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|Model MM= File:MM Hookshot Model.png

|Model MM3D= File:MM3D Hookshot Model.png

|Model TWW= File:TWW Hookshot Model.png

|Model TWWHD= File:TWWHD Hookshot Model.png

|Sprite ALttP= File:ALttP Hookshot Sprite.png

|Sprite LA= File:LA Hookshot Sprite.png

|Sprite OoT= File:OoT Hookshot Icon.png

|Sprite MM= File:MM Hookshot Icon.png

|Sprite TWW= File:TWW Hookshot Icon.png

|Sprite TWWHD= File:TWWHD Hookshot Icon.png

|Sprite ALBW= File:ALBW Hookshot Icon.png

|pronunciation= {{IPA|ˈhʊkˌʃɒt}} {{Respell|HUUK|shot}}<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= In addition to destroying walls with bombs, you can attack distant enemies with arrows, climb up walls with the Hookshot, and more. |author= Nintendo of America |published= August 4, 2014 |retrieved= August 4, 2014|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DZtTR3zu0&t=313s |title= Hyrule Warriors Direct 8.4.2014 |site= YouTube |type= video}}</ref>

{{Term/Store|Hookshot|Hookshots|Series, ALttP, LA, LADX, LANS, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D, TWW, TWWHD, ALBW, SSB, HW, HWL, HWDE, CoH|plural}},{{Exp Game|ALttP, LA, LADX, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D, TWW, TWWHD, ALBW, SSB, HW, CoH}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |page= 127{{Exp Game|ALttP, LA, OoT, MM, TWW, ALBW}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Hookshot<br/>Latch on to heavy objects for a speedy ride over.|Inventory|LANS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Color|HWDE Green|Hookshot}}: Use this on distant targets to pull yourself to them.|Tutorial|HWDE}}</ref>{{Name Ref|SSB}}, also known as '''Hook Shots''',{{Exp Game|ALttP, LA}}<ref>{{Cite|BOING! This is the Hook Shot! It extends and contracts and... BOING! It can grapple many things!|N/A|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You've got the Hook Shot! Its chain stretches long when you use it!|N/A|LADX}}</ref> are recurring {{Plural|Series|Item|link}} in {{TLoZ|Series}}. They are machines consisting of a chain and hook. When used, the chains extend and send the hook attached towards their targets. If the hooks latch onto certain objects, {{Term|Series|Link|link}} is projected towards those objects. {{Term|Series|Link}} can also use them to pull enemies and objects towards him.

==Location and Uses==

In nearly all games, the Hookshot is almost always found inside [[dungeon]]s. A recurring trend in the series is that the Hookshot is typically found inside water-themed or flooded dungeons, such as the [[Swamp Palace]] in {{ALttP|-}}, or [[Catfish's Maw]] in {{LA}}. The Hookshot is usually guarded by the dungeon's mini-boss and often becomes necessary to navigate the remainder of these dungeons it is found in. It is also often required to defeat the dungeons' bosses.

The Hookshot is used most commonly to grapple onto far away objects so that Link can reach previously inaccessible areas. In addition, the Hookshot can also be used as a replacement for the [[Boomerang]] by allowing Link to grab far away objects (like hard to reach [[Rupee]]s or out of reach [[switch]]es) and attack enemies. In most cases, attacking an enemy with the Hookshot will only stun them, but some weaker enemies such as [[Keese]] will be defeated when hit with the Hookshot. Other enemies, such as [[Like Like]]s, will instead pull Link towards them when hit by the Hookshot, which can potentially hurt Link or threaten his other items.

In 2D ''Zelda'' games, the Hookshot will latch onto specific solid objects that stand in any of the four cardinal directions and can include blocks, chests, specific stones, or [[pot]]s. It is often used to pull Link over pits and unsafe hazards. In the 3D console games, the 3D environment makes greater use of the Hookshot as it can also be used to reach higher or lower heights. In these games, objects that can be grappled onto are usually marked with a bulls-eye target. In {{OoT|-}}, the Hookshot also produces a laser light used for aiming the Hookshot. In {{OoT3D}}, the laser dot is surrounded by an extra red ring when the Hookshot is pointed at a viable object. In said game, the Hookshot can also be aimed by moving the [[Nintendo 3DS]].

