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This page is about the Item used to find treasures and Bosses' lairs in Dungeons. For other uses, see Compass (Disambiguation).

Compasses are recurring Dungeon Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3][4]

Location and Uses

Compasses are often found in Treasure Chests within Dungeons. Once obtained, they reveal the location of Treasure Chests, Small Keys, and other entities on the Dungeon Map.

The Legend of Zelda

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The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet
Map of the labyrinths and compass
Link can discover the entire layout of the labyrinths with this map, and by using the compass he can find out where the Triforce fragments are hidden within the labyrinths.

In The Legend of Zelda, once obtained, Compasses indicate the room in which the Dungeon's Triforce Shard is located, or, in the case of the final Dungeon, the room where Princess Zelda is detained.

A Link to the Past

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A Link to the Past instruction booklet
Compass
The compass points out the location of the evil master of the dungeon.
A Link to the Past & Four Swords instruction booklet
Compass
The compass makes the dungeon boss's lair appear on the map.

In A Link to the Past, the Compass shows on which floor and in which room the Boss of the Dungeon is located.

Link's Awakening

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Link's Awakening instruction booklet
Map and Compass
The Map will show you all the rooms of the dungeon. The Compass will indicate the location of the dungeon's Nightmare and the position of treasure chests that you have not opened yet.

In Link's Awakening, Compasses allow Link see the hidden Treasure Chests on the Dungeon Map. A tone will also play to alert Link whenever he enters a room with a hidden Small Key.[5]

Ocarina of Time

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Ocarina of Time instruction booklet
Compass
The compass shows you the location of all treasure chests. It also shows you the location of the dungeon boss (indicated by a skull mark).

Majora's Mask

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Majora's Mask instruction booklet
Compass
The compass displays the locations of treasure chests and the location of the Boss Room.
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Oracle of Seasons

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Oracle of Seasons instruction booklet
Compass
The Compass shows you where to find treasure chests and the lair of the dungeon's boss. It also makes a noise when you enter a room that has an unopened chest.
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Oracle of Ages

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Compass
The Compass shows you where to find treasure chests and the lair of the dungeon's boss. It also makes a noise when you enter a room that has an unopened chest.
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The Wind Waker

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The Minish Cap

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Compass
When you find the Compass, you will be able to see the location of treasure chests and the dungeon boss on the Floor Map.

There are five Compasses in The Minish Cap, with one appearing in each Dungeon. They are all found in large blue Chests, and as in other games of the series, acquiring it will reveal the location of all other Chests in the Dungeon that Link is currently in.[6]

  • In the Deepwood Shrine, the Compass is found in a room in the northern area of the second basement floor, where Link must push aside two Blocks to reach it.
  • In the Cave of Flames, the Compass is in one of the first rooms, accessible after Link defeats a pair of Spiked Beetles.
  • In the Fortress of Winds, the Compass is found in a room in the northwestern area of the third floor, after Link defeats a pair of Eyegore Statues.
  • In the Temple of Droplets, the Compass is found in the southeastern area of the second basement floor, after Link defeats a Madderpillar on an icy platform reachable only by using the Gust Jar to propel a Lily through the water.
  • In the Palace of Winds, the Compass is found on the first floor, on the right side of a dark room after Link defeats a Red Darknut and activates the blue Warp Point.
  • In Dark Hyrule Castle, the Compass is found on the first floor, after defeating a Red Darknut in the Throne Room. The room where it lies is equivalent in location to the room where Link first wakes up after being attacked by Vaati at the Picori Festival.

Twilight Princess

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Spirit Tracks

Main article: Compass of Light

In Spirit Tracks, the Compass of Light guides Link to the Demon Train.

A Link Between Worlds

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Other Appearances

Ancient Stone Tablets

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The Shadow Prince

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Main article: Golden Compass

In The Shadow Prince, the Golden Compass does not have the usual directions of north and south. Instead, it has a variety of letters in all of its directions.

Zelda's Adventure

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Hyrule Warriors

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In Hyrule Warriors, the Compass appears as an Item Card in Adventure Mode, resembling its appearance in The Legend of Zelda. It is used to reveal which squares on the search screen hide a secret by making them sparkle. An 8-Bit version of the compass from The Legend of Zelda, called the 8-Bit Compass, appears as the Lv.★ form of Lana's Summoning Gate. It was added to the game with the Majora's Mask Pack DLC in Hyrule Warriors, and can be unlocked without the purchase of DLC in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition.

