Golden Bee
The Golden Bee,(ALttPA Link to the Past | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[1] also known as the Good Bee,(ALttPA Link to the Past | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[1] is a recurring Animal and Item in The Legend of Zelda series.
Characteristics
A Link to the Past
The Golden Bee appears only in one area in A Link to the Past. Like a normal Bee, it can be caught and used to defeat Enemies, and every Boss, except Mothula, is immune to it. However, compared to regular Bees, it will remain by Link's side for a much longer period of time. To get it, Link must go to east side of Lake Hylia and enter the Ice Cave found there then use a Bomb inside to find a Fairy Fountain. There, Link has to Dash into the Fairy statue with the Pegasus Boots and the Golden Bee will appear. Link then must put it into a Bottle using the Bug Catching Net; unlike normal Bees, this rare kind leaves a sparkling trail as it flies and it will not fly away from Link's side until it has attacked many more enemies than the normal variety. Link can usually catch it again to reuse it, making it a valuable ally. If it does leave, Link can return to the Ice Cave to catch another.
Link can also buy a Golden Bee from a shop in the Village of Outcasts after he brings one of his own. If Link goes to Kakariko Village and lets a Golden Bee loose near the Street Merchant, he will buy it for 100 Rupees.
A Link Between Worlds
The Golden Bee is found the same places as normal Bees (in grass and bushes), but it is much more rare. Golden Bees are marked by their golden aura when they fly.[2][3] A Golden Bee can also be purchased from a man in the forest surrounding Lost Woods for 888 Rupees.
When Link gives a Golden Bee to the Bee Guy, he receives the Bee Badge in return. Additional Golden Bees can be sold to the Bee Guy for 300 Rupees each.
Trivia
- The purchasing price of a Golden Bee in A Link Between Worlds, 888 Rupees, is based on a pun in Japanese which has no English equivalent; the Japanese words for "bee", 蜂 (Hachi), and "eight", 八 (Hachi), are homophones.
Nomenclature
In the version of A Link to the Past for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Golden Bee was mistranslated from Japanese as "Good Bee". The name was corrected in A Link to the Past & Four Swords.[1]
| Language | Names | Meanings |
|---|---|---|
Japanese | 黄金のハチ (Ōgon no Hachi) (ALttPA Link to the Past)[4] | Same as English. |
Italian |
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| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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A Link to the Past
The icon for a bottled Golden Bee -
A Link to the Past
Link catching the Golden Bee in the Ice Cave -
A Link Between Worlds
The icon for a bottled Golden Bee
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 125 (ALttPA Link to the Past | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)
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You caught a golden bee! It's so bright and buzzy!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑
You got a golden bee! It shines so bright and beautiful. Still..."bee" careful!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds) - ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 28Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 14
- ↑
"Ape Dorata"
— N/A (A Link to the Past, Italian version) - ↑
Hai ottenuto un'ape dorata!
— N/A (A Link Between Worlds, Italian version)
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- Enemies in A Link Between Worlds
- Items in A Link Between Worlds
- Species in A Link Between Worlds
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