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|caption = Offical Art of the Magic Mirror.
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|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]],'' ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]''
|Sprite ALttP= File:ALttP Magic Mirror Sprite.png
|cost = Free
|uses = Used to return to the Light World and the beginning of dungeons.
|comp = [[Manbo's Mambo]], [[Spells of Ocarina of Time#Farore's Wind|Farore's Wind]], [[Ooccoo]]
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The {{Term/Store|Magic Mirror||Series, ALttP}} is an {{Term|ALttP|Item|link}} in {{ALttP}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 130}}</ref>


==Magic Mirror==
==Location and Uses==
[[File:Magic Mirror Sprite LttP.gif|left]]
{{Manual|ALttP|Magical Mirror|You can use this mirror to escape from the Dark World to the Light World. The portal that is created can also be used as a gate back to into the Dark World. But be warned. If the place where you reappear in the Light World is a place where you cannot normally go (such as the inside of a wall) you will be forced back into the Dark World. Note that the mirror will also return you to the entrance when used in the dungeon. The Magical Mirror cannot be used in a house or cave.}}
The '''Magic Mirror''' is an item given to [[Link]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' when he travels to [[Death Mountain]]. He acquires the mirror by helping the lost [[Old Man]] find his way to the safe house on the mountain. Link is able to use this magical mirror to travel from the [[Dark World]] back to the [[Light World]]. Once returned to the Light World, he can go back to the Dark World by touching the sparkling "X" point that appears where he returned to the Light World. This "X" can also be located by using the map. The mirror is essential to getting to the [[Tower of Hera]], the third dungeon in ''A Link to the Past''.  
The Magic Mirror is given to [[Link]] after helping the [[Lost Old Man]] find his way to the safe house in [[Death Mountain]]. It is used to travel from the [[Dark World]] back to the [[Light World]].<ref>{{Cite|If you wander into a magical transporter, gaze into this mirror|Lost Old Man|ALttP}}</ref> When returned to the Light World, Link can go back to the Dark World by touching the sparkling spot that appears where he returned to the Light World. This spot can also be located by using the map. The Magic Mirror is essential when getting to the [[Tower of Hera (A Link to the Past)|Tower of Hera]]. If Link would end up in a location in the Light World where he cannot stand, such as inside the wall, the mirror will automatically send him back to the Dark World.


One more function of the Magic Mirror is that it can warp [[Link]] back to the beginning of any dungeon if he uses it while inside. This is comparable to the the function on [[Manbo's Mambo]] in ''Link's Awakening''.
Link can also use the Magic Mirror to warp back to the entrance of any dungeon if used while inside of it.<ref>{{Cite|In the dungeons, you can gaze into the Magic Mirror to return to the entrance at any time. Do not forget this!|Sahasrahla|ALttP}}</ref>


==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


==Dark Mirror==
===Other Names===
[[File:DarkMirror_FSA.png|left]] The Dark Mirror makes its first and only appearance in the the [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures|Four Sword Adventures]].  According to the [[White Maiden]], it is said to reveal the evil that lies within a person, bringing it to life.<ref>{{Cite|That mirror reveals the wickedness within a person and brings it to life.|Maiden <!-- Need to find the specific character who said this. -->|Four Swords Adventures}}</ref>  This is true, as the Dark Mirror used to spawn the [[Dark  Link#Four Swords Adventures|Shadow Links]] which plagues [[Hyrule]] and [[Link]] throughout the game.
{{Other Names
 
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When first mentioned by Dampé, the mirror is revealed to have sealed away a dark tribe a long time ago. The Mirror was then hidden away in a [[Temple of Darkness|temple]] in the Forest of Light,  in order to seal it away from the world.<ref>{{cite|Legends speak of a mirror in which a dark tribe was sealed away long ago. I understand it's supposed to be hidden now somewhere in the Forest of Light.|Dampé|Four Swords Adventures}}</ref> <ref>{{cite|The tribe's  mirror prison was then secreted away and hidden in the forest temple to  sever its connection to this world.|White Maiden|Four Swords Adventures}}</ref>
| Magical Mirror<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= |game= ALttP |page= 39}}</ref>
 
