The Rapid Ride appears in Link's Crossbow Training. Zora River: Defender places Link inside of a canoe and travels downstream the river. Toadpolis and Tektites are the only enemies in the stage, while the pots of Iza's Rapid Ride can be shot for points. The rocks Toadpolis spit at Link can be hit for points, as well as the hidden orange Rupees, Fairies and Scarecrows.
Rapids Ride
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Rapids Ride,(LALink's Awakening)[1][2] also known as Iza's Rapid Ride,(TPTwilight Princess)[3][name references needed] is a recurring location in The Legend of Zelda series. It usually refers to a location with river rapids in which Link can ride in a Raft or a canoe, usually as part of a mini-game.
Features and Overview
Link's Awakening
In Link's Awakening, Rapids Ride is a region located in the eastern part of Koholint Island. For a fee of 100 Rupees, Link can travel on a raft down a series of high-current rapids and waterfalls. As he is riding down the rapids, the young hero can also obtain items floating above the water, such as Rupees, Arrows and Bombs, by leaping with the Roc's Feather to catch them. The rapids also serves as a shortcut going down from the northeastern to the southeastern parts of the island.
One of the islands within the Rapids Ride area can only be accessed via a staircase in Face Shrine. On this island is a Treasure Chest containing a Secret Seashell.
Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, Iza's Rapid Ride is located at the Boat Rental Cabin in Upper Zora's River and runs all the way down to Lake Hylia. The mini-game is run by Iza and her Zora employee.
At first, the mini-game is not available since a rockfall dammed up the river.[4] As such, if Link speaks to Iza, she will simply tell him they're closed.[5] To get the mini-game to open, Link must defeat the Shadow Beasts that appear around the Fishing Hole. After they are defeated, Iza becomes impressed by Link's bravery and lets him into the Boat Rental Cabin.[6] She will request that Link help her out by clearing a path downstream. If he agrees to clear the debris that has clogged the river flow, Iza will lend Link a Bomb Bag and fill up his Quiver with Arrows.[7] By shooting the rocks that are visible from the Cabin's interior with Bomb Arrows, Link will be able to row down the rapids and clear the rest of the rocks that are blocking the water flow. Once Link reaches Lake Hylia, Iza's Zora assistant will allow him to keep the Bomb Bag.[8]
Link can return to the Boat Rental Cabin at any time after clearing the river to play Iza's mini-game for 20 Rupees. This time, Link has to smash pots using Bomb Arrows. Yellow pots are worth one point, while red ones are worth two points. However, if Link bumps into anything on his canoe, he will lose one point.[9] The first time Link scores at least 25 points by the time he reaches Lake Hylia, Iza's assistant will reward him with the Giant Bomb Bag, doubling his Bomb-carrying capacity in all of his Bomb Bags.[10] After receiving that prize, any score of at least 25 points will win him 50 Rupees,[11] while a perfect score of 30 wins him 100 Rupees.[12]
Other Appearances
Link's Crossbow Training
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | きゅうりゅうすべり (Kyūryū Suberi) (LALink's Awakening)[13] | Rapids Slide |
 ChineseSISimplified | 急流泛舟 (Jíliú fànzhōu) (LADXLink's Awakening DX | LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))[14][15] | |
 FrenchEUEuropean | Descente des rapides (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)) | Rapids ride |
 FrenchCACanadian | Descente des rapides (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)) | Rapids ride |
 Italian |
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| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Other Names
These names, though from official English sources, are not used by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.
| Name | River Rapids[17] |
|---|---|
| Applies to | |
| Source | |
| Superseded by |
| Name | Applies to | Source | Superseded by |
|---|---|---|---|
River Rapids[17] |
Gallery
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Link's Awakening DX
Rapids Ride -
Twilight Princess
Iza's Boat Rental Cabin, where the Rapid Ride begins -
Link's Crossbow Training
Link riding the rapids while shooting a group of Tektites
Notes
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 234(LALink's Awakening)
- ↑
Rapids Ride
— Map (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) - ↑
★Iza's Rapid Ride★
— Letter (Twilight Princess)
Shoot at targets while riding the raging river rapids! No extra charge for using bomb arrows! - ↑
My name's Iza. I rent boats here. Well, I USED to rent boats here, but then we had a rockfall and it dammed the river up.
— Iza (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Hm... A customer? Sorry, but we're temporarily closed.
— Iza (Twilight Princess) - ↑
...Uh... Wow... You... Wow, what a champ you are! Well, what are we standing around jawing for? Come on inside!
— Iza (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Well, do you think you could do something about that rock? I'll give you some bombs and arrows, so you just put 'em together and shoot bomb arrows at that thing.
— Iza (Twilight Princess) - ↑
It's all right. I'll let her know you kept it when I get back.
— Zora (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Green targets are worth 1 point, red ones are worth 2. If the boat hits anything, you lose 1 point. Get at least 25 points for a prize! So what do you say? Want to try it for 20 Rupees?
— Iza (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Congratulations! As the first customer to score at least 25 points, you receive this prize!
— Zora (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Congratulations! There's a cash prize of 50 Rupees for scoring at least 25 points!
— Zora (Twilight Princess) - ↑
Congratulations! There's a cash prize of 100 Rupees for scoring at least 30 points!
— Zora (Twilight Princess) - ↑
きゅうりゅうすべり
— Map Screen (Link's Awakening, Japanese version) - ↑ 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 234
- ↑
急流泛舟
— Map (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 234
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 18
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- Lanayru Province
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- Locations in Link's Awakening
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- Locations in Link's Awakening DX
- Mini-Games in Link's Awakening DX
- Locations in Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
- Mini-Games in Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
- Locations in Twilight Princess
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- Locations in Twilight Princess HD
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- Locations in Link's Crossbow Training