1. This weapon is used to defeat a boss who, in its final form, resembles one big eyeball with several smaller eyeballs. In one game, this weapon is initially obtained in response to a trick by Shadow Link, and in the same game 2000 Force Gems are needed to power up this weapon once. Beside the Master Sword, this is the only weapon with “the Power to Repel Evil,” and it is descended from the (*) Picori Blade. This weapon is the main weapon used to defeat the Wind Mage Vaati, and its special characteristic causes the creation of a green, red, blue, and purple version of the protagonist. For 10 points, name this weapon, a blade that lets Link copy himself that also titles one of the Legend of Zelda games.
ANSWER: the Four Sword (prompt on “Link’s sword,” I guess; do not accept “Master Sword”)
2. This character taunts another by saying he “floats through life with his head in the clouds.” This character expresses astonishment at all the “little birds” and trees he finds after stowing away with another character, but quickly names the location he finds after himself. After an old woman tells this character, “You will have a role to play in all this,” this character builds a catapult to help combat the (*) Imprisoned. This character steals Link’s Crimson Loftwing at the beginning of the game he appears in. A popular internet rhyme claims that this character “is loose.” For 10 points, name this beefy comic relief from Skyward Sword.
ANSWER: Groose
3. One entrance to this location is found on Death Mountain at the center of a triangle of boulders, near where the Old Man is rescued. The Moon Pearl protects the user when visiting this location. Upon first visiting this location, Link is turned into a bunny, and the Pyramid of Power is centered in this location. The Magic Mirror is used to (*) visit and leave this location. Lorule is the equivalent of this location in the sequel to the game this location appears in. After capturing the six maidens, the wizard Aghanim transports them to this location, which had originally been the Sacred Realm before being corrupted by Ganondorf. For 10 points, name this mirrored version of the Light World in A Link to the Past.
ANSWER: Dark World
4. [note to reader: note superpower] In an episode of Captain N: The Game Master, this character contacts Captain N for help finding the Potion of Power. This character asks you for your name and then says, “Strange...it somehow sounds...familiar,” before asking you to look through a (**) window. This character is scared by rats to the point of paralysis. At the top of the Clock Tower, Link has a flashback involving this character. This character has the same name as Robin Williams’s (*) daughter and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife. This character is descended from the mortal incarnation of the goddess Hylia, and in another game, she is separated from her body and helps you by possessing Phantoms. Tetra is revealed to be an incarnation of this character. For 10 points, name this character who is revealed to be the true identity of Sheik.
ANSWER: Zelda (prompt on “Tetra” or “Sheik”; give 20 points for superpower and 30 points for first line buzz, because that 80s knowledge is insane)
5. Playing this song obtains a Heart Piece from the Five Fabulish Frog Tenors. The original button presses for this song is two iterations of “A-down-up.” This song removes the curse caused by Blue Bubbles, and in the same game, this song is learned in the Ikana Graveyard and used to heal Flat. Learning this melody is part of a (*) paradox, since playing this song empties the Well and speeds up the Windmill, angering the Guru-Guru man who is responsible for teaching this song in the first place. For 10 points, name this song from Majora’s Mask and The Ocarina of Time which creates extreme weather when played.
ANSWER: Song of Storms
6. This character is implicitly referred to as “the one who captivated my heart long ago” by another character. This character is first encountered claiming to have twisted his ankle while in the Temple of the Ocean King. Jolene has a personal vendetta against this character since he stole treasure from Jolene. After (*) Bellum possesses this character, he serves as the final boss of the game he appears in. This character has a grandson who appears in Spirit Tracks, who fulfills a similar role by selling train parts. For 10 points, name this cowardly ship captain who partners with Link in The Phantom Hourglass.
ANSWER: Linebeck
7. Interactions with Belari and Barnes allow Link to upgrade this item in The Minish Cap and Twilight Princess, respectively. Accessing the Mysterious Pond in the Pyramid in Link to the Past requires the use of a variety of this item. The typical method of performing a superslide is to equip the shield, perform a flip, and use this item. Advice that (*) Dodongo dislikes a certain phenomenon is a reference to use this item against it. You can obtain a Heart Piece by throwing one of these items into the urn in the center of Goron City. In a bit of impeccable science, these items can be harvested from a namesake flower. A “chu” variety of this item moves after being placed. For 10 points, name this item that you would use if see a wall with a crack in it.
ANSWER: bombs (accept Super Bomb, Remote Bomb, Water Bomb, Bomb Flower; do not accept “Bomb Bag”)
8. The character David Jr. is associated with this character in The Minish Cap, though he is not actually related to this character, unlike Ankle and Knuckle. This character has a standalone game in which he is forced to collect rupees for the demon Uncle Rupee. This character gives Link a namesake (*) “Tuner” in The Wind Waker, and in the same game he will translate Triforce Charts for Link. In Majora’s Mask, this character claims to be 35 years old, and floats from a red balloon. For 10 points, name this odd, diminutive character who wears green because he is obsessed with fairies.
