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Kinstone Fusion is a mechanic in The Minish Cap.^[1]

Overview

Kinstone Fusion is the act of matching two complementary Kinstone Pieces with another character or object, resulting in a completed gold, red, blue, or green medallion. Kinstone Pieces only match with a precise complementary match, despite their many variations and colors. A successful Fusion creates a form of "good luck" for Link, often rewarding him with items and new passageways.

After a successful Kinstone Fusion, the Map Screen will denote the general location and type of reward with various icons:

Doors and arrows signify newly accessible areas.
People signify a character having something new.
Scrolls signify newly appeared Chests.
Eggs signify newly appeared creatures, namely Golden Monsters and Joy Butterflies.
Sprouts signify a Bean that has grown into a Beanstalk and can now be climbed to reach a secret area.

There is also a unique icon that appears on the map of South Hyrule Field representing the Portal to the Home of the Wind Tribe; it appears after Link has Fused Kinstone Pieces with Strato.

The icon that appears when a new path becomes accessible
The icon that appears when a new opening appears
The icon that appears when either a Golden Monster or a Joy Butterfly appears
The icon that appears when someone has been inspired to offer something new
The icon that appears when a Chest appears
The icon that appears when a Beanstalk grows
The icon that appears when the Portal appears

Fusers

There are many different characters and objects that can perform Kinstone Fusions in The Minish Cap. While many characters will always possess a Kinstone Piece to Fuse, there are a number of Fusions that are not tied to any particular individual. Instead, these Fusions can be triggered with almost any character in the game, even if they already have an established Fusion. Some characters can Fuse Kinstone Pieces multiple times, as well, and some Fusions may not be triggered the first time a character is encountered. Some characters have a random chance of their Fusion becoming available, and Link may need to leave and re-enter the particular area a number of times before the Fusion becomes available.

Random Fusers

The 18 random Fusions can be performed with any of the following characters, and some may also trigger multiple random Fusions. Some characters, such as King Daltus, become unavailable after certain points in the story are reached, while others, such as Sturgeon, do not become available until after certain points in the story are reached. If one of the following characters has an available Fusion and becomes inaccessible during the story, that Fusion will simply transfer to another available character from the list at random.

Anju
Anton
Baris
Berry
Bindle
Brent
Breve
Brocco
Chai
Crenel Hermit
Cucco (on top of Anju's Henhouse)
Cucco Chick (on top of the Swiftblade School)
Dottie
Doyle
Elsie
Epona
Erik
Festari
Gregal
Growler
Harrison
Herb
Jasmine
Jim
Joel
Jotari
Julietta
June
Keeley
King Daltus
Klaus
Leila
Lolly
Mack
Malon
Marshall
Minister Potho
Mutoh
Pina
Purry
Rolf
Romio
Satchel
Scratcher
Sheila
Sturgeon
Talon
Verona

In addition, random Fusions may be performed with any of the Minish found throughout Hyrule; Forest Picori, Library Minish, Mountain Minish, and Town Minish may all have Fusions available.

List of Fusions

A total of 100 Kinstone Fusions can be performed throughout the game; 18 of them are random Fusions not tied to a particular character, and 9 of them are necessary to advance the story (these required Fusions are performed with gold Kinstone Pieces).

In addition, many Fusions do not become available until certain events have transpired; there are six "stages" of the game that transition into one another as Link continues on his journey.^{[note 1]}

Stage 1: From the moment Link first encounters the Hurdy-Gurdy Man in Hyrule Town and obtains the Kinstone Bag to the moment that he enters Western Wood for the first time and Vaati impersonates King Daltus
Stage 2: From the end of stage 1 to the moment Link obtains the Ocarina of Wind after defeating Mazaal
Stage 3: From the end of stage 2 to the moment Link obtains the Water Element and encounters Gustaf's spirit at Lake Hylia
Stage 4: From the end of stage 3 to the moment Link obtains a gold Kinstone Piece from Gustaf in the Royal Crypt
Stage 5: From the end of stage 4 to the moment Link obtains the Wind Element after defeating the Gyorg Pair
Stage 6: From the end of stage 5 to the moment Link defeats Vaati's Wrath and finishes the game

The Tingle Siblings? keep track of successful Kinstone Fusions, including Gold ones. After all 100 are Fused, Tingle will replace the Kinstone Bag with the Tingle Trophy.

