Cheep Cheeps,[1] sometimes formatted as Cheep-Cheeps,[2] formerly named Cheep-Sheep[3][4] and generically named fish,[5] are underwater fish enemies that appear in several The Legend of Zelda games, the first one being The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. They originate from the Mario franchise. They mainly attack by swimming back and forth.
History
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Cheep-Cheeps in Catfish's Maw of
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Cheep-Cheeps first appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX. Cheep-Cheeps only appear in side-scrolling, subterranean areas, including dungeons. Cheep-Cheeps only swim back and forth and do not actively target Link. He can defeat a Cheep-Cheep with a single hit from his sword or another weapon. If hit by a Cheep-Cheep, Link loses half a heart of his health. They appear in the underwater passages of Angler's Tunnel and Catfish's Maw. If Link is outside the water, a Cheep-Cheep sometimes jumps up at him. While it does this, Link can use the Roc's Feather to jump on the Cheep-Cheep and defeat it.
In the Nintendo Switch remake, a Cheep Cheep figure is a prize in the Trendy Game, and can be placed on a stand in old man Ulrira's house.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Cheep Cheeps appear in some underwater passages of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages. They act the same as in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, although Link can no longer defeat Cheep Cheeps by jumping on them.
In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, five Cheep Cheeps appear in two side-scrolling tunnels of Jabu-Jabu's Belly; two are in the first tunnel and three are in the second tunnel. One of the ways that Link can defeat them is with the Switch Hook.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Cheep Cheeps reappear in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. A giant variant of Cheep Cheep also appears in the game which, unlike normal ones, charges at players.
Official profiles and descriptions
Zelda Universe
- "Cheep-Sheep are unusual fish who opt to live in the murky waters which stagnate deep in the dungeons of Koholint Island. They sporadically leap from the water, often smacking a passer-by in the face."
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- Player's Guide: "These finny fiends jump out of the water and attack in the side-scrolling areas. They're easy to avoid or defeat with the Sword."
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
- Prima Games guide: "These little nuisances jump around in watery areas. Walk by them or eliminate them when they jump out of the water."
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
- Prima Games guide: "These slow-moving underwater creatures are easily defeated with a sword."
Gallery
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX sprite
Names in other languages
Cheep Cheep on other wikis:
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Name
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Meaning
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Japanese |
プクプク Pukupuku |
Japanese onomatopoeia of sinking or rising while giving off bubbles
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References
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages – Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 121.
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX – Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 55.
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Player's Guide, page 100.
- ^ Zelda Universe (zelda.com) - The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia (C's) (Wayback Machine)
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Player's Guide, page 29.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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Characters
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Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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Other
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Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
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Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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Enemies
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Normal enemies
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Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
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Traps and obstacles
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Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link*** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster***
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Minibosses
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Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
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Bosses
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Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
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Equipment
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Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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Items
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Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
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Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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Locations
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Koholint Island
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Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
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Dungeons
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Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
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Buildings
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Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
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Other
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Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop** • Chamber Dungeon*** • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
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* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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