ANSWER: Tingle
9. The Knight’s Sword and White Sword are two alternative weapons in this game. Building the Magic Bar allows the player to activate “Focus Energy” in this game. This is the only game beside Twilight Princess that the insect-obsessed Agitha appears in. The plot of this game is initiated when the sorceress (*) Cia opens the Gate of Souls to different realities and launches an attack on Hyrule Castle. Both Link and Ganondorf are playable characters in this game, as they each can command troops on the battlefield. For 10 points, name this spin-off game developed by Koei Tecmo that combines the Dynasty Warriors and Legend of Zelda series.
ANSWER: Hyrule Warriors
10. Prince Komali lives in this location, and the home base of the Post Service is located here. The Wind Shrine is close by to this location, from which Link can learn the Wind’s Requiem. Gohma is fought and the Grappling Hook are acquired in the dungeon on this island. The eventual (*) Earth Sage lives on this island, and it contains the first dungeon the player visits after the Forsaken Fortress. Medli and the bird-like Rito tribe lives on this island, and Valoo lives at the top of the volcano at this island’s center. For 10 points, name this island in The Wind Wakernamed after a large fire breathing creature.
ANSWER: Dragon Roost Island (accept Dragon Roost Cavern)
11. After this character’s final appearance, another character can only say, “He...he.. talked!” This character burns the camp at the entrance to the Arbiter’s Grounds after being defeated, and he first kidnaps the children of Ordon Village. After defeating this enemy for the final time, this enemy gives Link a small key and says, “Enough. I support the strongest side … that is all I have ever known.” Riding a gigantic (*) boar, this character engages in a jousting match with Link on the Bridge of Eldin. For 10 points, name this enemy, the “King” of several other goblin-like enemies in Twilight Princess.
ANSWER: King Bulbin
12. This enemy is the final fight in level 3 of the “Take ‘Em All On” mini-game in Spirit Tracks. In one fight with this enemy, thrusting at it causes it to jump on top of your sword. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an event match requires the player to defeat this character on the Bridge of Eldin stage in stamina mode. This enemy is the truefinal boss of (*) Zelda II. In Ocarina of Time, this enemy appears in a boundless room with a thin layer of water, and when defeated gives the longshot; in that fight, this enemy mimics every sword attack the player uses, requiring the player to use other weapons instead. For 10 points, name this “evil,” blackened version of Link.
ANSWER: Dark Link (do not accept “Shadow Link,” but do prompt on “Link’s Shadow”)
13. [note to reader: note superpower] During this event, the performer claims, “I should only take this as a good sign of consistency.” This action was performed on the Chinese iQue, and a few months after this event, Jodenstonesuperceded it. After a particularly difficult glitch is successful during this event, the performer calls it the (**) “god HESS.” The wrong warp from Gohma’s boss room is the biggest sequence break during this event, and the performer admitted he constantly repeated said “infinite sword glitch” out loud out of nervousness to prepare for the final battle with Ganon. For 10 points, name this event in which a(*) speedrunner completed a certain game in 18 minutes and 10 seconds.
ANSWER: cosmo’s (Cosmo Wright’s) 18:10 world-record run of Ocarina of Time (prompt on partial; give 20 points before double asterisk and fifteen before single asterisk)
14. Breaking the six suits of armor at the beginning of this dungeon rewards the player with an orange rupee. The Darkhammer is the miniboss of this dungeon, and it fights you in a narrow corridor using the item you obtain from it. To reach this dungeon, the player has to follow a reekfish scent up a (*) mountain. It is only after retrieving both a pumpkin and goat cheese in this dungeon that Yeta remembers where the key to the bedroom where a piece of the Mirror of Twilight is locked is. The Ball and Chain is obtained in this dungeon, and this mansion-like dungeon is reached with a snowboard race. For 10 points, name this ice-themed dungeon from Twilight Princess.
ANSWER: Snowpeak Ruins
15. [note to reader: note superpower] Bago-Bagos and Debrekos are enemies with the form of these animals. The Street Merchant in Link to the Past will buy one of these animals from Link in exchange for various things like rupees or magic jars. (**) The Research Laboratory in Majora’s Mask has several of these animals. Humanoid instances of these animals will fill in Link’s Sea Chart in The Wind Waker. Hilariously, during the final sword fight in Twilight PrincessGanondorf can be distracted using an (*) item associated with these animals, which Link earlier obtained. One of these must be offered to Lord Jabu-Jabu to enter his belly, and the main setting of Link’s Awakening is only a dream of a gigantic one of these animals. The Hylian Loach is the rarest of these animals. For 10 points, name this animal, varieties of which which you can catch in a pond.
