Skyward Sword: Groose

Sources reviewed: 2026-11-10

Search sometimes calls him the red-haired guy. He starts as the academy bully and ends as the person aiming the catapult at the Imprisoned.

The wiki’s name note traces バド to “bird,” rendered Bado. The English localization calls him Groose. At the academy he is Link’s rival. Before the Wing Ceremony he hides the crimson loftwing so Link cannot fly. After Zelda falls he is briefly useless with grief, follows to the surface, and suggests calling the ground Grooseland. The machine he then crews is the Groosenator, a catapult he fires while Link fights the Imprisoned at the Sealed Grounds.

Groose’s role changes when he reaches the surface. The old woman at the Sealed Temple helps him find a purpose beyond competing with Link, and he builds the Groosenator around the pit. During the later Imprisoned battles, he fires bombs to interrupt the creature while Link reaches its weak point. This is practical cooperation: Groose controls the machine and Link still has to attack the sealing spike. The third encounter also uses the catapult to help Link reach the head when the usual route is unavailable.

His connection to Zelda motivates the early rivalry, but his later contribution protects everyone at the Sealed Grounds. That is why the Groosenator belongs with the Imprisoned encounters rather than the dungeon boss list. He is not an enemy you defeat and is not part of Lanayru’s Lightning Round. To follow his appearances in order, begin with the Wing Ceremony on Skyloft, continue through the first visit to the Sealed Temple after the Mining Facility, and return for the later Imprisoned battles. HD keeps this story role while changing controls and presentation.

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