Lantern

Template:Item The Lantern, also known as Lamp, is a recurring item in Template:LZS.

Location and Uses

A Link to the Past

File:Lantern ALttP.png

In A Link to the Past, the Lantern is found inside a Treasure Chest either inside Link's House when he wakes up, or in Hyrule Castle if he does not open the chest in his house. Link can use the Lantern to light up torches. Using it consumes Magic Power.

Four Swords Adventures

File:Lamp Sprite FSA.png

In Four Swords Adventures, it is called Lamp. It is not a part of the Links' permanent inventory. The Lamp instead appears in various stages, whether it be a dark dungeon, or in the face of a torch puzzle. The Lamp is necessary to defeat the Big Poe in both of its appearances.

The Minish Cap

File:FlameLantern TMC.gif

In The Minish Cap, the Flame Lantern is found in the Temple of Droplets. It lights up a moderate area around Link, and is also used to melt ice and light torches. The Flame Lantern is essential in the battle against the dungeon's boss, the Big Octorok. Also, the Lantern will defeat all types of Wizzrobe instantly. If used on a Gibdo, its bandages will burn, turnig it into a Stalfos.

Twilight Princess

File:Lantern Icon TP.png

In Twilight Princess, Link can obtain the Lantern from Coro in Faron Woods. Coro gives him the Lantern as part of a business plan to boost sales of his main product: Lantern Oil. Unlike previous incarnations, the Lantern can be hung from Link's belt while lit, allowing the hero full use of his hands while still providing him a source of light. If Link brandishes the Lantern while there are Poison Mites nearby, the flame will keep the vermin at bay, preventing them from impeding his progress. The Lantern is necessary to burn spider webs blocking Link's path. It is also required to complete many Lantern Caverns that are scattered around Hyrule.

Unlike previous games, where Lanterns used Magic Power to fuel themselves, the Lantern in Twilight Princess is fueled by Lantern Oil, which can be purchased at various shops or found in dungeons. Link can also use yellow Chu Jelly obtained from yellow Chuchus. Link can store extra fuel for his Lantern in empty Bottles.

In Twilight Princess HD, the Ghost Lantern is received from Jovani after obtaining 20 Poe Souls. When equipped, it lights up if a Poe is in the area highlighted in the map or within a Cave that can be entered in that area. In dungeons, it lights up if there are Poes anywhere inside. Once all the Poes in the area or dungeon are defeated, the lantern goes out. The Ghost Lantern can also be used during the day and does not require Lantern Oil to work.

Although the Lantern can be kept lit while talking to characters and using other items, the Ghost Lantern cannot.

A Link Between Worlds

In A Link Between Worlds, the Lamp can be found inside a Treasure Chest underneath the Template:C. As long as Link has it equipped, it will dimly light a circular area around him. Enemies such as Ghinis disappear when in use. By pressing the button to which it is equipped, Link can swing the Lamp, which can be used to light torches, melt ice, or damage enemies. It can also instantly melt enemies made from ice.

By completing the advanced course of the Treacherous Tower in Lorule once, the Devilish Girl will replace Link's Lamp with the Super Lamp. This upgrade illuminates areas more brightly and deals eight times more damage than before.

Non-Canon Appearances

Non-Canon Information

A Link to the Past Comic

The Lantern in the A Link to the Past comic

In the A Link to the Past comic, Link finds a Lantern inside Hyrule Castle after he rescues Princess Zelda from her prison. He then uses it while passing through the Sewer Passageway to reach the nearby Sanctuary.

Philips CD-i Games

File:Lantern Icon CD-i.png

In The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon, Lanterns are used to light dark areas for a brief period of time, and require Lantern Oil in order to be used. Three types of Lanterns exist in these games.

