Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror
The Magic Mirror is an item given to Link in A Link to the Past when he travels to Death Mountain. He acquires the mirror by helping the lost Old Man find his way to the safe house on the mountain. Link is able to use this magical mirror to travel from the Dark World back to the Light World. Once returned to the Light World, he can go back to the Dark World by touching the sparkling "X" point that appears where he returned to the Light World. This "X" can also be located by using the map. The mirror is essential to getting to the Tower of Hera, the third dungeon in A Link to the Past.
One more function of the Magic Mirror is that it can warp Link back to the beginning of any dungeon if he uses it while inside. This is comparable to the the function on Manbo's Mambo in Link's Awakening.
Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror makes its first and only appearance in the the Four Sword Adventures. According to the White Maiden, it is said to reveal the evil that lies within a person, bringing it to life.[1] This is true, as the Dark Mirror used to spawn the Shadow Links which plagues Hyrule and Link throughout the game.
When first mentioned by Dampé, the mirror is revealed to have sealed away a dark tribe a long time ago. The Mirror was then hidden away in a temple in the Forest of Light, in order to seal it away from the world.[2] [3]
Upon inspecting the Temple of Darkness, it comes to Links and the maidens knowlegde that the mirror had been stolen. They belive it to be Vaati doing, but clues of the culprit, Deku Scrubs chanting the name Ganon, brings them to the desert. [4][5] Their suspicion is confirmed by the Red Knight. [6]
Upon arriving in Realm of the Heavens, The Dark Cloud, in a final clash against Shadow Links, Link and Zelda finally manages to retrive the mirror. This in turn leads to the end of Shadow Links havoc in Hyrule.
Connections to the Mirror of Twilight
The Dark Mirror shares some common elements with a more famous mirror, namely the Mirror of Twilight. Both mirrors sealed away a dark tribe in the ancient days. There is also some similarity in the evil inducing nature the mirrors has on its enviroment. Altough the Dark Mirrors spawns evil Shadow Links, while the Mirror of Twilight seem to possess people and things, like Yeta. Although there is an interesting allusion in Twilight Princess, where the Dark Tribe makes an cameo appears as Shadow Links, in Lanaryus tale of them.
The appearance of the two mirrors as round with a golden frame is also a similar attribute. Although its hard to ascertain just how similar their physical appearance are, because of the graphical differences between Four Sword Adventures and Twilight Princess.
As for whether the mirrors were actually meant potray the same mirror, is a matter of much dispute in the Zelda communities. Some deem it impossible, as Midna in Twilight Princess destroys the Mirror of Twilight at the end of the game. Others sees this as evidence that Four Sword Adventures does not occur after the Twilight Princess.
Gallery
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Official Art of the Magic Mirror
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Link with the Mirror
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The Dark Mirror placed on a seal
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Zelda obtains the Dark Mirror
References
- ↑ "That mirror reveals the wickedness within a person and brings it to life." — Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "Legends speak of a mirror in which a dark tribe was sealed away long ago. I understand it's supposed to be hidden now somewhere in the Forest of Light." — Dampé (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "The tribe's mirror prison was then secreted away and hidden in the forest temple to sever its connection to this world." — White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "We still have no clear idea of who stole the mirror. However, there is something that disturbs me. When those...things...first entered my woods, they spoke of their dark lord. "Ganon, Ganon," they chanted. It was as though they were...worshipping." — White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "Ganon... I've heard that name before. No wait... It was Ganondorf... But, no... That man was of the Gerudo tribe. I can't imagine these creatures worshipping some desert nomad. There's a Gerudo village in the desert. I doubt there is any connection, but it cannot hurt to check the village." — White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "The man that defeated us is also the same man who created that shadowy imp. A man from the desert wastes... He is not Vaati." — Red Knight (Four Swords Adventures)
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