Cave of No Return
The Cave of No Return is the second Stage of Whereabouts of the Wind in Four Swords Adventures.[1]
Features and Overview
The Cave of No Return picks up directly from the end of Lake Hylia (Stage), where the Links broke the dark barriers at the conclusion of the level. Upon approaching the entrance, the wooden barrier will rise, allowing entry. The Heroes will come across several cave-dwelling enemies, such as Rats and Keese. They will also come across the Lonely Old Man several times throughout the dungeon, who will inform the Heroes of ways to progress using their powers together.[2][3][4]
Unique to this dungeon is the lack of adequate lighting, so the Links must put the Lamp to good use to make progress through the dungeon. Adding to the darkness is the lengthy labyrinth that the Heroes must traverse to complete the Stage. In the Flame Wall room, the Links must lower the Flame Wall by pushing four Blocks to acquire a Small Key. Keeping in line, the next two rooms consist of long and winding Block puzzles that must be traversed to progress. Further in, the Links must avoid falling into Trapdoors, which can be achieved by walking in a straight line through the center of the narrow corridor they're found in.
Progressing further into the Dungeon, the Links will have to maneuver a maze inhabited by a single Mage who taunts the Heroes about failing.[5][6] After correctly proceeding right, left, and right respectively, and proceeding to the next chamber, the Heroes will find the Boss of the Stage. Like all middle Stages, the Boss is Shadow Link. After the Links defeat him, the path opens to the final room, where the Links must break the dark barriers to progress to the next Stage, Hyrule Castle.
| Items Obtained in this Area | |
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Enemies
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Bubble ×2
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![Flame Wall ×1[a]](//cdn.wikimg.net/en/zeldawiki/images/thumb/2/20/FSA_Flame_Wall_Sprite.png/88px-FSA_Flame_Wall_Sprite.png)
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![Keese ×47[b]](//cdn.wikimg.net/en/zeldawiki/images/5/5c/FSA_Keese_Sprite.png)
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Rat ×4
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Ropa ×12
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Shadow Link ×2
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Trapdoor ×4
![Flame Wall ×1[a]](/wiki/File:FSA_Flame_Wall_Sprite.png){kind=icon}
![Keese ×47[b]](/wiki/File:FSA_Keese_Sprite.png){kind=icon}
Bosses
Boss Battle
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Shadow Link ×1
Force Gems
| Force Gem | |
|---|---|
| Details | Acquired by breaking the leftmost Pot in the first room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by breaking the leftmost Pot in the first room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by lighting the Torch west of the entrance in the Flame Wall room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by lighting the Torch west of the Shadow Link in the Flame Wall room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In a Treasure Chest in the far northwestern side of the Flame Wall room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In a Treasure Chest in the center north of the Large Block room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In a Treasure Chest in the center north of the colorful Block room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In a Treasure Chest in the center south of the colorful Block room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In a Treasure Chest in the northeast side of the colorful Block room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In a Treasure Chest below the northeasternmost Trapdoor in the Trapdoor room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by breaking one of the center left Pots in the room with several Pots |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by breaking one of the bottom left Pots in the room with several Pots |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by breaking one of the bottom right Pots in the room with several Pots |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired by breaking one of the center Pots in the room with several Pots |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Flowing out from under a northwesternmost Pot in the room with several Pots |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Flowing out from under an eastern Pot in the room with several Pots |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Floating in the northwestern side of the Keese room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Floating in the northeastern side of the Keese room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Appears after killing all of the Keese in the Keese room |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In the leftmost Treasure Chest in the first room of the maze |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In the rightmost Treasure Chest in the first room of the maze |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In the leftmost Treasure Chest in the second room of the maze |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | In the rightmost Treasure Chest in the second room of the maze |
| Force Gem | |
| Details | Acquired after defeating the Shadow Link at the end of the Stage |
| Force Gem | Details |
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Acquired by breaking the leftmost Pot in the first room | |
Acquired by breaking the leftmost Pot in the first room | |
Acquired by lighting the Torch west of the entrance in the Flame Wall room | |
Acquired by lighting the Torch west of the Shadow Link in the Flame Wall room | |
In a Treasure Chest in the far northwestern side of the Flame Wall room | |
In a Treasure Chest in the center north of the Large Block room | |
In a Treasure Chest in the center north of the colorful Block room | |
In a Treasure Chest in the center south of the colorful Block room | |
In a Treasure Chest in the northeast side of the colorful Block room | |
In a Treasure Chest below the northeasternmost Trapdoor in the Trapdoor room | |
Acquired by breaking one of the center left Pots in the room with several Pots | |
Acquired by breaking one of the bottom left Pots in the room with several Pots | |
