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{{Dungeons
|name = Kakariko Well
|type = mini
|image = [[File:Btww.jpg|250px]]
|location = Kakariko Village
|game = [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]
|item = [[Lens of Truth]], [[Gold Skulltula]] x3
|mini-boss = [[Dead Hand]]
|element = {{Element|Shadow}}
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In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', [[Kakariko Village]] is home to a well known as the '''Kakariko Well'''<ref>{{cite book|quote= Kakariko Well (section title)|book= The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Power Player's Guide|publisher= Nintendo Power|page= 84}}</ref>. The '''Well of Three Features'''<ref>{{Cite|Dark! Narrow! Scary! Well of Three Features|[[Sign]] in [[Kakariko Village]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> is the name given to the well on a sign at its entrance, while the [[dungeon]] inside the well, known as the '''Bottom of the Well''', contains an underground chamber that guards the sacred [[Lens of Truth]]. On the whole, this dungeon is ''completely optional'', having no effect on the plot or completion if not attempted. However, without the Lens of Truth, not only will the last two temples and [[Ganon's Tower|Ganon's Castle]] be of immense difficulty, Link may miss out on many hidden [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Heart Pieces]] and treasures only the Lens of Truth can uncover throughout Hyrule itself.
 
==Entrance to the Well==
When [[Link]] is an adult, the well is sealed, and as a child, it is temporarily filled with water. In order to enter the dungeon, young Link has to play the [[Song of Storms]] to [[Guru-Guru]] to super-charge the [[Kakariko Windmill]] and drain the well dry.
 
==Themes and Navigation==
The well contains many illusion walls and floors which can only be identified as fake using Lens of Truth, while in other places floors are invisible requiring the Lens of Truth once again to reveal such illusions. Deep within the Bottom of the Well, Link fights one of the freakiest foes imaginable, [[Dead Hand]], which will yield the Lens of Truth upon death. However, it is possible to skip the majority of the well and acquire the Lens of Truth in less than 10 minutes, making the only alternate reason anybody would want to go through the whole thing is to collect the [[Gold Skulltula Token]]s.
 
Kakariko Well, as a dungeon, is unique in many ways. It has three basement floors, but only the first and largest one is required to explore; as a matter of fact, Link only reaches the third floor after accidentally falling into any invisible hole. Notably, this last floor is hand-shaped, and when Link falls into one of the holes, he lands upon what's apparently the extreme of one of the fingers of this hand. The only way to climb up to the first floor again is by collecting silver rupees (for the first time only; after that, Link simply has to climb up to the highest-placed door). The second floor is the smallest, as it's actually the result of the descended level reached by some other holes.
 
==''Master Quest''==
In the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest|Master Quest]]'' version of ''Ocarina of Time'', the [[Lens of Truth]] is no longer useful in the dungeon, because all fake floors and walls are now visible to the naked eye. The reward for fighting [[Dead Hand]] is the [[compass]], though a [[Small Key]] is found in its room. The Lens of Truth is now found on the bottom floor; the one with poisonous water, which is now full of [[boulder]]s, a [[Wallmaster]], and five [[ReDead]]s all together. The [[Bubble#Green Bubble|Green Bubble]] is now missing, as well as the [[Like Like]] and the [[Beamos]]. The room with coffins and [[Gibdo]]s is optional, too, containing only a [[Gold Skulltula]]. There are some hidden switches in the walls that unlock doors or drain the well; playing [[Zelda's Lullaby]] in front of the statue unlocks some gates now. The new enemy here is a [[Floormaster]].
 
==Minor Enemies and Traps==
*[[ReDead]]s
*[[Gibdo]]s
*[[Bubble#Green Bubble|Green Bubble]]s
*[[Like Like]]s
*[[Beamos]]
*[[Wallmaster]]s
*[[Skulltula]]s
*[[Gold Skulltula]]s
*Non-living traps include invisible floors, fake walls, trap floors, and poisonous water.
 
