Trapdoor

This article is about the recurring trap in The Legend of Zelda series. For other uses, see Trap Door (Disambiguation).

Trapdoor
ModelIn-game modelsSpriteIn-game sprites or icons TWWThe Wind WakerTWWHDThe Wind Waker HDPHPhantom HourglassSTSpirit Tracks FSAFour Swords Adventures
Main appearance(s)	The Wind Waker Four Swords Adventures Phantom Hourglass Spirit Tracks
Other appearance(s)	Cadence of Hyrule
Habitat(s)	Four Swords Adventures Cave of No Return Phantom Hourglass Mutoh's Temple Temple of Fire Temple of the Ocean King Temple of the Ocean King: 1F Temple of the Ocean King: B3 Temple of the Ocean King: B8 Temple of the Ocean King: B9 Spirit Tracks Sand Temple Tears of the Kingdom Sahirow Shrine Wind Temple B1 Cadence of Hyrule Kakariko Crypt Temple of Storms

Trapdoors are recurring Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series.^{(FSAFour Swords Adventures)[name references needed]} Trapdoors go unnamed in Cadence of Hyrule.

Location and Uses

The Wind Waker

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Trapdoors are used by Rats in the Jail Maze. If Link crawls onto one, a nearby Rat will use a bell pull to activate the Trapdoor, ejecting Link out to the northwestern end of Windfall Island.

Four Swords Adventures

Trapdoors are indistinguishable from normal ground until activated, at which point they become Holes leading to lower levels.

The variant found in the Cave of No Return activates when one of the Links steps within its area, while the variant in The Field Shadow Battle arena is activated using a Star Tile.

Phantom Hourglass

Trapdoors appear in various Dungeons in Phantom Hourglass, including the Temple of the Ocean King, the Temple of Fire, and Mutoh's Temple. They are invisible panels on the ground that swing open when Link approaches them, sending the hero falling and taking damage if he is not careful to avoid them. After several seconds, the traps automatically close themselves.

In the Temple of Fire, a Map hanging on the wall shows the locations of several Trapdoors, represented by black squares, in the room ahead.

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Other Appearances

Cadence of Hyrule

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

Trapdoors are wooden panels found on the floors of most Dungeons. Every fourth beat, they will open to reveal a Hole that, if stepped into, will remove half of a Heart from a hero's Life Gauge. Enemies or Objects that fall into them will be destroyed. After another three beats, the Trapdoor will close and become safe to walk on.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

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  Cadence of Hyrule

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  Sprite of a present Trapdoor
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  Cadence of Hyrule

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  Sprite of a future Trapdoor

References

Traps

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Balls

Ball • Gargantuan Ball • Iron Ball • Spiked Iron Ball

Fire Traps

Blazing Watch Tower • Bubble • Fire Eye • Flame Fountain • Flame Trap • Flame Wall • Guruguru Bar • Hot Coals • Magma Bomb • Medusa • Winder • Yomo Medusa

Other

Arrow Trap • Big Blade • Bottomless Bog • Boulder • Bramble • Bumper • Burr • Cactus • Cannon • Chaser • Current • Cyclone • Dark Fog • Deep Water • Falling Spikes • Floor Spikes • Flying Pot • Flying Tile • Fog • Gale Wind • Geyser • Gloom • Guillotine • Hole • Ice Scythe • Icicle • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava Pit • Lightning Lock • Link-Eating Plant • Malice • Mau • Mega Thwomp • Mole • Paralyzing Fog • Pathblade • Pendulum • Poison Pool • Quicksand • Ra • Rabbit Beam • Rapids • Reaper Blade • Sea Trap • Sensor (Enemy) • Shallow Water • Sinkhole • Skull • Spiked Roller • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thorn • Trap Door • Trapdoor • Treasure Chest • Tricky Chest • Vacuum Mouth • Waking Water • Whirlpool • Wind Gust

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