Main article: Linkle's Compass

In Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Linkle has a Compass given to her by her grandmother, which has been passed down for generations.

My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess

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The third puzzle in the Picross series and the ninth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict a Compass.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
EnglishBRBritish
Compass (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[7]
Japan
Japanese
コンパス (Konpasu) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | TWWThe Wind Waker | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]Same as English.Editor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
罗盘 (Luópán) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | OoTOcarina of Time | OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D | MMMajora's Mask | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | OoSOracle of Seasons | TWWThe Wind Waker | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | TPHDTwilight Princess HD | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16]Same as English.Editor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Kompas (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[17]Same as English.
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
Boussole (TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[23][24][25] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  • Kompaß (LALink's Awakening)[26]
  • Kompass (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | TWWThe Wind Waker | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | HWDEHyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)[27][28][29][30][31]
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.
The Italian Republic
Italian
Bussola (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | OoTOcarina of Time | OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D | MMMajora's Mask | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | TWWThe Wind Waker | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[32][33][34][34][35][34][34][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]Same as English.
The Republic of Korea
Korean
  • 나침반 (Nachimban) (ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[44]
  • 나침반 (Nacimban) (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[45]
  •  
  •  
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
Brújula (MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[46][47][48][49] 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Brújula (MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | TWWThe Wind Waker | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[50][51][52][53][54] 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

  • The Legend of Zelda

    Artwork of a Compass

  • Link's Awakening

    Artwork of a Compass from the guide[which?]

  • The Shadow Prince

    The Golden Compass

  • BS The Legend of Zelda

    The Compass

  • Hyrule Warriors

    The Compass Item Card

  • Hyrule Warriors

    The 8-Bit Compass

  • Hyrule Warriors Legends

    Linkle's Compass

  • Hyrule Warriors Legends

    The Compass Item Card

  • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    The Compass Item Card

  • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    Lana wielding the 8-Bit Compass

