Cucco

, alternatively named Chickens, are recurring Animals in . They first appear in .
==Characteristics==
They are well known for attacking Link if he attacks them for an extended period of time, and are sometimes known as the Cucco's Revenge Squad.
==Mainline appearances==
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Cuccos could be found in Kakariko Village in . This game introduced their vengeful "revenge squad" behavior. Cucco-like monsters appeared in the Dark World, reacting to attacks with the same movements and sound effects, including the same "revenge squad" behavior.
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Cuccos in cannot be lifted or thrown without the aid of the Power Bracelet, and could mainly be found in Mabe Village. They can be killed using the Magic Powder or Magic Rod. This is the only game in which Cuccos can be killed. When Cuccos are killed, the revenge squad will disappear and stop attacking. The ability to kill Cuccos is removed in the Switch version of the game.
On Koholint Island's mountain range, a hen house can be found housing the Cucco Keeper and several Cuccos.
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Cuccos could be found in a variety of places in , and again attacked Link in swarms if struck. As a new feature, Link could grab a Cucco and use it to glide slowly when jumping off a cliff. This technique is known as Cucco Gliding, and can be used several times throughout the game to earn Pieces of Heart. Unlike the Flying Rooster, Cuccos grabbed in this and later games cause Link to slowly glide downward instead of fly upwards. In all versions of prior to , Cuccos were also referred to as Chickens.
When Link first encounters Malon in the Town Market she tells him of her father who had come to the Castle to deliver milk but probably fell asleep whilst doing so. She offers Link a Weird Egg that she had been incubating in return for looking for him. After a day passes, a Cucco will hatch from the egg. The Cucco is necessary for Link to awaken Talon inside the castle.
Anju, who can be found in Kakariko Village, requests that Link helps return her missing Cuccos to their pen. If this task is accomplished, Link can earn a Bottle. When Link returns later, the Cuccos will found to be out of their pen once more. He can complete the task as many times as he returns to the village. Anju will instead give him fifty Rupees each time.
A second Bottle, filled with Lon Lon Milk, can be won in Talon's Chicken Game. This minigame is only accessible as a child at Lon Lon Ranch, and requires Link to pick Talon's three from among a brood of regular Cuccos. There is no discernible difference in appearance or behavior between these Super Cuccos and regular Cuccos.
 also features Cojiro, the only known blue Cucco, and a smaller variant known as the Pocket Cucco.
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In , Cuccos appear and function the same as in . The Cucco Shack at Romani Ranch is home to a number of Cucco chicks, which Link helps to mature into adulthood using the Bremen Mask. There is also one Cucco in the Barn. However, other than maturing the baby Cuccos to obtain the Bunny Hood, Cuccos serve no purpose in this game and cannot effectively be used for gliding.
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Cuccos in appear similarly and function identically to those found in , however they cannot be killed. An interesting attribute of Cuccos unique to and is the effect Mystery Seeds have on them. If a Cucco has not called in the Revenge Squad when it is hit by a Mystery Seed, it will be reverted to a baby form of itself which will continue to swarm Link. However, this baby form cannot damage Link.
If the Cucco has called in the Revenge Squad, then it will instead triple in size, hurting Link through physical contact until he leaves. When a Cucco is enlarged like this, it becomes impossible to pick up, and will immediately begin to attack Link if he attacks it again.
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Cuccos in are similar to the ones in , attacking Link with a Cucco Revenge Squad when attacked.
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The Cuccos of are mostly the same as in , though there are golden Cuccos that appear only for a minigame along with small yellow Cucco Chicks. The Cuccos play a part in a mini game where Link has to capture the Cuccos before the time runs out. The golden Cuccos are the most hyper and will escape the Link's grasp much more frequently than the white Cuccos. If Link hits a Cucco when it is trapped in a corner more than about 20 times, it will run around the whole of Hyrule Town and may cause Link harm. The Cucco chicks will attack Link if he is Minish-sized. Link can fuse Kinstones with the Cucco chicks on Swiftblade's house if he is in Minish form.
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Cuccos in come in white, brown and other realistic chicken colors. When attacked repeatedly, the Cuccos no longer call in the revenge squad. Instead, attacking them allows Link to control the Cucco for ten seconds, similarly to how Seagulls could be controlled with Hyoi Pears in . At one point, Rusl lends link a Golden Cucco to allow him to fly over to the Sacred Grove.
