Boomerang: Difference between revisions

  |ALttP= [[Hyrule Castle (A Link to the Past)|Hyrule Castle]], [[Kakariko Village]]

The Boomerang is an item that [[Link]] can throw, at which point it will return to him. It can be used for both combat and [[Puzzle]] solving. It can be used to stun enemies, although a single hit will defeat weak enemies, such as [[Keese]].<ref name="PH Guide 11">{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= PH|publisher= Prima|page= 11}}</ref> It can also be used to retrieve items that are out of [[Link]]'s reach.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= If you hit an enemy with this, it will be stunned for a short time (some enemies will sustain damage when hit by the boomerang). The boomerang can also retrieve distant Rupees and Hearts.|game= ALttP|page= 37}}</ref> The Boomerang first appeared in {{TLoZ}} and has gone through several design changes since then. In {{PH}} and {{ST}}, Link can draw the path that the Boomerang will take, allowing a more direct control of it.<ref name="PH Guide 11"/> Moreover, the Boomerang can also be used to turn [[Spark]]s and [[Anti-Fairies]] into [[Fairy|Fairies]] in certain games.

In {{ALttP}}, Link can obtain a Boomerang in [[Hyrule Castle (A Link to the Past)|Hyrule Castle]]. It is contained in a [[Treasure Chest]] a few rooms before the prison where the [[Ball and Chain Trooper]] holds [[Princess Zelda]] captive. It appears as a Big Chest on the Map, but is in fact a Small Chest. If Link fails to collect the Boomerang in the Hyrule Castle, he can find another one in the house of the [[Sweeping Lady]] in [[Kakariko Village]]. If Link does not open either Chest, he can obtain a Magical Boomerang from a Chest in the [[Village of Outcasts]]. Link can also obtain a Magical Boomerang as an upgrade to the Boomerang at the [[Waterfall of Wishing]]. The Boomerang is blue, while the Magical Boomerang is red, faster and can be thrown farther.<ref>{{Cite|You got the Magical Boomerang! You can throw this faster and farther than your old one!|N/A|ALttP}}</ref> Both varieties can be used to stun enemies, hit [[Switch]]es, and collect items from a distance.

In {{LA}}, Link can obtain the Boomerang by completing the {{Term|LANS|Trading Quest|link}} and using the [[Magnifying Lens]] inside a hidden {{Term|LANS|Cave|link}} at the eastern side of [[Toronbo Shores]]. Here Link will meet a Goriya who will offer to give Link a Boomerang in exchange for an item. The Boomerang can be used to stun enemies, hit Switches, collect items from a distance, and cut bushes. The Boomerang is one of the two items able to destroy [[Anti-Faeries]], the other being the [[Magic Powder]]. It is also the only weapon able to defeat a [[Spark]]. It can also defeat certain enemies in one hit, such as [[Ghini]]s. The Boomerang is the most effective weapon against the final form of [[Nightmare]], as it can be defeated in one hit.

{{Plural|BotW|Boomerang}} are a throwing {{Term|BotW|Weapon|link}} in {{TotK}}.<ref name="BotW Inventory"/>