==Trivia==
*According to the [[Professor Shikashi|Old Man in Kakariko Village]], the house of a man who could see the truth once stood on the location of the well.<ref>{{cite|A long time ago... There was a man in this very village who had an eye they said could see the truth! Now usually, you have to train your mind's eye most strenuously to actually see the truth... But this fella, no, they say he had a different way of doing things... His house stood where the well is now...|[[Professor Shikashi|Old Man in Kakariko Village]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>
*The Dead Hand mini-boss that guards the Lens of Truth is possibly the same mini-boss fought in the [[Shadow Temple]] for the [[Hover Boots]], although in his second appearance, or the new Dead Hand's first appearance, the Dead Hand possesses more hands in the ground than in the previous encounter with a Dead Hand in the well.
*It is strongly believed by Team Beta Triforce as well as the Zelda hacking community in general that the Bottom of the Well was at one point the Hyrule Sewers which Link needed to go through to get in and out of Hyrule Castle in the beta.
*The [[Clock Tower]] interior in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' is similar in atmosphere and context to the main area of the Well.
 
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Template:Dungeons In Ocarina of Time, Kakariko Village is home to a well known as the Kakariko Well[1]. The Well of Three Features[2] is the name given to the well on a sign at its entrance, while the dungeon inside the well, known as the Bottom of the Well, contains an underground chamber that guards the sacred Lens of Truth. On the whole, this dungeon is completely optional, having no effect on the plot or completion if not attempted. However, without the Lens of Truth, not only will the last two temples and Ganon's Castle be of immense difficulty, Link may miss out on many hidden Heart Pieces and treasures only the Lens of Truth can uncover throughout Hyrule itself.

Entrance to the Well

When Link is an adult, the well is sealed, and as a child, it is temporarily filled with water. In order to enter the dungeon, young Link has to play the Song of Storms to Guru-Guru to super-charge the Kakariko Windmill and drain the well dry.

Themes and Navigation

The well contains many illusion walls and floors which can only be identified as fake using Lens of Truth, while in other places floors are invisible requiring the Lens of Truth once again to reveal such illusions. Deep within the Bottom of the Well, Link fights one of the freakiest foes imaginable, Dead Hand, which will yield the Lens of Truth upon death. However, it is possible to skip the majority of the well and acquire the Lens of Truth in less than 10 minutes, making the only alternate reason anybody would want to go through the whole thing is to collect the Gold Skulltula Tokens.

Kakariko Well, as a dungeon, is unique in many ways. It has three basement floors, but only the first and largest one is required to explore; as a matter of fact, Link only reaches the third floor after accidentally falling into any invisible hole. Notably, this last floor is hand-shaped, and when Link falls into one of the holes, he lands upon what's apparently the extreme of one of the fingers of this hand. The only way to climb up to the first floor again is by collecting silver rupees (for the first time only; after that, Link simply has to climb up to the highest-placed door). The second floor is the smallest, as it's actually the result of the descended level reached by some other holes.

Master Quest

In the Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time, the Lens of Truth is no longer useful in the dungeon, because all fake floors and walls are now visible to the naked eye. The reward for fighting Dead Hand is the compass, though a Small Key is found in its room. The Lens of Truth is now found on the bottom floor; the one with poisonous water, which is now full of boulders, a Wallmaster, and five ReDeads all together. The Green Bubble is now missing, as well as the Like Like and the Beamos. The room with coffins and Gibdos is optional, too, containing only a Gold Skulltula. There are some hidden switches in the walls that unlock doors or drain the well; playing Zelda's Lullaby in front of the statue unlocks some gates now. The new enemy here is a Floormaster.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Trivia

  • According to the Old Man in Kakariko Village, the house of a man who could see the truth once stood on the location of the well.[3]
  • The Dead Hand mini-boss that guards the Lens of Truth is possibly the same mini-boss fought in the Shadow Temple for the Hover Boots, although in his second appearance, or the new Dead Hand's first appearance, the Dead Hand possesses more hands in the ground than in the previous encounter with a Dead Hand in the well.
  • It is strongly believed by Team Beta Triforce as well as the Zelda hacking community in general that the Bottom of the Well was at one point the Hyrule Sewers which Link needed to go through to get in and out of Hyrule Castle in the beta.
  • The Clock Tower interior in Majora's Mask is similar in atmosphere and context to the main area of the Well.

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite book
  2. ↑ "Dark! Narrow! Scary! Well of Three Features" — Sign in Kakariko Village (Ocarina of Time)
  3. ↑ "A long time ago... There was a man in this very village who had an eye they said could see the truth! Now usually, you have to train your mind's eye most strenuously to actually see the truth... But this fella, no, they say he had a different way of doing things... His house stood where the well is now..." — Old Man in Kakariko Village (Ocarina of Time)


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