Flute
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| Flute | |
| Type | Musical Instrument |
| Owner | Link |
| Debut | The Legend of Zelda |
The flute (known as the whistle in translations of the first game and the recorder in more recent sources) is a musical instrument that appears as an item in the first two Zelda games.
Information[edit]
When played, the flute will usually perform any of a variety of functions based on the context. In The Legend of Zelda, it is found in the Lizard Labyrinth, and it can be used at the end of the dungeon, where it is essential for defeating Digdogger. The flute's tone somehow splits Digdogger into several smaller, vulnerable beings. In the field, playing the flute can warp Link to one of the dungeons he has already beaten depending on the direction he is facing. The flute can also drain an empty fairy fountain to reveal the entrance to the Dragon Labyrinth. In the second quest, the flute is found in the Moon Labyrinth and is used more often to open the hidden entrances to various labyrinths.
In Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, it could be found in the Palace at the Sea. Its tune has two main functions within the game; it makes the River Devil at Nabooru Town disappear and also makes the entrance to the Three Eye Rock Palace appear when played by the Three Eye Rock.
Other Appearances[edit]
Video Games[edit]
- In Hyrule Warriors, the Recorder appeared as an Item Card in Adventure Mode, using its sprite from The Legend of Zelda. The card could be used to access the battles on certain squares of the map, by making hidden staircases appear or draining small bodies of water. Additionally, the 8-Bit Recorder appears as a weapon for Zelda.
Other Media[edit]
- It appeared in one episode of the "Legend of Zelda" cartoon, where it was called the magic whistle. Link found the whistle from a pair of defeated Lynels and later used it to warp himself as well as Zelda and the king out of the Underworld.
Trivia[edit]
- The flute's tune from The Legend of Zelda was also played by the similar Warp Whistle item in Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Ocarina of Winds in The Minish Cap, and it was used as part of the title screen music for Ocarina of Time. However, the flute in Zelda II has a different tune.
- The ocarina from A Link to the Past has also been called a "flute" in all English translations of A Link to the Past, despite it being called "ocarina" in the original Japanese text and having an identical design as the ocarinas shown in the later games. The flute has similar been referred by several different instrument names in translations, which has fueled confusion about which instrument is which. This is is subsequently cleared by checking the Japanese names.