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{{Infobox Dungeon
|name = Tail Cave
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|image = [[File:LA Tail Cave.png|Entrance to Tail Cave]]
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|location = [[South of the Village]]
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|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''
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|item = [[Roc's Feather]]
|Screenshot LADX= File:LADX Tail Cave.png
|mini-boss = [[Rolling Bones]]
|Screenshot LANS= File:LANS Tail Cave.png
|boss = [[Moldorm (Boss)|Moldorm]]
|quest = [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens#Full Moon Cello|Full Moon Cello]]<br>[[Heart Container]]
|theme music = [[File:Level 1 - Tail Cave.ogg|noicon]]
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The '''Tail Cave'''<ref name=Owl>{{Cite|...By the by, have you ever visited the Tail Cave, which is south of the village? Go there with the key you find in this forest... The Wind Fish is watching... Hoot!|[[Owl (Link's Awakening)|Owl]]|LA}}</ref> is the first dungeon of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' and the resting place of the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens#Full Moon Cello|Full Moon Cello]], one of the Eight Instruments of the Sirens.  The main tool of this dungeon is [[Roc's Feather]], which is necessary to jump over several pits and needed to defeat the dungeon's mini-boss. The mini-boss of the dungeon is [[Rolling Bones]], and the guardian of the instrument within this dungeon is the giant [[Moldorm (Boss)|Moldorm]].
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|location= {{Term|LANS|South of the Village|link}}
|game= LA
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|item= {{Term|LANS|Roc's Feather|link}}<ref name="E 148">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 148}}</ref>
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{{Term|LANS|Full Moon Cello|link}},
{{Term|LANS|Heart Container|link}}
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The {{Term/Store|Tail Cave||Series, LA, LADX, LANS}} is the first {{Term|LANS|Dungeon|link}} in {{LA}}.<ref>{{Cite|{{Big|Level 1 - Tail Cave}}|N/A|LANS}}</ref>
 
==Entrance to the Tail Cave==
The entrance to the {{Term|LANS|Dungeon|link}} is located {{Term|LANS|South of the Village|link}} and north of {{Term|LANS|Toronbo Shores|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Hoot! Ho, brave lad, on your quest to wake the dreamer! Welcome to the Mysterious Forest! Much of mystery you will find on this uncharted Koholint Island! I'm afraid you may find it a trifle difficult to leave the island while the {{Color|LANS Pink|Wind Fish}} naps. ...By the by, have you ever visited the {{Color|LANS Blue|Tail Cave}}, which is {{Color|LANS Pink|south of the village}}? Go there with the {{Color|LANS Pink|key}} you find in this forest... The {{Color|LANS Pink|Wind Fish}} is watching... Hoot!|Owl|LANS}}</ref> In order to open the gate and enter the {{Term|LANS|Dungeon}}, {{Term|LANS|Link|link}} needs to insert the {{Term|LANS|Tail Key|link}} found in the {{Term|LANS|Mysterious Woods|link}} into the {{Term|LANS|Tail Keyhole|link}} which is located in the central {{Term|LANS|Mini-Moldorm|link}} statue in front of the {{Term|LANS|Tail Cave}}.<ref>{{Cite|You got the {{Color|LANS Pink|Tail Key}}! Now you can open the Tail Cave gate!|Game Screen|LANS}}</ref> Doing so will cause the bars blocking the entrance to rise up, allowing entry.


This dungeon is also one of the few dungeons in ''Link's Awakening'' that contains an optional [[Secret Seashell]]. The seashell is in a secret room behind a cracked wall, requiring the use of [[bomb]]s purchased from the village shop. As the introductory dungeon, the Tail Cave introduces a new feature to the [[Compass]], which alerts Link to keys hidden in a room. Another new feature is the [[Stone Beak]]s and respective [[Owl Statue]]s providing hints to nearby challenges.
==Themes and Navigation==
[[File:LADX Link Obtaining Roc's Feather.png|thumb|left|Link obtaining Roc's Feather within the Tail Cave]]
The {{Term|LADX|Dungeon|link}} appears to be carved into a cave of pink-colored stone with a floor made up of blue and grey stone. Like other {{Plural|LANS|Dungeon}} in {{LA}}, {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}} is shaped in accordance to its name, resembling {{Term|LADX|Moldorm (Boss)|link}}.<ref name="E 148"/> 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 {{Plural|LANS|Three-of-a-Kind|link}}, while another one holds a {{Plural|LANS|Secret Seashell|link}} but must first be blasted open using a {{Term|LADX|Bomb|link}}.


