Mad Batter

The is a recurring character in . He sleeps in altars found in underground caves, and Link may awaken him by sprinkling Magic Powder on these altars. The bat creature will then curse Link to punish him for having been released, but he inadvertently helps Link out by providing upgrades as his curse.
==Biography==
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In , his altar is found in a hole next to the ' . The hole can be reached by pounding the stake blocking the way with the or by using the Magic Mirror in the Dark World to travel immediately above the well, and then jumping down. Once inside, can go north to an altar and sprinkle the . The will appear, who will both scold and thank for waking him. This confusing shift in his dialogue continues until he finally casts a spell on , halving his . In reality, this causes to consume half the magic power he normally would with pertaining items.
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The shows up in three different locations throughout : the , , and . The serves the same purpose wherever he is seen: to increase 's inventory. His altars are always found underground and look like lamps. When tosses on them, the creature appears in a ball of light form before taking a bat-like form. Upset about being awakened from his sleep, the speaks in a purposely confusing way. The creature will triple 's capacity for carrying and and double that of his , thinking he's troubling the hero by burdening him with more equipment. can choose whether to be "punished" or not, as the creature will ask "Are you ready?!" before he casts a spell. However, if declines, the will only change the option of what equipment he will increase.
In , the Mad Batter is called Li'l Devil and appears more demonic; however, his role remains virtually the same. His color was changed to a more muted brownish-purple color.
==Other Appearances==
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==Nomenclature==
The 's name is a possible reference to the in .
==Gallery==
File:LttP confusedbat.png|The "cursing" from 
File:LA - Mad Batter.png|The from