The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has confirmed whether or not ReDead are actually corpses, after Super Smash Bros. turned it into a fierce debate.
As anyone who has played Majora’s Mask can attest to, The Legend of Zelda can have some pretty strong horror chops when it wants to. Ocarina of Time is a great example of this, as its chilling ReDead enemies are infamous for being far creepier than anything else Link runs into during his quest, and arguably more than in any other game.
There are plenty of things that people were excited to see in the Ocarina of Time remake, but the ReDead were easily near the top of that list since everyone wanted to know whether Nintendo would make them as faithfully terrifying as before. Now that the game is out, we know that’s definitely the case, and that a misconception started by Smash Bros. is incorrect.
Over on Twitter, maliceguardian started a since-deleted thread about what the ReDead actually are. While most would say they’re simply zombies or mummies, maliceguardian pointed to the remake’s design for them (particularly the mask) as proof that they’re “clay golems shaped like humans”. If you’re confused...
