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===''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''===
===''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''===
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', Baris appear alongside Biris solely [[Jabu-Jabu's Belly|inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly]] as parasites to [[Lord Jabu-Jabu]], where Baris are the less common of the two. They have been redesigned with a pair of club-like tentacles, a pair of fangs, and round internal nuclei, giving them a somewhat {{wp|Metroid (fictional species)|Metroid}}-like appearance. Baris fall from the ceiling in certain areas before rising from the floor while spinning their tentacles. Both Baris and Biris are constantly charged in this appearance, and as such the primary method of attacking them is the [[boomerang]], causing them to split into three Biris. If defeated with [[bomb]]s or by stunning them with [[Deku Nut]]s and attacking with a sword slash, they do not split. The boss of the dungeon, an enormous, parasitic, electrical anemone placed there by [[Ganondorf]] named [[Barinade]] seems to be their leader and directly controls several large, Bari-like jellyfish during its battle.
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', Baris appear alongside Biris solely [[Jabu-Jabu's Belly|inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly]] as parasites to [[Lord Jabu-Jabu]], where Baris are the less common of the two. They have been redesigned with a pair of club-like tentacles, a pair of fangs, and round internal nuclei, giving them a somewhat {{wp|Metroid (fictional species)|Metroid}}-like appearance. Baris fall from the ceiling in certain areas before rising from the floor to about Link's shoulder height while spinning their tentacles, pausing the spinning every so often. Both Baris and Biris are constantly charged in this appearance, and as such they must first be stunned with [[Deku Nut]]s or the [[boomerang]] before being attacked normally, causing them to split into three Biris. Alternatively. the electricity can be bypassed with [[bomb]]s or a [[Spin Attack]], but they still split. The boss of the dungeon, an enormous, parasitic, electrical anemone placed there by [[Ganondorf]] named [[Barinade]] seems to be their leader and directly controls several large, Bari-like jellyfish during its battle.


In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest|Master Quest]]'', only one Bari is present in the dungeon, shortly after the [[Big Octo|Bigocto]] fight, and never respawns. However, they have been added to the [[Gerudo Training Ground]].
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest|Master Quest]]'', only one Bari is present in the dungeon, shortly after the [[Big Octo|Bigocto]] fight, and never respawns. However, they have been added to the [[Gerudo Training Ground]].

Revision as of 05:29, December 7, 2021

Bari
OoT Bari Biri art.png
Artwork of a Bari with two Biris from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1992)
Latest appearance The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (2016)
Notable member(s)
Barinade
Plasmarine
Variant(s)
Biri
Gigabari
Relative(s)
Arrghus
Parasitic Tentacle

Baris, originally localized as Onoffs,[1] are large jellyfish capable of charging their bodies with electricity. Additionally, they can sometimes float through the air or split into smaller jellyfish called Biris.

History

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Bari ALttP blue sprite.png

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Onoffs appear primarily in Dark World dungeons, though they can also be found in a cave at Hyrule's Death Mountain. They float around, periodically stopping to emit electricity. They come in two colors, being blue, which is defeated automatically after taking enough damage, and red, which splits into two Biris.

In the Temple of the Four Sword found in the Game Boy Advance enhanced port, dark green Baris replace blue ones, acting the same but being more durable and immune to damage from the Hookshot, which simply pulls them. Along with being found floating freely, they cover the new version of Arrghus, replacing its typical Arrghi. These ones do not zap until after being removed with the Hookshot.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Baris appear alongside Biris solely inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly as parasites to Lord Jabu-Jabu, where Baris are the less common of the two. They have been redesigned with a pair of club-like tentacles, a pair of fangs, and round internal nuclei, giving them a somewhat Metroid-like appearance. Baris fall from the ceiling in certain areas before rising from the floor to about Link's shoulder height while spinning their tentacles, pausing the spinning every so often. Both Baris and Biris are constantly charged in this appearance, and as such they must first be stunned with Deku Nuts or the boomerang before being attacked normally, causing them to split into three Biris. Alternatively. the electricity can be bypassed with bombs or a Spin Attack, but they still split. The boss of the dungeon, an enormous, parasitic, electrical anemone placed there by Ganondorf named Barinade seems to be their leader and directly controls several large, Bari-like jellyfish during its battle.

In Master Quest, only one Bari is present in the dungeon, shortly after the Bigocto fight, and never respawns. However, they have been added to the Gerudo Training Ground.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

Bari OoA sprite.png

In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Baris are again exclusive to Jabu-Jabu's Belly, though they now solely appear underwater. They resemble their appearance in A Link to the Past in both appearance and behavior and are all blue, though they split into two Biris upon defeat. The boss of the dungeon is a giant Bari called Plasmarine.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Baris are tall with long tentacles and muffin-shaped bells and only appear in the Lakebed Temple. They again only appear underwater, where they float in place and periodically charge with electricity. They can be defeated by using the Clawshot on them when they are not charging, thus removing the nucleus from the bell. Biris are absent from this appearance.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Baris look and act as they do in A Link to the Past, though the blue ones are now a dark turquoise. Additionally, stronger variants also appear, with a light gray type replacing the turquoise ones and a yellow type replacing the red ones in latter appearances. Giant Baris called Gigabaris appear as minibosses in yellow and purple, splitting into fifteen Biris upon defeat.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バリ
Bari
Bari, alternatively romanized as Vali

References

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda – A Link to the Past Player's Guide. Page 127.