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The {{Term/Store|Black Tower||Series, OoA}},<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 152}}</ref> also known as '''Ambi's Tower''',<ref>{{Cite|She's building a tall tower so she can search the lands for any sign of his return. It's called Ambi's Tower. It was a touching tale...|N/A|OoA}}</ref> is a massive tower made of stone featured in {{OoA}} that was built to the heavens 400 years in [[Labrynna]]'s past by the order of [[Queen Ambi]].<ref>{{Cite|This is the entry to the tower being built to the heavens by the order of Queen Ambi.|N/A|OoA}}</ref> However, after [[Veran]] arrived in the past, she manipulated the construction of the project and began using the tower for her own purposes.


The '''Black Tower''', officially named '''Ambi's Tower''', is a massive tower of stone and grout featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'' that was built to the heavens 400 years in [[Labrynna]]'s past by the order of [[Queen Ambi]]. Originally, the project of building the tower was intended to guide Queen Ambi's love, the [[Captain]], home from the sea. These peaceful plans for the construction of the tower changed however when the Oracle of Ages, [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]] (secretly under the control of [[Veran]], the Sorceress of Shadows), arrived as though from nowhere and became Queen Ambi's most trusted adviser through Veran's cunning. She convinced the hapless queen to push her people much harder and to build the tower all the way to the heavens so as to go down in history as Labrynna's "greatest queen". She also hoodwinked the queen into allowing her to use the powers of the Oracle of Ages to create an endless day so the people would have to work on the tower without rest. Oblivious to the suffering and misery she was inadvertently bringing upon her people, Queen Ambi's project, Ambi's Tower, began to earn a new title amongst her subjects: the Black Tower.
==Architecture==
The Black Tower closely resembles a typical [[Medieval elements in The Legend of Zelda Universe#Buildings|medieval]] tower. It has some unique features such as gargoyles near the tower's upper end and its original design for its top which is a disc like structure on the roof of the tower's turret. The tower's height extends over Labrynna, making it visible from nearly any place in the land and surrounding sea.


==History==
==History==
===Origins===
Originally, the project of building the tower was intended to guide Queen Ambi's love, the [[Cap'n]], home from the sea. These plans for the construction of the tower change, however, when the Oracle of Ages, [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]], arrives and becomes Queen Ambi's most trusted adviser through Veran's cunning. She convinces the queen to build the tower all the way to the heavens so as to go down in history as Labrynna's "greatest queen."<ref>{{Cite|Oh...I shall be known as a great queen...Nayru, Oracle of Ages, give me an endless day, so the people can work without stopping to rest! Young and old alike will work toward my ends!|Queen Ambi|OoA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Queen Ambi...Now, with my powers, the flow of time is yours to command. For you, I shall create a day that never ends, so the people will never sleep, and work on the tower can continue. And when the tower reaches the heavens, you shall go down in history as the greatest queen to ever live!|Possessed Nayru|OoA}}</ref> She also tricks the queen into allowing her to use the powers of the Oracle of Ages to create an endless day so the people would be forced to work on the tower without ceasing. Oblivious to the misery she was bringing upon her people,<ref>{{Cite|It's not like Queen Ambi to drive us so hard. We're so busy we don't have time to sleep!|N/A|OoA}}</ref> Queen Ambi's project, Ambi's Tower, begins to earn a new title amongst her subjects: the Black Tower.
[[File:Captain.png|left|thumb|140px|The Captain, lover of Queen Ambi.]]
[[File:Darklinkooa.png|thumb|right|Link battles Veran atop the Black Tower.]]
Some time before the events of ''Oracle of Ages'', Her Royal Highness [[Queen Ambi]] of [[Labrynna]] fell deeply in love with a [[Captain|sea-faring man]] who intensely loved her in return. This sea-faring man, the Captain, was the leader of a band of pirates that thirsted for adventure on the high seas beyond Labrynna's borders, much like himself. Despite his great love for Ambi, there came a day that the Captain's thirst for adventure prompted him to take his men and set out to discover what truly lay beyond Labrynna's coasts. While he and his men went off adventuring across the [[Zora Seas]], Ambi remained behind in Labrynna to fulfill her duties as the ruler of the kingdom, but she yearned to see her beloved again and prayed that he would safely return to her one day, so that their relationship with each other could be continued.
Link begins a quest in secret to find the eight [[Essences of Time]], as the [[Maku Tree]] believes their power is needed to defeat Veran. Over the course of his quest, the tower continued to rise toward the heavens.<ref>{{Cite|The Black Tower is growing! I have a very bad feeling...|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref> After completing the sixth dungeon, the young hero gets informed that Queen Ambi has left her palace temporarily to inspect the tower's construction. Link takes this opportunity and enters Ambi's Palace and is able to use [[Mystery Seed]]s to eject Veran from Nayru's body. At this moment, Queen Ambi returns to the palace and inadvertently becomes Veran's new host,<ref>{{Cite|Are you truly Nayru? You seem different...You seem nice...|Queen Ambi|OoA}}</ref> leaving Veran now in complete control of the construction of the Black Tower. While Link continues his quest for the Essences of Time, the tower soon reaches the heavens with Labyrynna being controlled by a possessed Queen Ambi.  