ANSWER: fish (accept specific varieties; give 20 points for superpower)
16. In the original Legend of Zelda, these enemies appear in the overworld in red or blue varieties, where the blue version is stronger. In Link Between Worlds, one of these enemies serves as a pitcher in a baseball minigame. After defrosting one of these enemies, it serves as the final boss of the Water Temple in The Minish Cap. A similar but larger version of these enemies is the miniboss in Lord JabuJabu’s belly, while the same larger version occupies the (*) whirlpools in the Great Sea in Wind Waker. The typical method for defeating these enemies is to reflect their attack back with a shield, stunning them. For 10 points, name these recurring octopus-like enemies that shoot rocks at you, thus giving them their name.
ANSWER: Octorok (accept Big Octo; as an editor’s note, be glad I didn’t include this quote from the CD-i games as a clue: “Boy, I’m so hungry, I could eat an octorok!”)
17. You can take one of the cuccos wandering around this location to reach a crate inside of which is a Piece of Heart. The music for this location begins with a series of rising notes on the acoustic guitar before introducing a rapid clapping. As an adult, the Running Man is first met while he is trapped at this location, and also as an adult, the (*) carpenters’ tent is set up at this location. A majestic cutscene takes place if you use a running jump with Epona to cross the chasm over a river in this location. Beyond this location is a fortress in which Link must sneak around to avoid being caught and placed in a cell. For 10 points, name this location that serves as the entrance to a fortress full of desert thieves whom Ganondorf is king of.
ANSWER: Gerudo Valley
18. In Oracle of Ages, characters of this species engage in an instructive dance session with Link. In The Minish Cap, a character of this species upgrades Link’s shield to the mirror shield. A character of this species can be found by blowing up a giant spire at the bottom of a pool, (*) and in the same game a character of this species opens a small stand in Kakariko village at night. A character of this species is an archaeologist who is studying Goddess Stones. (*) Fyrus, Darmani, and Darunia are creatures of this species. Defeating the Masked Mechanical Monster Goht saves these creatures from the eternal winter plaguing them in Majora’s Mask. These creatures guard the dungeon in which Link finds a sacred ruby, and they are terrorized by the dragon Volvagia in Ocarina of Time. For 10 points, name these friendly creatures from the Legend of Zelda series who eat rocks and move by rolling around.
ANSWER: Goron
19. [note to reader: note superpower] The first-ever gameplay footage of this game showed Link climbing stairs, running around and attacking a skeleton, and preparing to enter a house. An expansion to this game was developed under the working title “Ura Zelda,” but dropped. (**) This game was the first to receive a perfect 40/40 score from Famitsu. Prior to release, blood in this game had its color changed from red to green, and a sample of Islamic chanting in the background music for one of the dungeons in this game was removed. The (*) Stone of Agony alerted players in this game when secret items were near by rumbling the controller, which made the item useless in the rumble-less Virtual Console version. A Master Quest version of this game was bundled with a Gamecube release of this game. For 10 points, name this Legend of Zelda game, the first to be remade for the 3DS.
ANSWER: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (20 points for superpower)
20. Upon its death, multiple spotlights move to focus in on this creature’s death, and the first stage of the fight with this creature involves running around a circular staircase as the room below you floods. In a lesser appearance in another game, this enemy drops rocks on Link during a boss fight in The Mountain Path. This enemy looks like a larger version of a Kargoroc. The (*) Skull Hammer is required to defeat this enemy by cracking open the mask it wears. This boss is fought upon the second visit to the Forsaken Fortress, and this boss is responsible for kidnapping Aryll from Outset Island. For 10 points, name this monstrous bird, the henchman of Ganondorf in The Wind Waker.
ANSWER: Helmaroc King
TIEBREAKERS (sudden death until someone negs or someone buzzes correctly):
One boss in this game disguised itself as the priestess Rao after killing the original Rao. The swordsman Waka in this game is revealed as a member of the Moon Tribe, and assists the protagonist in finding the Ark of Yamato. The Cherry Bomb ability in this game allows you to blow up walls. Praise points can be earned in this game by restoring characters’ faiths in the protagonist. The main player is assisted by the tiny cricket-like Issun, and several battles with the eight-headed dragon Orochi occur during this game. The Celestial Brush is the main weapon in this game, and you play as the sun god Amaterasu in the form of a wolf in this game. For 10 points, name this game that is notably not from The Legend of Zelda franchise, but is heavily inspired by it.
ANSWER: Okami
One boss in this game repeatedly spawns flies, shoots homing shots, and can only be accessed after holding on to the Polaroid from an earlier fight. Though not The Legend of Zelda for NES, the Shovel is an item in this game and you can meet a shopkeeper who says “I AM ERROR.” Samson and Eve are other playable characters in this game, and the main method of attack in this game is through Tears, which can be upgrade with passive items. The main boss fight in this game is with Mom, who in the prologue to this game chases the main character into a chest. For 10 points, name this game that is notably also not from The Legend of Zelda franchise, but is heavily inspired by it--and also takes its name from a scene in the Bible where God commands Abraham to sacrifice his only son.