Honestly, I don't think it was intended to be thought of in that way.... Problem is... There are those select few gamers who will take that in the wrong way and spaz about nothing. In this case, no harm is done by allowing link to hookshot onto them.
Oh, one question, Do you need to hookshot onto them to get to somewhere? If you do, then bravo to them for making the game interesting, and if not...And you guys are just doing that for fun, shame on you.....

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