==={{ALttP|-}}===

{{Manual|ALttP|Hook Shot|This device consists of a long chain with a hook on the end. You can fling the hook into a tree, pot or treasure chest and then pull yourself to the location of the hook by reeling in the chain. This will enable you to cross holes in the ground or other such obstacles. The Hook Shot can also be used as a weapon.}}

{{Manual|ALttP&FS|Hookshot|Use the chain attached to this hook to travel to distant points. It can also be used as a weapon.}}

The Hookshot allows Link to explore many areas, both in dungeons and, primarily, in the Dark World. With the Hookshot, Link can grapple onto several objects to pull him over water, chasms, et cetera. These objects include pots, jars, skulls, and small chests. In addition, the Hookshot can stun certain kinds of enemies and instantly kill a few others. However, Link is briefly unable to move when using the Hookshot. As an added bonus, firing the Hookshot makes Link temporarily invincible (seemingly to avoid damage from enemies or spikes while grappling).

It is found in the [[Swamp Palace]] and is used to defeat [[Arrghus]].

{{ALttP}} was the first game to introduce the Hookshot.

{{Manual|LA|Hook Shot|The business end of the Hook Shot can be thrust into pots, treasure chests or blocks. You can then reel in the chain and pull yourself to the hook. This grappling hook can also be used to attack enemies or pick up items that are out of reach.}}

The Hookshot is found in the fifth dungeon of the game, [[Catfish's Maw]] and behaves similarly to how it did in {{ALttP}}. However, a notable difference is that the item can be used to grab various bridges to extend them toward [[Link]] to use as platforms.  

In order to acquire the Item, [[Link]] must defeat the [[Master Stalfos]] mini boss, who has taken it from a treasure chest inside the dungeon. The [[Master Stalfos]] disappears multiple times during the fight, and the player must track him down before he is defeated.

[[Slime Eel]] is the [[Boss]] of the [[Catfish's Maw]] in {{LA}}. It is a giant eel-like monster that opposes [[Link]] in an attempt to prevent him from waking the [[Wind Fish]]. [[Link]] can use the Hookshot to pull its head from the wall, making it vulnerable.

The Hookshot is found in [[Dampé]]'s [[?|grave]] in {{OoT}} after besting Dampé the first time in a race as an adult.

An upgraded version of the Hookshot, known as the [[Longshot]], can be found in the {{Term|OoT3D|Water Temple|link}}. The Longshot has a much longer reach than the regular Hookshot.

The Hookshot is required to enter the [[Forest Temple]], as [[Link]] cannot access the Temple and must aim the Hookshot at a nearby tree to enter. The game utilizes this idea of grappling to nearby targets to move around the environment (such as crossing gaps and traps) for the rest of the game.

This was the first game in the series to introduce the item in a 3D game. The Hookshot can be aimed around the environment from a stationary point with a first-person perspective. When [[targeting]], however, [[Link]] can aim up and down while moving side to side.  

It is a very useful item for collecting [[Gold Skulltula Tokens]] and killing weaker enemies.  

The sixth [[Boss]], [[Morpha]] of the [[Water Temple]], strongly focuses its attention on the Hookshot, using it to pull out its nucleus, making it vulnerable.  

The Hookshot is the only [[item]] that can be used underwater (except in the 3DS Version, where the [[Iron Boots]] and [[Hover Boots]] were mapped to buttons.) Certain enemies live underwater and can only be killed with the Hookshot.

==={{MM|-}}===

The Hookshot is found in the [[Pirates' Fortress]] in {{MM}} and acts exactly the same as it did in the previous installment, and can only be used by Link in his human form.

Unlike {{OoT}} however, the Hookshot only has one chain length in the game. Despite this change, the item has quite a reasonable and long reach.

==={{TWW|-}}===

==={{ALBW|-}}===

The Hookshot can be used to grapple onto switches as well as {{Plural|ALBW|Wooden Plaque|link}}, which Link can then quickly [[Wall Merging|merge]] with. Certain Floodgate switches in the [[Swamp Palace]] can only be grabbed with the Hookshot. These change the water level of the dungeon.

