Eagle's Tower

Template:Dungeons Eagle's Tower (Often misspelled as Eagle Tower) is the seventh dungeon Link's Awakening. The entrance to this dungeon is on the far eastern peaks of Tal Tal Heights. As the name implies, this dungeon is obviously a tall tower, which is made of grayish-greenish bricks and has head statues depicting eagles on its sides. To get inside, Link needed the Bird Key to insert into the rock-shaped keystone. Unfortunately the key was in one of the many caverns of the mountain, and across a huge pit that Link could never jump acorns. In Mabe Village is a weathercock in the village's square, and after obtaining the L-2 Power Bracelet, Link could move it aside and reveal a hidden stairway. The stairs lead to the grave of the Flying Rooster, a blue Cucco that had the ability of endless flight. After reviving him with the Frog's Song of Soul, it decided to follow Link and aid him by flying him to the skies whenever Link held the rooster. The rooster managed to help Link fly across the large pit to reach the Bird Key. Afterwards, Link had to go through a few more caverns to climb the mountain to get to the tower. After inserting the key into its keyhole, the tower literally spun around once to reveal a hidden ladder that was previously behind the tower, that led Link to the inside of the tower. The interior of this dungeon is mostly green flooring and gray walls. This dungeon also has a 'pathway' of blue tiles and plenty of orange tiles that move up or down when a switch is hit. There are also many pits that lead to the floor below them.

This tower also has four floors, but only three floors are listed on the map. The very top of the tower, where the boss battle occurs and is outside, is in a side view.

The first sequences of the tower involve getting the full third floor to drop down, allowing Link to access more rooms and the boss battle. This involves picking up a heavy, iron ball and throwing it at a total of four support poles. Once all of the poles had been destroyed, there will be a brief scene showing part of the tower collapsing and becoming part of the third floor.

The main tool of this dungeon is the Mirror Shield, which mostly aided Link in the battle against the boss. The boss is Evil Eagle, who was being ridden by the dungeon's mini-boss, Grim Creeper. Together they guarded the Organ of Evening Calm, the seventh Instrument of the Siren.

When looked on a map, the dungeon is simply in the shape of a circle due to it being a round tower. The dungeon's name is most likely a reference to the boss, Evil Eagle and suggests that the tower probably belongs to it. There are also head statues of eagles on the side of the tower, and brown statues of eagles at the beginning of the dungeon as well. Besides the eagle theme, this dungeon seems to mostly have a theme of skies or things that fly, making it possibly the first dungeon dedicated to the sky or the wind (followed ten years later by the Wind Temple in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker). Grim Creeper summons flying Keese to attack Link, and the dungeon's final battle takes place outside where the Evil Eagle has plenty of room for flight.

This dungeon is also one of the few dungeons in Link's Awakening that contains an optional Secret Seashell. In the room where Link fights the Hinox, he can drop down one of the leftmost holes and fall onto a platform. By following the platform north, Link will find a chest that contains a Secret Seashell.

Trivia

It is possible to clear this dungeon without using any of its Small Keys. The small keys' main purpose is probably to allow navigating around the orange blocks easier.

Gallery

• Map of Eagle's Tower

  Map of Eagle's Tower

• Eagle's Tower with its entrance hidden.

  Eagle's Tower with its entrance hidden.

• The Grim Creeper

  The Grim Creeper

• Evil Eagle

  Evil Eagle

• The Organ of Evening Calm

  The Organ of Evening Calm

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