==Entrance to the Cave==
Deep within {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}}, {{Term|LADX|Link|link}} comes across {{Term|LADX|Rolling Bones|link}}, a {{Term|LADX|Boss|link}} that attacks with a {{Term|LADX|Spiketrap|link}} that spans the length of the chamber, hoping to crush {{Term|LADX|Link}}. Making good use of the {{Term|LADX|Roc's Feather|link}} found in {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}}, {{Term|LADX|Link}} is able to jump over the {{Term|LADX|Spiketrap}} and slash {{Term|LADX|Rolling Bones}} with his {{Term|LADX|Sword|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 200}}</ref> With the defeat of {{Term|LADX|Rolling Bones}}, {{Term|LADX|Link}} opens the way to {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}}'s {{Term|LADX|Nightmare|link}} guarding the {{Term|LADX|Full Moon Cello|link}}, {{Term|LADX|Moldorm (Boss)|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|BUZZZZZ! BUZZZZ! OUTZZZIDER! |Moldorm|LADX}}</ref>
The entrance to the dungeon is located [[South of the Village|south]] of [[Mabe Village]] and north of [[Toronbo Shores]]. Link learns that in order to enter the Tail Cave, he needs a special key to fit into a keyhole in the central Moldorm statue in front of the cave. The [[Owl (Link's Awakening)|owl]] reveals that the key rests within the [[Mysterious Woods]], just north of [[Mabe Village]].<ref name = Owl/> Going forward into the forest, Link discovers that although the key appears to be in a chest that is in plain sight, the path to the chest leads through a grove containing a strange raccoon, who casts a magic curse upon the grove that will not let anyone go forward from it, causing him to laugh and jeer at Link when he attempts to reach the chest. Seeing that he would have to deal with the raccoon before he could get the key from the chest, Link acquired some [[Magic Powder]] and sprinkled some onto the raccoon, causing him to spin wildly all around the grove before transforming into [[Tarin]], the father of Link's rescuer, [[Marin]]. With this, the curse on the grove is lifted, allowing Link to reach the chest and obtain the [[Tail Key]].


==Themes and Navigation==
To defeat {{Term|LADX|Moldorm (Boss)}}, {{Term|LADX|Link}} must strike the tip of its tail several times, each strike causing the beast to increase its pace. {{Term|LADX|Moldorm (Boss)}} can knock {{Term|LADX|Link}} off into a basement where several corpses are hung from chains in the background. Upon {{Term|LADX|Link}}'s triumph over the beast, it disintegrates into nothingness, opening the way to {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}}'s final chamber which holds the {{Term|LADX|Full Moon Cello}}.
[[File:LArocsfeather.jpg|thumb|right|Link discovers the Roc's Feather within one of the deep chambers of the Tail Cave.]]
Taking the key back to the entrance of the cavern, Link fits it into the keyhole in the central Moldorm statue, causing the iron bars blocking the cave's entrance to rise up, allowing entry into it at last. Link enters the cave in search of the first of the fabled instruments the owl had spoken of. Deep within the cave, Link comes across the being known as the [[Rolling Bones]], a small imp-like creature that attacks by rolling a spiked roller that spanned the length of the chamber, hoping to crush Link to death. Utilizing the [[Roc's Feather]] he had found in another part of the cave, Link is able to jump over the roller and attack Rolling Bones by hitting a small orb atop its head with his sword. With the defeat of Rolling Bones, Link opens the way to the cavern's true boss and guardian of the instrument, the giant [[Moldorm (Boss)|Moldorm]].<ref>{{Cite|BUZZZZZ! BUZZZZ! OUTZZZIDER!|[[Moldorm]]|LA}}</ref>


