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The '''Ocarina''' is a recurring instrument in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. It first appeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', when it was used to teleport [[Link]] to certain places in the [[Light World]]. It has now appeared in six different games. There are six different ocarinas, the most well known being the [[Ocarina of Time]].

The flute in ''A Link to the Past'' is used to teleport to set locations, but only while in the Light World. When played, a [[Duck]] would swoop in and carry Link away. He could then choose where he wished to jump to. While it is called a Flute in all the English versions, the sprite depicts an ocarina, and it is called an Ocarina in the Japanese game.

[[File:OcarinaArtwork_LA.png|left|Ocarina artwork from ''Link's Awakening DX'']]In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', the Ocarina is received at [[Dream Shrine]] and can be used to play three different songs: [[Manbo's Mambo]], [[Frog's Song of Soul]], and [[Ballad of the Wind Fish]]. [[Marin]] asks Link to play the Ballad of the Wind Fish to accompany her singing.{{Ref|LA|37|Marin}} She also comments that his playing is "not very good" if he plays it while they are traveling to the [[Walrus]] together.{{Ref|LA|24|Marin}} After gathering the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]], Link plays along on the Ocarina outside of the [[Wind Fish's Egg]] on [[Mt. Tamaranch]] to open a passage.{{Ref|LA|330|N/A}}

There are two ocarinas in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. The first one Link receives is the Fairy Ocarina, which his friend [[Saria]] gives him just as he is leaving the [[Kokiri Forest]]. This is only used for the first part of the game, until he gets the second ocarina, the Ocarina of Time. Link receives this ocarina from [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] herself.

The ocarina in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' is the same as the one in its predecessor: the Ocarina of Time. It is stolen from Link shortly after the start of the game by the [[Skull Kid]]. Link must retrieve it from him by the end of the first three days. Then he remembers the [[Song of Time]], and he must play it to return to the Dawn of the First Day. This cycle is repeated endlessly throughout the game.

In the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', the Ocarina Link gets is a brand new one, not used in any other game. It is called the Ocarina of Wind. It is used in a similar fashion to the Flute in ''A Link to the Past'' by calling a bird named [[Zeffa]]. However, before Link can fly to a location, he must first have examined a [[Wind Crest]], which will cause it to blow up and reveal a symbol. There are eight Wind Crests in ''The Minish Cap''.

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In ''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]'', [[Tingle]] obtains the Bone Ocarina, an Ocarina used to summon pirates while standing on a dock. It is obtained not long after finishing the second dungeon, the [[Pirate Hideaway]] in [[Cape Treasure]]. It gets an upgrade later on in the game.

File:OcarinaofTime Large.png|The [[Ocarina of Time]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''