The Challenge of Zelda: Scariest Enemy
And here we are, the third of March, exactly one month from starting the challenge. Or at least announcing it. I didn’t realize when I first took in the challenge list that some of the questions just wouldn’t require a full post to answer. So it hasn’t been 30 days exactly, but it’s still the most blogging I have done in a long time. I feel like I could easily dedicate myself to at least one post a week at this point, maybe more. Either way, it’s been oddly fun to force myself to add a post more frequently. It also forced me, in some cases, to revisit games that left my memory for the most part.
And now, on to the answer.
If I could, I would say the whole Shadow Temple as an enemy. But I can’t, so I will go with this guy:
Creepy. Art by Gregzilla14 at Devianart
Dead hand was creepy as F@%$ when I first played the game, getting the adrenaline going in ways wall masters and other such creatures couldn’t. While the redeads startled me, the didn’t scare the bageebers out of me like Dead Hand. And facing him twice? Well, he wasn’t less scary as adult link.
I have a great appreciation for freaky stuff the later Zelda games introduced. It’s something that makes the game more immersing as the adrenaline from being mildly scared helps add to the urgency one should understand Link to be feeling. Everyone has their own opinion as to what is the creepiest game, enemy, legend, etc. Share yours in the comments because I love hearing what others think of the wonderful series.
Until next time.


