Tal Tal Mountain Range
- Not to be confused with Tal Tal Heights
The Tal Tal Mountain Range is a location in Link's Awakening.[1][note 1]
Features and Overview
Link's Awakening
Tal Tal Mountain Range is the broad mountain range located on Koholint Island and may be the equivalent to Death Mountain in the other games. It is located at the northern-most part of the map and is the source of most of Koholint Island's water, with several waterfalls flowing from the eastern part of the mountains. This area is directly accessible only from Tal Tal Heights which is directly to the south of it, although a small portion of it can also be accessed via Goponga Swamp to the southwest. Tal Tal Mountain Range is, along with Ukuku Prairie, the largest region of the island.
The mountain range has an extensive system of tunnels beneath it, home only to treasure and monsters. Navigating these tunnels is essential to reach three of the eight dungeons. Angler's Tunnel, though not located in the mountain range, requires Link to jump off a cliff to reach it in Tal Tal Heights. Turtle Rock, in the west, and Eagle's Tower, in the east, are both located in the mountain range proper and constitute the final two dungeons before waking the Wind Fish. The home of the Wind Fish itself is also here, in the Wind Fish's Egg atop Mount Tamaranch. Aside from the Wind Fish, the only inhabitant of the mountain range is the Cucco Keeper, whose house is on one of the peaks. Numerous bridges connect the mountains, however many of them are in disrepair and require the use of the Roc's Feather or Hookshot to cross.
Papahl gets lost in the Tal Tal Mountain Range, and is left starving without food. Link gives him a Pineapple, and to repay him, Papahl gives him a Hibiscus. Later, Marin travels to the mountain range; she then tries to wake the Wind Fish by singing the Ballad of the Wind Fish.[2] However, she is taken by a group of monsters, who strand her on one of the broken bridges until Link saves her with the Hookshot.[3]
Minor Enemies
Other Appearances
Link's Awakening (Cagiva)
In the Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva, after Link obtains the Angler Key, the Owl mentions that he must go to Angler's Tunnel which is located in the eastern part of Tal Tal Mountain Range.
Hyrule Warriors Legends
In Hyrule Warriors Legends, the Tal Tal Mountain Range, along with the entirety of Koholint Island, appears in 8-bit form as the Koholint Island Map of Adventure Mode, which is available in the Link's Awakening DLC Pack. The map also uses the Tal Tal Mountain Range music theme.
Trivia
- In Link's Awakening, if Link opens his map before leaving Marin's and Tarin's house, the current location shown will be Tal Tal Mountain Range.[verification needed]
- In Breath of the Wild, Tal Tal Peak and Southern Tal Tal Peak are both named after the Tal Tal Mountain Range and Tal Tal Peak.[4]
Nomenclature
Names in Other Regions | ||
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Language | Names | Meanings |
达达山脉 (Dádá shānmài) (LANS)[6] | ||
Cordillère Tartare (LANS) | Tartar Cordillera | |
Cordillère Tartare (LANS) | Tartar Cordillera | |
Taltal-Gebirge (LANS) | Taltal Mountain Range | |
Catena montuosa Tal Tal (LA | LADX)[5] | Tal Tal Mountain Range | |
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Gallery
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Full-width image of the Tal Tal Mountain Range from Link's Awakening DX
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Tal Tal Mountain Range from the Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva
Notes
- ↑ Tal Tal Mountain Range was referred to as Tal Tal Mountain Ridge in a quiz on the Play Nintendo website.[name references needed] However, as this contradicts the name given in Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, it is not considered Canon.
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 234 (LA)
"Tal Tal Mountain Range" — Map (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) - ↑ "Hoot! That girl sang her song in front of the Egg! Her 'Ballad of the Wind Fish' is a song of awakening! Did she actually intend to wake the Wind Fish?! The next Sirens' Instrument is in the west. Play your melodies so the unliving stones might hear! Show your courage! The Wind Fish waits for you! Hoot!" — Owl (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "Hey! Link ! Some monsters put me up here! What should I do?! I'm afraid of heights!!" — Marin (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 351
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 234
- ↑ "达达山脉" — Map (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
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