The Oocca are very similar to Cuccos in appearance and name. When Link grabs one in City in the Sky, they can even be used to glide like a regular Cucco.
====Cucco Leader====
A white Cucco known as the Cucco Leader is the Leader of all Cats in the Hidden Village. Unlike other Cuccos, he is not arrogant, but seems to genuinely care for all the Cats and wants them to be happy.
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Cuccos in appear and function similarly to their counterparts in . The Revenge Squad comes at Link at much higher speed than any other game, making them a more lethal force.
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Cuccos in appear as white birds. When attacked repeatedly, many Cuccos will fly and attack Link for as long as the attacked Cucco is red. Additionally, they can be transported in a Freight Car. Georgio, in northwestern Hyrule Castle Town, sells groups of five for 50 . Link can only transport up to five Cuccos at a time. Like with other cargo items, Link loses a Cucco every time his Train is hit. Link can earn a Force Gem by bringing ten Cuccos to Harry in Aboda Village. Link can obtain another Force Gem by bringing five of them to Rael at the Sand Sanctuary. Rael wishes to study their vengeful behavior in order to "harness this unbelievable Cucco power for good of mankind."
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In , Cuccos appear in Kakariko Village and directly to its south, where the Cucco Girl runs the Cucco Ranch minigame. In it, Link is tasked with avoiding large numbers of Cuccos of different sizes in a given amount of time to win Rupees and a Piece of Heart. Cuccos can also be used to glide to places that cannot normally be reached, such as rooftops; several Items must be obtained this way. Cuccos in Lorule sport dark feathers and bald pink heads, reminiscent of Vultures, but behave identically to regular Cuccos.
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In , Cuccos appear in the Sky Realm. They are primarily used for gliding from one platform to another. If one of the Links attacks a Cucco repeatedly, then instead of calling upon a squad of Cuccos to attack him, the Cucco will turn orange and behave erratically for a short time while attacking any Links that draws near, before becoming docile again.
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In , Cuccos are often seen in populated areas such as towns and Stables. They will peacefully wander around, occasionally pecking at the ground, presumably in search of insects. Like in previous games, if Link leaps off a high surface, they will allow him to glide short distances. When gliding for significant distances with a Cucco, Link's Stamina Gauge will deplete.
Cuccos are mostly raised for their Eggs, but they are sometimes kept as pets by the people of Hyrule. If Link attempts to hit them with a weapon, they will squawk and attempt to flee, sometimes dropping Bird Eggs when this happens. However, if Link does this four times, a cutscene will play where the Cucco crows for their revenge squad, much like Ocarina of Time, but the Cucco can be seen repeatedly jumping and dropping feathers, and after the cutscene ends, the harassed Cucco will summon a swarm of Cuccos. Cuccos will also swarm and attack a monster if the Cucco is attacked once by that monster. While under attack from this swarm, it is possible for Link to rest at a Campfire or Cooking Pot. Doing so will effectively end the attack from the swarm. The swarm will also end if Link goes inside a building. The Cucco who crowed for the revenge squad will not move at all until the swarm ends, instead repeatedly doing the same animation of crowing for the revenge squad, as if crowing for more of their revenge squad.
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In , like in , Cuccos are commonly found at villages and stables.
During the quest The All-Clucking Cucco, a seemingly wise and all-Knowing cucco appears to give prophetic information to the common people. However, this is all a ruse set up by the Yiga Clan to lure Link into a trap. The cucco's true identity is a Yiga assassin, and its goal is to kill Link.
==Specialized behavior==
===Cucco's Revenge Squad===
Ever since the introduction of the Cucco in , if Link attacks a Cucco enough times, a large group of indestructible Cuccos will attack him; this flock of pestered poultry is rightly named the . In most titles, attacking a Cucco up to 30 or more times will summon the attacking flock. The flock will continuously attack Link until he either perishes, waits 10 seconds for them to fly away or leaves the area, as Cuccos cannot follow Link into different maps. However, in and , the attacking flock will stay around forever until Link either perishes or leaves the area.
In , Cuccos appear in both the Light World and the Dark World, making it possible for the attacking flock to appear in both worlds.
