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  |Model TFH= File:TFH Hinox Brothers Minecar Models.png

  |Sprite OoS= File:OoX Mine Cart.png

  |Sprite OoA= File:OoX Mine Cart.png

  |Sprite TMC= File:TMC Mine Cart Sprite.png

|game = {{OoS}}<br>{{OoA}}<br>{{TMC}}<br>{{ST}}<br>{{SS}}<br>{{TFH}}<br>{{BotW}}

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|uses = Dungeon transportation, mini-games

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{{Term/Store|Mine Cart|Mine Carts|Series, BotW|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Object|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 296}}</ref>{{Fact}} They serve as a short-term means for transportation in the games in which they appear.

==General Characteristics==

Mine Carts, simple vessels with wheels, appear exclusively in dungeons and certain mini-games. They are essential to the navigation of the dungeons in which they appear, as they are able to break open doors that Link cannot. Mine Carts always run automatically along a defined track. [[Switch]]es that alter the cart's path can often be found near the tracks. In all its appearances except in {{TMC}}, Link can use his items while riding in the cart, either to defeat enemies, or even to flip the switch that will change the cart's path. Mine Carts usually appear in lava/mine-themed dungeons.

==Appearances==

The Mine Cart is first introduced in {{OoA}} and {{OoS}}. In these games, carts are of a bluish color. They are heavily featured in dungeons throughout the games. In fact, Mine Carts appear in these games more frequently than any other. On occasion, gates will block the cart's path. These gates can be lifted by a nearby switch. Mine Carts are featured in the [[Wing Dungeon]] and the [[Skull Dungeon]] in {{OoA}}; and in the [[Gnarled Root Dungeon]], the [[Dancing Dragon Dungeon]], the [[Unicorn's Cave]] and the [[Sword & Shield Maze]] in {{OoS}}.  

The Mine Cart is the centerpiece of the [[Target Carts]] mini-game on [[Rolling Ridge]] in {{OoA}}. The object of the game is to hit crystal-like targets (using the [[Seed Shooter]]) while riding in a mine cart.<ref>{{Cite|Welcome to Target Carts! Fire your Seed Shooter while riding in a cart. If you hit enough targets, you win a prize!|Goron|OoA}}</ref>

In {{TMC}}, the Mine Cart appears exclusively in the [[Cave of Flames]]. Compared to its other appearances, the Mine Carts in this game travel at an extremely high velocity, practically flinging Link out of the cart when it comes to a stop. Since Link must hold on to the cart with both hands to avoid being thrown out, he cannot use his items while riding in the cart. Occasionally, Mine Carts are found flipped upside-down, and must be righted using the [[Cane of Pacci]].

Oblivious to the speed at which the carts travel, Link and [[Ezlo]] are greatly startled and dazed after their first ride in the cart.<ref>{{Cite|This must be what the humans who built this mine used to get around in here. Maybe we should hop in. Hm? What? After all this, you don't expect me to believe you're scared! There's nothing to be afraid of here! Come on, let's go!|Ezlo|TMC}}</ref> However, Link smiles afterwards, suggesting that he enjoyed the ride. Contrarily, Ezlo does not share Link's humor.<ref>{{Cite|Sweet jumping jellyfish, that was awful! Hey, kid, what are you smiling about? I knew it was madness to risk our lives in that rickety human contraption! From now on, let's just stick to our feet! Well, I mean...your feet.|Ezlo|TMC}}</ref>

{{ST}} also features Mine Carts. Unlike its past appearances, the mine carts of {{ST|-}} have no wheels and run on one single rail. Therefore, it is more of a monorail than a conventional mine cart. When the cart reaches the end of the track, the cart will dump Link out, causing him to fall face-first to the ground. Switches that alter the cart's tracks are flipped by using [[Arrow]]s or the [[Boomerang]],<ref>{{Cite|Jump in the cart and keep an arrow ready for when you find the switch.|Gossip Stone|ST}}</ref> the only weapons Link is able to use while riding in the cart.

Reminiscent of {{TMC}}, Mine Carts appear exclusively in the [[Fire Temple]]. They are the centerpiece of a puzzle on the final floor of the dungeon, where the [[Boss Key]] is obtained. The mine cart is also essential to defeating the dungeon's boss, [[Cragma]]. The mine cart also appears in a part of the [[Pirate Hideout]] mini-game, where Link must rescue a prisoner kept within the hideout while fighting off [[Miniblins]] coming in on their own mine carts.