In the table below, the "Kinstone Piece" column indicates the color and physical shape of the Kinstone Piece involved in the particular Fusion. The possible colors and shapes are as follows:

Fuser	Location	Stage	Result
Ankle	Lon Lon Ranch	2	A Tree opens in North Hyrule Field, leading to a Chest containing a red Kinstone Piece and a Switch; when all four Switches are pressed, a Ladder descends, giving Link access to a Chest containing the Magical Boomerang
Belari	Minish Woods	4	A Chest appears in the Wind Ruins containing a Big Bomb Bag
Bremor	Hyrule Town	3	Mutoh becomes inspired to build a second Vacant House in Hyrule Town for Gorman to rent
Business Scrub	Castor Wilds	2	A Tree opens in Minish Woods, containing a Business Scrub that will sell Kinstone Pieces
Business Scrub	Minish Woods	3	A crack appears in Castor Wilds with a Chest containing a red Kinstone Piece inside
Business Scrub	Minish Woods	3	A Golden Octorok appears in Western Wood
Candy	Hyrule Town	2	A shoal rises in Trilby Highlands, allowing Link to access a Secret Cave once he has obtained the Flippers
Caprice	Home of the Wind Tribe	5	A Chest appears in Veil Falls containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Dampé	Royal Valley	5	A crack appears in the Wind Ruins with a Chest containing a red Kinstone Piece inside
Dampé	Royal Valley	5	A Tombstone opens in the graveyard with Gina inside, along with a Chest with 100 Mysterious Shells
David Jr.	Lake Hylia	2	A Tree opens in North Hyrule Field, leading to a Chest containing 200 Mysterious Shells and a Switch; when all four Switches are pressed, a Ladder descends, giving Link access to a Chest containing the Magical Boomerang
David Jr.	Lake Hylia	3	A Chest appears in the Minish-sized path to Melari's Mine containing 200 Mysterious Shells
Din	Hyrule Town	5	A Joy Butterfly appears in the Wind Ruins that, when collected, allows Link to shoot Arrows more quickly
Eenie	Eastern Hills	2	The Goron at Lon Lon Ranch opens the Goron Cave (if a Mysterious Wall has already been Fused with, then another Goron will arrive in the Goron Cave)
Farore	Hyrule Town	3	Gorman arrives in Hyrule Town, searching for a young woman to rent out his Vacant House
Farore	Hyrule Town	5	A Joy Butterfly appears in Castor Wilds that, when collected, allows Link to dig more quickly with the Mole Mitts
Fifi	Stockwell's House	2	A Chest appears in the Minish-sized path to Mayor Hagen's Lakeside Cabin containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Flurris	Home of the Wind Tribe	5	A Golden Rope appears in Castor Wilds
Flurris	Home of the Wind Tribe	5	A fallen Tree rises in Western Wood, giving access to a patch of dirt where Link can dig up 300 Rupees with the Mole Mitts
Forest Picori	Eastern Hills	3	A Bean grows into a Beanstalk with a Piece of Heart and two Chests containing 200 Rupees and 200 Mysterious Shells
Forest Picori	Hyrule Castle Garden	3	A fallen Tree rises in Western Wood, giving access to a patch of dirt where Link can dig up 400 Rupees with the Mole Mitts
Forest Picori	Lake Hylia	3	A Bean grows into a Beanstalk with a Piece of Heart and two Chests containing 200 Rupees and 200 Mysterious Shells
Forest Picori	Lake Hylia	3	A Tree opens in Western Wood, containing a Piece of Heart
Forest Picori (or Zill)	Minish Village (or Hyrule Town)	3	A Lily appears in Castor Wilds
Forest Picori (or Zill)	Minish Village (or Hyrule Town)	3	A Lily appears in Castor Wilds
Forest Picori (or Zill)	Minish Village (or Hyrule Town)	3	A Lily appears in Castor Wilds
Forest Picori	Minish Village	7	A shoal rises in Veil Falls, allowing Link to access a Secret Cave with a Piece of Heart inside
Forest Picori	Minish Village	7	A crack appears near the Wind Crest at Lake Hylia that leads to Librari's home, where he will give Link a full Heart Container
Forest Picori	Mount Crenel's Base	2	A Chest appears at Mount Crenel's Base containing 200 Rupees
Forest Picori	North Hyrule Field	3	A Chest appears in the Wind Ruins containing 200 Mysterious Shells
Forest Picori	South Hyrule Field	3	Syrup is inspired to make the Red Potion
Forest Picori	Trilby Highlands	3	A pool in Trilby Highlands is drained, revealing a cave with 75 Rupees
Forest Picori	Western Wood	3	A Bean grows into a Beanstalk with 320 Rupees and a Chest containing a red Kinstone Piece
Forest Picori	Wind Ruins	3	A Bean grows into a Beanstalk with a Chest at the top containing a Large Quiver
Gale	Cloud Tops	5	A waterfall opens at Veil Falls with a Piece of Heart inside
Gentari	Minish Village	4	Belari is inspired to create the Remote Bombs
Gina	Royal Valley	5	A fallen Tree rises in Western Wood, giving access to a Chest containing 100 Mysterious Shells
Gina	Royal Valley	5	A waterfall opens in Hyrule Town, leading to a Chest containing 200 Mysterious Shells
Goron Digger	Lon Lon Ranch	2	The Goron Merchant appears in Hyrule Town
Goron Digger	Goron Cave	7	Biggoron awakens at Veil Springs
Grayblade	Mount Crenel	3	A waterfall opens in Castor Wilds, leading to Scarblade's dojo
Grimblade	Hyrule Castle Garden	5	A waterfall opens at Veil Falls, leading to Splitblade's dojo
Hurdy-Gurdy Man	Hyrule Town	1	A Tree opens in South Hyrule Field, containing a Piece of Heart
Hailey	Cloud Tops	5	A Golden Tektite appears at Veil Falls
Knuckle	Trilby Highlands	2	A Tree opens in North Hyrule Field, leading to a Chest containing a red Kinstone Piece and a Switch; when all four Switches are pressed, a Ladder descends, giving Link access to a Chest containing the Magical Boomerang
Librari	Hyrule Town	3	A Golden Octorok appears at the Wind Ruins
Mama	Hyrule Town	3	A shoal rises in Lake Hylia, allowing Link access to a Secret Cave
Mayor Hagen	Hyrule Town	1	A pool drains at Lon Lon Ranch, leading to a Chest containing a Big Wallet
Meenie	Eastern Hills	2	A Chest appears on the Crenel Wall containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Melari	Melari's Mine	2	A Bean grows into a Beanstalk with a Piece of Heart and 160 Rupees
