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{{Dungeons
{{Infobox Dungeon
|name = Ancient Tomb
|image = File:OoA Ancient Tomb.png
|image = [[File:Ancient Tomb.png]]
|location = [[Sea of No Return]]
|location = [[Sea of No Return]]
|item = [[Power Bracelet#Power Glove|Power Glove]]
|item = [[Power Glove]]
|mini-boss = [[Blue Stalfos]]
|mini-boss = [[Blue Stalfos]]
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''
|game = OoA
|boss = [[Ramrock]]
|boss = [[Ramrock]]
|quest = [[Essences of Time#Falling Star|Falling Star]]
|quest = {{List|[[Falling Star]], [[Heart Container]]}}
|element = {{Element|Shadow}}
|theme music =
|strategy= {{StrategyWiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Sea of No Return and Ancient Tomb#Ancient Tomb|Ancient Tomb}}
}}
}}
The eighth and final dungeon in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'', the '''Ancient Tomb''' is located within the [[Sea of No Return]].<ref>{{cite|Tales tell of giant ruins out east in the Sea o' No Return.|Piratian|OOA}}</ref> The "Sea" is actually dried up, revealing a great maze filled with strong adversaries ([[Darknut]]s and [[Lynel]]s). Within the stone halls of the tomb are many twists, turns, traps, and treasures. The main treasure that [[Link]] obtains within these ancient catacombs is the [[Power Bracelet#Power Glove|Power Glove]]. Link must then use this new found power to take on the tomb's boss: [[Ramrock]].  After defeating Ramrock, Link is rewarded with the [[Essences of Time#Falling Star|Falling Star]] (the last [[Essences of Time|Essence of Time]]).
The {{Term/Store|Ancient Tomb||Series, OoA}} is the eighth and final {{Term|OoA|Dungeon|link}} in {{OoA}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 152}}</ref>


The [[Maku Tree (Female)|Maku Tree]] cannot detect the presence of the final essence hidden within this dungeon, meaning Link gets no clues as to where this dungeon is located.<ref>{{cite|I cannot hear the last essence at all... But it must be somewhere in Labrynna. I'm relying on you, Link.|Maku Tree|OOA}}</ref> As such, Link must rely on detective skills alone to locate the dungeon. The reason that the Maku Tree is unable to detect the Essence may be that it only exists within the past. Although the essence within the [[Wing Dungeon]] and [[Mermaid's Cave]] are also in the past, it can be presumed that the essences do exist in the present too, but are simply inaccessible.
==Entrance to the {{Term|OoA|Ancient Tomb}}==
The {{Term|OoA|Ancient Tomb}} is located within the [[Sea of No Return]].<ref>{{Cite|Tales tell of giant ruins out east in the Sea o' No Return.|Piratian|OoA}}</ref> The "Sea" is actually dried up, revealing a great maze filled with strong adversaries ([[Darknut]]s and [[Lynel]]s). Within the stone halls of the tomb are many twists, turns, traps, and treasures. The main treasure that [[Link]] obtains within these ancient catacombs is the [[Power Glove]]. Link must then use this new found power to take on the tomb's boss: [[Ramrock]]. After defeating Ramrock, Link is rewarded with the [[Falling Star]] (the last [[Essences of Time|Essence of Time]]).


==Background==
The [[Maku Tree]] cannot detect the presence of the final essence hidden within this dungeon, meaning Link gets no clues as to where this dungeon is located.<ref>{{Cite|I cannot hear the last essence at all... But it must be somewhere in Labrynna. I'm relying on you, Link.|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> As such, Link must rely on detective skills alone to locate the dungeon. The reason that the Maku Tree is unable to detect the Essence may be due to the same unexplained phenomenon that prevents time travel between the Sea of No Return and [[Yoll Graveyard]].
{{theory}}
The history, and the disappearance of, the Ancient Tomb is a great mystery. With its loyal guard, the [[Sea of No Return]], few to no one could ever reach the tomb alive. Those few who did were quickly dealt with by the [[Darknuts]] and the [[Lynel]] who waited to meet them. A secret entrance on [[Crescent Island]] was created, in the shape of what the [[Tokay]] call their guardian, a stone head. It is currently unconfirmed if the head was created exactly for this purpose, or simply used for it.


Exactly who the Ancient Tomb is tomb to is also never revealed. It is possible the Ancient Tomb was for many, rather than just one person, given its size.
==Themes and Navigation==
At 52 rooms, Ancient Tomb is the largest dungeon in {{OoA|-}}. Its overall form is a buried pyramid with increasingly large basement floors under the small ground floor, the sole exception being the lowest floor, which is as small as the ground floor. The Ancient Tomb features puzzles and other elements from every other dungeon in the game, such as the recurring {{Term|OoA|Dial|link}}, {{Plural|OoA|Crystal Switch|link}} and colored barrier puzzles from the [[Crown Dungeon]], temporarily solid lava from the [[Skull Dungeon]], and underwater areas from [[Jabu-Jabu's Belly]], as well as a few that show up in {{OoS|-}} but otherwise not in {{OoA|-}}, such as ice floors from the [[Sword & Shield Maze]].


At some point, during the four hundred years which Link traverses while traveling in time, a bizarre change occurred: The Ancient Tomb vanished, the Sea of No Return vanished, and the key to the Ancient Tomb's access, the stone guardian, became the dungeon called [[Moonlit Grotto]].
The central puzzle of the Ancient Tomb involves the acquisition of four tablets to open a sealed door in the {{Term|OoA|Slate Room|link}} in the center of the second basement level. Each tablet is found in a branch of this floor with a different theme: a [[Chaser]] maze in the northwest, a water-filled area in the northeast, lava floors in the southwest, and ice floors (as well as more Chasers) in the southeast.


