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:''Not to be confused with [[Death Mountain]], a recurring location in {{LZS|Series}}, or [[Death Mountain (Four Swords)|Death Mountain]], a stage in {{FS}}.''
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Revision as of 19:02, 11 February 2017

Not to be confused with Death Mountain, a recurring location in Template:LZS, or Death Mountain, a stage in Four Swords.

Template:Dungeon Death Mountain, also simply known as Level 9, is the ninth and final labyrinth in The Legend of Zelda.

The Dungeon Entrance

In the First Quest, the dungeon is found by bombing one of the giant peaks of Spectacle Rock. In the Second Quest, it is no longer located in there, but in the northern wall of the very narrow passageway found at the northwesternmost area of the game. After Link bombs it, the final dungeon of the second Quest (and the game) is finally open for access.

Themes and Navigation

First Quest

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First Quest map

Death Mountain in the First Quest is shaped like a skull. Being the final labyrinth, it is the largest (over 50 rooms) and most difficult dungeon in the first quest of the game. Link must fight his way through swarms of enemies, including hordes of dangerous Wizzrobes and groups of deadly Lanmolas, and mini-bosses in the form of Patras. Death Mountain Labyrinth contains the Red Ring, useful to dampen the enemy damage even more than the Blue Ring, and the legendary Silver Arrows that Link needs to vanquish Ganon. An old man waits at the entrance of the dungeon, preventing any who do not possess a complete Triforce from entering; therefore Link must have obtained all eight pieces in order to challenge Ganon. This extensive dungeon contains many rooms, bombable walls, passages, minibosses, and Wise Men.

Second Quest

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Second Quest map

Unlike most dungeons in the game, which depart significantly from their original versions in the Second Quest, Level 9 is relatively similar in both quests. The map now portrays Ganon's head, and the two dungeon items are once again the Red Ring and the Silver Arrows. The layout, however, is very different, and is one of the most complex and maze-like in the whole game, including numerous one-way passages and a seemingly impassable block wall that prevents Link from reaching Ganon.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Trivia

  • Death Mountain has its own unique music, unlike the other dungeons in the game.
  • It is unclear whether the term "Death Mountain" was intended to describe simply Ganon's dungeon beneath Spectacle Rock or to also encompass the mountain range it appears in. In later games, Death Mountain is used to describe the mountain region as a whole.
  • A remix of Death Mountain's music appears as the theme of the Tower of Flames in Four Swords Adventures.
  • In Breath of the Wild, skull-shaped enemy hideouts were based on Death Mountain's skull shape.[1]

Etymology

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name
Japan Japanese デスマウンテン (Desumaunten)

Gallery

  • Skull-shaped hideout based on Death Mountain in Breath of the Wild

    Skull-shaped hideout based on Death Mountain in Breath of the Wild

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite web
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