In , they appear in Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko Village, and Zora's River. There are some, but few areas in which Link cannot get hurt by the Cucco's Revenge Squad, in which Link is still in the area. Some of these areas are, but are not limited to the Well in Kakariko Village from , and a few steps back from the cage in the Astral Observatory from . Link also cannot be harmed by Cuccos if he is on Epona. When a Cucco has been hit enough times, a cutscene will follow where it will crow for the revenge squad. If a Cucco is hit by even a single blast from a Bomb, it will immediately crow for them.
In , , and , the squad also makes an appearance, protecting their injured brethren from further harm from Link. 
While Cuccos are missing in , Pigs also attack Link when provoked. Nearby Pigs will begin attacking Link, but more will not spawn.
The Cucco Revenge Squad disappears in , as attacking a Cucco many times will result in being able to control the Cucco for about 10 seconds. The reason for the Revenge Squad's absence is unknown. Ordon Goats from Ordon Village also serve the same purpose as the Cuccos. When herding them, if Link whoops at them too much they will turn red, turn around and knock Link off of Epona. When possessing a Cucco, Cats will attack it.
The squad returned in and , and subsequent games afterward. In , certain enemies can be tricked into attacking Cuccos, which will result in in the flock attacking the enemy.
===Cucco Gliding===
Cucco Gliding originated in and can be seen in other games such as , , and . In order to glide, Link must grab a Cucco, run off a ledge, and he will glide safely to the ground with the Cucco squirming and frantically flapping its wings.
Cucco gliding is used primarily to gain access to Eagle's Tower by helping Link acquire the Bird Key, using the Flying Rooster. Flight-by-Fowl in focuses on Cucco gliding. In , Cucco gliding is used in some areas to progress forward in the Sky Realm.
===Cucco Steal===
In , by using a Crystal Ball a special Cucco behavior called the can be triggered. When activated, a summoned Cucco will fly around, steal an item from an opposing player, and bring it back to the player who threw the Crystal Ball. The item grabbed will differ across game modes; it will steal a Force Gem if playing in Hyrulean Adventure or a Heart if playing in Shadow Battle. Aside from traveling to the opposite screen of the offensive player there is no way to evade becoming a possible target.
==Spinoff appearances==
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In , Cuccos appear as neutral units on the battlefields, usually with only one spawning. When attacked and having been damaged enough, they will turn hostile and start spawning more Cuccos that will follow and attack the player's Warrior. Unlike many previous appearances of Cuccos, they are not invincible and can be defeated. However, they have a significantly high amount of health and high attack power. A golden Cucco, which serves as an enemy general, may usually be summoned among the third wave of Cuccos.
In some Adventure Mode battles, a pair of Cuccos may fight over a Keep until it is claimed. In this situation, the player's Warrior may choose to quell the fight before a victor can be declared. If the Cuccos are not calmed, the victor will immediately capture the Keep, and populate it with an army of Cuccos. This army will then begin to campaign towards other Keeps, sending Cuccos as raid parties until the Cucco army has captured a total of three Keeps. Some Adventure Mode
A different Adventure Mode battle involves having to escort a Cucco chick to its mother, the Mama Cucco, while keeping it safe from enemies in the process. Escorting the Cucco chick back to its mother will summon Cucco reinforcements to join the Allied Force. However, if the chick is not teamed up with Mama Cucco in time, the Cucco will turn hostile.
In the Master Quest, Twilight, and Termina maps, as well as in the Boss Challenge and Ganon's Fury modes, a rare silver Cucco variant will sometimes randomly appear in certain battles. Upon defeat, it grants 10,000 Rupees.
The Boss DLC Pack also introduces an unlockable Challenge Mode called Cucco's Fury, which features a playable, giant Cucco. This mode is unlocked after clearing Survival Mode Lv. 3 of Ganon's Fury with an A-Rank. Unlike other characters, the giant Cucco is extremely limited in its moveset, consisting of only a two-hit pecking attack as its normal combo and a tackle as its Strong Attack. Its Special Attack summons flocks of Cuccos to stampede enemies around a wide area. It also cannot use items. Similarly to Ganon in Ganon's Fury, the Cucco cannot be upgraded at the and does not gain new weapons. Despite this, in-game data shows that it is equipped with a weapon called Cucco's Spirit, which is of the Light element.
One of Lana's special attacks with the Summoning Gates can also summon a giant Cucco to attack enemies.
