no hands attached (you'd think that would contradict its name, but just wait and see), and a hunchbacked posture.
Because no monstrosity would be complete without a horrific face, the Dead Hand has a large head with a set of gigantic teeth. Looking back at it, he kind of looks similar to the Joker in the Batman animated series.
Now the reason this beast is called the Dead Hand is because it commands a group of hands which protrude out of the ground. If you make the mistake of getting too close to one of these hands, they will grab Link by the head and hold him there while the Dead Hand moves in for the attack. Needless to say it's a horrifying feeling to watch this monster creep over to poor helpless Link and take a bit out of him with those huge teeth.
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In order to take down the Dead Hand, you must hit him in the face with Link's sword. This can be tricky since it tends to hold its face high in the air (taking it out of range of the sword) until it gets close enough to bite Link. If you can manage this technique without getting caught too many times by the hands, you'll be rewarded with an end to this current nightmare, and a whole set of disturbing memories of this monster.
What did you guys think of the Dead Hand? Do you think Nintendo went a bit too far by putting this disgusting monster into the game?
The Dead Hand in Ocarina of Time: Nightmares for Everyone!
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