Other than this, it behaves similarly to how it did in {{ALttP}} and is used to defeat the updated version of [[Arrghus]].

==Non-Canon Appearances==

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==={{SSB|-}} Series===

[[File:Hookshot (SSBM).jpg|thumb|right|Link using the Hookshot in {{SSBM|-}}]]

:''See {{ssb|Main Page|SmashWiki's}} article on the {{ssb|Hookshot and Clawshot|Hookshot}} for more information''

The Hookshot is Link's {{ssb|grab}} in {{SSB}} and {{SSBM}}. In {{SSBB}} and {{SSB4}}, it was replaced by the [[Clawshot#Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Clawshot]]. Link, [[Young Link]], and [[Toon Link]] can use this move as a {{ssb|tether recovery}} to grab the edge of the stage and pull themselfs back up to it. Young Link and Toon Link's versions of the Hookshot have a shorter range compared to the adult Link version. The Hookshot returns in {{SSBU}} for Young Link and Toon Link. However, normal (or adult) Link for the first time, does not have a Hookshot or Clawshot, but rather a normal grab.

The Hookshot also appears as a [[Sticker]] in {{SSBB|-}}.

====Sticker Information====

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{{#section:Sticker|Hookshot}}

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==={{HW|-}}===

In {{HW}}, the Hookshot appears as an item obtained in the "[[Palace of Twilight|The Shadow King]]" Scenario. The Hookshot is used to grapple onto ledges, indicated by a bulls eye target overhead and a glowing space when the Hookshot is selected. It can also be used to grapple onto enemies and quickly move towards them, sometimes also while performing an attack on certain enemies in some instances, such as on [[Aeralfos]] when it is in flight. The Hookshot can temporarily be upgraded by finding a item upgrade power-up in battles, which increases its strength for its duration. In this state it can also be used to pull and crash a tiny [[Moon (Object)|Moon]] onto enemies. Its duration can be increased by crafting [[Whip]] [[Badge]]s. The Hookshot is also used to pull down and stun [[Argorok]] when its tail glows blue, as well as weaken a part of [[Ganon]] when his tail glows.

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==={{CoH|-}}===

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The Hookshot appears as a key item that can assist {{Term|CoH|Cadence|link}}, {{Term|CoH|Link|link}}, {{Term|CoH|Yves|link}}, and {{Term|CoH|Princess Zelda|link}} in reaching areas that would otherwise be out of reach to them, along with stunning and knocking back enemies.<ref>{{Cite|{{Color|CoH Yellow|Hookshot}} -- Assign it to {{Icon|CoH A}} {{Icon|CoH B}} {{Icon|CoH X}} {{Icon|CoH Y}}<br/>Use it to pull yourself to certain objects or stun and knock back enemies.|Inventory|CoH}}</ref> It can later be upgraded to the {{Term|CoH|Longshot|link}}.

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==Nomenclature==

| Hook Shot<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= This is the Hook Shot in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Latch it onto something far away and ZIP, off you go! It's also great for stunning enemies if you hit them with it. |author= The Legend of Zelda |published= August 15, 2019 |retrieved= August 15, 2019 |url= https://www.facebook.com/LegendofZelda/videos/2183059131821199/ |title= The Legend of Zelda - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Hook Shot {{!}} Facebook |site= Facebook |type= }}</ref>

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File:HW Hookshot Sprite.svg|The {{Term|HW|Hookshot}} {{Term|HW|Item Card}} from {{HW|-}}

File:HWDE Hookshot Icon.png|The {{Term|HWDE|Hookshot}} {{Term|HWDE|Item Card}} from {{HW|DE|-}}

File:HWDE Hookshot Icon 2.png|The {{Term|HWDE|Hookshot}} {{Term|HWDE|Sub-Weapon}} from {{HW|DE|-}}

File:CoH Hookshot Sprite.png|Sprite of the Hookshot from {{CoH|-}}

* {{Term|Series|Clawshot|link}}

* {{Term|Series|Gripshot|link}}

* {{Term|Series|Longshot|link}}

* {{Term|Series|Switch Hook|link}}

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