Over the course of her reign, Ambi developed a reputation as a very kind and benevolent ruler that came to be beloved by her subjects. However, as time went by, Ambi grew increasingly concerned about the Captain's safety and began to wonder what had become of him or whether he would ever return to her. Eventually, her worry and distraction in regards to the Captain grew to such large proportions that she conceived a plan to either learn the his location or guide him home from his lost adventure: to construct an immense tower that would be tall enough that it could see out all across the land and far across the sea. In this way, Ambi intended to erect the tower with peaceful intentions so as to search the land and sea for her beloved Captain or for it to act as a large beacon that would guide him home from the sea back to Labrynna. She hoped that wherever he was, the Captain would be able to see the tower and would thus have a means of finding his way back home to where she loyally awaited his return. This tower was then given the official title of "Ambi's Tower".
By the time Link retrieves the seventh Essence of Time, the Black Tower is complete. The possessed Ambi climbs to its turret, and Veran absorbs greater power than before, allowing her to stop time even without Nayru's abilities. Veran inflicts greater hardships on the people than before, intending to use their sorrow to light her Flame of Sorrow for the [[Dark Rites]].<ref>{{Cite|Ahh! The powers of darkness flow through me! The powers swell! Hah! Even without the powers of young Nayru, I can stop time! Now true darkness comes! The sorrow of people shall be delivered to me, lighting my Flame of Sorrow! Ah hah hah hah!|Veran|OoA}}</ref>
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===The Coming of the Oracle of Ages===
With all eight Essences of Time, Link receives the [[Huge Maku Seed]] from the Maku Tree, who warns the young hero that he must stop Queen Ambi at the Black Tower and cast down Veran for good.<ref>{{Cite|You must stop Queen Ambi at the Black Tower and cast down Veran! Please!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Veran is at the very top of the Black Tower!|Maku Tree|OoA}}</ref>
[[File:Nayru-Possessed.png|thumb|right|130px|The Possessed Nayru, manipulator of Queen Ambi.]]
Meanwhile, 400 years in the future beyond Ambi's reign, the Hero of [[Hyrule]] known as [[Link]] was sent to present day Labrynna by the [[Triforce]] to investigate the dark premonitions of [[Princess Zelda]] involving darkness descending upon [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]], the Oracle of Ages. Secretly, [[Veran]], the Sorceress of Shadows, took possession of Zelda's nursemaid, [[Impa]], and used her body to gain Link's trust so as to get him to remove a barrier that was preventing her from approaching Nayru's location. Once this was accomplished and the pair had met with Nayru herself in the [[Forest of Time]], the evil sorceress left the body of Impa and possessed Nayru's instead, intending to harness the Oracle's power to control time to enact an evil scheme to bring about an Age of Darkness that would sweep over Labrynna and create enough sorrow so as to light the Flame of Sorrow, one of the three Flames of the Dark Rites that would be essential to the larger plot of the evil [[Gerudo]] witches known as [[Twinrova]] to resurrect [[Ganon]]. Once Veran was secured in Nayru's body, the [[Possessed Nayru]] opened a Time Portal to the past, journeying back 400 years to the reign of Queen Ambi.


