Fire Keese

Fire Keese
Sprite of a Fire Keese from Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Latest appearance	Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Variant of	Keese
Comparable Fire Bubble Firebat

Fire Keese are a type of Keese generally found in volcanic areas. Their entire bodies are aflame, and as such they can burn through wooden equipment and in some cases, cannot be directly attacked at all without first putting out the flame. They are often used as a polar opposite to the less-recurring Ice Keese.

History

The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Fire Keese first appear in Dodongo's Cavern, and are noticeably white compared to other Keese. Much like normal Keese, they attempt to fly into Link on sight, which will destroy his Deku Shield if it is equipped and catch him on fire, which can be put out through rolling. However, the attack will also dispel their own flames, rendering them normal Keese. In some rooms, extinguished Fire Keese and certain normal-by-default Keese will fly into torches to become Fire Keese. They can be defeated safely with long-range weaponry, such as the Fairy Slingshot and the Fairy Bow.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Much like normal Keese, Fire Keese are fairly rare in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. They appear beneath the Well and in the entry portion of Stone Tower. They are particularly dangerous to Deku Link due to his weakness to fire. In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, their body colors have inexplicably swapped with those of Ice Keese.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages

In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Fire Keese are distinctly larger than normal Keese. In the former game, they appear in the Sword & Shield Maze, and in the latter game, they are introduced in the Skull Dungeon. In both games, they tend to fly high out of reach and attempt to dive at Link, like the Keese in the 3D games. Like in the previous games, they are extinguished after attacking and will use torches to re-light themselves. Sometimes when Link is far away, they will land and rest. When they take flight again, a flame will be left where they touched the ground for a few moments. In the Sword & Shield Maze, they sometimes spawn infinitely from fiery holes in the floor, and must be stopped by throwing in magical ice, cooling the lava underneath.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Fire Keese are introduced in Dragon Roost Cavern, appearing in several rooms once Link obtains the Big Key. They are now orange and again slightly larger than normal Keese, but are no longer extinguished by hitting Link or his shield. Instead, they can be extinguished through use of wind from the Deku Leaf.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Fire Keese first appear in Goron Mines. They are often found congregated upside-down instead of flying by default. The Gale Boomerang can put them out. A Shield Bash can also knock them around, but they will burn right through a Wooden Shield, including the Ordon Shield.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

In The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Fire Keese first appear in the Temple of Fire. Like normal Keese, they fly around in an aimless looping pattern. They cannot be directly attacked or extinguished at all, but the Boomerang and later ranged weapons can be used to defeat them.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

In The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Fire Keese appear as they do in Phantom Hourglass, but can now be extinguished through the whirlwind item. They first appear in the Snow Temple along with Ice Keese. In the Fire Temple, a puzzle involves using a Fire Keese's flame to light two torches using the boomerang. If defeated, this one will be replaced by another coming out of the lava. Despite this, they are defeated instantly by the upwards lava jets.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Fire Keese appear in Eldin Volcano. They cannot be extinguished, and once again can burn through Wooden Shields.

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

In The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Fire Keese appear in the Volcano region. Their flames can be put out with the Gust Jar.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fire Keese appear almost exclusively in the Eldin region. They destroy wooden equipment on contact and drop Fire Keese Wings upon defeat. If it rains, they will be extinguished and die.

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, Fire Keese appear with their design from Breath of the Wild, but bright red. Like the game's other Keese, they fly around cardinally every other beat, though every few beats, they catch fire for the same amount of beats. If the player attacks one while it is aflame, they will be burned.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Fire Keese again use their Breath of the Wild design and act like other Keese, swooping at the player and their allies in groups. They typically appear near other fire-themed enemies, particularly Fire Wizzrobes.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ファイアキース Faiakīsu	Fire Keese
Spanish	Keese de fuego	Fire keese
French	Saigneur ardent (Ocarina of Time) Saigneur de Feu (Majora's Mask) Chauve-souris de Feu	Fiery Keese Fire Keese Fire Keese
German	Feuerflatterer
Italian	Pipistrello Igneo	Igneous Keese
Chinese	火蝙蝠