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|name = Ancient Cistern | |name = Ancient Cistern | ||
|image = [[File:Ancient Cistern.jpg|300px]] | |image = [[File:Ancient Cistern.jpg|300px]] | ||
|caption = | |caption = Overview of the central room | ||
|location = [[Lake Floria]] | |location = [[Lake Floria]] | ||
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' | |game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' | ||
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Although at first the Ancient Cistern appears to be a serene, [[Water Dungeon|aquatic-themed]] temple - with distinctly far-eastern architecture - descent into the dungeon's lower level, which is inside the Statue Head in the main room, reveals that it is built on a sort of cursed abyssal [[Shadow Dungeon|underworld]], populated with undead enemies. Dark, purple water which damages and curses anyone entering it can be found there, where a crowd of [[Bokoblin#Skyward Sword|Cursed Bokoblin]] roam. | Although at first the Ancient Cistern appears to be a serene, [[Water Dungeon|aquatic-themed]] temple - with distinctly far-eastern architecture - descent into the dungeon's lower level, which is inside the Statue Head in the main room, reveals that it is built on a sort of cursed abyssal [[Shadow Dungeon|underworld]], populated with undead enemies. Dark, purple water which damages and curses anyone entering it can be found there, where a crowd of [[Bokoblin#Skyward Sword|Cursed Bokoblin]] roam. | ||
[[File:Corruption_SS.jpg|Corrupted waters where Cursed Bokoblin roam.|thumb|left|250px]] | |||
The dungeon contains many drains and switches, due to its nature as a cistern. After Link obtains the [[whip]] (guarded by a [[Stalmaster]]), he can use it to activate many of the [[switch]]es in the dungeon, including raising and lowering the central statue, and to flip over various lilypads with damaging, barbed undersides. The whip is also used often to unscrew the tops of tubes, creating geysers which can lift Link to other destinations. Many sections of the dungeon are submerged, which Link can navigate easily with the [[Water Dragon's Scale]]. | |||
In the underworld section of the dungeon, all water is a purplish color that will curse and damage Link upon contact. This underground section seems to depart from the rest of the dungeon, showing puzzles and obstacles based on timing or skill rather than the manipulation of water. One underground section has Link fighting off Cursed Bokoblins as the dungeon's statue falls down from above. Another section forces Link to climb up along a thread as a horde of Cursed Bokoblin attempt to pull him down. In contrast, the upper dungeon levels prefer to use water-based puzzles and whip-activated switches as Link's main obstacles to overcome. The bestiary of the dungeon is loosely similar to that of the [[Skyview Temple]], with the presence of [[Skulltula]]s, [[Deku Baba|Deku]] and [[Quadro Baba]]s, [[Bokoblin]]s, etc. But new enemies appear as well. | |||
In the underworld section of the dungeon, all water is a purplish color that will curse and damage Link upon contact. This underground section seems to depart from the rest of the dungeon, | |||
==Enemies== | ==Enemies== | ||
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*The act of unscrewing the water geysers is similar to the pipe system from the [[Great Bay Temple]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | *The act of unscrewing the water geysers is similar to the pipe system from the [[Great Bay Temple]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | ||
*The dungeon appears to be based on the short story, ''[[Wikipedia:The Spider's Thread|The Spider's Thread]]''. In it, the Lord Buddha is walking through paradise and gazes into a pond, past the lotus petals veiling the water's surface, seeing into the depths of hell. There in the darkness, he sees a criminal, Kandata, who once intentionally avoided stepping on a spider. Moved to try reclaiming this man, the Buddha lowers a spider thread into hell, and Kandata starts climbing to paradise. However, other sinners begin climbing as well, and Kandata, worried that the thread will not support the weight, exclaims that it is his and his alone. At this point the thread breaks, because Kandata was worried only about his own salvation and not his fellow sinners. | *The dungeon appears to be based on the short story, ''[[Wikipedia:The Spider's Thread|The Spider's Thread]]''. In it, the Lord Buddha is walking through paradise and gazes into a pond, past the lotus petals veiling the water's surface, seeing into the depths of hell. There in the darkness, he sees a criminal, Kandata, who once intentionally avoided stepping on a spider. Moved to try reclaiming this man, the Buddha lowers a spider thread into hell, and Kandata starts climbing to paradise. However, other sinners begin climbing as well, and Kandata, worried that the thread will not support the weight, exclaims that it is his and his alone. At this point the thread breaks, because Kandata was worried only about his own salvation and not his fellow sinners. | ||
* | *Furthermore, the architecture of this dungeon also greatly reflects that of far-eastern temples. The statue head in the main room, the Blessed Idol key, and even Koloktos bear a striking resemblance to Buddha. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Redbirdemeny.jpg|Link against a Furnix | File:Redbirdemeny.jpg|Link against a Furnix | ||
File:Stalfos_Knight_SS.jpg|Link against a Stalmaster | File:Stalfos_Knight_SS.jpg|Link against a Stalmaster | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