Using the Roc's Feather to dodge the beast's attacks, Link strikes the back part of the creature's tail several times, each time causing the beast to increase its pace. Ultimately however, Link triumphs over the beast, and it disintegrates into nothingness, opening the way to the cave's final chamber. Inside, Link finds the [[Full Moon Cello]], completing the first step in his quest to wake the Wind Fish.
===Minor Enemies and Traps===
{{Gallery List|Enemies
|LA= Blade Trap, Face Lamp, Gel, Goomba, Hardhat Beetle, Keese, Mini-Moldorm, Spark, Spiked Beetle, Stalfos, Three-of-a-Kind, Zol
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|LANS= Blade Trap, Blazing Watch Tower, Gel, Goomba, Green Zol, Hardhat Beetle, Keese, Mini-Moldorm, Spark, Spiked Beetle, Stalfos, Three-of-a-Kind
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The dungeon appears to be carved into a cavern of pink-colored stone with a floor made up of blue and grey stone. When looked at on a map, the dungeon is in the shape of a Moldorm, which seems to be a recurring theme of the dungeon, judging by the boss, the statues outside, and the Mini-Moldorms that appear in a few of the cave's chambers. The name of the dungeon, "Tail Cave", is likely a play off of the shape of the dungeon as well as its multiple references to the Moldorm, which may in turn also be a reference to the tail being the most notable trait of a Moldorm. It could also be a reference that the room containing the Full Moon Cello is located at the tip of the dungeon's "tail".
==Other Appearances==
{{Noncanon|Start}}
==={{LA|-}} (Cagiva)===
In the {{LA|Cagiva}}, {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Link|link}} finds the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Tail Key|link}} after saving {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Tarin|link}} in the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Mysterious Forest|link}}. Following the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Owl|link}}'s words, {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Link}} arrives to {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Tail Cave}} and opens it with the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Tail Key}}. Inside he fights various enemies, {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Spike Roller|link}}, and finally {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Moldorm|link}}. After the boss's defeat, the chamber to the {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Full Moon Cello|link}} opens up.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Enemies and Traps==
==Nomenclature==
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Like all {{Plural|LADX|Dungeon|link}} in {{LA}}, the name of {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}} is a reference to its shape, which resembles a {{Term|LADX|Mini-Moldorm|link}}.<ref name="E 148"/> This is reinforced by the fact that in the Japanese version of {{LA|-}}, {{Plural|LADX|Mini-Moldorm}} are known as "Tail".
File:Blade_TrapLA.png|[[Blade Trap]]
File:GoombaLA.png|[[Goomba]]
File:HardhatbeetleOracle.png|[[Hardhat Beetle]]
File:KeeseLA.png|[[Keese]]
File:MiniMoldorm.png|[[Mini-Moldorm]]
File:SparkLA.png|[[Spark]]
File:SpikedBeetleLA.png|[[Spiked Beetle]]
File:StalfosLA.png|[[Stalfos]]
File:ThreeOfAKing.png|[[Three-of-a-Kind]]
File:ZolGreenOracle.png|[[Zol]]
File:ZolRedOracle.png|[[Zol]]
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==Trivia==
{{Nomenclature}}
*The Mini-Moldorms and Moldorms featured in ''Link's Awakening'' (as well as in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'') are known respectively as ''Tail'' and ''Degu Tail'' in Japanese, explaining the name of the Tail Cave.
*The keyhole to open the dungeon is called the "Tale Keyhole", probably a typo for "Tail Keyhole".<ref>{{Cite|Hunh? A keyhole here? It says, 'Tale Keyhole'|Narration|LA}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Tail Cave Map.png|Map of Tail Cave
File:LA Tail Cave Map.png|Map of {{Term|LA|Tail Cave}} from {{LA|-}}
File:LArocsfeather.jpg‎|The Roc's Feather's room
File:LADX Tail Cave Map.png|Map of {{Term|LADX|Tail Cave}} from {{LA|DX|-}}
File:LArollingbones.jpg‎|Rolling Bones battle
File:LADX Rolling Bones.png|{{Term|LADX|Rolling Bones}}'s chamber from {{LA|DX|-}}
File:MoldormLA.png|Moldorm, the dungeon's boss
File:LADX Full Moon Cello.png|The chamber with the the {{Term|LADX|Full Moon Cello}} from {{LA|DX|-}}
File:LAfullmooncello2.jpg‎|The Full Moon Cello's room
File:LANS Tail Cave Promotional Screenshot.png|Promotional screenshot of the entrance to Tail Cave from {{LANS|-}}
File:LANS Goombas Promotional Screenshot.png|Promotional screenshot of chamber with {{Plural|LANS|Goomba}} from {{LANS|-}}
File:LA (Cagiva) Tail Cave.jpg|The entrance to {{Term|LA (Cagiva)|Tail Cave}} from the {{LA|-}} manga by Ataru Cagiva
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==Video==
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{{Youtube|JMCq9sUmMZg|300|Link explores the Tail Cave in ''Link's Awakening''}}
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 14 May 2024

The Tail Cave is the first Dungeon in Link's Awakening.[2]

Entrance to the Tail Cave

The entrance to the Dungeon is located South of the Village and north of Toronbo Shores.[3] In order to open the gate and enter the Dungeon, Link needs to insert the Tail Key found in the Mysterious Forest into the Tail Keyhole which is located in the central Mini-Moldorm statue in front of the Tail Cave.[4] Doing so will cause the bars blocking the entrance to rise up, allowing entry.

