The Desert of Mystery is a wide open area filled with cacti. It is the location of the second Dungeon in the game, the Desert Palace, which contains the Pendant of Wisdom. The only other features are a few cliffs and caves, one which is the home of Aginah.
In A Link Between Worlds, the Desert of Mystery is sealed off during Link's search for the Pendants of Virtue, making him completely unable to reach it. It is not until Link has access to Lorule that he can enter the Desert via a Fissure located in the Misery Mire. Traversing the Desert of Mystery requires the Sand Rod to raise platforms to walk across so that Link can access different Fissures between the Misery Mire and the Desert. The Desert Palace also appears in the area, though its boss is fought in Lorule.
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Link flying over the Desert of Mystery
In the A Link to the Past comic by Shotaro Ishinomori, before Link can head out to the Desert of Mystery, Sahasrahla's Wife warns him that traveling through it will not be easy since the fierce winds and shifting sand have bested even the most capable adventurers.[1]Sahasrahla's Grandson, who Sahasrahla left in charge of his wife gives Link a hang glider that he can use to traverse the Desert of Mystery with ease.[2]
Using the "miracle wings", Link flies over the Desert of Mystery and locates the ruins of the Desert Palace.[3] Using the Book of Mudora to translate the runes he finds,[4] the ruins begin to sink to reveal a scorpion statue that has the Pendant of Power hanging on it.[5] Before Link can approach it, he sinks into the quicksand and resurfaces on top of a Lanmola. Link tries to attack it with his Sword but to no avail.[6] He however manages to retrieve the Pendant of Power from the statue and uses it to defeat the Lanmola.[7]
↑I should warn you that traveling in the desert is no simple matter! The fierce winds and shifting sands have buried more able adventurers than you! (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 7)
↑Hey, buddy! I just remembered! I have something that may help! Sahasrahla showed it to me! It's a bird that you can ride on! (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 8)
↑The desert ruins! And this must be ancient Hylian script! The book, the script, the desert... it's just like in the legend! (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 11)
↑Maybe I am the legendary hero after all! I suppose if I look it up in the book, the writing should make sense... (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 11)
↑"Known as the Haunted Wasteland when Link was a boy, this vast arid expanse in southeastern Hyrule has slowly become known more commonly as the Desert of Mystery." — The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia , Zelda.com (Archive).
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