Treasure Chest
Treasure Chests,(LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | TWWThe Wind Waker | SSSkyward Sword | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | BotWBreath of the Wild)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][name references needed] also known simply as Chests,(TMCThe Minish Cap | HWHyrule Warriors)[12][13] are recurring Objects in The Legend of Zelda series, appearing in every title since A Link to the Past. Found in both the Overworld and in Dungeons, each Treasure Chest (with the exception of Traps) contains an item that will aid Link on his quest. Smaller Chests usually contain common items and collectibles such as Small Keys, Bombs, Arrows, and various amounts of Rupees. Larger Chests contain rarer, more important items, such as equipment, Big Keys, Pieces of Heart, and large sums of Rupees. Some Chests are locked or otherwise guarded; some will only appear after the completion of a Puzzle in the same room.
Location and Uses
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Although Treasure Chests have nearly identical roles in all their incarnations, their appearance is quite diverse. Generally, Chests are made of wood framed in metal. The color of the wood and metal varies: in A Link to the Past, Chests are of a mahogany-like color with an aurulent frame, whereas Chests in Ocarina of Time are made of a much darker wood framed in a dull, lead-colored metal. Chests in The Minish Cap are painted blue, red, or yellow. Other Chests do not have a metal frame, and are entirely crafted from wood; yet others are made entirely of metal. As they are mostly made of wood, Treasure Chests can be latched onto with the Hookshot. This functionality does not carry over to the Clawshot in Twilight Princess.
The Treasure Chests containing Big Keys are generally more opulent than regular Chests. In Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and The Wind Waker, these Chests are blue and are decorated with gold patterns or an elegant golden frame. In Twilight Princess, they are adorned with a red jewel. This is a trait that is also present in the Big Chests of Four Swords Adventures, which are adorned with an emerald-like jewel.
Although most Treasure Chests are equipped with a lock, very few actually require a Key to open.
Tears of the Kingdom
Echoes of Wisdom
Treasure Chests are set to reappear in Echoes of Wisdom.
Origins
The presence of myriad Treasure Chests throughout the worlds of the Zelda universe is a mostly unexplained phenomenon. According to the A Link to the Past official Nintendo Player's Guide, Treasure Chests, hand-crafted by skilled artisans, were used by the Hyrulean people to safeguard their family heirlooms and other treasures.[14]
Varieties
Small Chests
Small Chests are the most basic and most common type of Treasure Chest. They contain the widest variety of items, including Small Keys, ammunition, Rupees, and other treasures. In Link's Awakening, Oracle of Ages, and Oracle of Seasons, they also contain more important items such as equipment, the Map and Compass, and Big Keys, as these games lack the bigger Chests the more important items are usually found in. Small Chests are the only type of Chests found in these games. Small Chests in A Link to the Past also contain Big Keys, as this game lacks the Big Key Chests as well.
In Ocarina of Time and Four Swords Adventures, Link must be wary when opening a Small Chest—especially in a room with multiple Chests—as it may be a Trap. Some Small Chests are invisible; they can be revealed by using the Lens of Truth.
In A Link to the Past, a special purple Chest can be found in the abandoned house east of the Village of Outcasts (where Link gets his Sword tempered in the Light World). The Chest must be brought to the Lockpicker at the entrance of the Desert of Mystery, who will then give Link the Bottle found inside when he opens it.
Big Chests
Big Treasure Chests typically contain more valuable treasure. In A Link to the Past and The Minish Cap, they appear uniquely in dungeons and only contain that dungeon's item (such as the Bow, the Boomerang, or the Hookshot). In A Link to the Past, these Chests require the Big Key to unlock. In other games, Big Chests contain a wider variety of items, such as the Map and Compass, Rupees, Charts, and even Pieces of Heart. These Chests are also more numerous in both dungeons and the Overworld.
Like in A Link to the Past, Big Chests in Four Swords Adventures (distinguished by their increased width and emerald jewel) also require a Big Key to unlock. These Chests usually enclose Large Force Gems worth thousands of small ones.
In Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword, Link is bathed in light when he opens a Treasure Chest. The opening of the Chest is accompanied by a suspenseful tune as Link reaches for the item in the Chest.
Boss Key Chests
Located uniquely in Dungeons, these Chests contain the Boss Key (or Big Key) of the Dungeon they appear in. Typically, they are found near the end of the Dungeon, and are much more ornate than regular Chests.
Only Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess feature Boss Key Chests. In the absence of these Treasure Chests, Boss Keys are enclosed in Small Chests. As with Big Chests, they are filled with light and their opening is accompanied by a tune.