Themes and Navigation

Link obtaining Roc's Feather within the Tail Cave

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 Link's Awakening, Tail Cave is shaped in accordance to its name, resembling Moldorm.[1] 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-Kind, while another one holds a Secret Seashells but must first be blasted open using a Bomb.

Deep within Tail Cave, Link comes across Rolling Bones, a Boss that attacks with a Spiketrap that spans the length of the chamber, hoping to crush Link. Making good use of the Roc's Feather found in Tail Cave, Link is able to jump over the Spiketrap and slash Rolling Bones with his Sword.[5] With the defeat of Rolling Bones, Link opens the way to Tail Cave's Nightmare guarding the Full Moon Cello, Moldorm.[6]

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 Tail Cave's final chamber which holds the Full Moon Cello.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Link's AwakeningLink's Awakening DXLink's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Link's Awakening (Cagiva)

In the Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva, Link finds the Tail Key after saving Tarin in the Mysterious Forest. Following the Owl's words, Link arrives to Tail Cave and opens it with the Tail Key. Inside he fights various enemies, Spike Roller, and finally Moldorm. After the boss's defeat, the chamber to the Full Moon Cello opens up.

Nomenclature

Like all Dungeons in Link's Awakening, the name of Tail Cave is a reference to its shape, which resembles a Mini-Moldorm.[1] This is reinforced by the fact that in the Japanese version of Link's Awakening, Mini-Moldorms are known as "Tail".

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
テールのほらあな (Tēru no Horaana) (LANS)Tēru Cave
Tēru is the Japanese name for Mini-Moldorms.
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
长尾大空洞 (Cháng wěi dà kōngdòng) (LANS)[9] 
Canada
FrenchCA
Caverne Flagello (LANS)Flagello Cave
The French Republic
FrenchEU
  • Cave Flagello (LA | LADX)[7]
  • Caverne Flagello (LANS)
  • Flagello Cave
  • Flagello Cave
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Wurmpalast (LANS)Worm Palace
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Grotta della Coda (LA | LADX)[8]
  • Antro della coda (LANS)
  • Tail Cavern
  • Cave of the tail
Latin America
SpanishLA
Cueva del Rabo (LANS)Cave of the Tail
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Cueva Tail (LANS)Tail Cave
This table was generated using translation pages.
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Gallery

  • Map of Tail Cave from Link's Awakening

    Map of Tail Cave from Link's Awakening

  • Map of Tail Cave from Link's Awakening DX

    Map of Tail Cave from Link's Awakening DX

  • Rolling Bones's chamber from Link's Awakening DX

    Rolling Bones's chamber from Link's Awakening DX

  • The chamber with the the Full Moon Cello from Link's Awakening DX

    The chamber with the the Full Moon Cello from Link's Awakening DX

  • Promotional screenshot of the entrance to Tail Cave from Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

    Promotional screenshot of the entrance to Tail Cave from Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

  • Promotional screenshot of chamber with Goombas from Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

    Promotional screenshot of chamber with Goombas from Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

  • The entrance to Tail Cave from the Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva

    The entrance to Tail Cave from the Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 148
  2. ↑ "Level 1 - Tail Cave" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  3. ↑ "Hoot! Ho, brave lad, on your quest to wake the dreamer! Welcome to the Mysterious Forest! Much of mystery you will find on this uncharted Koholint Island! I'm afraid you may find it a trifle difficult to leave the island while the Wind Fish naps. ...By the by, have you ever visited the Tail Cave, which is south of the village? Go there with the key you find in this forest... The Wind Fish is watching... Hoot!" — Owl (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  4. ↑ "You got the Tail Key! Now you can open the Tail Cave gate!" — Game Screen (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  5. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 200
  6. ↑ "BUZZZZZ! BUZZZZ! OUTZZZIDER!" — Moldorm (Link's Awakening DX)
  7. ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 148
  8. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 148
  9. ↑ "拿着那把钥匙，到村子南边的长尾大空洞去吧。" — Owl (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
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