Shortly after her arrival in Ambi's age, Veran used the form of Nayru to seduce Queen Ambi and used the queen's kind heart against her, becoming her most trusted adviser as a result. As Nayru, Veran persuaded Ambi to send those closest to her away from [[Ambi's Palace]] and to have the palace sealed off from the general public. This would ensure that Veran's grip on Ambi would go unopposed and serve to isolate the queen from anybody that may have brought her to her senses about Nayru's true nature. Pretending to sympathize with the queen's story of lost love, Veran began to twist the project of Ambi's Tower to serve her own purposes secretly. She persuaded Ambi that if she built the tower all the way to the heavens that history would forever remember her as Labrynna's greatest queen. Blinded by this seductive claim and in the absence of a voice of reality, Ambi was soon tricked into allowing Nayru to create an endless day so that construction of the tower could continue uninterrupted. The queen was oblivious however to the fact that by forcing her people to work continuously on the tower without rest, she would inadvertently bring untold sorrow and misery to her subjects, which was exactly what Veran wanted. As these events unfolded, the citizens of [[Lynna Village]] began to secretly give the tower a new but ominous title: the Black Tower.
Link heads for the Black Tower and arrives to see that the entrance to the Turret is concealed by a powerful illusion that creates three images of the doorway into the tower, while causing those who try to enter them to "get lost" and return to outside the doors. Using the Huge Maku Seed, Link is able to break the illusion that Veran had cast and climbs to the Turret. Here, Link finds [[Ralph]] has already arrived to defeat Veran and Ambi, but Veran dispatches him and casts Ralph aside before battling Link, who ultimately prevails and destroys Veran. Before disappearing, Veran laughs and warns that this would not stop all the negative energy and sorrow she had created from passing through the Black Tower and on into the hands of [[Twinrova]], lighting the Flame of Sorrow. This fulfills Veran's intent for the Black Tower, bringing the return of [[Ganon]] one step closer. However, Queen Ambi is restored to her former self and returns to being a kind queen.
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===Arrival of the Hero===
==Themes and Navigation==
[[File:Ambi.png|left|thumb|200px|Her Majesty Queen Ambi, ruler of Labrynna.]]
The lower areas of the Black Tower are filled with a variety of monsters, and the path up the tower is linear. At the entrance to the Turret, Link must have the Huge Maku Seed to break Veran's illusory magic and open the path forward; otherwise he will loop through the room without progress. Link may attempt to climb the tower without the Huge Maku Seed, but his journey will stall at this point.
Soon after these dark developments, the Hyrulean Hero [[Link]] followed Veran into Labrynna's past with the aid of the [[Harp of Ages]] and set about solving the mystery of what Veran's true goal could be in bringing misery to Labrynna's people. What nobody yet realized is that Veran's true goal was to use the Black Tower to call upon an Age of Darkness that would generate enough negative energy amongst Labrynna's people that it would pass through the tower and be delivered unto Twinrova. Link began a quest in secret to find the eight [[Essences of Time]] that could enable him to penetrate Veran's dark magic and defeat the Sorceress of Shadows ultimately. Over the course of this quest, the tower continued to rise toward the heavens, and the [[Maku Tree]] warned Link that dark repercussions would be in store for Labrynna once it succeeded in reaching the heavens while the project was under Veran's influence. After completing the dungeon within the [[Mermaid's Cave]], Link was informed that Queen Ambi had left her palace temporarily to inspect the tower's construction herself, leaving the security slightly lessened around the palace. Seizing upon this opportunity, Link infiltrated Ambi's Palace and was able to use [[Mystery Seed]]s to eject Veran from Nayru's body. Unfortunately, Queen Ambi chose this particular moment to return to the palace and became Veran's next unwilling host, leaving the evil sorceress now in complete control of the construction of the Black Tower as a result even as Link and [[Ralph]] escaped with Nayru's help.


