Symmetry Village
Symmetry Village, also known as Symmetry City in the present, is a village in the northeastern mountains of Labrynna, found in Oracle of Ages. As its name would suggest, the entire village is symmetrical, and each inhabitant of the village has their own twin. In the village lies the entrance to Skull Dungeon, home to the fourth Essence of Time. Inside the Middle House, which serves as the town hall for the village, lies the Tuni Nut, the village's sacred symbol that holds the village in balance.[1][2]
Symmetry Village can only be accessed from the bridge found in the Nuun Highlands. The bridge will not be built upon Link's arrival. At the request of Mutoh, the head carpenter, Link must round up all the workers on break,[3] who will then build the bridge. Afterwards, the village can be accessed using Gale Seeds.
When Link arrives in Symmetry City for the first time, he will find the village in ruins, and infested with Fire Pokeys. When he travels to the past to find the cause of the problem, he notices the volcano inside the village erupting, wreaking havoc on the village. He then learns that the Tuni Nut, the village's sacred symbol, has broken. This causes instability in the village, thus the erupting volcano.[4] To restore balance to the village, Link must bring the Tuni Nut to Patch atop Restoration Wall to have it fixed.[5] Once the nut is fixed and placed on its pedestal in the Middle House, peace will return to the village. The volcano will become inactive, and the present Symmetry City will no longer be in ruins. Instead of the volcano, Link will find a waterfall, parted by the entrance to Skull Dungeon, allowing Link to enter.[6]
In Symmetry Village in the past, Link will find the Thin Man in the basement of the Middle House. The Thin Man plays a role in the Oracle of Ages Trading Sequence. Link can trade him the Dumbbell in exchange for the Cheesy Mustache.
Trivia
- In the present, inhabitants of Symmetry City claim to hear flowing down from the mountains surrounding the village.[7] In reality, the music comes from Tokkey, who is researching a tune for the Harp of Ages inside a cave on Talus Peaks.
- Also in the present, there are two people who live on opposite sides of the village who are not identical twins. One claims he is too small, the other, too big.[8][9]
Gallery
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Symmetry City in ruins
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Symmetry Village in the past
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The Middle House (town hall) in Symmetry Village
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- ↑ "The Tuni Nut is the city's symbol." — Symmetry Village Citizen (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "Tuni Nut: The nut that balances all." — Inventory Description (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "Those lazy, worthless fools! Just as we're buildin' this bridge to the Symmetry City Ruins, they go off on break! I wait and I wait, but they don't come back!" — Mutoh (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "When the Tuni Nut broke, the city fell out of balance, and the volcano started erupting." — Symmetry Village Citizen (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "A guru named Patch lives at the top of Restoration Wall. I think he can fix the broken Tuni Nut, but I could never climb that wall." — Symmetry Village Citizen (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "Huh? The cave entrance? It was covered by lava from the volcano long ago! Maybe if the volcano calms down, you may be able to get in." — Symmetry City Citizen (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "Sometimes I hear music flowing down from the mountaintop, but I wonder why." — Symmetry City Citizen (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "What a mess... Do I have to be bigger?" — Symmetry City Citizen (Oracle of Ages)
- ↑ "What a mess... Do I have to be smaller?" — Symmetry City Citizen (Oracle of Ages)