Sunken Chests
On the Great Sea and in the World of the Ocean King, Treasure Chests can be salvaged from the ocean floor. By finding Treasure Charts in the former and Treasure Maps in the latter, Link can locate these Chests and attempt to salvage the them using the attachment on his boat (the Grappling Hook in The Wind Waker and the Salvage Arm in Phantom Hourglass). In these strange Chests, Link can find a variety of items, including Rupees, Pieces of Heart, Special Charts, Ship Parts, and the Sand of Hours. In The Wind Waker, these Treasure Chests are essential as eight of them contain the Triforce Shards. These Chests are located with the help of the eight Triforce Charts.
Locked or Guarded Chests
Although the majority of Treasure Chests are in plain reach, some may require additional effort to open. These Chests may be locked (in which case the Big Key is required) or even guarded by a Sub-Boss or enemies acting as Mini-bosses.
Treasure Chests may be guarded in other manners as well. In The Wind Waker, some Chests in the Forbidden Woods are guarded by parasitic eye-plant creatures that cover the Chest in vines. To open the Chest, Link must destroy the eye with Bombs.
Many Chests require puzzle-solving to access. Some will only materialize once a Puzzle has been completed, a Switch has been pressed, all the enemies in the room have been defeated, or all the Torches in the room have been lit. In Spirit Tracks, there are Treasure Chests hidden in the ground that are unearthed by playing the Song of Discovery with the Spirit Flute.
Goddess's Treasure Chest
Goddess's Treasure Chests are special Treasure Chests found only on various islands in The Sky in Skyward Sword. Each Goddess's Treasure Chest has its own corresponding Goddess Cube found on The Surface and cannot be opened until its corresponding Goddess Cube has been struck with a Skyward Strike.
Outpost Chest
Outpost Chests are Treasure Chests found in Monster Stronghold and Monster Outpost in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. They are usually located on top of a lookout tower towards the center of a camp, where they are guarded by a combination of Bokoblins, Lizalfos, or Moblins. In Tears of the Kingdom, they can also be guarded by Horriblins, Constructs, or Aerocudas. When found initially, they glow purple and they cannot be opened. To do so, Link must defeat all Monsters within the camp, at which point the Chest's will unlock and begin to glow yellow.
Outpost Chests can contain Weapons, Gems, or Rupees.
Traps
Some Treasure Chests do not contain useful items; they instead contain harmful traps. Link must be wary of these traps, as there is no way to distinguish them from other Chests. Traps first appeared in Link's Awakening, in which certain treasure Chests contain enemies such as Zols. In Ocarina of Time, these traps release an icy breath (like that of a Freezard), that will temporarily freeze Link and sap away his life energy. Treasure Chest Traps return in Four Swords Adventures, where certain Small Chests contain Big Bombs that will instantly kill the Links if they are in range when it explodes. In Phantom Hourglass, some Treasure Chests hold Rupoors.
Treasure Chest Game
Treasure Chests are also used by the inhabitants of the Overworld in a recurring mini-game called the Treasure Chest Game. Although the rules of the game vary in its multiple incarnations, the game typically consists of choosing from two or several Treasure Chests. Some will contain prizes such as large amounts of Rupees, while others will contain next to nothing, or nothing at all. If Link chooses the winning Chest, he may be given the option to risk his current winnings for another round with even higher stakes.
In Ocarina of Time, Link can "cheat" by using the Lens of Truth to detect the contents of each Chest. This only applies to the Treasure Chests of the mini-game.
