Editing Flute

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| type=Musical Instrument
| owner= [[Link]]
| debut= [[The Legend of Zelda]]
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The '''flute''' (known as the '''whistle''' in translations of the first game) is a musical instrument that appears as an item in the first two ''Zelda'' games.

=Information=

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 [[Zora|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=

==Other Media==

*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 [[Lynel]]s and later used it to warp himself as well as Zelda and the king out of the Underworld.

=Trivia=

*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 Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', and it was used as part of the title screen music for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. However, the flute in ''Zelda II'' has a different tune.
*The [[ocarina]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|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.

=See Also=

*[[Ocarina]]
*[[Spirit Flute]]

[[Category: Zelda Items]]