Link continued his quest to recover the remaining Essences of Time after the confrontation in Ambi's Palace. Meanwhile, the tower soon reached the heavens even as Labrynna's people suffered beneath a now-possessed Queen Ambi. Using Ambi's influence, Veran cruelly forced the wearied people to work to the point of exhaustion, and the decor of the tower began to take a dark turn as its higher levels were adorned with hideous statues of a demonic beast resembling a [[Medusa Head]] and a raised platform was erected near the highest turret. Dark clouds began to congregate around the top of the tower, an ominous sign of the tower's new purpose, and monsters began to infest the tower, sealing off the turret. Once the tower reached completion, Veran climbed to the tower's highest level and stood upon the platform to call upon her Age of Darkness, which caused dark energies to flow through the body of Queen Ambi and to the Sorceress of Shadows. It now only remained for her to wait for enough of the negative energy she was creating amongst Labrynna's people to pass through the tower and into the hands of Twinrova in order to light the Flame of Sorrow. The young Hero soon succeeded in finding all of the Essences of Time and brought them before the Maku Tree, whose memory was now fully restored and was now able to produce a [[Huge Maku Seed]] that possessed the power to break through Veran's dark magic. It was here however that the Maku Tree warned Link that he must stop Queen Ambi at the Black Tower and cast down Veran for good and all.
The Black Tower's Turret poses two more puzzles to Link to bar his way. One is a maze of staircases between two floors, and Link must make his way through the maze to find the stairs up. On the next floor, Link is surrounded by flames in a room full of staircases, and must follow the right flame (the one that appears behind him when he ascends the stairs) until it shows him which staircase to take. Taking any other staircase forces Link to enter a floor of monsters, and he must destroy them before exiting back to the room of staircases. The true staircase takes him to the top floor of the tower, where Veran's chamber awaits.
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===The Hyrulean Hero vs. The Sorceress of Shadows===
===Minor {{Plural|OoA|Enemy}}===
[[File:Darklinkooa.png|thumb|right|250px|Link battles Veran atop the Black Tower.]]
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Link headed for the Black Tower with the eight Essences of Time and the Huge Maku Seed in tow. Upon arrival, he found the Royal Guards and the workers in disarray due to the recent infestation of monsters and the disappearance of Queen Ambi to the top of the tower, which nobody else seemed to be able to now reach. The young Hero pressed onward, climbing the tower's multiple levels and slaying beasts. As he climbed, the number and strength of the monsters began to increase and the atmosphere got gradually darker as he neared the turret. Finally, Link arrived at the entrance to the Black Tower Turret and found a veil of dark energy surrounding it. Using the [[Huge Maku Seed]] given to him by the [[Maku Tree (Female)|Maku Tree]], Link was able to break the barrier of dark energy Veran had cast and faced the Sorceress of Shadows herself at the summit. In a similar strategy to his battle with the [[Possessed Nayru]], Link utilized Mystery Seeds to force Veran out of Ambi's body and strike her with his sword, eventually succeeding in ejecting her from the queen's body entirely. Ambi took her cue from Link and fled the tower while the Hero remained behind to fight Veran in her "true form", that of a demonic fairy. This did not phase the Hero however, and the Sorceress of Shadows fell once again to Link's blade. With the battle seemingly over, Link was accompanied to the base of the tower by Nayru and Ralph.
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Veran was far from defeated however, and she sent a [[Wallmaster]] to grab Link, who pushed Nayru and Ralph out of the way, and bring him back to the top of the tower to face her one final time. Here she revealed a truly frightening side of herself as she took on three grotesque forms that even she admitted that she did not like, those forms including that of a beetle, a bee, and a spider. Link engaged Veran in a truly deadly and exhausting battle that ultimately ended with Link vanquishing the Sorceress of Shadows utterly. As she lay dying however, Veran merely laughed and warned that this would not stop all the negative energy and sorrow she had created from passing through the tower and on into the hands of Twinrova, lighting the Flame of Sorrow. Indeed this event unfortunately came to pass, fulfilling Veran's intent for the Black Tower and bringing the return of Ganon one step closer, making Link's victory over her somewhat bittersweet. Queen Ambi however was restored to her former self and returned to being a kind queen beloved by her people, giving the battle of the Black Tower some degree of victory to Labrynna.
==Linked Game==
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In the Present about halfway through a Linked {{OoA|-}}, [[Impa]] will be at the Black Tower. She will warn Link that [[Vire]] has kidnapped [[Princess Zelda]] and taken her into the tower and asks him to go save her.<ref>{{Cite|Link! Great timing! This bird just told me that Zelda is on her way to Lynna Village! So I came to meet her, but... Oh, what a mess! A [[Vire|red monster]] appeared right before my eyes and carried Zelda off! It flew toward the tower... What am I to do? Link, Zelda is a symbol of hope for the world! If anything happens to her, all hope will be lost! You must save Zelda! Please, Link, you must find a way to save Zelda!|Impa|OoA}}</ref> The rescue of the Princess plays out like the original Donkey Kong game with Vire as Donkey Kong, Princess Zelda as Pauline, and Link as Jumpman (Mario). After she is saved, she will give Link the {{Sec|Magic Ring|Blue Joy Ring}}.


