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{{Infobox Item
[[Image:powder.jpg|frame|The Magic Powder from [[Link's Awakening]]|100px|right]][[Category: Items]]
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[[Magic Powder]] is an item obtained in ''[[A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[Link's Awakening]]''. In both cases is is created for [[Link]] by a witch in return for bringing her a [[mushroom]].
{{Media
|Artwork ALttP= File:ALttP Magic Powder Artwork.png
|Artwork LA= File:LA Link Sprinkling Magic Powder Artwork.png
|Artwork LADX= File:LA Magic Powder Artwork.png
|Model LANS= File:LANS Magic Powder Model.png
|Sprite ALttP= File:ALttP Magic Powder Sprite.png
|Sprite LA= File:LA Magic Powder Sprite.png
|Sprite LADX= File:LADX Magic Powder Sprite.png
|Sprite LANS= File:LANS Magic Powder Icon.png
}}
|caption=
|game= ALttP, LA
|other= AST, HWL
|cost=
|location= {{Infobox Game Blocks
|LA= [[Trendy Game]], [[Witch's Hut]]<ref name="LA How to Obtain">{{Cite Manual|quote= '''MAGIC POWDER'''<br/>This Powder, made from the Sleepy Mushrooms of Koholint Island, has mystical powers. Try to sprinkle it on many things to test its effects. If you find a Sleepy Mushroom, take it to a witch, and have her change the mushroom into Powder for you.|game= LA|page= 16}}</ref>
}}
|uses= {{List|Transforming Enemies, Lighting [[Torch]]es}}
|comp= {{List|[[Mystery Seed]]s, [[Glittering Spores]]}}
}}
{{Term/Store|Magic Powder||Series, ALttP, LA, LADX, LANS, HWL, HWDE}} is a recurring {{Term|Series|Item|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 130 {{Exp Game|ALttP, LA}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Magic Powder<br/>This mysterious powder has magical effects.|Inventory|LANS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Color|HWDE Green|Magic Powder}}: Use this on a torch to move to an adjacent map square.|Tutorial|HWDE}}</ref>{{Name Ref|AST}}


In ''A Link to the Past'', the Mushroom is found in the [[Lost Woods]] and handed over to the [[Witch's Hut|Witch]] just northeast of Hyrule Castle. Once [[Link]] has given her the mushroom, the magic shop assistant will give him the powder.
==Location and Uses==
==={{ALttP|-}}===
{{Manual|ALttP|Magical Powder|This magical concoction has unpredictable effects on certain things. Try sprinkling it on a bush to cause a strange chemical reaction. Its effect on other living things is said to be even stranger.}}
[[File:ALttP Magic Powder Inventory Sprite.png|32px|left]]
In {{ALttP}}, Magic Powder can be obtained from [[Syrup]] after giving her the [[Magic Mushroom]], which can be found in the [[Lost Woods]]. Once [[Link]] gives her the mushroom, he must leave the area and return. Then, [[Witch's Assistant|her assistant]] ([[Maple]] in {{ALttP&FS}}) will give him the Magic Powder inside the [[Magic Shop]].


Magic Powder has a number of uses; it can dissolve bushes, turn [[Buzz Blob]]s into [[Cukeman]], and turn [[Anti-Fairy|antifairies]] into normal [[fairies]]. It can also be used on various enemies, turning them into a [[Slime]].
Magic Powder can dissolve [[Bush]]es,<ref name="ALttP Bushes">{{Cite Manual|quote= '''Magical Powder'''<br/>This magical concoction has unpredictable effects on certain things. Try sprinkling it on a bush to cause a strange chemical reaction. Its effect on other living things is said to be even stranger.|game= ALttP|page= 39}}</ref> turn [[Buzz Blob]]s into [[Cukemen]], and turn [[Bubble]]s and [[Rabbit Beam]]s into [[Fairy|Fairies]]. It can also be used on various enemies, turning them into a [[Slime]]. Magic Powder can also be used to awaken the [[Mad Batter]] inside a well near the [[Dwarven Swordsmiths]]' [[Shop]]. When sprinkled on the altar, it summons the Mad Batter, who rants at Link before doubling his [[Magic Meter]].