| {{ALttP}}
Upon inspecting the [[Temple of Darkness]], it comes to Links and the maidens knowledge that the mirror had been stolen. They believe it to be Vaati doing, but clues of the culprit, Deku Scrubs chanting the name [e[Ganon]], brings them to the desert. <ref>{{cite|We still have no clear idea of who stole the mirror. However, there is something that disturbs me. When those...things...first entered my woods, they spoke of their dark lord. "Ganon, Ganon," they chanted. It was as though they were...worshipping.|White Maiden|Four Swords Adventures}} </ref><ref>{{cite|Ganon... I've heard that name before. No wait... It was Ganondorf... But, no... That man was of the Gerudo tribe. I can't imagine these creatures worshipping  some desert nomad. There's a Gerudo village in the desert. I doubt there is any connection, but it cannot hurt to check the village. |White Maiden|Four Swords Adventures}}</ref> Their suspicion is confirmed by the Red Knight. <ref>{{cite|The man that defeated us is also the same man who created that shadowy imp. A man from the desert wastes... He is not Vaati. |Red Knight|Four Swords Adventures}}</ref>
| {{ALttP}} manual
 
| {{E}}
Upon arriving in [[Realm of the Heavens]], [[The Dark Cloud]], in a final clash against [[Dark  Link#Four Swords Adventures|Shadow Link]], Link and Zelda finally manages to retrieve the mirror. This in turn leads to the end of [[Dark  Link#Four Swords Adventures|Shadow Link's]] havoc in [[Hyrule]].
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===Connections to the Mirror of Twilight===
{{Theory}}
The Dark Mirror shares some common elements with a more famous mirror, namely the [[Mirror of Twilight]]. Both mirrors sealed away a dark tribe in the ancient days.
There is also some similarity in the evil inducing nature the mirrors has on its environment. Although the Dark Mirrors spawns evil Shadow Links, while the [[Mirror of Twilight]] seem to possess people and things, like [[Yeta]].
Although there is an interesting allusion in [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]], where the Dark Tribe makes an cameo appears as Shadow Links, in [[Lanayru (Spirit)|Lanaryu's]] tale of them.
 
The appearance of the two mirrors as round with a golden frame is also a similar attribute. Although its hard to ascertain just how similar their physical appearance are, because of the graphical differences between [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures|Four Sword Adventures]] and [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]].
 
As for whether the mirrors were actually meant portray the same mirror, is a matter of much dispute in the Zelda communities. Some deem it impossible, as [[Midna]] in [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]] destroys the Mirror of Twilight at the end of the game. Others sees this as evidence that Four Sword Adventures does not occur after the Twilight Princess.
 


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Magical Mirror.png|Official Art of the Magic Mirror‎
File:MagicMirror ALttP.png|The Magic Mirror as seen in the inventory
File:MagicMirror.png|Link with the Mirror
File:MagicMirror.png|Link obtaining the Magic Mirror
File:DarkMirror2_FSA.png|The Dark Mirror placed on a seal
File:ALttP Magic Mirror Artwork 2.png|Magic Mirror guide artwork
File:DarkMirror_FSA3.png|Zelda obtains the Dark Mirror
</gallery>


</gallery>
==See Also==
* {{Term|Series|Mirror of Twilight|link}}
* {{Term|Series|Dark Mirror|link}}


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Revision as of 15:47, 2 August 2023

The Magic Mirror is an Item in A Link to the Past.[1]

Location and Uses

The Magic Mirror is given to Link after helping the Lost Old Man find his way to the safe house in Death Mountain. It is used to travel from the Dark World back to the Light World.[2] When returned to the Light World, Link can go back to the Dark World by touching the sparkling spot that appears where he returned to the Light World. This spot can also be located by using the map. The Magic Mirror is essential when getting to the Tower of Hera. If Link would end up in a location in the Light World where he cannot stand, such as inside the wall, the mirror will automatically send him back to the Dark World.

Link can also use the Magic Mirror to warp back to the entrance of any dungeon if used while inside of it.[3]

Nomenclature

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
マジカルミラー (Majikaru Mirā)[5]Magical Mirror
The Italian Republic
Italian
Specchio Magico[4]Magic Mirror
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Other Names

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Name
Magical Mirror[6]
Applies to
A Link to the Past
Source

A Link to the Past manual

Superseded by
Encyclopedia
NameApplies toSourceSuperseded by
Magical Mirror[6]
A Link to the Past

A Link to the Past manual

Encyclopedia

Gallery

  • The Magic Mirror as seen in the inventory

    The Magic Mirror as seen in the inventory

  • Link obtaining the Magic Mirror

    Link obtaining the Magic Mirror

  • Magic Mirror guide artwork

    Magic Mirror guide artwork

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 130
  2. ↑ "If you wander into a magical transporter, gaze into this mirror" — Lost Old Man (A Link to the Past)
  3. ↑ "In the dungeons, you can gaze into the Magic Mirror to return to the entrance at any time. Do not forget this!" — Sahasrahla (A Link to the Past)
  4. ↑ "Ti ha donato lo Specchio Magico!" — N/A (A Link to the Past, Italian localization)
  5. ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 44 Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 27 Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 15
  6. ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 39
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