Level 9

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

Entrance

In the first quest, Death Mountain is found by Bombing the western peak of Spectacle Rock.

In the Second Quest, it is found by Bombing the northern wall of the very narrow passageway found at the northwesternmost area of the game.

Themes and Navigation

First Quest

In the first quest, Death Mountain is shaped like a skull. It is the largest Labyrinth in the first quest, containing over 50 rooms. An Old Man waits at the entrance of Level-9, preventing any who do not possess a the complete Triforce of Wisdom from entering. Therefore, Link must have obtained all eight Triforce Fragments from the other eight Labyrinths in order to enter Death Mountain. Link must fight his way through swarms of enemies, including hordes of dangerous Wizzrobes, groups of deadly Lanmolas and several mini-bosses known as Patras. Ganon is the Boss of the Labyrinth and the final Boss of the game. Level-9 contains two main Items. One of them is the Red Ring, which reduces Link's damage taken to a quarter of the normal amount as opposed to the Blue Ring that halves damage. The other Item is the legendary Silver Arrow that Link must use to vanquish Ganon. Once Ganon is defeated, Link will find Princess Zelda in the final room and the game will be complete.

Second Quest

Unlike most Second Quest Labyrinths, it is very similar to its first quest counterpart. Like in the first quest, the main Items of the Labyrinth are the Red Ring and the Silver Arrows. Ganon is the final Boss in Second Quest as well. However, the layout is very different. It is one of the most complex, maze-like Labyrinths in the whole game, including numerous one-way passages and a seemingly impassable wall that prevents Link from reaching Ganon. In the Second Quest, the Labyrinth is shaped like Ganon's head. It is the largest Labyrinth in the entire game.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Trivia

  • Death Mountain has its own unique music, unlike the other Labyrinths in the game.
  • It is unclear whether the term "Death Mountain" was intended to describe Ganon's Labyrinth beneath Spectacle Rock or to also encompass the mountain range it appears in. In later games, Death Mountain is used to describe an entire mountain region.
  • An alternate version of Level-9's music appears as the theme of the Tower of Flames in Four Swords Adventures.
  • Level-9's melody can be heard in the music on Death Mountain in Breath of the Wild.
  • In Breath of the Wild, skull-shaped enemy hideouts were based on Death Mountain's skull shape.[1]

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