Cave of Flames

The Cave of Flames,^[1] also known as the Mine,^[2] is the second Dungeon in The Minish Cap, located near the top of Mount Crenel. It used to be a human mine, but was abandoned at some point.^[3]

Themes and Navigation

Being a mine, many of the puzzles in this Dungeon involve manipulating High-Speed Carts and tracks. Several rooms are filled with lava, and must be crossed either by jumping into Updrafts and floating across, or by moving quickly along patches of cooled lava. The item obtained in the Dungeon is the Cane of Pacci, a mysterious cane with the ability to flip certain objects upside-down (such as the aforementioned High-Speed Carts and lava patches).^[4] The Cave of Flames is infested with Rollobites, Bob-ombs, and Spiked Beetles, among other monsters.

The Dungeon's Boss is Gleerok, and the Sub-Boss is a group of eight Spiny Chuchus.^[5] Clearing the Dungeon earns Link the second of the Four Elements, the Fire Element.^[6]

Chests

Treasure Chest	Big Chest
Contents	Compass
Notes	In 1F's northeastern room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Kinstone Piece
Notes	In B1's southeastern room
Treasure Chest	Big Chest
Contents	Dungeon Map
Notes	In B1's southeastern room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Rupee×50
Notes	In B1's southwestern room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Small Key
Notes	In B1's southwestern room
Treasure Chest	Big Chest
Contents	Cane of Pacci
Notes	Appears in B1's northeastern room after the Spiny Chuchus have been defeated
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Small Key
Notes	In B1's northeastern room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Kinstone Piece
Notes	Atop the ledge in B2's central-west room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Kinstone Piece
Notes	In B2's central-west room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Kinstone Piece
Notes	In B2's northeastern room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Rupee×100
Notes	Atop the southeastern ledge in B2's southeastern room
Treasure Chest	Chest
Contents	Kinstone Piece
Notes	In B2's southeastern room
Treasure Chest	Big Chest
Contents	Big Key
Notes	In B2's southeastern room

Treasure Chest	Contents	Notes
Big Chest	Compass	In 1F's northeastern room
Chest	Kinstone Piece	In B1's southeastern room
Big Chest	Dungeon Map	In B1's southeastern room
Chest	Rupee×50	In B1's southwestern room
Chest	Small Key	In B1's southwestern room
Big Chest	Cane of Pacci	Appears in B1's northeastern room after the Spiny Chuchus have been defeated
Chest	Small Key	In B1's northeastern room
Chest	Kinstone Piece	Atop the ledge in B2's central-west room
Chest	Kinstone Piece	In B2's central-west room
Chest	Kinstone Piece	In B2's northeastern room
Chest	Rupee×100	Atop the southeastern ledge in B2's southeastern room
Chest	Kinstone Piece	In B2's southeastern room
Big Chest	Big Key	In B2's southeastern room

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	炎のどうくつ (Honō no Dōkutsu)^[7]	Same as English.
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Grotte de Feu^[8]	Fire Cave
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Höhle der Flamme^[9]	Cave of Flame
The Italian Republic Italian	Grotta del Fuoco^[10]	Fire Cave
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Cueva de las llamas^[11]	Same as English.
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Artwork of Link and Ezlo in the Cave of Flames
Artwork of a Helmasaur attacking Link in the Cave of Flames
Inside the entrance of the Cave of Flames

References

↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 272 ^{(TMCThe Minish Cap)}
↑ One of them should be in the mine the humans dug. It's not far from here. — Melari (The Minish Cap)
↑ If you head outside from here, you can go see the mine the humans dug. But the boss doesn't let anyone go in there without permission. — Mountain Minish (The Minish Cap)
↑ You got the Cane of Pacci! This mystical rod has the power to flip things over. Use it to charge up energy in holes and then flip up on out of it! — N/A (The Minish Cap)
↑ Appears in the Cave of Flames. A Gleeok with a hard, rocky shell found in Mount Crenel. Hiding in lava, this beast spews fire on everything it sees. — Figurine (The Minish Cap)
↑ It'll take me a while to rework your sword. In the meantime, you should track down the missing elements. One of them should be in the mine the humans dug. It's not far from here. — Melari (The Minish Cap)
↑ 炎のどうくつ — Game Screen (The Minish Cap, Japanese version)
↑ Grotte de Feu — Game Screen (The Minish Cap, European French version)
↑ Höhle der Flamme — Game Screen (The Minish Cap, German version)
↑ Grotta del Fuoco — Game Screen (The Minish Cap, European French version)
↑ Cueva de las llamas — Dungeon Map (The Minish Cap, European Spanish version)