Mountain Minish	Melari's Mine	2	A Chest appears in the rainy Minish-sized path on Mount Crenel containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Mountain Minish	Melari's Mine	2	A Chest appears in Minish Woods containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Mountain Minish	Melari's Mine	2	A Chest appears in the Minish-sized path on Mount Crenel near the hot spring containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Mountain Minish	Melari's Mine	1	A Golden Tektite appears on Mount Crenel
Mysterious Cloud (northwest)	Cloud Tops	5	A pinwheel begins turning; when all five are turning, a Tornado appears to transport Link upwards to the Home of the Wind Tribe
Mysterious Cloud (center)	Cloud Tops	5	A pinwheel begins turning; when all five are turning, a Tornado appears to transport Link upwards to the Home of the Wind Tribe
Mysterious Cloud (southwest)	Cloud Tops	5	A pinwheel begins turning; when all five are turning, a Tornado appears to transport Link upwards to the Home of the Wind Tribe
Mysterious Cloud (southeast)	Cloud Tops	5	A pinwheel begins turning; when all five are turning, a Tornado appears to transport Link upwards to the Home of the Wind Tribe
Mysterious Cloud (northeast)	Cloud Tops	5	A pinwheel begins turning; when all five are turning, a Tornado appears to transport Link upwards to the Home of the Wind Tribe
Mysterious Statue (left)	Castor Wilds	2	A nearby boulder is damaged; when Link has Fused with all three Mysterious Statues, the boulder shatters, granting him access to the Wind Ruins
Mysterious Statue (center)	Castor Wilds	2	A nearby boulder is damaged; when Link has Fused with all three Mysterious Statues, the boulder shatters, granting him access to the Wind Ruins
Mysterious Statue (right)	Castor Wilds	2	A nearby boulder is damaged; when Link has Fused with all three Mysterious Statues, the boulder shatters, granting him access to the Wind Ruins
Mysterious Wall	Eastern Hills	2	The Goron at Lon Lon Ranch opens the Goron Cave (if Eenie or another Mysterious Wall have already been Fused with, then another Goron will arrive in the Goron Cave)
Mysterious Wall	Minish Woods	2	The Goron at Lon Lon Ranch opens the Goron Cave (if Eenie or another Mysterious Wall have already been Fused with, then another Goron will arrive in the Goron Cave)
Mysterious Wall	Lake Hylia	5	The Goron at Lon Lon Ranch opens the Goron Cave (if Eenie or another Mysterious Wall have already been Fused with, then another Goron will arrive in the Goron Cave)
Mysterious Wall	Mount Crenel	2	The Goron at Lon Lon Ranch opens the Goron Cave (if Eenie or another Mysterious Wall have already been Fused with, then another Goron will arrive in the Goron Cave)
Mysterious Wall	Trilby Highlands	2	The Goron at Lon Lon Ranch opens the Goron Cave (if Eenie or another Mysterious Wall have already been Fused with, then another Goron will arrive in the Goron Cave)
Nayru	Hyrule Town	5	A Joy Butterfly appears in the Royal Valley that, when collected, allows Link to swim more quickly with the Flippers
Percy	Trilby Highlands	2	A fallen tree rises in Western Wood, giving Link access to Percy's House
Postman	Hyrule Town	2	Marcy appears in the Post Office and begins selling the Swordsman Newsletter
Siroc	Home of the Wind Tribe	5	A Chest appears in the Royal Valley containing a red Kinstone Piece
Siroc	Home of the Wind Tribe	5	A Chest appears in the Royal Valley containing a red Kinstone Piece
Smith	South Hyrule Field	2	A Chest appears in the Eastern Hills containing an Empty Bottle
Smith	South Hyrule Field	2	A Chest appears in Trilby Highlands containing a red Kinstone Piece
Source of the Flow	Veil Falls	5	The stone slab at the end of the bridge opens, granting Link access to the caves of Veil Falls that lead to Veil Springs
Spekter	Royal Valley	4	Borlov creates a harder difficulty in the Chest Mini-Game Shop
Spekter	Royal Valley	4	Spookter leaves Hyrule Town, giving Link access to the inside of Anju's Henhouse
Strato	Hyrule Town	1	A Portal appears in South Hyrule Field that leads to the Home of the Wind Tribe
Tina	Hyrule Town	5	A Chest appears in Trilby Highlands containing a red Kinstone Piece
Tingle	South Hyrule Field	2	A Tree opens in North Hyrule Field, leading to a Chest containing a red Kinstone Piece and a Switch; when all four Switches are pressed, a Ladder descends, giving Link access to a Chest containing the Magical Boomerang
Tingle	South Hyrule Field	3	A Golden Tektite appears on Mount Crenel
Waveblade	Lake Hylia	5	A waterfall opens in North Hyrule Field, leading to Greatblade's dojo
Random	N/A	1	A Tree opens in North Hyrule Field, containing a Fairy Fountain
Random	N/A	1	A pool in Hyrule Castle Garden is drained, leading to a Fairy Fountain
Random	N/A	1	A pool in South Hyrule Field is drained, leading to a cave with 75 Rupees
Random	N/A	1	A Golden Octorok appears in Minish Woods
Random	N/A	1	A Golden Rope appears in the Eastern Hills
Random	N/A	1	A Golden Rope appears in Hyrule Castle Garden
Random	N/A	1	A crack appears in Minish Woods near the entrance to the Minish Village, leading to a Chest containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in the Minish-sized path at Funday School containing a red Kinstone Piece
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in the Minish-sized path at Lon Lon Ranch containing a red Kinstone Piece
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in the Minish-sized path leading to the Minish Village containing 200 Rupees
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in Minish Woods containing a red Kinstone Piece
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in Minish Woods containing a red Kinstone Piece
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in Minish Woods containing 200 Rupees
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in Minish Woods containing a blue Kinstone Piece
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears at Lon Lon Ranch containing 200 Rupees
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in North Hyrule Field containing 200 Mysterious Shells
Random	N/A	1	A Chest appears in South Hyrule Field containing 200 Mysterious Shells
Random	N/A	1	A fountain in Hyrule Castle Garden drains, leading to a Piece of Heart