Contents
Game | Image | Content(s) |
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A Link to the Past | Rupees, Bombs, Arrows, Pieces of Heart, Heart Container, Keys, Dungeon Maps, Compass, Big Keys, Items | |
A Link to the Past | Dungeon Items | |
Link's Awakening | Rupees, Small Keys, Tail Key, Items, Dungeon Maps, Compass, Stone Slab or Stone Beak, Dungeon Items, Big Keys | |
Ocarina of Time | Rupees, Small Keys, Bombs, Arrows, Bombchu | |
Ocarina of Time | Dungeon Maps, Compass, Dungeon Items, Pieces of Heart | |
Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask |
Big Key | |
Majora's Mask | Rupees, Bombs, Arrows, Bombchu, Stray Fairies | |
Majora's Mask | Small Keys | |
Majora's Mask | Dungeon Maps, Compass, Dungeon Items, Pieces of Heart, Masks | |
Oracle of Seasons | Left: overworld only. Right: inside dungeons, caves, and houses. | Dungeon Maps, Compass, Dungeon Items, Big Keys, Gasha Seeds, Magic Rings |
Oracle of Ages | Left: overworld only. Right: inside dungeons, caves, and houses. | Dungeon Maps, Compass, Dungeon Items, Big Keys, Gasha Seeds, Magic Rings |
Oracle of Agesin the past only | Dungeon Maps, Compass, Dungeon Items, Big Keys, Gasha Seeds, Magic Rings | |
Four Swords | Rupees, Small Keys | |
The Wind Waker | Spoils, Rupees, Small Keys | |
The Wind Waker | Dungeon Map, Compass, Special Charts, Treasure Charts | |
The Wind Waker | Triforce Charts, Pieces of Heart, Dungeon Items | |
The Wind Waker | Boss Key | |
The Wind Waker | Triforce Shards, Rupees, Pieces of Heart, Special Charts | |
Four Swords Adventures | Force Gems, Small Keys, Big Keys, Heart Containers, Blue Bracelets, Power Bracelets, Moon Pearls, Items, Big Bombs | |
Four Swords Adventures | Force Gems | |
The Minish Cap | Dungeon Maps, Compasses, Items, Big Keys, Empty Bottles | |
Twilight Princess | Bombs, Arrows, Rupees, Keys | |
Twilight Princess | Dungeon Maps, Compass, Dungeon Items, Rupees, Keys, Pieces of Heart | |
Twilight Princess | Big Key | |
Phantom Hourglass | Ship Parts, Sand of Hours, Treasures, Big Gold Rupee | |
Phantom Hourglass Spirit Tracks |
Spirit Gems(PHPhantom Hourglass), Small Keys, Rupees, common Treasures | |
Phantom Hourglass Spirit Tracks |
Boss Keys(PHPhantom Hourglass), Dungeon Items, Heart Containers, Rare Treasures | |
Skyward Sword | Rupees | |
Skyward Sword | Rupees, Pieces of Heart, Medals, Quivers | |
Skyward Sword | Small Keys, Treasures | |
Skyward Sword | Puzzle Keys | |
A Link Between Worlds | Rupees, Pieces of Heart, Treasures, Dungeon Items | |
A Link Between Worlds | Big Keys, Master Ore, Quest Items | |
Tri Force Heroes | Hearts, Rupees, Keys | |
Tri Force Heroes | Materials, Fierce Deity Armor |
Other Appearances
Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa)
Ciela finds a big Treasure Chest in the Temple of the Ocean King.[15] Link carries the Chest outside of the Temple while fleeing a Phantom. Linebeck opens it to find the Phantom Hourglass.[16] Another Treasure Chest is found by Link and Ciela on the Isle of Ember.[17][18] This Treasure Chest houses the Boomerang.[19]
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Treasure Chests are hidden around the Scenarios, either in odd corners of the map or in plain sight. Some are even partially buried, requiring the use of Magnesis to unearth them. They can contain Weapons, 100-300 Rupees, or uncommon to rare Materials for Quest completion.
Cadence of Hyrule
Treasure Chests appear in Cadence of Hyrule. They can be destroyed to reveal their contents.
Trivia
- Artwork of Link from The Legend of Zelda opening a Treasure Chest exists, despite Treasure Chests not appearing in that game.
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- Starting in Ocarina of Time and later non-top-down 3D The Legend of Zelda games, Link will kick small Treasure Chests open rather than lifting the lid up with his hands. In Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, he will stub his toe while opening a Treasure Chest without any Armor covering his legs. For Sheikah- or Zonai-style Treasure Chests, this will only happen if they are interacted with from the side and back, or if they are not upright, as Link will use his Sheikah Slate or his Right Arm to open it instead. Similarly, if Link is crouching and opens a non-Sheikah- or Zonai-style Treasure Chest, he will punch them open. If he is not wearing any torso Armor, he will react to the pain of hitting a hard object with his hands.
- In Twilight Princess, if Link opens a Chest containing Rupees with a value of 20 or more inside and does not have sufficient room in his Wallet, the Rupees are put back in the Chest and can be retrieved at a later time.[20] In every other game, including Twilight Princess HD, the surplus Rupees are lost.
- There is a Treasure Chest in the Temple of the Ocean King in Phantom Hourglass that contains nothing at all. The chest contained a Key which was taken by Linebeck before Link and Ciela arrived.[21]
- The unactivated, "invisible" Treasure Chests in the Earth Temple of The Wind Waker utilize an advanced image distortion effect with a few glitches, such as reflection of any object in front of the Chest. The distorted image has a lower resolution than the main game, probably to save processing power.
