Hero's Shrine

Ambiguously Canon Information

The Hero's Shrine is the first dungeon found in Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. The underground cavern is located beneath the statue of the ancient hero, Dazzle Lyphos. The cavern was originally built as a place to store the great wealth that the hero accumulated over the years. The trapdoor is uncovered by Chiko after Tingle finds her Fairy Doll. It will cost Tingle a total of 50 Rupees to open the gateway that leads into the dark halls.

In the first main room, Tingle will encounter Teddy Todo for the first time. After the entrance fee has been paid, Teddy Todo will charge through the doorway, and promptly knock Tingle to the ground. Several rooms later, Tingle will find that the green giant has reached a dead end, and needs him to step on a dual switch. Shortly after, Teddy Todo will offer to sell his services to Tingle for a small fee.

There are several traps located throughout this dungeon, including Trick Chests, floor spikes, and trap rooms that will lock Tingle inside until he pays a certain amount of rupees.

The statue that rests atop the Hero's Shrine

This level's boss is the Death Bug. Its body is stuffed with 1,000 rupees. It is destroyed when Tingle drops a total of three Tingle Bombs on it's head.

Theory Warning

It has been speculated by many fans that this boss is the same as the one in Insect Cavern, Ultra Death Bug, although Tingle has just witnessed it's destruction. The reason for this belief is due to the fact that the bosses are both similar in appearance and title, and that they are both fought the same way. It should also be noted that this boss changes its form often, thus meaning that if it was the same, it could very well have slight alterations.