Sun Pattern

are a recurring object in. NaN Sun Patterns go unnamed in, , and.

NaN Sun Patterns are Switches that can be found in the Spirit Temple and Inside Ganon's Castle in. They can be activated by shining a Light Beam on them. If a is not the direct path of a Light Beam, it can be  reflected at the  by rotating a Mirror or using the Mirror Shield. Upon being activated, NaN Sun Patterns will either brighten up and smile or they will burn up and disappear. Some NaN Sun Patterns may be trapped and cause enemies such as Wallmasters to appear when activated.

Sun Patterns can be found in the Stone Tower Temple in. As well as being activated by shining Light Beams at them, Sun Patterns can also be activated by shooting them with Light Arrows. Some Sun Patterns will burn up and disappear when activated, the rest will brighen up and smile.

In, the appearance of Sun Patterns were changed to more closely resemble Eyeball Switches in a sun. When activated, the Sun Patterns brighten up and close their eye.

NaN Sun Patterns often appear in pairs in the Earth Temple in. Each pair of NaN Sun Patterns appear in a large statue designed to appear as its eyes. They can be activated by shining Light Beams on them, which can be done by reflecting light with the Mirror Shield or using Medli's Rito Harp. Activating a causes half of the face of the statue they are in to brighten up but the  will deactivate and the statue will darken if the Light Beam stops shining on the. If both NaN Sun Patterns are activated, the face of the statue will light up, creating a glow that dissipates Dark Fog and can cause walls weak to Light Beams to crumble. When the statue creates the glow, the NaN Sun Patterns will no longer deactivate and bars of a door will be raised or a series of platforms will lower to form a stairway.

A lone appears in the room where Link obtains the Mirror Shield. Shining a Light Beam at it will raise the bars on the door, allowing Link to leave.

NaN Sun Patterns appear in the Wind and Earth Temples Stage in and. Unlike other NaN Sun Patterns, they cannot be activated and instead appear in pairs resembling the eyes of the statues in the nooks in the walls around the Faces Keep.