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[[File:Tail-Key-Sprite.png|left]]'''Tail Key''' is the first of five dungeon keys found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' that is used to unlock the entrance to [[Tail Cave]].{{Ref|pg. 25|The Tail Key admits you to the Tail Cave in the south, near Toronbo Shores.|''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide]]''}}{{Ref|Tail Key|The Tail Key is used to open the main entrance to the Tail Cave on Koholint Island.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150722213853/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/t.jsp#TailKey The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia]}} | [[File:Tail-Key-Sprite.png|left]]'''Tail Key''' is the first of five dungeon keys found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' that is used to unlock the entrance to [[Tail Cave]].{{Ref|pg. 25|The Tail Key admits you to the Tail Cave in the south, near Toronbo Shores.|''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide]]''}}{{Ref|Tail Key|The Tail Key is used to open the main entrance to the Tail Cave on Koholint Island.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150722213853/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/t.jsp#TailKey The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia]}} | ||
After salvaging his [[sword]] from the shipwreck on [[Toronbo Shores]], [[Link (A Link to the Past)#Link's Awakening|Link]] is guided north of [[Mabe Village]] to the [[Mysterious Forest]] by the [[owl]].{{Ref|LA|234|Owl}}{{Ref|Retrieve [the Sword], and you'll meet your guide, the Owl.|''[[Nintendo Power]] | After salvaging his [[sword]] from the shipwreck on [[Toronbo Shores]], [[Link (A Link to the Past)#Link's Awakening|Link]] is guided north of [[Mabe Village]] to the [[Mysterious Forest]] by the [[owl]].{{Ref|LA|234|Owl}}{{Ref|Retrieve [the Sword], and you'll meet your guide, the Owl.|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' [[Nintendo Power Volume 094 (March 1997)|Volume 094 (March 1997)]]}} Upon arriving at the Mysterious Forest, the owl once again appears to explain that once Link finds the key from the forest, he should go to Tail Cave and use the key there.{{Ref|LA|214|Owl}} After curing the curse on [[Tarin]] with the newly received [[Magic Powder]], Link can then head deeper into the forest to find a treasure chest containing the Tail Key.{{Ref|pg. 25|Now, when you head north, you'll find a path that will lead you to the Tail Key.|''Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide''}} Before taking the key, the owl flies down, asserting that Link takes the key and heads to Tail Cave.{{Ref|LA|215|Owl}} Once finding Tail Cave, Link must use the Tail Key on the [[Tail Keyhole]], causing the gate to rise. | ||
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File:Tail-Key-Artwork.png|Artwork of Tail Key from the ''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo of Europe Spieleberater]]'' | File:Tail-Key-Artwork.png|Artwork of Tail Key from the ''[[Link's Awakening Nintendo of Europe Spieleberater]]'' | ||
File:Tail_Key.png|Artwork of Tail Key | File:Tail_Key.png|Artwork of Tail Key | ||
File:LA19 Tail Key.png|Model from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) | |||
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Tail Key
Official artwork of Tail Key
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"You've got the Tail Key! Now you can open the Tail Cave gate!"
— In-game description[1]
Tail Key is the first of five dungeon keys found in Link's Awakening that is used to unlock the entrance to Tail Cave.[2][3]
After salvaging his sword from the shipwreck on Toronbo Shores, Link is guided north of Mabe Village to the Mysterious Forest by the owl.[4][5] Upon arriving at the Mysterious Forest, the owl once again appears to explain that once Link finds the key from the forest, he should go to Tail Cave and use the key there.[6] After curing the curse on Tarin with the newly received Magic Powder, Link can then head deeper into the forest to find a treasure chest containing the Tail Key.[7] Before taking the key, the owl flies down, asserting that Link takes the key and heads to Tail Cave.[8] Once finding Tail Cave, Link must use the Tail Key on the Tail Keyhole, causing the gate to rise.
Gallery
Area where the Tail Key is found
Link talking to the Owl after gaining the Tail Key
Artwork of Tail Key from the Link's Awakening Nintendo of Europe Spieleberater
Artwork of Tail Key
Model from Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
References
- ↑ "You've got the Tail Key! Now you can open the Tail Cave gate!" — In-game description, Link's Awakening.
- ↑ "The Tail Key admits you to the Tail Cave in the south, near Toronbo Shores." — Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide, pg. 25
- ↑ "The Tail Key is used to open the main entrance to the Tail Cave on Koholint Island." — The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tail Key
- ↑ "Hoot! Hoot! So you are the lad who owns the sword... Now I understand why the monsters are starting to act so violently... A courageous lad has come to wake the Wind Fish... It is said that you cannot leave the island unless you wake the Wind Fish... You should now go north, to the Mysterious Forest. I will wait for you there! Hoot!" — Owl, Link's Awakening.
- ↑ "Nintendo Power Volume 094 (March 1997)", Retrieve [the Sword], and you'll meet your guide, the Owl.
- ↑ "Hoot! Ho, brave lad, on your quest to wake the dreamer! Welcome to the Mysterious Wood! Much of mystery you will find on this uncharted Koholint island! I'm afraid you may find it a trifle difficult to leave the island while the Wind Fish naps. ...By the by, have you ever visited the Tail Cave, which is south of the village? Go there with the key you find in this forest... The Wind Fish is watching...Hoot!" — Owl, Link's Awakening.
- ↑ "Now, when you head north, you'll find a path that will lead you to the Tail Key." — Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide, pg. 25
- ↑ " Hoot! Take the key and go to the Tail Cave. Retrieve the Instrument that is hidden there! Go now! The Wind Fish is waiting! Hooot!" — Owl, Link's Awakening.