BowWow: Difference between revisions

Once [[Link]] obtains the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens#Full Moon Cello|Full Moon Cello]] from [[Tail Cave]] and returns to Mabe Village, he is informed by the [[Island Quadruplets]] that BowWow has recently been dognapped by the [[Moblin|henchmen]] of the [[Moblin Chief]].{{Ref|LADX|621|[[Kidoh]] and [[Joonya]]}}{{Ref|pg. 45|Along the way, he meets two lads who tell him a curious tale about Madame MeowMeow's lost dog.|''[[Nintendo Super Game Boy Strategy Guide|Super Game Boy Strategy Guide]]''}} To learn more about the tragedy, Link can talk to [[Grandma Yahoo]] to see what happened at Madam MeowMeow's house.{{Ref|LADX|458|Grandma Yahoo}} If Link talks to Madam MeowMeow, she frantically begs for Link to rescue BowWow.{{Ref|LADX|388|Madam MeowMeow}}{{Ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150908205219/http://zelda.com/universe/game/awakening/walk.jsp Zelda.com Link's Awakening Walkthrough]|She will tell you that the Moblins took her BowWow and that she wants you to go find him.}} Link soon finds out that the Moblin Chief and his gang are hiding in [[Moblin Cave]], a cave located in the [[Tal Tal Heights]] region.{{Ref|LADX|405|[[Old Man Ulrira]]}}{{Ref|pg. 45|Link loses no time. He immediately sets out for the Moblin Cave at Tal Tal Heights.|''Super Game Boy Strategy Guide''}}

After returning to Mabe Village, Madam MeowMeow is grateful and asks Link to take BowWow for a walk around [[Koholint Island]].{{Ref|LADX|389|Madam MeowMeow}}{{Ref|pg. 33|If you return to Mabe Village with BowWow, Madame MeowMeow will thank you and ask you to take him for a walk.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}} Because of his sharp nose, BowWow can sniff up secrets buried beneath the ground to help [[Link]] search for [[Secret Seashell]]s.{{Ref|LADX|360|BowWow}}{{Ref|pg. 33|He has a sharp nose and can sniff out Secret Shells—if you have the Shovel.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}}{{Ref|name=Seashells|pg. 66|Defeat the Moblins, then take BowWow for a walk—he'll eat enemies and sniff out the locations of Secret Seashells.|''Nintendo Power Issue 094''}} Being a loyal companion, he will also eat most enemies in Link's way.{{Ref|name=Seashells}}{{Ref|pg. 66|If you rescue BowWow, you'll have loyal companion with an appetite for your foes.|''Nintendo Power Issue 094''}} Moreover, his favorite treats are the [[Goponga Flower|indigestible flowers of Goponga Swamp]].{{Ref|LADX|406|Ulrira}}{{Ref|''Super Game Boy Strategy Guide'', pg. 45|It helps Link to know that BowWow's favorite food is the swamp flower that grows in front of the Bottle Grotto in Goponga Swamp.}} As a result, BowWow is the only individual that is allowed to enter [[Goponga Swamp]].{{Ref|LADX|505|Sign}} In order for Link to obtain the second Instrument of the Sirens, he should walk with BowWow to the swamp, where BowWow can eat the Goponga Flowers blocking the entrance to [[Bottle Grotto]], the second [[dungeon]] in ''Link's Awakening''.{{Ref|pg. 34|Although you must usually find a special key to gain admittance to a Level, this time BowWow is your key. He opens the Level by eating the flowers that block the entrance.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}}{{Ref|pg. 33|Take him to the cave, and have him eat a path to the entrance.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}}

* While [[Link]] is walking [[BowWow]] around [[Koholint Island]], he can take BowWow to [[Toronbo Shores]] and BowWow will eat the pesky [[monkey]] there.

* While [[Link]] is walking [[BowWow]] around [[Koholint Island]], Link can take him to [[Kiki]] the [[monkey]] and they will start to fight.{{Ref|LADX|434|Kiki}}

* If [[Link]] tries to talk to the [[Photographer]] while walking [[BowWow]], the Photographer will tell Link to come again alone, stalling the [[Link's Awakening Photographs|Photo Album Quest]].{{Ref|LADX|96|Photographer}}

* What [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], [[Nobuo Matsumiya]], [[Shigehiro Kasamatsu]], and [[Yuuichi Ozaki]] all liked about ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|Link's Awakening DX]]'' was [[BowWow]], which includes [[Link]] walking BowWow and also the photo of BowWow in the [[Link's Awakening Photographs|Photo Album]].{{Ref|[https://www.glitterberri.com/links-awakening/staff-questionnaire/ GlitterBerri's Link's Awakening DX Developer Questionaire Translation]}}

* The [[Chain Chomp]] that [[Link]] receives in the original version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' was named "[[BowWow]]" like the character in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]''|You got BowWow! He eats anything! Beware the mad dog!|In-Game Description}} However, this was changed to "Chain Chomp" in the [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords#Four Swords Anniversary Edition|anniversary edition]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords#Four Swords Anniversary Edition|Four Swords Anniversary Edition]]''|You got a Chain Chomp! He eats anything! Beware the mad dog!|In-Game Description}}

* In ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'', [[BowWow]] takes the place of the [[Ball and Chain]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' in [[Link]]'s level 3 [[Gauntlets]], the [[Gauntlets#Power Gloves|Power Gloves]].