Editing Stalchild

{{Species infobox
|image = [[File:Stalchild model.png|200px]]<br>Model of a Stalchild from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''
|first_appearance = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' (1998)
|latest_appearance = ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]'' (2018)
|notable = [[Captain Keeta]]
|variant_of = [[Stalfos]]
|comparable=[[Stalhound]]<br>[[Stalkoblin]]
}}
'''Stalchildren''' are undead skeletal enemies that appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. They have red, glowing eyes and red claws on both hands and feet.

==History==
===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===
====''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''====
[[File:Stalchild in OoT3D.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Link runs from a Stalchild in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D'']]
{{quote|'''Stalchild'''<br>Don't be afraid of the Stalchild! Just attack it repeatedly!|Navi}}
In ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', [[Link]] only encounters Stalchildren at [[Hyrule Field]] at night when he is a child. Stalchildren spawn from the ground endlessly, although they do not appear if Link wears the [[Bunny Hood]] or walks on the path. Stalchildren always appear in pairs and attack by slashing Link with their claws. If Link slashes his sword at a Stalchild horizontally, it gets decapitated, but the Stalchild continues to attack. When Link strikes the Stalchild again, it gets defeated. A Stalchild is also defeated if it walks too deep into the surrounding water; they can even spawn underwater, defeating them immediately. Stalchildren usually leave behind [[Rupee]]s when defeated. Link can stun them by using [[Deku Nut]]s. When ten Stalchildren are defeated, a larger Stalchild appears. They usually give out a larger Rupee reward when defeated. When the sun rises, all active Stalchildren are defeated immediately.
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====''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''====
{{quote|'''Stalchild'''<br>It's a Stalchild. They were the cursed soldiers of the Kingdom of Ikana...What are you gonna do?|Tatl}}
Stalchildren have a slightly larger role in ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''. Stalchildren are the fallen soldiers of the [[Ikana Kingdom]] and are part of an army led by [[Captain Keeta]]. They continue to serve as soldiers to the Ikana Kingdom.

Stalchildren are primarily encountered at [[Ikana Graveyard]] during the night, where they guard graves, sit around a campfire, and swing around from the trees. When they see Link, they use the same attacks as in their debut appearance. If Link wears the [[Captain's Hat]], the Stalchildren think he is their leader and do not attack him; they also communicate to Link and provide information to him. With the Captain's Hat Link can order the Stalchildren to open a grave that leads down into [[Beneath the Graveyard]], which Captain Keeta ordered the Stalchildren to guard. During the race against Captain Keeta, he leaves Stalchildren behind to hinder Link.

Six Stalchildren are in the [[Oceanside Spider House]]. They do not attack Link even if he does not wear the Captain's Hat. By wearing the Captain's Hat, Link can talk to each Stalchild to get a hint on solving the puzzle, which ends with a [[Piece of Heart]] reward.

====''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''====
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', Stalchildren are called '''Stalkins'''<ref>Hodgson, David S. J., and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 20.</ref>. They are much smaller than before, wield spears, and have large underbites instead of overbites. They appear in large groups in dark hallways in [[Arbiter's Grounds]], where they come out from the sand. They are still quite weak, though they may appear in the vicinity of the powerful [[Gibdo|Redead Knight]]. They also appear in the [[Cave of Ordeals]] and the northern courtyard of [[Hyrule Castle]]. In Hyrule Field, their previous behavior from ''Ocarina of Time'' is for the most part given to [[Stalhound]].

===''Link's Crossbow Training''===
Stalchildren using their ''Twilight Princess'' design appear as enemy targets in ''[[Link's Crossbow Training]]''.

===''Hyrule Warriors''===
Stalchildren are one of the main infantry types in ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' and its later iterations. The normal ones look just like the Stalchildren in ''Ocarina of Time 3D'', while the captains look like the Stalfos from the same game. The archers throw bones, the keep guards have large, spiked helmets, and the summoners have purple mantles.

In the ''Majora's Mask'' [[Adventure Mode]] map, Captain Keeta occasionally appears in some missions, with some large Stalchildren as guards.

==Profiles==
===Zelda Universe===
*''Stalchidren are skeletal creatures who were never flesh and bone. They hunt their prey in large packs, and will only appear once the sun has set.''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スタルベビー
|JapR=Sutarubebī
|JapM=Stalbaby
|Fre=Sakdoss
|FreM=From "sac d'os" (bag of bones)
|Ger=Knochengänger
|GerM=Bone Walker
|ChiS=小骷髅
|ChiSR=Xiǎo Kūlóu
|ChiSM=Small Skeleton
|ChiT=小骷髏
|ChiTR=Xiǎo Kūlóu
|ChiTM=Small Skeleton
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Skeletons]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time enemies]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask enemies]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess enemies]]
[[Category:Link's Crossbow Training]]
[[Category:Hyrule Warriors troops]]
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