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The Cave of Ordeals is an optional dungeon in Twilight Princess.

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Cave of Ordeals

A floor inside the Cave of Ordeals

The cave is located below the Gerudo Mesa, and can be accessed any time after restoring the Bridge of Eldin, thus unblocking the entrance. The dungeon contains a total of fifty floors. However, to make it into the deeper floors, Link will need weapons and items from further along in the game. Within the cave, Link has to fight his way through hordes of enemies, and only by defeating each enemy within that room will he be able to progress to the next floor.

After every ten floors, there is a Fountain in which the Great Fairy appears and grants the power of Fairies at each Spirit Spring.[1] On the last floor, the Great Fairy will reward the young hero with a Bottle full of Great Fairy's Tears.[2] Upon reaching the final floor, the Great Fairy will also give Link unlimited Great Fairy's Tears at the Spirit Springs, but only when he does not already have some in a Bottle.[3]

In addition to ordinary enemies, Link can also find three Poes in total on certain floors. Once they are defeated, the Poes will no longer respawn on their respective floor.

Floors and Minor Enemies

  1. Bokoblin
  2. Rats, Keese
  3. Deku Babas ×6
  4. Skulltulas ×3
  5. Bulblin archers ×3
  6. Torch Slugs ×9
  7. Fire Keese ×4, Dodongos ×2
  8. Red Tektites ×3, Blue Tektites ×3
  9. Bulblin Archers ×4, Lizalfos ×2
  10. Great Fairy
  11. Helmasaurs ×3, Rats
  12. Large Purple Chu
  13. Chu Worms ×4
  14. Bubbles
  15. Bulblins
  16. Rats, Keese
  17. Stalhounds, Poe
  18. Leevers
  19. Chu Horde
  20. Great Fairy
  21. Ice Keese, Purple Bokoblins
  22. Keese, Rats, Ghoul Rats
  23. Stalkin
  24. ReDead Knights ×5
  25. Bulblin Archers, Bulblin Infantry
  26. Stalfos
  27. Skulltulas ×3, Bubbles
  28. Lizalfos ×2, Bokoblins ×6
  29. Stalkin, Stalfos, Fire Bubbles
  30. Great Fairy
  31. Beamos ×5, Keese
  32. Torch Slugs ×6, Fire Keese, Fire Bubbles, Dodongo ×2
  33. ReDead Knights ×4, Poe
  34. Large Purple Chu, Ghoul Rats
  35. Ice Keese, Freezard, Mini Freezards
  36. Chilfos ×4 Triforce piece
  37. Bubbles, Ice Bubbles Leevers
  38. Mini Freezards, Ice Keese ×3, Freezard ×2, Chilfos ×4, Ice Bubbles ×3
  39. Darknuts ×2 Triforce piece
  40. Great Fairy
  41. Armos ×9
  42. Baba Serpents ×6, Red Bokoblins
  43. Lizalfos ×3, Bulblin Archers
  44. Dynalfos ×4, Poe
  45. Bulblin Archers ×2, ReDead Knights ×5, Large Purple Chu
  46. Freezards ×2, Chilfos, Ghoul Rats
  47. Bokoblin, Rats, Stalkin
  48. Aeralfos ×2, Darknut
  49. Darknut ×3 Triforce piece
  50. Great Fairy

Rewards

  • Reaching the 10th Floor releases Fairies into Ordon Spring.
  • Reaching the 20th Floor releases Fairies into Faron Spring.
  • Reaching the 30th Floor releases Fairies into Eldin Spring.
  • Reaching the 40th Floor releases Fairies into Lanayru Spring.
  • Reaching the 50th Floor fills a Bottle with Great Fairy's Tears.[2] It also allows Link to collect more Tears by revisiting any of the Spirit Springs, so long as he does not already have some in a Bottle.[3] However, he can fill another Bottle each time he completes the cave, for a maximum of four Bottles of Fairy's Tears.[verification needed]

Trivia

  • The Cave of Ordeals plays the same role as the Savage Labyrinth from The Wind Waker; the difference being that the Cave of Ordeals requires the main items from dungeons four to seven in order to explore all the floors and fully clear it. Another difference is that the Cave of Ordeals is completely optional, while the first 31 rooms of the Savage Labyrinth must be completed in order to progress in the game.
  • The second time completing the Cave, on the last ledge before the Great Fairy, the Postman can be found squatting down trying to read a letter.
  • The Cave can be exited anytime between floors 1 and 41 if Link brings Ooccoo Jr. This is not possible on floors 42 - 50, which require the Double Clawshot to access, because Ooccoo warps the young hero to the Shop, and the dungeon cannot truly be exited with Ooccoo Jr. in the inventory.

Etymology

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 試練の洞窟 (Shiren no Dōkutsu) Cave of Trials
French Republic FrenchEU Caverne de l'ordalie Cavern of the ordeal
Federal Republic of Germany German Drillhöhle Drill Cave
Italian Republic Italian Grotta della prova Cave of the trial
Kingdom of Spain SpanishEU Caverna de las Pruebas Cavern of Trials

See Also

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References

  1. "Welcome, Hero, to the Cave of Ordeals. I am the Great Fairy. I reign over all fairies of this realm as their queen. In praise of your efforts thus far, I will release fairies to Ordon Spring." — Great Fairy (Twilight Princess)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "It is impressive that you have made it this far. Your trust in your skills is your greatest asset. You cleared many ordeals... How impressive. In praise of your courage, I will give you this blessing. Drink this and you should be able to clear any difficulties that you might encounter ahead." — Great Fairy (Twilight Princess)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "If ever you need my assistance again, visit any spring." — Great Fairy (Twilight Princess)
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