Editing Keese

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The '''Keese''' is a bat-like creature that has appeared throughout the ''[[Portal: The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series as a common and basic foe.

=Information=

Keeses are types of bats that are attracted to dark places. Because of this, they are most commonly found within caves and types of dungeons. They have been known to sleep during the day and become active at night, although they will still attack anyone who awakens them during the day. Keeses often gather in colonies, and when they attack in numbers they verge closer to becoming an actual threat. In the end, the Keese are still simplistic beings that can be destroyed through nearly any method.

Although it has made only a handful of appearances, the [[Vire]] has been said to be the master of the Keese. They will usually split into a pair of red Keeses (sometimes stronger than a normal Keese) when defeated.

=Variations=

*'''Big Keese''' - These are larger and stronger versions of the normal Keese that are usually only summoned during certain miniboss battles. They appear in ''Link's Awakening'' as minions of the [[Enemies in Link's Awakening|Grim Creeper]] and in the ''Oracle'' games.
*'''Dark Keese''' - This is a type of Keese that is infected with cursed energy. They will temporarily "curse" Link if they hit him, which temporarily cuts him off from his weapons. They are only found in ''Skyward Sword'' within later portions of the game.
*'''Fire Keese''' - The Fire Keese is a flaming Keese found in volcanic habitats. This enemy is the effect of a Keese flying through fire. The Keese itself will still be normal, but it is surrounded by a flaming aura that it will pass off to whatever it bumps into. Link will be set on fire if one bumps into him, and the Fire Keese will then become a normal Keese again. In some games (''Twilight Princess'', ''Phantom Hourglass'' and ''Spirit Tracks''), a Fire Keese's flame could only be put out through special means such as wind-based weapons, while in the ''Oracle'' games their flame was perpetual, and they were harder to defeat due to only being in Link's range when about to attack. They appear in ''Ocarina of Time'', ''Majora's Mask'', ''The Wind Waker'', ''Twilight Princess'', ''Phantom Hourglass'', ''Spirit Tracks'' and ''Skyward Sword''.
*'''Ice Keese''' - The flipside of a Fire Keese, the Ice Keese is a Keese that has an icy aura that usually results from flying through a Blue Fire. It will freeze anything it touches, including Link if it flies into it, but it will only revert into a normal Keese afterwards in ''Majora's Mask'' and ''Spirit Tracks''. In their other appearances, they perpetually remain in the Ice Keese state. The Ice Keese appears in ''Ocarina of Time'', ''Majora's Mask'', ''Twilight Princess'', ''Phantom Hourglass'' and ''Spirit Tracks''.
*'''Shadow Keese''' - This is the [[Twilight Realm]] counterpart to the Keese appearing in ''Twilight Princess''. It has a more bizarre physical appearance.
*'''Thunder Keese''' - The Thunder Keese lives in desert habitats and has internal organs which generate electricity to help in capturing prey. This makes them more dangerous, but they are still vulnerable whenever their electric sparks are not flickering. The Thunder Keese only appears in ''Skyward Sword'', where it is primarily found within the Lanayru Province.

There is another unnamed variation appearing in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''. This is a swarm of purple-colored Keeses lined up that fly around enemies in a perfect circle, and they decrease in size the further along the line. They emerge from certain destroyed pots or bushes and will doggedly pursue a Link until the swarm's leader is destroyed. The slightly larger leader of the Keese swarm bears a more reddish coloration, which has raised comparisons to the Vire.

=Other Appearances=

==Video Games==

*In ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', Keese appeared as enemies within the "The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest" game. They could attack normally, and when playing as an Archer they could be summoned by [[Wizzrobe]]s. A Keese could also be won as a prize to be kept at the Plaza.
*In ''[[Cadence of Hyrule]]'', Keese commonly appeared as enemies with similar behavior as in other games. This included the appearances of the fire, ice and electric variations of the Keese, whose elemental effects periodically switched on and off.

=Trivia=

*The Keese appear in all of the main ''Zelda'' games except for ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. The [[Stalfos]] instead technically appears in every game.
*In ''Twilight Princess'', Link can touch a resting Keese without being harmed.
*The Keese are nearly identical in most depictions, although the version from ''Twilight Princess'' notably has a type of hook attached to its tail.
*There are several other bat-like enemies in the ''Zelda'' series. While the [[Ache]] replaced the Keese for ''Zelda II'', the [[Enemies in Majora's Mask|Bad Bat]] is notable as being nearly identical to the Keese and appearing in the same game (''Majora's Mask'') as them.

=See Also=

*[[Ache]]

[[Category: Zelda Creatures]]