===Legacy===
==Nomenclature==
[[File:Black Tower Entrance.png|thumb|left|160px|The entrance of the Black Tower.]]
{{Nomenclature}}
The Black Tower still stands tall over Labrynna to the present day, 400 years after it served as the site of the final battle between the Hyrulean Hero and the Soceress of Shadows. Unfortunately, its dark history never completely faded, and this tarnished its reputation even in future generations to some degee, leaving some citizens of Labrynna uneasy about it. It is perhaps most well known for the famous final battle that took place at its summit, overshadowing its original intent as a symbol of love rather than suffering or conflict. The memory of the struggle that took place atop the Black Tower was reinforced by a series of statues of Link that were built after the battle by order of Queen Ambi in Link's honor for saving her and ridding Labrynna of Veran. Still, the tower withstood the test of time and remains a remarkable feat of accomplishment that added to the fame of the queen who commissioned its construction.
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File:Black Tower Entrance.png|The entrance of the Black Tower
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File:Black Tower.png|Entering the Black Tower
File:Donkey Kong OoX.png|Link rescuing Zelda at the Black Tower
File:Black Tower Map.png|The interior of the Black Tower's Turret
File:OoA Black Tower Linked Game Map.png|The map a Linked Game's section of the Black Tower
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 26 April 2024

The Black Tower,[1] also known as Ambi's Tower,[2] is a massive tower made of stone featured in Oracle of Ages that was built to the heavens 400 years in Labrynna's past by the order of Queen Ambi.[3] However, after Veran arrived in the past, she manipulated the construction of the project and began using the tower for her own purposes.

Architecture

The Black Tower closely resembles a typical medieval tower. It has some unique features such as gargoyles near the tower's upper end and its original design for its top which is a disc like structure on the roof of the tower's turret. The tower's height extends over Labrynna, making it visible from nearly any place in the land and surrounding sea.

History

Originally, the project of building the tower was intended to guide Queen Ambi's love, the Cap'n, home from the sea. These plans for the construction of the tower change, however, when the Oracle of Ages, Nayru, arrives and becomes Queen Ambi's most trusted adviser through Veran's cunning. She convinces the queen to build the tower all the way to the heavens so as to go down in history as Labrynna's "greatest queen."[4][5] She also tricks the queen into allowing her to use the powers of the Oracle of Ages to create an endless day so the people would be forced to work on the tower without ceasing. Oblivious to the misery she was bringing upon her people,[6] Queen Ambi's project, Ambi's Tower, begins to earn a new title amongst her subjects: the Black Tower.

Link battles Veran atop the Black Tower.

Link begins a quest in secret to find the eight Essences of Time, as the Maku Tree believes their power is needed to defeat Veran. Over the course of his quest, the tower continued to rise toward the heavens.[7] After completing the sixth dungeon, the young hero gets informed that Queen Ambi has left her palace temporarily to inspect the tower's construction. Link takes this opportunity and enters Ambi's Palace and is able to use Mystery Seeds to eject Veran from Nayru's body. At this moment, Queen Ambi returns to the palace and inadvertently becomes Veran's new host,[8] leaving Veran now in complete control of the construction of the Black Tower. While Link continues his quest for the Essences of Time, the tower soon reaches the heavens with Labyrynna being controlled by a possessed Queen Ambi.

By the time Link retrieves the seventh Essence of Time, the Black Tower is complete. The possessed Ambi climbs to its turret, and Veran absorbs greater power than before, allowing her to stop time even without Nayru's abilities. Veran inflicts greater hardships on the people than before, intending to use their sorrow to light her Flame of Sorrow for the Dark Rites.[9]

With all eight Essences of Time, Link receives the Huge Maku Seed from the Maku Tree, who warns the young hero that he must stop Queen Ambi at the Black Tower and cast down Veran for good.[10][11]

Link heads for the Black Tower and arrives to see that the entrance to the Turret is concealed by a powerful illusion that creates three images of the doorway into the tower, while causing those who try to enter them to "get lost" and return to outside the doors. Using the Huge Maku Seed, Link is able to break the illusion that Veran had cast and climbs to the Turret. Here, Link finds Ralph has already arrived to defeat Veran and Ambi, but Veran dispatches him and casts Ralph aside before battling Link, who ultimately prevails and destroys Veran. Before disappearing, Veran laughs and warns that this would not stop all the negative energy and sorrow she had created from passing through the Black Tower and on into the hands of Twinrova, lighting the Flame of Sorrow. This fulfills Veran's intent for the Black Tower, bringing the return of Ganon one step closer. However, Queen Ambi is restored to her former self and returns to being a kind queen.

Themes and Navigation

The lower areas of the Black Tower are filled with a variety of monsters, and the path up the tower is linear. At the entrance to the Turret, Link must have the Huge Maku Seed to break Veran's illusory magic and open the path forward; otherwise he will loop through the room without progress. Link may attempt to climb the tower without the Huge Maku Seed, but his journey will stall at this point.

