Great Fairy Fountain

A Great Fairy's Fountain is, as the name would imply, a fountain in which a Great Fairy resides. Upon accessing the fountain, Link is often rewarded with important items or power ups which are helpful or necessary to finish the game. The Great Fairy's Fountains are often hidden in places that are not accessible without special abilities or items, such as behind a giant rock or a wall that can be bombed. They are usually located in holes, caves, and (in The Wind Waker) inside of houses shaped like seashells. Link receives special inventory increases for items like bomb bags at certain of these fountains.

They are only known as Great Fairy's Fountain in Ocarina of Time. In Majora's Mask and in The Wind Waker they are referred to as Fairy's Fountain, or just Fairy Fountain, despite that they all house a Great Fairy within.

Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, there are a total of six Great Fairy's Fountains located all over Hyrule. All of the Great Fairies within grant Link special power-ups such as enhanced defense or special spells like Din's Fire, among other useful abilities. After Link has received the power-up in its respective Great Fairy's Fountain, he can go back and get his wounds healed by the Great Fairy.

The locations of each of the Great Fairy's Fountains are as follows:


 * The summit of Death Mountain
 * Death Mountain Crater
 * The path to Hyrule Castle
 * Zora's Fountain
 * Desert Colossus
 * The path to Ganon's Castle

Unlike Majora's Mask and The Wind Waker, the Great Fairy's Fountains are all well-hidden in Ocarina of Time, and as such, they can be easily missed. All of the fountains in the game have the same appearance: two torches on each side of the fountain, a rather large pond in the middle from which the Great Fairies come out of, and a Triforce symbol in front of said pond. In order to get the Great Fairy to appear from the fountain, Zelda's Lullaby must be played with either Ocarina while standing on top of the Triforce symbol.

Link's Awakening DX
While not referred to as a Great Fairy as such, a similar fairy does make an appearance in the Game Boy Color remake of Link's Awakening, Link's Awakening DX, who refers to herself as the Fairy Queen. The Fairy Queen resides in a small fountain in the final room of the Color Dungeon, an optional dungeon exclusive to Link's Awakening DX. As thanks for visiting her, she bestows Link the 'power of color', which is either the red tunic or the blue tunic of choice. These tunics increase the power of Link's weapons or his defense when worn, respectively. Link can then revisit the Fairy Queen anytime to swap between the two tunics, but he can never regain his green tunic.

Majora's Mask
In Majora's Mask, the fountains are known as Fairy's Fountain instead of Great Fairy's Fountain, despite that Great Fairies live in them and that they serve the same purpose as the ones in Ocarina of Time. The Fairy's Fountains are all located on the four cardinal directions of Termina: Woodfall, Snowhead, Great Bay, and Ikana Canyon. They are not as well-hidden in comparison to its predecessor, for they are easily found inside a cave in plain sight.

The appearance of the Great Fairy's Fountain in Majora's Mask is more similar to that of Fairy's Fountains in Ocarina of Time. There is still a large pond in the middle, but there are no torches or Triforce symbols; instead, the fountain is surrounded by several columns and arcs. Since the Great Fairy living within was shattered into Stray Fairies by the Skull Kid wearing Majora's Mask, it is up to Link to gather the missing Stray Fairies from each of the area's dungeons in order to receive the respective power-up from said Great Fairy. Once the Great Fairy is restored and regains its true power, it will appear as soon as Link approaches the fountain.

Unlike Ocarina of Time, the power-ups received in each of the Fairy's Fountains are not necessary to proceed through the game.

The Wind Waker
The Great Fairy's Fountains, or Fairy Fountain, in The Wind Waker are all located in different islands of the Great Sea. The Fairy Fountains are easily spotted since the ones that are out in the sea look like houses shaped like seashells. Their entrances are all blocked by certain obstacles such as giant rocks, fires, vines (among other things) that must be removed using bombs or the Skull Hammer. The inside of the fountains still retain the same large pond from with the Great Fairies come out of, and the inside walls have the same appearance as well. There are also several seashells aligned the walls, keeping to the outside characteristics of the fountain.

The names of the islands in which the Fairy Fountains are located are as follows, along with the upgrades received:

Quiver Upgrades
 * Western Fairy Island - The Skull Hammer must be used to hit the nearby stake and remove the thorns blocking the entrance.
 * Thorned Fairy Island - The Skull Hammer must be used to hit the three nearby stakes and remove the fire blocking the entrance.

Bomb Upgrades
 * Eastern Fairy Island - A bomb must be used to blow up the rock blocking the entrance.
 * Southern Fairy Island - A bomb must be used to blow up the wooden wall blocking the entrance.

Wallet Upgrades
 * Northern Fairy Island - A bomb must be used to blow up the boulder blocking the entrance.
 * Outset Island in the Fairy Forest - A bomb must be used to blow up the rock blocking the entrance.

A special Fairy Fountain, which houses the Fairy Queen, is located in the Mother & Child Isles. The only way to reach it is by warping to that island using the Ballad of Gales. Upon landing inside the Fairy Fountain, the Fairy Queen grants the young hero the Fire and Ice Arrow.

After Link has received the upgrades or power-ups from its respective Fairy Fountain, the Great Fairy will no longer be at the fountain. Instead, fairies will be floating over the pond, ready to heal the young hero or be put in an empty bottle.