Golden Bug

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Golden Bug
First appearance	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
Latest appearance	Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (2018)
Relative(s) Golden Insect
Comparable Bug (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

Not to be confused with Golden Insect.

Golden Bugs are a group of insects in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. They are collectible items that Link can give to Agitha, who is found in Agitha's Castle in Hyrule Castle Town, in exchange for rewards such as Rupees and Wallet upgrades.

There is one type of Golden Bug in each of the twelve major regions of Hyrule, and there are twelve different types of Golden Bugs, and each of them are a certain type of insect. Every type has a male and female, making there a total of 24 Golden Bugs to find. Male and female Golden Bugs of the same type are usually found in the same area. The male Golden Bugs are green, and the female ones are red. The first time Link gives a certain type of Golden Bug (regardless of gender) to Agitha, she gives him a purple Rupee, and when Link gives both genders of a Golden Bug to Agitha, she gives him an orange Rupee. When Link first brings a Golden Bug to Agitha, she rewards him with a Big Wallet, and once he gives every Golden Bug to Agitha, she gives him the Giant's Wallet. This means that Link receives 1,650 Rupees from Agitha in total.

Whenever Link is in the vicinity of a Golden Bug, a tell-tale sound reminiscent of a light bell is heard. Bugs are more visible at night because their distinctive golden sheen renders them easily visible in darkness. They can also be seen more clearly whenever Wolf Link uses his senses. There are some distant Golden Bugs that Link can only obtain if he uses his Clawshot or Gale Boomerang to bring them to him.

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, once Link has retrieved half of the Golden Bugs for Agitha, she gives him a Miiverse stamp of herself.

In Hyrule Warriors and its reissues, Agitha summons Golden Bugs to attack enemies as part of her Parasol moveset. Unlike in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, some of the Golden Bugs are gigantic. Some of the Golden Bugs that Agitha summons include Golden Butterflies (both small and giant) and Giant Golden Beetles.

Bugs

Name	Location	Agitha's quote
Ant	Graveyard (Male) Kakariko Village (Female)	"Li'l ant, li'l ant, I might mistake you for a grain and put you in my cereal..."
Beetle	Hyrule Field (Faron Province)	"Li'l beetle, li'l beetle, I want to use that shiny shell as a pillow and fall asleep..."
Butterfly	West of Castle Town	"Li'l butterfly, li'l butterfly, I want to be wrapped up in that powder, too..."
Dayfly	Gerudo Desert	"Li'l dayfly, li'l dayfly, I want to take your colorful tail and make the loveliest braid ever..."
Dragonfly	Zora's Domain (Male) Zora's River (Female)	"Li'l dragonfly, li'l dragonfly, when you look at me with those great big eyes, I..."
Grasshopper	North of Kakariko Village	"Li'l grasshopper, li'l grasshopper, I'd love to tickle your belly all day long..."
Ladybug	South of Castle Town	"Li'l ladybug, li'l ladybug, if I was smaller, I would get on your back and we'd fly around..."
Mantis	Great Bridge of Hylia	"Li'l mantis, li'l mantis, if I had sickles like that, I could slice onions better..."
Phasmid	Bridge of Eldin	"Li'l phasmid, li'l phasmid, I want to tie your long antennae into bows..."
Pill Bug	Kakariko Gorge	"Li'l pill bug, li'l pill bug, I wish I was smaller so I could roll you around like a ball..."
Snail	Sacred Grove (Male) Temple of Time (Female)	"Li'l snail, li'l snail, just once I'd like to take a bath in that slime..."
Stag Beetle	North of Castle Town	"Li'l stag beetle, li'l stag beetle, your spiky pinchers are so sharp! They must feel so good..."

Trivia

• The respective artworks for both the male and female Golden Ladybugs show a faint, upside-down Triforce on their back.