Perhaps not by accident, the former site of the Ancient Tomb would later become the [[Yoll Graveyard]].
The treasure of the Ancient Tomb, the [[Power Glove]], is used to move the immensely heavy statues that are found in some rooms of the dungeon and in the labyrinth outside.


Quite likely, the mystery of how this tomb simply vanished from history, along with its guardian sea and secret passage, will never be solved, outside of theory.
===Minor Traps and Enemies===
{{Gallery List|Enemies
|OoA= Arm-Mimic, Ball and Chain Soldier, Beamos, Biri, Blade Trap [Blue], Blade Trap [Green], Red Darknut, Blue Darknut, Blue Stalfos, Darknut [File:OoA Sword Darknut Blue Sprite.png], Floormaster, Flying Tile, Ghini, Gibdo, Green Zol, Keese, Kyandokyan, Mini-Moldorm, Red Wizzrobe, Rope, Spark, Chaser,
}}
 
===={{Term|OoA|Sub-Boss}}====
{{Gallery List|Enemies
|OoA= Blue Stalfos (Sub-Boss) [2]
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The map in Hero's Cave mistakes the dungeon as the Ancient Tomb.
*The map in [[Hero's Cave]] mistakes the dungeon as the Ancient Tomb.
== Gallery ==
 
==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:LegendOfZelda-OracleOfAges-AncientTomb.png|Map of the Tomb.
File:Ancient Tomb.png|The interior of the Ancient Tomb
File:Oracle_Of_Ages_-_Ancient_Tomb_Entrance.png|The entrance to the tomb.
File:LegendOfZelda-OracleOfAges-AncientTomb.png|Map of the Tomb
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{ref}}
 
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{{Ref}}
{{Names
 
|Japanese= {{Japanese|いにしえの はか|Inishie no Haka|Ancient Tomb}}
{{DungeonNav2|OoA}}
|Spanish=
{{Categories
|Spanish(LA)=
|Crescent Island, Labrynna
|Spanish(SP)= {{exp|Ancient Tomb|Tumba Antigua}}
|dungeons= OoA
|French= Tombe Ancienne
|French(CA)=
|French(FR)=
|German= Antikes Grabmal
|Italian= Tomba Antica
}}
}}
{{OOA Dungeons}}
[[Category:Dungeons]]
{{de|Antikes Grabmal}}

Latest revision as of 04:12, 15 April 2024

The Ancient Tomb is the eighth and final Dungeon in Oracle of Ages.[1]

Entrance to the Ancient Tomb

The Ancient Tomb is located within the Sea of No Return.[2] The "Sea" is actually dried up, revealing a great maze filled with strong adversaries (Darknuts and Lynels). Within the stone halls of the tomb are many twists, turns, traps, and treasures. The main treasure that Link obtains within these ancient catacombs is the Power Glove. Link must then use this new found power to take on the tomb's boss: Ramrock. After defeating Ramrock, Link is rewarded with the Falling Star (the last Essence of Time).

The Maku Tree cannot detect the presence of the final essence hidden within this dungeon, meaning Link gets no clues as to where this dungeon is located.[3] As such, Link must rely on detective skills alone to locate the dungeon. The reason that the Maku Tree is unable to detect the Essence may be due to the same unexplained phenomenon that prevents time travel between the Sea of No Return and Yoll Graveyard.

Themes and Navigation

At 52 rooms, Ancient Tomb is the largest dungeon in Oracle of Ages. Its overall form is a buried pyramid with increasingly large basement floors under the small ground floor, the sole exception being the lowest floor, which is as small as the ground floor. The Ancient Tomb features puzzles and other elements from every other dungeon in the game, such as the recurring Dial, Crystal Balls and colored barrier puzzles from the Crown Dungeon, temporarily solid lava from the Skull Dungeon, and underwater areas from Jabu-Jabu's Belly, as well as a few that show up in Oracle of Seasons but otherwise not in Oracle of Ages, such as ice floors from the Sword & Shield Maze.

The central puzzle of the Ancient Tomb involves the acquisition of four tablets to open a sealed door in the Slate Room in the center of the second basement level. Each tablet is found in a branch of this floor with a different theme: a Chaser maze in the northwest, a water-filled area in the northeast, lava floors in the southwest, and ice floors (as well as more Chasers) in the southeast.

The treasure of the Ancient Tomb, the Power Glove, is used to move the immensely heavy statues that are found in some rooms of the dungeon and in the labyrinth outside.

Minor Traps and Enemies

Sub-Boss

Trivia

  • The map in Hero's Cave mistakes the dungeon as the Ancient Tomb.

Nomenclature

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
The Italian Republic
Italian
Tomba Antica[4]Same as English.
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Gallery

  • The interior of the Ancient Tomb

    The interior of the Ancient Tomb

  • Map of the Tomb

    Map of the Tomb

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 152
  2. ↑ "Tales tell of giant ruins out east in the Sea o' No Return." — Piratian (Oracle of Ages)
  3. ↑ "I cannot hear the last essence at all... But it must be somewhere in Labrynna. I'm relying on you, Link." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  4. ↑ "Livello 8
    Tomba Antica    " — N/A (Oracle of Ages, Italian localization)
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