{{SS}} is the first console ''Zelda'' game to feature mine carts. They are found throughout [[Lanayru Desert]], [[Lanayru Mining Facility]] and [[Lanayru Gorge]]. Link can ride empty carts to traverse the terrain. In the [[Rickety Coaster]] {{Term|SSHD|Mini-Game|link}}, he can control the speed and direction of the cart with the Wii Remote to remain stable on the sharp turns of the track. Other carts carry [[Timeshift Stone]]s which move and change the surroundings when Link activates them. Mine carts in the Lanayru area levitate, seemingly with {{Wp|Maglev|magnetism}}.

In the second {{Term|TFH|Stage|link}} of {{Term|TFH|Hinox Mine|link}}, the {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}} passes by a ledge with {{Plural|TFH|Bomb Flower|link}}, which the {{Term|TFH|Links|link}} must grab with a {{Term|TFH|Boomerang|link}} and use to destroy a nearby {{Term|TFH|Block|link}}, revealing a {{Term|TFH|Shock Switch|link}}. When the {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}} loops back around, they must form a {{Term|TFH|Totem|link}} to hit the switch with an {{Term|TFH|Arrow|link}}, re-routing the track toward the {{Term|TFH|Triforce Gateway|link}}.

In the third {{Term|TFH|Stage}}, a {{Term|TFH|Shock Switch}} must first be struck from the moving {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}} to direct the Cart into a large loop, where the {{Term|TFH|Links}} must activate three more {{Plural|TFH|Shock Switch}} using carefully-placed {{Plural|TFH|Bomb Flower}} or {{Plural|TFH|Arrow}}. This opens a door to the next {{Term|TFH|Triforce Gateway}}.

In the fourth {{Term|TFH|Stage}}, the {{Term|TFH|Link}} board a two-car {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}} and are soon met by {{Term|TFH|Hinox Brothers|link|display=Hinox the Eldest}} riding in his own {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}} on a parallel track. The {{Term|TFH|Link}} battle the {{Term|TFH|Hinox}} by catching and returning the {{Plural|TFH|Bomb|link}} it throws, while the {{Plural|TFH|Mine Cart}} take them around the entire {{Term|TFH|Stage}}'s perimeter. After the {{Term|TFH|Hinox}} takes enough damage to be knocked out temporarily, he will be joined by {{Term|TFH|Hinox Brothers|display=Hinox the Elder}} in another {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}}. The {{Term|TFH|Link}} must survive their barrage of {{Plural|TFH|Bomb}} and defeat both {{Plural|TFH|Hinox Brothers}} to clear the {{Term|TFH|Level}}.

{{Plural|TFH|Mine Cart}} are later seen in the second {{Term|TFH|Stage}} of the {{Term|TFH|Fire Temple|link}}, where the {{Term|TFH|Links}} appear on octagonal platform above a pool of lava. A {{Term|TFH|Hinox|link}} emerges on a {{Term|TFH|Mine Cart}}, looping around the platform and continuously throwing {{Plural|TFH|Bomb}}, which the {{Plural|TFH|Links}} can retrieve and throw back. After the {{Term|TFH|Hinox}} is defeated, two more {{Plural|TFH|Mine Cart}} carrying {{Plural|TFH|Hinox}} will emerge. Once all have been defeated, a stairway lowers onto the platform, leading to the {{Term|TFH|Triforce Gateway}}.

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File:OoX Link in Cart.png|Link riding in a cart in {{OoS|-}} and {{OoA|-}}

File:OoX Cart Barrier.png|The cart-blocking barrier

File:OOX Cart Tracks and Door.png|The cart used in dungeons in {{OoS|-}} and {{OoA|-}}

File:TMC Mine Cart Sprite 2.png|{{Term|TMC|Link}} riding a {{Term|TMC|Mine Cart}} in {{TMC|-}}

File:Cragma1.png|Link attacking Cragma while riding in a Mine Cart in {{ST|-}}

File:Pirate Hideout2.png|The Pirate Hideout mini-game in {{ST|-}}

File:Mine Cart SS.png|Link riding a mine cart in {{SS|-}}

  |objects= OoS, OoA, TMC, ST, SS, BotW