Cuccos also assist Linkle in some of her attacks with the Boots.
In , the first chapter of Linkle's story has her leading an army of Cuccos in order to recover her stolen compass from the Skull Kid and to stop Ghirahim from summoning the fully revived version of The Imprisoned.
==Crossover appearances==
===WarioWare series===
In the WarioWare series' Ocarina of Time microgame, appearing in both WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare Gold, Link transforms into a Cucco if he manages to pull out the Master Sword in level 3.
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In , Cuccos appear as items. At first, a Cucco moves around the stage, after being spawned, but if it is attacked in any way, including from a stage hazard, a large flock of Cuccos fly in and start attacking the fighters. If a fighter attacked the initial Cucco, the flock of Cuccos target them, but if a stage hazard injured the first Cucco, the squad of Cuccos target the fighters randomly.
In the mode Smash Run, Cuccos appear as enemies, but are instead depicted in their sprite form from .
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In , Cuccos appear as a Spirit with the ability, Floaty Jumps, which grants a Fighter a slow fall after jumping. As an Assist Trophy character, Cuccos behave identically as in .
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The twenty-first puzzle in the Picross series and the twenty-seventh puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict a .
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==Trivia==
*In , the Lorulean Fortune's Choice Guy will tell Link "not to Cucco out on him," a play on the phrase "don't chicken out on me," which is a reference to the Cuccos being series' counterpart to chickens. Similarly, in , Ciela refers to Linebeck multiple times as a Cucco for his cowardly tendencies, and also continues this tradition with several NPCs. However, they seem to be aware of chickens' existence, as evidenced by Cado in . The only difference between chickens and Cuccos is that Cuccos are able to glide while held above the head.
*The only way to kill a Cucco is by throwing it into lava in Breath of the Wild.
==Nomenclature==
The name "Cucco" is most probably an onomatopoeia of the sound a chicken makes.
==Gallery==
File:ALttP Cucco Artwork 2.png| artwork from 
File:OoTCucco.jpg|Early in 
File:Cucco chick.png| from 
File:MM3D Cucco Chick Model.png| from 
File:Bremen March.jpg| at from 
File:FSA Big Cucco.gif|Large from 
File:TPCuccoCatching.jpg| attempting to catch a from 
File:Cucco Freight.png| in the Spirit Train's Freight Car from 
File:ST Cucco Revenge Squad.png|Cucco's Revenge Squad from 
File:ST Cucco Farm.png|Cuccos in Hyrule Castle Town from 
File:ALBW Lorule Cucco Model.png| from 
File:TFH Cucco Angry Model.png|Hostile from 
File:BotW Happy Thanksgiving Artwork.png|Artwork of a Cucco resting upon Link's head from 
File:BotW Cucco Egg.jpg|A Cucco that has laid a Bird Egg from 
File:BotW Cucco Alarm.jpg|A Cucco calling a squad from 
File:BotW Cucco's Revenge Squad.jpg|Cuccos attacking Link from 
File:SSBfN3DS Cucco Trophy Model 2.png|A second trophy that can be earned featuring from 
File:Silver Cucco HW.png|Silver Cucco from the Master Quest Pack and Boss Pack DLC from 
File:HW Linkle Boots Victory Animation.png|A Cucco on Linkle's head from her victory animation from 
File:HWDE Cucco Icon.png|Cucco portrait from 
File:HWDE Brown Cucco Icon.png|Brown Cucco portrait from 
File:HWDE Silver Cucco Icon.png|Silver Cucco portrait from 
File:HWDE Dark Cucco Icon.png|Dark Cucco portrait from 
File:HWDE Cucco Mini Map Icon.png|Cucco Mini Map icon from 
File:HWDE Brown Cucco Mini Map Icon.png|Brown Cucco Mini Map icon from 
File:HWDE Silver Cucco Mini Map Icon.png|Silver Cucco Mini Map icon from 
File:HWDE Dark Cucco Mini Map Icon.png|Dark Cucco Mini Map icon from 
File:SSB4 Cucco Icon.png|The Cucco item from 
File:SSB4 Smash Run Cucco.png|Cucco from the Smash Run Mode from 
File:SSBU Cucco Render.png|Render of a Cucco from 
File:SSBU Cucco Model.png|A Cucco as seen in-game from 
File:CoH Cucco Sprite.png|A from 
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