Nomenclature
Names in Other Regions | ||
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Language | Names | Meanings |
宝箱 (Takarabako)[23] | Same as English. | |
Forziere[22] | Chest | |
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Gallery
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Artwork of Link opening a Chest from The Legend of Zelda
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Big Treasure Chest artwork from A Link to the Past
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Treasure Chest artwork from Link's Awakening
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Treasure Chest artwork from Link's Awakening
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Obtaining the Kokiri Sword from a Treasure Chest from Ocarina of Time 3D
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The Treasure Chest Shop from Majora's Mask
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A red Treasure Chest from Majora's Mask 3D
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Salvaging a Treasure Chest from The Wind Waker HD
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A blue Treasure Chest from Twilight Princess HD
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An ornate Treasure Chest from Twilight Princess HD
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An empty Treasure Chest from Phantom Hourglass
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Lacthing onto a Treasure Chest on the sea floor from Phantom Hourglass
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Pulling up a Treasure Chest from the sea floor from Phantom Hourglass
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Salvaging a Treasure Chest from Phantom Hourglass
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A buried Treasure Chest from Spirit Tracks
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An opened Treasure Chest from Skyward Sword
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Treasure Chest cartridge holder from the A Link Between Worlds collector's edition
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A Treasure Chest from the "[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]" Side Quest
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A Boss Treasure Chest from Animal Crossing New Leaf
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Treasure Chest from Hyrule Warriors
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Treasure Chest from Hyrule Warriors
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Link opening a Treasure Chest from Hyrule Warriors
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Link obtaining Bombs from a Treasure Chest from Hyrule Warriors
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A Mii Brawler beside Kirby's Treasure Chest Stone transformation from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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A Treasure Chest from Cadence of Hyrule
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A Treasure Chest from Cadence of Hyrule
See Also
- Blue Chest
- Bonus Chest
- Chest Mimic
- Goddess's Treasure Chest
- Hidden Chest
- Iron Treasure Chest
- Jeweled Chest
- Outpost Chest
- Stone Chest
- Sunken Chest
- Tricky Chest
- Wooden Chest
Notes
- ↑ Notably Dungeon Items, Pieces of Heart, and Rupees.
References
- ↑
Treasure Chests
— Arrange Dungeon (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) - ↑
There's a treasure chest here.
— Navi (Ocarina of Time 3D) - ↑
[Yes] You will? In that case, I'll use your light as I walk. Just lead me to the place where you think the treasure chest is buried.
— Dampé (Majora's Mask 3D) - ↑ Oracle of Seasons manual, pg. 39
- ↑ Oracle of Ages manual, pg. 39
- ↑
Treasure Chests
(The Wind Waker manual, pg. 15) - ↑
On your way out, take the contents of the treasure chest within this room. What you will find there should prove useful to you on your journey.
— Impa (Skyward Sword) - ↑
On your way out, take the contents of the treasure chest within this room. What you will find there should prove useful to you on your journey.
— Impa (Skyward Sword HD) - ↑
Treasure Chest
(A Link Between Worlds manual, pg. 8 (Dungeon Screen)) - ↑
Treasure Chest
— Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild) - ↑
Treasure Chest
— Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑
Owner of the Chest Mini-Game Shop.
— Figurine (The Minish Cap) - ↑
Chest sighted!
— N/A (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) - ↑
Many Hyrulian people saved family heirlooms and other treasures in Chests handcrafted by skilled artisans. Historians found them in Hyrulian homes and mountain caves. Inside they discovered jewels, armor, and arrows.
(The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 30) - ↑
Link, over here! There's a...Big Treasure Chest!
(Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 35) - ↑
That is indeed the treasure. It's the Phantom Hourglass!
(Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 38) - ↑
Look!
(Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 56) - ↑
A Treasure Chest?!
(Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 56) - ↑
A Boomerang!
(Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. 56) - ↑
You got a red Rupee (20)! But it won't fit in your wallet now, so let's put it back.
— N/A (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Oh, no! It's empty... I wonder if someone got it before us...
— Ciela (Phantom Hourglass) - ↑
Se è così, aprirò questo forziere per te.
— Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past, Italian version) - ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 20
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- Objects in Ocarina of Time
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- Objects in Majora's Mask
- Objects in Majora's Mask 3D
- Objects in Oracle of Seasons
- Objects in Oracle of Ages
- Objects in Four Swords
- Objects in The Wind Waker
- Objects in The Wind Waker HD
- Objects in Four Swords Adventures
- Objects in The Minish Cap
- Objects in Twilight Princess
- Objects in Twilight Princess HD
- Objects in Phantom Hourglass
- Objects in Spirit Tracks
- Objects in Skyward Sword
- Objects in A Link Between Worlds
- Objects in Tri Force Heroes
- Objects in Breath of the Wild
- Objects in Tears of the Kingdom
- Objects in Echoes of Wisdom
- Objects in Hyrule Warriors
- Objects in Hyrule Warriors Legends
- Objects in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
- Objects in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Objects in Cadence of Hyrule