  • Cadence of Hyrule

    A Compass

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 120 (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | TWWThe Wind Waker | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)
  2. ↑ You've got the compass! Now, you can see where the chests and Nightmare are hidden! This compass has a new feature—a tone will tell you if a key is nearby! — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  3. ↑ Zelda's Adventure manual, pg. 4
  4. ↑ Compass: Use this while searching to identify where an Item Card can be used. — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  5. ↑ You've got the Compass! Now, you can see where the chests and Nightmare are hidden! This Compass has a new feature-- a tone will tell you if a key is hidden in a room when you enter! — N/A (Link's Awakening DX)
  6. ↑ You got the compass! Use it to find the locations of hidden items. — N/A (The Minish Cap)
  7. ↑ You got the Compass Item Card! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, British English version)
  8. ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
  9. ↑ A Link to the Past manual, pg. 37 Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 29 Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 13
  10. ↑ マップとコンパス (Link's Awakening Japanese manual, pg. 27)
  11. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 149
  12. ↑ コンパスを手(て)に入(い)れた！
    ダンジョンに隠(かく)された
    いろいろな物(もの)が　わかった     — N/A (The Wind Waker, Japanese version)
  13. ↑ コンパスを　手(て)に入(い)れた！
    ダンジョンに隠(かく)された物(もの)の位置(いち)が
    マップ画面(がめん)で確認(かくにん)できるようになった     — N/A (Twilight Princess, Japanese version)
  14. ↑ 「コンパス」を手に入れた！
    宝箱と鍵のかかった扉の位置が分かる！     — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  15. ↑ アイテムカード「コンパス」を手(て)に入(い)れた！ — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Japanese version)
  16. ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 129
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 23
  18. ↑ Boussole
    Un objet essentiel pour les aventuriers en quête de trésors. Elle révèle la position des coffres et objets cachés du donjon.     — Inventory (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  19. ↑ Vous obtenez la Boussole! Vous connaissez désormais l'emplacement d'un certain nombre de Trésors dans le Donjon. — N/A (The Wind Waker, European French version)
  20. ↑ Vous obtenez la boussole! Elle vous indique l'emplacement des trésors dans le donjon. Jetez un œil sur la carte! — N/A (Twilight Princess, European French version)
  21. ↑ Vous avez obtenu la boussole ! Elle indique l'emplacement des trésors et des portes verrouillées. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  22. ↑ Vous avez obtenu une carte d'objet « Boussole » ! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European French version)
  23. ↑ Vous obtenez la boussole! Elle vous indique l'emplacement des trésors dans le donjon. Jetez un œil sur la carte! — N/A (Twilight Princess, Canadian French version)
  24. ↑ Vous avez obtenu la boussole! Elle indique l'emplacement des trésors et des portes verrouillées. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  25. ↑ Vous avez obtenu la carte d'objet « Boussole » ! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Canadian French version)
  26. ↑ Der Kompaß! Nun kannst Du sehen, wo sich die Endbosse und Truhen befinden. Und… NEU NEU NEU NEU! Ein akustisches Signal zeigt Dir die Räume an, in denen Schlüssel versteckt sind. — N/A (Link's Awakening, German version)
  27. ↑ Du hast den Kompass gefunden! Jetzt weißt du, wo sich all die Schätze in diesem Labyrinth befinden! — N/A (The Wind Waker, German version)
  28. ↑ Du erhältst den Kompass! Er zeigt dir, wo du die Schätze in diesem Dungeon findest. — N/A (Twilight Princess, German version)
  29. ↑ Du hast den Kompass erhalten. Jetzt sind auf der Karte Schätze und verschlossene Türen sichtbar. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  30. ↑ Du hast die Item-Karte „Kompass“ erhalten! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, German version)
  31. ↑ Kompass:
    Damit findest du verdächtige Orte auf der Karte.     — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  32. ↑ The Legend of Zelda Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 6
  33. ↑ Hai trovato la Bussola! — N/A (A Link to the Past, Italian version)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 120
  35. ↑ Hai trovato la bussola. — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version)
  36. ↑ Hai trovato la bussola! — N/A (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version)
  37. ↑ Hai trovato la Bussola! — N/A (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version)
  38. ↑ Hai trovato la Bussola! — N/A (Oracle of Ages, Italian version)
  39. ↑ Hai ottenuto la Bussola! Segnala gli oggetti nascosti nel labirinto. Accedi allo schermo della mappa e controlla con D-PadArrow Up. — N/A (The Wind Waker, Italian version)
  40. ↑ Hai ottenuto la Bussola! Ti segnalerà la posizione degli oggetti nascosti in quest'area. — N/A (Twilight Princess, Italian version)
  41. ↑ Hai ottenuto la bussola! Ora sai dove si trovano gli scrigni e le porte chiuse a chiave! — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  42. ↑ Hai ottenuto la carta oggetto Bussola! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Italian version)
  43. ↑ Bussola — N/A (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian version)
  44. ↑ 「나침반」을 획득했다!
    보물상자다 잠긴 문의 위치를 알 수 있다!     — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  45. ↑ '나침반'의 아이템 카드를 획득했다!! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Korean version)
  46. ↑ Mapa de la mazmorra/Brújula/Gran llave/Llave pequeña (Majora's Mask 3D Latin American Spanish manual, pg. 10)
  47. ↑ ¡Has obtenido la brújula! Revela la ubicación de diversos objetos ocultos en la mazmorra. — N/A (Twilight Princess, Latin American Spanish version)
  48. ↑ ¡Has obtenido la brújula! Te revelará la ubicación de los cofres del tesoro y de las puertas cerradas. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  49. ↑ ¡Has conseguido la carta de objeto Brújula! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Latin American Spanish version)
  50. ↑ Mapa de la mazmorra/Brújula/Gran llave/Llave pequeña (Majora's Mask 3D European Spanish manual, pg. 10)
  51. ↑ ¡Has obtenido la Brújula! Revela la ubicación de diversos objetos ocultos en la mazmorra. — N/A (The Wind Waker, European Spanish version)
  52. ↑ ¡Has obtenido la brújula! Revela la ubicación de diversos objetos ocultos en la mazmorra. — N/A (Twilight Princess, European Spanish version)
  53. ↑ ¡Has conseguido la brújula! Te revelará la ubicación de los cofres del tesoro y de las puertas cerradas. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  54. ↑ ¡Has conseguido la carta de objeto Brújula! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European Spanish version)
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