Tail Cave

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Template:Dungeon The Tail Cave is the first Dungeon in Link's Awakening.[1]

Entrance to the Tail Cave

The entrance to the Dungeon is located south of Mabe Village and north of Toronbo Shores.[2] In order to open the gate and enter the Dungeon, Link needs to insert the Tail Key found in the Mysterious Forest into the Tale Keyhole which is located in the central Moldorm statue in front of the Tail Cave.[3] Doing so will cause the bars blocking the entrance to rise up, allowing entry.

Themes and Navigation

Link obtaining Roc's Feather within the Tail Cave

The Dungeon appears to be carved into a cave of pink-colored stone with a floor made up of blue and grey stone. Like other Dungeons in Link's Awakening, Tail Cave is shaped in accordance to its name, resembling a Moldorm.[4] It contains 25 different screens and four underground ones which can be accessed by using staircases. Among those rooms, one of them is dedicated to defeating Three-of-a-Kinds, while another one holds a Secret Seashell but must first be blasted open using a Bomb.

Deep within the Cave, Link comes across Rolling Bones, a Guardian that attacks with a spiked log that spans the length of the chamber, hoping to crush Link. Making good use of the Roc's Feather found in the Cave, Link is able to jump over the trap and slash Rolling Bones with his Sword.[5] With the defeat of Rolling Bones, Link opens the way to the Cave's Nightmare guarding the Full Moon Cello, Moldorm.[6]

To defeat Moldorm, Link must strike the tip of its tail several times, each strike causing the beast to increase its pace. Moldorm can knock Link off into a basement where several corpses are hung from chains in the background. Upon Link's triumph over the beast, it disintegrates into nothingness, opening the way to the Cave's final chamber which holds the Full Moon Cello.

Enemies and Traps

Trivia

Nomenclature

Like all Dungeons in Link's Awakening, the name of Tail Cave is a reference to its shape, which resembles a Moldorm.[4] This is reinforced by the fact that in the Japanese version of Link's Awakening, Mini-Moldorms and Moldorms are known as "Tail" and "Big Tail", respectively.

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese テールのほこら (Tēru no Hokora) Tail's Shrine
French-speaking countries French Cave Flagello Flagellum Cave
Germany German Wurmpalast Worm palace

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References

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