Hinox Mine

Hinox Mine is a Level in Tri Force Heroes.^[1] It is the second Level in the Volcano Area, preceded by Blazing Trail and followed by Den of Flames.

Themes and Navigation

Hinox Mine is a large volcanic cavern, which contains several railways and Mine Carts that are used for transportation over lakes of Lava.

In Stage 1, the Links begin at a small area with a pair of Bomb Flowers growing on pillars, and a Cracked Block barricading the way forward. A pair of Boomerangs and a Bow are immediately provided for their use. To destroy the Cracked Block, the Links must throw the Boomerangs at the Bomb Flowers to catch the Bombs, then throw them at the Block, which requires two blasts to destroy. Removing it allows one of the Links to shoot an Arrow at the Shock Switch up ahead, which raises a flight of stairs to the next area. Here, the Links must work in tandem to activate a set of three timed Shock Switches across a gap. This can be accomplished numerous ways; the intended method is for one Link to grab one of the Bomb Flowers from the sides, and throw it between the two Bomb Flowers that sit next to the Switches, which causes a chain reaction of explosions that activates two Switches. The Links must then quickly form a Totem so the top Link can fire an Arrow at the higher Shock Switch in the center before others revert to deactivated. Activating all three Switches at once creates a moving platform that leads to the Triforce Gateway.

In Stage 2, the Links appear on a platform above a set of rails and a Mine Cart. Once they drop into the Mine Cart, it will continuously move in a loop around the area, passing by some Bomb Flowers and Red Rupees on a ledge, and a large Cracked Block. The Links with Boomerangs can grab the Bombs and throw them to demolish the Block, revealing a Shock Switch and a Purple Rupee behind it. The Rupee can be retrieved with a Boomerang by a Totem of two, while the Links must form a Totem of three to hit the Switch with an Arrow. A pair of Bomb Flowers sit next to the Switch which will also activate it, so Link's aim does not need to be perfect. Hitting this Switch turns the rails so the Mine Cart will move north to a Triforce Gateway and a Squiddy.

Stage 3 features another Mine Cart and a more complex railway. The Links ride the cart around in another loop, and pass by a lever Switch. Hitting this turns the rail so the Mine Cart can move to the next set of rails, which forms a large loop around most of the Stage. This next area contains three more Shock Switches and a number of Bomb Flowers on ledges. Each Switch has a line of Bomb Flowers leading up to them; two of these lines begin at fire stacks near the railway. The Links must activate these Shock Switches by blowing up the lines of Bomb Flowers, creating a chain reaction that will hit the Switches. One Switch simply requires one Link atop a Totem to shoot an Arrow at the line of Bomb Flowers, while the other two require that the Links throw Bombs into the fire stacks. Alternately, the other two Switches can also be hit with an Arrow that is shot with just the right angle and timing. Hitting all three Shock Switches opens a door to the Triforce Gateway back on the starting platform, and turns the rails to lead back to it.

Stage 4 is where the Links battle two of the Hinox Brothers aboard a larger, two-car Mine Cart. The rails run around the entire Stage's perimeter, above a massive pool of Lava. A second set of rails for the Mine Cart carrying the Hinox Brothers runs parallel through most of the Stage, briefly breaking away from the Links in the northern section. Several ledges around the Stage have Hearts that can be retrieved with the Boomerang. Once the Hinox Brothers are defeated, the Mine Cart returns to the starting platform where the Triforce Gateway is activated.

Drablands Challenges

Once the Boss of the Volcano has been defeated, Hinox Mine can be replayed with the following Drablands Challenges: "Clear within the time limit!", "Pop all balloons!", and "Don't pop any balloons!". Each Challenge features the same configuration of Enemies.

In "Clear within the time limit!", the Links are given a timer of four minutes in Multiplayer, or four minutes and 45 seconds in single-player. This timer can be increased by collecting Hourglasses or wearing Linebeck's Uniform. Notably, there are no Hourglasses to collect until the final Stage, where several can be found on the ledges with Hearts.

In "Pop all balloons!", the four Stages contain seven, seven, six, and six Balloons respectively, for a total of 26 Balloons. Due to a bug present in all versions of the game, the Balloon floating above the staircase in Stage 1 does not need to be popped.

"Don't pop any balloons!" is considered to be one of the most difficult Drablands Challenges, as many of the Bomb Flowers and Shock Switches throughout the Level have Balloons floating very close by. For this reason, the Challenge becomes impossible to complete if the Link utilizing the Bow wears the Kokiri Clothes.

Materials

At the end of the Level, three Treasure Chests can be opened. Two contain the same Material, and one contains another, more valuable Material.

Drablands Challenge	—
Magical Materials	× 2Goron Ores× 1Demon Fossil
Drablands Challenge	Clear within the time limit!
Magical Materials	× 2Monster Guts× 1Rugged Horn
Drablands Challenge	Pop all balloons!
Magical Materials	× 2Demon Fossils× 1Kodongo Tail
Drablands Challenge	Don't pop any balloons!
Magical Materials	× 2Rugged Horns× 1Keese Wing

Drablands Challenge	Magical Materials
—	× 2Goron Ores× 1Demon Fossil
Clear within the time limit!	× 2Monster Guts× 1Rugged Horn
Pop all balloons!	× 2Demon Fossils× 1Kodongo Tail
Don't pop any balloons!	× 2Rugged Horns× 1Keese Wing

Enemies and Traps

Stage 1

There are no Enemies in this Stage.

Stage 2

Squiddy

Stage 3

There are no Enemies in this Stage.

Stage 4

Trivia

As described in Vol. 3 of the Drablands Diary, some fossilized bones are hidden in each Level of the Volcano. They can be seen on the sloped edge of a platform in Stage 2 of Hinox Mine, just after the Mine Cart turns north toward the Triforce Gateway.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	ヒノックス坑道 (Hinokkusu Kōdō)^[3]	Hinox Mine Shaft
French^CA	Galeries hinox
French^EU	Galeries hinox^[5]
German	Hinox-Tunnel^[4]
Italian	Miniere hinox^[2]
Spanish^LA	Mina hinox^[6]
Spanish^EU	Mina Hinox^[7]
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