Gnat Hat
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The Gnat Hat is an Item in Four Swords.[1]
Location and Uses
Descriptions
A Link to the Past & Four Swords instruction booklet
Gnat Hat
Wearing this hat shrinks you down in size! There are some areas that only insect-sized players can enter.
The Gnat Hat allows Link to instantly shrink down to the size of a tiny gnat and back again. There are some areas only insect sized beings can enter. The Gnat Hat functions similarly to Ezlo in The Minish Cap, where he aids in shrinking Link down to the size of the Minish. The Mage's Cap created by Ezlo, also in The Minish Cap, has a similar appearance.
Trivia
- Director of Four Swords, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, states the Gnat Hat is inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto's imagination of being shrunk down and making mischief, such as getting inside of a treasure chest.[2]
- The Gnat Hat's ability is reused in The Minish Cap to expand the concept of Link being extremely small into a game centered around the feature.[2]
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 The Italian RepublicItalian | Cappello Folletto[3] | Sprite Hat |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 125
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
―― 『４つの剣』で登場した小人のぼうしは、藤林さんのお気に入りアイテムだったんですか？[Interviewer: Was the Gnat Hat from Four Swords your favorite item?]
(Nintendo Dream vol. 124 no. December 6, 2004, Mainichi Communications Inc., November 6, 2004, pg. 95)
藤林 そういうわけではないんです。もともとあのアイテムは、宮本さんが宝箱の中に入ってみたいとか、いろいろいたずらしてみたいって話されていて、じゃあリンクが小さくなるアイテムがあればどうなんだろうと考え生まれたものなんです。実際に２ドットくらいのリンクにしてみて遊んでみたらおもしろかったので、また機会があればこれを使ってみたいとは考えていたんです。そのことが、世界観づくりで「大きい・小さい」を思いついたときに重なったというわけです。Fujibayashi: No, the item [Gnat Hat] originally came from the things Miyamoto told me, like he wanted to get inside of a treasure chest or make mischief, which inspired me to make an item that shrinks Link [to explore Miyamoto's idea.] It was fun to play with 2-pixel Link when we tested, so I was looking forward to using it again if there's an opportunity, and it affected shaping the world building centered on "being big or small."(Translation: BluishBlue) - ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 125