Perhaps its most useful application is to awaken a sleeping bat in a well near the Dwarven Swordsmiths' shop. When sprinkled on the strange altar inside of the well, it will summon the strange bat, who rants at you for a while before doubling your [[magic power]].
==={{LA|-}}===
{{Manual|LA|Magic Powder|This Powder, made from the Sleepy Mushrooms of Koholint Island, has mystical powers. Try to sprinkle it on many things to test its effects. If you find a Sleepy Mushroom, take it to a witch, and have her change the mushroom into Powder for you.}}
In {{LA}}, Link can first obtain Magic Powder by giving the [[Sleepy Toadstool]] to the [[Witch]], which will turn it into Powder.<ref name="LA How to Obtain"/> It can also be won at the [[Trendy Game]]. It can be used to light [[Torch]]es, defeat enemies, and remove the spell put on [[Tarin]] after eating a toadstool.  


==Other Appearances==
==={{HWL|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
In {{HWL}}, Magic Powder appears as an [[Item Card]] for the [[Koholint Island Map]] in the {{LAP}} [[DLC]]. It is used to light {{Plural|HWDE|Torch|link}}, which removes locks on certain adjacent squares so that they can be opened normally.
{{Noncanon|End}}


In ''Link's Awakening'', Link must give the [[Sleepy Toadstool]] to the [[Witch's Hut|Witch]] before she can mix it, and it can also be won at the [[Trendy Game]]. It has a variety of uses; lighting fires, destroying enemies, and even waking up [[Tarin]] from a strange nap.
==Trivia==
*In {{ALttP|-}}, if Link sprinkles Magic Powder onto the [[Cucco]] inside the house of one of the [[Informant Woman]] in [[Kakariko Village]], it will become a woman and scold Link for teasing the other Cuccos.<ref>{{Cite|Cluck cluck... What?! You turned me into a human. I can even speak! Aha, it must be you who is always teasing my friends. The Weathercock is always watching you harass them.|Cucco|ALttP}}</ref> If he sprinkles Magic Powder on the [[Sweeping Lady]] in front of her house, she turns into a Fairy.<ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= ALttP|publisher= Nintendo|page= 131}}</ref>
*In {{LA|-}}, if Link sprinkles Magic Powder on [[??? (Link's Awakening)|a small pile of bones]] in the [[Yarna Desert]], it will offer advice on where to find a [[Piece of Heart]] in the area.<ref>{{Cite|Ahhh... Yess... That dust was so refreshing... For that, I'll tell you a hint! Use a Bomb in a place where the sand swallows you... There is a treat on the other side of the wall... Bye!|??? (Link's Awakening)|LADX}}</ref>
*In {{LANS|-}}, a glitch can be performed where the player sprinkles {{Term|LANS|Magic Powder}} on the {{Term|LANS|Raccoon|link}} and immediately pauses. The game will turn black and white and {{Term|LANS|Link}} will start rapidly losing hearts. The player can then pause the game about half a frame from the death sequence and restart the game, causing the game to crash. This crash will apparently break your [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] console.{{Fact|LANS}}


==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


== Trivia ==
===Other Names===
{{Other Names
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| Magical Powder<ref name="ALttP Bushes"/>
| {{ALttP}}
| {{ALttP}} manual
| {{E}}
}}


[[Image:The_Legend_of_Zelda_A_Link_To_The_Past_05.png|frame|The Magic Powder secret in Kakariko Village|100px|right]]
==Gallery==
In ''[[A Link to the Past]]'', try sprinkling some Magic Powder onto the [[cucco]] inside one of the houses in [[Kakariko Village]] to see it become a human and scold you for teasing the other cuccos.
<gallery>
File:LA Magic Powder Artwork 2.png|A {{Term|LA|Magic Powder}} from {{Guide|LA|Nintendo}}
File:LA Magic Powder Artwork 3.png|A {{Term|LA|Magic Powder}} from {{Guide|LA|Nintendo}}
File:LA Link Obtaining the Magic Powder.png|Link obtaining Magic Powder in the Witch's Hut, as seen in {{LA|-}}
File:HWL Magic Powder Icon.png|The Magic Powder Item Card from {{HW|L|-}}
File:HWDE Magic Powder Icon.png|A {{Term|HWDE|Magic Powder}} {{Term|HWDE|Item Card}} from {{HW|DE|-}}
</gallery>
 
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|items= ALttP, LA, LADX, LANS, AST, HWL, HWDE
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Latest revision as of 04:47, 7 April 2024

Magic Powder is a recurring Item in The Legend of Zelda series.[2][3][4][name references needed]

Location and Uses

A Link to the Past

In A Link to the Past, Magic Powder can be obtained from Syrup after giving her the Magic Mushroom, which can be found in the Lost Woods. Once Link gives her the mushroom, he must leave the area and return. Then, her assistant (Maple in A Link to the Past & Four Swords) will give him the Magic Powder inside the Magic Shop.

