Cave of Ordeals: Difference between revisions

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==Location and Features==

The cave is located below the [[Gerudo Mesa]]. Containing a total of fifty floors, the cave can be accessed any time after restoring the [[Bridge of Eldin]], unblocking the entrance. However, to make it into the deeper floors, [[Link]] will need weapons and items from further along in the game. Within the cave, Link has to fight his way through hordes of enemies, and only by defeating each enemy within that room will he be able to progress to the next floor.

After every ten floors and at the end of the cave, there is a [[Great Fairy Fountain#Twilight Princess|fountain]] in which the Great Fairy appears and grants the power of [[Fairy|fairies]] at each [[Spirit Spring]].<ref>{{cite|Welcome, Hero, to the Cave of Ordeals. I am the Great Fairy. I reign over all fairies of this realm as their queen. In praise of your efforts thus far, I will release fairies to Ordon Spring.|Great Fairy|TP}}</ref> On the last floor, the Great Fairy will reward the young hero with a [[bottle]] full of [[Great Fairy's Tears]].<ref name=fairy>{{cite|It is impressive that you have made it this far. Your trust in your skills is your greatest asset. You cleared many ordeals... How impressive. In praise of your courage, I will give you this blessing. Drink this and you should be able to clear any difficulties that you might encounter ahead.|Great Fairy|TP}}</ref>

==Enemies and their floor number==

#Large Purple [[Chuchu|Chu]]

#[[Stalhound]]s, [[Imp Poe]]{{Exp|Once defeated, the Imp Poe will not respawn}}

#[[Chuchu|Chu]] Horde

#[[Stalchild|Stalkin]] [[File:Cave of Ordeals.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A floor inside the Cave of Ordeals]]

#[[Stalchild|Stalkin]], [[Stalfos]], Fire [[Bubble]]s

#[[ReDead Knight]]s ×4, [[Imp Poe]]{{Exp|Once defeated, the Imp Poe will not respawn}}

#Large Purple [[Chuchu|Chu]], [[Ghoul Rat]]s

#[[Dynalfos]] ×4, [[Imp Poe]]{{Exp|Once defeated, the Imp Poe will not respawn}}

#[[Bulblin]] Archers ×2, [[ReDead Knight]]s ×5, Large Purple [[Chuchu|Chu]]

#[[Bokoblin]], [[Rat]]s, [[Stalchild|Stalkin]]

==Rewards==

*Reaching the 10th Floor releases fairies into [[Ordon Spring]].

*Reaching the 20th Floor releases fairies into [[Faron Spring]].

*Reaching the 30th Floor releases fairies into [[Eldin Spring]].

*Reaching the 40th Floor releases fairies into [[Lanayru Spring]].

*Reaching the 50th Floor fills a bottle with [[Great Fairy's Tears]].<ref name=fairy/> It also causes Link to have the ability to collect the Tears by speaking to the Light Spirits in their respective spring.<ref>{{cite|If ever you need my assistance again, visit any spring.|Great Fairy|TP}}</ref> The young hero can refill a bottle at any Spirit Spring as long as he doesn't already have some; however, he can fill another bottle each time he completes the cave, for a maximum of four bottles of Fairy's Tears.{{fact}}

*The Cave of Ordeals plays the same role as the [[Savage Labyrinth]] from {{TWW}}; the difference is that the Cave requires the main items of dungeons 4 to 7 in order to explore all the floors and fully clear it. Another difference is that the Cave of Ordeals is completely optional, while the first 31 rooms of the Savage Labyrinth must be completed in order to progress in the game. It also resembles the [[Take 'Em All On!]] Game in {{ST}}.

*The Cave can be exited anytime between floors 1 and 41, if Link brings Ooccoo Jr. Note that this is ''not'' possible in floors 42 - 50, which require the Double Clawshot to access, because Ooccoo warps the young hero to the Shop, and the dungeon cannot truly be exited with Ooccoo Jr. in the inventory.

 

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