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names
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Gallery

Pre-release Kinstone Fusion with Sheila
A representation of all the Kinstone Pieces needed to perform all 100 Kinstone Fusions

Notes

↑ In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo Power, there are seven stages listed; however, in-game, there are only six. The guide includes an additional stage before the final one, separating the final stage into two. The guide's version of Stage 6 ends the moment Link obtains the Four Sword, and it uses Stage 7 to represent the final part of the game.^[2] The only NPC that the guide claims to be unavailable to Fuse with until its version of Stage 6 is the Mysterious Wall in the northern portion of Lake Hylia;^[3] however, it is possible to Fuse with it as soon as the Roc's Cape is obtained, prior to obtaining the Wind Element and thus placing it in Stage 5.

References

↑ "KINSTONE FUSION" — N/A (The Minish Cap)
↑ The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 98
↑ The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 99

Kinstone • Kinstone Bag • Kinstone Fusion • Kinstone Piece

Green Kinstone • Blue Kinstone • Red Kinstone • Gold Kinstone

[4] In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo Power, there are seven stages listed; however, in-game, there are only six. The guide includes an additional stage before the final one, separating the final stage into two. The guide's version of Stage 6 ends the moment Link obtains the Four Sword, and it uses Stage 7 to represent the final part of the game.^[2] The only NPC that the guide claims to be unavailable to Fuse with until its version of Stage 6 is the Mysterious Wall in the northern portion of Lake Hylia;^[3] however, it is possible to Fuse with it as soon as the Roc's Cape is obtained, prior to obtaining the Wind Element and thus placing it in Stage 5.

[1] "KINSTONE FUSION" — N/A (The Minish Cap)

[2] The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 98

[3] The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 99

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