The initial Lantern is received from Horgum in Toyku Lighthouse in The Faces of Evil, while in The Wand of Gamelon, it is found inside an abandoned house in Kobitan. This Lantern can be upgraded to the Magic Lantern, which burns longer. In The Faces of Evil, the Magic Lantern is received from Odranoel after giving him the Ice Crystal. In The Wand of Gamelon, the Magic Lantern is given by Mayor Cravendish after freeing him from Tykogi Tower.

A third upgrade of the Lantern also appears in both games, which does not use any Lantern Oil and makes invisible enemies visible in the games' final stages. In The Faces of Evil, the third Lantern is the Lantern of Vision, and is received from Gwonam after finding his house in the Hermit Flat. In The Wand of Gamelon, it is the Fairy Lantern, and is received from Myra in Nokani Forest. The Fairy Lantern also has the ability to "penetrate the dark around Ganon," which allows Zelda to get close to him with its light.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Lantern from Twilight Princess appears as a Sticker.

Name	Image	Artwork from	Effect in The Subspace Emissary	Usable by
Lantern	File:Lantern Sticker.png	Twilight Princess	[Flame] - Resistance +7	File:LZGT.png

Hyrule Warriors

In Hyrule Warriors, the Lantern appears as an Item Card in Adventure Mode in the Twilight Map. It is used to lights torches, revealing enemies in that square.

Trivia

• Lanterns appear in The Wind Waker, but only as a light source that hangs from the ceiling in the Forsaken Fortress and inside various Submarines and Caves scattered around the Great Sea. Whenever Link enters an area where it is too dark to see, he will be surrounded by a small circle of light allowing him to view his surroundings properly.
• Some enemies also carry Lanterns, such as Poes, which carry their souls in them. Moblins in The Wind Waker can also carry Lanterns with them. If they spot Link, they will throw it at him as an incendiary weapon. Jalhalla also uses a Lantern, as does the Big Poe boss in Four Swords Adventures.

Etymology

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	カンテラ (Kantera)	Lantern
	French	Super lanterne	Super Lantern
	FrenchCA	Lanterne Template:ExpGame	Lantern
	FrenchEU	Lanterne Template:ExpGame Lampe Template:ExpGame	Lantern Lamp
	German	Lampe	Lamp
	Italian	Lanterna	Lantern
	Spanish	Lámpara	Lamp
	SpanishLA	Superlámpara	Superlamp

Gallery

• File:Lanternlttp.png

  Lantern artwork from A Link to the Past

• File:Sewer passageway remake.png

  Artwork of Link using the Lantern to lead Princess Zelda in A Link to the Past

• File:Poe.png

  Artwork of a Poe with a Lantern from Ocarina of Time

• File:TWW Link Rope.png

  Artwork of Link swinging on a rope with a Lantern from The Wind Waker

• File:Moblin WW.png

  Artwork of a Moblin with a Lantern from The Wind Waker

• File:TWW Jalhalla.png

  Artwork of Jalhalla with its Lantern from The Wind Waker

• 

  The Lamp from Four Swords Adventures

• File:FlameLantern.png

  Flame Lantern artwork from The Minish Cap

• File:Lantern.png

  Unlit Lantern from Twilight Princess

• File:TPHD Ghost Lantern Model.png

  The Ghost Lantern from Twilight Princess HD

• File:ImpPoe.png

  Imp Poe with a Lantern from Twilight Princess

• File:Twilightbigpoe.png

  Poe with a Lantern from Twilight Princess

• 

  Lamp artwork from A Link Between Worlds

• 

  The Super Lamp from A Link Between Worlds

• File:Magic Lantern Icon CD-i.png

  The Magic Lantern from The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

• File:Lantern of Vision Icon CD-i.png

  The Lantern of Vision from The Faces of Evil

• File:WoGLanternIcon.png

  The Fairy Lantern from The Wand of Gamelon

• File:HW Big Poe's Lantern.png

  Big Poe's Lantern material from Hyrule Warriors

• 

  The Lantern Item Card from Hyrule Warriors