Acquired by breaking one of the bottom right Pots in the room with several Pots | |
Acquired by breaking one of the center Pots in the room with several Pots | |
Flowing out from under a northwesternmost Pot in the room with several Pots | |
Flowing out from under an eastern Pot in the room with several Pots | |
Floating in the northwestern side of the Keese room | |
Floating in the northeastern side of the Keese room | |
Appears after killing all of the Keese in the Keese room | |
In the leftmost Treasure Chest in the first room of the maze | |
In the rightmost Treasure Chest in the first room of the maze | |
In the leftmost Treasure Chest in the second room of the maze | |
In the rightmost Treasure Chest in the second room of the maze | |
Acquired after defeating the Shadow Link at the end of the Stage |
Treasure Chests
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Contents |  Force Gem (100) |
| Notes | Far northwestern side of the Flame Wall room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | In the center of the Flame Wall, can be accessed by pushing four Blocks |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents |  Force Gem (20) |
| Notes | In the center north of the Large Block room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | In the southwest of the Large Block room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | Force Gem (100) |
| Notes | Center north of the colorful Block room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | Force Gem (100) |
| Notes | Center south of the colorful Block room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents |  Force Gem (200) |
| Notes | Northeast side of the colorful Block room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | Force Gem (100) |
| Notes | Fall into the northeasternmost Trapdoor in the Trapdoor room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | Fall into the southeasternmost Trapdoor in the Trapdoor room |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | Break the northernmost Pots in the room with several Pots to find a Floor Switch which causes the Chest to appear |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | Throw one of the Links across the gap in the room with the Bow and Arrow |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents |  Force Gem (5) |
| Notes | The leftmost Chest in the first room of the maze |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | Force Gem (20) |
| Notes | The rightmost Chest in the first room of the maze |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents |  Force Gem (50) |
| Notes | The leftmost Chest in the second room of the maze |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | Force Gem (100) |
| Notes | The rightmost Chest in the second room of the maze |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | After completing the maze, pull the leftmost Lever Switch to make this Chest appear below it |
| Treasure Chest | Contents | Notes |
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Force Gem (100) | Far northwestern side of the Flame Wall room | |
In the center of the Flame Wall, can be accessed by pushing four Blocks | ||
Force Gem (20) | In the center north of the Large Block room | |
In the southwest of the Large Block room | ||
Force Gem (100) | Center north of the colorful Block room | |
Force Gem (100) | Center south of the colorful Block room | |
Force Gem (200) | Northeast side of the colorful Block room | |
Force Gem (100) | Fall into the northeasternmost Trapdoor in the Trapdoor room | |
Fall into the southeasternmost Trapdoor in the Trapdoor room | ||
Break the northernmost Pots in the room with several Pots to find a Floor Switch which causes the Chest to appear | ||
Throw one of the Links across the gap in the room with the Bow and Arrow | ||
Force Gem (5) | The leftmost Chest in the first room of the maze | |
Force Gem (20) | The rightmost Chest in the first room of the maze | |
Force Gem (50) | The leftmost Chest in the second room of the maze | |
Force Gem (100) | The rightmost Chest in the second room of the maze | |
After completing the maze, pull the leftmost Lever Switch to make this Chest appear below it |
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 FrenchEUEuropean | Grotte des Ames perdues[7] | Cave of Lost Souls |
 German | Höhle der Verdammnis[8] | Cave of Doom |
 Italian | Grotta del Non Ritorno[9] | Same as English. |
 SpanishEUEuropean | Cueva Salsipuedes[10] | Getoutifyoucan Cave |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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The Links navigating the dark passageways of the Cave
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The Links moving colored Blocks
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The Links delving deeper into the Cave
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The map of the Cave of No Return
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 153
- ↑
Urrk urrrk... You...have friends... I'm jealous... If you have friends, you can toss 'em across chasms... I never had any friends. You're a lucky guy...
— Lonely Old Man (Four Swords Adventures) - ↑
OoooOOooo... So you've wandered into this cave of no return, too, eh? If you want to escape alive, you must pull a long lever. Grab it with the R Button, then line up this way [Down Arrow]Icon and pull. That's just common sense. I was all alone, though, so I couldn't do it... I died all alone...
— Lonely Old Man (Four Swords Adventures) - ↑
OooOOooooOoo... Someone...who looked just like you...did this to me. If you're looking to defeat him, check his tunic... You can't hit him if you're not wearing the same color. It's common sense... I'd guessed as much from the start, but he still got the best of me...
— Lonely Old Man (Four Swords Adventures) - ↑
Ho ho ho... So, back again, are you? I've a feeling I'll be seeing a lot of you... Hee hee hee...
— Mage (Four Swords Adventures) - ↑
So, we meet again! Hee hee!
— Mage (Four Swords Adventures) - ↑
Grotte des Ames perdues
— Map (Four Swords Adventures, European French version) - ↑
Höhle der Verdammnis
— Map (Four Swords Adventures, German version) - ↑
Grotta del Non Ritorno
— Map (Four Swords Adventures, Italian version) - ↑
Cueva Salsipuedes
— Map (Four Swords Adventures, European Spanish version)
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