Tail Cave

The Tail Cave is the first Dungeon in.

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

Themes and Navigation
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, Tail Cave is shaped in accordance to its name, resembling a Moldorm. 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. With the defeat of Rolling Bones, Link opens the way to the Cave's Nightmare guarding the Full Moon Cello, Moldorm.

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.

Trivia

 * This Dungeon is one of the few Dungeons in where a Secret Seashell can be found.

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