The Black Tower's Turret poses two more puzzles to Link to bar his way. One is a maze of staircases between two floors, and Link must make his way through the maze to find the stairs up. On the next floor, Link is surrounded by flames in a room full of staircases, and must follow the right flame (the one that appears behind him when he ascends the stairs) until it shows him which staircase to take. Taking any other staircase forces Link to enter a floor of monsters, and he must destroy them before exiting back to the room of staircases. The true staircase takes him to the top floor of the tower, where Veran's chamber awaits.

Minor Enemies

Linked Game

In the Present about halfway through a Linked Oracle of Ages, Impa will be at the Black Tower. She will warn Link that Vire has kidnapped Princess Zelda and taken her into the tower and asks him to go save her.[12] The rescue of the Princess plays out like the original Donkey Kong game with Vire as Donkey Kong, Princess Zelda as Pauline, and Link as Jumpman (Mario). After she is saved, she will give Link the Blue Joy Ring.

Nomenclature

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LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
  • アンビの塔 (Anbi no Tō)
  • 暗黒の塔 (Ankoku no Tō)
  • Anbi's Tower
  • Same as English.
The French Republic
FrenchEU
  • Tour Noire
  • Tour d'Ambi
  •  
  •  
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  •  
  •  
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Ambi Tower
  • Same as English.
  • Tower
  • Same as English.
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
  • Torre Negra
  • Torre de Ambi
  •  
  •  
This table was generated using translation pages.
To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Gallery

  • The entrance of the Black Tower

    The entrance of the Black Tower

  • Entering the Black Tower

    Entering the Black Tower

  • Link rescuing Zelda at the Black Tower

    Link rescuing Zelda at the Black Tower

  • The interior of the Black Tower's Turret

    The interior of the Black Tower's Turret

  • The map a Linked Game's section of the Black Tower

    The map a Linked Game's section of the Black Tower

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 152
  2. ↑ "She's building a tall tower so she can search the lands for any sign of his return. It's called Ambi's Tower. It was a touching tale..." — N/A (Oracle of Ages)
  3. ↑ "This is the entry to the tower being built to the heavens by the order of Queen Ambi." — N/A (Oracle of Ages)
  4. ↑ "Oh...I shall be known as a great queen...Nayru, Oracle of Ages, give me an endless day, so the people can work without stopping to rest! Young and old alike will work toward my ends!" — Queen Ambi (Oracle of Ages)
  5. ↑ "Queen Ambi...Now, with my powers, the flow of time is yours to command. For you, I shall create a day that never ends, so the people will never sleep, and work on the tower can continue. And when the tower reaches the heavens, you shall go down in history as the greatest queen to ever live!" — Possessed Nayru (Oracle of Ages)
  6. ↑ "It's not like Queen Ambi to drive us so hard. We're so busy we don't have time to sleep!" — N/A (Oracle of Ages)
  7. ↑ "The Black Tower is growing! I have a very bad feeling..." — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  8. ↑ "Are you truly Nayru? You seem different...You seem nice..." — Queen Ambi (Oracle of Ages)
  9. ↑ "Ahh! The powers of darkness flow through me! The powers swell! Hah! Even without the powers of young Nayru, I can stop time! Now true darkness comes! The sorrow of people shall be delivered to me, lighting my Flame of Sorrow! Ah hah hah hah!" — Veran (Oracle of Ages)
  10. ↑ "You must stop Queen Ambi at the Black Tower and cast down Veran! Please!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  11. ↑ "Veran is at the very top of the Black Tower!" — Maku Tree (Oracle of Ages)
  12. ↑ "Link! Great timing! This bird just told me that Zelda is on her way to Lynna Village! So I came to meet her, but... Oh, what a mess! A red monster appeared right before my eyes and carried Zelda off! It flew toward the tower... What am I to do? Link, Zelda is a symbol of hope for the world! If anything happens to her, all hope will be lost! You must save Zelda! Please, Link, you must find a way to save Zelda!" — Impa (Oracle of Ages)
  13. ↑ "Troverò qualcosa che piaccia alla Regina Ambi così non dovrò lavorare alla Torre Ambi" — Hylian (Oracle of Ages, Italian localization)
  14. ↑ "Torre Nera
    Torretta    " — N/A (Oracle of Ages, Italian localization)
  15. ↑ "Si chiama Torre di Ambi." — Hylian (Oracle of Ages, Italian localization)
  16. ↑ "Torre Nera" — Map (Oracle of Ages, Italian localization)
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