Magic Powder can dissolve Bushes,[5] turn Buzz Blobs into Cukemen, and turn Bubbles and Rabbit Beams into Fairies. It can also be used on various enemies, turning them into a Slime. Magic Powder can also be used to awaken the Mad Batter inside a well near the Dwarven Swordsmiths' Shop. When sprinkled on the altar, it summons the Mad Batter, who rants at Link before doubling his Magic Meter.

Link's Awakening

Link's Awakening Manual Descriptionhide ▲
Link's Awakening logo
Magic Powder
This Powder, made from the Sleepy Mushrooms of Koholint Island, has mystical powers. Try to sprinkle it on many things to test its effects. If you find a Sleepy Mushroom, take it to a witch, and have her change the mushroom into Powder for you.

In Link's Awakening, Link can first obtain Magic Powder by giving the Sleepy Toadstool to the Witch, which will turn it into Powder.[1] It can also be won at the Trendy Game. It can be used to light Torches, defeat enemies, and remove the spell put on Tarin after eating a toadstool.

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors Legends

Non-Canon Information

In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Magic Powder appears as an Item Card for the Koholint Island Map in the Link's Awakening Pack DLC. It is used to light Torches, which removes locks on certain adjacent squares so that they can be opened normally.

Trivia

  • In A Link to the Past, if Link sprinkles Magic Powder onto the Cucco inside the house of one of the Informant Woman in Kakariko Village, it will become a woman and scold Link for teasing the other Cuccos.[6] If he sprinkles Magic Powder on the Sweeping Lady in front of her house, she turns into a Fairy.[7]
  • In Link's Awakening, if Link sprinkles Magic Powder on a small pile of bones in the Yarna Desert, it will offer advice on where to find a Piece of Heart in the area.[8]
  • In Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, a glitch can be performed where the player sprinkles Magic Powder on the Raccoon and immediately pauses. The game will turn black and white and Link will start rapidly losing hearts. The player can then pause the game about half a frame from the death sequence and restart the game, causing the game to crash. This crash will apparently break your Switch console.[citation needed]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
魔法の粉 (Mahō no Kona) (ALttP | LANS)[11][12]Same as English.
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
魔法粉 (Mófǎ fěn) (LANS) 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Zauberpulver (LA | LANS)[13]Same as English.
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Polvere Magica (ALttP | LA | LADX)[9][10]
  • Polvere magica (LANS)
  • Same as English.
  •  
The Republic of Korea
Korean
마법의 가루 (Mabeob-ui Garu) (LANS)[14] 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Polvos mágicos (LANS)Same as English.
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Other Names

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Name
Magical Powder[5]
Applies to
A Link to the Past
Source

A Link to the Past manual

Superseded by
Encyclopedia
NameApplies toSourceSuperseded by
Magical Powder[5]
A Link to the Past

A Link to the Past manual

Encyclopedia

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MAGIC POWDER
    This Powder, made from the Sleepy Mushrooms of Koholint Island, has mystical powers. Try to sprinkle it on many things to test its effects. If you find a Sleepy Mushroom, take it to a witch, and have her change the mushroom into Powder for you.    " (Link's Awakening manual, pg. 16)
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 130 (ALttP | LA)
  3. ↑ "Magic Powder
    This mysterious powder has magical effects.    " — Inventory (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  4. ↑ "Magic Powder: Use this on a torch to move to an adjacent map square." — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Magical Powder
    This magical concoction has unpredictable effects on certain things. Try sprinkling it on a bush to cause a strange chemical reaction. Its effect on other living things is said to be even stranger.    " (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 39)
  6. ↑ "Cluck cluck... What?! You turned me into a human. I can even speak! Aha, it must be you who is always teasing my friends. The Weathercock is always watching you harass them." — Cucco (A Link to the Past)
  7. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 131
  8. ↑ "Ahhh... Yess... That dust was so refreshing... For that, I'll tell you a hint! Use a Bomb in a place where the sand swallows you... There is a treat on the other side of the wall... Bye!" — ??? (Link's Awakening DX)
  9. ↑ "Questa è Polvere Magica!" — N/A (A Link to the Past, Italian localization)
  10. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 130
  11. ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 44 Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 27 Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 14
  12. ↑ "魔法の粉" — Inventory (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, Japanese localization)
  13. ↑ "Das Zauberpulver gehört nun Dir! Probiere, was Du damit besprühen kannst…" — N/A (Link's Awakening, German localization)
  14. ↑ "마법의 가루" — Inventory (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, Korean localization)
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