Kargaroc

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Kargaroc
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Latest appearance	Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda
Notable member(s) Helmaroc King
Variant(s) Shadow Kargarok
Comparable Furnix Vulture

Kargarocs, also spelled as Kargaroks and Kargoroks, are a species of giant aggressive condor-like creatures that appear in a few games as enemies. They tend to fly out of Link's reach before swooping down and attacking with their beaks. They are very similar in appearance and function to the Vultures that appear in fixed-camera games.

History

The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Kargarocs debut in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, appearing across various locations around the Great Sea. They have dark slate gray-feathered bodies with red and white markings, white head crests resembling eyebrows, and long, gold and green-feathered tails. Some of them seem to simply be wild, but others are shown to specifically work for Ganondorf by transporting monsters like Bokoblins and Moblins. An enormous Kargaroc called the Helmaroc King even acts as his primary minion during the first half of the game. While first seen as transportation at Outset Island, they are not fought until the outside portion of Dragon Roost Cavern. One at that location also has a Small Key in its nest.

While not attacking, they can be found either slowly flying around or perched in place, commonly appearing around the Great Sea's many raised platforms. Every so often, they make a distinct goat-like bleating noise. Once they see Link, they snap to attention and fly over to his vicinity. They flap out of direct reach of his sword, occasionally darting forward to peck at him. If Link uses his shield to block the attack, the bird will fall back in a daze, giving Link opportunity to attack it. Once he gains long-range items, attacking them becomes simpler. When defeated, they may drop a Golden Feather, which they will also revoke if Link uses the Grappling Hook on them.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Kargaroks have been redesigned to look more monstrous, having turkey-like heads that keep the vulture-like beaks, along with featherless, somewhat-reptilian bodies and leathery wings. They still attack essentially the same, however, and will also try to knock Link off Epona if he encounters them while riding her. They appear across Hyrule Field, along with the City in the Sky and Hyrule Castle's exterior. A giant-but-friendly one can be summoned at Lake Hylia to ride and play Plumm's game.

In the areas affected by twilight, corrupted versions called Shadow Kagaroks appear and act essentially the same despite their mutated appearance. Early footage showed normal Kargaroks in twilight-covered areas, though since the general aesthetic for "shadow" enemies was already in use at that stage of development it is most likely they were simply being used as a placeholder. Additionally, the giant wyvern boss Argorok has a similar English name and is also at the City in the Sky, but seemingly has no other connection.

Link's Crossbow Training

In Link's Crossbow Training, Kargaroks appear in a stage called The Great Bridge: Defender.

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Nintendo Land

Representations of Kargaroks appear in the Battle Quest game in Nintendo Land.

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Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda

In Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda, Kargarocs appear again as enemies, resembling their appearance in The Wind Waker but with an extra head-crest and less-detailed plumage.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カーゴロック Kāgorokku	Cargo Roc, likely referring to their carrying of other enemies